It's Musicals Week, and given the "top hat" reference by Tess tonight I suspect that's basically Broadway week redux. Depending on whether or not week 11 sees the return of dance fusion we can guess at disciplines as they should have 2 ballrooms and 2 latins left at the semi-final.
[LIST][*]Abbey & Aljaz - poss ballroom; remaining dances American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Salsa, Samba, Viennese Waltz[*]Ashley & Ola - poss latin; remaining dances Argentine Tango, Charleston, Foxtrot, Rumba, Salsa[*]Ben & Kristina - MUST be ballroom as of the latin he only has the samba left so he's got to be doing that in the semis; remaining dances Argentine Tango, Foxtrot, Samba, Tango, Viennese Waltz[*]Mark & Iveta - probably another ballroom as he's got so few latins left after that 3-week block of them; remaining dances Argentine Tango, Charleston, Quickstep, Samba, Viennese Waltz[*]Natalie & Artem - poss ballroom; remaining dances American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Foxtrot, Paso Doble, Salsa[*]Patrick & Anya - poss latin; remaining dances Argentine Tango, Charleston, Paso Doble, Rumba, Waltz[*]Sophie & Brendan - poss ballroom; remaining dances American Smooth, Paso Doble, Salsa, Tango, Viennese Waltz[*]Susanna & Kevin - poss ballroom; remaining dances Argentine Tango, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Rumba, Salsa[/LIST]

So do they have 1 dance or 1 ballroom and Latin next week ?

They won't be doing two dances until the semi-finals (week 12).

I don't think we're getting fusion this year, there's nothing in the programme information for that week but on digiguide there's this:


No mention of a theme. Hopefully this is the case as other than Kimberley's the fusion idea really didn't work last year.

Still think that they will skip at least one dance, especially since we still have a shipload of salsa's to get through (all the girls and Ashley still have to do it, and it seems unlikely that one of them will be voted off this weekend).

I think Abbey could be latin again she did quickstep last week and latin this week - Susanna has done 2 latin in a row so def Ballroom

Fusion wasn't announced until the results show the previous week last year - although given that it's sort of a 'theme' week it would perhaps be a bit odd to do it the week after this.

I'm looking forward to Patrick & Anya's charleston so hope they do that next week...

What I liked to see the couples performing:

Abbey & Alijaz - Salsa
Ashley & Ola - Rumba
Ben & Kristina - Tango
Mark & Iveta - Viennese Waltz
Natalie & Artem - Foxtrot
Patrick & Anya - Charleston
Sophie & Brendan - American Smooth
Susanna & Kevin - Quickstep

Oh thank you. I thought the semi was week 11 for some reasons .

I hope Abbey has a Latin, preferably the samba.

The gurning

AS will be a great dance to have for musicals week

Oh what if Natalie, Abbey and Sophie all have to do it !

I REALLY want to see Sophie do an American Smooth next week!

Until this series I would have been excited about the Musical theme, but the producers have made some dreadful choices for some couples and it makes me very wary about what we will see. I hope it is the best show of the series so far - it's not as if that's a hard target to hit.

Hopefully American Smooth or Tango for Sophie

BIB - I'd like to see this too - probably to "Somewhere" from West Side Story - think that'll be really nice.

Hopefully his improvement will also mean that he'll avoid the dreaded curse of the celebrity male not being great at the Rumba - maybe even get a 10???

ETA : assuming he's through to week 10 of course ...

Agreed

I'd rather Sophie got the Tango next week, much easier to really go out and "perform" with a Tango than an American Smooth to culminate the "journey" the judges/producers are pushing on her. She can do the American Smooth the week after, if there's no fusion. Leaving the Viennese Waltz (which I think will be her best dance) and Paso for the Semis.

If recent weeks are anything to go by, Mark will get something from Cats and wardrobe will dress him in a furry suit with a tail.

This, I want to see this.

Quickstep for Susanna and Kevin

Abbey & Aljaz - poss ballroom; remaining dances American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Salsa, Samba, Viennese Waltz
Ashley & Ola - poss latin; remaining dances Argentine Tango, Charleston, Foxtrot, Rumba, Salsa
Ben & Kristina - MUST be ballroom as of the latin he only has the samba left so he's got to be doing that in the semis; remaining dances Argentine Tango, Foxtrot, Samba, Tango, Viennese Waltz
Mark & Iveta - probably another ballroom as he's got so few latins left after that 3-week block of them; remaining dances Argentine Tango, Charleston, Quickstep, Samba, Viennese Waltz
Natalie & Artem - poss ballroom; remaining dances American Smooth, Argentine Tango, Foxtrot, Paso Doble, Salsa
Patrick & Anya - poss latin; remaining dances Argentine Tango, Charleston, Paso Doble, Rumba, Waltz
Sophie & Brendan - poss ballroom; remaining dances American Smooth, Paso Doble, Salsa, Tango, Viennese Waltz
Susanna & Kevin - Quickstep (results show - to "Good Morning" from Singin' in the Rain)

Susanna & Kevin - Quickstep (announced on results show)

There's plenty of great choices. One problem is getting the wrong ones for the dance. the more worrying one is that they may try and sing the songs - there's a reason why the West End employs some of the best singers in the country, and the leading roles are not shared between many people.