Hi All Semi Final Dances and Christmas is just around the corner ::

Best to all my forum friends and wishing all on here a very Merry Christmas

OK. Despite Pixiegate (which to me has been a load of baloney - I liked Pixie but she simply didn't get enough public votes and I think Simon was better in the dance off) I still think there will be a little more 'shielding' of the good dancers with low public vote ie this week Simon.

So I expect Simon 1st and Caroline 2nd or them equal top. Real tight at bottom between Mark and Jake. Depends on who has the 'best' dance to bring to the dance off after the 2 dances have been danced eg if Mark scored 37 and 32 and his opponent scored 36 and 36 Mark would have the stronger dance to bring to the dance off. However, he has to be the best permutation at going... Jake should make the final but no 'wow' dance so the possibility of another shock raises its head

Here goes and song and dance list is at the bottom of my post.

Highest Simon & Kristina
Lowest mmmmm...Mark & Karen
Bottom 2 Simon & Kristina and Mark & Karen
Eliminated Mark & Karen

Semi Final Dances and Songs
Caroline and Pasha will be performing:
The Salsa to ‘Maria’ by Ricky Martin.
The Foxtrot to Josef Salvat’s version of ‘Diamonds’

Frankie and Kevin will be performing:
The Argentine Tango to ‘The 5th’ by David Garrett.
The Rumba to Lily Allen’s version of ‘Somewhere Only We Know’

Jake and Janette will be performing:
The Viennese Waltz to ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ by Percy Sledge.
The Cha Cha to ‘Boogie Shoes’ by KC and the Sunshine Band.

Mark and Karen will be performing:
The Rumba to Eva Cassidy’s version of ‘Fields of Gold’.
The Viennese Waltz to ‘I Got You Babe’ by Sonny and Cher.

Simon and Kristina will be performing:
The Foxtrot to ‘My Guy’ by Mary Wells.
The Samba to ‘I Like To Move It’ by Reel 2 Real.

Top Caroline and Pasha I really like them
Lowest Jake and Janete sorry everyone
Bottom 2 Mark and Karen Vs Jake and Janete ]
Out Jake and Janete

Top: Simon & Kristina
Lowest: Mark & Karen
Bottom 2: Mark & Karen and Frankie & Kevin
Out: Mark & Karen

Frankie in the bottom 2 hope not

Highest - Simon and Kristina
Lowest - Frankie and Kevin (both they and Mark and Karen are rumba-ing but the latter's VW will probably outscore the former's AT)
Dance off - Caroline and Pasha/Mark and Karen
Out Mark and Karen - can't see the judges keeping them in against anyone else now tbh so if they are in the Dance off then they are toast

Highest Caroline & Pasha
Lowest Mark & Karen
Bottom 2 Frankie & Kevin, Mark & Karen
Out Mark & Karen

Highest: Caroline and Pasha
Lowest: Mark and Karen
Bottom 2: Simon and Kristina / Mark and Karen
Out: Mark and Karen

Unless they are in a DO against Simon and Kristina - then surely it is whoever dances the best in the DO and that could quite as easily be Mark rather then Simon

Highest: Caroline
Lowest: Jake
Bottom two: Mark and Simon
Out: Mark

Leaderboard I think will be something like Caroline, Simon/Frankie, Mark then Jake.

Highest- Caroline
Lowest- Mark

Bottom Two- Mark and Frankie
Eliminated- Mark

I'm sure Simon and Caroline will be the top 2.

Top: Caroline (would've said Frankie but she has the semi-final draw from hell and Simon's isn't much better)
Bottom: Mark
Dance-off: Simon vs Mark
Eliminated: Mark

Highest Caroline - she seems to have a good dance combination and interesting music, beautiful accents in the Diamonds music.

Lowest: Frankie and Kevin - sorry that combination is a killer, I adore both bits of music but going from steamy and sultry AT to a romantic rumba? That is going to require so much acting ability, not sure she will do them both justice.

Dance off: Mark and Karen / Jake and Janette

Eliminated: Jake and Janette (he has two difficult dances for him, he can't get away in the VW without good technique and as we saw last weekend his Waltz was not that good. Not sure he will get the proper Cha cha cha walks and foot placements, its not all about his hips and twerking)

Highest: Simon & Kristina
Lowest: Mark & Karen
Dance off : Mark & Karen/ Jake & Janette
Eliminated: unfortunately Jake & Janette

Agreed, I reckon he could be in trouble this week. As you said, his ballroom doesn't look very promising judging by last week's Waltzathon. I agree, the CCC is very technical and whilst his dances have been very entertaining (twerking and hips ), they have lacked technique. Video training on ITT should be quite revealing.

Highest: Simon and Kristina

Lowest: Jake and Janette.

Bottom Two: Simon and Kristina, Mark and Karen.

Out: Mark and Karen

Having seen training I think Simon could be top after all (but still in the dance-off if he's bottom of the public vote again).

Highest: Frankie and Kevin
Lowest: Jake and Janette

Bottom two: Mark and Karen v Simon and Kristina
Eliminated: Mark and Karen

Highest: Caroline & Pasha
Lowest: Mark & Karen
Bottom 2: Jake vs Mark
Eliminated: Mark & Karen

My guess is Simon highest...the judges want to save him at all costs.
Caroline next....probably
who knows after that, depends what happens on the night... except....
my guess is that the judges KNOW that the public will save jake, whatever, however low his scores go. Thats why they weren't worried about giving HIM a one for the waltzathigny last week.
No chance of him going this week!! Guaranteed...

1. Caroline & Pasha 39 +39 =78
2. Simon & Kristina 36+38 = 74
3. Frankie & Kevin 34 +35 = 69
4. Mark & Karen 36 + 32 =68
5. Jake & Janette 32 + 35 = 67

Dance off: Mark v Frakie

Bye Bye Mark

Highest Scorer Frankie & Kevin
Lowest Scorer Jake & Janette
Bottom Two Mark & Karen Vs Caroline & Pasha
Eliminated Mark & Karen

Highest Score - I want Caroline but I think it could be Simon!
Lowest - Mark and Karen, they have two slow dances which are Marks weak point. Those saying Frankie is in trouble I disagree I think she could do quite well with those two!

Bottom Two: Mark and Karen and Frankie and Kevin

eliminated Mark and Karen

Highest score: Simon & Kristina (he's the one who's got dances who suit him most)
Lowest score: Frankie & Kevin (controversial, I know, but her AT didn't look great and I'm not convinced she'll do a great Rumba. Could just as easily be Jake & Janette bottom though - I think Mark will do a good enough VW to lift him off the bottom, and his Rumba looked ok)
Dance-off: Frankie & Kevin v Mark & Karen
Eliminated: Whoever Len thinks was the worse of the two in the dance-off.

Hope Jake and Mark in bottom two as they are the worst dancers left in the "competition"

Hope Jake goes.


But this is SCD and anything can happen