From memory, Mark hasn't done AT, and I don't recall Caroline doing a VW.
Which dances have the other couples skipped?
Which dances have the other couples skipped?
Which dance skipped by each couple?
I might be wrong but I have a feeling Frankie may not have done an AS? Which sounds crazy because it's hardly one they'd avoid as being a bad dance for her but might explain their showdance choice if she actually hasn't done an official AS yet.
Simon I'm pretty sure skipped the cha cha cha, probably because he did it on the Christmas special.
ETA: Beaten to it!
Simon I'm pretty sure skipped the cha cha cha, probably because he did it on the Christmas special.
ETA: Beaten to it!
Thanks - I had a feeling it was cha cha for Simon, totally forgot about the Christmas special he'd done!
Originally Posted by franglemand;76106691[B:
“]I might be wrong but I have a feeling Frankie may not have done an AS?[/b] Which sounds crazy because it's hardly one they'd avoid as being a bad dance for her but might explain their showdance choice if she actually hasn't done an official AS yet.
Simon I'm pretty sure skipped the cha cha cha, probably because he did it on the Christmas special.
ETA: Beaten to it!”
“]I might be wrong but I have a feeling Frankie may not have done an AS?[/b] Which sounds crazy because it's hardly one they'd avoid as being a bad dance for her but might explain their showdance choice if she actually hasn't done an official AS yet.
Simon I'm pretty sure skipped the cha cha cha, probably because he did it on the Christmas special.
ETA: Beaten to it!”
Do production not decide what dance is done when, so it's not the couple avoiding it but just when it falls.
I would be really disappointed missing a dance, especially one like the American smooth and the Argentine tango, really stand out dances. At least Frankie is kind of doing a smooth in her showdance.
Originally Posted by amelia_lee:
“Do production not decide what dance is done when, so it's not the couple avoiding it but just when it falls.
I would be really disappointed missing a dance, especially one like the American smooth and the Argentine tango, really stand out dances. At least Frankie is kind of doing a smooth in her showdance.”
“Do production not decide what dance is done when, so it's not the couple avoiding it but just when it falls.
I would be really disappointed missing a dance, especially one like the American smooth and the Argentine tango, really stand out dances. At least Frankie is kind of doing a smooth in her showdance.”
I think in the past the couples did get some choice in what to skip - James was well known as a samba-dodger. Now they aren't allowed to sneeze without the producers saying its ok (and they have to use a giant prop hankie and ensure it's an elaborately themed sneeze, complete with backing sneezers) so I'd assume they get less say these days.
Originally Posted by dancingbearbear:
“I think in the past the couples did get some choice in what to skip - James was well known as a samba-dodger. Now they aren't allowed to sneeze without the producers saying its ok (and they have to use a giant prop hankie and ensure it's an elaborately themed sneeze, complete with backing sneezers) so I'd assume they get less say these days.”
“I think in the past the couples did get some choice in what to skip - James was well known as a samba-dodger. Now they aren't allowed to sneeze without the producers saying its ok (and they have to use a giant prop hankie and ensure it's an elaborately themed sneeze, complete with backing sneezers) so I'd assume they get less say these days.”
Damn - it's at times like this that I wish Digital Spy had a 'like' button.
Because I hate to see a good spreadsheet get only one use :
Skipped Dances (or Planned Skipped Dances In Pixie's Case)
Abbey Clancy : Argentine Tango
Caroline Flack : Viennese Waltz
Chelsee Healey : Viennese Waltz
Denise van Outen : Argentine Tango, Quickstep (*), Samba
Frankie Bridge : American Smooth
Harry Judd : Paso Doble
Jake Wood : Foxtrot
Jason Donovan : Waltz
Kara Tointon : Samba
Kimberley Walsh : Argentine Tango, Rumba, Waltz
Lisa Riley : Argentine Tango, Paso Doble, Waltz
Louis Smith : Argentine Tango, Quickstep, Rumba (*)
Mark Wright : Argentine Tango
Matt Baker : Waltz
Natalie Gumede : Foxtrot
Pamela Stephenson : Samba
Patrick Robinson : Argentine Tango
Pixie Lott : Argentine Tango
Simon Webbe : Cha Cha
Sophie Ellis-Bextor : Salsa
Susanna Reid : Rumba
Tracey Beaker : Charleston (*), Paso Doble, Rumba
* - was done as part of Fusion Week
Skipped Dances (or Planned Skipped Dances In Pixie's Case)
Abbey Clancy : Argentine Tango
Caroline Flack : Viennese Waltz
Chelsee Healey : Viennese Waltz
Denise van Outen : Argentine Tango, Quickstep (*), Samba
Frankie Bridge : American Smooth
Harry Judd : Paso Doble
Jake Wood : Foxtrot
Jason Donovan : Waltz
Kara Tointon : Samba
Kimberley Walsh : Argentine Tango, Rumba, Waltz
Lisa Riley : Argentine Tango, Paso Doble, Waltz
Louis Smith : Argentine Tango, Quickstep, Rumba (*)
Mark Wright : Argentine Tango
Matt Baker : Waltz
Natalie Gumede : Foxtrot
Pamela Stephenson : Samba
Patrick Robinson : Argentine Tango
Pixie Lott : Argentine Tango
Simon Webbe : Cha Cha
Sophie Ellis-Bextor : Salsa
Susanna Reid : Rumba
Tracey Beaker : Charleston (*), Paso Doble, Rumba
* - was done as part of Fusion Week
Originally Posted by dancingbearbear:
“I think in the past the couples did get some choice in what to skip - James was well known as a samba-dodger. Now they aren't allowed to sneeze without the producers saying its ok (and they have to use a giant prop hankie and ensure it's an elaborately themed sneeze, complete with backing sneezers) so I'd assume they get less say these days.”
“I think in the past the couples did get some choice in what to skip - James was well known as a samba-dodger. Now they aren't allowed to sneeze without the producers saying its ok (and they have to use a giant prop hankie and ensure it's an elaborately themed sneeze, complete with backing sneezers) so I'd assume they get less say these days.”
Originally Posted by peeve:
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Damn - it's at times like this that I wish Digital Spy had a 'like' button.”
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Damn - it's at times like this that I wish Digital Spy had a 'like' button.”
That's why we have a Post of the Day thread, and the above post is getting a nomination!
Originally Posted by franglemand:
“I might be wrong but I have a feeling Frankie may not have done an AS? Which sounds crazy because it's hardly one they'd avoid as being a bad dance for her but might explain their showdance choice if she actually hasn't done an official AS yet.
Simon I'm pretty sure skipped the cha cha cha, probably because he did it on the Christmas special.
ETA: Beaten to it!”
“I might be wrong but I have a feeling Frankie may not have done an AS? Which sounds crazy because it's hardly one they'd avoid as being a bad dance for her but might explain their showdance choice if she actually hasn't done an official AS yet.
Simon I'm pretty sure skipped the cha cha cha, probably because he did it on the Christmas special.
ETA: Beaten to it!”
Missing an official American smooth doesn't matter so much, now that 90% of all ballroom routines are Smoothified and out of hold
It's a shame that they don't get to do them all. I'd be gutted if I was a celeb in the final and I hadn't got to do an Argentine Tango. I suppose they could incorporate the one they had missed into their show dance, as Frankie is doing, so at least she can she has pretty much done them all.
Tracy beaker isn't her real name you know.... Lol
Every post I've seen mentioning poor Dani Harmer lately refers to her as TB.
Ps I second the nomination for post of the day - made me giggle so much my boyf thought I'd cracked...
Every post I've seen mentioning poor Dani Harmer lately refers to her as TB.
Ps I second the nomination for post of the day - made me giggle so much my boyf thought I'd cracked...
Originally Posted by Serenity.:
“It's a shame that they don't get to do them all. I'd be gutted if I was a celeb in the final and I hadn't got to do an Argentine Tango. I suppose they could incorporate the one they had missed into their show dance, as Frankie is doing, so at least she can she has pretty much done them all.”
“It's a shame that they don't get to do them all. I'd be gutted if I was a celeb in the final and I hadn't got to do an Argentine Tango. I suppose they could incorporate the one they had missed into their show dance, as Frankie is doing, so at least she can she has pretty much done them all.”
I'm sure Brendan mentioned putting elements of salsa in Sophie's showdance routine last year for that reason.
Originally Posted by Muinimula:
“I'm sure Brendan mentioned putting elements of salsa in Sophie's showdance routine last year for that reason.”
“I'm sure Brendan mentioned putting elements of salsa in Sophie's showdance routine last year for that reason.”
I think that's becoming pretty regular - Louis' Showdance had bits of Rumba and Argentine Tango, I think Natalie's had a bar or two of Foxtrot and Dani's seemed like a cross between Rumba and Paso Doble.
