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Old 13-10-2015, 23:21
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I think Ainsley and Anita have the best songs, and Kellie, Daniel and Jamelia will be somewhere between very good and safe. I'm disappointed with both quickstep choices, and good grief for Kirsty, how is that a paso? I'm not sure about Blue Monday, I suppose it depends what the band do with it.
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Old 13-10-2015, 23:59
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Some great music in there, love the traditional Paso for Carol and Pasha but a bit confused by the U2 track for Kirsty and Brendan. Blue Monday is fabulous, one of my favourite songs; I would never have thought of it for a tango and really hope it works. If Peter can have New Order then there's hope Jeremy will get some Morrissey yet!
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Old 14-10-2015, 00:34
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They are going to use Tanghetto's cover version of new order aren't they?
In the same way Martynas Levickis's version of telephone was used but not credited.
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Old 14-10-2015, 00:44
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Well if Carol can't do a Paso to that music then she really should go home! I'd dream of doing that on Strictly!
At the other end of the spectrum, poor Kirsty what a dreadful song selection, that's not going to help at all, the bottom two beckons I think.

Looking forward to Anita's salsa to the Shakira track.
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Old 14-10-2015, 00:49
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Don't like at all My generation. I can't see it as quickstep in all honesty.

All the others are quite good.
Awful choice
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Old 14-10-2015, 00:50
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Poor Espana Cani, though. Once upon a time used for Jill Halfpenny, Austin Healey and Ricky Whittle... now it can only find work with Fern Britton and Carol Kirkwood. That's the real tragedy here, guys.
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Old 14-10-2015, 00:53
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Poor Espana Cani, though. Once upon a time used for Jill Halfpenny, Austin Healey and Ricky Whittle... now it can only find work with Fern Britton and Carol Kirkwood. That's the real tragedy here, guys.
It is a pity when a real, traditional song is squandered on a celeb who is destined to destroy a dance.
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Old 14-10-2015, 09:20
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I love U2 Beautiful Day as a song as it is one of U2's very few later realeased tracks which came out mid way through my high school years when I was in year 9 so for me more memorable than some of their earlier songs, but do agree hardly a Paso song choice.
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Old 14-10-2015, 10:40
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They are going to use Tanghetto's cover version of new order aren't they?
In the same way Martynas Levickis's version of telephone was used but not credited.
That is a great version, I have never heard that before, thanks for posting the link ☺.
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Old 14-10-2015, 10:49
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No, I don't see it as a QS at all? It doesn't have any swing, QQS phrasing, and feels heavy and down into the ground.
I get what you mean - it doesn't sound skippy. It does seem to have a beat fast enough for Quickstep, but it seems very repetitive the whole way through, so Aliona will have to find some way to introduce variation into it.
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Old 14-10-2015, 11:04
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They are going to use Tanghetto's cover version of new order aren't they?
In the same way Martynas Levickis's version of telephone was used but not credited.
Now that does make much more sense then the original - thank you.
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Old 14-10-2015, 12:28
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They are going to use Tanghetto's cover version of new order aren't they?
In the same way Martynas Levickis's version of telephone was used but not credited.
Hmm Possibly although the Tanghetto version lends itself to Argentine Tango. Maybe they are doing Argentine Tango (American Smooths become Foxtrots) rather than the listed Tango as going from Paso Doble to Tango is silly like Jay going from Jive to Quickstep but Paso Doble to Argentine Tango is a bit better
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Old 14-10-2015, 12:41
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When I saw Blue Monday as a choice for Tango I thought
but now I know it's a different, tangofied arrangement, it will work fine.

Now please someone tell me Jay & Aliona have a special skippity arrangement of My Generation for their QS otherwise that is just
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Old 14-10-2015, 13:14
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It's Dr Beat by the Miami Sound Machine

(not the other way round!)!
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Old 14-10-2015, 13:17
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Post Modern Jukebox!! Love them, love Scott Bradlee! How cool!

PS This is my favouritest thing what they have done:


https://youtu.be/iyTTX6Wlf1Y
I love them too - super excited to see this !!
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Old 14-10-2015, 13:19
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When I saw Blue Monday as a choice for Tango I thought
but now I know it's a different, tangofied arrangement, it will work fine.

Now please someone tell me Jay & Aliona have a special skippity arrangement of My Generation for their QS otherwise that is just
It's hurting my head thinking about that one, unless they've got the wrong 'My Generation' and it's this one, and they really would have to shift Not sure how DaveArch would handle it though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiDUQ0g561Q
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Old 14-10-2015, 13:24
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Post Modern Juk ebox!! Love them, love Scott Bradlee! How cool!

PS This is my favouritest thing what they have done:


https://youtu.be/iyTTX6Wlf1Y
Yes, I love this too. I have it on my iPhone to play when I'm in a bolshy mood! I don't know Straight Up though.
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Old 14-10-2015, 13:32
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I'm predicting Anton and Katie to be the most improved couple week-on-week. No reason why this can't be a 30 or more for them. If they can't hit the mark with this, I'd rule them out as potential finalists.

I'm particuarly looking forward to Anita's dance - should be right up her street. And I'd like Ainsley to do well, because he's got a perfect song choice.

Other than that great song choices all round - couple of possible disasters but nothing that'll be boring.

Just for fun, a leadership board prediction, based on pre-conceptions of the routine and the strengths of the remaining competitors:

Jay 34
Anita 33
Katie 32
Kellie 32
Helen 32
Peter 31
Georgia 28

Daniel 27
Ainsley 26
Jamelia 26
Kirsty 24
Jeremy 23
Carol 20
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Old 14-10-2015, 13:52
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Right to all you Jay and Aliona hand wringers here is a Quickstep performed on DWTS Australia. Yeah the guy is not as talented as Jay but it really works

Mat and Ash Leigh Quickstep to My Generation by The Who
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Old 14-10-2015, 14:38
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Right to all you Jay and Aliona hand wringers here is a Quickstep performed on DWTS Australia. Yeah the guy is not as talented as Jay but it really works

Mat and Ash Leigh Quickstep to My Generation by The Who
Thanks for the post but still not convinced. The two just don't go together. I thought it looked odd. My Generation evokes images of a group of mods, going ape a lá Quadrophenia. The song is too ballsy for a quickstep, imo.
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Old 14-10-2015, 14:49
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nope think it is a terrible quickstep
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Old 14-10-2015, 15:05
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Right to all you Jay and Aliona hand wringers here is a Quickstep performed on DWTS Australia. Yeah the guy is not as talented as Jay but it really works

Mat and Ash Leigh Quickstep to My Generation by The Who
Thanks for that, it's really interesting to see. Not sure it does work though. I think the thing for me is that it doesn't look natural to go into ballroom hold for that music, that isn't the sort of dancing it was meant for, and it makes the hold look odd and stiff (jmo). I like something lighter and frothier. I think this music means they'll have to do a quickstep that will simply be 'look how quick we can do this', rather than something that really gets the spirit of the dance. I'm not just being a Jay hand-wringer (maybe a bit) - I think Georgia's quickstep music is equally dodgy. And neither song is as bad as Kirsty's.

I was just wondering earlier who will be the first person to fly, and I thought has to be Daniel, and then I thought: 'Fly me to the Moon'...
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Old 14-10-2015, 15:37
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Thanks for that, it's really interesting to see. Not sure it does work though. I think the thing for me is that it doesn't look natural to go into ballroom hold for that music, that isn't the sort of dancing it was meant for, and it makes the hold look odd and stiff (jmo). I like something lighter and frothier. I think this music means they'll have to do a quickstep that will simply be 'look how quick we can do this', rather than something that really gets the spirit of the dance. I'm not just being a Jay hand-wringer (maybe a bit) - I think Georgia's quickstep music is equally dodgy. And neither song is as bad as Kirsty's.

I was just wondering earlier who will be the first person to fly, and I thought has to be Daniel, and then I thought: 'Fly me to the Moon'...
Don't forget Pasha flying in on a cloud in week one.
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Old 14-10-2015, 15:43
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Right to all you Jay and Aliona hand wringers here is a Quickstep performed on DWTS Australia. Yeah the guy is not as talented as Jay but it really works

Mat and Ash Leigh Quickstep to My Generation by The Who


Thanks for the video but that's made it a million times worse, that's a "barely even medium pace" step , Carole went quicker than that. Horrible song, horrible arrangement, horrible dancing & definitely not flipping quick.

But now at least it's hugely lowered my expectations to the point I'm dreading it 😁*sits in chair waiting anxiously for Ian's training bit on ITT
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Old 14-10-2015, 15:54
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It is a pity when a real, traditional song is squandered on a celeb who is destined to destroy a dance.
No offense to carol but I hate when that happens.
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