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1. Caroline & Pasha
2. Kara & Artem 3. Harry & Aliona 4. Alesha & Matthew 5. Mark & Karen 6. Louis & Flavia 7. Abbey & Aljaz 8. Jill & Darren 9. Tom & Camilla 10. Chris & Ola 11. Natasha & Brendan 12. Darren & Lilia |
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As far as dancing ability goes:
1. Kara and Artem 2. Harry and Aliona 3. Louis and Flavia 4. Caroline and Pasha 5. Alesha and Matthew 6. Abbey and Aljaz 7. Jill and Darren 8. Mark and Karen 9. Tom and Camilla 10. Natasha and Brendan 11. Chris and Ola 12. Darren and Lilia |
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1) Harry - likeable, great ballroom dancer and his Latin was always entertaining. Consistently very good.
2) Alesha - great personality, great dancing, not a great judge though. 3) Abbey - thought her ballroom was magical and I thought her nerves were real, and it was nice to see her overcome them. Also she beat Natalie and Susanna which was great news for me. 4) Kara - would have liked Scott to win, but in the end Kara really won me over with her charm and great dancing to boot. 5) Jill - at the time her Jive was a revelation, I was 10 or 11 when she competed and she really got me into Strictly. 6) Darren - I liked him, but can see why others thought he was a bit of a disappointing winner. 7) Chris - for the Charleston alone. 8) Mark - one of the most overrated contestants ever in my opinion. 9) Caroline - ballroom was shocking and she didn't get it in the neck as much as Pixie despite having dance training. 10) Louis - came across as very self entitled and thought he was too cool for the experience. I didn't like Flavia either and their Showdance was a nice gymnastic routine but not a dance. 11) Natasha - I can't really remember her, but from what I do remember she seemed like the only option to win from the get go so was underwhelming. 12) Tom - the less said the better. |
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Mark - for me his dancing was the most exciting the show has ever been, so far.
Louis - loved him and Flavia - only other time my favourite has won. Alesha - great dancer and beautiful partnership with Matthew Jill - great dancer Kara - again a great dancer and also lovely person but I didn't love Artem's choreography that much so I didn't see what other people did Harry - he was good but he wasn't Chelsee Chris - good rumba and Ola's finest hour imo Darren - didn't like him at all but did love Lilia Abbey, Caroline, Tom - think I'd stopped watching by the final those years, probably flouncing Natasha - didn't watch it then. |
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Disclaimer :
My ranking is mostly subjective and based on the fact on how much I liked the contestant and was so happy of their win.
1-Abbey clancy : To say how happy I was is an understatement...most shocking result for me because I couldnt believe it ..I was so, so, so happy for her ![]() ![]() If I go on and on, this might turn into a long paragraph so I'll just stop there ![]() 2-Alesha Dixon : Loved her; Magical partnership with Matthew; All of her dances were memorable : TEAM MATHEESHA ![]() 3-Kara Tointon : Ha....the dance and the fairytale, what's not to like ? 4-Chris Hollins : mostly happy for Ola. 5-Mark :So far, my favorite male winner EVER . 6-Harry : only because I was so happy for Aliona 7-Louis : Only because I was so, so, so happy for Flavia 8-Darren : Meh... 9-Tom...Meh 10-Caroline : couldnt warm up to her at all; I was happy for Pasha but that's it. One of the worst series imo. 11- Natasha : Cant remember anything about her so she's just last by default |
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To my untutored eye, general impression :
Jill Halfpenny Kara Tointon Alesha Dixon Tom Chambers Mark Ramprakash Caroline Flack Abbey Clancy Natasha Kaplinsky Louis Smith Harry Judd Darren Gough Chris Hollins However, I fee sure that Natalie Gumede was better than all of them. |
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My fav to least fav:
Alesha Kara Caroline Abbey Jill Mark Harry Tom Natasha Mark Louis Chris Darren |
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In terms of how pleased I was at the time, my favourites are:
Louis Harry Kara Alesha I was actively annoyed at the following: Hollins - he played a cool game, but it was a bit too obvious for my liking Chambers - looked like Gussy Finknottle of Jeeves and Wooster fame and sulking about Austin anyway! Indifferent to Abbey and Caroline. Didn't watch until Alesha's year so can't comment on winners prior to this. My Dad was pleased when Darren Gough won, though, as he's a big Yorkshire cricket fan! |
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Not on dancing ability just how happy I was to see them win (often for the pro more than the celebrity).
Mark & Karen Tom & Camilla Darren & Lillia Kara & Artem Chris & Ola Harry & Aliona Alesha & Matthew Jill & Darren Natasha & Brendan Louis & Flavia Caroline & Pasha Abby & Aljiaz Wan't particularly unhappy with any of the winners though. |
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Matt and Flavia , the ones who should of won , the best show dance imo
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Alesha - the woman, the legend
Kara - probably my favourite set of dances from any winner ever, particularly towards the end when she was knocking it out of the park every week. Just a bit less of a personality than Alesha so she hasn't endured quite as much for me Mark - pretty much the perfect blend between Talent Contestant and Journey Contestant Harry - likable chap, excellent ballroom, boring forgettable latin, hot as blazes Caroline - it took far too long for her personality to shine through, and her ballroom dances were always pants but when she let her batshit emotionally incontinent side show, it was a fun ride Louis - I loved his dynamic with Flavia and quite a few of his dances but the forced "NOW HE'S A PERFORMER!" story arc was so clunky as to be farcical Jill - cold hard unlikeable shiny ringer who downplayed her experience to the point where I'd be tempted to call it lying, but (the original) That Jive I think was the thing that really sparked Strictly into life and got it started on the road to becoming the phenomenon it is now, so she's got that gooing for her. Tom - like Jill, but even less likable, and his peaks were less frequent and less exciting. Also Camilla at his side spending the entire series snivelling like a psychotic dishrag has to be taken into consideration Abbey - more likable than the two above, and a stronger dancer than she's given credit for, but any of the other three women in the Series 11 final would have made an amazing winner and I resent her for crowding them out with her blandness Chris - Pretty poor dancer in a pretty poor series, and his natural charm was sullied by just how manufactured and processed and...X Factor the whole TEAM COLA YEAH BABY MRS JORDAN stuff was. Darren - Effing Wardrobe Natasha - clearly hated evry minute, wasn't a great dancer, thought the Brenda romance was incredibly naff, and was only a "good winner" because the alternative was unthinkable ![]() Seriously, I deprecate the advance of the ringahs so Mark is my hero. He even made Karen's gurning bearable. I love his devotion to the programme compared to pretty much all the other winners (Louis probably excepted) - years after victory doing the tour he was still good. I surprised myself by voting for Harry in his final after supporting Chelsee all the way up until her disastrous performances at the final hurdle - for me it was the only exciting final - usually its all over bar the shouting at that stage. |
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1. Alesha - even when in the line up she was dancing to the music
2. Mark 3. Caroline 4. Louis 5. Kara 6. Jill 7. Tom - that showdance 8. Harry - he had no love of "The Dance" for me 9. Hollins - that Charleston - I blame the Natalie L hatahs & my favourite was robbed 10. Abbey - annoyed the hell out of me - I balme the Natalie G hatahs (my favourite was robbed) 11. Goughy - Colin was robbed (a bit of a theme there) 12. Natasha |
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In order of preference
Very happy they won 1. Mark Ramprakash 2. Darren Gough 3. Alesha Dixon Ok with them winning 4. Caroline Flack 5. Abby Clancy 6. Kara Tointon 7. Harry Judd 8. Louis Smith Wanted to win when i saw the show dance 9. Tom Chambers Hated they won 10. Chris Hollins Didn't watch 11/12 Jill Halfpenny/Natasha Kaplinsky |
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For me
1 Alesha - an absolute joy to watch irrespective of technical ability 2 Kara - for sheer dance ability simply unmatched 3 Mark - a real journey from shy unassuming guy to a real performer 4 Darren - I'm a Yorkshire girl so I loved how he showed that big burly blokes could "dance" (but would have been equally happy if Colin Jackson had won that year instead) 5 Louis - some amazing lifts and athleticism 6 Chris - simply entertaining irrespective of ability 7 Caroline - liked how she grew out of her shell to turn in some cracking performances 8 Harry - bit of a boring personality but some lovely routines from Aliona 9 Natasha - first one so it was a novelty 10 Abbey - the odd flair of brilliance in combination with some utter crap 11 Jill - total ringer 12 Tom - bored me rigid during my least favourite series of all |
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Pretty much the same order except my ovaries put both Mark and Harry above Alesha and Kara.
![]() Seriously, I deprecate the advance of the ringahs so Mark is my hero. He even made Karen's gurning bearable. I love his devotion to the programme compared to pretty much all the other winners (Louis probably excepted) - years after victory doing the tour he was still good. I surprised myself by voting for Harry in his final after supporting Chelsee all the way up until her disastrous performances at the final hurdle - for me it was the only exciting final - usually its all over bar the shouting at that stage. Couldn't STAND Alesha Dixon and was thrilled when she left the judging panel.
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I can't believe so many people rate Louis so high. he was one of the worst winners, both Kimberley and Denise were miles better than him that year.
The best winner that never was, was Pixie. I have never agreed with any of the winners, though i did route for Abbey and Harry. |
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To my untutored eye, general impression :
Jill Halfpenny Kara Tointon Alesha Dixon Tom Chambers Mark Ramprakash Caroline Flack Abbey Clancy Natasha Kaplinsky Louis Smith Harry Judd Darren Gough Chris Hollins However, I fee sure that Natalie Gumede was better than all of them. |
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Natalie Gumede and Pixie Lott were the best dancers on SCD ever.
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How much I enjoyed the performances:
Louis Smith Caroline Flack Alesha Dixon Mark Ramprakash Chris Hollins Kara Tointon Jill Halfpenny Harry Judd Natasha Kaplinsky Darren Gough Abbey Clancy Tom Chambers |
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1. Tom & Camilla
2. Kara & Artem 3. Mark & Karen 4. Alesha & Matthew 5. Jill & Darren The rest were all kind of "blegh" for me. These are the only times the one I liked won, usually the person I seriously don't want to win is the one to take the glitter ball.
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Didn't see the first two series so can't comment on Natasha or Jill (though loved that jive on YouTube!)
Most years I'm pi**ed off with "The Winner" because I was cheering on their competitors! Loved Matt and Aliona and feel any other year (apart from the Kara/Artem love in year) he would have won (despite the dodgy show dance!) Tom Chambers and Camilla made my skin crawl ![]() Vincent and Rachel blew them out of the water ![]() Did't watch the final because of the vote rigging by the BBC, suddenly all 3 made the final???????? Poor show! Did not rate Abbey Clancey, too sloppy and liked all the other girls in the final better. Chris Hollins and Darren Gough prove it's an entertainment show rather than a dance completion. Didn't mind. Did not like Louis Smith much. Best winners for me Mark Ramps and Caroline Flack. Rant over ![]()
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I have based my list on the combined scores I had given for all dances and converted them into a proportional percentage of the maximum number of points they could have got relative to the number of scoreable dances completed.
It came aht like this1. Alesha and Matthew 2. Kara and Artem 3. Harry and Aliona 4. Jill and Darren 5. Abbey and Alijaz 6. Caroline and Pasha 7. Natasha and Brendan 8. Mark and Karen 9. Louis and Flavia 10. Darren and Lilia 11. Tom and Camilla 12. Chris and Ola |
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