I know - that was so unnecessary and didn't seem like something Aliona would come up with, but like something the Strictly producers would think was 'cool' If Anita has to faff around with a feather duster it will just remind me of Fern Britton at the start of her salsa and nobody wants that.

Peter and Georgia are both better dancers than Anita - I don't think she's being undermarked and the scores are about right.

Although I have liked ~Anita's performances so far feel that Gleb does not concentrate on the footwork much - (regardless of what Len said this week) no hiding place with jive will be interesting to see how she fairs.

Will be interesting to see how Helen fairs with rumba and if she gets the right hip action

Sorry but this is absolute rubbish.

Her last two dances especially have been undermarked, the tango with 'Sweet Deposition' was worthy of 9's across the board!

I think Craig was fair in his assessment of Anita's last dance.

Harry did top the leaderboard in the same week with an AT, but he was cool and collected and looked way more mature then Jay. He might come across like a schoolboy, which is not what you want in an AT.

And Kellie has a very easy scoring dance, so she should by all means be able to pull in the lead (will be interesting to see Blackpool, as she has had most of the flashy dances and if the luck of the draw is against her then she could be in trouble). This is a week for her to get some easy audience votes for the rest of the series.



Yeah, I am expecting a score similar to last weekend. And that could be enough for another top three placing.

That's subjective though.
I don't think her waltz deserved extra marks .. her feet looked wrong some of the time and her leg extension .. on that move they keep showing (showed it on ITT tonight) was pretty poor. Her dress did hide a lot of it though. Also the armography was not clean.
I'm not saying it wasn't good .. it was and it got good scores. I think the call for better scores has a lot to do with the Gleb effect .. for the man himself and his choreography.

This. As someone else said, it will be interesting to see her coping with an exposing Jive (without any make-up and wardrobe trickery like in the last few weeks). Her Cha Cha and Samba were decent, but that standard will not get her even one 9 (compared to the likes of Kellie and Jay).

only dance i will be worried about for blackpool is a rumba as it is so static or a salsa would be quite happy for a samba or vw as they move round the floor and think she will get the samba movement judging by her leg action inn other dances

I think Georgia is a better dancer than Anita, definitely not convinced about Peter though.

I don't think Jay looked like a schoolboy in his jive (or any of his other dances for that matter, but I know its subjective) - I think AT is one dance where his focus on Aliona and tendency to look at her all the time could work for them.

totally agree whilst Anita's performances have been good lack of attention to technique is what have caused the lower marks imo

No, it couldn't be more perfect, and this could be his greatest dance yet!

Love Anita's song ....I thought Jeremy might have ballroom dance this week.

Only just realised that Blackpool is in two weeks (and not next week) Last year it was in week 8.

That throws a spanner in my predictions (and everything I've said in the last few weeks,lol).

Also probably means I won't get to watch it live, as I am away with my mother on a day trip that weekend Ah well, can always tape it................usually that ends with my favourite getting eliminated and me never watching the tape

Not one of those males pros are still on the programme (not that I miss James, of course )

A lot of us think that jay, Helen or kellie on here are gonna be at the top of the leaderboard, we can't underestimate georgia though as she's on really good current form. Nobody predicted she'd be at the top of the leaderboard here where as I saw it as a possibility.

Finally a good song for Georgia

and Gipsy Kings is ideal music for a Samba

It'll suit her right down to the ground, some of us here think she'll be in the bottom two so I hope she proves them wrong.

Jay and Aliona's song is amazing. Really pleased with it, I can only imagine how good this is going to be.
Helen got lucky with her song. Great song!
Love Anita's song but it's a little faster than your average jive. Excited to see it!!

Really looking forward to the show - everybody bar Carol has dances that suit them and the music choices are mostly good too. Excited to see all of them!! (Well, again, except for Carol, but, who knows, Pasha has done exceptionally well with the coreography for her, so, we'll see😀 )

and finally some good Samba music, this is what i mean with party Samba to my favourite Latin Music the Gipsy Kings


and Jay a Tango to some traditional music


really good song choices this weekend

BBC need to start stealing song ideas from the MTV geordie shore playlist from this season were watching currently.

i know Geordie shore is fun


i hope Vicky will do Strictly next year , lovely personality