Never mind scoring showdances, I think they should score the frocks.

Kellie wouldn't have got any tens then.

An open letter to the producers -

Dear Louise Rainbow and minions,

The show dances are shite. We've put up with the buggers for years now but enough is enough. Time for a change next year. I trust you've got your thinking caps on. A Freddo and a swizzles lolly to the best idea.

Happy Christmas and some pepto bismol for Craig

xxxxxxxxx

I like Gleb but his recent tweet to his former partner Adelina( Russian Strictly) made me a feel a bit bad for Anita. ....I don't recall him speak to her like that all series ; even when they were eliminated.

#I wish I could dance with you again # love always # My Queen#


What about Anita Gleb ?

I think the finalists should all do at least one dance that is the same.
Pick it out of a bag.

And all do the same dance.
Then we can compare them.



I just watched it all again.
I won't miss Kellie and her constantly open mouthed gurning and whooping.

I loved Jay's showdance but appreciate why many don't get it.

But I'd completely overhaul the final, completely. No judges' choices, they're unfair. They also drag the show down. The final should be excellence, not dances that didn't work


I'd have favourite ballroom, favourite Latin and you can dance a semi-final dance if you want.

Then third dance can be the dance you missed but with lifts if you want. "Showdance" is just too wide a concept and doesn't really mean anything. Or they all do a dance like a lindy or a mambo that no-one has done before so we can compare them.

But I'd also either to decide to enforce the rules all series long or not have them at all. But you can't have a go at Gleb & Anita for lack of salsa in their salsa and then let Kevin do THAT VW.

I don't even know that I will bother to watch next year, Jay utterly saved this series for me.

I know its an unappreciation thread, but what I liked about this series is that most of us had no clue who Jay was at the start and yet we all took him to our hearts/bosoms [and in some cases.....ovaries] and loved him.

And he went and bloody won the thing.


That's nice that is.

Couldn't agree more with the whole post.

Bib. True. Isn't is amazing that this series which has been a fantastic ones till the final has had such a unfair ending?
It's so sad that not one fan of any of the finalists ( or even quarterfinalists) can be totally happy. It's really sad. Huge misfire from the producers.

I think that the dances in the final should get back to the old final format. This judges choice malarkey doesn't work and it's sometimes skewed in someone's favour.
This year was the WORST set of judges choice ever. I didn't like any of them; seeing Jay and Aliona redo their Quickstep still annoyed me and I still didn't like it even though there was major improvement. Next year, tptb should scrap judges choice.

What is it with VWs and emissions atm

It was shite

Who's Anita?

Nah I'm sure he's counting down the days until he gets to dance with her again on the tour... bet it will be a high point of his life!

Myself and the OH saw their 'farewell' show in London - must have been 10 years ago at least, and then when Cheap Flights went 'fungal' they suddenly reappeared - hoorah! Saw them last year and hope the current hiatus is a short one.
' Dogging '. is easily found on YouTube, if any one wants another example - not for the easily offended

As an aside from the sour taste of the final, I keep meaning to unappreciate seeing adverts on TV for that new compilation album Len Goodman's Ballroom Bollocks... 3 (yes, 3!) CDs packed with all of Len's favourite ballroom music. It is, apparently, the perfect gift for Christmas!

I mean, who wouldn't want an album of old music they either can't stand or already own, hand-picked by a grumpy old git off the telly?

Last year I completely lost interest after Pixie was eliminated, so this year I was looking forward to the final because of Jay. Beforehand I didn't think I'd mind who won. It never bothered me that Abbey won because I knew Natalie was the better dancer. However, the attitude of the judges spoilt my enjoyment of the final. Their ridiculous bigging up of Kellie as the second coming of Cyd Charisse; nit-picking at Jay, and treating Katie as though she had gatecrashed the final has left a very sour taste.

I'd have voted for him if he'd turned out to be A Jeremy Dancer - the fact that he turned out to be one of the best male celebs through all the series was a total bonus

I'd make the rules enforceable on theme weeks - I think Kevin got away with the VW because it was movie week. Gleb made the mistake of going off piste in an ordinary one.

I think next year could/should be a good casting - lots of newly retired athletes looking for something to fill a few months, with a bit of luck. Might calm Len down if his sportsmen don't go out in the first rounds

Maybe he can give one to The Music Pick Elves as a Christmas pressie.
Might get some appropriate music choices out of it at least

Just as long as he doesn't decide to prefer some lumbering weightlifter or shot putter over an "airy-fairy" gymnast or sprinter who dances like a dream.

I would say that would be a given wouldn't it?

It won't ever fade, will it

more like Sid James in the leg department.

I loved watching Jay dance. I can't remember being that eager to see what the next week would bring since Colin Jackson. Although I supported Ramps, and Austinwazrobbed, it's only the 2 quiet and fairly shy men that thrilled me when they danced. (Not that Ramps was outgoing & loud)

But Colin was a lot better at talking. I was less 'shut up and dance' with Colin than with Jay.

They'll probably send the poor sod on a media training course. To (lightly) unappreciate, and bring us back on topic - before coppertop has to put us all in detention for gushing, I was watching an interview with him earlier, watching him say more that 5 words in a row. He suffers from the 'and like' every third word. I'd say young people, but he's only four years younger than me.

After having a rewatch, I am unappreciating the distinct lack of dancing in the group dance .

Poor Anthony doesn't even get to touch Oti.

I think they need to make the show shorter. As much as I love it, the semis and finals are always a disappointment as they are all so knackered by then! Get it down to 12 couples, bring back the group celeb dances so they get used to learning 2 routines a week earlier.

I agree. There was a point in October/November when I felt that Strictly had been going on for ever, we still had loads of crap dancers in it and there were still 9 couples left!

That coincided with the Jay beige dances for me that made it worse. He had a run of horribly underwhelming dances from AS on that I don't go back and watch. Think it was AS, AT, foxtrot.

Considering Jay is my favourite celeb ever, he had a load of dances I really didn't like - QS, AT, AS, foxtrot and VW. But when he was good, he blew everyone else away - jive, charleston, paso, tango, waltz and salsa. His charleston was far better technically than anything else we've seen on Strictly (forgetting ugly mistake) and was far better than either final charleston.

The AS was a waste in a theme week with horrible styling and music. The dance it self was actually really nice and elegantly done. The VW has the best opening and ending Can watch that all day.
I agree with the QS, foxtrot and AT.

I honestly don't think he is a natural ballroom dancer. As Ourleona could make Harry into a good/great/brilliant (delete as appropriate), I think the issue was more that Jay was really not ballroom hold guy.