Unappreciating the predictability of Alijaz pulling out the Ethereal Waltz again to kick off the show, because it worked so well last time with Whatserface - the model/presenter/football wife. (Too early in the morning to remember her name).

It's the easiest way to showcase a beautiful woman and the crowd love it. Got it in the bag.

The others had more to do. The duffers got the Waltz.

I would rather wait until Daisy Does a Jive or Foxtrot before I decide on her ability.

Just thought they made him look very fat round the middle, like a minion with long legs.

In my very brief period of Rollermania, my Grandad looked at my trousers and said 'what's up with you and your half mast trousers? Has the budgie died?' That was it. Back to Thin Lizzy for me.

I like Will, but the cut of trews with the red socks just drew the eye to his feet - which he might not be fortunate enough to get away with another time. When I did drag my eyes away from him though, Karen looked better than I remembered? Has she been learning and training in the series gap? If so, good for her.

I'm going to rewatch Will's dance and ignore the red socks.

Did Vicki Giggles buy the remaindered BHS socks at the same time as she bought the slightly too small trousers?

Possibly - Melvin did seem inordinately proud of the vomit green ones he had been allocated

The easiest way to showcase a beautiful woman is to have Aljaz dancing with them . I thought Daisy looked a lot more radiant than whatserface - surprisingly good acting.

But I seriously unappreciated the judges not pulling up AJ on putting all sorts of tricks, lifts etc into a cha cha

😀😀😀 For the everything about TTF that makes him so easy to unappreciate.

Right so we have all been so fixated on Anton doesn't do Latin, I think quite a lot of the pros are getting away with one note dancing.


To start a list in honour of Karen who appears to have taken lessons:

Joanne doesn't do Latin ? ( to be confirmed)
Janette doesn't do ballroom.
Brendan doesn't do Latin without his bum leading the way.


There are so many new ones it's a case of wait and see.

I think one of his kinder friends might tell him that. I totally agree with you. Not flattering at all.

I still loved the tango.

I think that was desperation, after he realised that his pro had choreographed a shite routine guaranteed to dump him at the bottom of the leaderboard

It was manic happy. Bless him. I adored his family

Yeah, people are already predicting her for the win (!).

Unless she did a "Louise" three weeks ago with the group dance, her latin should be.....interesting. Mind you, it would not surprise me if she did astonish people (just like Abbey, a few secret dance lessons on the side).


Remember that Rachel Riley also did a very competent Waltz in week 1 (and she had the same shoulder thing going as Daisy in the opening group dance).

Me too. I dream of being adopted by a family like that. I have a few friends that fit the bill and being invited to one of their parties is always a mega treat, very infomal, mountains of delicous food, dancing like no-one is looking and total happiness flowing from every crack and crevice.

Maybe not - Judge Rinder seems to have gone viral even more than the Jive....

As long as he doesn't do a Jake Wood .... but then again he is not burdened with a Janette ... so high hopes for Rinder ... and Oksy ...

I think Danny Mac will probably be the one to keep an eye out for ... he might be ringery ... but he doesn't have a Cleethorpe or a Janette attached to him ... so I am more than willing to overlook that fact ...

Also need to see Greg do a ballroom ... willing him on to jump to dizzying heights ( Sorry !! )

Unappreciating 'ringers' comments starting.

Danny Mac (aka Mr Raincoat) is a male version of Kelly Brook to me - has spent so much time being pretty has not needed to work on stringing an actual sentence together. I'm sure he's pleasant enough - but he just seems dull sorry

I find him terminally dull as well. He's so Towie. Bleurghhhh!

*sits next to aggs on sofa with Shemar and Idris in attendance carrying vat of WhiskyMac*

Budge up a bit.

I've sent Mikael Persbrandt out for pastries.

In fits of giggles.

Have just read the pages of gush about Judge Rinder, and no I don't blame anyone - her's a hoot! And he's very likeable with it. If he learns to shut his mouth when he dances I'll love him even more

It's just that I bet he is the LAST PERSON ON EARTH TTF would have expected to steal his thunder and wow the GBP.

I bet he's in his Robin Batcave as I type, in his favourite jammies, constructing several bronzed voodoo dolls, shaped a la Rinder, to banish this heinous threat to his Glitter Ball rightful ownership and ultimate triumph.

Pastries? Howl! Aw Muggsy,dammit. I'm carb free these days. Can I have some lightly pan-fried garlic prawns instead?

*flounces and falls off Idris's manly thigh*

Idris's cackle can crack china.

Don't mind anyone as long as he/she is not attached to a Cleethorpe or Janette... Joanne has just about ruined Ore for me if she doesn't give him proper routines rather than hamming up half the duration of the dance ... a strange affliction in the family unfortunately ...

Dropping in to unappreciate also the faffing at the beginning of Ore's tango. Joanne did apologise for it later, so hope she has learned her lesson. Or am I being naive??

Lurked on the SCD forums for ages and been a fan for years, but can someone briefly tell me what an"ringer" is?

Some people are so harsh on this thread, but I love it

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Now you're here, you're in

I think 'ringer' was originally a horse racing term? where a horse that was supposed to be a slow duffer was swapped for a fleet of hoof winner for betting scam purposes. Also, where a team member has a hidden past - a bit like Steve Redgrave turning up to the local pedalo boat regatta in a comedy moustache and floppy hat.

"If you enter an amateur baking contest pretending to be self-taught when you're actually a French-trained pastry chef, you are a ringer. A ringer is a contestant who lies about his experience.

The idea of a ringer first developed in horse racing, where fast horses were sometime substituted, secretly, for slower ones — this was originally known as a "ring-in." It's thought to have come from the British term of the same name, which means "substitute or exchange." Ringers are occasionally used in many different sports and competitions, in an attempt to gain a sneaky kind of advantage."

Source: https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/ringer