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Old 11-12-2016, 07:17
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Here's my Strictly Report for this week.

SCD 2016...Week 12...Semi-Finals. Report.

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Wow. Turn just about everything you've said on its head and you've got my report!

Spoiler
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Old 11-12-2016, 07:24
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Interesting reports... Pictures in return!

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* Lovely Jaydvent gif today, Whiffle! 💕
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Old 11-12-2016, 07:44
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SPOILER ALERT: The spoiler seems to be out in a lot of places. If you don't want to know, I suggest you stay away from social media, don't read comments sections under the You Tube dance clips etc.
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Old 11-12-2016, 07:58
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Wow. Turn just about everything you've said on its head and you've got my report!

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Haha!

Think I'm pretty much in agreement with you TT (although I liked Claudia's rumba more than you ).
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Old 11-12-2016, 09:19
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Wow. Turn just about everything you've said on its head and you've got my report!

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Totally agree with all you have said about The semi-final and earlier postings
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Old 11-12-2016, 09:49
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Lovely pic captured from @themusicalbig Insta story

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Old 11-12-2016, 09:50
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Totally agree with all you have said about The semi-final and earlier postings
Seconded.
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Old 11-12-2016, 10:16
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Rafferty Cat and TT thanks both so much for your reviews. Really interesting to get both perspectives.

I think my views are slightly more in line with TT's

Loving the pics Korky, Jay looks so young with his wee clean shaven face and floppy curls. Admiring him as I do makes me feel like a dirty auld woman.....not that I mind feeling like that

ETA...thanks jnb. Loved that captured moment.
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Old 11-12-2016, 11:09
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...Loving the pics Korky, Jay looks so young with his wee clean shaven face and floppy curls. Admiring him as I do makes me feel like a dirty auld woman.....not that I mind feeling like that
I think it's only Beth on here who is younger than Jay. Some of the rest are considerably older than he is. Still, there are lots of reasons for appreciating him and many varied ways to do so...
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Old 11-12-2016, 12:00
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Thirded!
Thought that 'round the middle' lift in Danny's As looked really out of place and spoiled the flow of the dance. Ore in his AT did a lot of standing around and having Joanne throw herself at him and Louise in her samba looked like she was wearing a decorated swimming cap ready for some synchronised swimming rather than a Carmen Miranda samba!

ETA - thanks for the photos Korky.
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Old 11-12-2016, 13:16
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I think it's only Beth on here who is younger than Jay. Some of the rest are considerably older than he is. Still, there are lots of reasons for appreciating him and many varied ways to do so...
Well quite

Thirded!
Thought that 'round the middle' lift in Danny's As looked really out of place and spoiled the flow of the dance. Ore in his AT did a lot of standing around and having Joanne throw herself at him and Louise in her samba looked like she was wearing a decorated swimming cap ready for some synchronised swimming rather than a Carmen Miranda samba!

ETA - thanks for the photos Korky.
I adored Danny's AS with Oti, although like you I thought that waisty lift jarred. After watching the routine again this morning I had a number of disloyal thoughts .

I would LOVE to see Jay dance with Oti.

Please don't misunderstand me I think it would be hard to top the dancing relationship he had with Aliona. But I did get to wondering what a Joti pair up would have produced. . I think she is bold, beautiful, brave and brilliant. Maybe a partnership for a future Christmas Special?
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Old 11-12-2016, 13:42
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Rafferty & TT thanks for your summaries from last night. Nice to have contrasting points of view.

janetshep
thanks for the BIG competition link - duly entered. How lovely would it be if someone from here won it?

And thanks Korky for the latest Jaypics 💕
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Old 11-12-2016, 13:46
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Looks like Ali was there too as well as Maureen and DD amongst others!

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Old 11-12-2016, 13:47
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Well quite



I adored Danny's AS with Oti, although like you I thought that waisty lift jarred. After watching the routine again this morning I had a number of disloyal thoughts .

I would LOVE to see Jay dance with Oti.

Please don't misunderstand me I think it would be hard to top the dancing relationship he had with Aliona. But I did get to wondering what a Joti pair up would have produced. . I think she is bold, beautiful, brave and brilliant. Maybe a partnership for a future Christmas Special?
I think it would be really interesting to see what a Jay and Oti pairing would produce and how the two of them might rub off on each other. I have enjoyed Oti's dancing with Danny but it has all been a bit strident/hard (can't think of the right word to describe it ) and I'm not sure if that is just Oti playing to Danny's strengths or if it is Oti's style. I don't know how she would respond to Jay's ability to be softer and more emotional, but it would be interesting to see!
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Old 11-12-2016, 13:49
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Just my opinion but I feel if Jay had danced with Oti we would have seen a very different Jay and I love the one we got. I think it was the relationship with Aliona that made everything so special.She really GOT him. Not a great fan of Oti either. Was put off due to the antics when they were being paired up this year.
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Old 11-12-2016, 13:54
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I think it would be really interesting to see what a Jay and Oti pairing would produce and how the two of them might rub off on each other. I have enjoyed Oti's dancing with Danny but it has all been a bit strident/hard (can't think of the right word to describe it ) and I'm not sure if that is just Oti playing to Danny's strengths or if it is Oti's style. I don't know how she would respond to Jay's ability to be softer and more emotional, but it would be interesting to see!
I agree that Danny and Oti's syle lacks a certain lyricism. It is the only thing I miss from their dancing partnership. But I would be fascinated to see if Oti could choreograph something suited to Jay's natural melodic and expressive dancing because I think height-wise and chemistry-wise maybe they would just click.....maybe....
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Old 11-12-2016, 13:57
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Just my opinion but I feel if Jay had danced with Oti we would have seen a very different Jay and I love the one we got. I think it was the relationship with Aliona that made everything so special.She really GOT him. Not a great fan of Oti either. Was put off due to the antics when they were being paired up this year.

Totally, like I say I think the Jaliona partnership is a hard one to top. My most favourite SCD pairing of all time. It all worked so beautifully and they clearly adore each other .... as they are still the best of friends and so supportive of one another.

I was just wondering........I still am

ETA.....jnb, that is an adorable picture. Thanks for posting, Aliona looks just lovely. Baby growing is agreeing with her.
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Old 11-12-2016, 14:05
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Just my opinion but I feel if Jay had danced with Oti we would have seen a very different Jay and I love the one we got. I think it was the relationship with Aliona that made everything so special.She really GOT him. Not a great fan of Oti either. Was put off due to the antics when they were being paired up this year.
BIB - I agree entirely! I wouldn't swap last year's pairing for anything. I don't know if any other partnership would have produced the loyal following they still have one year on.
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Old 11-12-2016, 14:12
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BIB - I agree entirely! I wouldn't swap last year's pairing for anything. I don't know if any other partnership would have produced the loyal following they still have one year on.
Snap......

I don't wish to go back in time. I just got to wondering what a Jay and Oti partnership would be like and I am still curious to see them dance at some point in the future.
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Old 11-12-2016, 14:14
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Old 11-12-2016, 14:19
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I'm not a great admirer of Oti either. Of course she's a good dancer but there are probably thousands "better". As Snippy says, I can see little lyricism in her dancing nor real softness or tenderness. Aliona's style - adapted, anyway - suited Jay 100%.

I prefer quiet, reflective people too.
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Old 11-12-2016, 14:21
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I think it would be really interesting to see what a Jay and Oti pairing would produce and how the two of them might rub off on each other. I have enjoyed Oti's dancing with Danny but it has all been a bit strident/hard (can't think of the right word to describe it ) and I'm not sure if that is just Oti playing to Danny's strengths or if it is Oti's style. I don't know how she would respond to Jay's ability to be softer and more emotional, but it would be interesting to see!
I remember Jay saying that he would love to dance with Oti. He obviously sees something in her dancing that he could relate to. Maybe, if they got the opportunity to dance together in the future, they might bring out different aspects of each other's personality and strengths. It would be very different from the partnership he had with Aliona, that is, I am sure that all would agree, a one off, not easily matched or surpassed or bettered. That doesn't mean a Jay and Oti partnership wouldn't be something special in its own right. Hopefully in the future we will see him dance, sing, act and all round perform with many partners all bringing something new and exciting for us to enjoy.
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Old 11-12-2016, 14:31
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I'm not a great admirer of Oti either. Of course she's a good dancer but there are probably many thousands "better". As Snippy says, I can see little lyricism in her dancing nor real softness or tenderness. Aliona's style - adapted, anyway - suited Jay 100%.

I prefer quiet, reflective people too.
I agree with this totally.

I have to be completely honest here, before Aliona was partnered with Jay I saw little in her previous pairings that would have suggested choreographing an understated, soft and subtle routine would have been her forte. Yet look at that Rumba she produced, as just one example.

Although, I may be doing poor Aliona a complete disservice as. I wasn't as invested in her prior to her partnering with Jay, so maybe I just didn't notice.

ETA...Korky. Iovely poem and I took one look at that picture and thought "oh peachy"
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Old 11-12-2016, 14:36
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I remember Jay saying that he would love to dance with Oti. He obviously sees something in her dancing that he could relate to. Maybe, if they got the opportunity to dance together in the future, they might bring out different aspects of each other's personality and strengths. It would be very different from the partnership he had with Aliona, that is, I am sure that all would agree, a one off, not easily matched or surpassed or bettered. That doesn't mean a Jay and Oti partnership wouldn't be something special in its own right. Hopefully in the future we will see him dance, sing, act and all round perform with many partners all bringing something new and exciting for us to enjoy.
Agree with what you say Dfer, especially the BIB.
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Old 11-12-2016, 14:42
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I agree with this totally.

I have to be completely honest here, before Aliona was partnered with Jay I saw little in her previous pairings that would have suggested choreographing an understated, soft and subtle routine would have been her forte. Yet look at that Rumba she produced, as just one example.

Although, I may be doing poor Aliona a complete disservice as I wasn't as invested in her prior to her partnering with Jay, so maybe I just didn't notice.

ETA...Korky. Iovely poem and I took one look at that picture and thought "oh peachy"
Me neither Snippy. She and Jay just suited each other in so many ways and I think Jay softened her.

Yes, "peachy" is a very apt description of the central figure in that picture. It does draw the eyes... 👀
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