Aljaz is a wonderful teacher, so calm and positive .

Aljaz is "wonderful" in every way possible!!!:

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/stat...83956138520576

Danny and Oti.

Looks decent, and they are having fun!

Not too much to see, but they look decent.

I hope Danny grows on me a bit. I really want to support Oti.

Looks good ... VERY good for early stages! Love Oti ... hope I can like Danny. Not sure about him at this stage but don't know him at all so willing to wait and see.

I don't have sound on twitter video

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p047c2x0

I agree, he can move and he seems to have a sense of rhythm. That's 50% done, you can learn the rest.

Not much basic technique being taught there. Looks all a bit gimmicky. . Hopefully it is just the editing.

Is a checked shirt knotted round waist a standard training aid?

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that is Oti's style (gimmicky) she seems a lovely person but have never been a fan of her dancing in competition

I still can't look at Danny without thinking he looks like a young Pierce Brosnan.

Now you have pointed that out, the likeness is close indeed.

http://images2.fanpop.com/image/phot...73-414-556.jpg

Danny looks very good for a first steps. He and Oti are probably my favourite couple after Greg and Nat.

Tamika & Gorka trianing now up. Seem to be having a good laugh.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p047bysd

Ole! Clearly paso for week one. Wow.

Gorka camping it up, love it

Well no reason why they couldn't do Paso but it is like none of the other dances and so unless they also do some basics of latin and ballroom, Tameka will be starting all over again in the following weeks.

Maybe American Smooth Tango (with bits of Paso) given that there is a lift.

neither did I but the sound is turned off - click the small "x" to the right hand side and you get sound

erm - lift in a paso - no Gorka! not allowed

That's why I think it might be an American Smooth Tango.

Or if it really is a Paso, they might argue that it is an assisted jump. Having done this move, I think it is a lift. It is true that the follower compresses down through her knees and then upwards to help the lift but there is still a lot of lifting being done by the lead.

PS, Neil Jones said he was impressed by Tameka on Twitter. Praise indeed!

There's a new one with Ed and Katya

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p047mqxp

Is a paso normal for week one ? I thought it was one for further along .
I just LOVE Tameka(must remember not to call her Kim ) and have high hopes for her in this .

I still think it's probable that he's running through a few dances to give her a basic grounding, and the week 1 dances will be Cha-Cha, Jive, Waltz or Tango again.