Poor Danny. I hope not but you can never say never with the SCD wardrobe dpartment! The training on WWW looked really good.


My thoughts exactly. I would rather they make the final then be given 10's which could have a negative effect for them!

I hope after all the in hold out of hold fast dances it will be balanced out by two weeks of ballroom (fingers crossed that they get through of course) especially as they also have the Cha Cha Cha this week. I just hope they can avoid the Salsa as I hate more than the Samba and Matt's is the only Samba I've liked in 14 years of SCD!!

I agree. The training looks good and Ian said it will be brilliant, which is fab to hear. I want them to storm it like you say and wow us, if they do that then I don't think they'll be as much fuss if they top the leaderboard. I want them to garner enough support and secure scores that mean they make it through each round. Any possible manipulation by the judges at this point makes me nervous as I can't predict who'll be in the dance-off at the weekend. Sending positive thoughts to Danny and Oti, who I'm sure will make us proud. 😊

Oti has just tweeted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/OtiMabuse

That is so sweet, but the look on Danny's face is priceless Thank you for posting.

I know bless him, his work ethic is amazing and I love how srrict Oti is. 😊

If they make the semi-final, they'll have to do the salsa along with a ballroom for their two dances. I'd much rather they could have skipped it instead of a ballroom. If they're lucky enough to make the final, I really can't decide if I want them to skip doing the waltz or tango (I'm praying they get the AS in musicals week).

Oti has also tweeted about how hard Danny and her are working to be as good as they are. I'm constantly impressed and proud of how much time and effort they're dedicating to this experience. Yes Danny is a talented dancer who has prior training but he'd never be producing the calibre of dances he is now without the long hours and his and Oti's hard work.

Oti has just tweeted my message, beyond chuffed! ❤️

Danny has some natural talent, but Oti has brought it all out in him.......she gives him difficult choreography week upon week and pushes him consistently. People think this comes easy to him, but it's obvious that they work very hard to look that good on a Saturday.

Samba footage looks good so far......early days. Ian's happy!!! Like everyone, I would really love this to go well. It has amazing potential. Hope the cha cha comes back to him!!!!!

Looks like it's Friday for IT2.??

I refuse to enagage with any of the debate happening on the main forum about Danny's training/"ringer" status because people who don't think he should be on the show are never going to change their mind. However I agree with all this. Oti always points out how difficult Mondays are and how long it takes Danny to get the choreography. He's training ridiculously hard to produce these complicated, brilliant dances.

Lovely tweet from Oti....................she's a "divil" with the camera!!! Danny's face!!!!

Well done nellrose............!!!!

I agree. I love that they've just gone for it every week without holding back. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity and Danny recognises that. Oti's choreography and teaching is wonderful and she brings out the best in Danny.

Look forward to seeing them on ITT. 😊

Thank you. well said. something I have said constantly. Be a " ringer" is NOT enough to be THAT good. We had trained dancers like him in the past who were a- not that good especially considering their dance history or b- Lacked the performance side of things in their performance. Just because you are a ringer, it doesnt mean that you'll do well or produce amazing dances every week.

Danny isn't the only one left who has had previous dance training - Louise has had just as much training and yet this doesn't seem to merit the same amount of mention at all. Ore has had some type of training too - Claudia has the advantage of gymnastics which served Louis Smith very well in his year
It is just like last year when the same was said about Jay but little to none about Georgia and Kelly's previous dance & performing arts training.

Danny is talented and is paired with the right pro in Oti who is driving/challenging him to perform at a high level..and that takes hard work and long hours

I agree with all this Edy. This ringer business really annoys me, and the more Danny comes out and produces an amazing routine, the more they go on about him being a ringer. He's naturally talented, but he works ridiculously hard and Oti is throwing everything at him. He gets incredibly nervous before each routine on Saturday, just as the others do.

Remember it was the same with Jay last year. Constant carping about his previous experience. He still won though, as you know. And now he is starring in Big the Musical!

BIB - That is what it's all about. Last year Jay & Aliona had the best partnership. It's the all-round package, partnership, work ethic and performance which Danny & Oti have in spades.

I'm also trying to ignore parts of the main board. The Danny bashing is getting rather tedious!!

Do you think it's because Danny like Jay is performing at such a high level that people who are criticising him for being a 'ringer' are just clutching at straws and are threatened by how good he is? The easiest form of defence is attack...

Doti did have 30,000+ likes for their Charelston on Facebook so hopefully a lot of people appreciate their efforts. 😊

Do you know, I'm honestly not thinking about whether he could win or not. I just want to see every dance he can possibly do so if he can get to the final and produce some amazing dances along the way, i'll be happy. The final can be a bit of a lottery sometimes.............as we know, the best dancer doesn't always win. The public are fickle!!!!!

Sadly it's much easier to attack someone who is good.

BIB - Let's hope all or most of those people are voting for him

Very true!

I really hope they are voting for him. 🙏

I think a lot of the threads on the main forum seem to be quite negative about all of the dancers, but the best are always the prime target. It's much nicer on this appreciation thread. 😊

I'm with you on this, hoping they get to the final and get to do a 'show dance'.


On another note, I JUST watched the Blackpool opening dance properly for the 1st time (don't ask), I'd totally missed the part with Danny dancing with the male pros!

Slinking off to the naughty step ........

Right with you there!!!!! ...................................Got 11/12 on the quiz!!!! My best score yet!!!!

Yes indeed, one minute for every year of your life..........................must try harder!"!!!!!! (Will you be a while????)

That's fab, well done. 👏👏 That's much better than I'll do, I'll have a go tomorrow. Although I've used my monthly phone data allowance due to watching Doti on YouTube so will have to wait until after work, lol. 😉

Errrr, I'll be back in time for Saturday's show


Meant to add, saw Oti RT you Nellrose, just didn't realize it WAS you, well done 👏