Is this later than usual? It feels late. But here it is

ETA sorry if there was a thread I should have added this to?? And sorry if already posted...

I don't think there's already a thread, cheers Dervla!

Phew! I can't tell but Tameka looks really good at this stage.

Hard to see how some of the already flipping good dancers are doing (Ore, Louise, Danny) because they showed very little of their routines for some reason.

I wonder if the Laura/Gio through the legs moment is a good idea in a waltz. Does sprawling on the floor scream waltz to anyone?? We shall see... It's not as if bike screams tango.

Well, one thing I learned through the years of watching SCD is that, when they show someone either struggling in training or very little of their training, it's because their dance is going to be (probably) really good.

Of course, this does not apply in the case of really bad ones: bad training = bad performance regardless, there's nowhere to hide. Which leads me to feel sorry for Melvin, I really like him but I've got the feeling he's going to be in the DO this weekend.

Yep. Reminds me of Denise's training vids. She was always talking about how hard it was and then she was wonderful on the night.

I rather like Melvin too. He's got lots of character and he's got musicality, it seems like he can dance... it just hasn't translated well to Strictly (yet). Tough year though. I don't want to lose Ed yet either.

Because I was posting the video here, I heard Ore's voice without seeing him. Gawd he sounds like Patrick Robinson. Either his accent or his voice. I was scrabbling at my ipad screen to get back to the tab see who it was...