Fantastic.

I also liked that it wasn't liftastic.

...Such an improvement!

More please. I knew Ore had it in him!

good but yet to beat Morecambe and Wise

https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=9GPpXDQwpxI

... delightful.

I love when the judges acknowledge good choreography.
Lovely dancing from Ore and superb handling of the umbrella.
My second favourite dance of the night.

Fan-flipping-tastic.

...very good. It had nods to the original but allowed Ore to express his individuality.

...sumptuous

....good, but what Katya is producing for a non dancer like Ed is amazing...

Like Mrs. Trump's speech was a tribute to Michelle Obama

Oh come on it's Movie night.
Jay had Pulp Fiction moves, Daniel o donnell had Grease moves, Flavia had most of the dirty dancing choreo for her Salsa with Louis smith.

If you make that kind of equation every dance is a rip off of Fosse, breathing, sitting, running, the beginning of time etc etc.

It was lovely ! Suited Ore and he danced it extremely well.

. . . stylish, theatrical, nuanced.

gorgeous! That was my dance of the night.

evocatively brilliant.

She got just the right combination between nods to an iconic dance routine and an AS.

Well done Joanne.

Patricia Ward Kelly Gene's widow has posted Ore and Joanne's video on her facebook - a seal of approval then

Love your word themed threads jiroos.

Outstanding.

Really?

High praise indeed! and well deserved.

Yeah Matthew Bourne tweeted Ore and Jo to tell them

My goodness! Jo and Ore must be crying all over again!! What a thing to happen

It was OK. I didn't love it. I guess the song coupled with not enjoying watching Ore perform so far made me not enjoy it as much as others on here.

There was one bit of the choreography I really didn't like. The bit where Ore shook his umbrella as he moved around the front. I don't know if it is from the film or what, but to me it looked like Ore had just been for a wee and was frantically trying to get the last few drops off his you-know-what.

I'm sure people will be quick to jump in with their condescension and and snide remarks to try and prove their opinion is more valid than mine (as exemplified by the Little Mix comment earlier in the thread). I mean it's just astounding that people should have a differing opinion to yours on an opinion forum isn't it?!

plain dull and average like the way ore danced it

Or Paddington

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHg6QjhvsCM

Seriously, though it was lovely

Same, utterly captured the Gene Kelly-ness of that exquisite film routine without being a slavish reconstruction of it and gave Ore a chance to inject some personality and highlight his shorter, stockier build which suited the American Smooth.


Oh how lovely Gene Kelly is my all time top of the tree favourite dancer ever of any genre.

Here's the post.

Most pro dancers started getting help with choreography from week 1 of series 1. When most of the pros are/were experts in just one style, it was obvious they would need help choreographing routines for the other style.

American Smooth was not then danced in UK, so some extra advice was possibly needed, but to be honest what they dance on Strictly is not true American Smooth - which does not have lifts.

As for Jo's Singing in the Rain routine -There was nothing in that that Jo was incapable of choreographing herself. Most people have seen the film and would know the iconic moves, and obviously she can choreo a foxtrot, and add a few lifts as that is the sort of thing that won her and her partner the world showdance championships.