1. Cloudia's QS was joyous.
2. Danny's AS was beautiful and stylish
3. Louise - I felt for her. Not her night. Knew the samba wouldn't suit her but expected more from the tango.
4. Ore - two good dances but feel Cloudia and Danny had more memorable ones.
5. If Cloudia is in DO, she's done for, I think.

1 Louise is going home
2 Danny danced the best tonight
3 Supprised and impressed ore pulled his AT off
4 Bruno falling off his chair is getting old
5 Claudia letting go of the rope joke is past it now

1. Dannybot seemed to have the most genuine reactions to the fan vts
2. Ore's mum is a sweetheart
3. Louise's outfits were The Worst Ever
4. Cloudia's glowering during rumba judging was awesome
5. Kev's suitcase bollocks prop reminded me of Anrton being a tourist going on holiday by mistake/doing salsa by mistake. Also shade from Craig about Kev's Andrex puppy enthusiasm. Oti leaping off stage reminded me of Katie Derham and that catch.

1. Darcey's exaggerated facial expressions, facilitated by her teeth, and arms outstretched really irritating
2. Darcey always tutting at Craig yet he doesn't have to stoop to her level
3. Claudia looking lovely and performing a wonderful Rumba and all Len could say is she was dressed up like his fave quality street
4. A fantastic Claudia QS, overshadowing A run of the mill, unconvincing Ore AT, seeing lower marks.
5. A desperate push to see a Clinton final to send Len off....predictable zzzz

1. Beautiful VW AS Danny as always sublime.
2. Don't know what Clowdia and AJ can do. Both dances exception - especially the QS but not marked accordingly.
3. Did not like the AT - tried too hard and not seductive.
4. Samba looked more like a salsa
5. Don't like Craig with stubble!

1. Tonight has finally broken my deadlock on who I wanted to see in the final between Claudia and Louise; it's Claudia.

2. Louise still dances as though she's slightly embarrassed by it all, is only really doing it as a kindness to someone or other, and can't wait until it's all over.

3. D'Oti's AS was the standout routine of the night, where the emotion matched the technical level and innovative choreography.

4. Loved the impact, energy and excitement of Ore's dances, but he should've been 2nd on the leader board- not top. Makes the judges look silly.

4. I think that might just have been an unscripted response we saw when Tess laughed at Claudia on the crash mat. But I'm not quite sure...

2. Meant exceptional

1. claudias quickstep was amazing and deserved 40
2. Otis jump into Danny was fantastic and rounded off his dance brilliantly
3. Ores Argentine Tango was over marked, I felt he hardly moved and it was all Joanne
4. The music for Louise's salsa was terrible
5. Darceys comments sometimes didn't match her score

1)My favourite show of the series so far! Felt like a proper semi final
2)I loved both of Claudia's dances.That quickstep was worthy of a 40 and Darceys continually picking on her is tiresome
3)Ore's quickstep was the first dance of his I have liked for a while now.Looks like he upped his game at the right time.I would have liked a bit more footwork in his at but that was a good routine too.
4)Louise just about the weakest for me, she looked like she let herself get into that samba which was a welcome change.
5)Danny's American smooth had some real magical moments added to by a great song

Ore's proud mum and dad made me smile. They must be so proud, and so they should be.

Louise's costumes were so awful I couldn't focus on her dancing. What was that contraption on her head.

Claudia's second dance was lovely but her first was just a lot of posturing.

And why was Danny dancing in a wooly jumper.

Overall it was an enjoyable show.

1. Tess, thank you fort introducing me to a new experience: liking your turn out.
2. Dance of the night for me was D'Oti AS, had lovely visual moments.
3. Ore and Joanne need to stop mugging to camera while dancing (QS)
4. Louise's samba had a mumsy feel to it.
5. Loved AJ & Cloud's QS but there was gapping throughout.

Agree on all 5. Didn't cry at Danny's AS. Was too shocked about oti's fearless jump

1. Worst judges bias for quite a few years pushing for the Clifton final
2. Danny and Oti were fabulous tonight - should have been top of the leaderboard
3. Claudia is a much better dancer than Louise
4. Darcy's bias for Ore was more obvious tonight
5. Bruno's chair act is getting old now

1. I don't understand the judges marking system this series. Their scoring has been erratic and incomprehensible.

2. Clever Joanne for pulling stunning choreography out of the bag this week.

3. Claudia may have all the personality of a gymnastbot 3000 but I admire her competitive spirit and progression in dance ability.

4. Oti Mabuse is fearless and flawless and I admire her choreography and teaching enormously.

5. Tonight looked a bit empty. I can't wait for next week when all the personalities are back.

1. Top dance - Claudia/AJ's Quickstep
2. 2nd favourite - Danny/Oti's AS. He actually did look like Gene Kelly, I thought.
3. Darcy is getting 'bingo arms'
4. Joanne's bum stuck out in the AT making her frame look odd - instead of the 'A' frame, she looked jacknifed.
5. Saw Harry Judd, Jill Halfpenny and Dave Myers. (AKA that's all folks)

1. Very disappointed with both of Louise's dances. Samba, dull. The judges went mad for it though. Tango wrong music, lacking drama.
2. Danny and Oti fabulous as usual. AS was thrilling.
3. Darcy got on my nerves with her dislike of Claudia and her Ore and Louise favouritism.
4. Ore moved me emotionally in his AT. Had to vote for him after that.
5. Len's rehearsed catch phrases are very tedeious now.

1. Oti never fails to bring gorgeous choreographic surprises, and her AS is one of the most original routines ever seen on SCD.
2. I wondered if the orchestra played Danny and Oti's Salsa slower than it was supposed to be.
3. Claudia's QS was outstanding and she should have been at the top of the leader board, with Danny.
4. Ore's AT was a total disaster, and that includes Joanne's performance as well.
5. I can't help myself: I like Louise and Kevin, even though I prefer their earlier routines.

1. The judges' bias - especially Darcey's - could be seen from space.
2. I'm so tired of the double standard that says no one must interrupt Len on pain of pickled walnuts, but it's fine for him and Darcey to shout all over Craig's opinion.
3. Loved Danny & Oti's AS and that jump at the end made me gasp, it was so fearless.
4. I can let overmarking go so long as the overall leaderboard placings are right, but Ore top after a flawed QS and an AT in which Jo did 85% of the dancing, and Louise above Claudia after two mimsy, placed-but-passionless dances neither of which contained one iota of the spark and verve of Claudia's QS means that...
5. I am so over the judges' pantomime, and their series-long inconsistencies and bias coming to a head spoiled last night for me. I'm coming round to the opinion that there should be no dance off in the semis, it should be purely who the voting viewers want to see in the final. (And I say that as one who never inhabits the spoiler thread and watches the results show unspoiled, not as a reaction to any particular result.)

1. Claudia's QS was outstanding, don't understand why not all tens.
2. Darcy is patronizing and unfair in her marking. No connection? Crap.
3. Ore and Louise both outrageously overmarked.
4. Oti's leap of faith, OMG
5. Like Craig's 5 o'clock shadow!

1) Whoever is choreographing the AT and Salsa needs sacking.
2) Over marking manipulation.
3) Poor Louise and that ugly cut off bathing cap.
4) Fabulous American Smooth from Danny & Oti } These saved the night for me.
5) Stunning Quickstep form Claudia & AJ.}

1. Thought Kevin or costuming was trolling Louise, she who is always embarrassed, by sticking her in the embarrassing costumes.

2. Mr. Platero should not be allowed to choreograph salsa on Strictly anymore.

3. Joanne's dancing in the AT bothered me more than Ore's standing around.

4. I'm still not impressed by leaps/falls from platforms (though am amused by Oti getting praise for things Gleb or others would've been crucified for).

5. Claudia finally won me over with her quickstep.

1, Claudia's quickstep was undermarked.
2, Ore's AT was very overmarked. He did very little dancing. Joanne did it all
3. Louise made mistakes, all the judges mentioned it yet scored her three9's and a 10!
4, Darcey was rude and bitchy to Claudia. If she is "too young" why bother inviting her on the show?
5. The judges were totally biased in their attempts to get Ore and Louise into the final and their scoring was erratic and did not fit with their comments

1. Ore was great
2.Louise was a bit dull
3.LOVED Claudia's quickstep
4.I screamed when Oti jumped off the thing in the AS
5.Anyone could be in the B2....

Also, did you know that Jonathan Platero (Oksana's hubby) choreographed Danny's salsa and Ore's AT?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BN1q8Lgj...jonplaterodude

Why did Danny do a handstand in the middle of the AS?