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Old 11-12-2016, 20:29
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in my opinion was that opening pro dance. Graceless, meaningless, badly choreographed and poorly performed (some of the timing issues!). What has happened to the idea that the pros got a chance to show us classic ballroom and latin skills and gave the celebs something to aspire to? The endless dumbing down of dancing skills to meaningless and ugly gyration to music is, as Len would say, getting on my wick!
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:30
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I agree. I thought it was awful.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:31
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I agree too. It was rubbish. But it was nice to see Pasha get a bit of a role in it.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:32
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Another here who thought it was an awful routine that was badly performed - mind you I'm not that keen on showdances. A real disappointment considering it was the final Sunday show.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:33
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The really horrifying thing about... a sequined, big-hearted, feel-good show.

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Old 11-12-2016, 20:34
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Oh .. I really liked it. It reminded me of that perfume ad where Vanessa Paradis is in a bird cage. The music was bit rubbish, though.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:36
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Horrifying ?...seriously?.....what is this strange/hysterical tandem universe I've stumbled into?
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:36
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I loved it. I've always wanted a sexy captive budgie.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:36
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The really horrifying thing about... a sequined, big-hearted, feel-good show.

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LOL I knew you'd be here

and yeah, It takes a lot to horrify me and I doubt it would ever happen on Strictly.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:37
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I didn't think it was horrifying. Just a bit messy and confused. The costuming didn't help either.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:38
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I loved it. I've always wanted a sexy captive budgie.
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When I first saw it I wrote on the show thread 'The dying Budgie'.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:39
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it was easily the worst group number of the series
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:39
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I thought it was laughably PANTS, like a bad drama college attempt with feathers.

Rather amusingly bad though.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:40
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Horrifying ?...seriously?.....what is this strange/hysterical tandem universe I've stumbled into?
Have you ever stumbled into hyperbole or irony to make a point?
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:41
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LOL I knew you'd be here

and yeah, It takes a lot to horrify me and I doubt it would ever happen on Strictly.
I had a dream where Lesley Joseph (sorry Lesley) had a horribly displaced ankle/compound fracture. And another one where Brendan came back to life as he was being sent for an autopsy.

No more Strictly for me after nine o'clock at night
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:42
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The really horrifying thing about... a sequined, big-hearted, feel-good show.

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yes. truly horrifying. i'm thinking of suing for psychological harm.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:43
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I didn't like it. I would rather see Anton and Natalie doing a foxtrot.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:46
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Have you ever stumbled into hyperbole or irony to make a point?
wasn't Conan born in Hyperbole? You wouldn't want to stumble in there. The bandits would get you.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:48
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I think the problem is having a guest choreographer for the prod dances each week the majority of whom are not from ballroom and latin world and it just doesnt work for strictly - the week one pro dance and blackpool one both done by jason were far better
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:48
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wasn't Conan born in Hyperbole? You wouldn't want to stumble in there. The bandits would get you.
There are a few cowboys in here!
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:50
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Worst one of the series, after the first minute I was thinking surely the producers cannot be thinking of bringing in Burlesque as a new dance.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:50
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It was pretty pants wasn't it! I'd totally forgotten about it with all the ~drama of the DO.

I prefer when the pros do latin and ballroom. I understand it must be nice for them to do something a bit different but keep it to maybe once a series!

edit: Nice to see Pasha shaking his tail feather though.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:52
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I had a dream where Lesley Joseph (sorry Lesley) had a horribly displaced ankle/compound fracture. And another one where Brendan came back to life as he was being sent for an autopsy.

No more Strictly for me after nine o'clock at night
I think he did 'dance dead' once for Halloween didn't he? On no wait...that was Scott Maslen

My Strictly horrification moments are still Widdies Winslet rumba with the bucket of water and foghorn sound effect and Peter Andres hoofing 'jive'.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:52
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I didn't like it. I would rather see Anton and Natalie doing a foxtrot.
After his opening number in Musicals Week, I don't ever want to see Anton again. Seriously. THAT was horrific.
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Old 11-12-2016, 20:53
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It was a lovely example of what Len might call, " Faffin' abaht". Big prop, backing dancers and feathers. Audiences probably loved it. ' Oo look she's in a cage. Oo...now she's flinging herself about' etc. Gypsy Rose Lee as a budgie. Never mind dancing ! If there's not a pantomime horse in the Christmas special with two pro dancers in it I'll be amazed.

Maybe the chariot race from Ben Hur would be a good number, or Santas' reindeer on acid.
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