Hi, this is my first post on Strictly but I've been lurking for a few days.

What would be your ultimate song and dance combo? Personally I'd love to do a jive to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.

I would like to do an American Smooth to (It happened on) Green Dolphin Street by Sarah Vaughan

Oooo, so many, where to start?

Here're some:

Slow Foxtrot to 'That's All' (this is a good version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsHMOlU9YaU)

Jive or Quickstep to 'From This Moment On' (can't find Ella's original, so this is one I found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF-FVuBb5C0)

VW to Tchaikovsky's 'Waltz of the Flowers' from the Nutcracker Suite (this is a good one, albeit a little slow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK3ELt0zPLg)

Just for laughs: Show Dance to 'Cotton Tail' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c0ODLpy9w0)!

Me and the OH had this as one of our wedding songs ~ ahhh!

An American Smooth to either Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin or My Baby Just Cares for Me by Nina Simone.

Not sure if it's entirely correct for a Rhumba, but I'd love to see one to Sia's Breath Me. And an American Smooth to 'It's alright by me' I've got John Barrowman at home singing it (not literally, although that would be nice ) and it really seems to lend itself to that dance.

I believe you are talking about the romantic one by Shania Twain?

I am referring to the uptempo one by Ella Fitzgerald!

I like both versions, though...

There is an interesting take on Ella's classic by the Carpenters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K53Jix-shA8

Would have to be a tango either one Ballroom or Argentine tango.
The music would be...Santa maria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zD9W9SZj9w
Now if i was to dance that with Vincent that would be a total dream

For pure showmanship and fun, I would like to see someone doing AS to Anything you can do I can better...

Saw the gap ad of Claire Danes and Patrick Wilson and that inspired me somewhat... (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmKacuH_xOU) No I wasn't thinking about the female dancer pulling the trousers off the male dance partner at the end!

Oh cha cha, you've just reminded me about a tango! I'd love to do a ballroom tango to Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps by Doris Day

I think Darren and Emma had danced AT to this song!

Yup, Vincent and Flavia doing an AT to this would be perfect!

Did Karen and Ballroom Bill tango to that?

A foxtrot to Moondance sung by Michael Buble.

And

Very corny but a rumba with a nice handsome man to "lady in red" whilst wearing red

Did they? I only saw the last few weeks of that series so I didn't realise it had been done!

yeah and the judges hated it I think

No, we had the Ella version ~ I absolutely love it! The lyrics are so spot on for the start of a marriage It wasn't our wedding dance, it was while we were signing the register. Our weddign dance was to Dwight Yoakam's version of "Crazy Little thing called love" ~ choreographed by a lovely man, Michael Conway

Going to check out that Carpenters version ~ ta for the link

Did Matt & Lilia foxtrot to this last series? Or is my ageing brain playing tricks on me...

No your brain would be correct they did dance a foxtrot to that song and I think that Jill and Darren danced a Rhumba to lady in red

The judges did hate it as they couldn't see Bill's feet.

And he lacked passion.

And Bill had something to say about that

Edit: otherwise could you do a dance like the AS/ foxtrot to "Bring me Sunshine"?

A jive to 'Bad Bad Leroy Brown'. For those who don't know it, it's the song that the pros danced to last week (but theirs seemed to be a slightly gentler version)

COMPLETELY agree with you here cha cha!




I absolutely adore the Gotan Project - I would also love to dance a tango with Vincent or Brendan to their Differente track...........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjInkwJm-5Q

^ LOVE the Gotan project and Santa Maria - would love to dance it myself or to see one of the couples do it...if it hasn't been used before, but I think it has???

I would also love to be taught a great Paso to Espana Cani, as I have watched the top pros do it in so many competitions. I would love to learn my own routine.

I think someone was saying that Emma and Darren danced their Argentine tango to that piece of music

they did, thats right

Sorry, I usually read the whole thread before posting - but as you can see, I didn't this time!!! Thanks for letting me know!!