What are the professionals signature moves?

I've noticed the same moves come quite a bit Fred and Mels lift and I've noticed Maria does her head bobbing a lot, although I dunno if you'd call that her move lol.

Anyone else notice what the pro's do a lot of?

Matt seems to like the Headbanger

I can't bear to watch that move it makes me sick!

One of these days........

Kristina always does that gazelle lift. It's the only lift she does.

Dan does a lift called the plank lift the one where he has girl through his legs and also another he seems to do a LOT is the roll up into a crusifix (even I'm sick of seeing that one) his own personal speciality appears to be his spins.

Kristina seems to always perform the cartwheel...

I know Andrei has only been on the show for two series but he's done the sit lift with both his partners now (and he did it on the tour too).

Me too - I wouldn't care if I never saw it again!!

He also seems to like "the swoop of death", the named make me laugh!

I don't know the name of it, but Dan does the one where the girl is in the crucifix lift, then he balances the girl on his back.

Didn't he first perform the move with Lisa Scott-Lee?

He did it with Bonnie aswell.

Oh... I assumed that he created it with Lisa after her worry over it.

Fred and Mel always seem to do the lift in which she rolls down his back and through his legs I believe. They did it on episode 1 last year, Make Me A Star, Tour 2008 and episode 1 this year.

Does Kristina's 'churchill nodding dog' move count?

Andrei & Susies move where she has her skates wrapped round his neck and he spins her.

I wish that the judges rewarded the unusual lifts more. Real ice dance is incredibly inventive with lifts and it can get dull I think to see the same moves year after year with different celebrity partners. Chris and Jayne are masters of inventing new things... I wish the pros would follow their lead more. No more 'hoover', 'roll up' or 'headbanger'!!

I have noticed Frankie always does that one handed scissor kick out thing.

Kristina's nodding dog and motorcycle thing. Frankie has done the wrist wripper a few times I think.

Thats not a fair thing to say actually because if you're referring to the same lifts that the pro's do with their celebs..well, thats Jayne & Chris who come up with the routines, so thats their fault, not the pro's..& if you're referring to the pro's own unique lifts..I get the impression they are told what to do in the pro routines on the show &, obviously they would go along with that.

Personally I don't mind seeing the same things AS LONG AS they're good & more spectacular..for example, Fred & Mel's throwy over his head & down his back, through his legs move..that STILL amazes me, no matter how many times they do it!

I do agree that some pro's don't do much thats spectacular though.. the pro's that I REALLY rate personally, on the ice, would be, Fred & Mel, Frankie & Dan, Andrei & Susie..

I would have to add Matt on to that list though, he is a brilliant skater and can do anything!

Maybe Maria too?

They don't excite me personally, which is why I didn't name them, they're all amazing skaters BUT I need some speed & funky lifts & things to keep me entertained..

The rink just isnt big enough for fast speeds etc or too elaborate lifts and routines.

Actually Jayne and Chris do the bulk of it, but the celebs are left to tweak it and ultimately the pro/celeb is the one who decides if they're happy with being lifted and the pro knows better than Jayne and Chris what their partner is capable of and they are given freedom to change lifts they aren't happy with or just want to include.

Like Suzanne was the one who suggested she wanted to do the headbanger, no one else. And Duncan suggested to Chris they'd slide up the judges table, and even Lisa wanted to incorporate her Steps moves into a dance so it's unfair to pin signature moves on Jayne and Chris because they'll do what the skaters want to do and they're not there every single day with each person, it's impossible.

Kristina is obviously very happy with her nodding dog move and Matt loves the headbanger, they've got minds of their own!