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Poor Brucie
How many more years is he still going to be able to shuffle down those spiral stairs and dance the same little tap dance he's been doing for God knows how long? Is he going to come out one Saturday and disappoint millions of viewers by just walking and wheezing, instead of dancing and wheezing? I feel so sorry for him, but everyone loves good old Bruce. All viewers hearts are in their throats when Bruce does his dance, and when he walks away alive, they are all relieved.
Why does everyone hate Craig? Yes, he can be mean sometimes but I still feel a bit bad when everyone boos at his entrance. Darcy is kind, but Bruno is both funny and irritating. Those poor people in the audience must get sprayed with saliva every time he opens his mouth.
Whilst Tess is pretty and smiley, her smile isn't genuine. It just seems that when she laughs, she wants to be somewhere else: away from Brucie holding her leg at the end of his performance!
Have you noticed that Bruce has been off for a long time. I wonder if he is okay
When Bruce says, "Nice to see you, to see you…" and everyone replies "Nice!", we all smile and actually mean it. But when Tess tries when Bruce isn’t there, I think we all should just not say anything; that'll teach her to stop impersonating Bruce!
Alesha had no idea what she was talking about when she was on the show. Just because she won the show once, doesn’t mean she knows all about dancing. I think they just wanted to replace the annoying Arlene with a younger model. Ageism much? Len and Bruce are positively ancient though.
Some of the contestants are good dancers: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, for example. Vanessa wasn’t the best dancer in the world, nor was Dave- the ‘hairy biker’. They both tried hard and although Dave wasn’t exactly brilliant, who doesn't miss him out on the Strictly dance floor?
Julian looked like a drunk on the floor but our sides split watching him. I'm so gutted that he's gone; he was the most hilarious dancer I've ever seen!
Out of all of the dancers, Christina and Ben - a rugby player - danced brilliantly a few weeks ago when they danced a cha cha cha. That was a dance for the ladies! She certainly trusted him as he flung her around like a sack of potatoes. When he ripped off his jacket the audience whooped loudly; just like they did when Deborah Meeden ripped her top skirt off...hmm. But she tried hard, as did Sophie Ellis-Bextor who danced fantastically, getting high scores from all of the judges!
Natalie got tens two weeks ago: the first tens of the series! It was a shame when her whole exhaustion scene prevented an apparently well anticipated jive. She bounced right back at Blackpool with her fantastic Charleston, getting a nine from the “Fabulous, darling" Craig and tens from the other judges. Susanna's Paso Doble also got 39!
Dave, one of the well-known hairy bikers, danced a Paso Doble on love week. In rehearsals he tripped, but did not let that discourage him: he tried his best. Shame he's out of the competition now. Fiona Fullerton danced an American Smooth, but with her awful balance issues, I don't think she'll go much further with Anton du Beke. Why oh why does he always get stuck with a lemon?
Was it just me, or was Julian the sparkle king hilarious to watch? Dave was my favourite though.
Shame Julian didn’t get to dance in the Halloween special: who knows what he would have done if he had had to dance to Michael Jackson’s "Thriller"!
May the best dancer win!
By Charlotte Hammock
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