Any one watching the second series? Can't say that I really noticed him much last time, but how nice is Brendan!!

Loving the muscle tone, musicality and humility - not a trait you tend to see in this kind of dancing. Found myself rather wanting to be in Sarah Manners' shoes... Feel this might be another first-series-of-Fame-Academy-type obsession. What is it about these artistic reality TV shows?

Hugs

Surfer Girl.x

Sorry! Posted totally in the wrong place - thought I was in Ain't Necessarily…

Is there a mod out there that can move me (well I'm sure there is, but you know what I mean!)?

Ready to be moved …

Hugs

Surfer Girl.x

I love this programme And I entirely agree about Brendan. I also quite like Darren (I think that's his name)

I can't stand Esther Rantzen, I have to say. I think she may well be off next week. And Diarmuid Gavin is quite something to behold.

To be honest, the stars of the show for me are the dresses and shoes

AnnaBolic x

The dresses, definitely! The one that Natasha was wearing last week was beautiful.

Speaking (typing, whatever) of Natasha - pretty good on the dance floor for a newsreader! I really admire her guts (and don't you love the way Brendan pronounces her name - Nat -ar-sha. Cute!)

Agree about Esther - not my favourite person, and I was quite glad to see Carol go out last night.

Be good to see Denise Lewis progress, I think she looked great last night.

Natasha is a very good dancer, I was really impressed with her in the first series. Can't believe what Julian Clary said about her top this week! I really liked what she was wearing

I've always managed to miss seeing Carol doing any dancing so I can't really comment on how good she was. Denise is certainly very good (although her physique doesn't really work with being elegant!) and I also think Jill is great.

AnnaBolic x

P.S. Why do they ALWAYS wear gold shoes? For example Jill was wearing them with a red dress - I mean, couldn't they find any red dancing shoes?!

annabolic:

I love this programme And I entirely agree about Brendan. I also quite like Darren (I think that's his name)

I can't stand Esther Rantzen, I have to say. I think she may well be off next week. And Diarmuid Gavin is quite something to behold.

To be honest, the stars of the show for me are the dresses and shoes

AnnaBolic x

Dresses and shoes?

You woman are SO one dimensional.....

saint100:

annabolic:

I love this programme    And I entirely agree about Brendan.  I also quite like Darren (I think that's his name) 

I can't stand Esther Rantzen, I have to say.  I think she may well be off next week.  And Diarmuid Gavin is quite something to behold. 

To be honest, the stars of the show for me are the dresses and shoes 

AnnaBolic x

Dresses and shoes?

You woman are SO one dimensional.....

Have to agree with Saint here... the star of the show was CHANTZ!!! He totally blew me away with his trumpet playing... going to get his cd very soon!!!

annabolic:

P.S. Why do they ALWAYS wear gold shoes? For example Jill was wearing them with a red dress - I mean, couldn't they find any red dancing shoes?!

Your're right Anna it did look odd but then if the colour is on the dress maybe they think it will distract the judges from looking at her footwork!?

When I started ballroom dancing some years ago a bog standard pair of black dancing shoes cost me £45. However when I then had to have one pair for ballroom, and then a nice high heeled pair for the latin dances it started to cost a fortune. My silver latin ones I think cost £55 but I know if you want them to co-ordinate with an outfit, to have them individually made, costs an absolute fortune. Even my Dave's basic ballroom shoes cost him £60!!! I would love to own loads of different coloured pairs but as yet I've not won the lottery!

Know what you mean about the shoes, I thought that too - almost everyone's seemed to be a kind of goldy bronze colour. Maybe they found a really comfy pair and coulnd't bear to not wear them! I have that with ballet shoes - they're like old friends.

I really felt sorry for Natasha. I know Julian Clary (another JC!) was joking, but she really blushed!!! Not good on live TV.

Saint100 - one dimensional?! Shoes, dresses and Brendan - that's at least three! Go on, put some sequins on, you'll love it...

Hugs

Surfer Girl.x

Surfer Girl:

Saint100 - one dimensional?! Shoes, dresses and Brendan - that's at least three! Go on, put some sequins on, you'll love it...

Hugs

Surfer Girl.x

It's coming back......I wonder who'll they have on this time?

it clashes with X Factor, and what happens if i'm out on a sat night and can't record both?!!!!!!

they've only just started showing series one on BBC Prime

Tracey D:

it clashes with X Factor, and what happens if i'm out on a sat night and can't record both?!!!!!!

Life is a bitch some times!!!

Didn't realise that it clashes with X factor. Have been watching it a bit but would rather watch the dancing any day. Did anyone see the 2 part thing on BBc1 called "Bruce goes dancing." I thought it was excellent. He looked back at the origins of dance and how it has evolved today. Fascinating. This last sunday he went to Puerto Rico and Cuba and looked at how Mambo, Rhumba and Cha Cha influenced the salsa, amongst other things. He followed dance jazz clubs in London and breakdancing. I really enjoyed it.

I used to do ballroom and latin american dancing so i love watching it, i actually prefered strictly dance fever though!

Funtin':

saint100:

annabolic:

I love this programme    And I entirely agree about Brendan.  I also quite like Darren (I think that's his name) 

I can't stand Esther Rantzen, I have to say.  I think she may well be off next week.  And Diarmuid Gavin is quite something to behold. 

To be honest, the stars of the show for me are the dresses and shoes 

AnnaBolic x

Dresses and shoes?

You woman are SO one dimensional.....

Have to agree with Saint here... the star of the show was CHANTZ!!! He totally blew me away with his trumpet playing... going to get his cd very soon!!!

CHANTZ WAS ON IT!?

oh no, I love chantz, i have done for a very long time. I can't believe i missed it *wimper*

Jamie is going to be on on 19 November 2005 (although sadly I imagine he'll be singing while the votes are counted, not swinging his pants around the dance floor )

yay!

will prob record this and watch the repeat of the X Factor on sat cos i'm going out sat night!

flechesbleues:

Jamie is going to be on on 19 November 2005 (although sadly I imagine he'll be singing while the votes are counted, not swinging his pants around the dance floor )

QSQ has offered to very generously give JC dance lessons if he needs them on the night !!!! - infact, SHE'LL pay !!!

flechesbleues:

Jamie is going to be on on 19 November 2005 (although sadly I imagine he'll be singing while the votes are counted, not swinging his pants around the dance floor )

Oooh Ooh OOh *dances round room in excitement*

ALL my favourite things in the same room! This is way too much to take.

Yippppeeee

Have to tape it tonight, because I'm off to see Wallace and Gromit at the cinema. Will have to watch the repeat of X Factor like Tracey.

I've started doing ballroom and Latin dancing myself (but literally only been to 3 classes so far). I'm doing a competition for beginners in November, might pick up some tips from this programme! And yay for Jamie being on it!

AnnaBolic x

just watched last nights show (though only recorded the first show), Zoe Ball is an amazing dancer!

Colin Jackson was pretty good too!

can't stand Fiona Phillips anyway so when i saw she couldn't really dance i felt quite smug lol

I only saw a couple of dancers, one of which was Colin and he was quite good, He certainly wiggled those hips like a true pro. Who got knocked out this week?

the one from My Family....can't think of her name!

Siobhan Hayes I think her name is. I thought Colin was fabulous, wouldn't be at all surprised if he wins.

AnnaBolic x

just watched nights show...will people stop voting for Fiona Phillips, the women can't dance!!!!!!!!!!!!

im developing a little crush on Anton Du Beck (sp?), that can't be right!!

Tracey D:

im developing a little crush on Anton Du Beck (sp?), that can't be right!!

i like a man who can dance he can spin me round the dancefloor anytime haha

I missed it last night because I went to see my sister in a play. Who got knocked out this week? I too was surprised that Fiona had been kept in the first week. I think with dancing you've got to be relaxed, act and just go to town. When I used to dance I could get the steps right but I sure as hell couldn't perform and fling my arms about!!! I'm too uptight and reserved to do that. I think you just need to let go.

Am glad that the programmes back though. It's obviously still very popular, though those judges are very very critical. I guess they just want them to perform to their best. My dance teacher was taught by Len Goodman so I think he's the best judge!!

Tracey D:

i like a man who can dance he can spin me round the dancefloor anytime haha

well hello!

ooo look he has a website

Thanks FB. Am trying to check out the website but Dave's downloading at the moment so it's a bit slow but thanks for the link. Will check it out better later....and will definitely look at the Anton pic. Like Tracey, I wouldn't mind Anton waltzing me around the floor. More so than any of the other dancers.

Gloria got knocked out this week.

and Anton.....think that might count as a strange crush! hehe

I loved watching them to the jive and tango this week because i used to dance both of them dances, i used to love jive, it was an excuse to really let it all go!

Missed it this week, but I was watching the film Ray so I think it's a good excuse. I have been on the website though, because I couldn't miss the sight of Gloria Hunniford jiving. Classic.

AnnaBolic x

Sevenoaks is devastated that Gloria was out.

Just watched Strictly, after having missed for it 2 weeks, and I was amazed at how well the blokes are doing. It's tough leading and I think they're doing extremely well for the short time they've been dancing. I think that Will was hard done to tonight but Zoe really shone. Will keep my eye on her.

Looks like it could well be a male winner this year!

qsq x

Zoe was fantastic today... and Colin... to manage to retain any essence of masculinity in that pink polo neck thing...impressive!

would be nice to see one of the men win this time!

it was listed in the Tv section of his website that Jamie was going to be playing on Stictly tomorrow 19th, but now it has been taken off, does anyone know if he is still going to be on?

Thanks

Daybreak
xxx

i hope he is!!!!!

Daybreak:

it was listed in the Tv section of his website that Jamie was going to be playing on Stictly tomorrow 19th, but now it has been taken off, does anyone know if he is still going to be on?

Thanks

Daybreak
xxx

Yeah, I wondered this too, I'd been looking forward to that one! Can anyone confirm or deny - ...Mokuscam, what's the latest?

Adele x

Darren Gough makes me quiver.

it was will young last night not jamie

why was Anton Du Beck in the bottom two?! that's not on when him and pasty were far better than Bill or James this week!!

Tracey D:

it was will young last night not jamie

why was Anton Du Beck in the bottom two?! that's not on when him and pasty were far better than Bill or James this week!!

LMAO @ 'Pasty'!!!! LOL...

Yeah Patsy and Anton being down there was a bit of a shock, not least of all to them!

i should read things after i've typed them!!

Bill obviously got the sympathy vote, but i like Karen his dancing partner, she's nice.

but i want to keep Mr Du Beck in!!!!

awww I felt for Karen so much when her and Bill got voted off!

glad to see Anton is still there depsite Patsy's awful cha cha cha performance!

I didn't see much of last night's show as I had to leave for a wedding reception but I did see Patsy's cha cha cha. She still seems to be having trouble in letting herself completely go (though why she would when she's got Anton as a partner! )

I thought Bill did quite well but I thought it was his hold that let him down last night. Zoe did amazing in her Tango and had great expression. Her posture/hold seemed to go slightly about halfway through but that's as much I can fault her for. Brilliant. Just disappointed I missed the rest and didn't think to record it. What dances did Darren, James and Colin do??

Glad Bill was knocked out last night rather than the lovely Anton Du Beke and Patsy. Don't know what I'd have done without Anton to giggle at. I am feeling rather happy at the moment because me and my partner did really well in the cha cha category of a dancing competition the other day. I'm still not as good as Patsy and Anton though

AnnaBolic x

I just felt patsy looks very lost in the cha cha, wasn't sure about the rountine either, anton is much better at ballroom rountines!

James did the foxtrot (i think), Colin and Darren did waltzs i think, can't entirely remember though!

Tracey D:

I just felt patsy looks very lost in the cha cha, wasn't sure about the rountine either, anton is much better at ballroom rountines!

James did the foxtrot (i think), Colin and Darren did waltzs i think, can't entirely remember though!

James did the Waltz, Colin did the Viennese Waltz, and Darren did the foxtrot