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shallownessThe opening pro routine was Cabaret, and a bit like the mirrored one, I could see that they just weren’t quite in sync until Oti came on and Sally Bowlesed most of the attention from any such problems.
Tess, Shirley and Motsi brought colour, Claudia and Anton were boring, Craig wasn’t there (and the dancers wouldn’t miss his scores, as everyone got a seven or more), but Cynthia Erivo was. Bless her, she wore a cape. Admirable choice. And she did the repries of the sitting down on the beat together thing.
AJ and Kai’s VT winked with both eyes, one at The Sound o f Music, the other to the chemistry storyline. The purist in me has to note that they borrowed the setting and timing from another bit in the musical/film to the actual song. ANYWAY, I thought that AJ wasn’t quite matching up to Kai (maybe from nerves) for the first 20 secnds, and then they clicked. I’d had a sigh of relief when I heard they were doing the waltz to this music, and it mostly lived up to it. (Anton giving a 9 too must have reassured Cynthia.)
Rhys’s jive had A LOT of speed and content, and coming after the Charleston, no wonder he was winded. I don’t think I saw the mistake that was bad enough for Tess to spot. ‘Details,’ chorused the judges, as Rhys realised this wasn’t quite last week all over again.
Tom pushed hard on the ‘musical theatre means to much to my family’ for the couples choice VT. Going in, I thought Eponine’s song was a weird choice for a dance for couples, especially with a male celeb, but the choreography made them both play out the emotion, and Tom was pretty good, although there were several moments where Amy was totally outdancing him, but the lifts were seamless. And then the judges said he should have cried so don’t listen to Harry Judd and his school of masculinity because it’s several years since he won.)
And then Russell Crowe came on while I was in the kitchen, and for all he humbly introduced himself, I snarked ‘COULDN’T GET JACKMAN THEN’ or indeed anyone from the film who sang better than Crowe. And you suspect that if it had been a stage actor, Tom would have recognised them.
I was excited for Rose’s quickstep, because yes, obviously, she IS Anna, although I then realised it’s a weird song for a quickstep…but they made it work through excellent choreography. Loved the incorporation of signing and how they dropped in and out of being tied into the song’s patter, but there was a very nice nod to the film’s choreography and appropriation of the rhythm. It was delightul and Rosw managed the speed. Respect to Cynthia for signing her opening comment, although while they’ll take the 10, it was pretty damning that she didn’t notice the mistake that made all the rest give them 9s. Gio laying claim to the mistake and Rose being all ‘it doesn’t matter’ was super endearing.
For me, John’s Viennese Walt may be his best ballroom yet. The choreography really worked – they got away with all the prop work because it’s musicals week, and at least the rhythm of the song didn’t present as many issues as ‘Life is an Open Door’, although I really do think Johannes should just give up on the switching and let John lead, as it’s clearly his forte. Play to your celeb’s strength, dude.
Tilly fronted up about the fact that she is a young woman who has put off leaving home for uni to do Strictly in the obligatory life story for couples choice VT, and came off as a very well brought up young woman. Fun, fun, fun commercial-tinged musical theatre couples choice. One or two bits where I was a bit ‘eh’ about the choreography, but the judges LOVED IT. Shirley must have forgotten all the other times she’s said she can’t see who the pro is (when they’re doing commercial or Charelston IIRC), but I was genuinely pleased that they seem to have been saved by the full house.
Tim Minchin made it an oddly Australian Strictly (I then watched the rugby highlights, and while all the cards were deserved, and we didn’t take enough advantage of our advantage, that try probably shouldn’t have been allowed.).
Which meant Dan was closing the show. As someone who LOVES SITR, I wish they had a better dancer (I mean, I preferred Danny Mac to Ore, but there is no doubting that he was good eniugh to do a Gene Kelly dance on Strictly.)
But I thought the choreography was lovely, and like the regular judges (who felt a bit pointed about having witnessed his journey, when it’s pretty clear that they won’t be asking Cynthia back, because she had one okayish point to make) I can see he has improved. I was only mildly sarky about them overmarking Dan last week, or the fact that the Charelston is a gimme.
Though, in hindsight, had the producers known Tilly was going to achieve a massive comeback with the third full house of the series, they might not have put him last. I don’t know how the singers felt about musicals week, as there were a couple there where they had to speak too. A couple of excellent terrible lines from Cladia and a classic Tess stops all over the joke like an elephant moment with the that adjective I’m not going to type. I phoned for Rhys and Rose.
Tess, Shirley and Motsi brought colour, Claudia and Anton were boring, Craig wasn’t there (and the dancers wouldn’t miss his scores, as everyone got a seven or more), but Cynthia Erivo was. Bless her, she wore a cape. Admirable choice. And she did the repries of the sitting down on the beat together thing.
AJ and Kai’s VT winked with both eyes, one at The Sound o f Music, the other to the chemistry storyline. The purist in me has to note that they borrowed the setting and timing from another bit in the musical/film to the actual song. ANYWAY, I thought that AJ wasn’t quite matching up to Kai (maybe from nerves) for the first 20 secnds, and then they clicked. I’d had a sigh of relief when I heard they were doing the waltz to this music, and it mostly lived up to it. (Anton giving a 9 too must have reassured Cynthia.)
Rhys’s jive had A LOT of speed and content, and coming after the Charleston, no wonder he was winded. I don’t think I saw the mistake that was bad enough for Tess to spot. ‘Details,’ chorused the judges, as Rhys realised this wasn’t quite last week all over again.
Tom pushed hard on the ‘musical theatre means to much to my family’ for the couples choice VT. Going in, I thought Eponine’s song was a weird choice for a dance for couples, especially with a male celeb, but the choreography made them both play out the emotion, and Tom was pretty good, although there were several moments where Amy was totally outdancing him, but the lifts were seamless. And then the judges said he should have cried so don’t listen to Harry Judd and his school of masculinity because it’s several years since he won.)
And then Russell Crowe came on while I was in the kitchen, and for all he humbly introduced himself, I snarked ‘COULDN’T GET JACKMAN THEN’ or indeed anyone from the film who sang better than Crowe. And you suspect that if it had been a stage actor, Tom would have recognised them.
I was excited for Rose’s quickstep, because yes, obviously, she IS Anna, although I then realised it’s a weird song for a quickstep…but they made it work through excellent choreography. Loved the incorporation of signing and how they dropped in and out of being tied into the song’s patter, but there was a very nice nod to the film’s choreography and appropriation of the rhythm. It was delightul and Rosw managed the speed. Respect to Cynthia for signing her opening comment, although while they’ll take the 10, it was pretty damning that she didn’t notice the mistake that made all the rest give them 9s. Gio laying claim to the mistake and Rose being all ‘it doesn’t matter’ was super endearing.
For me, John’s Viennese Walt may be his best ballroom yet. The choreography really worked – they got away with all the prop work because it’s musicals week, and at least the rhythm of the song didn’t present as many issues as ‘Life is an Open Door’, although I really do think Johannes should just give up on the switching and let John lead, as it’s clearly his forte. Play to your celeb’s strength, dude.
Tilly fronted up about the fact that she is a young woman who has put off leaving home for uni to do Strictly in the obligatory life story for couples choice VT, and came off as a very well brought up young woman. Fun, fun, fun commercial-tinged musical theatre couples choice. One or two bits where I was a bit ‘eh’ about the choreography, but the judges LOVED IT. Shirley must have forgotten all the other times she’s said she can’t see who the pro is (when they’re doing commercial or Charelston IIRC), but I was genuinely pleased that they seem to have been saved by the full house.
Tim Minchin made it an oddly Australian Strictly (I then watched the rugby highlights, and while all the cards were deserved, and we didn’t take enough advantage of our advantage, that try probably shouldn’t have been allowed.).
Which meant Dan was closing the show. As someone who LOVES SITR, I wish they had a better dancer (I mean, I preferred Danny Mac to Ore, but there is no doubting that he was good eniugh to do a Gene Kelly dance on Strictly.)
But I thought the choreography was lovely, and like the regular judges (who felt a bit pointed about having witnessed his journey, when it’s pretty clear that they won’t be asking Cynthia back, because she had one okayish point to make) I can see he has improved. I was only mildly sarky about them overmarking Dan last week, or the fact that the Charelston is a gimme.
Though, in hindsight, had the producers known Tilly was going to achieve a massive comeback with the third full house of the series, they might not have put him last. I don’t know how the singers felt about musicals week, as there were a couple there where they had to speak too. A couple of excellent terrible lines from Cladia and a classic Tess stops all over the joke like an elephant moment with the that adjective I’m not going to type. I phoned for Rhys and Rose.
