Week 5 - Strictly Live Show - 29 October

Don't suppose Nancy will get the dancing boot tonight so I think Audley and Lulu might be in a spot of bother, Jive unlikely to suit him and really surprisingly she ain't too good...so far anyway.

Why are there so few comments?!!! Am I not signing in properly?

hello! love aex dress from those pics

Evening everyone. Expect we are all just getting settled patriciapolka. Alexs' frock looks amazing in the rehearsal photos.

hello kicksnfliks, great minds eh??

Hi Strictlygang, not long to go. Let's hope there are no spooky technical issues tonight. Looks like it is going to be a good night tonight - red or white wine and thornton's choccies being passed round - tuck in!

Can't wait to see all of the outfits, hair and make up! It's going to be great! Come on Holly and Artem!!!

Wonder if many posters are out at Haloween parties tonight.

Hello Peeps, *waves hi paws* got a new bag of sour fizzy strips made with apple, radish,tomato,pumpkin, curcumin, nettle and spinach.

evening all!

spicy ginger cake for everyone tonight

Sizzling taste buds Dfer they sound scary.

The start was scary, it all went wrong :)

Evening all. Hoping for a good evening. Come on Alex and James! Fingers crossed in a difficult dance to pull off

Evening all. Nice to see you. What a ridiculously unfunny opening number. I see we are in for panto night.

I can't wait to see what Russell in going to dance tonight - should be a laugh. Really looking forward to seeing Artem - scary make-up or not I would'nt might meeting him on a dark night (pulls oneself together and calms down phew!)

nice dress shame about massive zip!!!

i hope this is going to be better than last years but i'm not holding my breath after that opening number :(

Fizzy multicolour belts, no artificial colours or flavours, sharp and sour, yums.



Tess strikes early in the dangly earring competition. Sets the benchmark, and she could mark a bench with those.

Why Jason not scary?

Oh no its too much .........

oh do get on with it!!!

Oh dear, SCD has gone really stupid now, what was that all about with Craig!!!

Indeed

Sorry I'm late, I have just been straightening my mum's hair for a halloween party she is going to tonight. I loved that with Craig, it was funny.

Why is Anita Dobson getting the Lynda Bellingham treatment from wardrobe every week? Once again she looks ghastly. Wrote to BBC about horrible dresses Tess wore last weekend and they responded to the effect that the wardrobe department make them all individually. Obviously they had no idea that she hasn't been wearing ballroom dresses for about three seasons - last weekend she wore Pucci and then Stella McCartney. BBC budget cuts anyone?

LOL Craig. Tess obviously stole Mr.T's earrings.



Now Russell. Now don't be too self indulgent. 10 for Flav's devil suit :)

Not a good Samba. He's going down hill fast, Dfer 4

awful

You have got to admit, Russell gives 110% all the time, you just have to love him.

Tess actually has a good dress for once this series, and she seems to be in the lead with the earing stakes.

Not so much movement from Russell this week.

You've gotta love Russell, he's singing along while dance, bless.



I don't think I've seen anyone enjoying strictly so much

Russel, missing some steps, music does not help with this samba, not good. maybe i did not concentrate enough becouse of Flavia in that catsuit. I like...

The shivering teddy behind the couch gives 6

My God what is Alesha wearing. Mind you it detracts my mind from what she says

that's a shame - it looked much better in training

At least he tries..

Good try Russell samba v difficult especially when injured

Not anti-Russell, but he knows he was poor, he can do more when he concentrates, it could be all his knee.

Craigs entrance v funny lol who thinks this up? they deserve a medal!

Is the reason there is smoke with Chelsee so we don't see her feet as they're so bad?

aghhhhhhhh props. Illegal lift ! :) :) How can they see the footwork? It's a farce. Looks very jerky Dfer 6

Wrong music I feel. Well danced except for a bit of a tussle in the middle.

oh bless her heart xx

Chelsey, there were a lot of steps, unfortunatellly not all OK possibly due to the dress, but ut was above average.The shivering teddy behind the couch gives a 8.

A really good tango, should'nt be to upset with that.

Oh, poor Chelsee!

Getting silly, how about getting round to some dancing

Aimoo chat room saying Chelsee forgot steps and wobbily

Oh grow up, Chelsee. This is getting like Surprise Surprise meets the Generation Game with all these silly VT's

Natalie looks lovely, but this is barely a jive. Taxi for Audley!

I love the film, please can they get rid of the props. Natalie looks more like Christmas than Halloween with that outift.

i like Audley but this is too flat footed and stompy for me. and i do wish they'd get rid of the props

*thwaps Alesha* stooopid girl, mark properly or go make us all a nice bowl of tea. Everyone in Aimoo chat said Chelsee was a 6 and she is a favourite!



Boxer Jive. EEK Flexy toe disease. Dfer not like. Honest I'm in a good mood really I am. It just looks clumsy. Dfer 5

Sorry Audley heavy legged and pedestrian.

Not sharp enough for me

I feel Audley could be in the bottom two this week, sadly Jive is not his dance but he tried - 5 max.

oh dear!!

Interesting take on a bear trying to do a jive. No sharpness at all.

Shame. Not his dance!!

Audley, this is not dancing the jive, this is walking the jive. Not good very dissapointing. The shivering teddy behind the couch gives 4

Well done Audley must be hard to move those big feet fast!

Oh dear Audley, Craig's right as always

Judges are watching different dances to me. Tess a bit lost for words

Evening all. Apologies for being late but I was on the phone. What happened with Chelsee's dress?

Spot on with the vids teddyandgypsy hating them just not funny enough a bit puerile to be honest. I feel like I'm expected to swallow any old bit of fluff .

The scoers and the comments don' t seem to match, except Craig

i hate these outside broadcast vt's, why can't they stick to the training room like they used to?

what a load of rubbish wifes watching now think ill go and watch some paint dry

Wow, Alex has bounced back from Craig's unsexy comments, she looks fab

Hello Bruce42, *waves a paw*



Oy my first abseil was 5 times higher than that!



20-30 seconds faff faff faff.....we see less and less dance. Dfer 7

well done alex!

I don't like the paso

Poor Alex doesn't quite have the attitude for the paso does she? A bit of wrong footwork as well I thought.



6

Sorry, did not like that at all. She was heavy and clumsy looking it just did not look together, to much faffing at the beginning and tossing of the dress.

Good performance but terrible music

Alex put much more of herself intothat . She looks amazing to. Best so far tonight.

Alex, trying her hardest but not getting there. she is a nice girl really fun to hear but dancing is not hers. Although is looked nice but it needs some polishing.

The shivering teddy behind the couch gives 7

C,mon Jason !!

As usual, mute button working overtime when the Presenter is "joking" and doing links between each dance.

Well, now we know. The judges have obviously all been told that it is be nice to Alex night. She looked exquisite but danced like somebody hanging out the washing. No musicality, awful music, virtually no paso steps - and yet, we are told it was wonderful. Oh, and can somebody tell me what abseiling down Nelson's Column has to do with a dance contest? I may sound critical but its because I've always loved the show and watching this massacre is just so horrible.

But quite a good job

Can anyone tell me what side the judges are watching tonight?

Absolutely agree with last posts - music should be Paso not pop - videos not relevant. How about ITV doing a rival show about ballroom dancing ( and please bring back Arlene for that one?)

i don't know but it appears to be something completely different to the rest of us - dreadful so far

Agree about the abseiling. Just dont get why we need to see that in the show

I am dreading Brendan and Lulu. I don't know how the singers will cope with highway to hell.

Isn't a valance a bed sheet with a frilly edge?



Lifts allowed for smooth, but this is more pas de deux, not smooth Dfer 7

she annoys me but have to say that was lovely....

Best performance from Holly so far, I really like that, 8's at least I hope

not much of an american smooth

Holly got it right - " This is ridiculous - we have training to do" .... BBC take note

Loved it



9

Beautiful choreography Artem, but Holly looked uncomfortable and there is no chemistry between them

Aleisha as a judge is becoming more embarrasing every week. Bring back Arlene

Chels,



Nobody saw anything, darling, you were FAB!

xx

I thought that Holly's legs were really quite ugly in when on the floor. And what is the point of doing AS if you don't get the dress? Still an ugly duckling to me.



6

I adore Artem, but that did not impress me at all. It was danced very well, but don't know what it had to do with Halloween.

Holly, mmm what to say about this dance. It could have been fabulous, it was not. I do not know what to make of it. I'll ask Teddy: The shivering teddy behind the couch doesn't know either but gives a 7

Nicely danced Holly and Artem creative and unusual interpretation

No props which was good. I expected to really enjoy that but I didn't. Just expected more from them. Matter of taste I guess.

Considering last years AS with Kara was the best ever I thought this was wonderful. TaG is correct this is no chemisty between the 2 unlike last year but it was a stunning dance.



Wow doesnt Artem look soooo different!!!!

Get the Wardrobe dept to think carefully before sending a young girl out in such a close contact dance with a beautiful yet poorly conceived frock on. Chelsee did a fantastic job and if anything the Wardrobe team should be strictly told off!