Dancing on Ice

Just watched this week's show and (naturally) scored the routines:

1) Gareth and Maria
'Wake Me Up when September Ends' by Green Day
4.5

2) Linda and Daniel
'Candyman' by Christina Aguilera
3.5

3) Samantha and Pavel
'You Can't Hurry Love' by The Supremes
4.0

4) Chris and Frankie
'Rule the World' by Take That
5.0

5) Aggie and Sergey
'Total Eclipse of the Heart' by Bonnie Tyler
3.0

6) Steve and Susie
(Missed the song. Will update ASAP!)
2.0

7) Greg and Kristina aka Baby Voice
'Licence to Kill' from James Bond
2.0

8) Zaraah and Fred
'Take a Chance on me' by ABBA
4.5

9) Tim and Victoria
'Under Pressure' by Queen
2.5

10) Suzanne and Matt
'Something Stupid' by Frank and Nancy Sinatra
4.5

Strictly 2008

Have been thinking about Strictly '08, and have come up with some great ideas for celebs and a new "week":

Celebs

Female
Fiona Bruce - Newsreader
Paula Radcliffe - Runner
Myleene Klass - Musician
Mel C - Spice Girl
Caroline Flack/Fearne Cotton - TV presenter
Lorainne Kelly - TV presenter
"Honey" from Eastenders - Actress
Zoe Salmon - Blue Peter presenter

Male
Bill Oddie - Nature expert
Tim Henman - Tennis player
Gary Lineker - Sports pundit
Dermot Monahagn - Newsreader
Noel Edmonds - TV presenter
Mark Speight - Artist (Smart)
John Barrowman - Actor
Ray Quinn - Singer (X Factor)


New Week
Seeing as there are two extra celebrities, there will need to be either 3 celebs in the final and one extra week or two extra weeks. I think they should have a new week called Films and Musicals week, where each remaining couple has to dance two dances to a track from a film or musical.

My Strictly Awards

Have just read a post on the MSN Strictly Blog and read Tess Daly's favourite Strictly moments. Agreed with a couple, but thought I could have chosen better ones. And also in the 2008 Strictly Annual, do not agree totally with Len's Lowdown. So thought I would do my own. Most of the awards are from the annual (Len's Lowdown) but have added my own as well:

Best Couple
Aleesha and Matt
Carol and Matt
Louisa and Vincent
Aled and Lilia

Best Improvement
Gethin and Camilla (though I thought he was fab at the start!)

Worst Couple
Fiona and Brendan
(To be fair to Kate and Anton, these two were much worse than them and Kate should never have been compared to Fiona)
Georgina and James
Gabby and James
(James just gets on my nerves over-all, but he argued with Georgina and I think him and Gabby made too big a thing of being knocked out)

Most Unfair Eviction
Spoony and Ola
Aled and Lilia
(I would say Penny and Ian because I loved them but her Salsa that week was pretty bad!)

Biggest Rule-Breaker
The Donut himself, Brendan Cole

Suprise Stayer
Julian Clary
(He should have gone right near the start. If Aled Jones had got the Final, I think it would have been a lot more tense to see who was in the top 2)

Best 10 Dances
Zoe and Ian's Samba
Aleesha and Matt's... Any dance (apart from Samba)
Letitia and Darren's Paso Doble
Gethin and Camilla's Jive
Carol and Matt's Samba
Louisa and Vincent's Jive
Emma and Darren's Tango
Louisa and Vincent's Samba
Jill and Darren's Samba
Mark and Karen's Vieniesse Waltz/Samba

Worst 5 Dances
Fiona and Brendan's Rumba
Kelly and Brendan's Samba
Quentin and Hazel's Cha Cha Cha
Chris and Hanna's Paso Doble
Kate and Anton's Salsa
(Kate and Anton's Salsa music seems to haunt me! I have had to sing it, play it and now watch it on my favourite programme!)

Best 5 Outfits
Aled's Christmas Samba catsuit(!)
Karen's Vieniesse Waltz dress (with Mark R)
Carol's Samba dress (with Matt C)
Aleesha's Cha Cha Cha dress
Karen's Freestyle dress (with Mark R)

Best 10 Songs
(This is really tricky but I'll try!!!)
'Live and Let Die' - Letitia and Darren's Paso Doble
'Aquarius' - Zoe and Ian's Samba
'Big Spender' - Darren and Lilia's Foxtrot
'Club Tropicana' - Carol and Matt's Samba
'Toxic' - Natasha and Brendan's Tango
'These Boots are made for Walking' - Penny and Ian's Samba
'I'm Still Standing' - Jill and Darren's Jive
'Walking in the Air' - Aled and Lilia's Christmas Samba
'Knock on Wood' - Gethin and Camilla's Jive
'Rhythm of the Night' - Louisa and Vincent's Samba/'Smiley Faces' - Louisa and Vincent's Jive

Tour of STRICTLY COME DANCING

WE ARE GOING FOR MY BIRTHDAY!!! 3RD OF FEB @ THE MEN ARENA IN MANCHESTER!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Final: Review

Both the couples danced their favourite Latin dance, favourite Ballroom dance, a dance to music picked by the judges, a group Vieniesse Waltz and a freestyle showdance:

Ballroom

1) Matt and Flavia - American Smooth
"For Once in my Life" by Michael Buble
My score = 8
Judge's score (average) = 9



2) Aleesha and Matt - Waltz
"A Time for Us" by Johnny Mathis
My score = 10
Judge's score (average) = 10




Latin

1) Matt and Flavia - Salsa
"Vehicle" by Carlos Oliva
My score = 10
Judge's score (average) = 10



2) Aleesha and Matt - Cha Cha Cha
"Crazy in Love" by Beyonce
My score = 10
Judge's score (average) = 10




Judge's Choice
"We Love to Boogie" by Marc Bolan

1) Matt and Flavia - Quickstep
My score = 8
Judge's score (average) = 9



2) Aleesha and Matt - Jive
My score = 10
Judge's score (average) = 9


Vieniesse Waltz
"This Year's Love" by David Gray






Freestyle Showdance

1) Matt and Flavia
"Are you gonna go my Way?" by Lenny Kravitz





2) Aleesha and Matt
"Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler




There was also a special feature by Brucie himself, called the Brucie Bonus. Featuring all the past dancers and celebrities from this series, Bruce sung "Cheek to Cheek" by Frank Sinatra.




All the past couples danced to their favourite dance:

1) Brian and Karen - Waltz
"Godfather Waltz" from the Godfather

2) Stephanie and Vincent - Quickstep
"Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall

3) Willie and Erin - Waltz
"Run to You" by Whitney Housten

4) Gabby and James - Jive
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" by Elton John

5) Dom and Lilia - Cha Cha Cha
"The Shoop Shoop Song" by Cher

6) Penny and Ian - Samba
"These Boots are made for Walking" by Nancy Sinatra

7) Kate and Anton - Paso Doble
"Somebody Told Me" by the Killers

8) John and Nicole - Salsa
"Ran Kan Kan" by Tito Puente

9) Kelly and Brendan - Vieniesse Waltz
"Delilah" by Tom Jones

10) Kenny and Ola - Paso Doble
"Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand

11) Letitia and Darren - Foxtrot
"Call Me Irresponsible" by Bobby Darin

12) Gethin and Camilla - Salsa
"Azucar" by Traditional

WINNERS OF 2007 - ALEESHA AND MATT