Strictly Come Dancing

ABC's hit show "Dancing with the Stars" (similar to the UK's Strictly Come Dancing) apparently has Royal approval. The Duchess of York has been a fan of the show and has recently expressed interest in participating in the 2007 season.

The results show arrived, and when the judges were asked about who they thought would be going this week, it was a unanimous decision. All the judges didn’t want to say it as this couple brought a happy spirit to the show and a lot of entertainment, but for this couple they decided… their dancing days were over. This couple was Claire and Brendan.

With only six couples remaining the competition is really hotting up! One couple must leave, but each couple are as desperate as each other for it not to be them!

So, week 8 brings the contestants to dance another dance, which they have not yet done so far in the series. First up were Matt and Lilia with a jive. After some fabulous scores for ballroom, Matt really didn’t want to go back to the scores he was receiving for his previous latin dances! After his dance Len said: “Your latin has improved immensely!” Their dance was given a 6, 7, 8 and a 7, giving them a total of 28.

After the public vote was combined with the points given by the judges, two couples were left at the bottom – in the danger zone!

Surprisingly, this week left a very nervous Emma and Darren in the bottom two along with birthday boy Peter and his partner Erin. The judges had said they were disappointed with Emma’s dance, but Peter on the other hand impressed them. Emma was rewarded 30 for her dance, and Peter 26. But would the public agree…?

What a week!?! This week's Strictly Come Dancing show leads the viewer through a variety of dances that really demonstrate the contestants' talents and guide the viewer through a roller coaster of emotions. From the passionate tango to the raunchy rumba, the remaining contestants must dance a dance that they have not yet danced this series.

It's no exaggeration to say that the BBC hit show Strictly Come Dancing has taken the nation by storm. Classes are springing up all over the place. A shortage of teachers is now the problem because dancing, in all its many facets, has become the social skill that people are clamouring for.

Peter and Erin were the penultimate couple to perform, and after a great run for the 5 couples before them who all got into the 30’s, the judges had something else to tell Peter and Erin.

The judges praised Peter for his ballroom dancing on previous weeks but told him that the samba was most certainly not for him. Arlene told him: “you and the samba rhythms haven’t quite attached yourself to each other yet.”

This week’s show allowed the 8 remaining couples to show their skills in dancing the Samba or the American Smooth. But who would impress this week?

First up: Ray and Camilla. They danced the first Samba of the evening, however the judges didn’t think Ray transported them to the carnival ground, and their dance was rewarded only 26 marks.

Well… what can be said…? Mark Ramprakash is turning out to be somewhat of an extremely good dancer, and partnered with the wonderful professional: Karen Hardy, many people believe that they are: “in it to win it!”

The judges had certainly been brushing up on their linguistic use of similes and metaphors for this Saturday evenings show! With the dancer being described as anything from looking like: “a mule kicking around the floor,” to “like rose petals gently falling on the ground,” there was definitely a variety of comments.