Strictly Spoiler Thread

[ethandron]

You know what that means so look away now, you've been warned!

[ethandron]

Looks like it could be Anita out doesn't it? What a shame :(

[fiction-factory]

It's going to be pretty safe to look for the next hour or so though.
Tough call tonight.
Gleb's fans will ensure Anita won't come bottom in the public vote too

[Eve]

I will be looking in in the morning.

I must admit, I didn't expect the leaderboard to be as it is tonight!

Jay and Georgia should be safe but I hope Anita gets through too! If Anita or Helen end up in the dance off with say Kellie it could end up one of the former two out based on tonight's dances if I have the scores right in my memory!

[Eve]

I thought Gleb could have at least erm...ahem...shown a little more chest...especially needing votes (any excuse haha!).

[fiction-factory]

I thought the judges' votes and the public votes were determined by awarding points (5 for first, 4 for second... one for last) for each set of scores. But that would mean there's a pretty good chance of a tie for one of the dance off positions. Does anyone know how they choose in the event of a tie? It should also mean Jay has to be safe as the worst he can score is 6

[fiction-factory]

That rings a bell, thanks. So Jay could still go. There could even be a 5 way tie if the public vote is the opposite order to the judges

[Sammy48]

Sick of Anita getting marked down. Craig gave her a 6. Totally fixed.

[vernonk]

Who has gone tonite?

[woofgang]

Georgia versus Helen. Helen out.

[woofgang]

Anton in the semis! BIG grin

[vernonk]

Just shOwls it's a popularity contest. Anita should've gone

[hc4361]

Anita was fab! She certainly wasn't the worst tonight

[clara55]

shame helen is out just glad it wasnt anita and gleb

[Eve]

Anton must be made up, bless him!

Wow, I'm not the biggest fan of Helen, though she is a good dancer, but didn't expect her to go so soon! I thought Kellie might be down in the dance off again, Georgia definitely didn't deserve that!

I'm glad Anita, Georgia and Jay have got through.

I wonder which ones are going on the tour. I've seen adverts for it but not who is going on it. There have been rumours of people who are going on tour getting preferential treatment though I'd imagine with all the publicity accusing them of fixing the results, they'd be extra careful to be "beyond reproach"!

[viv41]

No way did Anita deserve a six last night ! I thought she was fabulous. Sorry that Helen has gone, I really liked watching her dance. Jay to win now for me.

[hc4361]

The tour - Ainsley, Georgia, Anita, Frankie from the last series so far. It very much depends on their other commitments and the more the better as far as the show is concerned.

[sue11]

I do not rate Anita I am afraid, my favorite is Georgia, I think she is a beautiful dancer. For me Anita is not very smooth and sometimes seems to struggle with the moves.
Also I know that a lot of people are saying that Anita deserves to be in the final as she has had no dance training.
I agree that she may have had no formal dance training as such, but her mother was a professional Bollywood dancer and in one of the video clips I saw of her, it showed her mother dancing the typical Bollywood style dance and Anita was alongside her effortlessly doing the same dance. Having grown up in a family with a professional dance background, she must had a lot of dance experience and this would be a big advantage for her in Strictly.
I would love to see Anton and Katie in the final together with Jay and Georgia!

[iloveher]

People with serious knowledge of ballroom and latin dancing will tell you that Anita is just not good enough and that Gleb is cleverly covering up her shortcomings with his choreography. And the BBC are giving her way more than her share of airtime in its typically PC way. Smoke and mirrors

[hc4361]

It's not just about technique, though. That's why the audience gets to vote.