Strictly 2022: Week 7

Well the mid-season show treated us with TessBot in skinned Big Bird Yellow, Claude in Magic Pyjamas and never to early to be dressed as a glittery Yeti from Shirley!

Hamza & Jowita
Cha Cha Cha to I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) – Hamza is so light on his feet but that was more proficient that wowsome. But hugely popular and likable.

Alison Hammond came in like a wrecking ball (thank you Miley) and had us googling “Has Alison Hammond done Strictly?” Answer: yes, she has, with Aljaz. How soon we forget!

Ellie & Johannes
Rumba to Alone by Heart – lacked swing and sway, but had too much start and stop. Needed better more detail in the transitions. Also in the Death Slot (aka second up) – with a rumba. Either a rumba works or it doesn’t. Eek – get ready E and J for the dance off. 3 from Craig..a tad too harsh!

Ellie & Nikita (moths have been at his rehearsal top)
Charleston to Too Darn Hot – back in the game, threw everything at the Charleston. Nikita is so smart to parallel the movements providing perspective rather than side by side. But a lovely Charleston and pashing on Nikita. Can see them in the final…yes THE FINAL, there we said it!

Molly & Carlos
Foxtrot to You Make Me Happy – Preceded by an actual funny joke by the TessBot (I know!!!), that seemed a sweet foxtrot akin to being smothered in a blancmange. But what can you do with that saccharine song?

Tyler & Dianne
Viennese Waltz to I’ve Been Loving You Too Long – Dianne announcing it was the halfway point in the competition – WHAT!! SHOCKER!! – Tyler has beautiful hands but his frame tipping over with a bum sticking out made it messy. But at least they’ve got a VW out of the way. Sweating like Giovanni on his first season.

Kym & Graziano
Argentine Tango to Assassin’s Tango – Screaming TEN! The best dance of the series. Light and shade, call and response, everything that this series needed! Did we say TEN!!! Judges… hmmm!

Will & Nancy
Quickstep to Soda Pop – that was very much a Charlestony Quickstep – it’s hard to say what’s missing – a quickstep should barely touch the floor, a souffle of a dance but that didn’t quite ‘float’ for us

Helen & Gorka
Jive to Tightrope by Janelle Monáe – fantastic dancing sabotaged by a terrible screeching from the Day Varch singers and awful lighting and costume combo – her talent was slightly scuppered by the Strictly production.

Fleur & Vito
Waltz to I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues by Elton John – Fleur can really dance but she still needs to bring a hard and soft, a light and shade to her dancing – the hardest to judge but there are infinitely much worse dancers in the competition.

Tony & Katya
Salsa to I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) – celebrating something something football. Sorry we zoned out. Well…. as much he doesn’t dance every step, my goodness that was more thrilling than a lot of dances tonight. Katya is utterly fearless. If this isn’t what’s Strictly is about, we don’t know!