Strictly Come Dancing

Wow, wow, wow, Susanna! To use Craig's words, FAB-U-LOUS! GrandmaMiney, you must be so proud of her. That was some dance!

Super Susanna! What a Carmen! What is wrong with Craig? Both Susanna and Natalie deserved 10 all round.

PS I love Patrick too - he really lived that samba. Should have been on the streets of Rio!

Just voted for Susanna - she was great! can do 5 votes online!

Loved the music for Susanna's dance - I do get so fed up with all those pop songs. Well done to all the contestants - the competition's really heating up now!

Or should that be 'hotting up'?

Five votes here as well. It's getting exciting now. I've never bothered to vote before.

I must say I'm intrigued as to how they got all that hair of Natalie's confined enough to enable her to wear that wig without it looking obvious!

Just read the following - how lovely :-
Kevin Clifton's family to feature in tonight's Strictly Come Dancing opening routine - By Grimsby Telegraph | Posted: November 16, 2013


THE Clifton family are preparing flamboyant dance moves for a carnival themed routine to join their son on the BBC show.

Opening tonight's Strictly Come Dancing show will be parents Keith and Judy Clifton at The Tower Ballroom, Blackpool.

Also performing will be dance champion Joanne, Kevin's sister, Karen, Kevin's fiancee who recently got voted out of the show and 21 couples from Cliftons Dance Academy.

Keith said: "I am absolutely delighted to be dancing on the show and the programme will be giving a big push to Grimsby.

Read more: http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Strictly-family-affair-Cliftons-popular-dance/story-20089675-detail/story.html#ixzz2kqMuXISm

What a great evening of dancing! You could hardly put a pin between them all. Glad to see Susannah score so well - a truly Spanish Paso Doble. Everyone had raised their game for Blackpool and it will be interesting (or frustrating!) to see how the public votes.

Wow! Susanna's dance was electric tonight. I thought all the couples rose to the occasion, but without a doubt Susanna and Kevin stole the show.

to thank all you wonderful gransnettersusannasupporters.
I know she will value your votes, and I cannot thank you enough for the feeling of support so many of you give me.
I was not in Blackpool, just 'home alone' with a Spanish to be in the mood and calm my nerves! I was stunned by their dramatic Paso Doble, and yes, I was thrilled for Team Kevanna--and proud of DD.
As both of us have had 'shock failure' in the past we can never really believe we will get the results we hope for, however hard we work.
DD's 'mantra' is "everything's impossible--until it's done", which is why she was genuinely shocked to get even one 10. Neither of us can ever believe we're any good, until there is concrete, objective proof.
With that, all our relief and joy just bubbles up and we are so grateful! Especially to those who have helped us
(Sorry if this sounds a bit 'yucky', but it is honestly how it feels)

Miney your obvious pride in your DD is well founded and well deserved. Theirs was the dance of the night, if not the series for me. I thought she looked amazing and the dance was mesmeric. I think she must be a top contender to win overall now. Jolly well done to them both!

Of course Susannah will go through to the final, she deserves it, but I wonder who will join her? I think Brendan must have been quite shocked that he did not stay top of the Leader board, after that opening dance scoring so well, and then along came three other dancers all doing even better! All have improved so much, it is almost unbelievable the professionals must have worked really hard with each and every one of them. I think Fiona and Mark will be in the dance off tonight, and lovely though Mark is I do think he has reached his limit.

I thought the dancing at the opening of the show was fantastic, an ecletic mix of young dancers who were brilliant, and then the older dancers, plus the professionals, it was amazing, and created an atmosphere that set the whole tone for the evening. I did not know Kevin's family were dancing, that makes it even more special. All the dancers have reached such a high standard now which they must keep up every week. It will be hard to chose a winner although I too think it will be between Fiona and Mark for the dance off tonight. I hope the public vote sensibly, sadly it is not always so and they vote for their favourite personality and not necessarily the best dancer.

It's been in my mind all morning, so I'll write it here. You know, I really miss not being able to share this 'journey' with Greatnan.
Like many gransnetters we shared various things, and she had sent me a lovely supportive pm after my first post on this thread--wishing DD well.
She will never be forgotten

When the camera zoomed in on a very glamorous lady, shall we say, of slightly more mature years, I wondered if it was you, GMM!! It must be torture for you each week while bursting with pride at the same time. Susannah was stunning but I am afraid I thought the lovely Kevin from Grimsby could have held back a bit as he tended to take some of the spotlight off her. My prediction for what it is worth is :
Mark off tonight, Fiona next week, Ben after that and then Sophie. Then the real battle begins between Abby, Patrick, what's her name who was ill last week and Susannah - all fantastic dancers (but I know where my loyalties lie!!)

Grandmaminey, Greatnan loved Strictly and when I stayed she showed me a photo of herself dancing in a beautiful gown. She was quite a stunner as a young woman. We watched it together after dinner on the Saturday and she was cheering Susanna on.

Something that puzzled me: how on earth did they get all Natalie's hair under that wig?

I said that, anno! (No on answered...)

No one

I didn't notice that, Ana, until I backtracked up the thread. I think I will email 'It takes two'!

Well I would have answered you but was busy with the sing a long !!!
helped along with a delicious Cabernet Sauvigon , just to oil the old vocal chords , you understand !!
To Ana.

GMM your DD was amazing! You must be absolutely bursting with pride - I know I would be! She's certainly got my vote!

Susanna was superb, looking lovely in that gown. She deserved 4 tens. I did not like the amount of eyeliner applied to Natalie's eyes. She looked as though she had 2 black eyes.

It will be close at the end I think so we must continue to vote for Susanna. She has never let us down once and continues to improve.

I also thought that was a shot of her mother- I wonder who it was?