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October 31 Zoe Lucker Is Out Of Strictly Come Dancing 2009In a dramatic result, Footballers' Wives actress Zoe Lucker lucked out and became the seventh celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing 2009. You can join in the hot debate about this result and see what everyone else is saying about it in our comments section below.
 The judges’ scores Ricky and Natalie – 39 The dance-off Their dance-off performances were not as good as earlier in the evening. No matter, the judges had to decide. The judges voted as follows: Judge Craig: Ali and Brian Judge Alesha: Zoe and James Judge Bruno: Ali and Brian Head judge Len: Ali and Brian So out went Zoe and James (Our thanks to the ever brilliant Miss Bubbles for doing the live blog – you can read her comments in the previous post) My full review of Saturday night’s performances: As usual we have Brucie’s reaction, our view, blogger’s wife’s opinion, a summary of the judges’ views and the scores. Natalie Cassidy and Vincent Simone – jive Brucie: What about them? Come here. Our view: She made it fun in the first section but I felt it lost the energy half-way through. Blogger’s wife: Her dress was a lovely colour but Natalie has been let down by the costume department failing to give her dresses that flatter her. Not the best jive I’ve ever seen not sharp and fast enough. Judge Craig: That was absolutely unbelievable. Your get up and go is incredible. However, your free arm looks very, very lonely. Very light, very nimble and very good. Head judge Len: Started off full energy. Then you went into your quieter mode, I thought the whole package was fabulous. Judge Alesha: You captured the spirit of the jive. Your energy and enthusiasm is infectious. Just control your arms a little bit more. Judge Bruno: You have a fire cracker up your bum. That is a performance. That is the focus and energy you have to maintain. Now you have proved you can do it. 7 8 7 8 = 30 Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna – paso doble Brucie: What about that? A classical paso doble. Our view: Good music choice as I do not like the paso danced to pop music. They danced it well but somehow it didn’t feel like a paso should – lack of drive, attack and aggression. Blogger’s wife: The only part of their costumes I liked were Brian’s trousers which were just neutral. They danced it beautifully but it didn’t have the aggression I’d liked to have seen. Judge Bruno: This was beautiful. It was glistening like a bejeweled cape in the Spanish sun. But it had a lyrical quality that is not quite right for the paso doble. Nobody would mistake you for a bull but you have to get that kind of energy. Judge Craig: I was holding my breath all the way through that because I can see the bruising on your foot and I really feel for you because I know that must have been horrific. I loved the way you danced it. Clean, accomplished but I did think it did lack a bit of earth, wind and fire. Head judge Len: You’re a very talented dancer and you danced that beautifully. And I must congratulate you Brian for the lovely bit of choreography you produced. As much as I loved it, you were a little bit straight-legged on occasion and it did lack a bit of aggression about it but I felt you were portraying the cape more and I thought you did a beautiful job. Judge Alesha: You danced it well Ali but I want to see you use your acting skills more. Whenever I see you dance I always feel you’re a bit fragile, you always have this worried look in your face. The paso is the dance where you really need to take control. Your turns were impressive, great shaping and probably the best arm work I’ve seen from any female celebrity. 8 9 8 8 = 33 Craig Kelly and Flavia Cacace – waltz Brucie: Well that looked pretty good to me. What have you done to him? Our view: Some improvement and good on him for that but that’s as much as I can say. Blogger’s wife: Good outfits. An improvement on his previous stage but for week seven not good enough. Judge Alesha: Week seven and finally, Craig, I’ve seen something that I like from you. I couldn’t help smiling when you were smiling there. That’s what the waltz does, doesn’t it? You kept good body contact throughout. Nice to see your left arm wasn’t fighting with Flavia this time and you’re starting to look more comfortable. Judge Bruno: I found it very labored. The rise and fall was so forced. I don’t think you can dance that’s all I can say at this stage. Judge Craig: Leaps and bounds ahead of what you did last week. But it still needs a lot of work. I think at one point Flavia actually stood on your foot but I am finally seeing some progression. Head judge Len: Of course there was the odd mistake. I know you want to get to Blackpool and if determination and trying hard was all you needed you’d be halfway up the M1. 5 7 7 5 = 24 Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan – cha cha cha Brucie: Come on, what about it? Well done, well done. Our view: That was good fun and he’s got his act together again. Slightly stilted beginning but picked up after that. Blogger’s wife: Nice to see the return of the Ola catsuit. A bit slow but really liked the track they chose although I’m not sure how appropriate it was for a cha cha cha. Head judge Len: You were shaking your groove thing old soldier. Much more lively. A bit skippy. You’re right back to where you were week one. Judge Alesha: Yes, you came out and performed it but I’d liked to have seen a bit more content. I’d like to shut your mouth with some tape because you’re counting and it’s off-putting. Judge Bruno: You bring the energy on. You’ve got the sense of rhythm. Everything has to go into a focused performance not just one or two things Judge Craig: A bit cha cha chunky. Lost your hip action but it had an amazing dynamic and fantastic timing. A fine endeavour, my love. 7 8 7 7 = 29 Jade Johnson and Ian Waite – foxtrot Brucie: Oh, it was elegant, elegant, elegant. Our view: Well, that’s easily the best of the dances so far tonight. She really nailed that, great performance. Blogger’s wife: Lovely, lovely dance. Delighted to see Ian had his haircut. Jade had a lovely dress, shame it was yellow. Judge Craig: Your heel got caught in your dress. Lovely kicks, movement around the floor was gorgeous. Head judge Len: I thought the dress thing was a trick and the whole performance was a treat, well done. Judge Alesha: You made a difficult dance look easy. Well done. Judge Bruno: Oh my fair Jade. Long, smooth, elegant with a twinkle in the eye, I loved it. 8 9 9 9 = 35 Zoe Lucker and James Jordan – samba Brucie: Wonderful. Oh, Zoe, did you shake it? Our view: She’s done that well and unlike most Strictly sambas I enjoyed watching it. Blogger’s wife: I hope the choker keeps her out of the dance-off [the only week Zoe didn’t wear a choker was the week she ended up in the dance-off] because it was better than most of the sambas from last week. Head judge Len: You’re always good but very occasionally great. I think you have the potential to challenge the top couples but nerves get in your way. Judge Alesha: I liked all that gyrating. It’s nice to see you let go. Judge Bruno: I am loving it when you get down with your feather duster. Sometimes you get there and sometimes you don’t. Judge Craig: The bounce action was missing but you had enormous amount of rhythm and your timing was very, very good. A bit more animal in there. 7 8 9 8 = 32 Erin Boag and Ricky Groves – rumba Brucie: What about this? Hollywood have been on the phone. Our view: I thought he looked good. Nice combination of outfit and music. I liked this more than his effort last week. Blogger’s wife: I really enjoyed it. Well choreographed. Judge Alesha: You’ve been taken out of your comfort zone. You acted your way through. It wasn’t a bad effort. Judge Bruno: Daniel Craig has got nothing to worry about. The hip action was terrible. It’s not your dance. Judge Craig: I thought that sliding doors variation was very awkward. The entire routine was very conceited. Head judge Len: This is such a hard dance for the guys and I don’t think him [Craig] or him [Bruno] appreciate that. 4 8 7 5 = 24 Laila Rouass and Anton du Beke – Viennese waltz Brucie: Yes, yes, yes. Come along then. So beautiful. Our view: Charming. You could see she was relaxed and enjoying it. Blogger’s wife: Beautiful outfit and beautifully danced. Judge Craig: A classic Viennese with a modern twist. Thank goodness you’re back in hold. Delightful. Head judge Len: Bring this quality, confidence and joy of dancing to your Latin. Judge Alesha: Great combination a bit skippy at times but I loved it. Judge Bruno: This is the kind of performance we have to see in the Latin. 8 9 8 8 = 33 Phil Tufnell and Katya Virshilas – tango Brucie: Up you come Phil. She’s pleased with you. You might get a saucer of milk. Our view: Eminently watchable. Entertaining. Blogger’s wife: Really enjoyed it. Judge Bruno: I am happy to see you came out and did a dance full of content. You see you don’t need to shake your bum all the time but a great, great improvement. Judge Craig: Choreographically it was great but the music gave you a lyrical sense which meant you were rising and falling. Head judge Len: Learning the routine is the only the start. Work on the character and polishing the dance, spend a few more hours on it Judge Alesha: Tricky routine, I liked it. 7 7 8 8 = 30 Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe – quickstep. Brucie: What about that. A wonderful routine. Our view: Great music. Great performance. Blogger’s wife: Once again he looked like a professional. Very well done. Head judge Len: The best dance of series seven. Judge Alesha: You were in a league of your own. Beautifully executed, wonderful routine. Judge Bruno: Take it away Ricky. You never went wrong. Judge Craig: Bandy legs and pigeon toed but that has never stopped Brendan Cole from dancing and I have to say: absolutely amazing. 9 10 10 10 = 39 Your views Share It
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