2020 Weekly Dance & Music Choices

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Here we go folks - music and dances for week 1



Bill and Oti: Cha Cha Cha to Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba
https://youtu.be/JBJVVhn7iuo

Caroline and Johannes: American Smooth to 9-5 (Morning Train) by Sheena Easton
https://youtu.be/S_3vZYOYNYU

Clara and Aljaž: Cha Cha Cha to Don't Start Now by Dua Lipa
https://youtu.be/oygrmJFKYZY

HRVY and Janette: Jive to Faith by Stevie Wonder feat. Ariana Grande
https://youtu.be/hNMMN46uFCc

Jacqui and An ton: Foxtrot to Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life by Monty Python
https://youtu.be/SJUhlRoBL8M

Jamie and Karen: Cha Cha Cha to Think About Things by Daði og Gagnamagnið
https://youtu.be/VFZNvj-HfBU

Jason and Luba: American Smooth to My Girl by The Temptations
https://youtu.be/swSytFVMHuU

JJ and Amy: Waltz to What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
https://youtu.be/CWzrABouyeE

Maisie and Gorka: Samba to Samba (Conga) by Gloria Estefan
https://youtu.be/LLKrvF6A4FU

Max and Dianne: Tango to Best Fake Smile by James Bay
https://youtu.be/UZme7SwXXws

Nicola and Katya: Quickstep to Get Happy by Ella Fitzgerald
https://youtu.be/mwoPlRR9J_k

Ranvir and Giovanni: Paso Doble to End of Time by Beyoncé
https://youtu.be/OJBfv9CHlcw

The sublime: Quickstep to Ella

The ridiculous: Foxtrot to Monty Python

The divine: Waltz to Louis (fully expect large quantities of dust particles getting in my eyes during that)

The fabulous; cha x 3 to Miriam (an eternal favourite of mine - and she had some moves too)

The camptastic party fun: Samba to Gloria

The bonkers (but it might just work): Cha x 3 to Daði

The distinctly meh: everything else

Not sure if its just me being the skeptic but you kind of feel who the producers are trying to mould as contenders each year as they land prime partner and prime music for dances whereas the lesser hopefuls get thrown much weaker options. Thia year early signs are that it is Maisie Smith and Jason Bell.

I think there is a good choice of tunes this week but there's one or two that I'm not sure of from a rhythm point of view.

I like Harvey's jive music and think this should be good.

I like the slower Pata Pata tune for Bill's cha-cha-cha

Although I love that song, I'm not sure about JJ's waltz to Louis Armstrong from a rhythm point of view.

Not sure about a tango to James Bay, or a Paso to Beyonce but Gio will come up with something watchable as it's mostly focussed around the male.

A quickstep for Nicola is tough for week 1, but Ella's Get Happy seems slightly slower so I'm interested to see what Katya cooks up.

Clara and Alijaz have a good track for a cha-cha.

B4p wrote:=

Although I love that song, I'm not sure about JJ's waltz to Louis Armstrong from a rhythm point of view.

A normal waltz should be slow.  Very slow.  It's the VW that is quicker, but I often feel Strictly often gives tunes more suited to a VW to the Waltz, just slightly slowed down, so this real waltz time seems slow in comparison.  

Natalie and Ainsley did a waltz to Wonderful World (GORGE-USS dress!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6TyIgDxXe0 , and I have great hopes of Amy's choreography.

And although this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJsBHsMaN0k is an AS, it is a waltz-based one.  So there are quite a few instances of using this tune for a waltz...

I think Wonderful World is going to wonderful!

I liked the Natalie & Ainsley waltz, not so keen on the show dance.

music and dances for week 2

HRVY and Janette: Viennese Waltz to Stuck With U by Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE49WK-oNjU

Maisie and Gorka: Tango to Midnight Sky by Miley Cyrus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxZl2cFvjRs

Caroline and Johannes: Paso Doble to El Gato Montes by Ramon Cortez
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osdg6ibxnWU

Ranvir and Giovanni: Quickstep to You Are The Sunshine Of My Life by Stevie Wonder
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wZ_b_uUAdQ

Nicola and Katya: Couples’ Choice (Street Commercial) to Shine by Years & Years
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXTAn4ELEwM

JJ and Amy: Paso Doble to Believer by Imagine Dragons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtfhZwyrcc

Clara and Aljaž: Viennese Waltz to You Don’t Own Me by SAYGRACE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi1zM-HVVEs

Max and Dianne: Jive to I’m A Believer by The Monkees
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9YIsKIEbA

Jason and Luba: Salsa to Get Lucky by Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6Rdv1a3I

Bill and Oti: Quickstep to Talk To The Animals by Bobby Darin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvMcKbo0vYc

Jamie and Karen: American Smooth to Night and Day by Frank Sinatra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E10L8G67ozU

Jacqui and An ton: Samba to Help Yourself by Tom Jones
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9J5jqiBvaE

Well a mixed bag for week 2

Caroline has lucked out with some traditional Paso music.

Clara's got a good one for her V.Waltz

A fast salsa for Jason, but he's got rhythm so should suit him

A traditional crooner tune for Jaimee's A Smooth so Karen should be able to steer him through (hopefully with his feet more on the floor than off)

I had to do a double take for Ranvir's quickstep tune. I rechecked the Beeb site and that's what it said, unless there's a different version.

Jacqui - a good tune to make toast too (I bet Tom could've done a good samba in the day).

The battle of the quicksteps this week

Berlimey! I reckon Sir Tom would have had some moves if Strictly existed back then (or we did a Back to the Future stunt and scooped him up from 1968 or whenever this was...)

Hmm - who would he be partnered with? Torn between Welsh Amy or Oti...

music and dances for week 3


Nicola and Katya: Jive to Greased Lightnin’ by John Travolta from Grease
https://youtu.be/wK63eUyk-iM

HRVY and Janette: Cha Cha to Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee from Gnomeo and Juliet
https://youtu.be/jMYu-YxuJPg

Jason and Luba: Paso Doble to the Star Wars Theme by John Williams from Star Wars
https://youtu.be/_D0ZQPqeJkk

Bill and Oti: Paso Doble to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Ennio Morricone from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
https://youtu.be/AFa1-kciCb4

JJ and Amy: Foxtrot to Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head by B.J. Thomas from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
https://youtu.be/_VyA2f6hGW4

Ranvir and Giovanni: Foxtrot to Love You I Do by Jennifer Hudson from Dreamgirls
https://youtu.be/OKNsI084MM4

Maisie and Gorka: American Smooth to Into The Unknown by Idina Menzel from Frozen II
https://youtu.be/gIOyB9ZXn8s

Clara and Aljaž: Tango to Lady Marmalade by Pink, Mya, Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera from Moulin Rouge
https://youtu.be/RQa7SvVCdZk

Max and Dianne: Couples’ Choice to The Simpsons Theme by Danny Elfman from The Simpsons Movie
https://youtu.be/Xqog63KOANc

Caroline and Johannes: Couples’ Choice to Everything’s Coming Up by Roses Ethel Merman from Gypsy
https://youtu.be/W8p5A3j6HpI

Jamie and Karen: Charleston to Zero To Hero by Tawatha Agee, Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman and Vanéese Y. Thomas from Hercules
https://youtu.be/woO9FidFa6o

B4p wrote:music and dances for week 3


Nicola and Katya: Jive to Greased Lightnin’ by John Travolta from Grease
https://youtu.be/wK63eUyk-iM

HRVY and Janette: Cha Cha to Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee from Gnomeo and Juliet
https://youtu.be/jMYu-YxuJPg

Jason and Luba: Paso Doble to the Star Wars Theme by John Williams from Star Wars
https://youtu.be/_D0ZQPqeJkk

Bill and Oti: Paso Doble to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Ennio Morricone from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
https://youtu.be/AFa1-kciCb4

JJ and Amy: Foxtrot to Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head by B.J. Thomas from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
https://youtu.be/_VyA2f6hGW4

Ranvir and Giovanni: Foxtrot to Love You I Do by Jennifer Hudson from Dreamgirls
https://youtu.be/OKNsI084MM4

Maisie and Gorka: American Smooth to Into The Unknown by Idina Menzel from Frozen II
https://youtu.be/gIOyB9ZXn8s

Clara and Aljaž: Tango to Lady Marmalade by Pink, Mya, Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera from Moulin Rouge
https://youtu.be/RQa7SvVCdZk

Max and Dianne: Couples’ Choice to The Simpsons Theme by Danny Elfman from The Simpsons Movie
https://youtu.be/Xqog63KOANc

Caroline and Johannes: Couples’ Choice to Everything’s Coming Up by Roses Ethel Merman from Gypsy
https://youtu.be/W8p5A3j6HpI

Jamie and Karen: Charleston to Zero To Hero by Tawatha Agee, Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman and Vanéese Y. Thomas from Hercules
https://youtu.be/woO9FidFa6o

Another mixed bag I think and missed opportunities.

I think Nicola has a good song for that dance. Don't see HRVY's dance suiting Don't Go Breaking My Heart and since when was the Star Wars Theme a Paso Doble song? Bill's Paso music is only marginally better. JJ has a great piece of music there. Decent music for Foxtrot for Ranvir. Not sure about Maisie's music for American Smooth. Clara has good music but does it suit a Tango? The two Couples Choices are fair game so they should be fine but Jaimie's music doesn't seem like Charleston-esque music.

Two couple's choice this week?

I'm hiding behind the sofa...

diamondsandpearls wrote:Two couple's choice this week?

I'm hiding behind the sofa...

I'll join you.

Gracious me! That Hercules song is atrocious. Not just for a Charleston, for anything. When you think of all the charleston-y tunes around from de fillums and they choose a totally rubbish song from one of Disney's least finest hours.

Didn't take me long did it - euphoric to grumpy bah humbug in just over 2 weeks...

I am committed to my VW to Adante Adante (Giovanni got the gig because he has done wonders with Ranvir and I think he is one of the best teachers Strictly has ever had apart form Natalie), but next week I shall be dancing the Charleston to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPxmvZBFZcs (maybe without the interruption of the conductor...). I shall of course be taking the role of Jack Lemmon... Johannes is the partner for that

Nicola - good music for a jive if it gets speeded up a bit.

Hrvy - I can hear a sloooooooow cha-cha in there, but no doubt this will be speeded up on the night.

Jason - I can't remember which dance Kevin did this; maybe another couples choice? Can't imagine a Paso to it, and seeing the male is the Paso lead, I think Jason may struggle. Hope I'm wrong.

Bill - I think Oti could make a Paso to this. Again, Bill will be officially leading the dance so I hope he can bend into those Spanish lines.

JJ - Who doesn't like Butch Cassidy? The best tune I think and foxtrot perfect.

Ranvir - Gio would probably come up with a decent foxtrot to 'Mr Boobastic' and get away with it. Ranvir's in hold so should be fairly safe.

Maisie - Looking forward to seeing what Gorka designs. I guess it'll be something foxtrot based with a couple of low lifts in. Has potential

Clara - this tune was used fairly recently I think? I can see a tango in there. Alijaz is a good allrounder so Clara should be in good hands

Max - will this be a street dance? The mind boggles.

Caroline - I'm guessing this will be theatre/jazz style? Will this be Caroline's breakthrough week?  Chance to put her acting skills into play?

Jaimee - No. Just no.

Tickets for toastville based on the tunes, I'd line up Jason, Jaimee and possibly Max unless Max does a CC around something Cr aig loves.

Week 4 Music & Dances


Caroline and Johannes: Waltz to With You I'm Born Again by Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright
https://youtu.be/oqTq8gckf8E

Max and Dianne: American Smooth to It Had To Be You by Harry Connick Jr.
https://youtu.be/_UnQOfPwZfs

Nicola and Katya: American Smooth to Stand By Me by Ben E. King
https://youtu.be/tTSjI-_RwEE

HRVY and Janette: Salsa to Dynamite by BTS
https://youtu.be/gdZLi9oWNZg

Jamie and Karen: Samba to Bamboleo by Gipsy Kings
https://youtu.be/SDh53g6ff3E

JJ and Amy: Jive to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Bette Midler
https://youtu.be/gye5ZtT4ZKw Christina Aguilera miming to The Andrew Sisters slightly slower version.  I prefer this video to Bette Midlers.

https://youtu.be/lTOzR1sSfFs Bette Midler.

Maisie and Gorka: Cha Cha to Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
https://youtu.be/PIb6AZdTr-A

Ranvir and Giovanni: Cha Cha to Oye Como Va / I Like It Like That by Santana / Pete Rodriguez

Clara and Aljaž: Charleston to Baby Face by Julie Andrews
https://youtu.be/7LD5UasNHrE

Bill and Oti: Couple's Choice to Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang
https://youtu.be/rKTUAESacQM

B4p wrote:Week 4 Music & Dances


Caroline and Johannes: Waltz to With You I'm Born Again by Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright
https://youtu.be/oqTq8gckf8E

Max and Dianne: American Smooth to It Had To Be You by Harry Connick Jr.
https://youtu.be/_UnQOfPwZfs

Nicola and Katya: American Smooth to Stand By Me by Ben E. King
https://youtu.be/tTSjI-_RwEE

HRVY and Janette: Salsa to Dynamite by BTS
https://youtu.be/gdZLi9oWNZg

Jamie and Karen: Samba to Bamboleo by Gipsy Kings
https://youtu.be/SDh53g6ff3E

JJ and Amy: Jive to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Bette Midler
https://youtu.be/gye5ZtT4ZKw. Christina Aguilera miming to The Andrew Sisters slightly slower version.  I prefer this video to Bette Midlers.
https://youtu.be/lTOzR1sSfFs Bette Midler.

Maisie and Gorka: Cha Cha to Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
https://youtu.be/PIb6AZdTr-A

Ranvir and Giovanni: Cha Cha to Oye Como Va / I Like It Like That by Santana / Pete Rodriguez

Clara and Aljaž: Charleston to Baby Face by Julie Andrews
https://youtu.be/7LD5UasNHrE

Bill and Oti: Couple's Choice to Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang
https://youtu.be/rKTUAESacQM

On the whole a good set of music there. I'd worry even more now for Jamie with a Samba but he does have a cracking piece of music for it. Also a little concerned for Bill with a couples choice.

I feel old.

Ihave no idea who BTS are.  I watched the video.  I still don't.  BTS = Boys Too Small? (Like, they are only 11. Surely?)

On the bright side, it's a banger, and should work well with RV tossing Janette into the air like he's in a juggling competition.

Some great latin tunes in that collection - Ranvir's is particularly ravishing.

Caroline's song has been used five times (count em..yes, FIVE) before. Brendan and Natasha, Mark and Karen, Helen and Aljaz, Denise and James and Nadiya and Davood.  Helen easily had the best dress, so she won outright for me anyway, but I think Aljaz's routine is the nicest and Helen's performance balances just the right of acting and emotion (Denise's emoting could be seen from space).  My point being that there are tons and tons of comparisons, which is never good.  It's a lovely song to be sure, but there are oodles of lovely songs to bang out a beautiful waltz to.  Very lazy producers...

I feel that Stand By Me is going to produce a very earnest AS, rather than something light and fluffy which is what I personally want from an AS. It is Fred and Ginger personified. A souffle of a dance - all light and fluffy but demanding a great deal of technique to bring it off perfectly. I do feel Nicola needs to show us not so much her 'softer' side, but her lighthearted side. The QS was the nearest glimpse we had of that. And I want to see lightness in her feet too.

Boogey woogle bugle boy - the Christina Ag/Andrews Sis video couldnt be found, so I can't comment on it or compare it to the Bette Midler, but taking Bette's one on it's own... I LOVED it! And thought it right-paced for a jive. We shall see,,,,

Music

Caroline - More pained looks and waft-fest predicted. Should be reasonably safe in hold. I may be being a bit brutal, but I find that song incredibly boring. Maybe I've just heard it too many times.

Max - Love the song. I'm guessing it will be a foxtrot based A.Smooth. I think Max will struggle with steps, posture, leading and lifts but we'll see.

Nicola - Love the song. We know from ITT that Katya has been doing the lifts and I guess she'll lead in hold. Wait and see.

HRVY - lucked out with that BTS song (my offspring is a massive fan). BTS have a huge following around the world. Very talented musicians, dancers and singers. When you look at HRVY's previous stage dances, they're all Salsa based, so he's already had training in a lot of Salsa basics. Janette is a Salsa champion. Unless he falls flat on his face, this has the potential to be his strongest dance so far.

Jamie - Big Gypsy Kings fan. Love Bamboleo. Great tune for a Samba. He'll probably be dressed as a Mariachi so the performance is potentially there after last weeks Hercules. I don't hold out much hope for him managing the different rhythms or technicalities.

JJ - Great tune for a Jive but it's been done to death. No doubt he'll be in uniform. Not sure how much his disabilities will affect his jive style this week.

Maisie - I like Cyndi Lauper but I can't hear an immediate Cha-Cha there, but no doubt the band will soup it up into the right timings. It'll be interesting to see the rivalry between Gio and Gorka choreographing the same dance this week.

Ranvir - Big Santana fan. Great tune for a Cha-Cha. Should be great. Really looking forward to it

Clara - Looking forward to seeing what Alijaz comes up with. Could be a good tune for a traditional Charleston

Bill - Good rhythmic tune. Can't wait to see what choreography Oti comes up with. I'm guessing they'll be a lot of side by side where synchronisation is key. Bill's got musical timing so fingers crossed.

diamondsandpearls wrote:Boogey woogle bugle boy - the Christina Ag/Andrews Sis video couldnt be found, so I can't comment on it or compare it to the Bette Midler, but taking Bette's one on it's own... I LOVED it!

I've corrected the link diamonds

Week 5 Music & Dances


JJ and Amy: Quickstep to For Once In My Life by Stevie Wonder
https://youtu.be/ppLJAp2Tnwo


Bill and Oti: American Smooth to Under My Skin by Frank Sinatra  
https://youtu.be/DtTSzSIgzAo


Clara and Aljaž: Samba to That's The Way (I Like It) by KC and The
Sunshine Band
https://youtu.be/O0_H3F84Yjk


Caroline and Johannes: Cha Cha Cha to Rescue Me by Fontella Bass
https://youtu.be/F2TF7k04Siw


Maisie and Gorka: Salsa to Better When I'm Dancing by Meghan Trainor
https://youtu.be/pkCyfBibIbI


HRVY and Janette: Tango to Golden by Harry Styles
https://youtu.be/P3cffdsEXXw


Ranvir and Giovanni: Argentine Tango to When Doves Cry by Prince
https://youtu.be/UG3VcCAlUgE


Jamie and Karen: Couple's Choice: Street/Commercial to Gonna Make You
Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by C&C Music Factory
https://youtu.be/LaTGrV58wec

Lots to like this week: I think it's a good range of songs that actually fit with the dances - Hurrah

Just had a pleasant hour trawling YouTube Strictly clips. Hard to believe this was 2006

Vincent & Louisa dancing the Cha-Cha-Cha to 'Rescue Me'
https://youtu.be/NJPizHP05fs


I was in the audience watching this live in Glasgow 2008.
Louisa & Vincent represent the UK in the Eurovision Dance Competition
https://youtu.be/tHcX4i--nqY


Vincent & Rachel dancing the A.Tango to 'Doves Cry'
https://youtu.be/lVx1CskHlcc

B4p wrote:Week 5 Music & Dances


Bill and Oti: American Smooth to Under My Skin by Frank Sinatra  
https://youtu.be/DtTSzSIgzAo


Clara and Aljaž: Samba to That's The Way (I Like It) by KC and The
Sunshine Band
https://youtu.be/O0_H3F84Yjk

The rest, I'm too old-fashioned and traditional to pretend.Let' face it, and I don't mind being laughed at.Fred and Ginger are archive stuff to most, Ariana who? just to think all those wonderful songs in the great American song books of Berlin, Cole Porter, Rogers and Hammerstein, Hart and the rest. Was there ever a song written to compare with "Some Enchanted Evening"?