2021 Weekly Dance and Music Choices

Looking for a good mix of latin and ballroom dances and music choices this year.

Im hoping the Musicality Director and Jukebox of awful hortors have moved on.
Id like the Pro Dancers to choose their music for their dances.
Hoping we might have a Big Band Week too

I agree sax. I think the theme nights could do with a revamp. I don't think we need Musicals and Film nights, they're too similar and could be combined.
I'd prefer a night where all of the contestants have the same dance like a Charleston or the Couples Choice (which I don't like) so that direct comparisons could be made.

I think a big Band Night would be good, as long as the powers that be don't turn it into another of their great 'waste-a-time/lets massage the scoreboard-a-thons'.

I think if we must have the Couples Choices, maybe they could mix the categories up a bit. I get fed up of seeing endless 'contemporary/street' offerings. They bore me rigid.
I'm sure a lot of the stage school candidates must have learned other forms of dance like tap dancing for example.
It would be more of a challenge if all of the contestants had the same one category to do. For example, I'd love to see Janette do a theatre/jazz routine but I doubt that will happen.

For me if SCD keep Couples Choice then let all the Couples do it one week. Id like to see a few more different styles and not just Street. Jazz sounds a great choice. Love to see a few Flamenco segments mixed in too.
Id like to get rid of Halloween Week it bores me rigid and gettinf very predictable.
Id like maybe to see a Twenties Week or a Forties Week. Loved Gethin in his Military Uniform so for me id love to see more Military uniforms week.
Also as I loved Team Formation week maybe a Team Dance one week split celebs into 3 groups with a Pro Dancer Couple ( Guests or Spares)

Still no announcements on the main BBC site regarding dances and tunes.
Mind you they still haven't included the new pro dancers on the current pro pictures that they updated last week by taking An ton off!

Here we go.

Week 1 Dances & Music Choices

Judi and Graziano: American Smooth to Chain of Fools by Aretha Franklin
https://youtu.be/tTlKIzXRfhUs://

Greg and Karen: American Smooth to That's Life by Frank Sinatra
https://youtu.be/TnlPtaPxXfc

Tilly and Nikita: Waltz to Consequences by Camila Cabello
https://youtu.be/ogyJiVHwSRA

Rhys and Nancy: Viennese Waltz to End Of The Road by Boys II Men
https://youtu.be/zDKO6XYXioc

Dan and Nadiya: Quickstep to Everybody Needs Somebody by The Blues Brothers
https://youtu.be/EHV0zs0kVGg

Katie and Gorka: Tango to Black Hole by Griff
https://youtu.be/B2SK_jb68dk

John and Johannes: Tango to Blue Monday by New Order
https://youtu.be/9GMjH1nR0ds

Ugo and Oti: Samba to Iko Iko (My Bestie) by Justin Wellington ft Small Jam
https://youtu.be/mjQ9NwmmssI

Nina and Neil: Samba to Mi Gente by J Balvin, Willy William featuring Beyoncé
https://youtu.be/wnJ6LuUFpMo

Rose and Giovanni: Jive to Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
https://youtu.be/nfWlot6h_JM

AJ and Kai: Jive to Gold Dust by DJ Fresh
https://youtu.be/RNuUgbUzM8U

Sara and Aljaž: Cha Cha Cha to The Boss by Diana Ross
https://youtu.be/NO0bwjkPdBk

Adam and Katya: Cha Cha Cha to Beggin' by Måneskin
https://youtu.be/L0PBcnAaYwA

Tom and Amy: Cha Cha Cha to September by Earth, Wind & Fire
https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk

Robert and Dianne: Cha Cha Cha to Rasputin by Boney M.
https://youtu.be/16y1AkoZkmQ

B4p wrote:Here we go.

Week 1 Dances & Music Choices


Greg and Karen: American Smooth to That's Life by Frank Sinatra
https://youtu.be/TnlPtaPxXfc

Tom and Amy: Cha Cha Cha to September by Earth, Wind & Fire
https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk

[b]Robert and Dianne: Cha Cha Cha to Rasputin by Boney M.
https://youtu.be/16y1AkoZkmQ

[/b] Gee, have the producers never heard of Mood Music? Raputin is "dark" cha-cha is hardly that. Never heard of half the rest..

I'm only here for the Blue Monday Tango.

There's some ok tunes in that lot, but they are either hackneyed and have been done to death (That's Life) or don't quite fit the dance (Mi Gente - to0 stoppy and starty for a Samba).

Very pleased that My Bestie is to be done and dusted in the first week (if we REALLY had to have it at all).

Very sad that of all Manneskin's songs, they chose the cover of a song I don't like in the first place and which has also been done to Strictly death. A Tango to Slave would have been awesome (I adore Manneskin - winners of this year's Eurovision Song Contest - and want to be all of them at once. Their not-on-stage styling is to die for - am channeling my own interpretation of the look (sort of mid 1970s Art student meets Rolling Stones and their girlfriends of the same era) via all the charity shops I can find. Doing quite well so far.)

B4p wrote:Here we go.

Week 1 Dances & Music Choices

Judi and Graziano: American Smooth to Chain of Fools by Aretha Franklin
https://youtu.be/tTlKIzXRfhUs://

Greg and Karen: American Smooth to That's Life by Frank Sinatra
https://youtu.be/TnlPtaPxXfc

Tilly and Nikita: Waltz to Consequences by Camila Cabello
https://youtu.be/ogyJiVHwSRA

Rhys and Nancy: Viennese Waltz to End Of The Road by Boys II Men
https://youtu.be/zDKO6XYXioc

Dan and Nadiya: Quickstep to Everybody Needs Somebody by The Blues Brothers
https://youtu.be/EHV0zs0kVGg

Katie and Gorka: Tango to Black Hole by Griff
https://youtu.be/B2SK_jb68dk

John and Johannes: Tango to Blue Monday by New Order
https://youtu.be/9GMjH1nR0ds

Ugo and Oti: Samba to Iko Iko (My Bestie) by Justin Wellington ft Small Jam
https://youtu.be/mjQ9NwmmssI

Nina and Neil: Samba to Mi Gente by J Balvin, Willy William featuring Beyoncé
https://youtu.be/wnJ6LuUFpMo

Rose and Giovanni: Jive to Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
https://youtu.be/nfWlot6h_JM

AJ and Kai: Jive to Gold Dust by DJ Fresh
https://youtu.be/RNuUgbUzM8U

Sara and Aljaž: Cha Cha Cha to The Boss by Diana Ross
https://youtu.be/NO0bwjkPdBk

Adam and Katya: Cha Cha Cha to Beggin' by Måneskin
https://youtu.be/L0PBcnAaYwA

Tom and Amy: Cha Cha Cha to September by Earth, Wind & Fire
https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk

Robert and Dianne: Cha Cha Cha to Rasputin by Boney M.
https://youtu.be/16y1AkoZkmQ

The usual mixed bag there. Some have good starters other less so. Some as well seem to have just (annoyingly again) been given songs with reference to what they are loosely known for such as Sara Davies landing The Boss by Diana Ross (cringe).

A mixed bag of music.
I'm looking forward to see what Gorka has designed for his tango to Black Hole.
Mi Gente is already driving me crazy. It sounds very repetitive and boring imo not really samba vibe despite the usual youngsters gyrating on the video.
I don't hear any particular dance rhythm in Gold Dust. Probably the band will slow it down into some sort of jive. Hope they've got some oxygen on standby for AJ.
I like the sound of Tilly's waltz to Consequences.
Anything by Aretha is fine by me, but I wondering how Graziano is going to make it into a A.Smooth.
Can't hear a Cha-Cha in the Diana Ross choice, but then again Alijaz can make a dance out of someone playing the spoons.

Week 2


Sara and Aljaž: Foxtrot to Dream A Little Dream Of Me by Cass Elliot
https://youtu.be/ZZ0PZRYin2s

AJ and Kai: Foxtrot to Tears Dry On Their Own by Amy Winehouse
https://youtu.be/ojdbDYahiCQ

Adam and Katya: Quickstep to Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet
https://youtu.be/tuK6n2Lkza0

Ugo and Oti: Quickstep to Bring Me Sunshine by The Jive Aces
https://youtu.be/oXvJ8UquYoo

Robert and Dianne: Tango to La Cumparsita by Machiko Ozawa
https://youtu.be/qS1mE6Frzno

Nina and Neil: Tango to Would I Lie To You? By Eurythmics
https://youtu.be/Uhpu2N4rQZM

Judi and Graziano: Samba to Get Busy by Sean Paul
https://youtu.be/oPQ3o14ksaM

Katie and Gorka: Jive to Good 4 U by Olivia Rodrigo
https://youtu.be/gNi_6U5Pm_o

John and Johannes: Cha Cha to Starstruck by Years & Years
https://youtu.be/YGfaYTIYh40

Rhys and Nancy: Cha Cha to Reach Out, I’ll Be There by Human Nature
https://youtu.be/BZuOMwURAJI

Rose and Giovanni: Salsa to Cuba by The Gibson Brothers
https://youtu.be/YZKOjuh-cTs

Dan and Nadiya: Paso Doble to Giant by Calvin Harris and Rag N Boneman
https://youtu.be/ir6nk2zrMG0

Tilly and Nikita: Charleston to Yes Sir! That’s My Baby by Firehouse Five Plus Two
https://youtu.be/BabLV1KyUR0

Greg and Karen: Couple’s Choice to If You Could Read My Mind by Ultra Naté, Amber, Jocelyn Enriquez
https://youtu.be/iBsqyV1Mutc

A right bunch of Dolly Mixtures this week.

Can't beat a bit of Cass Elliot's smooth voice. I think the Foxtrots and Quicksteps are well set up.

I'm not sure why that version of La Cumparsita was chosen. It's ok but doesn't have the fire and passion of other versions.

Can't be doing with the 'gangster style' racket for Judi's samba

Hooray - some proper Charleston music   for Tilly

I'm not into covers unless they surpass the original (which rarely happens) or they add something new and novel.
Human nature sound ok and do a reasonable cover, but why bother being a second hand 'Four Tops? At least Tommy blaze will belt this one out in fine fashion.
Gordon Lightfoot is another favourite of mine, and turning a classic heartbreak ballad into a trashy disco pop-bop is diabolical.

I'm a bit worried for Dan. I don't mind the tune but for a Paso?

My hearing isn't what it was, ( in a lot of cases it bothers me not) but at least I can watch the ebb and flow of the dances. I'm quite happy to be a dinosaur where ballroom dance is concerned. At my age I'm unlikely to be converted. At one time, music was written to suit timing, today timing is done to suit the music and much of it is what I call tear-ass, metronome gone mad music.
Long live Victor Sylvester and Mr Sandman, the the first number I learned to dance to at thirteen...

Ok.  I have only two things to say...

Cuba.  Salsa.  Yes please.

Couple's Choice? Couple's fandangoing Choice? REALLY?? I thought there were at least 23 concurrent petitions to put this abomnation to bed once and for all.  We went out on a high with Bill and Oti's - let's leave it there.  Nobody, but nobody wants to see another couple's choice. I would rather scrub 28 toilets and 27 showers than have to endure another one of these.  And a Karen and Greg contempowaft is something that nobody should be subjected to unless they have committed a crime which is somewhere between prison and community service level, in which case it is the perfect punishment. I think the producer must have been working from home for too long with their partner, an adult kid and the adult kid's partner and are now slightly unhinged.  It't the only explanation.

Agree Diamonds - I'm afraid Karen's got 2 strings to her CC - Disco or Street (hang on someone else choreographed that). Disco it is then. Greg's going to be in danger if he's not careful

I turned into Mrs Outrage tonight whilst watching ITT and listening to Karen and Greg talking about their 'Couples Choice' - I've never been against 'Couples Choice' but how come someone is allowed to do it in the second week??? It is grossly unfair on the other couples struggling with learning the intricacies of dances like the Samba and the Tango and then Karen is allowed to do a prance around disco n umber with her partner!!!! I bet some of the other celebs would be able to do a disco n umber quite easily as well! Even Mr Mauve commented ' well not going to be any fundamentals there' What a cop out - is this an attempt to try to do a crowd pleaser that will protect the mature male contestant from a possible exit on the first week? Cynical moi? Greg doesn't need that and deserves better.

Although the whole 'Couples Choice' thing will never be entirely fair until they put it all on one night and make it a themed show.

I also feel worried for Dan with having to do a paso. I was really looking forward to an elegant waltz or fox trot from these two as I think the ballroom will suit them. Loving the Charleston music and of course 'Cuba' all the way.................

Karen likes bare feet and a nightie so I assumed it would be a contempowafty CC. But disco it is (only not really actual disco, but some stylised, bowdlerised version).

And Mauve, I think there are load of people that share your opinion that you need to have a few weeks dancing under your belt before you get awarded CC. I personally will not be moved from my stance (I am set in concrete on a plinth) that you can NEVER have enough weeks dancing under your belt to do the CC.

Week 3


AJ and Kai: American Smooth to I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston, from The Bodyguard
https://youtu.be/FxYw0XPEoKE

Katie and Gorka: American Smooth to Cruella De Vil by Mel Leven (Dr John version), from Cruella
https://youtu.be/-Obr98Xf3CQ

Dan and Nadiya: Foxtrot to Once Upon a Dream by Seth MacFarlane, from Sleeping Beauty
https://youtu.be/S6qqwMKfFvk

Rose and Giovanni: Foxtrot to Rose's Theme by James Horner, from Titanic
https://youtu.be/JEXuiOJ2lJo

Robert and Dianne: Quickstep to The Muppet Show Theme by The Muppets, from The Muppets Movie
https://youtu.be/i9_b-L2P0cY

Sara and Aljaž: Samba to Best Years of Our Lives by Modern Romance, from Shrek
https://youtu.be/9QxTTesvueo

Adam and Katya: Rumba to I See You by Leona Lewis, from Avatar
https://youtu.be/GBBHmUuJYlQ

Greg and Karen: Paso Doble to The James Bond Theme by Monty Norman, from James Bond
https://youtu.be/mF_6cSads0E

John and Johannes: Paso Doble to He's a Pirate by Klaus Badelt, from Pirates of the Caribbean
https://youtu.be/s17XDrKuqc4

Tilly and Nikita: Jive to Nicest Kids in Town by James Marsden, from Hairspray
https://youtu.be/0rDowvYSsxg

Tom and Amy: Jive to Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry, from Back To The Future
https://youtu.be/T38v3-SSGcM

Judi and Graziano: Charleston to When You're Good to Mama by Queen Latifah and Taye Diggs, from Chicago
https://youtu.be/Y-Fz-_lkWzM

Ugo and Oti: Couple's Choice to You're Welcome by Dwayne Johnson, from Moana
https://youtu.be/79DijItQXMM

Rhys and Nancy: Couple's Choice to Spiderman Main Theme by P. Webster and J. Harris, from Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse
https://youtu.be/besdKRzRFxg

Old Time Rebellion list.

Quickstep..Mr Sandman
Foxtrot..Evening in Roma
Samba..Brazil
Slow foxtrot...Some Enchanted Evening (my very favourite show song).
Rumba (if we must) Amapola.
Jive.. Johnny B Good..(must be Chuck Berry)
Samba ..Sway.
American mix-up..When you're in love with a beautiful Woman (Doctor Hook.
Tango..Woman in Love..(Frankie Laine)
Waltz. Sexy Eyes..Doctor Hook.
Mambo..Perez Prado..  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj64NlRnpDY

Demonstration Salsa by C raig Revitup H orwood...
(Flight of the bumble Bee)

Demonstration Waltz by A nton and E rin. Tom Jones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diXKQFvwt4s


p.s.. Sorry about this, but Chuck Berry apart I haven't a clue...

TANGOLERO wrote: Sorry about this, but Chuck Berry apart I haven't a clue...

Now that we don't know what sort of Couples Choice is involved, it just adds to the general confusion. Music - don't know. Dance - maybe, but which sort!

diamondsandpearls wrote:Karen likes bare feet and a nightie so I assumed it would be a contempowafty CC. But disco it is (only not really actual disco, but some stylised, bowdlerised version).

Depends which nightie she wears. Could be a full Miss Haversham Nightie or a Baby Doll or heaven forbid a saycy Ann Summers Net thing

There is no way the James Bond Theme is Paso Doble music.

CaledonianCraig wrote:There is no way the James Bond Theme is Paso Doble music.

There is no way most choices are dance music, ie music that makes you want to dance.

Agree about the James Bond theme - anyway, hasn't that one all been done before???

I've kind of accepted that in Movie Week technique goes out of the window and it is all about the dance having to fit the theme rather than the other way round because they rarely choose dance movies!! Although I'm Ok with Chicago and Hairspray. This year even more they seem to have gone for the 'Big' movie tracks which makes it even more difficult to fit it to a ballroom/latin dance.

Positives:
'Best Years of our Lives' - good samba beat which should help Sara.
'Johnny B Goode' - I'm sure the band will have a good go at doing it justice
I like the fact that there is a good spread of ballroom dances this year - and has been since the first show although this year's ballroom dance of the moment seems very much to be the Foxtrot - which is lovely but do we need so many of them all at once? Notice a lot of pros using up their American Smooth tokens early too - as not so much expected in the way of big lifts although it sounds as though AJ and Kai will deliver.

Possibly a positive - The Muppet Show - if we can get past the inevitable costumes then actually I think this is a decent QS track.

Negative:
'James Bond' - as above. A perfect opportunity for Karen to do another 'placed' n umber despite the awesome music.

'Spiderman' - Just another showboating opportunity - whilst I expect they will come up with something very watchable, it's a couples choice so expect swinging, crawling and climbing all over the studio with nothing that resembles a known dance.

Adam and Katya's Rumba to the Avatar music - eeek!!!

Week 4


Judi & Graziano: Waltz to Hero by Mariah Carey
https://youtu.be/0IA3ZvCkRkQ

Tom & Amy: Foxtrot to Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra
https://youtu.be/ZEcqHA7dbwM

John & Johannes: American Smooth to I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) by George Michael and Aretha Franklin
https://youtu.be/fDxzQJaA228

Sara & Aljaž: Tango to Por Una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel
https://youtu.be/Gcxv7i02lXc


AJ & Kai: Samba to Don't Go Yet by Camila Cabello
https://youtu.be/0Kx3sobEBFE

Greg & Karen: Samba to Macarena by Los Del Rio
https://youtu.be/zWaymcVmJ-A


Dan & Nadiya: Cha Cha Cha to U Can't Touch This/Superfreak by MC Hammer/Rick James
https://youtu.be/otCpCn0l4Wo


Rose & Giovanni: Cha Cha Cha to Raspberry Beret by Prince
https://youtu.be/l7vRSu_wsNc



Rhys & Nancy: Salsa to Butter by BTS
https://youtu.be/WMweEpGlu_U



Tilly & Nikita: Paso Doble to Diablo Rojo by Rodrigo y Gabriela
https://youtu.be/0bLEzeW5CJQ


Adam & Katya: Argentine Tango to Tango in the Night by Fleetwood Mac
https://youtu.be/i_xlI6gMH7U