New Couples 2013

Hi poppet

others fans asking Artem the same thing on twitter but no reply from him yet. There is a training video on youtube for their waltz but I can't work the snippet of music that is played right at the end. I'll keep watching and let you know if I see any news.

Week 3 Music Choices via The BBC Site


Ashley and O la - Samba to ‘Love Is In The Air’ by John Paul Young.

Patrick and Anya - Foxtrot to Nat King Cole’s ‘Let There Be Love’.

Abbey and Alijaz - Jive to the Beatles’ ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’.

Rachel and Pasha - Cha Cha Cha to ‘When Love Takes Over’ by David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland.

Dave and Karen - Paso Doble to Meat Loaf’s rock epic ‘I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)’.

Fiona and An ton - Waltz to Pat Boone’s ‘True Love’.

Vanessa and James - Tango to ‘Lay All Your Love On Me’ by ABBA.

Julien and Janette - Jive to the Blues Brothers ‘Everybody Needs Somebody To Love’.

Deborah and Robin - Quickstep to Jackie Wilson’s ‘Higher and Higher’.

Sophie and Brendan - Samba to Lionel Richie ‘All Night Long’.

Mark and Iveta - American Smooth to ‘It Must Be Love’ by Madness.

Ben and Kristina - Rumba to ‘To Make You Feel My Love’ by Adele.

Susanna and Kevin - Waltz to John Denver’s ‘Annie’s Song’.

Natalie and Artem - Rumba to Rihanna’s ‘Love The Way You Lie’

mmmm! Some great tracks this week - I really like the sound of it. 'Let there be Love' was my wedding song - we entered the Register Office to it - but I 'm sure it was used last year or the year before - I agree with Sax we are seeing a lot of repeat tracks this year and from not very far back - If they are going to do repeats, let some of the classics that we heard on the first few series have another outing!

Forgot to say 'thank you' B4P for posting the tracks............ 

John Paul Young's "Love is in the Air" one of my all-time feel-good favourites. Love it. End song from the Strictly Ballroom film. .

Meatloaf is not my idea of a Paso-Doble number.  Need something with reel beef,  as in half a ton of mad bull, and somebody holding  a cape, not a silk scarf. Bad choice for me. La Virgen del la Macarena (the bull-fighters hymn is what they should play....They never will of course, but they should.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=595Dx74KNoY

You re welcome mauve  

I'm not sure that Pasha's song is cha-cha music. Seems the wrong rhythm to me? I thought Rachel was struggling enough with right, left, arms, legs, straight or bent legs, not to mention her core. A song with a more traditional rhythm would surely would have helped her a bit more to find the beat?

I don't mind the Samba choices.
I would have liked to have seen BOOM BOOM Dave dance to one of the traditional Paso tunes.  
I love John Denver's Annie's song, it reminds me of a V.Waltz
It'll be interesting to see if a male or female singer sings "Make you feel my Love', one of Dylan's finest. I like Bryan Ferry's version
I miss the traditional Tango and Paso music. Perhaps they're saving that for Halloween themes.

I think this week will see the widening of the gaps between the couples. Confidence issues for Fiona, Abby and Ben. A disconnect between brain and body for Vanessa, Rachel and Dave.

I do love the song "Love is in the air" I cannot recall the name of the music E.rin & Austin used for their Paso? Meatliaf Im not sure of at all.Weird how how the music choices change! Rachel did seem more Bambi! & Suzanna will she overcome her dizzy spells! I loved Abbey using the phrase " I hadn't got a cob on!"

"Love Is In The Air" is such a happy, optimistic, hopeful song. It'll please the audience. Good choice!

And the other one I think will capture the viewer's hearts is "Annie's Song".

Really I can take or leave anything by Rihanna - her songs tend to merge into one in my mind for some reason!

Im not keen on Rhianna's sings or her x rated vt's! A lot of female singers I feel sound the same lately! Love Melia thou.Id love some classical music for a waltz.

saxonsiren wrote: I cannot recall the name of the music E.rin & Austin used for their Paso?

Funny I was just watching this on youtube then read your comment
https://youtu.be/sP0e6j-bA0Y

Great minds think alike! Just watched it again & still goosebumps at the start! Grumpy L.en denied them a 40!

Sid wrote:"Love Is In The Air" is such a happy, optimistic, hopeful song. It'll please the audience. Good choice!

Throw in Guantanamera and La Bamba and I'll be well happy.  

TANGOLERO wrote:Throw in Guantanamera and La Bamba and I'll be well happy.  

Yes absolutely Mr T - I remember talking about Guantanamera last year - and I love La Bamba too!! So much brilliant latin music out there that we rarely here on SCD.

Read today on Aol Natalie may withdraw due to injury? She has been advised to rest as she may have a slipped disc.An MRI will be done.Does this mean Natalie may get a week off due to medical reasons? I cannot remeember was it DOI or XF that have done this before?

Didn't Tina have a week off SCD with chickenpox?

I do recall Tina had chicken pox! I cannot recall if she had a medical free week off?

Yes, she did. I have a feeling that she went out the week she came back, though (not sure). I think that it was missing almost 2 weeks practice due to the chicken pox so her dancing wasn't great, plus the fact that neither she nor Jared seemed to have much personal support that did for her.

Tina Sparkle wrote:Yes, she did.  I have a feeling that she went out the week she came back, though (not sure).  I think that it was missing almost 2 weeks practice due to the chicken pox so her dancing wasn't great, plus the fact that neither she nor Jared seemed to have much personal support that did for her.

Ah yes that sounds familiar.

Just returned from a whiskey sampling session so please excuse the spelling  

Julien - Salsa to Spice up your life by The Spice Girls

Mark - Cha-Cha to Can't touch this by M C Hammer

Rachel - Quickstep to Johnny got a boom boom by Imelda May

Ashley - V. Waltz to Angel by Sarah McLachlan

Fiona - Rumba to World of our own by Westlife

Susanna - Samba to Whenever, wherever by Shakira

Natalie - Quickstep to Yeah by Usher

Abbey - Tango to Say my name by Florence & The Machine

Deborah - Jive to Making your mind up by Buck's Fizz

Dave -Waltz to Take it to the limits by The Eagles

Patrick - Cha-Cha to Mercy by Duffy

Ben - Salsa to Hard to handle by The Black Crowes

Sophie - Foxtrot to Cheek to cheek by D.ick Haynmes

Ha! You a bit squiffy B4  

"Yeah" by Usher for a Quickstep?! Sounds so wrong but who knows, Artem could make it work.....sometimes his risks do come off, other times I'm left thinking WTF?!

"Mercy" by Duffy is a bit Series 6!

But some nice choices amongst those as well

Not sure that The Black Crowes is what I imagine as Salsa? What do I know? Nada

I like Imelda May but I'm not sure how Rachel will cope with the quickstep. She seems a bit unco-ordinated to me.

Looking forward to that iconic Bucks Fizz moment with Deborah! & will she go for shorter skirt or gliter hot pants (gulps)

Week Five: Strictly Songs

Patrick and Anya will Salsa to ‘Wings’ by Little Mix.

Rachel and Pasha will perform the Paso Doble to ‘Maneater’ by Nelly Furtado

Ashley and O la will be Jiving to  ‘Johnny B Goode’ by Chuck Berry.

Abbey and Alijaz will Foxtrot to Olly Murs’ ‘Dear Darlin’.

Fiona and An ton will Quickstep to ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’ by Sammy Davis Junior.

Dave and Karen will Salsa to ‘Cuban Pete’ from the film The Mask sung by Jim Carrey.

Deborah and Robin are going to Viennese Waltz to James Brown’s ‘It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World’.

Sophie and Brendan will Cha Cha Cha to Michael Jackson’s ‘PrettyYoung Thing’.

Mark and Iveta will Waltz to ‘Apologize’ by One Republic .

Susanna and Kevin will perform the American Smooth to Tony Bennett’s ‘Sunny Side of The Street’.

Ben and Kristina will be Quickstepping to Friends theme tune ‘I’ll Be There For You’ by The Rembrandts.

Natalie and Artem will Samba to the Gypsy King’s ‘Bomboleo’.


BBC main website list is incomplete.   Got the info from the Dark Side

Ta and wow. Some inspired / borderline crazy choices in there...

I like the sound of:

Ashley and O.la will be Jiving to ‘Johnny B Goode’ by Chuck Berry.
Sophie and Brendan will Cha Cha Cha to Michael Jackson’s ‘PrettyYoung Thing’.
Susanna and Kevin will perform the American Smooth to Tony Bennett’s ‘Sunny Side of The Street’.
Natalie and Artem will Samba to the Gypsy King’s ‘Bomboleo’.

and I'm genuinely wondering how this is going to work...

Deborah and Robin are going to Viennese Waltz to James Brown’s ‘It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World’.

I liked it when Maneater was used before by Darren. Not sure if that was for a Paso or a Tango. Always love the Gipsy Kings. Not sure about "Apologise", it doesn't feel like a waltz to me or "Dear Darlin" for a Foxtrot. An ton & Kevin's choices are spot on I think. Like Kristina's choice. One or two of the others I'll have to check on Youtube as they're SO memorable!