The Extremely Off Topic 'Strictly Come Dancing' Thread

[Mike Bull]

Awww - I'd only just accepted that she might actually know what she was talking about. Please can we have Darcey Bussell back? Please...

Yes!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17838467

Fantastic move- a proper dancing judge, rather than just celebrity bint.

[Mike Bull]

Bad news Bill- Katya has gone!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18565015

[Renegadenemo]

Bad news Bill- Katya has gone!

I don't care, looking at her replacement!

[Mike Bull]

We're getting near that time of the year again...nothing officially confirmed yet of course, but there's some strong rumours now re. this year's participants-

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2194131/Strictly-Come-Dancing-2012-line-Kimberley-Walsh-joins.html

[Mike Bull]

New trailer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4k1OKJE7cU&feature=player_embedded

[Mike Bull]

The first celeb has been officially confirmed; filling the 'middle aged bloke who will probably be a bit stiff/not take it too seriously/will go out in the first few weeks' slot, we have-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8dq/profiles/richard-arnold

Never heard of him, personally. Also not officially confirmed by SCD but seemingly confirmed anyway by the BBC in a separate story, we have-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19486965

I can already hear the cries of 'unfair!' with that one, what with the stage school background etc.

[Mike Bull]

Three confirmed now...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8dq/profiles/celebrities

[Mike Bull]

Four of them confirmed now, see the link above. Don't know who three of them are, though at least even I've heard of Girls Aloud!

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[Mike Bull]

Full line up being announced tonight at 7pm on The One Show

[Mike Bull]

Just caught up with the launch show...not bad, took me a while to warm up to the Strictly vibe again really. Enjoyed Darcey's dance though...

I've learnt that there's not much point in wondering who half the 'slebs' are any more at the start, as you always end up liking some and disliking others as the show progresses, no matter what.