Category: Strictly Discussion

18th December 2021

Strictly Come Dancing 2021 Finalists – John and Johannes

Here we are with the final part of what has become a 2 part series taking a look at this year’s finalists and their journey to the final. Following the withdrawal of AJ and Kai we will be continuing and concluding the series with John and Johannes

Worst Dance

Back to week 4 we go for their worst routine when their American Smooth scored 29 points with the judges (6,7,8,8)

Best Dance

John and Johannes have fallen 1 short of a maximum on 4 occasions this series. The first was in week 3 when their Pirates of the Caribbean inspired Paso Doble had all the judges bar Craig reaching for their 10 paddles (9,10,10,10)

Craig was the hold out in week 10 too when their Argentine tango came close to a perfect score (9,10,10,10)

Then in last week’s Semi Final Craig again denied them perfect scores with their couples choice and Jive both scoring 39 (9,10,10,10)

Average Score

John and Johannes have amassed a total of 454 point across 13 routines making for an average of 34.9. This is the highest average of the 2 finalists

Number of times in the Dance Off

John and Johannes landed in the dance off during last weekend’s semi final however their Jive (above) dispatched with Rhys and Nancy with all 4 judges putting them through into the final

Can they win?

It’s going to take a lot to overturn the momentum that Rose and Giovanni have been building throughout the series but I wouldn’t discount John and Johannes quite yet. They too have the journey as Strictly’s first all male couple and have been showing that two men dancing together can create every bit as beautiful Strictly moments as a male/female couple. They have built up a wonderful partnership which resonates with many of the Strictly viewers and whilst their competitors have been making advances for the deaf community John and Johannes have been doing the same for the LBGT community and have demonstrated that two men dancing together, in 2021, is something completely natural and beautiful.

Ultimately with a strong final and if they pick up floating voters from AJ and Kai they could possibly do it however I must mention that only 12% of visitors to this site wanted them to win after the semi final though AJ and Kai’s retirement may have changed that.

Will you be supporting John and Johannes? As always you can let me know your thoughts about that over on Facebook or Twitter. Each time you get involved in the discussion on the social networks you earn an entry into the biggest competition I have ever run with a whopping £500 voucher up for grabs for one lucky winner this series. Full details of the competition can be found here.

Don’t forget you can check out The Festive Spoiler and get your Christmas presents early! Or please check out my annual thanks post where I talk about what has been a mind boggling year for this site!

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Strictly Come Dancing 2021 Finalists – Rose and Giovanni

Here we are with the first part of my 3 part series taking a look at this year’s finalists and their journey to the final. We will be taking them in the order of qualification which means we begin with Rose and Giovanni…..

Worst Dance

As it probably should be we have to journey all the way back to week 1 of the competition for their worst routine. Their Jive during the first show of the series scored 22 points with the judges (6,6,4,6)

Best Dance

Rose and Giovanni have had all 4 judges reaching for their 10 paddles on two occasions this series. The first was the earliest maximum score ever and came in week 6 following their Tango (10,10,10,10)

The second occasion came during last weekend’s semi final. With Rose continuing her strong Tango performance this time during the Argentine Tango (10,10,10,10)

Average Score

Rose and Giovanni have amassed a total of 447 points across 13 routines making for an average of 34.4. This is marginally the lowest of the 3 finalists but all 3 finalists do have similar averages

Number of times in the Dance Off

Rose and Giovanni are the only couple this series (barring Robert and Dianne who withdrew) to have never landed in the Dance Off this series

Can they win?

The better question is can they lose. Momentum has been building and building for this couple since about week 3 of the series and they have been the odds on favourites with the bookmakers for weeks on weeks now. 71% of visitors to this website want them to lift the glitter ball tomorrow night.

The final is a lot closer in terms of ability but in terms of public support, the journey this couple of been on, how Rose has embraced Strictly despite not being able to hear the music she is dancing to and the beautiful partnership Rose and Giovanni have formed its going to take a very strong final and a massive shift in the public opinion to see anyone but Rose and Giovanni crowned as champions tomorrow

Will you be supporting Rose and Giovanni? As always you can let me know your thoughts about that over on Facebook or Twitter. Each time you get involved in the discussion on the social networks you earn an entry into the biggest competition I have ever run with a whopping £500 voucher up for grabs for one lucky winner this series. Full details of the competition can be found here.

Stay tuned as later today we’ll be continuing this series with ~~AJ and Kai~~ John and Johannes

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Strictly Come Dancing 2021 – Week 12 Discussion/Polls

It’s the semi finals which of course makes this the final spoiler weekend of the series as not even The BBC are stupid enough to pre record the results of the final. But before that there’s the semi final to get through and two routines from each of our 4 semi finalists.

But who deserves a shot at lifting the Glitterball next weekend and who should fall at the final hurdle? You can let me know your thoughts on that or anything else to do with tonight’s show right here in the comments or over on Facebook or Twitter. Each time you get involved in the discussion on the social networks you earn an entry into this year’s huge competition where one of you will be winning a £500 voucher. But only if you are brave enough to turn down the regular weekly prize. Time is running out to get involved in the competition! There’s just 2 more weeks and 4 more chances to get yourselves in the huge end of series draw!

Once again I’m treating you guys this week as I’m running two polls. The first is the normal one where you can tell me who got your votes with The BBC this week. As always you can select up to 3 options.

This poll is no longer accepting votes

Also I am asking who your winner is. You can only select 1 option in this poll. Both polls will open once all the couples have danced! Results will be available shortly after 11pm or when the spoiler comes in, whichever is first!

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Don’t forget I’ve got a 2 for 1 on spoilers this weekend as the festive spoiler came in this week giving you the chance to know what you are getting for Christmas!

And please take a few minutes to check out my annual thanks post where I talk about another huge year for this site!

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