Well what an opening that was, a real treat for
the eyes. The opening numbers this year really have lived up to the all star
hype. Can you believe it’s week 6 already, it’s going far too fast for our
liking! No rule changes or voting gimmicks this week, just a straightforward
skate for the votes, just how we like it. Normally the theme weeks can be a
little cheesy and detract from some of the routines, but not this week. The
costumes were incredible, huge kudos to the team behind the scenes this week,
we loved it.
Suzanne & Matt
“Lets Hear It For The Boys”
A fast paced and energetic performance with
Suzanne and Matt giving great characterisation throughout. We actually agreed
with Jason ever so slightly on this one, it did seem more novelty over content
in parts… which is oddly the way Nicky Slater came across too. Suzanne is
capable of so much more, we’ve seen it with our very own eyes, however we still
loved it, even Matts wig. The running sequence looked great and there was some
technically difficult footwork in there. They weren’t as speedy over the ice as
we’ve come to expect however the lift exits looked much more secure and
controlled.
Scored | 32.5 |
Our Score | 8 |
Sam & Vicky
“Radio Ga Ga”
The skate-off, again? Really? General public, get
your act together and start voting for talent. Completely disagree with Jason
(we feel much more content with life when that happens) Sam really let go and
got into character this week, it’s plain for everyone to see how much Sam and
Vicky enjoyed skaing that routine. Sam has previously looked uncertain in prior
weeks struggling with some of the bigger lifts but seems to have found more
core strength and looked a lot more sure and certain. Nice lines from Sam with
plenty of strong solo skating and so in tune with Vicky, their chemistry never
fails to translate.
Scored | 31.5 |
Our Score | 8.5 |
Gareth & Brianne
“Freedom”
Gareth put everything he had into that routine!
By far their best routine of the series so far and once again marked
improvement. He’s slower over the ice than most other competitors but you can
tell he’s really pushing himself to compete with the others. Brianne certainly
knows how to bring out the best in Gareth who looked confident and sure footed
in his solo skating and showed surprising strength through some pretty
impressive lifts. Sorry to see this duo leave, but they sure went out on a
high.
Scored | 29 |
Our Score | 7.5 |
Hayley & Dan
“Here Comes The Rain Again”
Wow, it’s not very often you see Hayley on the
ice without a big grin on her face, but we loved it. This may be slightly
controversial but it possibly is our favourite ever ‘Daley’ routine (yes, above
Jai Ho). This routine was full of passion and had us mesmerised all the way
through. Great rhythm and wonderfully executed. Hayley and Dan were born to
skate together. We loved the side pencil lift at the end. A quiet start to the
series for this pair but in recent weeks they’re really showing why they’re one
of the most loved former champions.
Scored | 36.5 |
Our Score | 9.5 |
Ray & Maria
“Jump”
We gave some excellent advice that the only way
Ray could possibly improve was to skate topless, now it wasn’t quite bare chest
but we’ll take it. Whenever Ray skates we forget we’re watching a celebrity in
action, everything about his performance screams professional. So fast and
fluid over the ice the only thing we can find to fault is Nicky Slaters score,
we BOO at him from our keyboard! Another phenomenal performance from Ray and
Maria made to look effortless. We know Ray can pull of fast and furious but we’d
love to see an emotive performance from him next week, or the week after, or
the week after that, he’ll be around long enough to treat us to one at some
point.
Scored | 39.5 |
Our Score | 10 |
Kyran & Nina
“I Want To Know What Love Is”
Kyran seemed much more confident this week both
on and off the ice, it’s amazing what a duel win can do. A skilful and graceful
performance this week from the big man. The candle lift was stunning and there
was such strength demonstrated in the final spinning lantern. A few little
mistakes but he remained committed to the feel and emotion of the routine so we
barely noticed them.
Scored | 33 |
Our Score | 8 |
Beth & Lukasz
“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
We had horrible visions of Jason making some sort
of quip about her not looking like she wanted to have fun but just moments into
the routine it was obvious even he couldn’t get that impression. We’ve said it
before but Lukasz has been such an inspired pairing for Beth, he really does
bring out the best in her, it’s really nice to see him being able to show us
what he can really do too. Plenty of daring lifts and those splits at the end
looked both perfect and painful! We loved the mini off-ice section too, yes as
Nicky said it isn’t exactly dancing on ice, but it’s all about the overall
performance and it definitely added an extra bit of wow.
Scored | 34.5 |
Our Score | 9 |
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