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Hiya everyone

really looking forward to tonights show, lets hope the crowd don't go daft screaming all the time.

Good luck to Alex and James

okay folks are we all ready for a great night of dancing????
Come on Harry and Aliona

Evening all
So semi-final night & two couples leaving.
I'm hoping Harry, Chelsee & Alex stay.

Hi everyone. I was worried as I looked for this blog 10 minutes ago and it wasn't up.

I don't know who I want to leave tonight. I know I want Holly to leave, but I don't know about the other person.

Evening strictlypeeps, well semi-final night wonder what's in store. I am passing mini mince pies, mulled wine and a tin of quality street round if anyone would like to dip in.

Evening everyone. Alex looks so elegant in her peachy frock. Hope it goes well for her tonight. I do fear that she will be in the bottom two though; probably with Holly.

Same here Fi - was watching One man and his dog while looking for the blog

Hello, the teddy on the couch is ready and so are we expecting only 10s. hihihi

Tess isn't quite in that dress.

Is it me, or does Tess look like she's about to fall out of her dress?

Hello everyone. Really looking forward to tonight's show. It will be sad to lose anyone at this stage - we are seeing some really good dancing now. But I agree with you kicksnflicks - I think Alex and Holly are at risk But let's see how they all get on tonight. Enjoy!

Wonder if Tess will manage to stay in her frock for the evening!

TMT - I have crisps & dips to add to the party - help yourselves

Coudn't Tess get a dress that fits she looks like she will Bust out of that one

just started and the screaming section is in already!!!!!!!

Somebody get Alesa a Tenalady, Harry is about to come on.

I am really looking forward to tonight. I think you will get your wish twinklestar18 on Harry and Alex making it to Blackpool as they are the 2 stand out celebs but whether you get your wish about Alex or not is another matter. Judges score suggest it is a toss up between Jason and Holly who joins them. I was leaning slightly toward Jason before last weeks results show as Holly has been in the bottom 2 twice but the way the public vote has gone these last 3 weeks I wouldn't bet against Alex reaching the final despite her being the weakest of the 5 semi finalists

I found me florentines ! I have lager too ! And a special mench to 4 pack of Lidl trifles ! (All 0 calories I am told !) Lets have a good un ! just the 5 exclamation marks then.....

Harry needs to point his toes, but this is otherwise an amazing routine.

10!

harry was great.

What a Great start !

Well I really enjoyed that, I think these two will definatley be in the final.

A little suprised they have got Harry doing his latin 1st. When the couples do 2 dances they always divide it in to 2 rounds - the ballroom round and the latin round. They don't mix them up bt this change certainly didn't affect his performance. That was a lovely Charleston

Wonderful feet Harry, managed to fit proper Charleston moves in with some quite innovative steps. Loved it.

Why do they have stupid VT's, cant they just show them in training !!!!

Would love some dips and crisps please twinklestar

Harry, what a start! This prommises to be a very good night if all the others meet his standards. The teddy on the couch gives 9

I have my fingers crossed Paso

Its going to be a tough call for the 2 couples that dont get to Blackpool....
Harry & Aliona look to have booked their place !

why was len the only one to comment? the score was justified.

Only 1 set of judges comments! What is going on? Great score Harry - Another 3 10s. Would have been interesting to hear what Craig would have needed to turn his 9 in to a 10. Alex & James doing a Waltz next. Should be good but I think it will be all the latin performances that sort everyone out

Maybe Alesha has had a telling off after her disastrous performance on the Alan Carr show

If we didn't have to watch stupid VTs we could have comments from 4 judges per dance instead of just 1

She looks lovely and the dance was good, but I still feel that James has sto pull her round a lot and her shoulders were so tense.

Or maybe with two dances tonight there isn't enough time to hear all the judges! P.S don't think there was anything disastrous about the Alan Carr show - it was a blast!

What will it take for Craig to get his 10 out!! Harry's dance was FAB!!!! Can't wait for his next one! Go Harry and Ali Go!!!

Great waltz from James & Alex.....

Alex, it was a nice clean walz but nothing special. The teddy on the couch gives 7

In my response to you twinklestar 18 I should have said I believe you will get your wish on Harry and Chelsee but I think you knew that. This certainly looks like a good start from Alex. A beautiful waltz but I expected her to as she is stronger in the ballroom. It will be the latin performances that sort everyone out.

James, gorgeous guy, awful hair ...

Alex is very elegant ballroom dancer. I would love to see her in the final but I think her Latin will need to be very special to see her through.

So I have t sit through the daft and embarrassing VT but then only get one judges comment? I thought this was a dance contest. Great charleston, would have been nice to hear a professional opinion on it.

Decent score. Thought that 7 was harsh. Can't see Team Chasha and that is why. Looking forward to seeing this American Smooth

Judges already showing their favouritism - Len to Harry "you deserve to be at Blackpool" (or words to that effect), Len to Alex "you deserve your place in this semi-final".

Chelsee up next - I'm sorry but I find both her and Pasha extremely immature, and she was grossly overmarked in her Jive last week! Hey-ho . . .

Why is Alex always over marked? No way worth a 9? And why four judges comments for Alex but only one for Harry?

It was lovely, but for some reason did not blow me away. 9 max though.

Beautiful smooth has to be all 10s

Chelsee & Pasha, beautiful song danced beautiful.

Lovely dance Chelsee! You and harry for the final!!

Amazing the control Chelsee has aquired when you think how she was spinning out of control in the first couple of weks. Lovely

Chelsee, it's a little bit rushed for me but it was a beautifull American smooth, Just to have something to complain about. How is it possible that you can hear the public yelling and applauding but you do not see it? Magic.
The teddy on the couch gives 9

Judges are right, Chelsee has by far the best armography of all the celebs.
She has come such a long way.

This is the best show on TV at the moment, for me, as it is reality without greed and self promotion. Brilliant. BUT, it will not sell in the USA because they have their own version and therefore there is no need for the trivia of props and the annoying new 'training' nonsense of painting faces and farcical 'stories'. don't please sink to this. Don't spoil a great TV experience.

How can you possibly give 10 to someone who had errors in her dance, Alesha get some glasses.

Craig makes proper technical comments and the others just over mark. How can Len give Alex 9 for that, then Alesha give Chelsee a 10 when there was an obvious glitch on the splits?? So frustrating .. wish they would mark properly!

That was certainly smooth and it was beautiful. Chelsee is a real ballroom dancer - something that most of us didn't expect before that seeing her training video because the general concensus of opinion was that she was a latin lass. A great score but bearing in mind she got stuck I felt that 10 was slightly generous although having said that I felt that cancelled out the harsh 8. Looking forward to seeing Team Hartems Argentine Tango in a momnent or 2

Receiving a 10 from Alesha Dixon is like a glowing review from the Daily Mail. Both meaningless and both secretly embarrassing.

TMT - I agree Alesha was wrong to give a 10, but show's who is marking up on their favourites though.

Loved it, thought they did great.

WOW WOW WOW HOLLY --- FAB YOU LUS

Holly & Artem too much faffing about on the stool....

No tension through her body, no sharp head turns. Not a proper Argentine tango in my opionion.

what a terrible AT!! i can do that sitting half a dance on a chair!!!

Not enough in-between leg flicks for me & didn't have the intensity for me.
Loose the props PLEASE.

Jeff totally agree to much use of the props

What fantastic choreography from artem again - I want to dance with him!!!!!

Already see the judges favorites! Chelsee is a beautiful dancer, but please Alesha a 10..surely a 10 is when a dance is perfect. It wasn't, the split sequence spoilt it. Sorry as much as I love Chelsee, it was not perfect, so not a 10. Please get rid of Alesha for 2012.

Harry's Charleston had a moment that was off timing, and he still received 10's.

Let's see if the rest make mistakes and receive 10's..I think not!

What is going on with Alex's outfit?

Holly, a very carefull dance, not the staccato moves it needs for a proper Argentine tango.But it was a clean and a neat dance therefore the teddy on the couch gives 8

why is alex standing there with the janitor's coat on?

another cock up not all judges are giving their critique

I'm not sure I want to see another series. Sorry, but I find this particular series boring. The stupid filming of the rehearsals with childish banter; Baby Chelsee is pampered to by everyone lest she bursts into tears; Alex should have been out ages ago, along with Jason, Len changes his opinions every five minutes - one minute the rules must be strictly adhered to, the next it's okay to do things wrong as long as it's entertaining! Aleasha considers herself an expert on a par with the professionals; and don't get me started on BF and TD. Nope, for me it's all over unless the producers revert back to how it was with ALL the original judges, professional dancers and format. It's only curiosity that I've got this far and hope to see Holly or Harry win. Right, you can take aim at me now.......!

Why has Alex got a coat on??

Holly - WOW, full of authority. I agree with others about the lack of content for an AT - needed more ganchos - 9

Alex is doing the cleaning lol!

To expect perfection from amateurs is unreasonable. Perfection in any dance takes years.

If all the Judges marked the same where would we be ?
Which is why I think Len is wrong to (visually) criticise Craig.
If Alesha thinks it's a 10 who is anyone to say different ? Its her opinion.

Hello peeps, just got in. What have I missed in two short phrases?

A scintillating Argentine Tango although I felt the moments on the stool detracted from it a little bit. It deserves a high score and it got one. I think that is about right although the way the judges comments were coming out - especially from Bruno - I thought there was going to be a 10 in there. Jason doing his samba now. This is the dance he was most concerned about. Interesting to see how he does

Harry is the best up to now. Holly was ok but not enough flicks

Dixon embarrassing herself yet again with her score. Time she checked out!

Bring back Arlene PLEASE!

Just hoping Alex is keeping warm because she is wearing very very little under the coat.... Just me being lecherous. y'unnerstan...

*passes out hot dogs, popcorn, bags of revels and quorn burgers.*

Jason on Ice. Looks a bit sqwiff in places this samba. Jason forcing the pace ahead of time slightly at times on the walks. Not dancing as a pair all the time. Dfer 8

Not keen on that dance Jas - will be interested to see your scores - an 8 tops from me!

Rather good from Jason, but not sure.

Hand fumbles when going back into hold. Not excited by that. O.K. I suppose.

Jason has certainly got the carnival spirit required in the Samba. Whether that will be good enough for a decent set of comments and scores is another matter. If the opening comments arre anything to go by it sounds like it.

Holly's Argentine tango was so lovely I actually felt a bit emotional. so fantastic. Go Holly!!!

Jason, a messy performance, there were a lot of sambasteps but they were not to the semi final standards. The teddy on the couch gives 7

I'm not sure I want to see another series. Sorry, but I find this particular series boring. Stupid, childish rehearsal scenes; Baby Chelsee is pampered to by everyone lest she bursts into tears; Alex should have been out ages ago, along with Jason, Len changes his opinions every five minutes - one minute the rules must be strictly adhered to, the next it's okay to do things wrong as long as it's entertaining! Aleasha considers herself an expert on a par with the professionals; and don't get me started on BF and TD. Nope, for me it's all over unless the producers revert back to how it was with ALL the original judges, professional dancers and format. It's only curiosity that I've got this far and want to see Holly or Harry win. Okay,you can now take aim at me.......!

hello all, sorry I'm a bit late. loved harry, liked chelsee, alex ok, Holly too much faffing on stool. Hated that Jason, sorry......

Harry & Chelsee for me so far, can't split the others.....

Poorest dance of the night so far from Jason. Glad he's having fun it could be his last week.

Is Jason riding at Cheltenham later in that shirt?

Look at Kristina's face - she can't cope!! I'm back to my previous point - doesn't she realise that this is Fun!!!!!

Oh Dfer, can I please have a hot dog, I'm still waiting for my tea tonight.

I missed Jason. I was looking at how long my food will take.

you didnt miss much Fi

Love, love, love Strictly but please cut out the 'messing around' during the training sessions. This should all be about dancing. Time saved would mean we could hear judges' comments from ALL the judges for each couple. Come on Strictly.

What is this Famous 5 rubbish. Get on with the dancing!!

Did they read their contracts or did the agents just tell them to sign?