Sunday Service: Week 6

Halloween week is always so highly anticipated, but doesn't always live up to expectations. Last night was very hit and miss.

Graeme & Oti's cha cha had loads of basic content, which was great. But Graeme didn't look as confident as usual. Maybe under rehearsed. A couple of times he looked to Oti for reassurance or inspiration. It was a bit ploddy. Nice Thriller moments, but not Graeme's best week.

I wasn't sure if a tango to the Doctor Who theme was going to work, but it kind of did. It was great to see Stacey do something a little more serious. It was nice to see Stacey & Kevin switch roles, but she didn't look as though she was leading.

I really liked Ranj & Janette's jive. Loved the story. The technique wasn't really there, though. It was a bit heavy and ploddy. There were a lot of mistakes. Maybe he'll get to correct them in the dance off... Still entertaining, though.

I felt that Kate & Aljaž's rumba lacked connection. They performed to the audience, but didn't connect with each other. I agreed with Darcey about Kate's arms - she doesn't extend them all the way to the end. Everything was a little truncated. Not Kate's best.

I liked Danny & Amy's American smooth. It was a bit annoying that you couldn't see Danny's feet because of all the dry ice, although he emerged from the mist with a nice upturned toe. Lovely arms. Not a classic Hollywood American smooth, but nice enough.

Charlestons always deliver. Ashley has such a great sense of timing and musicality. Great swivel. Great characterisation. Ashley matched Pasha's moves so well. Fantastic routine. Definitely worthy of 10s.

I loved the concept of Seann & Katya's Viennese waltz. It was a lovely routine. Unfortunately, it wasn't executed very well. Seann's legs were too stiff. He was off time almost all the way though. Well-attempted fleckerl where other pros might have just gone with a standing spin. What might have been.

I was worried that Charles & Karen peaked last week, and a return to the traditional ten dances would be a disaster. However, it was a great attempt at the jive. A couple of timing issues which was a shame. Not as heavy as it looked in training clips during the week. Enjoyable, even if it wasn't perfect.

Faye was made for theatre/jazz. Everything was spot on. Timing and musicality was perfect. She was so in sync with Giovanni. Brilliant lifts. Just wonderful. Again, deserving of 10s.

Joe & Dianne did a decent foxtrot. Foxtrot is quite a hard sell, especially where some of the evening's other dances had a lot of spectacle. Great technique. Very watchable.

I liked Lauren & AJ's paso. It had attack and drive. Lauren was very fierce and intense. A little timing issue, and she could have done with a bit more shaping. But overall good.

Ashley and Faye were easily the best this week.

Seann should definitely be in the bottom two, with Charles or Ranj. Or maybe even Graeme. If Seann is in the dance-off, he's definitely going home.