STRICTLY COME DANCING 6 – Week 6

Apologies for the delay. To be honest, Strictly fatigue is hitting hard now. I've seen enough to know who'll be up for the chop 'till about Week 9 (unless there's a major voting upset), and find it hard to get excited about the show in this saggy middle stage. Even the ordinarily sexy dresses aren't as hot as they were last year, are they? A brief summation of the weekend's dances:

LISA SNOWDON & Brendan Cole

Holy moly! Lisa in a sea-blue black-speckled dress, cut high up the skirt to show off her perfect legs, with bare arms and plenty of stern-faced attitude. "Eye Of The Tiger" was a fitting choice as she prowled around looking absolutely stunning. Gorgeous figure, too.

OLA JORDAN & Andrew Castle

She's always very petite and pretty, but I find that the shorter ladies don't look as great in the classic ballgowns. Still, she's absolutely huggable and the white-pink dress was very fetching.

CHRISTINE BLEAKLEY & Matthew Cutler

No smiles this week, but a fair few inches of leg glimpsed through her black skirt -- and there's always something watchable about her, even in this dance disaster. Give me smiling, fun-loving Christine over this ice maiden act any day, but this wasn't bad.

ERIN BOAG & Austin Healey

Erin Botox (sorry, Boag) has been transformed this series, but a rather drab green dress kept her toned body hidden from prying eyes. Best dance of the night, but the worst look.

CHERIE LUNGHI & James Jordan

Great face and figure for a woman in middle age, and she performed well with lots of style, attitude... and the odd stick-thin crescent kick of a leg. Good, but unremarkable stuff.

HEATHER SMALL & Brian Fortuna

Sickly hot-pink dress with one of those huge skirts. Very forgettable in the looks department, sorry.

HAYLEY HOLT & Mark Foster

Yippee! Hayley's getting into her groove just recently – rose red dress, bare hips, floaty skirt spinning up to reveal slender legs, with lots of vim and vinegar. Hot. Just a shame she's partnered with a man who lacks coordination outside of a swimming pool.

CAMILLA DALLERUP & Tom Chambers

Fairy tale-style candyfloss pink dress; very pretty and serene, but that's about all I can say.

KRISTINA RIHANOFF & John Sergeant

Hey, Kristina's burning up the series just now, although that blue-red dress was hideous. Still, it showed lots of her left leg and a really fine, tight body. Sexually charged. I particularly liked how John seemed to be dragging her back to his cave at one point!

RACHEL STEVENS & Vincent Simone

Absolutely stunning face, petite body, open-backed white dress, and a very enticing slow waltz. Beautiful and low-key class.

JODIE KIDD & Ian Waite

She has quite a pug-nosed face, doesn't she -- but Jodie's at least showing off her best assets recently: those incredible long legs. A very unusual white dress with silvery bits, using her tomboy strength to power through Blur's "Song 2". Very good.

THE DANCE-OFF

The bottom two this week were Ola & Andrew (unfairly) and Hayley & Mark (deservedly). Still, it's always sad when two of the sexiest girls are in the dance-off. Fortunately, Ola was kept in the competition by a unanimous judge decision. Phew! The better of two evils.


25 October 2008 – BBC1, 6.35pm
26 October 2008 – BBC1, 7.15pm