Strictly come dancing form and trends!

Just for fun and because Carole knows am trapped each Saturday by my girls into watching this here are the trends and form for the Strictly Come dance - pro am programme that ends some time around Christmas

I would advise big bets on the elimination stages of the contest and send all Complaints to carole facebook page 

The Strictly Come Dancing phenomenon started on 15th May 2004 and ran until 3rd July 2004 with Natasha Kaplinsky and Brenden Cole being crowned as Strictly Come Dancing Champions!

Series 1--   8 contestants (15th May 2004 and ran until 3rd July 2004)

Series 2--   9   contestants   (23rd October and ran until 11th December,2004)

Series 3 ---12 contestants (15th October and ran until 17th December, 2005.)

Series 4 ---14 contestants

Series 5----14 contestants

Series 6--- 16 contestants ( 1 withdrew – John Sergeant)

Series 7--- 15 contestants (1 withdrew – injury)

 And currently series 8 ---14 contestants

Sex (probably not a lot) 3 female and 4 male winners

Occupation – male sport 2 soap opera 2 television sport 1

Occupation fems    television  2    sport 1

Semi finals – 3^rd place 4 females  2 males ( of the 7 series there was one that had eliminations’ and  straight to the final !

Age – non of the old crocs !

Current series – (betting on betfair) there are still 11 dancers (ruuners) of whom we can eliminate  all but four – 2 women and two men hold the top spots.

Looking at the previous series for clues the top scorer at this stage usually fails at the last fence! (or run in )

There are two still in joint top marking.  Male - Matt and Scott --- top two females are Pamela and Kara – dark horse is Felicity who has shown to have good public support and Gavin (down at the bottom of the leader board currently but young and lady pleaser with a mixture of great body innocence and arrogance)

My hope is Jimi (male?) will be eliminated next round his smugness is not going down well with the public and dances like a ferret on speed – toss up with Michelle ( not a great dancer and American will not attract votes – after these Ann –she could resign out of pure public good will though

Ann will remain in on the public for at least 2 more rounds voting (despite looking like a Tesco bag wrapped around a television aerial)

Then Tina – dancing not hot but young and “cute” but American professional –smug lil swine with a face like Mr. Moon – Toss up with Patsy who can’t dance but is yummy and the girl next door appeal (massive overacting on getting through will count against her)

Then Felicity who dances well is well known but has a sneer for a facial expression

Pam will run out of stamina as the series progresses probably quarter final – she is a super dancer but is more of a speedy type than stayer ( looked to need oxygen after round two dance)

So top three must come from Matt – Scott and to my mind the younger female Kara

The semi final will result in the elimination of Kara.

 Winner -   Scott  

Mock me if you dare am becoming either an alcoholic or expert who every sentence is mocked weekly by Pam who having a black belt in ballroom dancing is the family expert - but I do keep quite during some of the more exciting female bodies gyrate




Update 081110 -  the following will be my predicted  winner down to number 9 elimination order

1 Scott Maslen best dancer and the soap opera factor

2 Matt Baker, brilliant dancer who has to overcome nerves 

3 Kara Tointon, just as impressive as hell and the cute factor

4 Pamela Stephenson, run out of steam 

5 Patsy Kensit, will run out of the male vote

6 Felicity Kendal, age will be the factor at this stage for Felicity 

7 Gavin Henson will show his chest cant get him any further than this stage

8 Ann  Widdecombe, withdraw or eliminated should not be there and the joke has worn thin

9  Michelle Williams,   next week elimination (American factor) current betfair odds for elimination 2.02