Terribly sad AJ out even though she was my least favourite. I was hoping Rhys would go back in as the third (not enough time to rehearse though). I want John to win but Rose has already bagged the best moment in the entire series with that silent break. I literally said WOW out loud to my TV set.

That break in Rose's Symphony is so extraordinary and clever it MUST get her the crown.

How much of our greatest talent is obscured by disability?

After that great moment was repeated, it HAD to be Rose winning. Actually John is the better dancer. I think the pair suffered through Johannes slightly feminine moves. The great thing about John was that he is not camp or feminine at all in his body moves, thus not falling into the caricature mode adopted by Larry Grayson or the Are You Being Served queen. Male dancers do not have cavities in their bodies to carry babies as they grow. So muscles are in different places, causing different postures. Mimicking female moves is not attractive or elegant whereas women doing that is natural and flowing. I've felt this for years in ballet. Gay male dancers can be too feminine. If Johannes had been less feminine and more like John, I think they would have won. Sorry to sound a bit like the other JK.

By the way I should say I think this was the best series of Strictly so far and stunning dancing by almost everyone.

JK2006 wrote:
By the way I should say I think this was the best series of Strictly so far and stunning dancing by almost everyone.

And Rose's silent moment is the tv moment of the year. A real heart stopper.

apparently more people voted for the Strictly winners than could have voted in the recent Shropshire by-election

Says everything you need to know about UK politics today.