So, I’m now officially a funky Dad dancer…
…but even jiving like a funky Dad at a disco didn’t stop me from being bottom of the leader board!
Funky Dad Dancing
Flavia and I, again feel were ever so slightly under marked. This seems to be a reoccurring theme! We had a lot of fun in training and that’s what we aimed to produce on the night and I thought we did that, so we were obviously rather disappointed by the rather luke warm reception (luke warm is being very generous!). The feeling that being bottom of the leader board gives you, is not a pleasant one and I have to admit that it’s not somewhere that I want to be again in a hurry. To be saved when you’re bottom of the leader board is truly amazing because you know that a whole lot of people have picked up the phones to vote for you and that is truly special. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
It’s the samba next and I’ve got to admit the first two days of training were the toughest yet, mentally and physically. Normally I pick up the steps and the vibe of the dance very quickly but something with the samba in those few two days wasn’t connecting. I struggled to pick up the steps and I struggled to keep in time. We had a turn around on yesterday with the surprise arrival in training, of my brother Dean and my little nephew Joe. It was great to see them both and it gave me a massive lift which I really needed after another week of getting a kicking from judges!
Finally just to say, they warned me that this show could be about highs and lows and there was certainly a high about making it through on Saturday but there was also a low because to my shock, my mate Joe lost in the dance off which was a real shame as we really supported each other and I thought he started to show big improvement and certainly his last ever dance in the dance off was very good and he showed real class. I’ll miss having him around.
I’m going to go out on Saturday as ever and give it my all and don’t worry, there’ll be a big smile on my face.
Bye for now, Craig.
Craig and Flavia's Jive
Stumble it!
Themocracy
sammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmba weeeeeeeeeeeeeeewah
Craig I am sending you all the vibes of the gods of samba
I have me tele set up so wish Parko glasgow was here
vibing vibing vibing
Finn Lynch thinks you are gonna win he says you are like a cat and you have nine lives!
big kiss to Mrs Kelly
hope to see youse soon
xx R D
Have to agree that you were under-marked. Certainly I thought 20/40 was far too low for what was essentially a pretty good attempt. I’m surprised, too, that others did not seem to be penalised so heavily for quite clearly forgetting their routines and seeming to stumble through it…
From what little I know, it doesn’t seem to me that a jive is a dance that should be attempted so early in the competition, especially in something like ‘Strictly’ where the time to learn isn’t really long enough.
Can’t wait for ‘Strictly’ to go back to Blackpool, where it belongs, in my opinion – a far better setting than a television studio!
(Dare I also say that being bottom of the leaderboard may have been in your favour, and Joe’s undoing?! It would seem odd he’d suddenly lose support, so perhaps being last has an upside, but maybe an experience you don’t wish to repeat, and am sure you won’t!)
Loved the jive outfit, too.
Good luck for tomorrow!
Hi Craig
I also think you were undermarked, loved the story behind the dance and your bus obsession! LOL Good Luck on saturday! xxx
I agree that you were undermarked on Saturday, there’s no way you should have been bottom of the leaderboard.
The samba is hard so don’t get disheartened that you’re finding it difficult, just listen to Flavia and do your best, we’re all behind you.
You can do it, we’re all crossing our fingers (and topping up our phones) that you get to Blackpool! xxx
Good Luck for Saturday to you both.
Have fun with the Samba and hopefully you will be another step closer to your Blackpool dream after this weekend.
Keep going…You can do it!! xx
Also meant to say loved you and Flavia’s story behind the dance on ITT on Tuesday, it was so funny and you seemed to have a lot of fun acting it out
You did deserve encouragement, Craig and the public at home obviously agreed.
You brought a lot of personality and sunshine to the dance floor.
The Samba is not easy and I know you have your work cut out, but believe in yourself and just go for it.
Lots of people are wishing you well and remember ….you don’t have to be the best technical dancer to win hearts! Viewers (like me) love a ‘journey’.
Good luck on Saturday!!
Craig you were definately undermarked on Saturday,those judges scores are an absolute travesty, your performance had improved and the steps were all there
cant for the life of me understand why you then got your lowest score 
believe you me there were 3 performances at least worse than yours. It was fab to see you break out of your shell a bit and you rally seemed to be enjoying yourself 
Good Luck to you and Flavia for Saturday and here’s hoping you at least get some constructive commentsespecially from Alesha and Bruno who have not a good word to say to you yet.