Strictly Come Dancing: Week Two

This week it is the Quickstep, which is my favourite ballroom dance, and the Rumba, my least favourite Latin.

James Martin and Camilla started up first with a good Quickstep to Luck Be A Lady, which was praised by the judges, earring them a respectable 29 points. Jaye and Andrew did not fare so well with their rumba which was rather dull and quite poorly danced. Dennis and Izabella's Quickstep to I'm So Excited was quite lively and energetic, although the judges claimed Dennis was more clumsy than I had noticed and gave them a lowly (and harsh) 18 points.

Patsy Palmer and Anton had struggled last week and Patsy had been very nervous, I think she still was but their Rumba to She was quite good. Darren Gough had been criticised for his hands, and dance partner Lilia worked on them, so that they got a good score of 30 points for their fun, lively Quickstep to Let Me Entertain You. Last week's highest scorers (judges' scores) Zoe and Ian, danced a very good Rumba, earning them 30 points, although they acknowledged a mistake made by Zoe which possibly dipped their scores.

Will and his partner Hanna had some criticism last week but got 29 points from a Quickstep from You Can't Hurry Love, and he was much improved. Gloria was very nervous about dancing the Rumba with a man 30 years her junior, and they were described as 'regal', but only managed 17 points as the judges (rightly) felt she had held back. Bill and Karen did the Quickstep (with a dodgy ankle of Bill's) which I enjoyed, but was criticised for being too busy and complicated. All the Quicksteps were busy and complicated. I think that is the point.

Fiona and Brendan came bottom, last week and came bottom again this week with 13 points ( a two point improvement) after a poor, cringe inducing Rumba. Colin then took to the floor with Erin to do a fab Quickstep, which Colin ended with some box splits, getting the highest core of the night of 36 points.

After the public vote it was Jaye and Andrew who went.