Just saw the gifset on tumblr, so had to go searching for the clip..... DWTS contestant Noah Galloway goes down on one knee during his backstage interview to propose to girlfriend Jamie!



The reactions are the best too - look at Sharna and Derek, and Demi Moore in the audience!

Continuing on (and giving me 5 minutes of respite from what I'm calling "this effing case study assignment"!) here's another one of my favourite freestyles..... a worthy successor to Drew and Cheryl's country themed freestyle!

It's by no means a perfect dance (there's definitely one spot in the lifts where he goes badly wrong) but it was fun, it was high octane and one of those routines where they just left it all on the dancefloor!

Donald and Peta's Freestyle

When I started this, I had a rule for myself that I wouldn't post two dances in a row from the same pairing, as I wanted some variety and not have the list be too samey. 

And then this happened. 




Alfonso + Witney + "It's Not Usual" + The Carlton Dance = SHEER DANCE PERFECTION. 

I have lost count of how many times I've watched this - it's just an absolute joy to watch!

My reaction to which can basically be summed up as: DOROTHY HAMILL!!!! DANCING WITH LOVELY IRISH TRISTAN!!

Full cast is:

Singer Wynonna Judd, dancing with Tony Dovolani

Actor D.L. Hughley, dancing with Cheryl Burke

NFL wide receiver Jacoby Jones, dancing with Karina Smirnoff

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump, dancing with Gleb Savchenko

Actor Andy Dick, dancing with Sharna Burgess

Boxer Victor Ortiz, dancing with Lindsay Arnold

Shake It Up! star Zendaya Coleman, dancing with Val Chmerkovskiy

Gymnast Aly Raisman, dancing with Mark Ballas

Actor Ingo Rademacher, dancing with Kym Johnson

Singer Kellie Pickler, dancing with Derek Hough

So no Maks, and a good few new pros..... I cannot wait!! Is it March 18th yet???

+ KELLY AND VAL ARE GOING TO THE FINALS!!!! Seriously, this is brilliant news to wake up to on a dark Wednesday morning! I have absolutely no doubt that Golden Boy is going to win another mirrorball trophy, but I would love to see either Kelly/Val or Melissa/Tony cause a huge upset next week....

+ I've started watching some soaps on YT again.... GH is really kicking ass and taking names these sweeps, AJ's return has really impressed me and it feels like a soap again, if that makes any sense at all! Am DREADING watching yesterday's clips though - seeing the gifsets on tumblr have already made me teary!

+ Greg Vaughan started on Days of our Lives last week, so I've been YTing his scenes as well - I've mostly given up on Days, because as a fan of Jack Devereaux and Matt Ashford, there are really only so many times you can watch your favourite character be killed off. (I can't believe I just typed that sentence....) But I like what I've seen of his Eric so far, and the sibling chemistry he has with Ali Sweeney was nothing short of adorable. Unfortunately, they're telegraphing the story like crazy - if this isn't Days take on The Thorn Birds, I'll eat my hat! (Though I did love Meggie and Father Ralph!!)

+ Have been listening to "Just a Fool", the Blake Shelton - Christina Aguilera duet on repeat since last week because it's so damn good, delighted to see them perform it on The Voice this week! You all need to listen to this one!

So after blubbing my eyes out to her routine this week (and that one is going to be included in this list, have no fear!!) the next item on the list had to include the first routine Karina ever did that made me cry (and as an avowed Team Maks supporter, this was a Big Deal)

JR & Karina - Rumba - If You're Reading This




I've rambled on about this many times before, so at the risk of repeating myself - one of the best male celebrity rumbas I've ever seen, coupled with gorgeous storytelling and real emotion.
Simply stunning.

However, in the case of Kelly and Val, I am making an exception. 

I blame leobrat and her bad influence (it was the same with John and Taylor.....)

Here's an absolutely gorgeous fic from shealynn88 - If You Never Try Then You'll Never Know.

Gorgeously written, deliciously angsty push pull going on here, and I loved every second of it!!

Given that it's Strictly and DTWS season, I should be posting a lot more to this challenge!! So here's a brand new routine from this week that leobrat and I have been squeeing over.....

Kelly and Val's Paso Doble

This is just gorgeous - it's an old school, proper paso and she dances it brilliantly. (Though every time I watch it I want to shoot the director / camera operator who missed Val's appel - keep your eye out at about 1.14 on this vid and you'll see what I mean.)

But even allowing for that, it's just stunning. 




*points to shiny new icon* Why yes, I did spend rather a lot of time watching and capping the routine to make this icon. It's a hard life.....