KDP S9E14: Claudia’s Liminal SpaceWe bid farewell to Strictly’s most unhinged series yet with a late and live and out of order pod. Ellie is joined by AJ and Meg and Vikki (by voice note) to join in a great big blubby group hug.Also covered:- Commissioning guidelines for road trip TV series- Vito’s trousers (RIP sound effect)- Love for Chris and Di…

Double the trouble and double the fun in the semi-finals! It’s all playing out basically as expected and Ellie is joined by AJ, Meg and Milly to bid farewell to the first person ever to stop being an inexplicable grudge during a series.Also discussed:- Some lifts we don’t want to see- Brief digression about the absolute state of the 2019 series- Do…

After a week of normal dance-themed dances, the producers dive once more into the magic of themes as we discuss the experience that is Musicals Week on Strictly Come Dancing. AJ has the playbill, with Millie, Vikki, Elliot, and Ewan in the grand circle.Av The Keep Dancing Podcast

It’s the post-Blackpool week of dance-themed nice ballroom dances! Surely some mistake? Ellie is joined by AJ, Elliott, Meg and Vikki to sigh over the Sambathon.Apologies for Ellie’s audio, she is occasionally trapped in a fish tank and can’t work out what happened. Also discussed:- Pete’s arc is complete?- Wicked discourse- Are they overworking th…

The majesty of Blackpool is on show this week, as AJ works through the dance card with Ellie, Meg and Ewan.Also discussed- The condiment conundrum.- Disney’s greatest dancing queen.- A matte painting and the trapdoor.-D ave Arch’s Monday morning reactions.If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at keepdancingpodcast@gmail.com or follow us o…

Blackpool qualification week gives us a lot to chew on. Ellie is joined by Vikki, Meg, Milly, Ariadne and Elliott munch on some warm carbohydrates. Also discussed:- Presented without comment https://www.instagram.com/rpdr_nolimbs/- Strictly gender studies: Who goes ‘shopping’?- A Heather Small deep cut- How can you jive as chips?- Are all the Dance…

Ellie is joined by Ewan to talk about the role of reality TV narrative shaping in Strictly, and how it’s all on show this year.NOTE: We recorded this last Saturday morning, before the news about Amy not being able to participate in the rest of the series. I think the points still hold together.Topics discussed:- Charlie Brooker on The Edit: https:/…

What is Icon? Ellie voyages to the outer limits of what constitutes iconicity with Ariadne, AJ, Vikki, Milly and Elliott. Also discussed:- Pete’s commitment to the bit- The Silly Train vs Taylor Swift- Romeo & Juliet (Zefferelli’s version)- BLACK SABBATH BALLET https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM0IaQGsKBz- The art of the YouTube thumbnail- Substitut…

RE YOU SPOOKY!? Ellie is joined by Elliott, Ariadne, AJ and Meg to watch Strictly from behind the communal sofa.Elliott once more on the motorway. We’ve asked him to make a nest of egg boxes and cushions, or failing that, bring back the owl. Also discussed:- GET WELL SOON AMY xxxx- Comments on Gene Simmons which have already aged like milk- Follow …

Rail metaphors abound as we find that the winner train is at least delayed. Ellie is joined by AJ, Ariadne, Elliott and Meg to examine the conundrum that is Week 5 on Strictly.Also discussed:- The .io domain name and some ISO chat- Alternative formats for the show that don’t feel so long- Lack of suitable songs for the Viennese- A cursed mini-segme…

Everything is FINE in Strictlyland, nothing is at all amiss. Ellie is joined by AJ, Meg, Milly and Elliott to talk new themes, old themes, frocks, shocks and occasionally some dance themed content. Content warning for general discussion of workplace sexual harassment.Apologies for Elliott’s audio and noises off, once again he is broadcasting from t…

Once more Movies Week brings brow-furrowing scoring, costuming and CGI and a slightly predictable denouement. Ellie is joined by AJ, Elliott, Meg and Vikki to string together a loosely connected collection of Bond jokes.Also discussed:- Pierce Brosnan- A slow, gentle roast of Neil Jones- A request for feedback on the flat shoe jive case- Spoilers f…

The first dance-off of the 2024 series delivers a HMM?! Ellie is joined by AJ, Ariadne, Milly and Meg to wonder in passing about Craig’s wig. Lots of fire in this episode. But there are some nice storylines too.Topics discussed:- The fringe to stoning continuum- Content note: exactly one new sound effect- Demands to see The Farm- Chaperone Alcove d…

It’s the first actual dances of the series! Ellie is joined by Elliott, Milly and Meg for a medium-sized podcast about a very long show.- Thinking about how retroreflector tape works- A whole new medium-sized prop!- Beaming personalities down the camera: a skill- A good pro: someone who makes the most of their celeb- Speaking of… YAY CHRIS and YAY …

The new season is here. AJ works through our new dance partnerships with Meg and Ewan.Also discussed- That beard.- The Countryfile vote.- Educating through public service broadcasting.- Dave Arch’s Monkey’s Paw.If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at keepdancingpodcast@gmail.com or follow us on instagram at @keepdancingpod.Keep Dancing P…

Ellie is joined by AJ, Milly, Meg, Elliot and Vikki to voyage into the past and appreciate the very first episode of Strictly in glorious standard definition technicolour potatovision! Do topics arising from the dawn of the show shine some light on the current Discourse? You’ll have to listen to find out. Plus: a quick assessment of the cast of the…

It’s over! Ellie is joined by Ariadne, AJ and Milly for an episode covering the final and semi-final of the Sewing Bee and making concerned hoots about safeguarding in Strictly.Topics covered:- Another name for elbow length gloves- Another challenge direct from our family dressing up box- Ailsa made a lot of really hot garments- Unexpected Keith Fl…

Get yourselves ready, it’s another combination Strictly Newsblast and Divas Week recap. Is divas week just drag week for cowards? The makes are incredible either way.Topics covered:- A continued lack of legally actionable content!- Ellie’s tripartite theory of musicals- The Duchess of Crotch, origin story- Suzy’s winter big coat- Ailsa: prophet Wat…

It’s had its knockers, but Lingerie Week is very brassiere focused this year. Ellie is joined by AJ and Ariadne for more pyjama propaganda. Topics covered:- Verdigris… in bed- Muscle tube: is it art?- A Philadelphia punk band gets a mention- Blame Paul HollywoodAv The Keep Dancing Podcast

Ellie is joined by AJ and Milly to coo over the tiny tiny spooky mannequins. Topics covered:- Sequin bomber technique tip- A very clever joke about knowing about films- Fancy dress reminiscences- What jumpsuit should kids actually wear- Week 1 cocoon dress update (derogatory)Av The Keep Dancing Podcast

Ellie is joined by AJ and Ariadne for India week, where no place name pun is left undone.Topics covered:- Patrick Grant for Strictly plz (if not too busy)- Technical buttonhole progress chat- Drawing the All Saints dress from memory- Waffling on about Just Dance- Definitely incorrect finalist predictions…

Ellie is joined by Milly and AJ for a group therapy session about organza. Plus! A Strictly newsblast.Topics covered:- Goodness me, those bags were bad- Organza in some detail- What do Ofcom want with us?- Tendrils and Mullets and Robot NipplesThe books we were talking about:The Golden Thread https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-golden-thread/kassi…

We’re all going on a summer holiday with a suitcase full of indifferently hemmed garments. Ellie is joined by Milly, AJ and Ariadne to voyage to the Riviera of the Mind. Topics covered:- Doing numbers by damaging heirlooms- Sweet baby angel Don rides on- New motto for the rave community- 24/7 pyjama lifestyle- Surprisingly technical pattern grading…

Sports Week! Sew something nice or else you’ll be forced to do it in your vest and pants. Ellie is joined by Milly and AJ.Topics covered:- Eras of Lucy & Yak- What is a coverstitch?- No-one libelled Dickie Bird as far as you know- Make Team GB strips more exciting plzAv The Keep Dancing Podcast

We’re forming a cocoon (with pockets) around you during a chaotic time. Ellie is joined by AJ, Ariadne and Milly for some pure frock chat.Topics covered:- Milly’s Manifesto- Pascha’s Cute Aggression Edit- Content warning for ventriloquism- Godets!- Whose story do we need much more detail on?- Questions about Luke’s workspace…

It’s another ‘live’ shambles pod, as Ellie is joined by AJ, Elliot and Meg to react to the Grand Final of the 2023 series of Strictly. Ellie & Vito won!Also discussed:- The return of the Gene Kelly’s Bum awards- Eurovision? Already?- Hooray for Hollywood (maybe)- A free idea for a podcast- Which small state is your best bet if you fancy doing Eurov…

The final line up is more or less sorted and given that it’s the one we expected there’s time for some digressions. Ellie is joined by AJ, Meg and Milly to read the tea leaves on the Grand Final dance cards. Great thanks to www.strictlydb.com for making the dance card reading section possible. Also discussed:- Nap strategy- Pleather rage- Espresso …

We’re absolutely reeling from a Musicals Week which cost Nigel his rib integrity and his place in the competition. Ellie is joined by Meg and Ann to hope this never happens again. Also discussed:- Caterpillars vs worms- ‘Talky’ vs ‘songy’ musicals- Painkiller stories- How to get your first TV credit now- Does Zawe Ashton prefer snooker?- Who are th…

As sure as December follows November, our faves collide in the dance off just short of the final. Ellie is joined by AJ, Meg and Milly to have a cry about it. Also discussed:- RIP the Paperchase Christmas Baubles section- Tedious segue to get to a Eurovision fact, sorry- It’s hard for the man in the rumba, the musical- The fate of Nadiya’s very rea…

We’re back on the train to Blackpool and you know what that means in terms of sound effects. Ellie is joined by Ann, AJ, Meg and Elliott to experience it all over again. Your episode is late and there is some road noise incursion because things happened, a lot, for two days. Also discussed:- Kai: a good guy- Silk yardage- Dance card tea leaf readin…

We return to our usual mostly sensible format for the Blackpool qualifiers and some of our smoothest segues ever. Ellie is joined by AJ, Ann, Milly and Meg for a session in the tinfoil hatsAlso discussed:- A very silly conspiracy theory- New naming convention for dances just dropped- Who else is annoyed by ‘vegan’ ‘leather’?- New theme week idea ju…

HALFWAY! Ellie is joined by Meg, Milly and AJ to find out why we don’t record on a Saturday night. We’re even sillier than normal, but the takes? They’re hotter than ever.Also discussed:- The key to a good Dave Arch rendition- Nigel’s hypothetical gilet- Paul Zenon digression- Dye transfer incidents we have known- Update on Vito’s shirt allergy- HE…

Why is Halloween? Ellie asks AJ, Ariadne and Ann and you’ll have to work out if we get to a satisfactory answer or not.Also discussed:- Shirley’s compliment sandwich technique- Interview With A Vampire through the medium of gifs- Doctor Who interlude- Who needs a nice dog- The whereabouts of James Newman’s trumpets- Who will win? (We’re not sure)If…

REUPLOAD: this episode didn't work on some platforms so here's a 2nd attempt at getting you the most medium-sized takes in the landEllie is joined by AJ, Ariadne, Meg and Milly to go bobbing for apples in the cauldron of dance. There was breaking Strictly news during the edit process of this podcast but I’m sure you’ll have heard about that elsewhe…

Ellie is joined by AJ, Ariadne, Meg and Milly to go bobbing for apples in the cauldron of dance. There was breaking Strictly news during the edit process of this podcast but I’m sure you’ll have heard about that elsewhere.Also discussed:- Is Nigel, Our Average Anecdote King, on Cameo?- The scrubsubwell is strong with us- One last request for the Sh…

Week 4 rolls out a software update for the Strictly AR team and a whole new set of dances for the Keep Dancing Pod team to analyse. Ellie is joined by AJ, Meg, Milly and Elliott. There is also a cat. Also discussed:- Whatever happened to Adult Contemporary music?- The Doctor Who Restoration Project but for lost early Strictly numbers- A surprise Re…

What light through that window yonder over there? It is Movie Week on Strictly and that is not Gene Kelly’s Bum. Ellie is joined by AJ, Meg and Milly to throw popcorn and cheer.Also discussed:- Nadiya’s celeb partner Geoff (he’s been there literally the whole time)- Tactical choreo from ‘Austrian Ken’- How To Animal Discourse- The Shipping Forecast…

It’s Week 2 and what we lack in coherence we’re making up for with enthusiasm. Ellie is joined by AJ, Meg and Elliot to break down the tropes and tricks of the tactical dance show. Elliot is apparently recording next to a dual carriageway, we’re sorry and we’ve told him not to do that again.Also discussed:- A brief history of the DashCon Fiasco- St…

KDP S8E1: We Know Why He’s Here Ellie is joined by Emily, AJ and Elliot to review the first of the Big Long Shows of Strictly 2023. There are, as always, so many of them. But at least we now have some idea what Nigel Harman is doing here. Also discussed:- A curious focus on the availability of tools?- A terrifying future for Time Travelling Kai- In…

Let’s get warmed up for the 2023 series of Strictly! Ellie, Milly and Elliot preview the cast, sort them into Them, Who and Why and prepare a whole new basket of explicable and inexplicable grudges. Who will we stan? Who is down to clown? Who is this year’s frock fave? Who will we inevitably forget is even involved?If you’d like to get in touch wit…

KDP S7E12: RIP CountryfileOur second WRONG DAY Strictly episode in a row and we’re not so much disappointed as confused and adrift in time. Ellie is joined by Elliot, Vikki, AJ, Ariadne and Meg.Also discussed:- Adding more songs to the Forbidden Strictly list- There are two wolves, but we don’t talk about them- Does your throw match your sofa?- The…

KDP S7E11: Dave Arch the Empath. Gorka the Chair.Life certainly is a cabaret, old chum, and we’ve got a nice table in the corner. Ellie is joined by Ariadne, Meg, Ann and Milly to stare, agog.Also discussed:- Molly’s televote, state of mind- Goodbye songs and who chooses them- Do not let us give DSI ideas- That very particular Strictly audience scr…

After Blackpool we’re all feeling like butter spread over too much bread. Ellie is joined by AJ, Ariadne, Ann, Milly and Meg to do a little bit of a scoring reset.Also discussed:- Elliot qualifying for Blackpool!- Music on physical media, an appreciation- The Wrong Joe- Ongoing Les Mis references- A Terrible HandbagIf you’d like to get in touch wit…

It’s Blackpool week! Ellie is joined by AJ, Elliot, Milly and Milly’s budgie to do a lot of dubious material about The North. And discuss some dancing.Also mentioned:- Play QWOP http://www.foddy.net/Athletics.html- Who vs Them theory- Wigs and Strictly, just say no- Do they have pubs in the South?If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at k…

KDP S7E8: The Fever of the Saturday NightIt’s the night where we say Blackpool a lot! Somehow even more often than when we’re actually in Blackpool! Ellie is joined by AJ, Vikki, Elliot and Meg to see who is going to be partaking in next week’s legendary afterparty.Also discussed: - some cosy retro dances this week - how much is the right amount of…

KDP S7E7: Sugar Tax SpecialThe merciful absence of any overarching theme from the program means we have to impose our own. Ellie is joined by AJ, Ann, Elliot and Meg to see who is eating their vegetables and who is an unstoppable cinnamon roll. LITTLE SHOES! Fluorescing objects!Also discussed: - A taxonomy of dance cliches - We blame HRVY - What ha…

KDP S7E6: I Have Never Seen BeetlejuiceIt’s Halloween and the glittery trapdoor creaks into life to claim another victim. Ellie is joined by Elliot, AJ, Vikki and Milly to find out who on the winner track and who is full of bees. Also mentioned: - The concept of ‘scrubs up well’ points - Ice levels in various games - Dance moves have names - Tumblr…

The BBC has survived 100 years and we have survived Strictly celebrating the BBC surviving 100 years. Ellie is joined by Meg, Elliot, Vikki, AJ and Ariadne to survey the wreckage. You wouldn’t believe the amount of sighs edited out of this recording. - Vikki questions the entire premise- The vibes-based framework for dance criticism- What doesn’t *…

With the horror of a brand new theme week on the horizon, we experience something close to a vintage all-time great episode of the silly dance show! Ellie is joined by AJ, Elliott, Ann, Emily, Ariadne and Vikki to pull it all apart.On the agenda:- Ariadne has been perceived- The soft reboot of Strictly- The meaning of the Friends VT- Who’s on the H…

POV: you are cinema and news of your death has been greatly exaggerated. Ellie is joined by Elliot, Ariadne, Emily, Meg and AJ to throw popcorn at Movies Week. Sorry if any stray coughs got through - always annoying when you’re at the pictures.Big questions include:- Shall we stop the podcast to think about the Carlos/Nikita rumba?- Who has rage bu…