The Keep Dancing Podcast

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 hats Also discussed: - A very silly conspiracy theory - New naming convention for dances just dropped - Who else is annoyed by ‘vegan’ ‘leather’? - New theme week idea just dropped - Pan’s People https://www.youtube...

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 - HELLO TO JAY If you’d like to get in touch wi...

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 you’d like to get in touch with us, email...

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 land 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 Anecd...

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 Shape Of Water rumba - Halloween Argentine tango...

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 Red Hot Chilli Peppers cover - Viennese waltz VAR...

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 (is it real? Who cares?) - Chainmail Pashmin...

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 - Stress dreams vs The Hoist Curse - How to make an...

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 - Interceptor http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Inter...

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 with us, email us at keepdancingpodcast@gmail.com or...

KDP S7E12: RIP Countryfile Our 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 Traitors soundtrack deep dive - Cape fear a...

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 scream - If you’d like to get in touch with us,...

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 Handbag If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at keepdancingpodcast@gmail....

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 keepdancingpodcast@gmail.com or follow us on...

KDP S7E8: The Fever of the Saturday Night It’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 jeopardy? - the different kinds of being silly...

KDP S7E7: Sugar Tax Special The 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 happens in parks? - General Graziano love - Verbal...

KDP S7E6: I Have Never Seen Beetlejuice It’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 sexymen and you: a guide for newbs - Verbal desc...

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 *not* give pirate? - Can you stand in front of a...

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 Hamza Hipster Hype Train? - Have we got it wro...

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 buried within themselves? - They’ve put 50p in th...

It’s the Week 2 Slump! Ellie is joined by Elliot, Milly, Vikki and Ariadne to pick the nice dumplings out of the dance flavoured stew. Chat topics: - We’re in favour of Tyler

Strictly is back and so are we! We’re giving you reactions to the pairings and Week 1 dances all in the same episode because of The Event. Digressions include: - Who had some very special Hearsay merch? - Graziano’s dinner - Which pairing name got vetoed? - The Cult of Goss - One of us met one of the celebs one time - Hamza stans, that’s us If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at keepda...

Ellie is joined by Elliot and Ariadne (plus voice notes from Ann and AJ). We’re previewing the 2022 Strictly cast, crew and overall situation. Asides include: - We’ve all been watching a lot of reality TV - Will Mellor’s highly dedicated fan blog - How *do* bisexuals ballroom dance? - Handball in the UK - Who will, sadly, never be able to do Strictly? For the Every Strictly Result Ever tea towels,...

Oti is leaving Strictly, so we got together to chat about our favourite Oti routines and generally do an audio thank-you card. For the Oti interview episode, listen here! https://soundcloud.com/keepdancingpodcast/keep-dancing-preview-when-ellie-met-oti For the Every Strictly Result Ever tea towels, look here! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/837928883/every-strictly-result-ever-tea-towel If you’d l...

Sometimes Christmas specials are weirdly timed and low effort spectacles that don’t stand up to much scrutiny. Here’s one of those. Ellie is joined by Milly and Vikki live on the call and Ann and AJ on the hot take answering machine. If you’d like to get in touch with us, email us at keepdancingpodcast@gmail.com or follow us on twitter and instagram at @keepdancingpod. Keep Dancing Pod supports th...