The Keep Dancing Podcast

There’s been a lot of Events in the Strictly Universe and I guess we ought to podcast about it? It’s the second year of our Casting Predictions game, which we tried to get in before it was rendered entirely moot. Topics include: - Expressive noises - The Eastender is selected - Heads & Tails https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRY4otrYCJI - Are Icedancers Ringers? - Hot Mic Risk Factors - Naming Areas...

Ellie, Asha and AJ get together to enjoy some festive specials of Strictly and Sewing Bee. None of it matters and there’s an extended trifle metaphor for you to enjoy. Also discussed: - A Paul Chuckle update - All the news that’s fit to repeat - Sewing Bee is Strictly adjacent and we love it - There’s so much podcast overlap this Christmas - Cheese - Make things! - The Lemmy version of Run Run Rud...

It’s the Grand Finale, time to review the winners and the people who won without winning. Ellie is joined by a bumper crop of pod friends - AJ, Asha, Ewan, Elliot, Jo and Mark. Do *you* remember Icons Week? Also discussed: - Amber’s LinkedIn profile - A totally out of context DWTS Italy update - We bloody love Alexis and her core muscles - Masculinities in Strictly - Femininities in Strictly - Rel...

It's semi-final week, and it's time for our celebrities to bring two dances to the dancefloor to gather enough points to get to next week's grand final. AJ has baton to conduct Asha, Elliot and Ewan as the music plays and a ticket to the show dance is within reach. Also discussed - Sexy toilet lady covers. - Double bubble Bublé trouble. - Theatre person or TV person. - One for Carlos, one for me....

The first real crying pod of the series as we lose the last of our ‘nailed on finalists’ (we were wrong, we’re always wrong) and we’re not ok. But can we make sense of why it all went down like that? Ellie is joined by Asha, Vikki, Ewan and Jo to find out. Also discussed: - We’re stanning Alexis the Fantom? - A toddler playing snooker - Voter katamari calculations - Televote suppression tactic che...

The instant dance crashes through the podcast and takes out a definitely not injured (right?) fave. Ellie is joined by Milly, Elliot, Mark and a special guest mini-lecture on variety from Ewan. Elliot’s audio is better than last time he was on, but please forgive the odd bit of hiss. Also discussed: - That time when JoJo saved a cat - George’s YouTube views -

Keep Dancing Podcast S10 E10: Paul Chuckle Up Front We bid farewell to game-changing avatar of light entertainment, La Voix. Ellie is joined by Asha, AJ, and Ewan to comment on the Blackpool rock of it all. Also discussed: - Our hand in production - What is there even to say about a really good dance? - Who can’t drive a Lexus? - A modest proposal re: Strictly 2026 - Another count of the total peo...

Keep Dancing Podcast S10 E9: Deep In The Spreadsheets Blackpool Qualification week was lovely, but it’s been rapidly overtaken by events. DIVA DOWN! PRAYER CIRCLE ROUND LA VOIX! Ellie is joined by a super size panel of AJ, Milly, Asha, Mark, Vikki and Jo to cast the runes. - Crowning the bottom two diva of all divas - Graph chat - An allegation about axe murderers in the Home Counties - Jay & Dann...

KDP S10 E8: Not One Of The Big Weeks by The Keep Dancing Podcast

Ellie has gone missing! Elliot hosts the annual scream into the void about the nature of Strictly Halloween, with Asha, Milly and Ewan for moral support. Also discussed: - The lighting (cursed) - Some of the arrangements (cursed) - La Voix wrestling control of the narrative - La Voix wrestling control of the whole show tbh - Kaz Carney being very gender in a flat cap - What the future could have l...

Keep Dancing Podcast S10 E6: If Dolly Can Do It Icons Week continues to make us go HMM. Ellie is joined by Elliot, AJ, Ewan and Asha to react to the news that Tessbot is going to version 2.0 at the end of the series and Claud is going to be spending more time in fingerless gloves. Also discussed: - Johnny Cash in thigh high leather boots - Mind-blowing Bob Mackie fact source https://www.patreon.co...

Once more we record and breaking news happens! We all hope Stefan’s calf gets better quickly and that he has a lovely dance with Gail. In other news, we had an unthemed week… but nobody told La Voix. Ellie is joined by Ewan, Elliot, Mark, Milly and Asha to pick holes in it all. Also discussed: - A bit of proper gender studies stuff about the Pygmalion narratives - Milly’s annual reminder to watch...

Cinema is dead, everything is either television or a musical! Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha, Milly, Mark and Ewan to pop the bluray of obsolescence into the player of Strictly. Also discussed: - Movies week: Less cursed than usual but also more forced? - Does the show need to have more confidence in itself? - George’s apparent lack of trauma - Ellie’s big George related reveal - Things 1st Year Stri...

Eliminations begin in Strictly, but will the Paul Chuckle Update survive? Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha, Elliot, Ewan, Milly, Mark and Vikki to engage in dance themed chat. We had a problem with the recording which means the volumes for the last few sections is a bit off but everything is still there, bear with us xxx. Also we’ve got a new feed for Keep Baking and Keep Watching: Taskmaster over here...

We welcome all our dancers to the competitive part of the series, those we knew about already and those who have come as something of a surprise. Ellie is joined by AJ, Elliot, Vikki, Mark and Ewan to update you on all that and Paul Chuckle. Also discussed: - Hurrah for Amber and all the swings that keep the show on the road - (Another?) dramatic reading of La Bamba -

It’s finally here, the Strictly launch show! We meet our pairs and try to work out how they’re going to get on. It’s 100% vibes based! Ellie is joined by Ewan, AJ, Asha, Elliot and Mark to revel in it all. We recorded this the day before the news about Dani’s ankle came out. UGH so sorry Dani, rest up queen x Also discussed: - Who won’t be dancing to the Book of Mormon - In Bed With The Right on M...

Attention citizens! Do not look directly into the brown tulle vortices! It’s the grand final and Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha, Ariadne and Elliot to congratulate all our finalists. Also discussed: - Glasgow undergraduate unwise fashion spotting - In-depth chat about French seam failure modes - Órla’s ‘flowers’ - Caz’s early trompe l’oeil Mac - Eurovision Cosplay Memories - The Bee supporting ungend...

We gather to commemorate on of the great crash outs of our time. Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha and Milly to dissect a 1920s themed semi-final shock boot for the ages. Also discussed: - We are pro-wool for everything except sportswear - The uncanny valley of pattern matching - Barnsley Market (AGAIN) and the late lamented People Tree - Hansi Sturm and the Eldorado https://adventuresintimeandgender.or...

Everything continues to be FINE just FINE in Strictlyland (another kerfuffle broke between us recording this and me fixing the edit) and we’re going to try to prepare you for it. Topics: - Yay Alex Kingston! - Who is short? - Who is just a guy? - The winner of our Low Low Scoring Predictions game - The Ultimate GirlDad - Saluting Comrade La Voix - Recommendation to watch Round The Twist - Hearteye...

AJ, Asha and Jo don their aprons and dive into the UK’s favourite cake-based entertainment show for the first time! Featuring: - A plea for Fifteens sponsorship - The Yeastie Boy fanclub assembles - The producers plot arc goldmine - Technical Discourse - Hassan’s radioactive hedgehog - A Dead Nan record! Show links: Fifteens recipe https://www.tastesfromtheroad.com/post/fifteens-from-northern-irel...

Smell the celluloid! It’s Movie Week! Ellie is joined by AJ, Asha, Elliot and Milly for a cinematic spectacle like no other. It’s certainly got more gussets than your average. Also discussed: - The Yellow Submarine film - Iron everything. Give them time to iron everything. - Ruby Tandon’s essay on Bake Off https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/inside-the-world-of-the-great-british-bake-off...

“Yes, but is it art?”, we ask as we sift through another batch of garments. Ellie is joined by Asha and Milly for a podcast which, believe it or not, has actually had the hyper-specific anecdotes edited out. Also discussed: - Reality skill TV alumni going on other reality skill shows - More gathering?! - Vorticism! https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/v/vorticism - The Golden Hare https://en.wiki...

The Sewing Bee reaches the traditional Small Mannequin Destruction point of Kids Week! Why is small so difficult? Also discussed: - The wider world of adaptive clothing - The brand semiotics of children’s prints - Gaynor’s sensible grandkids - Memphis Design https://thedesigngesture.com/memphis-design/ - Don’t let them have the trim unless you’re prepared for the consequences - Lifestyle cowboys C...

It’s Reduce, Reuse, Recylce week; and when the regular host is away, the class will play… AJ is joined by Ariadne, Asha, and Ewan to decide just how many reusable items makes something reused. Also discussed. - Colin Baker’s sartorial choices. - The politics of luxury communism. - Who’s holding the munch. - Finding an extra five inches. - I wish it could be Christmas another day. - and more… If yo...

Korean week is here and we’re talking…. hat. Ellie is joined by Asha, Ariadne, Meg, Milly and Elliot to get that stitch well and truly in the ditch. Also discussed: - Novello’s Hat - The concept of Hallyu, which I learned about in Civ 6 - Constructing tubes technique chat - Should the party be also in the back? - Challenge variety weirdness - Go on, we’ll watch Kpop Demon Hunters - Treat yourself:...