The Keep Dancing Podcast

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 Hollywood

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)

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 Nipples The books we were talking about: The Golden Thread https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-golden-thread/kassia-st-clair/9781473659056 Salt: A World Hist...

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 chat

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 plz

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 Eurovision? - GLADIATORS READY? If you’d like to...

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 pricing - Borough discourse - Velvet (at length...

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 the current teen heartthrobs? If you’d like to...

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 real dance partner, Geoff - Episode request for Y...

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 readings - Harry Styles? - Histrionic Rumbas If you’d...

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....