The Keep Dancing Podcast

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 checklist

- Star showcase vs ensemble chaos

- A lift we didn’t care for

- Stop censoring the ladies doing murders

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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

- <3 Katya <3

- Dave Arch did what to Gaga

- Gilkison’s week off

- <3 Karen <3

- Dubious iconicity status of Proud Mary?

- Who’s going to win? (Spoilers: we don’t know)

- Instant dance conspiracy theories

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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 people who enjoyed Crime Traveller

- A great week for the wlw

- Big soppy au revoir for La Voix

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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 & Danny Mac reminiscences

- Taking Alexis to British tat shops: a dream

- DWTS discourse

- Another stunning moment of redaction

- A George Formby impression

If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social.

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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 looked like

If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social.

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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.com/posts/marilyns-dress-125555021

- The tie-break rules and their origin story

- Rufus Hound, a reminder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvodRB4cLsc&list=RDWvodRB4cLsc&start_radio=1

- A modest proposal about Blackpool

- Who has yet to cha cha?

- Yeah just give it La Voix, why not

If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social.

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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 the dances without the audio once

- How to get your own fringed trousers and why maybe you shouldn’t

- When things are just Singing In The Rain

- A modest proposal re: Couple’s Choice

- La Voix as truth-bearing court jester

If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social.

Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff!

Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356

Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

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 Strictly Pros have to learn

- Studio Choom! https://www.youtube.com/@STUDIOCHOOM

- A robust defence of Thunderbirds

- Who is in the ‘Winner’s Slot’?

- Down’s Syndrome Barbie https://ndss.org/barbie-ndss

- A Watershed Clarification

Cynthia Erivo was here also.

If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social.

Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff!

Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356

Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/

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!

https://soundcloud.com/keep-watching-podcast/tracks

Also discussed:

- An alternative funding mechanism for the BBC

- La Voix dismantling the format

- The joy of not being exposed to current music

- Lewis: pretend to be worse at dancing for a bit

- Multiple references to Traitors for some reason?

- Results show tinkering not so good like

- A retro Thunderbirds grudge

- A stealth showreel for Ballas! The musical

- Tyne-related additions to the Forbidden Strictly playlist

If you’d like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram at @keepdancingpod and Bluesky at @keepdancingpodcast.bsky.social.

Don’t forget the shop at http://www.totallyflagulous.com where there’s Strictly and Eurovision and Taskmaster stuff!

Support AJ’s GoFundMe, it’s not too late! https://gofund.me/48297356

Keep Dancing Pod supports the work of Gendered Intelligence and you can too. https:/genderedintelligence.co.uk/