Rachel and Vincent's American Smooth - Strictly Come Dancing 2008 Semi-Final - BBC One

[TheRocketChild]

Pretty dance for the length of time they had on the floor. But honestly...the camera/mixing people need to be smacked...Don't zoom into getting the shoulders in the center of the screen. This isn't a sitcom, it is a dance. It starts from the feet on the floor to the tilting of heads. Show it all, not just the plastic look ballroom dancers have to wear at showtime.

[ark975]

This is just so very bootiful xx

[IsraLover]

American Smooth is a name for the american style of the STD dances:

.Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Viennese waltz

This dance is the Foxtrot in American Style

Really really great performance

Much better than the Israelian Show

Much Much better!.

[Ollieshini]

Beautiful. I wish she would have had a slightly less sour expression.

[prinzessinxani92]

I luv her dress!!!!

[Stroopwafel4]

what did get for this? 

[MissLoveSoup]

Love the song Mandy , has such beautiful lyrics , perfect choice xox .

[WoNdeReeR]

@Chuckie1028 it's an American smooth not a waltz or foxtrot

[WoNdeReeR]

@DanMarie96 mandy by Barry manilow

[DanMarie96]

whats the name of the song?

[peprilen]

I preferred this am. smooth to their first one

[soonersfan311]

This is American Smooth tango. My tango will be a combo of Argentinian and American.

[flobbalobba]

hate the song love the dance

[cuando1979]

this dance is what defines the word beauty.....

[lesseve]

OMG It's a lovely dress. I want that one:)

[Majddalenka]

:-)))) nádherné:-))).

[jenellepr]

I got goose bumps...So beautiful.

[iluvtattyteddy]

I love the first lift :-) it fits in so well with the music.

[seasideroo]

Vincent and Rachel should definately have won they were just perfect it takes years to perfect what they have done in such a short time well done to them both lovely dancers.

[elastacurl]

So beautiful. Rachel and Vincent always brought a tear to my eye.

[Krazygurl16]

this was my favorite of all of their dances it was beautiful

[cuando1979]

whats the song please?

i didnt see this when the series were on so thanks for the video

[Leonetta24]

The song is Barry Manilow - Oh Mandy.

[cuando1979]

thanks

[Chuckie1028]

this looks more like a waltz not a FOXTROT, foxtrot is sassy and jazzy this was smooth and gliding like, diff feel then foxtrot.

[valzoom]

Yes, definitely.

[Romantic1000000]

Wasn't Vincent and Rachel's American Smooth romantic and GREAT?!¬ Why ever didn't they win Strictly, they were by far the best.

Do we smell FiX?

[Pinkopee]

there are the most insane low-lifes on youtube...what is happening to this world.

Anyway, Rachel being in bottom two before had nothing to do with her not winning. Alesha last year was in the bottom two in quarter finals and saved by judges. The fact of the matter is that rachel was ROBBED, she was the better dancer, and tom should of gone out since the semi-final. Plus, why did the BBC wipe the points after the first half of the show...

[22minuteslater]

i'm happy for tom :)

but i really did like rachel

[westendnn]

ok well there is a huge argument breaking out but I just want to say that

1) Tom won and he really deserved it because his show dance was fabulous and also I think he was extremely underated it is harder for a male to dance and in that sense he was amazing

2) Rachel although she was good not many people warmed to her she lacked the charm and charisma that Tom had

3) What did you expect? No Strictly winner has ever been in the bottom 2 rachel has been in the bottom 2 before and so has Lisa.

[22minuteslater]

who won strictely?

[westendnn]

tom

[22minuteslater]

Thank you :)

[JohnnyContagious]

Maybe Rachel should go back to doing what she does best, which is......eh......erm......there must be something.....I know there's something.....anyone?

[JAYROX1969]

Rachel was robbed!! Fucking BBC vote fixing bastards!!!

[JohnnyContagious]

Fuck you, you fucking assclown. Tom and Camilla's show dance was the best in the history of the show.

Thank Christ this little S Club Cunthook and that fucking smarmy little Italian cocksucker won fuck all.

YAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS!

Go Tom and Camilla! I'm off out to celebrate!

You coming? No? Fuck you, then!

Laughing My Goddamn Fucking Ass Off!

[JAYROX1969]

BOLLOCKS you gay muppet!!! Rachel rocks!!

[JohnnyContagious]

Yawn....whatever.

Tom won. Rachel lost. Time for me to celebrate. Time for you to get over it.

What a beautiful evening. What a lovely Christmas it's going to be...

[JohnnyContagious]

And I almost forgot, have a wonderful Christmas, you cuntsupping fuckstick.

MWAH!

XXXXXXXX

[JAYROX1969]

After this fiasco, we'll see who's still around, in 6 months Tom will be forgotten and Rachel will still be in the spotlight! Go swivel on a dildo, shit for brains! HO HO HO!

[JohnnyContagious]

Rachel fucking who? What the fuck has she done in the last few years? What the fuck has she done in her fucking paltry little career, anyway, apart from some meagre bullshit with S-kank Club and a couple of insubstantial solo hits?

Tom won with all the attributes that little cuntwhore lacks - charm, talent, class, humility and grace. Not unlike yourself, it has to be said.

I'll be thinking of you when I ram some stuffing up the arse of my Christmas Turkey!

Merry Christmas, Cockknocker.

[issaywizzy]

One word= perfection. Please all fans, supporters please pick up the phone and vote for them this saturday. They are AMAZING.

[coolness5197]

the part when he spins her that is sooo lovely and romantic and the end part it looks like she wants him to stay and protect her and love her she looks like she cant let go it is soo beautiful

[Alibrowneyes]

oh go away silly girl!!! vincent is all over her to prove that u can dance sexily with someone and not go off with them like Flavia did last year. This girl is a dancer. she went to stage school. she only wants to make a comeback. how boring. step aside and let other people shine, who funnily enough are actually better than you!!!!!!

TOM OR LISA TO WIN!

[coolness5197]

well this dance is beautiful you just have know feelings!

[soapygel]

If you don't think Tom has had dance lessons in the past then you are blind - I'm a dancer and can tell when some one else has been trained and he has. And also ballroom and latin is very different to ballet and whatever else is taught at stage school. You can't teach someone to have the talent that Rachel has no matter how long you learn. And do you seriously think that none of the other celebrities are doing this for their careers - get real!

[Alibrowneyes]

i realise that he CAN dance+had lessons but he hasnt been in a pop "group" learning in dance studios 4years,theres a big diff!i also realise that ballroom is different2 latin but that doesnt mean they still cant b taught at stage school,shes admitted she wants2come back,she hasnt got any more talent than anyone else,lisa has come so far,shes a real star+genuinly wants it4the experience, not a comeback.if i was her fiancee i wouldnt want some blokes hands all over my girl-so maybe U can get real!

[PiNkpRo]

vincent has too win!!!!!!!!!!

[bucks8789]

The Judges have been getting their heads together for weeks,planning who would be in the final !

How strange that the main runners got equal marks ! ! ! Whether Tom gave a good performance or not ( Not his best dance choices ! ) The judges wanted to over rule the public opinion.

Its a dreadfull fix between the producers and the judges.The BBC is a crooked as any other channel....SHAME ON THEM.

[YeHe]

Rachel has the most fabulous arse - you would have to go there !!! Beautiful X

[Pinkopee]

they got 9, 9, 8, 10...they were undermarked because the head judge len seems to have something personal against her. This dance was so romantic and beautiful, should of got all 10's

[volleychic4u]

What was the score they got for this and overall?

[LaSanta16]

First lift is soooo romantic

[chrisislikesoawesome]

fab

[trevspilsby]

wonderful. Len is so silly. He thinks that he is gods gift. He undermarked this dance. Tom should have been in the dance off. He should now do the decent thing and resign. Tom go home

[bluerabbit1629]

thats ridiculous, there should actually be 3 in the final anyway, assuming that john sergeant would have been voted off before now then the line up would be like this anyway, tom does have talent (granted not as much as the other 2) and is very likeable.

[soapygel]

definately undermarked. I so want her to win but think Tom will. Though I've noticed Rachel & Vince's dances get by far the highest views on youtube than any of the other dancers. Maybe Toms fans are more elderly casualty viewers who don't go on youtue.

[londonphyco]

completely undermarked! it was a fix, because:

rachel and lisa were tied at the top of the judges leaderboard-they both got 3 points

tom was at the bottom -he got one point

so even if tom had been top of the public vote leaderboard (3 points for that) his total would be 4

whoever out of rachel and lisa had gotten bottom of the voters leaderboard would have got 1 point, also making 4

so tom COULDNT have avoided the dance off and so would have been sent home.

[aldana8388]

It was supposed to be an American smooth with a fox trot base, which len felt there was not enough content and not a fox trot, so he gave one mark less, however bruno over marked them, so it made things even.

[SarahAlHassani86]

Totally undermarked, it was amazing!

[dlzoidberg]

I thought Rachel was slightly underscored for this. Wasn't a semi-final though was it? More like the first part of the final.

[tasslemassey]

Although I want Tom to win but I have to admit this was superb as was her tango. I agree it was undermarked, she was the best dancer of the night. If Tom doesnt win I would be happy for Rachael to win she looked beautiful in this dance

[musicus0099]

this is one of my favourite dances of strictly.

This dance was really undermarked, it deserved more.

[lilbeth38]

Of course this wasn't a foxtrot, it was an Americam smooth with a foxtrot base, giving the dance more freedom. I too think it was under marked. They really are the perfect pairing, I absolutley love them.

[Pinkopee]

Beautiful...truly out of everyone's league tonight. They were so undermarked. I can't believe this wasn't four tens. The show is becoming a joke.

[shajia]

craig gave a 9, so did arlene but len gave a 8 and bruno gave a 10. Len said it wasn't a true foxtrot just a bit of walking around

[XxCrazygal2007xX]

thats fair enough it wasnt really foxtrot, seemed more waltzy to me

did make me giggle how they abandoned a quickstep influenced american smooth though, i didnt like that at all

[neeneejr]

what was their score?

and what did the judges say?

[Blackhex1]

I thought this dance was lovely. I have no idea what Len was on about. I think she was really undermarked.

[miekekenis]

Very, very beautiful. Vincent is the best choreographer on SCD. They deserve to win.