So where was Chris's mojo - turns out it was right there behind the sofa just where he had left it.

Ahhhh - bless! And you can tell by the sirt and tie that he is back living with his mum! Love the way he affectionately sends up Ola with his talk of "Baabe" and "Cha - a- say". He does still need a lot of work on his hands though, so hope he can fix that by this weekend's jive, otherwise Craig R-H will have some sardonic put downs. He seems to be enjoying the training though, despite treading on Ola twice, and he seems a lot happier with "Back, forward, cha-a-say, kiick, kiick" than "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eiight!". Looking a little flat footed and lacking in bounce, and he is taking huge steps, but I think this should suit his personality, so hoping for the higher end of the 20s for them this weekend.

Next came a very interesting fashion segment (I am generally loving the ITT segments this year, but my evil twin, who usually only puts in an appearance after a bottle of red, is secretly hoping for an interview with the saddo that scripts Bruce's jokes - "Is it because you are a failure both as a gag writer and as a human being, that you found it necessary to bring up someone's painful divorce in front of 8 million people?" - or, better still, the person responsible for booking the music acts - "How many illegal substances had you ingested when you decided the perfect way to hook the yoof audience was to exhume Andy Williams and operate his larynx by remote control, or for that matter to book the 13 year old nobody with the crazy zombie-dancing backing singer?").

Back to matters sartorial, it was interesting to hear Su Judd admit that for the VW, those dancers who were not so great at covering the floor could be given extra help with dresses that give the illusion of movement. I had figured that the trend for ultra long ballroom dances was all about hiding some clumsy footwork, but hadn't twigged that the layers in the dresses could also help create an illusion of more movement and spins. Poor blokes really don't have any where to hide their faults, do they?

My favourite VW dress of all time was Alesha's gorgeous pink lace number, and it so helped to sell the image of the fairy tale princess. I wasn't over keen on Rachel Stevens' (thought it was a bit 50s prom queen, and showed up some clunky footwork) or Lisa Snowdon's,(too low backed), and I was glad that she admitted that the huge cutaways on Louisa's dress were OTT, particularly when the audience mostly see the dancers' backs (or not in the case when Vincent choreographed an entire VW with only 30 seconds of actual rotation....)

I do love the whole traditional, romantic look of the VW dresses, especially paired with a man in tails - it just enhances the whole dream-like quality of the dance, as does the endless, almost hypnotic quality of the spinning.

Looking ahead to this week, I am looking forward to seeing Zoe's jive dress (although there was an intriguing hint that she may not be wearing this particular dress....) and Jade's VW dress, complete with gauntlets, is going to look stunning! Want, want, want!

Ricky and Erin - yay! Like the way he thanks the audience when the public vote comes through - very nice touch. I wouldn't have put him down as 41; I would have put him in his mid 30s. And he came out with my favourite quote of the week, if not the whole series "I am glad that it was foxflu, because it could have been worse, it could have been fox-with-the-trots". Ricky boy - genius!