I'm just past 60 spent my youth in Wigan, Manchester, and Bolton dancing to Northern Soul. Didn't see anything this bad, this must be Southern Soul dancing

@robertingham6123

3 жыл бұрын

This is absolute shite nowt like Northern

@paulnash4583

2 жыл бұрын

im a soulie this is embarrasing

@eirianwatcynjones4337

2 жыл бұрын

Me too.... 62! This was more breakdancing lol!!

I stopped watching Strictly years ago. No specific reason. But I've just watched this and remembered what fabulous dancers the Pros were....and are. This was particularly good. I really enjoyed rhe music and the choreography. Great entertainment.

This hurts my Northern Soul heart 😳😳😳😭

@Lionboy2930

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree... embarrassing!

@mikegould4039

Жыл бұрын

Nonsense..if this gets the music over to wider audience it all good…

@purplemonkey6178

Жыл бұрын

@@mikegould4039 it gets a very inaccurate, bad representation of the music to a wider audience 🙄😔

@mikegould4039

Жыл бұрын

We disagree.. however, I wonder what you think of Springsteens cover of “ Do I Love You “..I think it’s great ..just pre- ordered the album of his soul covers..will be the first Springsteen in my collection..

@purplemonkey6178

Жыл бұрын

@@mikegould4039 I haven't heard it.

I can't remember NORTHER SOUL BEING THIS BAD 70s great days great people K.T.F✊🏻✊🏿

I can’t believe what I’ve just watched. There is absolutely nothing that represents Northern Soul in this clip. The BBC rewriting history and the truth in the name of their narrative. It turns one of the greatest underground movements into an embarrassingly terrible joke.

Typical BBC. They have the Dance Hall. They have the Dancers. They have the glitter. .................. They do not have the main ingredient. .................. .NORTHERN SOUL

The headspin isn’t a northern soul but a breakdance move

One of the best from the professionals. Who was the dancer doing the solo spins? Talk about absolutely fabulous.

@peterwaldie4478

3 жыл бұрын

Aye ! Ok

Love northern soul

Love this!!!!

What??! Northern soul? this was NOTHING to do with the northern soul dance scene or mod dancing.

@Lionboy2930

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more Paul... embarrassing to say the least!

Omg!! 🙊🙉🙈 This really does hurt me, Can't bear to watch.

#justice4anton .... Please give Anton a good partner, he is an amazing dancer, and it will be good to see him make it to the finals.

So, where's the Northern Soul?

Oh dear 🤭🤭😢😢🤭🤭

Brilliant !!!.

that's not Northern Soul dancing, that's bouncing !!

I'll let Oz from Auf wiedersehen Pet say it. "Bollocks".

Well I can’t unsee it

This is a poor representation of northern soul, come onnnn w all thay money you did such a bad job

LOVED IT!!!! Go on Anton!!

So now Northern dancing is with partners, twirling each others like it's the 1950s?

@capitol7950

5 жыл бұрын

Its load of pish, preferred our scene pre Internet, u had to be in it to know about it, its now an acceptable night out for the over 50s brigade that were never part of the scene, who can't dance nor know how to behave.

@rollingthunder9071

3 жыл бұрын

I'm from the south, but I'm damn sure it's not Northern Soul. It's utter crap.

@Bertrum123

3 жыл бұрын

@@capitol7950 silly devil its the 50 year olds started n.soul

@Bertrum123

3 жыл бұрын

Northern soul is the music and how you like to dance to it you will be that age soon enough better to enjoy the music rather than complain how its danced life to short to criticise otheres

@grahamd5418

3 жыл бұрын

Stop moaning. It's more of a tribute than a copy. At least it helped to bring northern soul to a new generation and put it back on the map!

I’m an old punk and even I watched this with a dropped jaw. The pogo was more NS than this tripe.

@elizion6748

2 жыл бұрын

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@corbinadam9374

2 жыл бұрын

@Eli Zion instablaster :)

Wow fantastic dancing

It was northern soul for all of 20 seconds ... :(

Piss and why wasn't there gear flying about that coach

@wozzi71

4 жыл бұрын

Bollocks northern soul dancing is stale and bland it needs to be more athletic

@paulhunt3238

3 жыл бұрын

@@wozzi71 shut up

There’s people form the soul scene in it ,the 2 former so called northern champions are there too

Northern Soul for people that have no idea what Northern Soul is. Utter tosh.

Oh my word 🤷‍♂️

Brilliant

Not northern soul but pretty dam good

Wtf? 40 years of dark halls, dubious go faster potions, 100's of miles up and down the country reduced to this pile of shite! Everything the northern scene was you could never ever be . . . feck I feel ill!

Wtf was that?

Ridiculous representation of northern soul full tilt over commercialisation

Great dancers but this isn't NS

I can’t love this enough! Woo hoo! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Thats not northern soul

Which bit was Northern Soul?

Completely fab-u-lous

One of the best! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

Gorka & Oti Dream team!

As northen as cornwall

No no no no no NO NO!!!!!

just stick to ballroom dancing your good at that .... unlike us Northerners you got no Soul. The movement of dance in soul music is all about free styling not something thats choreographed

@patricktho6546

3 жыл бұрын

the problem is with such shows, that you have to choreograph it at least partially for soecial elements, when the celebs join and the story behind. Therefore it is difficult to represent free dancing, regardless of the dance itself. The Ballroom Blitz at Blackpool (2012 or so) and the "I fot bills..." 2015 did it better. This is coming from a ballroom dancer, so I have no idea, what Northern Soul is. This performence to me seems non strict, jammy on the first sight, witch probably most of the audience only see. Feel sorry, that this is apparently that bad, that it insults most of the Northern Soul dancers, witch is terribble and I hope they will listen/adapt to those more in the future.

@MrTerryb1956

3 жыл бұрын

@@patricktho6546 I fully respect all Ballroom Dancers , I for one cant do the type of dancing that they have trained to do for so many years they make it look so easy and seem to glide across the floor . However I think that the BBC should have picked from the people who were in attendance for the " Northern Soul weekender " . Not all N/S dancers dance the same their footwork and body movements differ and they adopt / invent their own movements to the music. Maybe the BBC will take note of your comments , I also respect your honesty when you say " I have no idea what northern soul is " stay safe

This is not northern soul

@poproxseatone2745

5 жыл бұрын

Glad someone else noticed this they should go to butlins at Skegness to the soul weekender it's fab

@SpeedTriple59

4 жыл бұрын

Agree utter bollox for sheep

Northern Soul ?? Don't make me laugh...this has absolutely nothing to do with Northern Soul. Just a bunch of ballroom dancers trying to obtain some sort of credibility, that's all.

There was to many on the floor did not enjoy any of it l thought it was northern soul?

Never been northern soul dancing

Where was the northern soul?

So is this northern soul ?

Utter pish. A laughable “representation” of the precious rare soul scene. Blatant commercialism

Trust the BBC to get it so wrong.

@robertingham6123

3 жыл бұрын

Probably zero research done

What an insult!

This is taking the ???? out of Northern soul they haven't got a clue

absolutely NOT northern soul...feel quite offended by this

Ummm' think we shall rest this case rite here,!!!🤔🚫

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😃🤣

what the bloody hell was that , looked like there was one or two real northern soul dancers but everyone else what the f , brakedanceing boddy popping and the robot , what a bloody insult

@howardbewley8226

3 жыл бұрын

absolute disgrace ,what an insult to us all

It's a TV show, so the choreography has to combine all the talents on it, i.e. the Professional Dancers, the Celebrity dancers and the Northern Soul avids. Thank you BBC for putting on a great advert for the genre. Fantastic, really.

@kevinjackson6387

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry but this is so bad why why why bring northern into it if it’s nothing to do with northern it makes a mockery of it end of,wasn’t fantastic at all it was crap it was cringe,leave it alone and underground as it allways been

There's a Fred Perry shop in Indonesia doing Northern soul better than this.

Ps , i mean there was absolutely nothing about northern soul about this !

Come on! Dont judge it's only a bit of fun.

A big stage production trying depict one of the greatest underground dance scene back in early 70s is never ever going to work , and represents very little if anything at all about those nights I don’t want my sacred memories contaminated by this terrible pathetic representation ,

FFS!!!!!

Think this is called a bastardised version

@capitol7950

2 жыл бұрын

Just wish it was like before pre Internet. If u wasn't into it u wouldn't have known about it. Elitist yes, but real punters.

As soon as the jiving starts I switch off. Sacrilege

This iant Northern soul

Just how i remember it. ( NOT )

Wtf ? Northern soul ? Never seen it 🥴

WTF was this abomination all about???????

What an insult to northern soul. What's with the cap and braces all they were short of is a pigeon and a whippet. Total crap

Ridiculous

just seen this , total crap

absolute tripe, a embarrassment to our glorious scene

Just come across this ,this is so bad this as nothing and I mean nothing to do with northern soul been into northern since I was 13 so for over 50 years ,nearly spat me food out ,please stop doing this sort of crap

What a disgrace to northern soul

Absolutely massacred the Northern Soul vibes , get a grip BBC !!!

NOT NORTHERN SOUL. JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE JUMPING AND TWIRLING. ☹️☹️

Not seeing any Northern Soul dancing…….WTF

Truly,truly awful

Cringe worthy

Sacrilege

This dancing is NOT northern soul

Bloody awful

The biggest load of Shite relating to the Northern Soul I have ever seen, This was the age when individual males and females danced in their own way. No rules Poor representation😢 d

strictly northern is a bit like strictly jive absolute rubbish