Dancing on Ice

Last night we went to see the final night of the final tour of Dancing on Ice and what a fabulous night it was.  Not only were the dancing stars entertaining, but the professionals were amazing.

The stars were Kyran Bracken (who won Series 2 in 2007 and won on the night with a flawless routine), Bonnie Langford (who came third in Series 1 in 2006), Gareth Gates (who came fourth in Series 3 in 2008), Suzanne Shaw (who won Series 3 in 2008), Ray Quinn (who won both in Series 4 in 2009 and in the final series), Hayley Tamaddon (who won Series 5 in 2010), Joe Pasquale (who came 6th in Series 8 in 2013) and Beth Tweddle (who won Series 8 in 2013).

All of the skating was wonderful and with added pyrotechnics and humour, and it was a lovely night out for all the family.

As it was the last night of the last tour, there were tears and speeches and this only added to the occasion.

Kyran Bracken deserved his win with Nina Ulanova, but Ray Quinn was a close second with his partner Maria Filippov, only let down by a fall during his energetic routine.

The other skating professionals partnered with the stars were Brianne Delcourt, Andrei Lipanov, Robin Johnstone, Matt Evers, Daniel Whiston and Lukasz Rozycki (Alexandra Schauman and Andy Buchanan completed the tally for the professional skaters).  A beautiful routine with the professionals where the three girls resembled swans was breath-taking.

Judges Robin Cousins, Karen Barber and Nicky Slater were emotional as well as the main duo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, who danced both a new number together and their iconic bolero.  For me, it was just beyond words to see the Olympic-winning routine live as I remember watching it as a little girl when they won the Gold.

Ray Quinn asked more than once that 'it couldn't be the end' and Chris did cryptically avoid the question of whether there would be more Dancing on Ice, but he did admit that he and Jayne were not retiring and that it wasn't goodbye it was just goodnight.  Let's hope so.

A spectacular evening for all the family                                             10/10