The Britain’s Got Talent dream is over for a group of Angus Highland dancers.
Despite lavish praise led by show judge Simon Cowell, and a standing ovation from a 3,000-strong Clyde Auditorium audience, the girls of Strictly Alba learned at the weekend that they will not be in the final stages of the ITV hit show.
Naturally disappointed not to have been given the chance to shine in the live rounds of the competition after making such a big impression on the BGT judging panel in Glasgow, the dancers from Forfar and Kirriemuir are now looking forward in the hope that their choreography will make it to the nation’s TV screens when the show is broadcast later this year.
They are hopeful Highland dancing will get a lift if the comments of chief judge Cowell are aired.
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After watching the Strictly Alba team shown above in rehearsals he said: “I don’t normally like that sort of thing, but that was very, very good.”
Fellow judges Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams were similarly enthusiastic as the Angus group Linzi Elms, Leanne Wood, Robyn Hart-Winks, Emma Stewart, Holly Milne, Kirstin Stewart, Airlie McIntyre and Sophie Brown easily grabbed four yes votes.
The girls’ teachers, Delma Wilson from Forfar and Nicola Grant from Kirriemuir, said they were hugely proud of what the group had achieved.
Nicola said: “The girls had a blast on their BGT journey and we’re delighted they were able to show a really different side of Highland Dancing to a huge audience who absolutely loved what they did.”
Delma added: “The audition day was a whirlwind of filming so hopefully Strictly Alba will make it on to the programme and we’ll be able to relive some of the excitement of that day.”