chickencam Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Judging by the Charleston the show dances should be interesting.Both Ali ans Chris had great Charleston dances and Ricky's rock and roll was not so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I hated Toms showdance It just oooooooooozed cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I thought it was interesting that both the rock and roll dances were in the dance off. I think the charleston was just a dance that you could have more fun with so perhaps thats why they were more popular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I hated Toms showdance It just oooooooooozed cheese. Nothing like a good chunk of cheese on a Saturday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I hated Toms showdance It just oooooooooozed cheese. Yes it did, but definitely in a good way (in my opinion) which was why so many people voted for it. Lisa Snowdon, who I actually thought was a better dancer, had a dreadful showdance. What was Brendan thinking when he choreographed it? It was like watching him wrestle her into a cab after a heavy night out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 It was like watching him wrestle her into a cab after a heavy night out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I thought Brendan and Lisa's show dance was terrible as well. From what I can remember her costume was awful as well. I loved Tom's show dance, he put his all into it. He just always looked happy dancing. From watching the bits of training I think Chris and Ricky's argentinian look the best so far. I'd like Ali's to be a bit stronger, looks a bit fluffy at the moment. They showed the clips of Vincent and Rachel's A. Tango last night, you forget just how good it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 This is so tough it means sooo much to them all, and I like them all too. at Ali and Brian, they are lovely together There are going to be more tears before this is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 As much as I love Ali it'd be an absolute travesty if Ricky wasn't in the final so tonight I've voted twice for him. The judges scores said it all, Ricky & Ali are miles better than Chris! Rickys Argentine Tango was pure brilliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggquisite Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Have to say I'm still backing Chris and Ola! For me the journey Chris has been on has been a real challenge for him. I can't get away from the fact both Ali & Ricky danced well from the start their natural ability was there at the beginning and they have both had some dancing tution before, unlike Chris. Without doubt Ali and Ricky are stronger dancers but I'd still like to see Chris in the final. Unlikely, but my favs anyway We'll so find out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 How tough was that I love them all but Ali should have gone through. Can't wait to see the show dances but I think we should have been watching 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Although a fabulous dancer Ali really wasn't big on personality....when she said I'm doing this for the girls, in some way I felt that didn't really include me just the fluffy frilly girly girls..not the rest of us with fat days and bad hair days I'm still rooting for the underdog Chris ( had the judges previously decided to mark his dances down..???? if so their cunning plan didn't work ) . As a "strictly" first timer (I've never watched a series all the way through before) am I allowed to say that I hated the show dance? What on earth did all that contortionist stuff have to do with dancing? It's what I'd expect to see in a Circus not on a dancefloor ...Yuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcat Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 hey I was disapointed tonight. Personality wise chris is fantastic but his dancing just doesn't match that. Ali was technically brilliant she did have a tendancy to lack some level of personality but her dancing was so exact and beautifully excecuted. Ricky was amazing his tango was beyond words and i did think Craig was being really mean because the stairs thing, it wasn't particually noticble. Chris' Rumba made me cringe his hips barely moved Ola looked to me like she was dancing round him. His tango was better but it looked jerky and some of his foot movements looked really odd. I like Chris as a person alot he is by far the most interesting and likeable of the celebs but it's a dance compatition and he wasn't as good as Ali and Ricky. Yes she may have had training before but you could argue that almost anyone has an advantage. Actors because they can perform, athletes because they have the stamina and balence musisian because they have musicality and work with music all the time and news reporters because they are well known and know how to appeal to an audience. It's all a question of how you look at it and what you count as previous training. If you read the stuff about Ricky he did 15 hours for a dance to footlose for Comic Relief and a couple of Salsa lessons with his girlfriend if that is a major advantage then nearly every celeb has it Equally i don't think it's fair on the judges to say that they marked Chris down or deliberatly tried to get rid of him. Other than Alesha and Darcy they are all professional Choreographers and in Lens case a professional Judge and they certainly wouldn't do that and I can testify from personal experience that Darcy is the picture of professionalism and a lovely lady, She is certainly hard on mistakes and won't give out high scores unwarrentedly but she wouldn't deliberatly mark somone down to get rid of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Anybody else finding Darcey Bussel tiresome? Her dance was excellent, although I think her flicks could have been a little sharper. Ricky's Tango was a-may-zing. Sorry to see Ali go. , but would have been sorry to see Chris go too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Chris to win!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyfeet Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Did anybody else notice that the professional show dancers 'fluffed' there routine about three quarters of the way through? Also, remember Chris being criticised for not doing much in the Rumba whilst Ola danced around him - the show dance bloke seemed to just lift his partner up and down - very little in the way of dancing I think. Dawn x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Did anybody else notice that the professional show dancers 'fluffed' there routine about three quarters of the way through? I noticed a bit of a judder. She was very flexible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Darcey is just too buttoned up, her dance was good. My favourite dance of the night was Natalie and Ian's foxtrot, it was really beautiful. I found the show dancers too much like gymnasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Did anybody else notice that the professional show dancers 'fluffed' there routine about three quarters of the way through? I noticed a bit of a judder. She was very flexible. Only caught up on this last night, but I could see their mistake, even on iplayer and rubbish bandwidth! Phil's comment was that it 'wasn't dancing, more like gymnastics', very true. Loved the dances from all three couples, a hard decision to make at this stage, but I think the right people went out. Both Ricky ad Ali have previous dance training, so one would expect them to do well, but Chris hasn't, so I find his performances all the more impressive. I think that Chris will win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Anybody else finding Darcey Bussel tiresome? Her dance was excellent, although I think her flicks could have been a little sharper. Ricky's Tango was a-may-zing. Sorry to see Ali go. , but would have been sorry to see Chris go too. Echoing everything Egluntyne said. Sorry to see Ali go, and Ricky deserves to be in the final but, like Austin Healey, I'm rooting for Team Cola! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I find Darcey a bit odd too Egluntyne, lovely dancer, but 'too ballet' for that sort of routine, a bit like Ali (who also has ballet training) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 am I allowed to say that I hated the show dance? What on earth did all that contortionist stuff have to do with dancing? It's what I'd expect to see in a Circus not on a dancefloor ...Yuk Agreed. 50 ways to throw a woman in the air isn't really dancing in my opinion. It would have been nice to see them move around the floor and not stay in one spot doing acrobatics. I was sorry to see Ali go last night too, but at the semi final stage it always seems unfair when any celeb has to leave. It will be interesting to see how they get on this weekend as they are apparently performing four dances - presumably to fill the schedule a bit now there are only two of them? That sounds like quite a tall order to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Oh dear I had a very unhappy OH when Ali went out. There is no way Chris should have stayed in (I'll duck for cover ). He did hardly any dancing in the rumba at all, he was just passing Ola from side to side, very poor. Absolutely loved Ricky's tango, so good. I think the fact that the other professionals all stand up and applaud him says a lot. I also think that it should be a 3 way final, just makes it more exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 am I allowed to say that I hated the show dance? What on earth did all that contortionist stuff have to do with dancing? It's what I'd expect to see in a Circus not on a dancefloor ...Yuk Agreed. 50 ways to throw a woman in the air isn't really dancing in my opinion. It would have been nice to see them move around the floor and not stay in one spot doing acrobatics. Absolutely agree. I think that is one reason that Tom won last year...he and Camilla were not tempted to turn the thing into a gymnastics competition and actually danced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I prefer a more American Smooth type dance myself. When Brendan and Lisa did their showdance it was awful. I thought the chap who did the show dance was very unstable on his legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
