Russell - credit where credit is due
Linda_Dean
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Yes, he is gloriously camp, fun and infectious to watch. Whilst he is dancing I smile and laugh – in a good way. I find myself shouting at the TV when he is on, saying things like 'awww excellent', or 'flipping brilliant'. Yes, he is the 'comedy act' this year.
BUT – I wish they would give him credit for his actual dancing, which was ok-ish and has improved week upon week. No, he is not a 'great' dancer, and has a 'lightness' about his dancing technique that doesn't suit all dances, but the man can definitely dance - unlike other 'comedy acts'. He can move, he doesn't looked laboured, has good rhythm and is mostly clean in his movement and finish (though he could be a tad sharper).
I wish the judges would give credit where credit is due.
BUT – I wish they would give him credit for his actual dancing, which was ok-ish and has improved week upon week. No, he is not a 'great' dancer, and has a 'lightness' about his dancing technique that doesn't suit all dances, but the man can definitely dance - unlike other 'comedy acts'. He can move, he doesn't looked laboured, has good rhythm and is mostly clean in his movement and finish (though he could be a tad sharper).
I wish the judges would give credit where credit is due.
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This is a very good point, your quite right Russell doesn't get enough credit for his dancing from the judges which is very unfair.
I totally agree with everything you've said Linda_Dean. Bravo Russell.
Flav looks like shes having a great time as well. Theres much worse than Russell and I dont think he should have been as low down the score board as he was yesterday. personally i think hes better than Anita he wont win it but hes far from the worst.
Russell was added as "one of the supporting cast" to provide some light entertainment, he's doing a good job at that, he won't last out November, but the show would be the lesser for some without him at the moment.
It was OK for a couple of weeks, but I'm tired of his constant "showboating" already.
Bravo Russell indeed.
There may come a time when you have to say having a good go and being fun shouldn't be enough to keep him in the competition at the expense of other contestants, but to my eyes Nancy and Lulu are genuinely worse dancers than Russell, and although Audley and Rory are a step above those two I wouldn't have a problem with Russell outlasting them. Except that...
My only concern is that the production team don't seem to know how to leave well alone. Russell is naturally camp, he doesn't need silly props and costumes to try and exaggerate it. He doesn't need to be put forward as a 'comedy act', there is an natural joy to his dancing. Their heavy handedness risks turning something fun into a contrived joke that outstays its welcome.
I think you're missing the point, until he got the chance to appear in this programme, Russell was "in the wilderness." I'd guess the majority of viewers of this programme had either never heard of him, (unless they were into astrology) or practically forgotten about him.
This is a big opportunity for him to get noticed again and possibly revive a flagging career. He's milking it for all he's worth and who can blame him?
Don't lay all the blame at the door of the show's producers.
He is taking it very seriously and learning proper routines with proper steps and putting in long hours just like everyone else is! I really don't think he will win, but I do think when there are still so many contestants and so many weeks to go, that it would be a much poorer show without him and Flav.
My thoughts exactly he has been a pleasant suprise he is actually my fave celeb on it at the moment, i wouldn't want him to win but think with the time and effort he is putting in and the performances there is no reason he shouldn't go quite far