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Best and worst dances (Saturday night)
Linda_Dean
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For me, it's the two women who are 'ace-ing' it at the moment, both tonight and over this weekend. They and their partners have both produced fantastic dances. For me, it's hard to put one at the top, but overall, they are still a joint first for me, though in terms of my personal taste of choreography, dance, etc, Pamela has the edge. But then, Kara has danced like a pro, so... maybe... err, I dunno.... they are both joint first for me, lol, it's a difficult one.
For me, after tonight, third place is now Matt, though I felt his AG was a little overrated. Not that it wasn't good, but he is still lacking a bit of control and I felt he was a little awkward in some places.
Fourth place would be Scott, I think he peaked to early in the series, sadly.
Fifth place to Gavin. I'll give him credit, he has made a huge improvement, but he is still trailing behind.
My thoughts overall is that, in terms of dancing, there is a huge gulf between the men and the women.
What's your best and worst dances, and general thoughts?
For me, after tonight, third place is now Matt, though I felt his AG was a little overrated. Not that it wasn't good, but he is still lacking a bit of control and I felt he was a little awkward in some places.
Fourth place would be Scott, I think he peaked to early in the series, sadly.
Fifth place to Gavin. I'll give him credit, he has made a huge improvement, but he is still trailing behind.
My thoughts overall is that, in terms of dancing, there is a huge gulf between the men and the women.
What's your best and worst dances, and general thoughts?
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2 Matt
3 Scott
4 Pamela - overmarked by a distance
5 Gavin
Matt
Scott
Pamela
Gavin
I agree with this although I enjoyed Gavin more Than Pamela.
Couldn't agree more.
Scott ..Only because both his dances were ok if not great
Pamela... as for scott but I didnt particularly enjoy either of them
Matt....hated the Salsa but the Tango was better
Gavin....not a good dancer but I love him anyway
Worst Pamela
Worst dress Pamela too
Pamela - based on dance ability, choreography, music, entertainment, grace, acting ability & general performance. Pamela has it all
Kara - Much the same as Pamela, but I still think Pamela has a slight edge
Matt - Always consistently good, but rarely has the 'wow' factor for me. Love how he mixes the gymnastics into the routines though
Scott - A few weeks ago, I thought he was a definate contender but now I'm not so sure... Haven't seen much improvement recently. Sometimes his routines are great and other times they're terrible
Gavin - He's clearly made some improvement, but no where near as good as the others
Matt
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(big gap)
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Scott
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(big gap)
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Gavin
Totally agree !!!
Why has Pamela got the slight edge over Kara in your opinion ? Interested in your thoughts
Sorry ignore the question just read the line above think that answers my question. Don't agree though ! Kara is just awesome and has the wow factor for me !
1. Kara
2. Scott
3. Pamela
4/5 Gavin / Matt
On Friday I'd have said
1. Kara
2. Matt
3. Pamela
4. Scott / Gavin
Kara
Scott
Matt
Pamela
Gavin
Apparently not - according to a couple of "expert" DS-ers, there was a lot of spacing and other technical shortcomings - and she's never mastered having a neck.
Kara is so good that she shouldn't have been there in the first place. Quite simply, she's a dancer.
Be that as it may, the finishing order should be:
Kara
Matt
Pamela
Scott
Gavin
But I want it to be:
Matt (following a spectacular and faultless display
Kara
Pamela
Gavin
Scott
Kara
Matt
Pamela
Scott
Gavin
However, I would like to see Gavin instead of Pamela in the final...........simply because I sick of having Pamela Stevenson pushed down my throat.
Grace? You genuinely believe Pamela is more graceful than Kara? :eek:
(big gap imo)
Matt - I feel like he tries to hard and some it feels a little forced, but mostly enjoyed it. But his face always just looks so strained and I don't really feel the chemistry betwen them. Although the choreography wasn't bad this week and he is always precise with his action.
Gavin - I actually enjoy watching Gavin dance; he has come so far and he is now a decent dancer. He had a smile on his face while dancing and it was easy to watch; despite not being technically brilliant, it was still fairly good imo.
Scott - I always feel like Nat is working so hard that it makes Scott look worse. It wasn't particularly in time and there were a few bits where he looked like he didn't know what he was doing. I don't feel like he is leading her.
Pamela - I literally do not get what people see i her. I know that she is an older lady and she does well for her age, but if we are taking that into account then we should start taking how much other dance, acting etc. everyone has done into account too. I don't enjoy watching her dance, the simpering sickly sweet fake smile and the odd frame makes her not look very elegant (in my eyes). Often she looks stompy and makes a fair amount of mistakes. imo she has been overmarked for the entire series. But I like James.
Pamela. Her timing was faultless, her sense of fun and enjoyment was great, she is a phenomenal dancer and if she weren't being overshadowed by Kara I'd be raving about how good she is.
Matt. I love, love love Matt, he is also so naturally gifted it's frightening, I can't get the judges' gripes at all. He is never less than enjoyable to watch and last night he was superbly macho, which I didn't think he could do, he's normally so 'nice' and wholesome.
Scott and Gav, about equal - Scott because he's capable of better, Gavin because he's better than I thought he could be.
Matt - this dance really suited him and Aliona steered clear of gimmicks
Joint first
3. Scott - enjoyed his Charleston but it took a while to get going
4. Gavin - a creditable attempt, much improved
5. Pamela - she is so over-rated by the judges.
Matt I just love him
Scott I just love him too, but he's not as good as Matt
Gavin/Pamela Tough between these two. Cannot stand Pamela, (but do like James) and Gavin just leaves me cold.
Matt
Pamela
Scott
Gavin
Scott and Gavin are interchangeable though
Big gap
Pamela
Matt
Scott
Gavin
Worst: The rest - didn't really like any of the dances particularly, pretty meh. I expected more from a semi-final I suppose.
1. Kara (She's sublime - nuff said).
2. Matt (His best dance of the series and v close to Kara's rumba but she just edges it).
3. Pamela (It was a decent enough dance and I think those who are rating it any lower than this may not be being totally objective
4. Gavin (V close again between him and Scott but I preferred this because Scott should have been capable of so much better while Gavin isn't and was therefore more enjoyable to watch.)
5. Scott (Bearing in mind what he can do this was pretty rubbish and marked very generously. The over-scoring for this was as bad as it was for Pamela imo. It wasn't much better than Matt's salsa.)
Kara - 10
Matt - 10
Pamela - 8
Gavin - 8
Scott - 7
The reality is I vastly prefered Gavin and Scott's routines to Pamela's though. Where does James get this cringeworthy choreography? :eek: