Training hours
shuddupfluffy
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Is there a source or link to keep track of training hours for each couple.
There is a press story today suggesting that Jerry is only doing the minimum number of hours to fulfill her contract. I just wondered how much time some of the couples were putting in and whether the better dancers were putting in more.
Thank you if anyone can help.
There is a press story today suggesting that Jerry is only doing the minimum number of hours to fulfill her contract. I just wondered how much time some of the couples were putting in and whether the better dancers were putting in more.
Thank you if anyone can help.
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Then again the pros are on a fixed contract and I suppose have to put in as much hours as the celeb demands even if that means working on a Sunday.
However, the celebs who take it seriously regularly put in 22 -30 hours per week.
Celebs are supposed to have Sundays off, but Michael and Richard have been rehearsing on Sundays, I'd guess some of the others have as well.
When Claudia was on ITT, there was always a training update which included how many hours celebs had done that week and cumulative.
I miss that, because it shows how hard they are all working.
Didnt they drop that when Widdy was on? :rolleyes:
because Widdy probably wouldnt want to do any hours at all.:)
I used to get cross with her because any woman[ or man] who had the opportunity to train with one of the top dancers in the world, get paid for it, look glamorous should have embraced it all.
both John Sargeant and Russell Grant put in the hours, not sure what point I am making there, it's late;)
Sounds about right.
I too would like to hear the weekly stats on how much training they're doing - it gives a real insight into who's putting in the slog.
'Strictly Come Dancing' Jerry Hall doing "minimum" rehearsals
I wonder what Anton thinks about being assigned those lazy celebs. And I was thinking he's that incompetent as a teacher, which he still could be, but it's that his partner(s) can't be arsed to put a work in. BBC should be ashamed to get such celebs on SCD, there are others, less known, who would appreciate it more. I am not sure how much of Jerry's posturing I can stand either. I think I saw it all by now.
to be honest as a teacher he should be enthusing and making Jerry see that she needs to do. It doesn't mind whether she is naturally lazy he needs to crack the whip a lot more
I think it's a case of "Do you know who I am?" (how could I ever forget) "I do not have to be here". I think it's a deal, BBC gets a big-ish name in their lineup and Jerry gets to hog some limelight.
Jerry is 57? so she's unlikely to change her habits/whole personality now unless she wants to. Nobody can work miracles, least of all Anton.
I think it's about each celeb achieving their potential. Jerry is never going to top the leaderboard, but it's a bit of an insult to the fans to have such a lazy attitude at the very beginning.
At the end of the day, if the thought of messing up in front of millions of people doesn't provide a celeb sufficient incentive to train every available hour, then I really don't know what a teacher can say to change this.
If Anton wanted hard-working celebs, he should actually try to improve his own bloody dancing and not diss 50% of the dance forms - i.e. the ones he doesn't like. So Anton's hardly in a position to be annoyed that his partners are lazy.
I have no idea if I'm right but I've always felt Anton is given people who won't go far so he can be on standby (understudy) to take over if Bruce takes ill. That's what I think anyway but I'm probably wrong.
I think that's giving too much credit to the Beeb for forward planning.
I think he's given comedy contestants because he's a comedy pro, basically - as he demonstrated so aptly with BoD.
I loved Jerry's cha cha, while I smiled with delight at Lisa, and particularly Robin's choreography, I laughed like a drain at J&A.
Well said.
Most of the Strictly pros are primarily Latin specialists, but they have all upped their game ballroom-wise, if necessary by gettting in outside help until some one 'em are now really good ballroom dancers as well. Anton should have followed their example and got Latin help for both himself & his celeb partners.
Unfortunately, he is not alone among ballroom dancers who tend to look down on Latin; they used to call Latin "Party Dancing" and regrettably some of 'em still do.
I think so and I think he would be great at it
Just what we'd expect from Olympians.
Blimey. Ballroom Tango is a horribly perverted mishmash of a proper dance. Anyone who dances Ballroom Tango has no right to sneer on any dance.