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Why doesnt Erin ever get a decent partner?

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Erin is my favourite professional and I love to watch her dance. Why doesnt she ever get a partner whom she has a chance of winning with? She gets the nest out of her partners but she never gets anyone really decent. Rory gets right on my nerves and I will be glad when he goes even though I will miss Erin.
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  • SallyforthSallyforth Posts: 7,404
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    Ooh, I wouldn't say that. She's never won but had partners who were in with a chance. Colin (tries but fails to forget about Dollgate!), Austin, for example. And Rory has pleasantly surprised me with the ballroom dances.
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    Sallyforth wrote: »
    Ooh, I wouldn't say that. She's never won but had partners who were in with a chance. Colin (tries but fails to forget about Dollgate!), Austin, for example. And Rory has pleasantly surprised me with the ballroom dances.

    Rory hasn't really surprised me at all. Quite stiff and not very awe inspiring.
  • Abbasolutely 40Abbasolutely 40 Posts: 15,589
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    She got one great one and replaced him with a doll .
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 659
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    As Sallyforth has stated, she's had her fair share of good partners in the past. Who knows, if it wasn't for dollgate she may have had won by now.

    Now as for Anton...
  • cranford fancranford fan Posts: 656
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    Erin's done quite well over the years - second with Colin Jackson, third with Julian Clary and fourth with Austin Healey. She's not had naturally talented partners since Austin but she generally does well with them, even managing a decent quickstep with Peter Shilton last year!
  • SallyforthSallyforth Posts: 7,404
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    Jurre wrote: »
    Rory hasn't really surprised me at all. Quite stiff and not very awe inspiring.

    Put it this way, he's better than I thought he would be. ;)
  • RichmondBlueRichmondBlue Posts: 21,279
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    I thought Rory was the most improved dancer on the show last week.
    Erin did make a big mistake with her "doll-gate" routine, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory really. But she was unlucky with Austin..they were robbed !
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    Abbasolutely 40 wrote: »
    She got one great one and replaced him with a doll .

    This!
  • mindyannmindyann Posts: 20,264
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    RichmondBlue wrote: »
    I thought Rory was the most improved dancer on the show last week.
    Erin did make a big mistake with her "doll-gate" routine, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory really. But she was unlucky with Austin..they were robbed !

    I remember Darren, in his autobiography, said that he was so far ahead in the voting by the showdances that they made no difference at all to the outcome.
  • edy10edy10 Posts: 18,399
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    She had the opportunity to win but unfortunately didnt.1st time because of her choreography and 2nd time with Austin.
    According to me her latin is not really very good with the exception of course of Austin jive and Colins rumba.
  • Alli-FAlli-F Posts: 32,519
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    edy10 wrote: »
    She had the opportunity to win but unfortunately didnt.1st time because of her choreography and 2nd time with Austin.
    According to me her latin is not really very good with the exception of course of Austin jive and Colins rumba.



    :eek::eek::eek::eek: Austin's paso was immense! How very dare you! :eek:;) His rumba was a car crash though, to be fair! ;)
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    RichmondBlue wrote: »
    I thought Rory was the most improved dancer on the show last week.
    Erin did make a big mistake with her "doll-gate" routine, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory really. But she was unlucky with Austin..they were robbed !

    Not sure they'd have won though (sorry to bring up the Austin debate again). Final, probably, but Tom was apparently out polling him by miles anyway (if you believe the 'leaks'). Besides, who'd have known what Erin would have done for a showdance :eek: I suppose him getting to the final would've meant we wouldn't have had to have seen Lisa and Brendan's showdance though:D
  • edy10edy10 Posts: 18,399
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    I think that to win this competion you have to be not only a very good choreographer(which she is) but also very good at latin and ballroom dances.The popularity of your celebrity matters but you shouldnt take it for granted.Comparing ot other professionals in the show her Latin is not very good.
  • footygirlfootygirl Posts: 35,208
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    But isn't that showing favouritism to other dancers. Aliona is not the best choreographer in the competition - and she gets well looked after as far as partners are concerned
  • Alli-FAlli-F Posts: 32,519
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    footygirl wrote: »
    But isn't that showing favouritism to other dancers. Aliona is not the best choreographer in the competition - and she gets well looked after as far as partners are concerned



    But dont you think Harry dancing with Erin would just be a bit ewwww. :eek: It'd be like a teenager dancing with his mum at the school disco! :eek: And I love Erin! But she's now one of the elder statesmen of the show and so she's not going to get the "heartthrob" (can't believe I used that word) of the show. Can you imagine Erin and Harry doing a rumba! :eek:

    And I know it's double standards because younger pros dance with older celeb men all the time, but they're not going to do it with the young fit bloke. ;)
  • SCD-ObserverSCD-Observer Posts: 18,560
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    Alli-F wrote: »
    But dont you think Harry dancing with Erin would just be a bit ewwww. :eek: It'd be like a teenager dancing with his mum at the school disco! :eek: And I love Erin! But she's now one of the elder statesmen of the show and so she's not going to get the "heartthrob" (can't believe I used that word) of the show. Can you imagine Erin and Harry doing a rumba! :eek:

    And I know it's double standards because younger pros dance with older celeb men all the time, but they're not going to do it with the young fit bloke. ;)

    Ah, but Erin could be dancing with Robbie. Ola back dancing with Harry, and Aliona dancing with Rory (sorry, Rory!). That can happen, but why not?
  • footygirlfootygirl Posts: 35,208
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    They could have put Jason with Erin - he is in his 40's
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    footygirl wrote: »
    They could have put Jason with Erin - he is in his 40's

    How can you inflict Jason on Erin! That's cruel beyond measure! She may be desperate to win, but not as desperate as Kristina!:eek:
  • Alli-FAlli-F Posts: 32,519
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    footygirl wrote: »
    They could have put Jason with Erin - he is in his 40's



    OMG! :eek: They'd be sleeping in the studio! :eek: Jason would take the whip of Miss Whiplash and flagellate himself! :eek::rolleyes:
  • footygirlfootygirl Posts: 35,208
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    I wou;d have gone this way

    Robbie and Erin
    Dan and Aliona
    Harry and Ola
    Jason and Kristina
    Rory and Katya
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    Alli-F wrote: »
    OMG! :eek: They'd be sleeping in the studio! :eek: Jason would take the whip of Miss Whiplash and flagellate himself! :eek::rolleyes:

    Flagellate! Funny word. *giggles like a naughty school boy*
  • SCD-ObserverSCD-Observer Posts: 18,560
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    footygirl wrote: »
    I wou;d have gone this way

    Robbie and Erin
    Dan and Aliona
    Harry and Ola
    Jason and Kristina
    Rory and Katya

    Hmm, not bad. We can only dream...:cry:
  • Alli-FAlli-F Posts: 32,519
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    footygirl wrote: »
    I wou;d have gone this way

    Robbie and Erin
    Dan and Aliona
    Harry and Ola
    Jason and Kristina
    Rory and Katya




    And I would have probably gone

    Robbie Katya
    Dan Erin
    Harry Ola
    Jason Aliona
    Rory Kristina

    But then I also wouldn't have placed the women with the male pros the way they've done it.
  • footygirlfootygirl Posts: 35,208
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    Alli-F wrote: »
    And I would have probably gone

    Robbie Katya
    Dan Erin
    Harry Ola
    Jason Aliona
    Rory Kristina

    But then I also wouldn't have placed the women with the male pros the way they've done it.

    But the good celebs are wasted on Aliona - who lets them down with her choroegraphy. Karen Hardy was correct in saying the jive needed more content than wha Aliona put in it
  • Alli-FAlli-F Posts: 32,519
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    footygirl wrote: »
    But the good celebs are wasted on Aliona - who lets them down with her choroegraphy. Karen Hardy was correct in saying the jive needed more content than wha Aliona put in it



    I detest Jason, so would have been happy to see him with Aliona. ;)
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