Waltz-A-Thon | Predictions
Cal Christopher
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What are your guesses in relation to the theme, the costumes, the music and the outcome of this years [insert dance here]-A-Thon?
My Predictions
6th Jake & Janette
5th Caroline & Pasha
4th Mark & Karen
3rd Simon & Kristina
2nd Pixie & Trent
1st Frankie & Kevin
Now Frankie has topped the Leaderboard on both occasions of completing a Waltz / Viennese however both Pixie and Simon have scored very high for their respective Waltz(s) also. IIRC Jake's Waltz wasn't half bad and neither was Mark's. Caroline struggled in hers. I'm guessing head judge Leonard would like to influence it in Frankie's favour as he really does seem in awe of her - I can see this happening especially if she is to dance a Rumba / Salsa this week!
My Predictions
6th Jake & Janette
5th Caroline & Pasha
4th Mark & Karen
3rd Simon & Kristina
2nd Pixie & Trent
1st Frankie & Kevin
Now Frankie has topped the Leaderboard on both occasions of completing a Waltz / Viennese however both Pixie and Simon have scored very high for their respective Waltz(s) also. IIRC Jake's Waltz wasn't half bad and neither was Mark's. Caroline struggled in hers. I'm guessing head judge Leonard would like to influence it in Frankie's favour as he really does seem in awe of her - I can see this happening especially if she is to dance a Rumba / Salsa this week!
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It's very close, but I think I'd reverse Frankie and Pixie. And possibly Simon and Caroline. Agree Jake will be the first out - he seems to be the target for the next elimination IMO.
Not sure. Len said something about it being a proper dance competition. But are some "proper" dance competitions not run as a couple by couple elimination ?
I'd be surprised if that happened. A second appearance in the dance-off so late in the series surely sealed his fate.
I'm thinking it's much more likely he'll be thrown to the wolves in a similar way that Ashley or Nicky were at this point in their respective years. I certainly don't see any reason for them to try and protect him.
I personally thought Jake's Waltz was more than half bad. And it's worth remembering that Caroline's Waltz was only her first slow Ballroom.
I don't agree with the suggestion that Pasha finds slow Ballroom challenging. His VW with Kimberley (in the Final) was wonderful. And check out the superb rise and fall in his Week 1 Waltz with Rachel last year.
He is the weakest dancer left by far but the judges have bigger him up and overmarked him before. Wouldn't surprise me if they did it again.
5th) Jake & Janette
4th) Caroline & Pasha
3rd) Simon & Kristina
2nd) Frankie & Kevin
1st) Pixie & Trent- she got 35 in week 2 for her Waltz, no doubt she'll be even better!
1st: Caroline and Pasha
2nd: Jake and Janette (I loved his previous waltz, although I know it's controversial!)
3rd: Pixie and Trent
4th: Frankie and Kevin
5th: Simon and Kristina
6th: Mark and Karen.
In which case Jake won't finish second... not unless he trips up Pixie and Simon...
2 points Jake
3 points Caroline
4 points Simon
5 points Frankie
6 points Pixie
I think they will put Mark bottom as I can imagine him being bottom of overall leaderboard especially if he has ballroom and he seems the most obvious choice to be eliminated next
No, they are not. The rounds are cut down by half each time, for example 48 couples will dance 4 or 5 dances and the judges are instructed to recall 24 for the next round. That round, the judges bring back 12, then 6.
At the start of each round, the compere will announce the numbers of the couples that will dance in the next round.
In the final, normally 6 couples but can be 7 or 8 , all couples dance all their dances, the marks are collected and then the couples are placed 1 to 6.
So no taps on the shoulder:)
6th- Mark (even though he will be better than Jake)
5th- Jake
4th- Frankie
3rd- Caroline
2nd- Pixie (even though there might not be much difference between the girls)
1st- Simon
The problem with all the "thons" is that the judges can eliminate anyone they fancy to alter the scoreboard how they like.We never see all the dancers at once, so can't argue with their claim that someone was doing less well the second they looked. I would imagine Mark will go out early, but their order will be instructive.
Its not clear what impact they will have - i would expect them to continue to hype Simon. If they succeed in putting one of the better girls into the dance off - to save Jake or Simon from it, its not clear cut whose vote this will help the following week. There will be a rebound vote for someone in the semi final , but the hype may stick too - as the late votes in recent series tend to follow the judges.
My understanding is that during the Waltz-athon, all couples will be on the floor at the same time, so the judges will be able to make a direct comparison
2nd-Pixie
3rd-Frankie
4th-Caroline
5th-Mark
6th-Jake
I hope so as last year in the swing-a-thon they tapped couples on the shoulder to get them out which seemed unfair to me as the first couple out had barely started when they were ejected. Better to let them all dance the full dance and award points then.
I suspect the points will be awarded as follows:
Mark 1
Caroline 2
Jake 3
Frankie 4
Simon 5
Pixie 6
I'll go, Pixie, Simon then Frankie.
Likewise, Caroline/Jake/Mark will be the first three out. I'll go…
Mark first, Jake, Caroline…
So.
1st Pixie
2nd Simon
3rd Frankie
4th Caroline
5th Jake
6th Mark
No normally no!
The dance-a-thons are always ridiculous in my opinion!
It would be better if they did just watch them all dance (like a comp) and then mark them afterwards but I guess they will do the one by one elimination again?
5th- Jake and Jeanette
4th- Caroline and Pasha
3rd- Simon and Kristina
2nd- Frankie and Kevin
1st- Pixie and Trent