Wally: Oooh the Jive is a really tough dance to get the first week and sadly it showed for you, Jennifer. The partnering was alright at best, but the kicks and flicks felt light and weak and there wasn’t enough oomph in your legwork. I felt that your posture here wasn’t good and the section of you on top of the table really exposed your technique and not in the best way. But it looked like you had fun, at least. Better luck next week.
It might not have completely bowled our judges over, but it impressed enough to....
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With their Waltz, the next couple to dance were Thom and Iveta...
Wally: I thought this was a pretty good Tango, Sunetra. I did think you danced this fine although some parts of this seemed a bit hectic and not so refined. You were alright in hold although she also seemed closed in hold, wobbly in there and yeah your frame looked weird here so that is something to work on. There was great drama and you performed well!
Another drop, but again only a slightly one, giving Sunetra and Brendan...
Andrew - 4
Myk - 2
Stuart - 3
Wally - 4
Total: 13
Myk: Oh my... You looked like Humpty Dumpty on a Saturday morning! I've got nothing to say about that...
I think it's fair to say the judges' response was cold to that dance, as they reward Gregg and Aliona with...
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The penultimate couple of the night were Frankie and Kevin...
Stuart: This was just lovely. At the beginning, I wasn't too keen on the umbrella-ography. I liked the pivots, I loved the head rolls, and although it was quite careful and fragile, I think you coped well with a difficult song to Waltz to. This was one of the best of the weekend, for me.
Well, would you like at that? That's right, Frankie and Kevin are the first couple of the series to improve their score as they receive...
Stuart: I liked this, and I think your technique for week one was great. But, to quote someone from the discussion thread, it looked like you were flicking your slippers off when you were kicking. It didn't quite look right. But I loved the theme, and I thought this was another of the best of the weekend.
Not quite enough for another improvement, but still pretty impressive stuff as they...
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With that, let's see how they compare to the Strictly judges...
Strictly Leaderboard
1st - Frankie and Kevin - 30
2nd - Simon and Kristina - 27
3rd - Alison and Aljaz - 26
=3rd - Steve and Ola - 26
5th - Mark and Karen - 24
=5th - Sunetra and Brendan - 24
7th - Thom and Iveta - 23
8th - Jennifer and Tristan - 18
=8th - Gregg and Aliona - 18
Our Way Leaderboard
1st - Frankie and Kevin - 31 (-)
2nd - Simon and Kristina - 27 (-)
3rd - Mark and Karen - 24 (+2)
=3rd - Alison and Aljaz - 24 (-)
5th - Steve and Ola - 23 (-2)
=5th - Sunetra and Brendan - 23 (-)
7th - Thom and Iveta - 22 (-)
8th - Jennifer and Tristan - 18 (-)
9th - Gregg and Aliona - 13 (-1)
Again, no massive changes, with Mark and Steve making the biggest shifts and Gregg doing even worse than he did initially.
This is how they look when compared with Friday's dancers...
Strictly Leaderboard
1st - Frankie and Kevin - 30
2nd - Jake and Janette - 28
3rd - Caroline and Pasha - 27
=3rd - Pixie and Trent - 27
=3rd - Simon and Kristina - 27
6th - Alison and Aljaz - 26
=6th - Steve and Ola - 26
8th - Mark and Karen - 24
=8th - Sunetra and Brendan - 24
10th - Thom and Iveta - 23
11th - Tim and Natalie - 18
=11th - Judy and Anton - 18
=11th - Jennifer and Tristan - 18
=11th - Gregg and Aliona - 18
15th - Scott and Joanne - 16 Our Way Leaderboard
1st - Frankie and Kevin - 31 (-)
2nd - Simon and Kristina - 27 (+1)
3rd - Caroline and Pasha - 26 (-)
4th - Pixie and Trent - 25 (-1)
5th - Jake and Janette - 24 (-3)
=5th - Mark and Karen - 24 (+3)
=5th - Alison and Aljaz - 24 (+1)
8th - Steve and Ola - 23 (-2)
=8th - Sunetra and Brendan - 23 (-)
10th - Thom and Iveta - 22 (-)
11th - Jennifer and Tristan - 18 (-)
12th - Judy and Anton - 17 (-1)
13th - Tim and Natalie - 15 (-2)
14th - Scott and Joanne - 14 (+1)
15th - Gregg and Aliona - 13 (-1)
I'm sure I've probably made a mistake in there (15 couples are a lot to compare!), but anywho...
The boys are the biggest movers in the first comparison leaderboard of the series, but it could all change this weekend when they come back to dance at the weekend before the lines open for the first time this series on both shows.
I am hoping to be a lot more efficient for the second round.
Big thank you to Andrew, Stuart, Myk and Wally for their fantastic efforts.
Comments
Craig - 3
Darcey - 5
Len - 5
Bruno - 5
Total: 18
The luck of the Irish wasn't quite with Jennifer and Tristan on Saturday, but that could all change with our judges' scores...
Myk - 3
Stuart - 5
Wally - 5
Total: 18
Wally: Oooh the Jive is a really tough dance to get the first week and sadly it showed for you, Jennifer. The partnering was alright at best, but the kicks and flicks felt light and weak and there wasn’t enough oomph in your legwork. I felt that your posture here wasn’t good and the section of you on top of the table really exposed your technique and not in the best way. But it looked like you had fun, at least. Better luck next week.
It might not have completely bowled our judges over, but it impressed enough to....
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With their Waltz, the next couple to dance were Thom and Iveta...
Craig - 5
Darcey - 6
Len - 6
Bruno - 6
Total: 23
Everybody seems to have been left a little underwhelmed by Thom. Maybe our judges were the exceptions though...
Myk - 5
Stuart - 6
Wally - 6
Total: 22
Andrew: This was very careful, Thom, and pretty underwhelming.
It's not a prolific drop, but they didn't exactly have a high starting point to drop from. Anyway, it all adds up to...
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With a whole lot of doctor puns, the next couple to dance was Sunetra and Brendan...
Craig - 5
Darcey - 6
Len - 6
Bruno - 7
Total: 24
A decent start to the series for Sunetra and Brendan, but was it enough to impress our judges?
Myk - 6
Stuart - 6
Wally - 6
Total: 23
Wally: I thought this was a pretty good Tango, Sunetra. I did think you danced this fine although some parts of this seemed a bit hectic and not so refined. You were alright in hold although she also seemed closed in hold, wobbly in there and yeah your frame looked weird here so that is something to work on. There was great drama and you performed well!
Another drop, but again only a slightly one, giving Sunetra and Brendan...
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Needing no introduction, it's Gregg and Aliona...
Craig - 3
Darcey - 5
Len - 5
Bruno - 5
Total: 18
I don't think anybody's under any illusions that our score will be an improvement on that, are they?
Myk - 2
Stuart - 3
Wally - 4
Total: 13
Myk: Oh my... You looked like Humpty Dumpty on a Saturday morning! I've got nothing to say about that...
I think it's fair to say the judges' response was cold to that dance, as they reward Gregg and Aliona with...
[HIGHLIGHT]FIVE MARKS LESS[/HIGHLIGHT]
The penultimate couple of the night were Frankie and Kevin...
Craig - 7
Darcey - 7
Len - 8
Bruno - 8
Total: 30
It was the highest score on offer at the weekend, is it about to repeat that feat?
Myk - 8
Stuart - 7
Wally - 8
Total: 31
Stuart: This was just lovely. At the beginning, I wasn't too keen on the umbrella-ography. I liked the pivots, I loved the head rolls, and although it was quite careful and fragile, I think you coped well with a difficult song to Waltz to. This was one of the best of the weekend, for me.
Well, would you like at that? That's right, Frankie and Kevin are the first couple of the series to improve their score as they receive...
[HIGHLIGHT]ONE MARK MORE[/HIGHLIGHT]
Will Simon and Kristina repeat that feat?
Craig - 6
Darcey - 7
Len - 7
Bruno - 7
Total: 27
It ended Saturday's show on a high, but are we about to see a repeat performance with our judges' scores?
Myk - 6
Stuart - 7
Wally - 8
Total: 27
Stuart: I liked this, and I think your technique for week one was great. But, to quote someone from the discussion thread, it looked like you were flicking your slippers off when you were kicking. It didn't quite look right. But I loved the theme, and I thought this was another of the best of the weekend.
Not quite enough for another improvement, but still pretty impressive stuff as they...
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With that, let's see how they compare to the Strictly judges...
1st - Frankie and Kevin - 30
2nd - Simon and Kristina - 27
3rd - Alison and Aljaz - 26
=3rd - Steve and Ola - 26
5th - Mark and Karen - 24
=5th - Sunetra and Brendan - 24
7th - Thom and Iveta - 23
8th - Jennifer and Tristan - 18
=8th - Gregg and Aliona - 18
Our Way Leaderboard
1st - Frankie and Kevin - 31 (-)
2nd - Simon and Kristina - 27 (-)
3rd - Mark and Karen - 24 (+2)
=3rd - Alison and Aljaz - 24 (-)
5th - Steve and Ola - 23 (-2)
=5th - Sunetra and Brendan - 23 (-)
7th - Thom and Iveta - 22 (-)
8th - Jennifer and Tristan - 18 (-)
9th - Gregg and Aliona - 13 (-1)
Again, no massive changes, with Mark and Steve making the biggest shifts and Gregg doing even worse than he did initially.
This is how they look when compared with Friday's dancers...
1st - Frankie and Kevin - 30
2nd - Jake and Janette - 28
3rd - Caroline and Pasha - 27
=3rd - Pixie and Trent - 27
=3rd - Simon and Kristina - 27
6th - Alison and Aljaz - 26
=6th - Steve and Ola - 26
8th - Mark and Karen - 24
=8th - Sunetra and Brendan - 24
10th - Thom and Iveta - 23
11th - Tim and Natalie - 18
=11th - Judy and Anton - 18
=11th - Jennifer and Tristan - 18
=11th - Gregg and Aliona - 18
15th - Scott and Joanne - 16
Our Way Leaderboard
1st - Frankie and Kevin - 31 (-)
2nd - Simon and Kristina - 27 (+1)
3rd - Caroline and Pasha - 26 (-)
4th - Pixie and Trent - 25 (-1)
5th - Jake and Janette - 24 (-3)
=5th - Mark and Karen - 24 (+3)
=5th - Alison and Aljaz - 24 (+1)
8th - Steve and Ola - 23 (-2)
=8th - Sunetra and Brendan - 23 (-)
10th - Thom and Iveta - 22 (-)
11th - Jennifer and Tristan - 18 (-)
12th - Judy and Anton - 17 (-1)
13th - Tim and Natalie - 15 (-2)
14th - Scott and Joanne - 14 (+1)
15th - Gregg and Aliona - 13 (-1)
I'm sure I've probably made a mistake in there (15 couples are a lot to compare!), but anywho...
The boys are the biggest movers in the first comparison leaderboard of the series, but it could all change this weekend when they come back to dance at the weekend before the lines open for the first time this series on both shows.
I am hoping to be a lot more efficient for the second round.
Big thank you to Andrew, Stuart, Myk and Wally for their fantastic efforts.
Nick (winter99)
Jamie (DingDong08)
Danny (Damahepa)
I thought I were?
You were, and I hadn't made a rota then and forgot to put you down...I'm incredibly sorry, I've been busy this week.
Callum, you can judge and I'll sort something out.
Again, apologies for my c*ck up.
Danny (Damahepa)
Jamie (DingDong08)
Ross (monsieur23)
Nick will be judging the 11th instead, which I'm very grateful for.
Thanks.
My scores have a range of 8.
So do mine... however there are quite a few who got under 5...
YOU WILL WHEN I BAN YOU FROM JUDGING FOR THAT HIDEOUS 7. >:(