Originally Posted by zankoku87:
“Hmm. I always saw the lifts as an extra myself.
Luckily for Natalie and Vincent, the lifts aren't the only thing to set the AS apart from the dance it's based on - there's also the ratio of the dance out of hold.
I know I'd rather watch a good AS without lifts than one which was lift crazy and spoiled the feel of the dance, myself. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt for now - ask me again later this evening.
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“Hmm. I always saw the lifts as an extra myself.

Luckily for Natalie and Vincent, the lifts aren't the only thing to set the AS apart from the dance it's based on - there's also the ratio of the dance out of hold.
I know I'd rather watch a good AS without lifts than one which was lift crazy and spoiled the feel of the dance, myself. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt for now - ask me again later this evening.
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Originally Posted by Starpuss:
“The lifts sometimes spoil the AS for me. The dance is proceeding beautifully and then the female dancer is wooshed into the air in some athletic pose that has no bearing on the dance at all, then back down and on with the actual dance
I would rather see a lovely AS danced well without lifts than a gymnastic display”
“The lifts sometimes spoil the AS for me. The dance is proceeding beautifully and then the female dancer is wooshed into the air in some athletic pose that has no bearing on the dance at all, then back down and on with the actual dance

I would rather see a lovely AS danced well without lifts than a gymnastic display”
I agree with both these posts. I rather liked the imagination in the choreography of Vincent and Natalie's AS - the dance seemed classier and smoother without the 'showpiece' lifts which more often than not interrupt rather than add to the performance. Vincent can be very creative with his AS choreography - last year's quickstep-based version with Rachel Stevens was another masterstroke.




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