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DavidJames
24-10-2009
She's been landed with a muppet to dance with.

I mean, I know she does her best with him, but he clearly isn't a natural dancer. He should be voted off now, it's the kindest way.

Hopefully Laila will get a better celeb partner next year, who can better complement her professionalism, skill and experience.
cassieconvinced
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by DavidJames:
“She's been landed with a muppet to dance with.

I mean, I know she does her best with him, but he clearly isn't a natural dancer. He should be voted off now, it's the kindest way.

Hopefully Laila will get a better celeb partner next year, who can better complement her professionalism, skill and experience.”

Laila is the celeb....

Or am I missing the point and is this your way of saying she was actually better than her pro partner Anton?
angelac
24-10-2009
I actually think they are well matched.

Laila so far has been pants at Latin, and Anton can't choreograph Latin. He was trying to get Laila through the routine tonight after last week, so maybe now they will BOTH get better.

The real outcry willl come when he gets someone good at Latin.
MaryS
24-10-2009
I don't normally critise anyone but Anton really does struggle with Latin & the last 2 weeks have been ,well,terrible.His Samba had far too much disco & looked so out of place.I think Laila danced beter than him & it's a shame she didn't have a better partner.His Ballroom is fine but his Latin seems to get worse.Sorry.
boddism
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by DavidJames:
“She's been landed with a muppet to dance with.

I mean, I know she does her best with him, but he clearly isn't a natural dancer. He should be voted off now, it's the kindest way.

Hopefully Laila will get a better celeb partner next year, who can better complement her professionalism, skill and experience.”

Absolutely!! Hahaha!!

A lot of the judges criticism today were of the CONTENT, which is Anton's responsibility.... I think he was looking a little uncomfortable tonight tbh..
-Sid-
24-10-2009
I can be critical of my favourites, but hand on heart I thought Laila & Anton did a good job tonight and was so relieved after they finished their dance and was prepared for lots of "Laila is back!" and "Finally you've cracked Latin!" comments.

How wrong and disappointed was I!?

OK, the routine was a bit cheesy in places, but it was a Disco track so what choreography did the judges expect?

I thought the Samba suited Laila. She danced with rhythm and never went wrong.

I thought the judges could have been a touch more positive with their comments because it was a vast improvement on what we've seen from her in Latin up til now.
Jake2008
24-10-2009
I agree with Sid

I really do think that the colour scheme let them down, I don't think white helped them at alld although she looked as amazing AS EVER it should of been carnival covers, Len was spot on with his comment
isis333
24-10-2009
Laila was fantastic this evening, Anton not so much.

He really needs to step up his game & get more Latin training.
-Sid-
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by Jake2008:
“I agree with Sid

I really do think that the colour scheme let them down, I don't think white helped them at alld although she looked as amazing AS EVER it should of been carnival covers, Len was spot on with his comment”

Yes, I said the same thing to my mum who was watching alongside (and pretending to be enthusiastic!).

The outfit was supposed to be Blue, I thought? That's what they had us believe on ITT.

And it looked too heavy on Laila.
gig-ge-dy
24-10-2009
Haven't been keen on her up to now, but I thought her samba had the most bounce of any of them and it looked at least like she had more fun doing it than anybody else tonight. Almost all the judges' comments criticised the choreography, rather than the way she danced it. So none of that's her fault. But if Anton's not good at latin, then he probably did the right thing. Judges might not like disco in samba, but I bet a large section of the public at home did.
DavidJames
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by cassieconvinced:
“Laila is the celeb.... ”

You sure about that?
Robert Romarin
24-10-2009
For me, Laila & Anton were the most improved latin couple of the night. I enjoyed the routine.

I think the judges were a touch harsh. It wasn't great but, as so often, I get the feeling that expectation is far too big a factor when it shouldn't be.
DavidJames
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by isis333:
“Laila was fantastic this evening, Anton not so much.

He really needs to step up his game & get more Latin training.”

Yes. As I said, she did her best with him, but he's simply not good enough to progress.

Ah well.
-Sid-
24-10-2009
I'm really worried for Laila now.

She looked really deflated and will probably lose all the conviction she had developed over the past week for Latin, thinking she was totally rubbish and that she will never get there

Only Alesha mentioned she'd improved. Shame on Len, who was so positive to Chris & Tuffers (despite them not being brilliant), for not giving the girl some positive feedback.
Armchair-dancer
24-10-2009
Laila's outfit was very badly chosen, she carries off bright colours beautifully and something vivacious would have accentuated the party feel of the dance.

She performed so much better this week than last (blessed relief) but is probably anticipating her next Latin dance with horror.

I wish Anton would get some advice from someone about his Latin routines, I'm sure Matthew or Brendan would oblige.
DavidJames
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by -Sid-:
“Shame on Len, who was so positive to Chris & Tuffers (despite them not being brilliant), for not giving the girl some positive feedback.”

You missed the point.

The judges were criticizing Anton. All of them.
Paperbag_Writer
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by DavidJames:
“Yes. As I said, she did her best with him, but he's simply not good enough to progress.

Ah well.”

I'm inclined to agree with this. Laila did her best but there's only so much you can do with a partner whose Latin-style is more Ramsgate than Rio.
See
24-10-2009
Antons Latin isn't ever going to get anyone anywhere. I wish Laila had been given Darren and Anton Lynda.
cassieconvinced
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by DavidJames:
“You sure about that?”

I see what you mean, and happen to agree. Just wanted to make sure you were using sarcasm.
RichmondBlue
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by DavidJames:
“She's been landed with a muppet to dance with.

I mean, I know she does her best with him, but he clearly isn't a natural dancer. He should be voted off now, it's the kindest way.

Hopefully Laila will get a better celeb partner next year, who can better complement her professionalism, skill and experience.”

I thought he did very well compared to last week's Jive. Laila had obviously worked him hard and came up with a choreography that didn't stretch him beyond his limitations.
We have seen his ballroom, it's up there with best..I think Anton will be with us for a few more weeks.
-Sid-
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by DavidJames:
“You missed the point.

The judges were criticizing Anton. All of them.”

I sensed that.

I just think they could have been a bit more explicit in their praise for what Laila did.
katie_p
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by See:
“Antons Latin isn't ever going to get anyone anywhere. I wish Laila had been given Darren and Anton Lynda.”

Before this series, everyone was saying Anton "deserved a good celeb"... never mind what Laila deserved apparently! She would have been so much better off with Darren.
DavidJames
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by Paperbag_Writer:
“I'm inclined to agree with this. Laila did her best but there's only so much you can do with a partner whose Latin-style is more Ramsgate than Rio. ”

Being slightly serious, it does wind me up when the pros don't bother to learn a dance, you know?

Bloody Brendan and his AT last year. Grrrr.
DavidJames
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“I thought he did very well compared to last week's Jive. Laila had obviously worked him hard and came up with a choreography that didn't stretch him beyond his limitations.
We have seen his ballroom, it's up there with best..I think Anton will be with us for a few more weeks.”

Fair enough. Yes, Laila did well with the material she had, and maybe the judges could have praised her for that.

But they had to focus on the amateur, you know?


Oh and:
Originally Posted by cassieconvinced:
“I see what you mean, and happen to agree. Just wanted to make sure you were using sarcasm.”

If in doubt, always assume I'm using sarcasm. It's pretty much my base operating state.
pilgrim4j
24-10-2009
Originally Posted by katie_p:
“Before this series, everyone was saying Anton "deserved a good celeb"... never mind what Laila deserved apparently! She would have been so much better off with Darren.”

I think Anton has been very fortunate not to have had a really competent dancer before now. The inadequacies of some of his previous partners have masked his. His Latin really is very bad...
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