Originally Posted by arlene's boy:
“Yes, maybe someone like St Matthew whose dancing, choreography and teaching was so wonderful that his more talented than Laila partner managed to last all of.......one programme! Yes, Matt's a very good dancer and a nice guy - I've met him a few times on Gay Night at the Rivoli - but please try to keep some sense of perspective; he's not a God!”
Since you've posted this twice on two different threads, I'll reply twice:
Originally Posted by katie_p:
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He isn't the world's greatest living dancer, but it certainly isn't tosh to say he is by far the most accomplished dancer on Strictly. Look at his competitive record- it speaks for itself.
How did he get voted out in week one? Well he didn't deserve to, plain and simple. In a group of eight, he and Martina were ranked fifth. They were eliminated first because the public unaccountably voted through Lynda and Joe, and because the judges made what is widely acknowledged to be a strange decision. It wasn't even a majority decision- it was down to Len's casting vote and his bias for celebrity males.
Whether Laila would have done well with Matt is speculation. But to say she is a bad dancer when she has been taught by someone who doesn't know the first thing about latin.... how would Anton ever produce a good dancer? Someone who was actually teaching her the basics, increasing the challenge week by week, and lending credibility to the routines by actually dancing them well himself, might well have produced better results that Anton has.
Even if you accept that she isn't capable of dancing latin well, she'd probably be better with someone like Darren. I can just imagine the kind of corny routines Anton would have produced for Lynda- at least Darren let her hold on to her dignity, and actually taught her proper, albeit basic, latin routines rather than just going for the comedy factor. Darren would have made Laila look much better than Anton does.”
