Not bashing, discussing...... there is a difference.

I don't think her dance was worth 30, I thought it heavy and clompy, not good.

Or Vincent?

I didn't think her jive merited 30. I thought it was flat footed. Not good.

Would like to everyone on here doing a jive to see what marks you would get it's only a bit of fun

I liked the way Vincent was checking Natalie to make sure he/she was in sync when they were both facing the front rather than it being the other way around. Natalie may not be the best technical dancer, but she is certainly the most confident dancing alone.

I really enjoyed it.

I expect they would be the same voters that put two of the better dancing celebs in the dance off.

Yes well, while there is a public vote, they can do what they like for their own reasons and fans of those falling into the dance-off need to vote more, or find them another angle/story.

I can't argue with that.

I think Natalie earned those marks.

She never lost timing or let her enegery levels slip.

OK she could have been up on the balls of her feet more and pointed her kicks more, but that's why she got deducted 2-3 points by each judge.

There was little else wrong with the Jive in my opinion and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Well done Nat

Not worth 30 for me very overmarked it should have had no score more than 5/6.

Well said Dana

Maybe you shouldn't tar everyone with the same brush

I can jive its my fave dance and no it didn't deserve such high scores watch it again its as flat footed as hell

What would you have scored her diyqueen ? I wonder what Arlene would have said!! Plenty me thinks.

I thought she was very clumpy but I love her enthusiasm.

already said in earlier post a 6 max

I think on the whole a lot of the marks are a bit high really,

is Arlene still writing in the sun ? might read that tomorrow

(not a dance expurt)
Yes I think it was, she worked hard, came out enjoyed herself, got right in to it, never moaned, squinnyed, pouted, pulled a sob story just came out, lit up with a smile and got stuck in, shes a bit top heavy and i doubt that helps in a jive but i loved it, she takes the criticsum and trys to build on it the points raised.

I enjoyed it and she achived what she set out to do, get a 30 and do the jive, shes genuinley enjoying her time on strictly and is not coming across as a desparate needy whiner like the rest of them.

and she's getting away with murder. It seems to me the judges tiptoe around her, never tell her the truth and focus only on platitiudes about her 'energy' and 'enthusiasm'.

Even that is so fake. What a ghastly gusher she is!

She's heavy footed with flat feet, no core strength, no grace and no fluidity. It's got nothing to with her weight, she is simply ungainly and hasn't got much talent.

She also only has two expressions when dancing. In ballroom she sitcks her nose in the air and purses her mouth like a spinster aunt sucking lemons, and in everything else she dances slack jawed with her gob wide open. Not a clue. Awful to watch.

Time she went. Nice girl, zero talent.

Yea she does and I would agree with your marks.

Have to agree with you there!!

I thought it started off great, there were some parts that appeared a little messy. But as the scores seemed to be a bit she deserved a 30 as much as anyone!

Agree, a lot of the scoring was on the generous side last night, but in the end the judges leaderboard positions looked about right.

* Ouch *

Have to say though that i wholeheartedly agree even if i wouldn't have put it quite the same

Well said Sofakat - I couldn't have put it better myself. Top Post.

Post of the day Sofakat