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Old 15-11-2009, 12:14
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i just dont think this year's dancers are as good as previous years..
the field all just seems weaker and i think this is why we are having problems with marks all round

i dont think there is a clear great dancer here..

ricky is erroneous, knock kneed and pienon toed so can never be excellent

ali is just too boring at latin to be great

laila is weak at latin too

natalie, ricky and chris are not good dancers even if they are lovely

and jade is now out. and was good but not great.

this is of course my view.. but even if you diagree with the specifics my general point is overall the best this year is not as good as the best of previous years... even the top 3 of other series..


your thoughts ?
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Old 15-11-2009, 12:20
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I agree but I think Laila is week at Latin because Anton is.
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Old 15-11-2009, 12:21
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Have to disagree, OP!

Ricky Whittle - one of the best male dancers they've ever had!
Ali - beautiful dancer, not yet cracked the latin properly but always wonderful to watch, so graceful.
Jade - a lot better than good, I would have to say!!
Zoe was brilliant too, shame she left so early on.
Chris Hollins - works very hard, successfully masters some fun routines, always entertaining to watch.
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Old 15-11-2009, 12:34
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No. They are substantially less talented as a group than in the last four or five years.
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Old 15-11-2009, 12:41
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I agree with OP. I wouldn't miss the show but am vaguely depressed about it. I will miss Jade like mad - for me she was this year's Lisa in the "spectacular figure" department and was getting there as a dancer.

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Old 15-11-2009, 13:14
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i just dont think this year's dancers are as good as previous years..
the field all just seems weaker and i think this is why we are having problems with marks all round

i dont think there is a clear great dancer here..

ricky is erroneous, knock kneed and pienon toed so can never be excellent

ali is just too boring at latin to be great

laila is weak at latin too

natalie, ricky and chris are not good dancers even if they are lovely

and jade is now out. and was good but not great.

this is of course my view.. but even if you diagree with the specifics my general point is overall the best this year is not as good as the best of previous years... even the top 3 of other series..


your thoughts ?
I agree..more or less. I see the problem as one between the viewers and the judges. The judges mark largely on technical ability..quite rightly. The viewers want entertainment, 9 million viewers are not particularly worried if the male dancer has splayed fingers, or if the female drops her arm a few inches in hold. We are interested, but it's not how the majority of us judge a performance..otherwise SCD would only appeal to a very small niche market. In an ideal world, Strictly manages to find two or three dancers that please both the judges and the viewing public. That means finding finding big personalities who can dance, or at least finding celebrities who can dance and also connect with the audience at home for some reason. Last year was difficult, this year it seems to have been even harder to achieve that balance.
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Old 15-11-2009, 13:19
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i just dont think this year's dancers are as good as previous years..
the field all just seems weaker and i think this is why we are having problems with marks all round

i dont think there is a clear great dancer here..

ricky is erroneous, knock kneed and pienon toed so can never be excellent

ali is just too boring at latin to be great

laila is weak at latin too

natalie, ricky and chris are not good dancers even if they are lovely

and jade is now out. and was good but not great.

this is of course my view.. but even if you diagree with the specifics my general point is overall the best this year is not as good as the best of previous years... even the top 3 of other series..


your thoughts ?
In previous years I think there has been no more than 2 or 3 great dancers per series (including those that improved during the series).

The difference this year is that the top dancers all have obvious weaknesses as you outline above.

I guess that's the luck of the draw. They have no way of knowing when they pick the celebrities how good/bad they are going to be.
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Old 15-11-2009, 14:22
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Arguably the OP is right.

RickyW is so far ahead on the male side it's embarrassing...but it's difficult to get too enthused when his bandy legs are so obvious. As for the females, I think in another series Ali would be 2nd or 3rd in the pecking order but not in this cast. Jade's more consistent but not nearly as elegant and Laila a bit too hit-and-miss.
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