Originally Posted by tabithakitten:
“I'm not a stickler for that but I don't like seeing celebs who are obviously significantly inferior win through mainly because people like them. I didn't mind Tom winning last year because, even though he was certainly not as good as Rachel, he was always well scored and was definitely a decent all round dancer (despite what his detractors might say
). Chris is a different story. I love his partnership with Ola, he comes across as a good guy and his dances usually make me smile but they're not technically that great. However, I do think that quite a lot of people are still voting for his dancing as well as his personality because although he isn't a particularly good technician, he does entertain.
So, what to do?
Is it so bad to have someone win the show mainly because their dances have appealed to the most people even though they're significantly inferior to at least two others in the competition?
Would so many people be voting for Chris if they just saw him dance and hadn't seen any "behind the scenes" stuff?
Problem for me is that there isn't a stand out front runner.
Ali is very good at a lot of dances but she's still to put in a "wow" performance" (her VW was gorgeous but it didn't make me sit up and take notice) and I'm still to be convinced by her Latin. She's got the tango and samba still to do so who knows?
Ricky is obviously a great natural talent but he seems to be getting worse not better. I can't remember a the last clean routine he did.
There's still time though - not much of it but still...”
“I'm not a stickler for that but I don't like seeing celebs who are obviously significantly inferior win through mainly because people like them. I didn't mind Tom winning last year because, even though he was certainly not as good as Rachel, he was always well scored and was definitely a decent all round dancer (despite what his detractors might say
). Chris is a different story. I love his partnership with Ola, he comes across as a good guy and his dances usually make me smile but they're not technically that great. However, I do think that quite a lot of people are still voting for his dancing as well as his personality because although he isn't a particularly good technician, he does entertain.So, what to do?
Is it so bad to have someone win the show mainly because their dances have appealed to the most people even though they're significantly inferior to at least two others in the competition?
Would so many people be voting for Chris if they just saw him dance and hadn't seen any "behind the scenes" stuff?
Problem for me is that there isn't a stand out front runner.
Ali is very good at a lot of dances but she's still to put in a "wow" performance" (her VW was gorgeous but it didn't make me sit up and take notice) and I'm still to be convinced by her Latin. She's got the tango and samba still to do so who knows?
Ricky is obviously a great natural talent but he seems to be getting worse not better. I can't remember a the last clean routine he did.
There's still time though - not much of it but still...”
I thought his performance in the dance off was pretty clean, no?





As it is I thought it deserved all 9's and that Craig and Len under marked them.
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