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Old 02-10-2010, 19:34
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I got it so wrong! The peple who I thought would do badly did ok like gavin and the people I thought would do well did badly like Michelle. Anyone else did the same?
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Old 02-10-2010, 19:44
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Kind of. I expected cutesie Felicity Kendall to be better than she was.
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Old 02-10-2010, 19:45
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I underestimated Gavin and overestimated Michelle. I thought Ann would be worse than she was too (which says it all ).
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Old 02-10-2010, 19:46
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I thought Felicity, Scott and Kara would be better (the latter 2 were badly overmarked imo).

Gavin really surprised me, I thought Katya did a fantastic job with him.

I had a suspicion Tina and Jared would be bad, but I underestimated just how bad!
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Old 02-10-2010, 19:49
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I definitely did! I tipped Michelle, Jimi, and Kara for the top spots. I also overestimated Felicity and Scott. And I expected Gavin to be a car crash, so kudos to Katya!
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Old 02-10-2010, 19:51
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Jimi, Michelle and Felicity I overestimated - particularly disappointed by Jimi. On the other hand, Gavin shocked me by actually doing rather well.
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Old 02-10-2010, 19:52
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I was expecting (hoping!) that Felicity would have been better and I was certainly expecting more from Michelle. I agree with others that Gavin exceeded my expectations - Katya did a really good job with the choreography for him.
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Old 02-10-2010, 19:55
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I thought Felicity, Scott and Kara would be better (the latter 2 were badly overmarked imo).

Gavin really surprised me, I thought Katya did a fantastic job with him.

I had a suspicion Tina and Jared would be bad, but I underestimated just how bad!
Well done to Gavin.
I agree about Tina and Jared. He is going to have to up his choreography if they are to progress. Reading between the lines I thought that the judges intimated that.
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Old 02-10-2010, 19:57
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I'd say I -

Underestimated - Gavin, Pamela, Paul, Matt

Overestimated - Kara, Felicity, Michelle, Jimmi & Goldie

Got about right - Scott, Peter, Ann, Patsy & Tina

Overall the celebs are a great bunch!
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Old 02-10-2010, 19:58
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Well done to Gavin.
I agree about Tina and Jared. He is going to have to up his choreography if they are to progress. Reading between the lines I thought that the judges intimated that.
Len outright said it, and he was spot on!
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Old 02-10-2010, 20:06
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...I agree about Tina and Jared. He is going to have to up his choreography if they are to progress. Reading between the lines I thought that the judges intimated that.
Len outright said it, and he was spot on!
I agree. My concern over Jared being a pro on the show was his ability to choreography routines for a show like SCD. He's done a lot of choreography, but nothing like this. That said, I don't think it will be a problem now that he has seen all the other couples dance. He is a little sweetie!
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Old 02-10-2010, 20:20
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Yes, I got quite a few wrong. A few of them messed up the routine, but still showed potential to be much better.

Gavin was the biggest surprise. Apparently when they finished the dance he said "You owe me" to Katya. I hope he was joking, because it should have been the other way round. But they succeed or fail together, and that was a big success.
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Old 02-10-2010, 20:52
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Gavin was a real surprise, i really thought he'd be rubbish!

I thought Jimi and Tina would be much better, but i have a feeling they will be next week.

Kara was as good as i thought she'd be, such a shame about her mishap.
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Old 02-10-2010, 21:06
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I agree. My concern over Jared being a pro on the show was his ability to choreography routines for a show like SCD. He's done a lot of choreography, but nothing like this. That said, I don't think it will be a problem now that he has seen all the other couples dance. He is a little sweetie!
He seems to come across as a really nice person. It must be very difficult to follow in Brians footsteps - a hard act to follow, but I wish him well.
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Old 02-10-2010, 21:13
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I seriously underestimated Gavin I am hoping the confident this weeks performace will have given him will mean he storms the latin.

I seriously overestimated Michelle.....I agreed with Craig....I was really dissapointed.

Tina and Jared BOTH need to up their game, I agree with Buddy I am sure he will up his game now we has seen what the others have produced and it wasnt seriously bad. Ballroom next week for them so I will watch with interest.

I have to say Paul wasnt as bad as I feared he wasnt as odious as Dom Littlewood

Pamela really suprised me and I am praying she will let rip in the latin too.

Come on Jimi you can do better than that.
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Old 02-10-2010, 21:35
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Pamela Stephenson and Matt Baker were much better than I thought they'd be - think we all feel that. Gavin came through for Katya just like Phil did last year. She had her work cut out with both of them and yet they both did a nice waltz .
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Old 02-10-2010, 22:04
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Yes, I got quite a few wrong. A few of them messed up the routine, but still showed potential to be much better.

Gavin was the biggest surprise. Apparently when they finished the dance he said "You owe me" to Katya. I hope he was joking, because it should have been the other way round. But they succeed or fail together, and that was a big success.
Gavin was a surprise - but I hope that remark is no more than rumour; otherwise he will not engage the public.
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Old 03-10-2010, 14:56
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I got it so wrong! The peple who I thought would do badly did ok like gavin and the people I thought would do well did badly like Michelle. Anyone else did the same?
Overestimated Michelle and Felicity, underestimated Matt and Gavin. Thought that Felicity, being a hard worker, would have progressed a bit more. Kara's routine was a bit messy and disappointing but she's a good mover and should come through. Michelle and Felicity may get their act together, they're not no-hopers. Everyone else performed much as I expected.
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Old 03-10-2010, 16:07
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Gavin was a surprise - but I hope that remark is no more than rumour; otherwise he will not engage the public.
He definitely said it but I assume they had just had a bet which he won - nothing wrong with that. I thought he came over much nicer as well as better than I expected.
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Old 03-10-2010, 16:46
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I totally misjudged them and it serves me right for judging a book by it's cover. I thought Michelle Williams would be really good, another Alesha and she was actually pretty bad. I also thought the Eastenders guy would be another lame Craig what's his name, Flavia's partner last year, but he was really, really good I thought.
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Old 03-10-2010, 17:30
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I completely underestimated Gavin - I thought he would be too self-concious, but he was very good. His latin will be interesting though!

Michelle Williams was VERY disappointing. How can you dance in an r'n'b girlband for years and do a cha-cha-cha that awkwardly?
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Old 03-10-2010, 17:39
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Gavin was a surprise - but I hope that remark is no more than rumour; otherwise he will not engage the public.
Well Katya was the one that said it. Maybe it's something innocent like them having a bet about completing the routine.

I do like to believe the best about people really.
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Old 03-10-2010, 18:04
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I seriously underestimated Gavin I am hoping the confident this weeks performace will have given him will mean he storms the latin.

I seriously overestimated Michelle.....I agreed with Craig....I was really dissapointed.

Tina and Jared BOTH need to up their game, I agree with Buddy I am sure he will up his game now we has seen what the others have produced and it wasnt seriously bad. Ballroom next week for them so I will watch with interest.

I have to say Paul wasnt as bad as I feared he wasnt as odious as Dom Littlewood

Pamela really suprised me and I am praying she will let rip in the latin too.

Come on Jimi you can do better than that.
Agree - but Paul has to put a bit more ginger into it. His magic opening was nothing like his panache of yesteryear - he seemed to be overcome by the set.
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Old 03-10-2010, 18:12
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I got it so wrong! The peple who I thought would do badly did ok like gavin and the people I thought would do well did badly like Michelle. Anyone else did the same?
Michelle didn't do badly.

The judges seemed to think she needed taking down a peg or two, or something, maybe they wanted to make it clear they didn't buy into the pre-show hype.

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Old 03-10-2010, 18:16
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I had a suspicion Tina and Jared would be bad, but I underestimated just how bad!
I absolutely loathe Jared.
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