Originally Posted by -Sid-:
“Anton has had years to prove himself though.
This was only Jared's first outing.
I'll give him another chance before writing off his Latin.”
Originally Posted by vincent's mojo:
“come on guys give jared a chance”
Yes, I agree. It is just one routine and too early to judge.
I do think people get a bit fixated about this. The programme is about getting the best out of the celebs. If Jared's routine is to be criticised, it should not really be about this own techique, which actually doesn't have to be world class unless we're expecting the pro to take the spotlight and distract from the celeb's shortcomings.
It is really about the extent to which he gets the best out of Tina. Maybe he could have done better in that respect on Saturday (the judges certainly thought so), but it was the first routine and he was probably being overly cautious.
Also note that there were other celebs who may have danced attractively, but did not do a particularly good job in displaying the cha cha technique. So, allowing for those where it would have been a real challenge (Ola gets let off) what happened with some of the others? I notice that those pros are not getting the same level of criticism because the assumption is that the fault in those cases is with the celeb.
Also I'm still not clear as to what the people thought were the technical shortcomings. it all sounds a bit vague to me. .
There are some pros who always try to choreograph something which is true to the dance style and shows off their partner (e.g James in my opinion although some may disagree) but others where it is a bit hit and miss.