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Matt was robbed AGAIN! in the swingathon |
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Matt was robbed AGAIN! in the swingathon
The swingathon was quite clearly a dancing marathon and as judges pointed out 'stamina' won the day
If that's the case Matt was robbed - again! Matt had just finished his main dance just before he had to do the swingathon and yet Kara was the first to do their main dance so they had hours to rest up - not suprising who won that then ![]() I actually want Kara to win the competition but feel sorry for Matt because it all seems to be against him |
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The swingathon was quite clearly a dancing marathon and as judges pointed out 'stamina' won the day
If that's the case Matt was robbed - again! Matt had just finished his main dance just before he had to do the swingathon and yet Kara was the first to do their main dance so they had hours to rest up - not suprising who won that then ![]() I actually want Kara to win the competition but feel sorry for Matt because it all seems to be against him Just to correct, it was Pam who did the first main dance. |
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Kara was the first to do their main dance
No she wasn't, it was Pam and James who were on first.
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I wonder if someone who was in the audience can confirm that the swingathon was actually danced so soon after the main routines. Matt had well got his breath back and looked extremely joyful during the Swingathon, so I do wonder if those suggesting it was taped at a different point in the show, may be right.
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Matt was disadvantaged, but not robbed. He lost stamina due to the fact he has no recovery time after that salsa. But it's clear Kara was the best in the swingathon. No complaints there.
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Just to correct, it was Pam who did the first main dance.
in other words - given level playing field he would trounced her |
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You say "disadvataged" - i say "robbed"
Fair cop - just meant Kara had, lets say 'plenty' of time to rest and Matt had No time before the dance of pure stamina in other words - given level playing field he would trounced her
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I wonder if someone who was in the audience can confirm that the swingathon was actually danced so soon after the main routines. Matt had well got his breath back and looked extremely joyful during the Swingathon, so I do wonder if those suggesting it was taped at a different point in the show, may be right.
Matt looked cheerful but he was clearly panting in the end, and he was already looking like he was sweating at the beginning of the dance. |
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You say "disadvataged" - i say "robbed"
Fair cop - just meant Kara had, lets say 'plenty' of time to rest and Matt had No time before the dance of pure stamina in other words - given level playing field he would trounced her Fan wars make me larrrrrrf
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It was clear swingathon was live. The celebs and pros were changed into the swingathon costumes one by one after their dance, and Tess quite clear asked Matt and Aliona to run to the changing room before the VT.
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It's possible the first part of the programme, i.e. the 5 individual dances were recorded at about 8 o'clock and the swingathon was live, allowing a period of rest between.Thcouples changing costume and being hurried away to get changed were simply tools to fool everyone into thinking it was all live.
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I did love Matt in the swingathon - incidentally this is where they did pure jive/lindy hop/rock and roll as opposed to the Austin Powers routine,- and he clearly has stamina. Perhaps they should have shown the recap of the main dances in between to give them some recovery time? They are usually really good at fillers!
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Gosh, I thought we were watching dancing and not football
Wuz robbed? Que?I'm just waiting for someone to post, 'the boy dun well', except of course that he didn't. The salsa was no salsa and the whole thing was a shambles. I blame Aliona for not having a clue what she is doing (and just showing off (herself) every week) and Matt for not noticing he's dancing with a giant ego and consequently picking up a lot of very bad dance habits from a dippy pro. Both of them should at least have learnt the basic salsa step. I don't think it's too much to ask. |
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Gosh, I thought we were watching dancing and not football
Wuz robbed? Que?I'm just waiting for someone to post, 'the boy dun well', except of course that he didn't. The salsa was no salsa and the whole thing was a shambles. I blame Aliona for not having a clue what she is doing (and just showing off (herself) every week) and Matt for not noticing he's dancing with a giant ego and consequently picking up a lot of very bad dance habits from a dippy pro. Both of them should at least have learnt the basic salsa step. I don't think it's too much to ask. |
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..Fan wars make me larrrrrrf
![]() Some of us can be objective and say each dance as they see it without prejudice |
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Except I'm supporting Kara to win the competition - but here I say Matt should won swingathon
Some of us can be objective and say each dance as they see it without prejudice |
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he couldn't trounce her anyway - he's too stiff, needs to loosen up and then let's talk
he's still better than scott, gavbot or pammie though |
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You say "disadvataged" - i say "robbed"
Fair cop - just meant Kara had, lets say 'plenty' of time to rest and Matt had No time before the dance of pure stamina in other words - given level playing field he would trounced her What's your recovery time after exercise anyway? He's a young, really fit guy - I hardly think 1.5 minutes dancing is going to inconvenience him with 5 minutes break before another dance. as it happens, from what I saw I think they were the best in the Swing anyway! |
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And another thing
Matt seems to be under the impression that "giving it your all" is all that's required. Someone* needs to disabuse him. It's "how", not "how much", and sometimes less is more.*And guess who that should be?
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And another thing
Matt seems to be under the impression that "giving it your all" is all that's required. Someone* needs to disabuse him. It's "how", not "how much", and sometimes less is more.*And guess who that should be? ![]() |
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Gosh, I thought we were watching dancing and not football
Wuz robbed? Que?I'm just waiting for someone to post, 'the boy dun well'
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Matt can NEVER win the swingathon! He's male and in the swingathon the females can be 'enabled' with lifts and lifts, but the males actually have to DO the lifts. So coming second is the best Matt could do, no more. Nothing about robbing.
I do think that having the male as the pro dancer is an advantage in that sort of competition. Still, I suppose that that particular advantage didn't work for Pamela and James so much, even though they were third I thought they were lucky to get that, so maybe I'm wrong. |
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Much as I admire Kara I have to say that I agree with this. She worked hard in that swingathon but to my untrained eye it seemed like it was Artem who won that for them, he was amazing.
I do think that having the male as the pro dancer is an advantage in that sort of competition. Still, I suppose that that particular advantage didn't work for Pamela and James so much, even though they were third I thought they were lucky to get that, so maybe I'm wrong.
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And another thing
Matt seems to be under the impression that "giving it your all" is all that's required. Someone* needs to disabuse him. It's "how", not "how much", and sometimes less is more.*And guess who that should be? ![]() |
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I don't know whether I'm over the moon or sick as a parrot reading this thread
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Matt had just finished his main dance just before he had to do the swingathon and yet Kara was the first to do their main dance so they had hours to rest up - not suprising who won that then
![]() Really, it's swings and roundabouts. One couple had to come last, so whoever that was would have been at a slight disadvantage. To counter-act that though, the final couple also had the so-called "pimp" slot. |
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Wuz robbed? Que?
Matt seems to be under the impression that "giving it your all" is all that's required. Someone* needs to disabuse him. It's "how", not "how much", and sometimes less is more.