However, i'm not a dancer/learner of dance, so I don't know, are showdances just about lifts, because that dance felt like there were about 20 lifts, with minimal steps?
It reminded me of a better executed version of the 'Bacofoil affair' tbh, not my cup of tea at all.
The only style of acrobatic show-dance aka crazy calisthenics i've enjoyed is Hanna Karttunen and her hunk of a partner whose name escapes me. She knew how to be flung with aplomb.
I didn't really enjoy watching the showdance. I thought it was too much lifting hardly any dance at all. I know anything goes in the showdance but I would not want to see any of the finalists attempt to do that next week, I'd prefer more dance less acrobatics.
These pro showdances are always like that, we already had something like this. But maybe her feet hurt so he just carried her around That thing when she started lying on the floor and rolled up on him was amazing.
It's a bit OTT to say it was just weight lifting. Yes there were a lot of lifts (I think that may be the norm in exhibition dancing?), but weight lifting implies the female dancer wasn't doing anything. She danced just as much as any other pro, it's just that the dancing was done in the air. Beautiful lines and expression, although I've seen them do another routine on Strictly I liked better (I think last year- to 'who wants to live forever').
Although I'm not keen on exhibition as a whole, they are truly amazing to watch up close, I love how the audience will just literally sit and not breathe for the whole entire time in case it puts them off!