Originally Posted by
Fudd:
“Harry and Aliona have screwed themselves over with their picks. Aliona should've gone with the jive based on how Harry performed in the swingathon and drew up a new routine for it...I guess she decided three completely new dances would've been too much to learn in one week but her lax choreography early on has cost them dear now.
Saying that, I think Chelsee and Pasha have this sewn up so whatever Harry and Aliona do it won't matter...same with Jason and Kristina...so we might as well just enjoy the dancing.
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BIB: How so? I would've thought it's the complete opposite way around! Harry's not doing a traditional Latin, which has been his weakest, and is instead doing a dance which has aerial impact - the AT. Plus 2 ballroom where he's been supreme. AND, his showdance is jive/swing based, so that will play to his strengths too, as you pointed out. The rules of this year are judges' choice (no new choreography), favourite (therefore by implication no new choreography either) and the 2 new dances. I don't think any more than 2 new dances was ever intended. But that's irrelevant, as the dances do play to Harry's strengths, and of course you talk about Aliona's lax choreography when they're only doing one dance that doesn't come from the last month, same with everyone else, so I don't get that argument either . Screwed over? I think not.
Then again, I disagree entirely that Chelsee's got this sewn up - I think it's not good at all that she has the Rumba, despite how good it looks in training, as in the past that dance has got lost on the Blackpool floor, plus her showdance doesn't look good.... and if anyone's screwed themselves up with their picks, it's Jason and Kristina.
I'd almost argue Harry's got this sewn up, but I don't want to be quite so bold.
Originally Posted by StigOfTheKrump:
“Ah, so if they're knocked out in the first half, Jason won't dance his Salsa and Quickstep, Chelsee won't dance her Rumba and Quickstep and Harry won't dance his AS and Quickstep? I think that's right.”
No, that's not quite right. Harry's Quickstep is the judge's choice, so he'll be dancing it in the same round as Jason dances Tango and Chelsee dances Jive. Whereas Chelsee and Jason will both dance QS in the same round, when Harry dances Argentine Tango.