Originally Posted by Selena:
“Maybe more people just thought that Harry was better than Chelsee on the night. I honestly don't understand why you are making such a big deal out of this.”
With all due respect I didn't think I was making a big deal out of it - although quite a few responses would seem to indicate that my theory is a big deal to the Harry fan club.
I didn't ever before recall an instance of just a single judge offering a verdict on a performance. A possible reason presented itself, so I offered it because I believed that it could be of interest to other users of this forum.
I believe my argument is sound. From Craig's criticism of Alex we know precisely what he was looking for from Harry in that Charleston - "extreme".
The videos are freely available on the internet. Compare Harry's facial expressions and movements to those of Jason in his dance. Would you consider them to be "extreme"?
Compare Harry's characterisation to that of Alex. Does Harry look any more "extreme" in his delivery?
Each observer is free to form his/her own opinion on whether or not Harry's delivery would have been considered "extreme" by Craig.
It makes perfect sense to me that they would not have wanted Harry's performance to be exposed in the manner in which the performance of Alex was.
It's unfortunate for Harry that he had to tackle that particular dance at that stage - it's one of a few were bags of character is an absolutely essential element for a high-quality performance. Harry's personality is simply ill-suited to delivering the sort of expression of face and body which comes so naturally to Jason and Chelsee. For me that is a massive weakness in a dancer.
But it doesn't prevent him from doing most of the other fast dances well. I've watched his Quickstep several times now, because I thought it absolutely superb.