I suspect that Dan didn't cope well with not being a great dancer.
Katya axed, not returning for new series
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Has she been "fired" or is it just that she has other commitments or even wanted too much money?
The press like to put anyone not chosen for a series like Strictly as "fired".
The press like to put anyone not chosen for a series like Strictly as "fired".
I'd have liked to see Katya with someone with potential. Phil had a bit, but only in ballroom.
Katya showed Phil exactly what he had to do to get the tango right, but every time she showed him the power and dominance she required of him, he just giggled. I was impressed by how she tried to teach Phil and Gavin - she was very insistent, but also flexible in her approach, so I think she is a good teacher.
She never really got a chance to show what she could do choreographically because you need a good enough celeb to show your best stuff - like Flavia was able to do with Matt, or Vincent with Rachel.
Katya showed Phil exactly what he had to do to get the tango right, but every time she showed him the power and dominance she required of him, he just giggled. I was impressed by how she tried to teach Phil and Gavin - she was very insistent, but also flexible in her approach, so I think she is a good teacher.
She never really got a chance to show what she could do choreographically because you need a good enough celeb to show your best stuff - like Flavia was able to do with Matt, or Vincent with Rachel.
Originally Posted by fatskia:
“I'd have liked to see Katya with someone with potential. Phil had a bit, but only in ballroom.
Katya showed Phil exactly what he had to do to get the tango right, but every time she showed him the power and dominance she required of him, he just giggled. I was impressed by how she tried to teach Phil and Gavin - she was very insistent, but also flexible in her approach, so I think she is a good teacher.
She never really got a chance to show what she could do choreographically because you need a good enough celeb to show your best stuff - like Flavia was able to do with Matt, or Vincent with Rachel.”
“I'd have liked to see Katya with someone with potential. Phil had a bit, but only in ballroom.
Katya showed Phil exactly what he had to do to get the tango right, but every time she showed him the power and dominance she required of him, he just giggled. I was impressed by how she tried to teach Phil and Gavin - she was very insistent, but also flexible in her approach, so I think she is a good teacher.
She never really got a chance to show what she could do choreographically because you need a good enough celeb to show your best stuff - like Flavia was able to do with Matt, or Vincent with Rachel.”
I agree - the only time I've seen her with a non professional dancer who could really dance was not in Strictly but in her film role with Antonia Banderas which is why I'm angry with the Strictly bosses for wasting the opportunity for using a gifted and charismatic dancer to her fullest potential - 3 years and not a single contender she was given
Really sad to see her go , she was wonderful with Gavin, got much more out of Tuffers than anyone else could and as for Dan no noe could have made him have a decent personality
She sholud have been given a great partner to really see how much she could have brought to the show, my favorite pro dance last year was her and Pasha doing the fastest most enjoyable jive I have seen and normally I am not that fond of the jive
She sholud have been given a great partner to really see how much she could have brought to the show, my favorite pro dance last year was her and Pasha doing the fastest most enjoyable jive I have seen and normally I am not that fond of the jive
Originally Posted by shefair:
“Really sad to see her go , she was wonderful with Gavin, got much more out of Tuffers than anyone else could and as for Dan no noe could have made him have a decent personality
She sholud have been given a great partner to really see how much she could have brought to the show, my favorite pro dance last year was her and Pasha doing the fastest most enjoyable jive I have seen and normally I am not that fond of the jive”
“Really sad to see her go , she was wonderful with Gavin, got much more out of Tuffers than anyone else could and as for Dan no noe could have made him have a decent personality
She sholud have been given a great partner to really see how much she could have brought to the show, my favorite pro dance last year was her and Pasha doing the fastest most enjoyable jive I have seen and normally I am not that fond of the jive”
Ditto there. I was actually in the studio audience (at the front) for this so saw this filmed at least twice... I dont normally enjoy Jive but this one I really liked.
Originally Posted by *Topaz*:
“I agree - the only time I've seen her with a non professional dancer who could really dance was not in Strictly but in her film role with Antonia Banderas which is why I'm angry with the Strictly bosses for wasting the opportunity for using a gifted and charismatic dancer to her fullest potential - 3 years and not a single contender she was given”
“I agree - the only time I've seen her with a non professional dancer who could really dance was not in Strictly but in her film role with Antonia Banderas which is why I'm angry with the Strictly bosses for wasting the opportunity for using a gifted and charismatic dancer to her fullest potential - 3 years and not a single contender she was given
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I agree with all you say totally.
What a waste of a wonderful Professional dancer.
Originally Posted by VikkiKaplinsky2:
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If they had to boot out somebody, why wasn't it Aliona? Her choreography does not fit with that of ballroom world (I think the likes of Anton and Erin find her a bit of a joke) and she has nothing very interesting to say at all. Similarly, Robin bores me solid too and I have found him rather unpersonable on the several occasions when I have met him.
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If they had to boot out somebody, why wasn't it Aliona? Her choreography does not fit with that of ballroom world (I think the likes of Anton and Erin find her a bit of a joke) and she has nothing very interesting to say at all. Similarly, Robin bores me solid too and I have found him rather unpersonable on the several occasions when I have met him.
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Anton shouldn't rather say anything about taking anything as a joke dancingwise. I do believe that Anton would have a hard time keeping up in some of Allionas cheography for Harry like the quickstep or the vienesse waltz or the american smooth.
I will miss Katya very much and she wouldn't be much high on my firing list.But i think Alliona is unneccesarily given a hard time, when she has last year proven what she is capable of especially towards the end with harry.
Originally Posted by *Jupiter*:
“I will miss Katya very much and she wouldn't be much high on my firing list.But i think Alliona is unneccesarily given a hard time, when she has last year proven what she is capable of especially towards the end with harry.”
“I will miss Katya very much and she wouldn't be much high on my firing list.But i think Alliona is unneccesarily given a hard time, when she has last year proven what she is capable of especially towards the end with harry.”
Any one of the female pros would have won with Harry because of his natural ability and popularity!
Originally Posted by *Topaz*:
“Any one of the female pros would have won with Harry because of his natural ability and popularity!”
“Any one of the female pros would have won with Harry because of his natural ability and popularity!”
Exactly !
Originally Posted by *Topaz*:
“Any one of the female pros would have won with Harry because of his natural ability and popularity!”
“Any one of the female pros would have won with Harry because of his natural ability and popularity!”
Couldn't agree more
Originally Posted by *Jupiter*:
“Anton shouldn't rather say anything about taking anything as a joke dancingwise. I do believe that Anton would have a hard time keeping up in some of Allionas cheography for Harry like the quickstep or the vienesse waltz or the american smooth.”
“Anton shouldn't rather say anything about taking anything as a joke dancingwise. I do believe that Anton would have a hard time keeping up in some of Allionas cheography for Harry like the quickstep or the vienesse waltz or the american smooth.”
How about all the messing around with props - that is what annoys me
Originally Posted by lucysmith:
“When pasha joined, does anyone know the reason why he danced with Katya rather than aliona?”
“When pasha joined, does anyone know the reason why he danced with Katya rather than aliona?”
All I know is what was said on here that he requested not to have Aliona - I don't know about the reasoning behind it though........I read an interview with Katya when they were publicising their tour and apparently she did request Pasha and I do think he was a better fit for her than Artem was, and Aliona was better off with Artem because they were better suited.
Originally Posted by lundavra:
“Has she been "fired" or is it just that she has other commitments or even wanted too much money?
The press like to put anyone not chosen for a series like Strictly as "fired".”
“Has she been "fired" or is it just that she has other commitments or even wanted too much money?
The press like to put anyone not chosen for a series like Strictly as "fired".”
dont know, Katya hasnt spoken out yet, we only have the BBC side of things
Originally Posted by olivej:
“dont know, Katya hasnt spoken out yet, we only have the BBC side of things”
“dont know, Katya hasnt spoken out yet, we only have the BBC side of things”
It's possible Katya has been offered some TV work with the beeb to soften the blow eg red button, ITT. Didn't the initial statement mention something about her 'remaining part of the strictly family'?
BBC1 Newsbeat are now saying that Katya was dropped 'last month' so she may have known about it for a while and not said anything.
Originally Posted by abs x:
“BBC1 Newsbeat are now saying that Katya was dropped 'last month' so she may have known about it for a while and not said anything.”
“BBC1 Newsbeat are now saying that Katya was dropped 'last month' so she may have known about it for a while and not said anything.”
I was told today from a reliable source it was only until very recent Katya was informed and it was totally unexpected
When Alesha was judge many pro dancers with 20 years dance experience were unhappy to stand there as a captive recipient of Alesha's spiel. As far as I remember Katya was the only dancer who made no attempt whatsoever to hide disapproval from her face, so much so that BBC camera quickly learnt to retreat to a long shot, or to deviate from good TV practice by cutting away from Katya's and celeb's faces to show a closeup of Alesha's face -- desperate to wallpaper over the split in Strictly. Those who attended Shepherds Bush might like to comment -- what they saw, what home viewers did not.
I really cannot remember a single other situation when Katya was less than kindest and most supportive of her celebs however limited. All best wishes to Katya.
I really cannot remember a single other situation when Katya was less than kindest and most supportive of her celebs however limited. All best wishes to Katya.
Originally Posted by dmolyneaux@virg:
“I was told today from a reliable source it was only until very recent Katya was informed and it was totally unexpected”
“I was told today from a reliable source it was only until very recent Katya was informed and it was totally unexpected”
I was hoping it had been her choice, but that doesn't sound like it. Not nice.
Originally Posted by callicot:
“It's possible Katya has been offered some TV work with the beeb to soften the blow eg red button, ITT. Didn't the initial statement mention something about her 'remaining part of the strictly family'?”
“It's possible Katya has been offered some TV work with the beeb to soften the blow eg red button, ITT. Didn't the initial statement mention something about her 'remaining part of the strictly family'?
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BIB - or keep her quiet....?
Originally Posted by dmolyneaux@virg:
“I was told today from a reliable source it was only until very recent Katya was informed and it was totally unexpected”
“I was told today from a reliable source it was only until very recent Katya was informed and it was totally unexpected”
Yes I was a bit reluctant to say this because like others have said I was hoping it was her choice but even though I don't have a twitter account I was looking at all the pros twitter pages up to and after the announcement and last time Katya tweeted was on on 15 June and on that day she was thanking someone for news about Strictly - Why would you be thanking someone for news about a show you'd just been dropped from
and she seems quite a prolific tweeter and since then hasn't tweeted so I can only conclude that the news might have saddened her Anyway I've said it numerously I think she's been treated very poorly - as soulmate has just said she did best for her celeb partners and this is how they reward her
However, I wish her all the best for the future and I hope something better comes up for her - she's very talented and I'm sure she'll do well in whatever she decides to do next
Originally Posted by soulmate61:
“When Alesha was judge many pro dancers with 20 years dance experience were unhappy to stand there as a captive recipient of Alesha's spiel. As far as I remember Katya was the only dancer who made no attempt whatsoever to hide disapproval from her face, so much so that BBC camera quickly learnt to retreat to a long shot, or to deviate from good TV practice by cutting away from Katya's and celeb's faces to show a closeup of Alesha's face -- desperate to wallpaper over the split in Strictly. Those who attended Shepherds Bush might like to comment -- what they saw, what home viewers did not.
I really cannot remember a single other situation when Katya was less than kindest and most supportive of her celebs however limited. All best wishes to Katya.”
“When Alesha was judge many pro dancers with 20 years dance experience were unhappy to stand there as a captive recipient of Alesha's spiel. As far as I remember Katya was the only dancer who made no attempt whatsoever to hide disapproval from her face, so much so that BBC camera quickly learnt to retreat to a long shot, or to deviate from good TV practice by cutting away from Katya's and celeb's faces to show a closeup of Alesha's face -- desperate to wallpaper over the split in Strictly. Those who attended Shepherds Bush might like to comment -- what they saw, what home viewers did not.
I really cannot remember a single other situation when Katya was less than kindest and most supportive of her celebs however limited. All best wishes to Katya.”
Phoar that sounds juicy if true!
Originally Posted by CloneClown:
“Phoar that sounds juicy if true!”
“Phoar that sounds juicy if true!”
One of the Sunday tabloids carried a story about a month ago alleging that another pro wasn't too pleased about the situation re Ms Dixon as a judge. Was it true - we will never know
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