Originally Posted by SaraV1308:
“Therefore in summary: the contender queue:
Girls: Flavia, Karen (probably) and Natalie
Boys: Vincent, Pasha and either James or Robin.
I still reckon there could be as many as 4 or 5 Olympians (or retired sportsmen) this season - as well as at least one musician so maybe this is the year that Strictly has more than the pre-requisite 6 ish contenders.”
Yes that would be who I favoured so I agree with you and ForerroRocher - although I wouldn't mind Erin favoured along with Natalie because I think she's had done her time with weaker celebs. I like Robin although I wouldn't say I'm a fan but I think he should be favoured over James simply because James has had his chances and Robin hasn't - I want to see what he comes with given a younger celeb.
Originally Posted by Damahepa:
“I must say that people dismissing Anton and Erin's Latin is a little bit insulting to them; yes clearly they're more focused on Ballroom, but they are professionals! Look at what Erin did with Austin- in the last few weeks his Latin was what was keeping him in the competition, his poor American Smooth was what lost it him to Lisa and Tom in the semi-finals! Colin Jackson too.
Anton seems to have been bombarded by this since Laila, is it not possible that Laila just wasn't good at Latin anyway? They've been plenty of those sort of contestants through the years, and even then I thought they did a pretty good Charleston amongst other not-so-bad latin routines. Anton really hasn't had any sort of chance to prove anybody wrong- and if you see some of the pre-entertainment series, Anton was doing the pro Jives and Cha Chas and not exactly doing a laughable job with them! I think he should get someone at least middle of the road so he can stay in a few weeks and has a chance of getting 7-9s, maybe the odd 10?”
I don't think anyone has criticised Erin - I for one wouldn't mind if she's given a contender because she can dance and teach Latin to an acceptable standard - Anton has proved time and again that not only can he not do some of the Latin dances properly but he can't teach them either! I gather it was problem before Laila anyway because he wasted his chances with Patsy Palmer! Even with a decent celeb like Laila he just uses it as an opportunity for his own buffonery. If she wasn't confident in Latin - it was his job to encourage and teach her it but he was shown in the training footage reinforcing her doubts - and by the way the Charleston is not taught and choreographed by the pros - that was a routine given to him and Laila by other teachers. He sticks out like a sore thumb in some of the pro Latin or contemporary routines which is why they don't put him in many- so the criticism he gets for his Latin is justified!
Originally Posted by drumboogie:
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Pasha may actually be one of the older dancers at 32. Artem is only just 30, I think, and Katya was 28. Pasha's been a dance teacher for a long time so I think he could cope with celebrities of all ages, although of course, the older the contestant, the less likely they are to win. Whoever he gets, I hope she's more eloquent than Chelsee who was embarrassing to watch in interviews.”
Yes I'd like to see Pasha with another good celeb and if he's back next year then perhaps try him with an older celeb then but I really hope Pasha will be favoured over Artem this year! Artem really needs to fully recover from his injury.
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