Lisa was good of course but I was gobsmacked at Robin and, at one point, I thought he was channeling Freddie Mercury.

He wasn't good................he was superb.

*applauds*

Made logging on this morning worthwhile!

I've just seen her dance on You tube and it was really good.
I'm big and i can dance better than some of my thinner workmates (they have no rhythm )

But i think the scores may have been a tinney bit inflated, but i think she was good as Kimberley and the higher scorers

She can move across that dance floor! can't she but i think cos of her size its natural that her body doesn't have the fluidity than say Kimberleys but thats only because Kimberley is ultra skinny.

It doesn't matter what size you are you can still have rhythm

He did break my Camp-o-meter though

I was completely blown away by Lisa, I'm not expecting to like her much, the FUN, FUN, FUN stuff gets seriously on my last nerve (I am a grumpy mare), however, she was light on her feet, moved round the floor with an energy and style that no one else in the latin had, and completely deserved her place at the top of the leader board.

Robin did a comedy routine that played to Lisa's strengths, without being 'lets laugh at Lisa' (yes, Anton, I am looking at you) and most importantly was, from start to finish, a dance routine.

Oh its tooooo early for so much applause but *stands and applauds*.

Love to see the Camp-o-meter.... is it spangly and pink?

Mine was still out of action after it exploded thanks to Colin Salmon.

Lisa did a great job - yes, her technique needed some work but so did a lot of others - and she had a well-choreographed routine that showcased her strengths. I think this could be Robin's year - he obviously loves working with her and he can show what he can choreograph with a partner who has natural ability.

I am now overseas and had just watched the Friday and Saturday main shows back to back. I have to say Lisa's performance is the best one by a mile.

Her cha-cha legs were STRAIGHT, exactly how the cha-cha should be (to get the hip movements), and she was energetic THROUGHOUT the dance. I suspect she had some dance background to be able to sustain that kind of rigour. Her extensions appeared less convincing only because she seemed to have shorter arms.

Just so people though I am defending her because she's fat (or becaue secrectly I am fat too), I am 1.75cm and 68kg (almost ideal weight by the conventional standards).

Yes, I was a little surprised by Craig's 8 (not Darcy's though), because he was generally quite mean with his scores with other celebs.

So leaderboard positions, yes Lisa deserved to be at the top, perhaps a little bit overscored, but still the best dance of the weekend for me.

My only reservation with Lisa's high score is that one of the judges (was it Len?) said that where she lacked in technical ability she totally compensated with energy. I definitely agree with that, it was very entertaining but if something is lacking in technical ability should it be scoring an 8?

She was one of the better ones for me but I do think she was perhaps a little over marked.

None of the other cha-chas have much techniques going for the celebs. Louis came close, but looked awkward at places (don't know what 'over-extension' means), Kimberly's looked sexy, but her legs weren't straight. The less said of the rest, the better.

Good point and perhaps the mark also reflects the achievement in Week One of the competition, which was certainly very impressive.

I loved the opening weekend overall, a very open contest.

No, she got good marks because she did the best routine! Her timing and movement were impressive and her confidence meant that she sold the dance and connected with the audience. It was the only dance that I watched twice (my personal acid test of how much I enjoy a routine).

I think she may find some styles of dance more difficult because she is a bigger girl but maybe she'll prove me wrong!

I guess it was just me who thought it lacked in actual cha cha

yes, she had good technique, yes she had rhythm, yes she was bouncy and full of fun but for me the routinue lacked in cha cha

I think too much is being made of her wieght truthfully. I remember Russel Grant's foxtrot last year. It was a darn good foxtrot. His footwork was wonderful and when he and Flavia were in hold he flowed with the dance. Large peopel can dance. I hate when people say they are channeling the Anne Widdcombe or John Sargent vibe. When John Sargeat did ballroom he was all right. His first waltz was rather good. Anne Widdecombe's talent was somewhat higher than Nancy's but not much. She couldn't dance but Anton made her somewat entertaining. I think Lisa is a good dancer who entertains. She lit up the dance floor with style and flair. She literally was the best on the two nights. I am looking forward to next week.

Delighted by the love for Lisa - I was expecting much more of a slating for the high marks she got.

Originally I didn't really think the dance deserved a 30 - I'd have gone for something in the 26 range myself - but I suppose if you're considering the comparative scale then it made sense for all the judges to mark higher for a dance they enjoyed and thought was technically pretty good, than one they thought was competent but a bit pizzazz-less.

While I really wanted to love Kimberley and Louis, both of them felt to me like they were almost over-performing - their expressions were so smooth and their arm and leg placement so elegant that the whole thing ended up feeling a bit mechanical and joyless. (I didn't quite get that from Denise, but her doing the waltz made it harder to compare like with like.)

That said, the comments made to Lisa were worryingly reminiscent of the early comments - and the subsequent marking - given to Russell last series. I would hate her to end up in a similar situation to Russell where dances are almost devoid of content but the feel-good factor they engender raises the marks.

However, I think Lisa's got more talent than Russell and Robin is certainly a creative enough choreographer to work round the limitations (and they ARE limitations, without wanting to slag her off in any way) that being bigger will bring with it. I have my fingers firmly crossed and am looking forward to seeing them dance again

One thing to be worried about - How will wardrobe dress her for ballroom?

I thought it was more like a freestyle!

I think Craig was just pleased that there was someone who could dance. I wasn't overly impressed by any of the favourites.

phew, thank you! I thought it was just me!!

Lisa's certainly was the best routine.

I see where you're coming from too, though I thought based on my limited knowledge there was a decent amount of content (as well as some arm-stuff that wasn't cha-cha-cha) but not as much as in Kimberley's. I think they deserved 7s as it was well-danced and entertaining but perhaps not 8s.

Still, I can't fault the enthusiasm and it was well done.

Lisa performed the most entertaining routine and had the best Latin technique of all the celebs.

Best performance over the two nights, but overmarked for week one. (IMO)

I agree. I was expecting far less from Lisa than she delivered - and boy did she deliver! It was WOW! from the first arm fling, every movement had energy and joy. Definitley the best dance so far because of what she put into it. So in a way, her weight was a part of it, but only because we expected less from anyone so buxom.
You go Lisa - keep up this standard of entertainment.

I'm inclined to agree here, but then for the first dance, I didn't expect anyone to get more than a six at best. For Craig to give Lisa an 8 was quite astounding IMHO.

Hand on heart I really did enjoy watching her, and she did very well and she was in time, she moved with the music and did an excellent job which i more than can be said for Victoria Pendleton.

I did think Craig was one point too high to be fair, but she was fabulous and I guess we all thought she would be the token "comedic" lamb to the slaughter, but has surprised us all

I do think she was slightly over marked, by Craig, I actually thought Sid Ownen was the best over the two days