Would probably go along with you and be pushed into your appraisals except for Victoria who should be on 5 (on your scale)!

Leaving aside the comment about height (which isn't exactly something any of them can do anything about), might I ask what on earth you're doing watching a programme like Strictly Come Dancing if watching amateurs trying to dance does nothing for you?

Louis seems to get undermarked for me. He entertains, is neat, swift and has poise. I enjoyed his Samba, Foxtrot and tonight's American Smooth.

So your main issue with the dance is that she's short?

Chelsee had much more about her though - Kimberley just isn't shining as bright at the moment. The only dance I liked of hers was the first, which showed such promise. The rest have been forgettable I think.

Presumably because she's a dead good dancer who's danced in competitions and everything.

Perhapd Dani really needs to go away and concentrate on growing 6 inches before next week to address the OP's disapproval.

Might I suggest covering one eye and only ever focusing on the professional half of each couple.

No, she should be on 7 (on my scale), that's why I gave her 7. I thought she did quite well tonight and was a bit surprised at the mauling by the judges (bar Len). I thought Lisa's samba was a mess (and I expected it to really suit her), Nicky's jive was flatfooted (and did not live up to the promise I saw in the practice footage on ITT so he can certainly do better), and Louis was totally underwhelming in the smooth.

But we don't have to agree any more than the judges have to agree with us.

Because unfortunately its the only show on TV involving this fantastic dance style and I watch it for the professionals and the brilliant routines they formulate and used to have total control over, and long for that day returning (although I doubt that) and in any case its none of your business why I watch, I dread to think what your motives are for same!!!!

I agree. Kimberley is not progressing as far as I can see, whereas Dani is. Thought Dani was judged fairly tonight and not overmarked..

imo Dani's quickstep was much better than Denise's charleston.

My leaderboard would have read[LIST=1][*]Dani and Vincent[*]Kimberley and Pasha[*]Michael and Natalie[*]Denise and James[*]Louis and Flavia; Nicky and Karen (joint 5th)[*]Lisa and Robin[*]Victoria and Brendan[*]Richard and Erin.[/LIST]

Well then, watch the professionals and go and make a cuppa when the amateurs are on.

(mine's white with no sugar thanks)

Cant help it I"m afraid she never creates a line or a picture for me !!!!!

Actually I"m a male and you are correct plus coach and judge (so sorry) I have a brain also!

[quote=-Sid-;62400721]Karen Hardy seemed very pleased with what she saw. She tweeted this after Dani's performance:

"Dani brilliant brilliant brilliant. Great fab and all. The smurfettes rocked!! Hard work paid off."

I thought Dani & Vincent deserved their 9s.[/QUOTE]

Me too! I voted for them. Thought they were great.

Its good to try though ! thats what makes life interesting!

Hello Sid - I too thought Dani and Vincent deserved their 9's. In truth I though Denise and James were overmarked - that Charleston was never worthy of 10's; Dani and Vincent would have topped my leaderboard tonight.

xxx

I don't rate her one bit - agree with Biggins on ITT. Time for her to go. Her dresses are awful too - don't suit her as OP said she looked like a twirling pompom

Lol! Just when you think that the night couldn't get any strange! Dani was much better then Kimberley tonight (even if the latter had one of her better weeks, she didn't even perform the best samba at Wembley).

Why do you use all those exclamation marks? I am sure Pamela Stephenson will have a field day analysing this.


And why do you use open quotation marks " instead of ' inverted commas?

May I suggest a great book:

Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eats-Shoots-.../dp/0007329067

Dani may not be able to grow six inches but I am sure you can revert after improving your command of English.

Apologies for getting your gender wrong. It should still be apparent to anyone with a brain that criticising someone for not being tall enough is pretty futile.

I see my helpful advice on how to make friends and influence people has fallen on deaf ears...

I just love them and annoyingly its a habit now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That should be really funny.

But it isn't...