Exactly. Ian was given the boot because he wasn't good enough whereas Anton has proved himself to be one of the best dancers on the show.

I've always found his latin to be very entertaining.

You have very good taste Brucies Chin.

Terry, don't you sleep? (Pot calling kettle black, I know. I'm just making sure I don't have a hangover tomorrow -- what's your excuse? )

You, on the other hand, dear Brucie'sChin, are clearly still very drunk

Sleep eludes me when there are important matters of the day to discuss such as Anton's Ballroom dancing skills, and Columbo is on ITV till 4.15am, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.

I wasn't aware that the 'Great British Public' had a say in which pros are on the show, but to apply logic to your comment, then Brendan must also be a superb dancer as he has also been in the show since day 1, and has been more successful.

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I am on Florida time so thought I would come in here for a nosy ...... Terry's threads usually bore the tits right off me to be honest.

Anton isn't the best at anything apart from being a total pain in the arse who thinks everything is all about him. I despise narcissistic planks like Tony Berk.

Sir Ian Waite has more talent and dance ability in his big toe.

I think I should go to bed now.

Morning campers, rise and shine, Anton always shines on the dance floor, one thing you can say about the Multi Talented Anton is that talent and abilities are his bywords.

Back in prehisterical times I seem to remember that in the competition world Anton never won anything at all. He has a good top line and a great smile but he's well behind current international style competitive dancing. Maybe his age is finally catching up with him. Perhaps he can help Tess on the chat sofa where his personality can come through. Aljaj will take over the crown but SCD does need more ballroom talent.

Brilliant expression.

Ahh Now I remember Terry's threads and trying to work out how many usernames are Terry, when Strictly comes around!!

Agree with others, Ian Waite and Natalie's ballroom is divine. Artem, Pasha and Brendan are all more impressive at ballroom and choreography, and I think Aljaz will stand out this year having seen him in Burn the Floor he had most of the ballroom sections alone with his partner.

Please keep posting threads Terry .

They are comedy genius

Well done .keep on dancing

I don't really rate anyone's ballroom dancing on the show that highly. Anton's ballroom is a bit dated although it is quite elegant and pleasing to watch. Looking back I agree Natalie and Ian were a very good partnership and Vincent and Flavia were fine. Brendan dances to a reasonably good standard and produces very nice choreography.

I certainly don't rate Artem or Pasha that highly and I've seen Aljaz in burn the floor and he was ok, but nothing special.

And as for Kristina and Robin's ballroom dancing, I can't even bring myself to comment!

Anton's ballroom is certainly " elegant an pleasing to watch" they are nice words to describe Anton, I always thought of Sir Bruce as being 'Mr Wonderful' but I have just discovered that 'Mr Wonderful' is Anton's title.

Can I give Anton a -10 please.

the best ballroom dancer ever on the show is Natalie
The best ballroom teacher is Natalie
The best all-round teacher being Pasha

Interesting! I think I agree, although I've seen Natalie get a lot of flak on here.

I love both their choreography and think both are extremely talented.

Anton's autobiography can currently be had for a very low price at a well known book discounting chain. Is this a sign of his waning popularity or simply that it was overprinted and all his fans have already bought the tome at full price?

by achievement Flav and vincent far better at Ballroom than Anton ever was

Why do people think Anton's latin is so bad? I don't think it is particularly, tho I know he's the ballroom king.

It is bad when a professional dances out of time (unforgivable) then you know it is bad

I agree

I love watching Anton and Erin dance ballroom, although that could in part be due to the massive girl-crush I have on Erin. Ian is possibly my favourite ever pro on Strictly and I really like Nat, but I just find her over-exaggerated head carriage in ballroom too unpleasant to watch. I'm sure it's technically very laudible and all that, but as an unknowledgeable viewer, I can only comment on what I like.