Originally Posted by fabulist:
“She was terrible tonight. It's a shame that the BBC are so desperate for the show to be at least slightly competitive that they will have the judges treat the public like idiots. I particularly liked their spin job on her "performance" trying to sell it as a cool and relaxed style. Erm no, she offered nothing, no fun, no effort. Brendan dragged her limp, lifeless body around like a corpse, in between her clumsy flat footed and out of time steps. For me, you could even argue that Dave was better tonight. At least he entertained (or at least tried).
I have nothing against her but when you combine a weak cast with a dance like the charleston (where even the likes of chris hollins and nicky byrne can impress) then there's always the danger of talking yourself into a corner with short sighted praise.”
As a member of the GBP who knows nothing about the technical aspects of dancing - I am stunned by fabulist's comment ! I am not a particular Sophie supporter and appreciate that Sophie!s samba was not traditional, but IMO she did brilliantly for the 3rd week of an amateur dance competition. She took it seriously, tried to do what she was taught, put her own spin on it and added to the general overall entertainment of the programme. Maybe it wasn't as knockout as the Charleston, but that!s all to the good as far as I am concerned.
SCD is so much better when people evolve and grow with the odd set back on the way. Starting off as Natalie has done looking as though she could easily stand in for one of the pro dancers if one was suddenly taken ill makes for dull, dull, dull television.
I'm loving this series so far.