Originally Posted by tangoqueen:
“I think you've hit the nail on the head, YL.
Natalie strikes me as a lovely hardworking girl who really wants to get things right.
Yes, without question, she has danced before and is very good already.
But, to vilify her (same with DVO and others) for being so good, is both unkind and pointless.
The same as when people vilify personally those who are poor beyond belief for being in the show 'at the expense of better dancers'.
When people vilify personally these people, they are aiming their ire at the wrong people entirely.
If any of us were to be offered the gig, and we knew we were either very good or probably very bad, we'd still take it if it were to be offered!
And so to me, it is the producers/PTB of the show to whom complaints must be made if you wish to not have their ilk on the show, not them personally.
The people who appear to have received the most public ire this year are Natalie. Dave and Mark.
Each one of those people will have feelings, and be affected by the utter bile that has been spewed their way.
I do not know, but would not be surprised, if Natalie found it all too much and was desperately working and working and working to try and show improvement on an already very good base, to show people that she was not here on a ride. And the effect of doing that is clearly exhaustion.
As I say, I do not know that is the case, but I do know that she appears to be a lovely girl who, like all of us, at times would like people's support and approval, and is trying hard to justify her existence on the show because of the naysayers.
I'm so sorry that this year has been particularly so full of bitterness.
I am someone who loves pure dancing, but I had to learn, and to realise, that the show is an entertainment show as well, and consequently we all benefit from having ALL types of people on the show - really good dancers, middle roaders on a journey, plain old terrible, and then wilfully comedic contestants. And that makes the show what it is. Something for everyone there - we can make our choice as to what we like, and vote or have our favourites accordingly. No need to personally vilify those people.
I'd love her to recover, and to win! Gutted to have missed the Proud Mary jive and so hope she can continue in the competition firstly on health reasons, and secondly to be voted through, so that we might be lucky enough to see it.
It seems she, and both Dave and Mark, couldn't/can't win no matter what they did/do.
Get well soon Natalie, whatever the cause.”
What a great reply to my post, I agree with every word and only wish I could put it as eloquently as you have
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