Seriously there are tonnes of negative threads...
Good luck Sophie and Brendan
Good luck Sophie and Brendan
best routines this year by a pro dancer are by a countrymile is brendan congrats
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Originally Posted by primer:
“jason did a great impression of him too...
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“jason did a great impression of him too...
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yes! He was spot on too, with the clicking fingers and all that.
Don't you think Brendan can be very well....bent over in a lot of dances, especially the jive.
Straighten up Brendan
and pull your sleeves down
Originally Posted by Monaogg:
“I am saddened that with a brilliant dance for the floor space at Blackpool they have cluttered it up with props & extras.
Why not show off a beautiful QS routine utilising the full space available?”
“I am saddened that with a brilliant dance for the floor space at Blackpool they have cluttered it up with props & extras.
Why not show off a beautiful QS routine utilising the full space available?”
I think they did. Loved it and they were robbed. Deserved 10's -certainly not a rubbish 7.
I think the trouble with Brendan's routines are they are instantly forgettable. You may watch and think 'oh that was good', but by the end of the show, you're struggling to remember any of it.
The exception of course being the Charleston.
The exception of course being the Charleston.
Originally Posted by ellieb123:
“I think the trouble with Brendan's routines are they are instantly forgettable. You may watch and think 'oh that was good', but by the end of the show, you're struggling to remember any of it.
The exception of course being the Charleston.”
“I think the trouble with Brendan's routines are they are instantly forgettable. You may watch and think 'oh that was good', but by the end of the show, you're struggling to remember any of it.
The exception of course being the Charleston.”
He's not my favourite pro but I have no difficulty remembering many if his routines. I think he's a talented choreographer who pushes his partners.
But then the most talented in this area do push, he and Artem spring to mind.
Originally Posted by Sofajudge:
“He's not my favourite pro but I have no difficulty remembering many if his routines. I think he's a talented choreographer who pushes his partners.
But then the most talented in this area do push, he and Artem spring to mind.”
“He's not my favourite pro but I have no difficulty remembering many if his routines. I think he's a talented choreographer who pushes his partners.
But then the most talented in this area do push, he and Artem spring to mind.”
Fair enough. For me, they don't stick in my mind for very long. The only Brendan routine I think I've watched more than once or twice is Bacofoil.
Originally Posted by ellieb123:
“Fair enough. For me, they don't stick in my mind for very long. The only Brendan routine I think I've watched more than once or twice is Bacofoil.”
“Fair enough. For me, they don't stick in my mind for very long. The only Brendan routine I think I've watched more than once or twice is Bacofoil.”
For all the wrong reasons!
Originally Posted by Sofajudge:
“For all the wrong reasons!”
“For all the wrong reasons!
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I'll always be grateful to Brendan for that- always.
Originally Posted by ellieb123:
“I'll always be grateful to Brendan for that- always.”
“I'll always be grateful to Brendan for that- always.”
I shall always be grateful to him for providing me with the comedy moments on SCD - the tantrums, sulks with judges, idiotic but hilarious routines, hysterical speeches about girls and boys (tsk, tsk) and for reminding me that, even though Australia has priduced some ace rugby, great humour, and lovely big butch men, there is an always the exception to the rule. A Brenda.
Originally Posted by sofakat:
“I shall always be grateful to him for providing me with the comedy moments on SCD - the tantrums, sulks with judges, idiotic but hilarious routines, hysterical speeches about girls and boys (tsk, tsk) and for reminding me that, even though Australia has priduced some ace rugby, great humour, and lovely big butch men, there is an always the exception to the rule. A Brenda.”
“I shall always be grateful to him for providing me with the comedy moments on SCD - the tantrums, sulks with judges, idiotic but hilarious routines, hysterical speeches about girls and boys (tsk, tsk) and for reminding me that, even though Australia has priduced some ace rugby, great humour, and lovely big butch men, there is an always the exception to the rule. A Brenda.”
Lol! Brendan is from New Zealand. Any other discrepancies in your post...
Originally Posted by DiamondDoll:
“Sorry but I cannot agree on that.
He always looks to me as though he is the star and he just tolerates his partners.
Jason Donovan pointed out his ego too.:yawn:”
“Sorry but I cannot agree on that.
He always looks to me as though he is the star and he just tolerates his partners.
Jason Donovan pointed out his ego too.:yawn:”
Errrm, Jason Donovan was on Strictly the same year as Brendan was partnered with Lulu. He would very possibly have formed a different opinion of Brendan in another year, watching a different partnership. The partnership with Lulu was a disaster from the moment they were paired together.
Originally Posted by memmh:
“Errrm, Jason Donovan was on Strictly the same year as Brendan was partnered with Lulu. He would very possibly have formed a different opinion of Brendan in another year, watching a different partnership. The partnership with Lulu was a disaster from the moment they were paired together.”
“Errrm, Jason Donovan was on Strictly the same year as Brendan was partnered with Lulu. He would very possibly have formed a different opinion of Brendan in another year, watching a different partnership. The partnership with Lulu was a disaster from the moment they were paired together.”
Jason was paired with Kristina, don't think Brendan and Kristina get on especially after he ringed her as the vainest on ITT segment last week.
Originally Posted by memmh:
“Errrm, Jason Donovan was on Strictly the same year as Brendan was partnered with Lulu. He would very possibly have formed a different opinion of Brendan in another year, watching a different partnership. The partnership with Lulu was a disaster from the moment they were paired together.”
“Errrm, Jason Donovan was on Strictly the same year as Brendan was partnered with Lulu. He would very possibly have formed a different opinion of Brendan in another year, watching a different partnership. The partnership with Lulu was a disaster from the moment they were paired together.”
It's natural that some pairings wont gel. James has certainly had issues, Lilia did, Artem was called a bully, I think over his pushing of Kara in the early weeks.
And I'm not sure I would take much notice of what Jason had to say anyway he took it all so very, very seriously.
Originally Posted by Alli-F:
“Jason was paired with Kristina, don't think Brendan and Kristina get on especially after he ringed her as the vainest on ITT segment last week.”
“Jason was paired with Kristina, don't think Brendan and Kristina get on especially after he ringed her as the vainest on ITT segment last week.
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Which would also have affected Jason's opinion of Brendan.
Jason might be correct that Brendan has an ego but I do think that in general, Brendan does more to showcase his partners than Kristina does, although she did do very well by Jason.
Originally Posted by memmh:
“Which would also have affected Jason's opinion of Brendan.
Jason might be correct that Brendan has an ego but I do think that in general, Brendan does more to showcase his partners than Kristina does, although she did do very well by Jason.”
“Which would also have affected Jason's opinion of Brendan.
Jason might be correct that Brendan has an ego but I do think that in general, Brendan does more to showcase his partners than Kristina does, although she did do very well by Jason.”
To be fair, when your celeb partner has limited talents and/or aptitudes and skills for dancing you tend to try to compensate for it, and in Kristina's case for Ben this year, like Colin Salmon's year, she resorts to dancing, flailing, climbing and swinging around him frantically... Not a pretty sight I tell'ya.
Originally Posted by SCD-Observer:
“To be fair, when your celeb partner has limited talents and/or aptitudes and skills for dancing you tend to try to compensate for it, and in Kristina's case for Ben this year, like Colin Salmon's year, she resorts to dancing, flailing, climbing and swinging around him frantically... Not a pretty sight I tell'ya.”
“To be fair, when your celeb partner has limited talents and/or aptitudes and skills for dancing you tend to try to compensate for it, and in Kristina's case for Ben this year, like Colin Salmon's year, she resorts to dancing, flailing, climbing and swinging around him frantically... Not a pretty sight I tell'ya.”
And yet Kristina managed to showcase John Sergeant very well without all the distraction, so she does know how to showcase a celeb partner, even one who's a poor dancer, she just doesn't do it.
Originally Posted by memmh:
“Which would also have affected Jason's opinion of Brendan.
Jason might be correct that Brendan has an ego but I do think that in general, Brendan does more to showcase his partners than Kristina does, although she did do very well by Jason.”
“Which would also have affected Jason's opinion of Brendan.
Jason might be correct that Brendan has an ego but I do think that in general, Brendan does more to showcase his partners than Kristina does, although she did do very well by Jason.”
Think Brendan is best at showcasing Brendan.
Originally Posted by memmh:
“And yet Kristina managed to showcase John Sergeant very well without all the distraction, so she does know how to showcase a celeb partner, even one who's a poor dancer, she just doesn't do it.”
“And yet Kristina managed to showcase John Sergeant very well without all the distraction, so she does know how to showcase a celeb partner, even one who's a poor dancer, she just doesn't do it.”
John was hopeless, not merely limited like Colin and Ben. In the same token she completely flopped with the hopeless Joe, and that's not an euphemism...
Brendan does the opposite and showcases his partners no matter their skill level
Others Kristina, aliona, ola, Kevin showcase their own
Others Kristina, aliona, ola, Kevin showcase their own
Originally Posted by musicangel:
“Brendan does the opposite and showcases his partners no matter their skill level
Others Kristina, aliona, ola, Kevin showcase their own”
“Brendan does the opposite and showcases his partners no matter their skill level
Others Kristina, aliona, ola, Kevin showcase their own”
I agree, he matches their level as far as possible and doesn't try to out-dance his partner - in fact, he even went out of sight during the Charleston to allow Sophie to perform some of it completely alone, because she was so capable at this particular dance.
Brenden is one of the top three pros, choreographers and teachers ever on the show. He is wonderfully generous with his partners and pushes them to achieve the best they can achieve.
None of the other pros showcase themselves. That is all in the minds of the commenters hereabouts.
None of the other pros showcase themselves. That is all in the minds of the commenters hereabouts.
Originally Posted by saoir:
“Brenden is one of the top three pros, choreographers and teachers ever on the show. He is wonderfully generous with his partners and pushes them to achieve the best they can achieve.
None of the other pros showcase themselves. That is all in the minds of the commenters hereabouts.”
“Brenden is one of the top three pros, choreographers and teachers ever on the show. He is wonderfully generous with his partners and pushes them to achieve the best they can achieve.
None of the other pros showcase themselves. That is all in the minds of the commenters hereabouts.”
I would disagree about Brendan pushing his celebrity partners to achieve their best. I really do think Sophie has the ability and talent to be much better than she is. Brendan does not seem to know how to get her to show it.
Michelle Williams positively blossomed the week Ian covered for Brendan.
Originally Posted by Monaogg:
“I would disagree about Brendan pushing his celebrity partners to achieve their best. I really do think Sophie has the ability and talent to be much better than she is. Brendan does not seem to know how to get her to show it.
Michelle Williams positively blossomed the week Ian covered for Brendan.”
“I would disagree about Brendan pushing his celebrity partners to achieve their best. I really do think Sophie has the ability and talent to be much better than she is. Brendan does not seem to know how to get her to show it.
Michelle Williams positively blossomed the week Ian covered for Brendan.”
She did but equally I thought Holly & Brendan were excellent together when Artem was injured.
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