Originally Posted by tabithakitten:
“Pffftttt! Where's the fun in that?”
“Pffftttt! Where's the fun in that?”
Yeah, sorry about that. Blame my cold, analytical brain.
Dress rehearsal photos - musical week
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Originally Posted by Bea_Bopp:
“So happy with Sophie's dress - I'd been hoping they'd go with a white dress with blue satin sash, like the lyrics of the song ("Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes...").
Anya looks gorgeous.
Poor Ola - the knee brace is very visible with those harem pants.
Wonder who the people dressed as zebra behind Iveta are?!!”
“So happy with Sophie's dress - I'd been hoping they'd go with a white dress with blue satin sash, like the lyrics of the song ("Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes...").
Anya looks gorgeous.
Poor Ola - the knee brace is very visible with those harem pants.
Wonder who the people dressed as zebra behind Iveta are?!!”
I'm glad you like Sophie's dress...guess she is channelling the girl, Liesl, rather than the woman. Personally, I was hoping to be able to look at their costumes and see Brendan and Sophie as the Captain and Maria. As it is, they aren't recognisable as any musical pairing.
I think Ola's knee support will come off for the actual performance. Though I said the same about Patrick's wrist splint, so maybe not.
I assume the people behind Mark and Iveta are backing dancers.
Originally Posted by mimi dlc:
“Kevin really should wear long socks... the three inches of bare calf between ankle and raised trouser leg looks dreadful”
“Kevin really should wear long socks... the three inches of bare calf between ankle and raised trouser leg looks dreadful”
In Spain and Italy and Latin America it is rude to show bare calf. Socks have to be knee length - as are all my socks since an ex chucked out my shorter than regulations socks.
So it is surprising that Venezuelan Karen has not admonished Kevin for that - unless she has gone native.
[Oh I can just imagine a Ford Cortina with Kevin and Karen emblazoned on a green strip on the windscreen]
Originally Posted by henrywilliams58:
“In Spain and Italy and Latin America it is rude to show bare calf. Socks have to be knee length - as are all my socks since an ex chucked out my shorter than regulations socks.”
“In Spain and Italy and Latin America it is rude to show bare calf. Socks have to be knee length - as are all my socks since an ex chucked out my shorter than regulations socks.”
Nice broken wrist (as Craig would say) Kevin has in that picture too.
Originally Posted by henrywilliams58:
“In Spain and Italy and Latin America it is rude to show bare calf. Socks have to be knee length - as are all my socks since an ex chucked out my shorter than regulations socks.”
“In Spain and Italy and Latin America it is rude to show bare calf. Socks have to be knee length - as are all my socks since an ex chucked out my shorter than regulations socks.”
sorry but that made me
Originally Posted by ladydancer1:
“That does'nt look at all like Ola.
”
“That does'nt look at all like Ola.
”
She'll make a beautiful Princess Jasmine
Originally Posted by Monaogg:
“The last slot also seems to be the for most memorable dances anyway. Unless you are following a showy Paso with a badly sung Charleston.”
“The last slot also seems to be the for most memorable dances anyway. Unless you are following a showy Paso with a badly sung Charleston.
”
*cough* Susanna samba, Sophie cha cha, Patrick VW *cough*
There have been a few lame ones in the "pimp slot" this year.
Re the comment about Kevins "broken wrists" , actually I was taught to style my hands in exactly the same way, for Ballroom and Latin. Can imagine its different for stage shows etc.
Originally Posted by edy10:
“Surprise, surprise.....Susanna going last again.”
“Surprise, surprise.....Susanna going last again.”
Yep - and she's got about the best music again.
Originally Posted by Jennifer_F:
“Re the comment about Kevins "broken wrists" , actually I was taught to style my hands in exactly the same way, for Ballroom and Latin. Can imagine its different for stage shows etc.”
“Re the comment about Kevins "broken wrists" , actually I was taught to style my hands in exactly the same way, for Ballroom and Latin. Can imagine its different for stage shows etc.”
you are right nothing wrong with Kevin's wrists
Originally Posted by bendymixer:
“you are right nothing wrong with Kevin's wrists”
“you are right nothing wrong with Kevin's wrists”
I did qualify "as Craig would say"
The bias towards Susanna and Kevin in the music, costumes and running order is just farcical now. And I like Susanna and Kevin, and I don't think they need this kind of rubbish, but no way is it a coincidence. It's just happening too often. On musicals night, to get the only song coming from a Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire musical, the most vote winning kind of music to dance to, arguably the only song that was written to be danced to by non-cartoons apart from Abbey's disco music. And arguably the best costume AGAIN and the best slot AGAIN. They might as well just give them the glitterball and stop messing about.
Originally Posted by bendymixer:
“you are right nothing wrong with Kevin's wrists”
“you are right nothing wrong with Kevin's wrists”
I wouldn't know, but they are exactly the broken shape that Craig criticised on one of the male celebs one week (Ashley?).
Hopefully Craig has been put right if it is a correct Ballroom placement. I know he is a 'performance' judge, but it would still be appalling if he deducted marks due to his own lack of knowledge regarding correct technique.
Re Kevins wrists, I'm pretty sure he knows he is doing and hasn't got it wrong. He has been dancing very successfully all his life. As said, I was, and indeed my male partner, was taught this way. Craigs expertise is in shows etc, where I expect it may be slightly different.
Originally Posted by Smokeychan1:
“I wouldn't know, but they are exactly the broken shape that Craig criticised on one of the male celebs one week (Ashley?).
Hopefully Craig has been put right if it is a correct Ballroom placement. I know he is a 'performance' judge, but it would still be appalling if he deducted marks due to his own lack of knowledge regarding correct technique.”
“I wouldn't know, but they are exactly the broken shape that Craig criticised on one of the male celebs one week (Ashley?).
Hopefully Craig has been put right if it is a correct Ballroom placement. I know he is a 'performance' judge, but it would still be appalling if he deducted marks due to his own lack of knowledge regarding correct technique.”
hands on Kevin in the pic are the correct ballroom placement or we have been teaching it wrong - and what he was criticising Ashley for was not the same - but they often get ballroom/latin tecnique wrong makes me cringe
Originally Posted by Jennifer_F:
“Re Kevins wrists, I'm pretty sure he knows he is doing and hasn't got it wrong. He has been dancing very successfully all his life. As said, I was, and indeed my male partner, was taught this way. Craigs expertise is in shows etc, where I expect it may be slightly different.”
“Re Kevins wrists, I'm pretty sure he knows he is doing and hasn't got it wrong. He has been dancing very successfully all his life. As said, I was, and indeed my male partner, was taught this way. Craigs expertise is in shows etc, where I expect it may be slightly different.
”
Hmm, though when you compare Artem's finishing hand-line to Kevin's, it does make you wonder. I prefer the look of Artem's wrist, but shall be watching all the pros extra closely this week
Originally Posted by Jennifer_F:
“Re the comment about Kevins "broken wrists" , actually I was taught to style my hands in exactly the same way, for Ballroom and Latin. Can imagine its different for stage shows etc.”
“Re the comment about Kevins "broken wrists" , actually I was taught to style my hands in exactly the same way, for Ballroom and Latin. Can imagine its different for stage shows etc.”
Are they broken or limp? Such a wrist looks different on a man and a woman.
http://static.bbc.co.uk/programmeima...s/p01mmkj5.jpg
I have no idea what is right and wrong in Ballroom and Latin but hope he doesn't also stick his pinky out when holding a cup of espresso in Grimsby ...
FWIW I prefer the look of the wrists of the other bloke in the picture. And also Susanna's - but she is female so not the same thing.
Originally Posted by Smokeychan1:
“Hmm, though when you compare Artem's finishing hand-line to Kevin's, it does make you wonder. I prefer the look of Artem's wrist, but shall be watching all the pros extra closely this week”
“Hmm, though when you compare Artem's finishing hand-line to Kevin's, it does make you wonder. I prefer the look of Artem's wrist, but shall be watching all the pros extra closely this week
”
http://static.bbc.co.uk/programmeima...s/p01mmk3w.jpg
I think that looks worse as a non Ballroom / Latin dancer. I'd refuse to copy both Kevin and Artem on their wrist action.
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