Claudia is often criticised for failing to show emotion or having an emotional connection to either AJ or the dance. For me, whilst this would be the icing on the cake, the quality of dance is always more important to me personally and the dance is always what I am looking at. Of course I understand many viewers want the whole package but for me its not that important, the quality of dance is.
My question is this. Do you think that its her many years of gymnastics training that has something to do with it ? If you watch gymnasts compete, they are completely in the zone, very very controlled with no emotion, it is only at the end when they allow themselves a smile. I recall that Louis Smith was criticised for the same thing ? if this is the case, it would be very hard indeed to show something in a performance ( when you are out of your comfort zone) that you have worked so hard for years to suppress for gymnastics competition. Just a thought.
My question is this. Do you think that its her many years of gymnastics training that has something to do with it ? If you watch gymnasts compete, they are completely in the zone, very very controlled with no emotion, it is only at the end when they allow themselves a smile. I recall that Louis Smith was criticised for the same thing ? if this is the case, it would be very hard indeed to show something in a performance ( when you are out of your comfort zone) that you have worked so hard for years to suppress for gymnastics competition. Just a thought.




