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I seem to remember that Erin tended to wear office smart type clothes for training - tailored trousers and light jumpers, not a t-shirt or leggings in sight, or am I just remembering ballroom practice?
If the men matched the training clothes to the dances and Pasha had gone shirtless for practising I don't think it would have helped Caroline concentrate
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I seem to remember that Erin tended to wear office smart type clothes for training - tailored trousers and light jumpers, not a t-shirt or leggings in sight, or am I just remembering ballroom practice?
If the men matched the training clothes to the dances and Pasha had gone shirtless for practising I don't think it would have helped Caroline concentrate ![]() |
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Natalie mentioned on ITT last night about it being helpful to the male celebrities if the female pros wear a similar style of dress in training to that which they will be wearing on the night so they get used to how it flows and so on.
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(note. to anyone still reading this, as I noticed, posted by someone else a few days ago on a different thread after they'd received a bit of personal criticism. "I'm an adult, I don't use smilies.") so I'm not on my own. ![]() Perhaps though, were I a better wordsmith, my utterings would never look ambiguous, and would convey their meaning entirely on their own ![]() Anyhow, back on topic, now I know Iveta designs her own gear I am in hindsight unsurprised. Surely one could not readily procure such get ups "off-the-peg"
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Anyhow, back on topic, now I know Iveta designs her own gear I am in hindsight unsurprised. Surely one could not readily procure such get ups "off-the-peg"
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I take the view that, since I have facial expressions in real life, it is perhaps even more useful to attempt to convey them and thus the tone behind my words when folks cannot see me (being spared my face is a plus mind you). Though I try to resist the temptation to use the tongue-pulling one.
![]() Perhaps though, were I a better wordsmith, my utterings would never look ambiguous, and would convey their meaning entirely on their own ![]() Anyhow, back on topic, now I know Iveta designs her own gear I am in hindsight unsurprised. Surely one could not readily procure such get ups "off-the-peg" ![]() But there's a lot of written comedy. As far as I know, Shakespeare never used smilies. |
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I understand what you say.
But there's a lot of written comedy. As far as I know, Shakespeare never used smilies. ![]() I suppose the smilies are a bit like Iveta's frocks. A nice harmless bit of dressing up but not in the least mandatory.
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No, but then they weren't about in those days.
![]() I suppose the smilies are a bit like Iveta's frocks. A nice harmless bit of dressing up but not in the least mandatory. ![]() |
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Well the "frocks" often seem to be about the same size!
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Iveta probably gets all her fabric at a bargain price from the remnant bin. It's easy done when you only want half a yard!
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I understand what you say.
But there's a lot of written comedy. As far as I know, Shakespeare never used smilies. Except Othello, but that wasn' t really meant to ![]() Anyway, emoticons, each to their own I say. Not an indicator of adulthood or otherwise in in my book though. Bit like bladder control. On topic, why so many wellies, sneakers in the training rooms this year? |
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As I said, were I a better wordsmith..that said, the ones of his I read didn' t raise a titter.
Except Othello, but that wasn' t really meant to ![]() Anyway, emoticons, each to their own I say. Not an indicator of adulthood or otherwise in in my book though. Bit like bladder control. On topic, why so many wellies, sneakers in the training rooms this year? Or: "Right! We're hear to do a clip for ITT, we've been waiting an hour for you to turn up, but we've several others to get round. No! No! We've no time for that, as you are, just give us a few twirls, it'll be enough then we'll be on our way." I think it's more likely to be the former. Maybe they're there early in the morning before the rooms have been booked for other activities and either the heating is timed to go on later, or the room has yet to warm up. Or there again..maybe, It's "come as you are and wear whatever you feel most comfortable?" Who knows? |
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Indeed could be anything. I think they need the proper shoes though. Learners in particluar. Not that I am an expert.
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As I said, were I a better wordsmith..that said, the ones of his I read didn' t raise a titter.
Except Othello, but that wasn' t really meant to ![]() Anyway, emoticons, each to their own I say. Not an indicator of adulthood or otherwise in in my book though. Bit like bladder control. On topic, why so many wellies, sneakers in the training rooms this year? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...53&postcount=1 |
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Perhaps we are in danger of starting this thread all over again ...
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...53&postcount=1 ![]() ![]() Somehow the wellies and sneakers particularly stuck in my mind
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Iveta naturally designs all her own practice clothes. Why am I not surprised 😃
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This just adds to her unique fabulousness in my eyes!
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The training room clips on the Wednesday are often filmed on the Monday for some reason and the wellie/ boot clips seem mostly to be walk through so of the dance.
The Friday clips are from later in the week and show people in odd footwear less frequently than the earlier ones I think. |
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When watching Thom and Iveta's 'best bit's on Monday's ITT, I noticed how Iveta's practice clothes often mimicked the style of the dress she would be wearing that Saturday. Large skirts for the ballrooms, something flappy for the Charleston, short and skimpy for the Latin - very noticeable as they edited them going from the same move in practice to the same move on the performance. Do wonder if it helped Thom get used to the skirts etc.
To answer your last point: yes it does help a beginner dancer get used to a ballroom styled skirt if his partner wears one for practice. |
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I do wear a longish flared skirt and a dance top for ballroom practice, but that is more because it gets me in the right frame of mind. I find that it has no effect on the mechanics of the dance. Wearing a competition dress does feel different but that is more to do with the very close fitting body and the weight of the stones than the length. Maybe it does make a difference to the man though as it might feel odd stepping into it.
The biggest problem I have had is in latin with my heel catching on the dropped hem part of a latin skirt. I'd rather experience that problem at a dress rehearsal. |
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I think that's it's not a good idea not to wear the dance shoes! How do they get their foot placements right?
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I do wear a longish flared skirt and a dance top for ballroom practice, but that is more because it gets me in the right frame of mind. I find that it has no effect on the mechanics of the dance. Wearing a competition dress does feel different but that is more to do with the very close fitting body and the weight of the stones than the length. Maybe it does make a difference to the man though as it might feel odd stepping into it.
The biggest problem I have had is in latin with my heel catching on the dropped hem part of a latin skirt. I'd rather experience that problem at a dress rehearsal. |
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Come on, don't tease, we want pictures!
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Come on, don't tease, we want pictures!
Two places I go to are dedicated dance schools, but one is a gym and I've had a few comments walking along to the studio. Yeah, wellies would definitely reduce the risk of heel catching in skirt and bringing it down Yorkshirelass (the latter hasn't happened to me before anyone asks but it is a risk). |
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