Originally Posted by leahyie:
“Why are you puzzled? You know what this forum is like with most new female pros. Most people did not like her Cha Cha choreography, so people say its all Joanne's fault she is awful etc etc and nothing at all to do with Scott lack of dance ability. She gets praised for her foxtrot choreography so the same people say Joanne could never have choreographed it herself. Some people are desperate for her to fail and I have no idea why.”
I came back to say I still can't find the article but I did read it,
However I really want to take issue with this, I never wanted Joanne to fail why would I?
I was hoping since she was a champion we would get mesmerising dances like we get with Iveta and some excellent choreography.
I also hoped that she would be the antithesis of Kevin , whom I find overdances and makes the dances about him rather than showcasing his celeb.
Instead, her choreographic choices right from the start were really odd, I don't think she really helped her celeb much, the long strings of steps in the dances given earlier in the thread confirm this. If you have a really poor pupil surely you would simplify routines so they can learn to do something well. It is a basic educational process. If someone struggles with learning something simplify it.
I also find she dances to show off what she can do to distract from what Scott could not do, I realise it is a common tactic by the other pros , it does not mean I am not annoyed when I notice it from them too.
Whether Joanne is really the person she is showing on SCD the little girl lost persona, grates on me. I also suspect that no champion would be a champion without determination intelligence and guts, so I don't even think the personality she is portraying is really how she is.
I adored the dance that the did with Anton the other week for that reason alone she could come back again next year, but quite frankly one of the other girls could have done as well and so I have no interest in seeing her back.
IF she were to come back next year I really hope she would take the time to find out what went wrong with her time on SCD this year, look to correct things and return as a less irritating person and a better teacher taking into account that the competition is also a personality comtest and she needs to showcase her celeb and learn to fade into the background when neccessary.
Iveta last year got it so right with Mark, he was lumbered with health problems and dreadful themes and yet she showcased him well and taught him steps he could do to make him look good.
So no I didn't want her to fail. In my view she has and hence I don't see any need for her to fail with another celeb next year .