I agree, I found his performance far more entertaining and actually enjoyed it, felt he had shown some improvement and though there wasn't much content it was still far more than Alison who is utterly predictable,yawn fest of wafting and grinning......I have seen no improvement from her and don't find it entertaining .....have to say I tend to watch her partner she bores me that much.
Scott was better than Alison in the DO
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I did this 
when Len said he thought Scott's was the more Foxtrotty Foxtrot.
That was a Foxtrot? Well I 'll go to the foot of our stairs. I honestly though Scott was doing a Tango.
Hey ho.
when Len said he thought Scott's was the more Foxtrotty Foxtrot.That was a Foxtrot? Well I 'll go to the foot of our stairs. I honestly though Scott was doing a Tango.
Hey ho.
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“I did this when Len said he thought Scott's was the more Foxtrotty Foxtrot.
That was a Foxtrot? Well I 'll go to the foot of our stairs. I honestly though Scott was doing a Tango.
Hey ho.”
“I did this
when Len said he thought Scott's was the more Foxtrotty Foxtrot.That was a Foxtrot? Well I 'll go to the foot of our stairs. I honestly though Scott was doing a Tango.
Hey ho.”
Dear me! What do you want, a list of the Foxtrot steps he did do, plus footwork, rise and fall etc etc. Ok it wasn't the best Foxtrot ever seen but he was in time and choreography was a credit to Joanne. I'll bring a cup of tea for you at the foot of your stairs.
Originally Posted by ballroomsponge:
“Dear me! What do you want, a list of the Foxtrot steps he did do, plus footwork, rise and fall etc etc. Ok it wasn't the best Foxtrot ever seen but he was in time and choreography was a credit to Joanne. I'll bring a cup of tea for you at the foot of your stairs.”
“Dear me! What do you want, a list of the Foxtrot steps he did do, plus footwork, rise and fall etc etc. Ok it wasn't the best Foxtrot ever seen but he was in time and choreography was a credit to Joanne. I'll bring a cup of tea for you at the foot of your stairs.”
That would be nice.
Lovely - no sugar thanks.
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“I did this when Len said he thought Scott's was the more Foxtrotty Foxtrot.
That was a Foxtrot? Well I 'll go to the foot of our stairs. I honestly though Scott was doing a Tango.
Hey ho.”
“I did this
when Len said he thought Scott's was the more Foxtrotty Foxtrot.That was a Foxtrot? Well I 'll go to the foot of our stairs. I honestly though Scott was doing a Tango.
Hey ho.”
Although I'd agree Scott's foxtrot wasn't wonderful, nevertheless he did dance foxtrot steps, and from those we could see, he danced them fairly accurately as well.
Alison by comparison hardly danced any steps at all - as in previous weeks all she did was walk.
Scott had improved. Alison hadn't.
Len was right.
Originally Posted by fifitrixibelle:
“I agree, I found his performance far more entertaining and actually enjoyed it, felt he had shown some improvement and though there wasn't much content it was still far more than Alison who is utterly predictable,yawn fest of wafting and grinning......I have seen no improvement from her and don't find it entertaining .....have to say I tend to watch her partner she bores me that much.”
“I agree, I found his performance far more entertaining and actually enjoyed it, felt he had shown some improvement and though there wasn't much content it was still far more than Alison who is utterly predictable,yawn fest of wafting and grinning......I have seen no improvement from her and don't find it entertaining .....have to say I tend to watch her partner she bores me that much.”
Me too. I actually enjoyed Scott this week, and he stayed in character. Unlike Alison who grinned her way through her performance, which was inappropriate for the song.
Originally Posted by kaycee:
“Although I'd agree Scott's foxtrot wasn't wonderful, nevertheless he did dance foxtrot steps, and from those we could see, he danced them fairly accurately as well.
Alison by comparison hardly danced any steps at all - as in previous weeks all she did was walk.
Scott had improved. Alison hadn't.
Len was right.”
“Although I'd agree Scott's foxtrot wasn't wonderful, nevertheless he did dance foxtrot steps, and from those we could see, he danced them fairly accurately as well.
Alison by comparison hardly danced any steps at all - as in previous weeks all she did was walk.
Scott had improved. Alison hadn't.
Len was right.”
No argument there. I hadn't realised that Alison's was a foxtrot either. To be honest if it weren't for the announcer at the beginning I think I would struggle to determine what dance style many of the numbers are or were over the years
Originally Posted by vald:
“Me too. I actually enjoyed Scott this week, and he stayed in character. Unlike Alison who grinned her way through her performance, which was inappropriate for the song.”
“Me too. I actually enjoyed Scott this week, and he stayed in character. Unlike Alison who grinned her way through her performance, which was inappropriate for the song.”
Lol, indeed, seemed more like a French & Saunders sketch
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“No argument there. I hadn't realised that Alison's was a foxtrot either. To be honest if it weren't for the announcer at the beginning I think I would struggle to determine what dance style many of the numbers are or were over the years”
“No argument there. I hadn't realised that Alison's was a foxtrot either. To be honest if it weren't for the announcer at the beginning I think I would struggle to determine what dance style many of the numbers are or were over the years”
Well it was actually an American Smooth, but foxtrot based. It wasn't obvious it was an AS though because there weren't any *coughs* lifts!
That's exactly what I thought. I'm not a Scott fan but he was much better than Alison. Mind you, the shroud she was wearing kind of took your attention away from her feet didn't it?
Originally Posted by mad_madge_morri:
“ Mind you, the shroud she was wearing kind of took your attention away from her feet didn't it?”
“ Mind you, the shroud she was wearing kind of took your attention away from her feet didn't it?”
I noticed n that too. Convienient eh?!
I agree with the three judges who saved Alison. It seems to be Len's role at this stage of the competition to allow the loser to save a bit of face. The claim that she is the worst dancer in the competition on objective rather than personal grounds doesn't withstand scrutiny either. She is much better than Judy who is every bit as bad as ascot but much more personable.
Originally Posted by RoseAnne:
“Well it was actually an American Smooth, but foxtrot based. It wasn't obvious it was an AS though because there weren't any *coughs* lifts!”
“Well it was actually an American Smooth, but foxtrot based. It wasn't obvious it was an AS though because there weren't any *coughs* lifts!”
If lifts are what makes an AS, can I ask why Judy has done it 4 times?
I agree - most weeks Scott's been dreadful, but this week his dance did have a fair bit of Foxtrot and although I suspect Joanne was 'driving' to some extent, at least you could recognise it for what it was. Alison could have been doing any ballroom dance to be honest - all you really saw was her standing and wafting and Aljaz doing all the dancing.
Maybe Scott should have gone weeks ago, but last night (or on Saturday night for the pedantic!) he was robbed... They always go on about the dance off being completely from scratch and that they are judged on that performance alone and if that is the case then Scott should have stayed.
I thought Joanne's choreography was pretty clever (having not been a fan of some of hers so far) this week too.
Maybe Scott should have gone weeks ago, but last night (or on Saturday night for the pedantic!) he was robbed... They always go on about the dance off being completely from scratch and that they are judged on that performance alone and if that is the case then Scott should have stayed.
I thought Joanne's choreography was pretty clever (having not been a fan of some of hers so far) this week too.
Originally Posted by holly berry:
“I agree with the three judges who saved Alison. It seems to be Len's role at this stage of the competition to allow the loser to save a bit of face. The claim that she is the worst dancer in the competition on objective rather than personal grounds doesn't withstand scrutiny either. She is much better than Judy who is every bit as bad as ascot but much more personable.”
“I agree with the three judges who saved Alison. It seems to be Len's role at this stage of the competition to allow the loser to save a bit of face. The claim that she is the worst dancer in the competition on objective rather than personal grounds doesn't withstand scrutiny either. She is much better than Judy who is every bit as bad as ascot but much more personable.”
I agree with all of that 100%. The voting public seem to have demonstrated a surge of common sense this week. The great thing about a ghastly dancer appearing in the dance off is that at least the other one can relax. NOBODY could possibly be worse that Scott, and imho they should fire the producer who chose him in the first place.
Originally Posted by saoir:
“I agree with all of that 100%. The voting public seem to have demonstrated a surge of common sense this week. The great thing about a ghastly dancer appearing in the dance off is that at least the other one can relax. NOBODY could possibly be worse that Scott, and imho they should fire the producer who chose him in the first place.”
“I agree with all of that 100%. The voting public seem to have demonstrated a surge of common sense this week. The great thing about a ghastly dancer appearing in the dance off is that at least the other one can relax. NOBODY could possibly be worse that Scott, and imho they should fire the producer who chose him in the first place.”
Why?
Strictly works because it has a range of celebs. The less able perform an important function in allowing time for the top rankers to gain a voting fan base and the Middle rankers to start their obligatory journies. They also provide thhe early season 'hook' that gets viewers watching the next week. Strictly probably get far more out of them than they do Strictly.
As for no one being worse - fun fact is that in the 6 weeks he was in, he was only dead bottom of the leaderboard twice - three times if you count the first week when it didn't actualy matter that much. Judy, Tim, Jennifer have all been worse on occasion.
I did think he was better, he looked so happy too I think he knew he was going and so danced without any nerves. I think it showed how paralysed by fear he was in his other dances. He also did dance better than Alison who is still mainly walking through each dance with a lot of upper body distraction.
I agreed with Len. He was better.
Also fair play to Joanne who gave a very gracious speech, where were you hiding all this time Joanne? I thought you lovely, please don't hide behind the little girl lost persona if you come back next year, you gave a lovely speech and I liked you finally.
I agreed with Len. He was better.
Also fair play to Joanne who gave a very gracious speech, where were you hiding all this time Joanne? I thought you lovely, please don't hide behind the little girl lost persona if you come back next year, you gave a lovely speech and I liked you finally.
Neither of them was great but both interpreted the Halloween theme well. I enjoyed their 'acts' more some of the better dancers' performances. I thought Scott might have just edged it in the dance off but I'm relieved we get to see Aljaz for another week.
Originally Posted by RoseAnne:
“Well it was actually an American Smooth, but foxtrot based. It wasn't obvious it was an AS though because there weren't any *coughs* lifts!”
“Well it was actually an American Smooth, but foxtrot based. It wasn't obvious it was an AS though because there weren't any *coughs* lifts!”
I thought it was a waltz based AS that A & A were doing......
Going by the Halloween concepts more than just the dancing, Scott's was one of the few routines I enjoyed on Saturday. Most of the show was a godawful shambles. I don't like Halloween anyway but that was easily the worst edition there's been. Music, concepts, costumes, the naffing VTs....for the most part absolutely terrible I thought.
Going back to Scott and Joanne, I enjoyed it. Really enjoyed it. The choreo and staging worked and he performed it way better than whatever Alison was doing her habitual gurning and flapping as. If she was Cathy Earnshaw, I'm Mickey Mouse.
I suppose it was his time to go anyway...but had the producers and Joanne wised up to him doing character comedy rather than slapstick schtick from the outset, I reckon he may have improved a bit quicker in the dancing in the five weeks and been more enjoyable to watch. But them's the breaks, you do a half decent dance and you're out, it's happened a few times.
Going back to Scott and Joanne, I enjoyed it. Really enjoyed it. The choreo and staging worked and he performed it way better than whatever Alison was doing her habitual gurning and flapping as. If she was Cathy Earnshaw, I'm Mickey Mouse.
I suppose it was his time to go anyway...but had the producers and Joanne wised up to him doing character comedy rather than slapstick schtick from the outset, I reckon he may have improved a bit quicker in the dancing in the five weeks and been more enjoyable to watch. But them's the breaks, you do a half decent dance and you're out, it's happened a few times.
Originally Posted by thengp12:
“I am about to get slaughtered for this but this is my opinion.
Yes Scott should have gone weeks ago BUT I AGREE with Len Scott was better than Alison.
There was far more heel leads in his Foxtrot than heel leads in Alison Foxtrot sections in her American Smooth So Scott's dance "drove" more across the floor than Alison also did Alison make more mistakes in her dance than Scott?
His was entertaining and I got bored with Alison's
I honestly think the other three would have voted for Alison anyway REGARDLESS of technique”
“I am about to get slaughtered for this but this is my opinion.
Yes Scott should have gone weeks ago BUT I AGREE with Len Scott was better than Alison.
There was far more heel leads in his Foxtrot than heel leads in Alison Foxtrot sections in her American Smooth So Scott's dance "drove" more across the floor than Alison also did Alison make more mistakes in her dance than Scott?
His was entertaining and I got bored with Alison's
I honestly think the other three would have voted for Alison anyway REGARDLESS of technique”
yes, I have to agree with you, I think it was Scotts time to leave BUT he did a better job of his foxtrot that Allison did with her American Smooth
Totally agreed with Len
Alison Hammond annoys me more than anyone on Tv I have to go out of the room when she is on.The American smooth is a dance with lifts and it has to be smooth.What is it about her the producers of reality TV like?Please someone enlighten me
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