Originally Posted by
DiamondDoll:
“The reason Katie was so good is because she had an excellent, patient and imaginative teacher.
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Yeah, everyone seems to imagine the Katie just taught herself the jive (clever girl keh?)
Firstly Anton was her teacher.
Secondly he choreographed a routine which was nicely balanced between teacher and pro and showed her off (which is how it should be; it's about the celeb).
He may or may not have had help with the latter (I have no idea) but it was a good routine and Anton's Latin, not great, was good enough to do the required job.
They get one go at each of the dances, with a lot of basics to learn, and so his latin should be adequate to teach Katie. And it gives me high hopes for the ballroom, and even a decent paso (which is a Latin dance but more friendly to ballroom dancers).
Just to add that the much maligned James Jordan, a Latin dancer, whilst having a bit of a laugh on twitter about Anton having to exert himself in his "favourite dance" and nearly falling over, was generous enough to acknowledge this could be Anton's year and urge him to go for it. Shame everyone else can't take the same attitude.