I'm sorry, if the dance didn't include what it was SUPPOSED to be, then there should be some penalty for that.

And it didn't. It's not that hard, think about it.

Anita and Gleb got a minor yellow card. Which was fair.

That's what I thought, but then Anita was congratulating Gleb on his choreography so I'm not sure It made sense though, as I would've thought proper Charleston choreographers would've put more recognisable Charleston steps in it.

YES, why not have 'dance what the eff you like, it's got nothing to do with ballroom and latin, it's just LOADSA DANCIN'.

I wouldn't watch, because it would all end up the same sort of pseudo modern/street/ Bolshoi, modern mish mash crappolla shite, and I seriously couldn't be arsed.

Strictly shouldn't go down that BORING route.

I hate the same Rhumba but I will give Gleb a bye for this week. It's not like there wasn't 'some' charleston in it.

I've already given him a bye. He needs to feel his feet, same with Giovanni.

Although I enjoyed Anita Charleston I think Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna dancing to the same music was better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGlscgwu0LA.

I really like his screen dancing presence, very watchable, as is she.

You're making it sound like the dance had ''O'' Charleston content and something like that which is NOT true! It had enough Charleston content to deserve higher score than Daniel's wooden/barely Charleston for sure.

I can understand Len's point about lack of content but it deserved at least 7 because to me it was a lot better than Daniel's.

Is it me or Gleb's personality is kinda bland and boring? He sure looks sexy...but that's it! I'd take Aljaz/Tristan anyday over Gleb! Anita's got great personality...i like her.

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Exactly THIS!!!

I think it does have to have the correct content, otherwise you could have marked Iwan on his freestyle/ breakdancing content to give him a higher score.

I loved that performance too! For me, Ali is a seriously underrated contestant. Her technique was always excellent, and she managed to really get into character for the Charleston.

With the best will in the world and I love this routine more than is good for my mental health, Anita did have 'some' charleston in there, but truly not a lot.

Of course her shoes may have something to do with it.

As for Daniel, he did what he was given pretty nicely.

No, honestly can't agree.....I thought he was charismatic.

I loved Anita and Gleb's performance and I think if Iwan had pulled something like that out of the bag Len and Bruno would have forgiven its lack of correct content and some of the roughness and scored him really highly to encourage him, but I reckon they see a really good dancer in Anita (and a good partnership developing with Gleb) and so they were a bit tight with their scores. Len probably also wanted to put a marker down for Gleb to keep the right side of the line regarding the choreography, as both DWTS in the US and Russia are pretty 'forgiving' about proper content . I'm happy for him to play close to the line and make entertaining routines, but I want him to teach her proper technique. Some celebs can't manage both, but I think she probably can.

As for Daniel getting the same score, I think it was a tad generous, but he had proper content and did it quite nicely - plus he's much older and less 'able'. It was a good performance 'considering' and I think Len probably factors that in (at least in the early weeks). Seems fair enough to me.

Anita may as well have danced a foxtrot; how can you give good marks to a Charleston that wasn't a Charleston?

I thought Darcey's generous 8 made up for the 6's. I was expecting the scores to go 6,7,7,7. Instead we had 7.8,6,6. But the overall mark was the same - and fair.

Anyway, my thoughts on the dance: Like nancy, I wasn't expecting Anita to be such a natural performer but she 'pops' out the screen- and when it's untrained like that, it's very watchable. Bit like Ainslie and his Salsa. However, I wasn't bowled over by the Charleston choreography. It was hard to work out exactly what was being danced. I prefer my Strictly routines to be more recognisable. Can't get too worked up about it though, I'm just pleased Anita has shown a natural aptitude for dance and performance which Gleb can shape and refine in coming weeks.

Fair sum up Sid.

I do like to see the celebs with a lot of content into their routines and Daniel certainly had that. It was a good effort. It also seems to me that the Charleston isn't as well defined as the other Strictly dances so there should be a little leeway in introducing other dance steps, as long it's still recognizably a Charleston.

Aren't the Charleston's choreographed with specialist help anyway, so why should the couple be penalized for what is the choreographer's mistake?

This is what I do not know about Gleb's...did he actually do it or not. If he didn't, then he shouldn't be whacked for it, though Anita seemed quite assured that he had when praising his routine. As we see next to bugger all training, we have to draw our own conclusions.

But they were praised for the variety and difficulty of the content. I think that should have counted for something. I don't think either should have received high marks, but taking into account the degree of difficulty involved I thought Anita was superior.

I have a feeling from comments he made that Gleb choreographed it himself and, like Artem before him, misunderstood/refused to bow to what Strictly considers Charleston. I have had conversations before with dancers/teachers and they've said that a Charleston doesn't necessarily have to look like the love child of a silent movie caper and the hammiest actor you can imagine, it can be quite swing-like

I think Anita would have been a great partner for Tristan - both fun, bubbly personalities. Not that I have anything against Gleb