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Old 10-10-2015, 22:53
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True.

Most people don't know what it is. They think any kind of dance is training and it isn't. For those of us who have actually trained for years, that kind of view is just daft.

I'd say if you haven't put in at least 8 years of training and daily classes at a recognised school/s, plus one to one work and follow on work, you are not trained.

Street dance is different, but good dancers train every day religiously and combine dance with body work and hours of practice.
I don't think its about being classed as 'fully trained' ..I'm sure hes not...but that he has had far more training than most. Or at least far more training than has been mentioned (I'm sure a lot of the public don't know about his dance training at all, whereas with Helen they do).
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Old 10-10-2015, 22:56
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I think the argument of "It wasn't ballroom or Latin though" is pretty tenuous though. I think anyone who has been to an institution solely dedicated to dance (like Jay) is going to be leagues ahead of the beginners (and even stage school pupils). Although I like him, I do think it's against the spirit of Strictly having someone with his experience on board.
But he hasn't. He went to two stage schools. No the same thing at all. Why is that so difficult to understand?

Or is it because he is so much better than your favourite? You are trying to suggest that SCD is pulling the wool over your eyes by slipping in a pro amongst the amateurs?

Is that the real crux of this issue?
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Old 10-10-2015, 22:58
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I don't think its about being classed as 'fully trained' ..I'm sure hes not...but that he has had far more training than most. Or at least far more training than has been mentioned (I'm sure a lot of the public don't know about his dance training at all, whereas with Helen they do).
No, I think the real problem is that he is turning out to be more naturally talented than the others in SCD and there are those who want to snipe at him and criticise so that people stop voting for him!

It's a kind of back handed jealousy
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:01
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That would mean 80% of those who take part in SCD would be banned!

Where do you think most of those soap operas get their Z-list cast of 'actors'.? Yep, stage schools. And all stage schools teach dance - as in stage dance.
Its also happened that people have training once they know they are going on the show so you will never know how much experience any of them have had.

If I was Jay and was asked to go on Strictly I would jump at the chance. The Wanted are probably finished and he has to make a career for himself. This is a good way of doing it in view of what some of the contestants have gone on to achieve. Good luck to him I say.
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:01
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But he hasn't. He went to two stage schools. No the same thing at all. Why is that so difficult to understand?

Or is it because he is so much better than your favourite? You are trying to suggest that SCD is pulling the wool over your eyes by slipping in a pro amongst the amateurs?

Is that the real crux of this issue?
Charlotte Hamilton (School of dance) gives no indication of being a stage school, unless you know different?

Stage schools incorporate many elements of the arts, especially acting. That particular school Jay attented is specifically dedicated to dance (granted they do have "stage" dancing there!).

As for favourites, I don't particularly have one. I think Jay is brilliant and I've said it many times, but what is irritating is the lack of acknowledgment of the advantages he possesses. So your attempt at snide commentary is a little misjudged.
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:02
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I actually don't care, just like I don't care that Helen has had dance training.

I think it helps when they have had some training. Makes it more entertaining to watch. Who wants to watch complete novices stumping around all night?
So you'd be happy for a contingent made up of the likes of John Sargeant, Ann Widdecombe, Judy Murray, Russell Grant etc ahead of the likes of Natalie G, Flackers, Jay etc?
Indeed - would far rather watch those who have a sense of musicality rather than the no-hopers. Don't care about previous training unless they blatantly lie about it (yes Denise, I'm looking at you).
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:02
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Already raised this on a previous thread. An article in the Daily Mail confirmed that he was at a Drama & Dance School for several years. He is clearly desperate to win and he will but it kind of wrecks the programme when the final result is so obvious after just three weeks.
Like many before him and many in show at moment , he has a history.
He graduated at age 13 from England's Midlands Acadamy of Dance and Drama,according to Express newspaper.
Should have had 40 points tonight ,but hey does that put him above the Beebs fave PA?
He is wonderful to watch,doesn't know how good he really is and I hope he goes on to win!
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:02
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There are also people (like me) who go to the same class but only do it as a form of exercise and for fun. We tend to be less good compared to the musical theatre performers as we don't have to do it for a living.

But we do the same classes.

So within the same dance school/ musical theatre course etc. there will be really good dancers and less good dancers.

The best person in Nottingham may be better than the worst person at Laban. I don't think you can judge based on the school..
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Ah, a bit of sense at last! You're right. Either you have it or you don't. Some will do classes for years and only ever be quite good. Some like Jay have a natural talent which just shines when they work with an SCD pro dancer. Nothing works faster than one to one training like they get on SCD.
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:05
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They are stage school productions with really basic choreography in a form we call 'commercial dance' which is a hybrid of hop hop, stage and street.
Can they choreograph something to this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoi5sVsJqCY

Sorry sofakat. Couldn't resist it
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:06
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Jay is not a dancer. He may have had previous dance training but he lacks an ability to act the dance. His face lacks expression and he still seems at times clumsy of mind. But his movement, technique, his turns, his balance was amazing today. His response to the judges comments clearly show he doesn't think of himself as a dancer. He may have had some training earlier in his life - but it seems clear he had moved on from imagining himself as a dancer - but he can dance!
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:06
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No, I think the real problem is that he is turning out to be more naturally talented than the others in SCD and there are those who want to snipe at him and criticise so that people stop voting for him!

It's a kind of back handed jealousy
Well perhaps its that too

I quite like Jay (not my favourite but enjoy his dancing). And I don't have a problem with the whole 'dance training' thing in general, as I feel others have equal advantages at getting through when it comes to big fanbases and popularity. Getting though is not always down to natural talent or how well you've danced on the night.

But I do think its been a tad unfair that Helens training has been mentioned so much and not his. I for one had no clue he had dance training till I saw a thread on here recently and a few colleagues at work were surprised too when I told them. The casual viewer who doesn't investigate on-line may well be comparing Jay to Helen thinking hes doing so well against someone with training when in fact hes had the same, if not more. I'm not a big Helen fan either...but I do feel a tad sorry for her in that respect.
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:08
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Charlotte Hamilton (School of dance) gives no indication of being a stage school, unless you know different?

Stage schools incorporate many elements of the arts, especially acting. That particular school Jay attented is specifically dedicated to dance (granted they do have "stage" dancing there!).

As for favourites, I don't particularly have one. I think Jay is brilliant and I've said it many times, but what is irritating is the lack of acknowledgment of the advantages he possesses. So your attempt at snide commentary is a little misjudged.
Yep, I do know different but hey, carry on. I do know precisely what stage schools do. I know very well otherwise I would not bother to comment. I even went to one. OK?

It's such a shame you cannot enjoy Jay's talent for what it is without the digs at his background and his so called advantages.

Ho hum.
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:10
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Well perhaps its that too

I quite like Jay (not my favourite but enjoy his dancing). And I don't have a problem with the whole 'dance training' thing in general, as I feel others have equal advantages at getting through when it comes to big fanbases and popularity. Getting though is not always down to natural talent or how well you've danced on the night.

But I do think its been a tad unfair that Helens training has been mentioned so much and not his. I for one had no clue he had dance training till I saw a thread on here recently and a few colleagues at work were surprised too when I told them. The casual viewer who doesn't investigate on-line may well be comparing Jay to Helen thinking hes doing so well against someone with training when in fact hes had the same, if not more. I'm not a big Helen fan either...but I do feel a tad sorry for her in that respect.
I think they mention Helen's ballet training because of Darcey. It also affects the way she puts her feet so she uses this as an excuse. I don't think Jay is likely to say - well I did so well because I have done this and that.
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:10
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of the two (Helen and Jay) his training is more obvious to me and his training is more than I thought it would be - that said his training is not in ballroom and latin so he is learning a new skill but he still is the ringiest ringah of all
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:11
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Well perhaps its that too

I quite like Jay (not my favourite but enjoy his dancing). And I don't have a problem with the whole 'dance training' thing in general, as I feel others have equal advantages at getting through when it comes to big fanbases and popularity. Getting though is not always down to natural talent or how well you've danced on the night.

But I do think its been a tad unfair that Helens training has been mentioned so much, and not his. I for one had no clue he had dance training till I saw a thread on here recently and a few colleagues at work were surprised too when I told them. The casual viewer who doesn't investigate on-line may well be comparing Jay to Helen thinking hes doing so well against someone with training when in fact hes had the same, if not more. I'm not a big Helen fan either...but I do feel a tad sorry for her in that respect.

But everyone knows he was in a boyband where you are expected to dance complicated routines to pop videos or on stage. So surely most people will have expected him to have at least some dance training to learn choreographed routines.

He's different to Nicky Byrne who only ever learned to get off a stool at the key change or Harry Judd who sat behind a drum set.

Before I saw him dance I would have expected him to have similar abilities to Frankie Bridge, but wasn't expecting him to be anywhere near as good as he is
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:11
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Can they choreograph something to this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoi5sVsJqCY

Sorry sofakat. Couldn't resist it
Hahahaa! I very much doubt it. That's Swing honey!

Mind you, you could do an East Coast Swing to that too - the old fashioned version. It's the one the ballroom crowd nicked and turned into their gurning Jive
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:12
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Yep, I do know different but hey, carry on. I do know precisely what stage schools do. I know very well otherwise I would not bother to comment. I even went to one. OK?

It's such a shame you cannot enjoy Jay's talent for what it is without the digs at his background and his so called advantages.

Ho hum.
I do enjoy and appreciate Jay's talent as mentioned.

I apologise if my comments about his dance background come across as unfair, but I find it equally unfair to the other contestants to make out as if he has only had little training and is just much better than the rest.

He has had a lot of training, and more than from a typical stage school, but I do accept that dance is a lifelong dedication and it takes more than a few courses to truly "master" the trade.

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Old 10-10-2015, 23:14
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of the two (Helen and Jay) his training is more obvious to me and his training is more than I thought it would be - that said his training is not in ballroom and latin so he is learning a new skill but he still is the ringiest ringah of all
Bendy, they do currently teach basic Latin and ballroom at Nottingham as part of the course he did, so it isn't a completely new skill, unless the prospectus has changed radically since he was there.
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:14
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Jay is not a dancer. He may have had previous dance training but he lacks an ability to act the dance. His face lacks expression and he still seems at times clumsy of mind. But his movement, technique, his turns, his balance was amazing today. His response to the judges comments clearly show he doesn't think of himself as a dancer. He may have had some training earlier in his life - but it seems clear he had moved on from imagining himself as a dancer - but he can dance!
More sense at last! Hurrah!

You are right. He still has a way to go. It's a natural talent waiting to be polished

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Old 10-10-2015, 23:17
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Hahahaa! I very much doubt it. That's Swing honey!

Mind you, you could do an East Coast Swing to that too - the old fashioned version. It's the one the ballroom crowd nicked and turned into their gurning Jive
I thought you'd spent time teaching latin and ballroom, sofakat? Why teach a style of dance you hate so much? Or am I mistaken...
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:17
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Oh good, just what we need, another thread about a celeb with previous dance experience!
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:18
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Bendy, they do currently teach basic Latin and ballroom at Nottingham as part of the course he did, so it isn't a completely new skill, unless the prospectus has changed radically since he was there.
Oh yes, I didn't know that, I just checked out the course outlines and saw that
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:26
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Yep, I do know different but hey, carry on. I do know precisely what stage schools do. I know very well otherwise I would not bother to comment. I even went to one. OK?

It's such a shame you cannot enjoy Jay's talent for what it is without the digs at his background and his so called advantages.

Ho hum.
Which one?
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:28
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Good luck with that!
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Old 10-10-2015, 23:28
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Well perhaps its that too

I quite like Jay (not my favourite but enjoy his dancing). And I don't have a problem with the whole 'dance training' thing in general, as I feel others have equal advantages at getting through when it comes to big fanbases and popularity. Getting though is not always down to natural talent or how well you've danced on the night.

But I do think its been a tad unfair that Helens training has been mentioned so much and not his. I for one had no clue he had dance training till I saw a thread on here recently and a few colleagues at work were surprised too when I told them. The casual viewer who doesn't investigate on-line may well be comparing Jay to Helen thinking hes doing so well against someone with training when in fact hes had the same, if not more. I'm not a big Helen fan either...but I do feel a tad sorry for her in that respect.
But didn't Helen mention it first? In training? She talked about her feet .. and not being able to stop them from pointing in opposite directions (Mary Poppins feet I call it ) and she also went on about Darcey being her heroine. So I think they're just replying to her really and giving her tips on how to overcome it.

I don't think it matters a jot to the people at home. They want to see good dancing. Ian Waite has said before that previous dance training is a disadvantage if anything as often habits have been formed which have to be unformed .. and I trust his word over James Jordan's any day.

There's not a lot to choose between Helen and Jay. Tonight I think he danced better (tho she was brilliant also) but feel that in ballroom she will fare better than him probably.

Everyone I know votes for the person that they love watching .. I've never seen anyone sit and do calculations about dance training v non dance training etc. It's about enjoying the dances and liking the celeb/partnership.
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