Originally Posted by -Sid-:
“Ryan McShane, a pro-dancer, tweeted that he thought Anita & Gleb had been undermarked.
I thought the judge's comments and scores were fair and pretty good for someone who's new to dance and attempted a Samba on Week 4 - and did a pretty good job of it.
Not convinced any of Helen, Kellie, Peter, Jamelia were a full 5 points better than Anita though. I'd say it was more a case of them being overmarked by comparison. I suspect there was some over-hyping of Peter and protecting of Jamelia going on.”
Agreed, to a point. I'm not convinced that Strictly judges score each dance on its own. Unless they're present during final or dress rehearsals to get an advance look then it is all comparative marking which makes me think that maybe there's truth to what they're saying that their scores are influenced by program producers. I mean, really;
Anita dances a sinuous Samba complete with quick basic, voltas, travelling voltas, bota fogos. Her hip action comes from her feet and the all-important back-of-knee flex so she looks natural and not jerky. The placement of her arms is just right. She gets 27.
Helen does a stiffer version of the Skorjanec salsa. She gets 32????