Strictly Come Dancing - 'It Takes Two' Chat Thread (Part 16)

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Littlegreen42

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Rhumbatugger:
“Banana,

Of COURSE it's silly, but the arrogance is there - the content doesn't matter, the execution doesn't matter, as long as it's 'wham bam, look at me chest, wink, and Anita doing a bit of random draama, it'll FOOL you all.

And it has.

The people indeed.”

or perhaps "the people" have a different opinion to you?

He meant they perform to entertain the viewers and audience, not to specifically satisfy the 4 judges who seem to be obsessed with feet...

BUT of course that had to be twisted by a couple on here into a negative because it was a nice interview and there was nothing else to pull apart. Awww diddums.

Rhumbatugger

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Littlegreen42:
“or perhaps "the people" have a different opinion to you?

He meant they perform to entertain the viewers and audience, not to specifically satisfy the 4 judges who seem to be obsessed with feet...

BUT of course that had to be twisted by a couple on here into a negative because it was a nice interview and there was nothing else to pull apart. Awww diddums. ”

Well, duh - he's not interested in the dancing but in the votes, what did I say different?

And as for others having differing opinions, I think that's sort of a given.

aggs

10-12-2015

Aliona said something similar and it's still discussed now - 5 or so years later.
There's a bit more mileage left in it yet

Lana_Del_Rey

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Second_Banana:
“I think Gleb saying (in response to Zoe's 'the audience applause must've felt incredible) 'yes it was amazing, we're dancing for the audience and people [who have saved us from two dance offs]' means exactly that. Nothing more. Nothing less.

That they're dancing for all the people who vote for them each week, without whom they woudn't still be in the competition.”

You're absolutely right.
I really enjoyed their interview tonight. Anita looked very beautiful, both were in a good mood

Littlegreen42

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Rhumbatugger:
“Well, duh - he's not interested in the dancing but in the votes, what did I say different?

And as for others having differing opinions, I think that's sort of a given.”

You seem to constantly imply Anita can't dance whatsoever when for weeks she has delivered some great standout performances. Yes she isn't technically perfect but that doesn't mean she is a duffer, she has earned her place in the competition and the public are behind her.

Just cut her some slack, she has had to put with Gleb for nearly three months.

Rhumbatugger

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Littlegreen42:
“You seem to constantly imply Anita can't dance whatsoever when for weeks she has delivered some great standout performances. Yes she isn't technically perfect but that doesn't mean she is a duffer, she has earned her place in the competition and the public are behind her.

Just cut her some slack, she has had to put with Gleb for nearly three months. ”

Nah, she's good, she's just not improved really, and she annoyed me tonight.

As for the last line, I'll try, because that's flamin' true

MaggieMcGee

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Fuchsia Groan:
“Yes it is, but he very likely doesn't think in English - at least for some of the time - and it's unreasonable to expect him to have the full subtlety of the English language at his disposal.

Just pissed off with all the current picking at anything and everything that Anita & Gleb do at the moment. And I'm not even supporting them!! ”

I think you're supporting Katie -? Me too but I'm going to give some votes to A&G now as I'm affected in the urine department also.

Yeh I agree, his thinking will be Russian although he probably dreams in English; that seems to happy when you're immersed in a second language.

sydrob

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Littlegreen42:
“You seem to constantly imply Anita can't dance whatsoever when for weeks she has delivered some great standout performances. Yes she isn't technically perfect but that doesn't mean she is a duffer, she has earned her place in the competition and the public are behind her.

Just cut her some slack, she has had to put with Gleb for nearly three months. ”

For me I have just never been impressed by her. The only dance I can remember pre-paso was the waltz and that was just because of the horns. Can't remember the dance. She only made an impact on me paso week cos everyone was going on about how wonderful it was and I thought it was.....not! And then she had two truly terrible weeks with her rhumba and AT. She's just not for me and doesn't hold my attention for the right reasons. But we all have different opinions on dancers, would make it boring round here if we didn't.

Second_Banana

10-12-2015

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Originally Posted by Second_Banana:
“[b] Post of the day, if not the week.

Boom!”

I've loved this thread tonight. I think the idea that Gleb is trying to initiate some sort of class warfare via the medium of dance is, possibly, the single funniest thing I've ever read on here.

MaggieMcGee

10-12-2015

[quote=Second_Banana;80695239]

Originally Posted by MaggieMcGee:
“
I've loved this thread tonight I think the idea that Gleb is trying to initiate some sort of class warfare via the medium of dance is, possibly, the single funniest thing I've ever read on here.”

I know! I've much admired Gleb this series and if I thought he was as deeply subversive as suggested then I'd be a blithering wreck. Anyway thanks for the laughs with your post. A-may-zing!

Dervlathedog

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Lana_Del_Rey:
“ How old are you? do you know what a metaphor means?”

Are you saying there are no captive, threadbare, starving, beaten bears in Russia? That would be fantastic

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animal...nimal-welfare/
https://news.vice.com/article/activi...hab-in-romania
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature...el-IFAW-russia
https://www.change.org/p/rescue-mash...camp-in-russia

No metaphors

LukaForever

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Lana_Del_Rey:
“Yes, she said it. But only here on the forum many people had a wrong Association with this expression. (Oh poor Anita!...), Though actually this means that everyone can learn to dance.”

Why hasn't she then?

LukaForever

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Lana_Del_Rey:
“ How old are you? do you know what a metaphor means?”

A metaphor doesn't mean anything, the question should be what a metaphor IS #grammar nazi

Monkseal

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by LukaForever:
“Why hasn't she then?”

What's she doing on Saturday nights, dusting?

StigOfTheKrump

10-12-2015

I knew Anita shouldn't have bothered killing all those puppies...

LukaForever

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by MaggieMcGee:
“I think you're supporting Katie -? Me too but I'm going to give some votes to A&G now as I'm affected in the urine department also.

Yeh I agree, his thinking will be Russian although he probably dreams in English; that seems to happy when you're immersed in a second language.”

No way is he thinking in Russian when he's holding a conversation in English - that's not how it works. You can't speak any language fluently unless you think in the same.

DeltaBlues

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Monkseal:
“What's she doing on Saturday nights, dusting?”

Well they did theme their jive around housework...

quique

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Nina_Blake:
“Even when Anita doesn't reference her lack of training, there's always something to criticise. Hats off to DS, lol.”

Spotted that, did you?

If it's not the apparently deplorable, despicable, end-of-the-dancing-world total F of a footwork; it's Gleb's supposedly sloppy teaching methods. Forget great shapings and acrobatics and balance; just point the feet! If it's not her reaction to Craig's 6; it's the "we're doing it for the people" response. If it's not Anita's nice dresses; it's Gleb's see through Chippendale shirt and truncheon. [ No grumbles yet about how his pants were sitting on the hips, though.] Zoe, Claudia, et al pushes the "no previous training" story; Anita says "the dance is difficult" and boom!, Groundhog Day on DS!: "Enough already, Anita! We already know!"

LukaForever

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Monkseal:
“What's she doing on Saturday nights, dusting?”

Learning to dance?? Really??

Monkseal

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by LukaForever:
“Learning to dance?? Really??”

What's she doing if she's not dancing?

MaggieMcGee

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by LukaForever:
“No way is he thinking in Russian when he's holding a conversation in English - that's not how it works. You can't speak any language fluently unless you think in the same.”

Not what I or Fuchsia Groan meant ...

Elsa

10-12-2015

Christopher Parker set the bar for finale-bound celebs - I think Anita can just about reach that.

MaggieMcGee

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by quique:
“ Spotted that, did you?

If it's not the apparently deplorable, despicable, end-of-the-dancing-world total F of a footwork; it's Gleb's supposedly sloppy teaching methods. Forget great shapings and acrobatics and balance; just point the feet! If it's not her reaction to Craig's 6; it's the "we're doing it for the people" response. If it's not Anita's nice dresses; it's Gleb's see through Chippendale shirt and truncheon. [ No grumbles yet about how his pants were sitting on the hips, though.] Zoe, Claudia, et al pushes the "no previous training" story; Anita says "the dance is difficult" and boom!, Groundhog Day on DS!: "Enough already, Anita! We already know!"”

There's that boom again!

MaggieMcGee

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Monkseal:
“What's she doing if she's not dancing?”

Chemistry experiments.

MrEdgarFinchley

10-12-2015

Originally Posted by Monkseal:
“What's she doing on Saturday nights, dusting?”

As Anita's flange first hit the floor about 35 seconds into the cha cha in week one, the answer obviously is YES.

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