You may love the drama of it, the staging, the performance. Doesn't make the dancing of it any good though.
The worst AT on Strictly, maybe evah.
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Originally Posted by perdiedumpling:
“You may love the drama of it, the staging, the performance. Doesn't make the dancing of it any good though.”
“You may love the drama of it, the staging, the performance. Doesn't make the dancing of it any good though.”
well, on musicals night i don't know. within the theme (which i didn't particularly like) it was one of the more committed dances along with kellie and kevin, who equally haven't often topped my personal leaderboard. both more show dance than true form, but thats probably true for almost all the dances, all the time....
Why hasn't Gleb taught her the most basic of technique- to point her toes for goodness sake.
I don't believe Anita isn't capable of it, if she can learn where to put her hands she can learn to point her toes.
I sooooo wish Anita was with Pasha or Tristan, I think she's ace. Committed, works hard, gives bags of performance, there is no two ways about it. Gleb is letting her down massively imo.
I don't believe Anita isn't capable of it, if she can learn where to put her hands she can learn to point her toes.
I sooooo wish Anita was with Pasha or Tristan, I think she's ace. Committed, works hard, gives bags of performance, there is no two ways about it. Gleb is letting her down massively imo.
Originally Posted by -Sid-:
“The judges have commented before and Anita and Gleb seemed aware of it and were saying they've been working on it. But I imagine it's difficult to correct altogether in the space of 10 weeks - especially when there's so much else to learn on top.
I wonder if they had specialist help with the choreography? To be honest, when I read what music they were dancing to I immediately thought it was better suited to a Ballroom Tango.”
“The judges have commented before and Anita and Gleb seemed aware of it and were saying they've been working on it. But I imagine it's difficult to correct altogether in the space of 10 weeks - especially when there's so much else to learn on top.
I wonder if they had specialist help with the choreography? To be honest, when I read what music they were dancing to I immediately thought it was better suited to a Ballroom Tango.”
I beg to differ, Harry Judd was dreadfully pigeon toed, Craig mentioned it, Aliona worked extremely hard and correct it and did so - it can be done!
Why bother learning the technique of any of the dances? They dance it, we have to guess what it is 😜
Or just call it So You Think You Can Dance and they can all perform whatever they want.
Anita was awful! But I have a lot of sympathy for her when her pro isn't teaching her properly. Aliona spends at least a whole day pushing Jay's head, body and feet into the right position before he even hears the music. Gleb should be doing the same. At least get her feet straight.
Or just call it So You Think You Can Dance and they can all perform whatever they want.
Anita was awful! But I have a lot of sympathy for her when her pro isn't teaching her properly. Aliona spends at least a whole day pushing Jay's head, body and feet into the right position before he even hears the music. Gleb should be doing the same. At least get her feet straight.
It was god awful, it must be said. And I love Anita normally.
But the worst evah? Nah - I still shudder at the thought of Patsy and Robin's AT, not to mention Colin and Kristina. Jake and Janette's Zorba the Greek was pretty awful, too, and Tina and Jared's Grease-inspired AT was laughingly bad. Anita has some tough competition for the 'worst evah AT' trophy.
But the worst evah? Nah - I still shudder at the thought of Patsy and Robin's AT, not to mention Colin and Kristina. Jake and Janette's Zorba the Greek was pretty awful, too, and Tina and Jared's Grease-inspired AT was laughingly bad. Anita has some tough competition for the 'worst evah AT' trophy.
It wasn't perfect, but her strength and performance skills knock most of the other contestants out the water.
Originally Posted by Becky245:
“it wasn't the worst ever but definitely down the end of the list...”
“it wasn't the worst ever but definitely down the end of the list...”
And she will get through because so many are voting for her. Regardless of the fact the dance was not good.
Originally Posted by shrew:
“... It was pretty bad. No amount of 'staging' can compensate for astonishingly bad technique.”
“... It was pretty bad. No amount of 'staging' can compensate for astonishingly bad technique.”
Spot on. This ill-conceived, awkward AT simply highlighted what has been sorely missing for the last few weeks.
I love Anita. Not her best tonight but I still thought it was a good AT to a song that doesn't really suit it. I think it was stil better than Katie and Anton's AT.
Does anyone else think that her feet would look better if she was wearing higher heels? I noticed her flat shoes in the rumba and now this, makes it harder for her feet to look good. They look huge and floppy, v distracting. Had she always worn flat shoes?
Does anyone else think that her feet would look better if she was wearing higher heels? I noticed her flat shoes in the rumba and now this, makes it harder for her feet to look good. They look huge and floppy, v distracting. Had she always worn flat shoes?
I have to say I think some people are falling for the judges' overly harsh criticism of Anita. I thought her footwork was awkward at the beginning but generally I liked her dance; she made a good attempt at a difficult routine. I also thought Katie's dance was rather dull and that being in hold hides her weaknesses as a dancer (she's certainly the weakest left in the competition, and would likely be out by now if she weren't dancing with Anton); Kellie's I enjoyed but it seemed a bit clumsy and I could barely tell it was a VW; and Helen's was probably the poorest dance of the night, never seen her so wobbly! Yet somehow Anita copped much harsher criticism than the others.
The judges can choose to comment on each dancer's weakest points or not, and while there's generally some truth in what they say, the decision of whether to focus on a particular dancer's weak points in any specific week is obviously guided by who they'd ideally like to be in the dance-off. It's not that Anita was so much more awful than the others, it's that this week they chose to focus on her weak points and ignore those of some of the others. Without question, they could've made just as harsh criticisms of several of the other dancers as they did for Anita, had they chosen to do so - I think perhaps only Georgia was truly excellent tonight.
On the other hand, just WHY they chose this week to focus on Anita isn't clear - they could just as easily be trying to drum up support for her as to land her in the dance-off. It's often those who get good but not outstanding feedback from the judges who end up leaving, whereas criticising Anita in the way they did may well increase her support.
The judges can choose to comment on each dancer's weakest points or not, and while there's generally some truth in what they say, the decision of whether to focus on a particular dancer's weak points in any specific week is obviously guided by who they'd ideally like to be in the dance-off. It's not that Anita was so much more awful than the others, it's that this week they chose to focus on her weak points and ignore those of some of the others. Without question, they could've made just as harsh criticisms of several of the other dancers as they did for Anita, had they chosen to do so - I think perhaps only Georgia was truly excellent tonight.
On the other hand, just WHY they chose this week to focus on Anita isn't clear - they could just as easily be trying to drum up support for her as to land her in the dance-off. It's often those who get good but not outstanding feedback from the judges who end up leaving, whereas criticising Anita in the way they did may well increase her support.
Originally Posted by fredster:
“Who is Susannah ?”
“Who is Susannah ?”
The most gorgeous flirty skirty old girl on the telly, fredster.
Don't tell us you don't know
No, it's NOT the one who does Antiques Roadshow.
I could easily see it'd be a crowd-pleaser whilst simultaneously not an AT. But they nearly all just were token efforts at the genre this week.
Georgia's FT seemed genuine. Also Jay? The others not so much.
Georgia's FT seemed genuine. Also Jay? The others not so much.
Originally Posted by perdiedumpling:
“You may love the drama of it, the staging, the performance. Doesn't make the dancing of it any good though.”
“You may love the drama of it, the staging, the performance. Doesn't make the dancing of it any good though.”
Who is Evah ?
Originally Posted by Kenzo_Tiger:
“ I noticed her flat shoes in the rumba and now this, makes it harder for her feet to look good. They look huge and floppy, v distracting. Had she always worn flat shoes?”
“ I noticed her flat shoes in the rumba and now this, makes it harder for her feet to look good. They look huge and floppy, v distracting. Had she always worn flat shoes?”
She may have always gone out in the bare necessities, like Mowgli
(it's on tomorrow)
I'm not a fan of the AT anyway (too much faffing around) so it has to be a real showstopper to impress me.
I love the music from Chicago but I agree that it is more suited to the normal tango.
For me it is an intimate dance and no other dancers should be involved... Simon Webbe anyone? They seemed to have one eye on when the other girls were going to join them, which was totally wrong for the dance anyway.
Anyway, she's had all my votes this week, although I think Jay will win, because I want her to stay ahead of Katie, Kellie and Helen.
I love the music from Chicago but I agree that it is more suited to the normal tango.
For me it is an intimate dance and no other dancers should be involved... Simon Webbe anyone? They seemed to have one eye on when the other girls were going to join them, which was totally wrong for the dance anyway.
Anyway, she's had all my votes this week, although I think Jay will win, because I want her to stay ahead of Katie, Kellie and Helen.
Originally Posted by primer:
“thats the equivalent of summoning the devil around here....
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“thats the equivalent of summoning the devil around here....
”
Sorry, I had to ask as it was a grand, know-it-all claim.
Originally Posted by BMLisa:
“Why hasn't Gleb taught her the most basic of technique- to point her toes for goodness sake.
I don't believe Anita isn't capable of it, if she can learn where to put her hands she can learn to point her toes.
I sooooo wish Anita was with Pasha or Tristan, I think she's ace. Committed, works hard, gives bags of performance, there is no two ways about it. Gleb is letting her down massively imo.”
“Why hasn't Gleb taught her the most basic of technique- to point her toes for goodness sake.
I don't believe Anita isn't capable of it, if she can learn where to put her hands she can learn to point her toes.
I sooooo wish Anita was with Pasha or Tristan, I think she's ace. Committed, works hard, gives bags of performance, there is no two ways about it. Gleb is letting her down massively imo.”
I believe that Anita may well be incapable of it - but whether its her or Gleb, or both, at fault, she is now seriously lagging behind. Personally I'm tired of Anita and her fans making excuses for her poor performances - we're now at quarter final stage where anyone who is weaker than the others will be painfully exposed.
Its been said in other threads, but if you take away the fancy backdrops, pretty costumes and Gleb showing off his chest, there is really not a lot left.
The music is not suitable for an AT and the production of the music on the show was hard and more suited to a tango. Not sure who is to blame for what and where. It was a stylish number if one forgets it's an AT and it was hot.
Originally Posted by Becky245:
“it wasn't the worst ever but definitely down the end of the list...”
“it wasn't the worst ever but definitely down the end of the list...”
What was then? I'm in the mood to be suitably appalled!
Originally Posted by Tejas:
“I believe that Anita may well be incapable of it - but whether its her or Gleb, or both, at fault, she is now seriously lagging behind. Personally I'm tired of Anita and her fans making excuses for her poor performances - we're now at quarter final stage where anyone who is weaker than the others will be painfully exposed.
Its been said in other threads, but if you take away the fancy backdrops, pretty costumes and Gleb showing off his chest, there is really not a lot left.”
“I believe that Anita may well be incapable of it - but whether its her or Gleb, or both, at fault, she is now seriously lagging behind. Personally I'm tired of Anita and her fans making excuses for her poor performances - we're now at quarter final stage where anyone who is weaker than the others will be painfully exposed.
Its been said in other threads, but if you take away the fancy backdrops, pretty costumes and Gleb showing off his chest, there is really not a lot left.”
Have to agree. Sadly she and Helen were the weakest tonight. There is no getting away from it. Time's up.
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