Originally Posted by amelia_lee:
“Anita's face when she is being judged and criticised is a picture. She really dislikes any critique and considering she knows nothing about dance I believe she should take it a little better. She acts like she knows better.
When Craig gave her a six her face!
Obviously just my opinion, just something I noticed.”
She is a human being - with weaknesses, strengths, hopes, anxieties, sensitivities and feelings.... just like the rest of us.
How would you feel if for example your annual appraisal at your workplace was broadcast on prime-time TV in front of the entire nation, when you had been engaged on a series of tasks which were completely new to you and which were going to absorb almost all of your waking hours for several weeks.... Imagine if all your colleagues and a bunch of complete strangers were all invited in to hear your shortcomings being laid before you and being told that you really aren't all that great compared to a couple of your colleagues, who have their eye on the same "promotion" as you do.
I wonder if
you would simply smile sweetly, shrug your shoulders and think nothing of it.
I do wonder sometimes what goes on in the heads of people who seem to expect that the celebs that take part in Strictly should possess none of the same human characteristics and emotions as everyone else.
On a personal level, I don't see anything about Anita in the way you have described it. She is a joy to watch and for someone who has never danced previously, she has made a very big impression. She works extremely hard and seems to do anything that is asked of her - technically or artistically. She has pushed herself way beyond her comfort zone and has come a very long way. Her technique may not be flawless but as a complete learner, so it could hardly be expected to be so.
