Originally Posted by shrinkingviolet:
“I didn't hate her Les Mis routine though - I think the main issue was her face throughout it. I mean she's an actress, she should have been able to sell it more but I found, for me, she very rarely got the character of the dance she was given and that was the main issue with her & their partnership for me.”
“I didn't hate her Les Mis routine though - I think the main issue was her face throughout it. I mean she's an actress, she should have been able to sell it more but I found, for me, she very rarely got the character of the dance she was given and that was the main issue with her & their partnership for me.”
I read this sort of comment time and time again, whilst I agree to an extent, I really don't believe that the public appreciate how hard it is, to facially "act" when the dancer has so much else to think about.
Aside from the nerves, appearing before an audience and millions of viewers, coming in to start the routine correctly and on time, remembering all the steps, arm actions etc, thinking of the technical aspects taught by the Pro, posture, frame if its ballroom etc...all this after 3 or 4 days of tuition.
Any dancer will know that you can express through your face - "from within" once the routine and how you dance it, is thoroughly in the memory muscle and you no longer have to think about it. You can just dance it and express it how you wish. This takes quite a time for dancers, never mind 3 or 4 days for a novice.
I think they all do fantastically well - the lack of facial expressions would be one of the last things I would critisize under these circumstances.
