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Old 01-10-2016, 21:55
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I was disappointed in Will's dance and thought it overscored. He can dance but I want to see celebs learning particular styles of dance rather than showing a lot of celebs who can already dance performing a series of show dances. Not really what the show should be about and not fair on the novices who have to try their hand at learning something completely new to them and taking themselves out of their comfort zone.
But this is what happens every season - there's always a mix of good and bad, experienced and inexperienced. I just couldn't watch it if they were all like Anastacia or Melvin O'Doom. It's been a tedious long two hours tonight because there's been a lot of poor ones to get through !
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Old 01-10-2016, 22:02
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It was really laboured. How was that not Will's fault - he was the one dancing it?!
I think that poster means that the scoring wasn't Will's fault .
Len can be weird in scoring .
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Old 01-10-2016, 22:03
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Although the dance had ballroom jive elements a lot of it seemed to be more west coast swing in style as it was further into the ground, less up on the balls of the feet. Personally I like that style as it is more relaxed, but ballroom jive is sharper with more bounce.
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Old 01-10-2016, 22:05
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In my view Len's score was too high and Craig's too harsh. 27 total was probably a fair total. His tango was definitely better.
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Old 01-10-2016, 22:09
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But this is what happens every season - there's always a mix of good and bad, experienced and inexperienced. I just couldn't watch it if they were all like Anastacia or Melvin O'Doom. It's been a tedious long two hours tonight because there's been a lot of poor ones to get through !
I'm the opposite . I love watching the dance duffers like Ed and Melvin and Tameka grow in experience and dance confidence every week .
I can't be bothered with dance school trained ringers hogging the top of the scoreboard week after week .It seems unfair .
Danny, Louise and Ore are doing nothing for me because they are previously trained .

Isn't it odd how different people relate to the show and what they want from contestants ?
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Old 01-10-2016, 22:10
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But this is what happens every season - there's always a mix of good and bad, experienced and inexperienced. I just couldn't watch it if they were all like Anastacia or Melvin O'Doom. It's been a tedious long two hours tonight because there's been a lot of poor ones to get through !
I agree with you, my original point was trying to say that having a celeb who can dance already should not be enough and this is not the show for simply showcasing good celeb dancers. Anyone bored with bad dancing is watching the wrong show.

I know the playing field is not even but it spoils the spirit of the show if good dancers can get away with not doing the proper dance steps because they put on a performance that is of a high level.
I like seeing the new dancers learn - when they do progress it makes for a much more interesting contest. I also like seeing those celebs who can already dance, but there has to be a journey there too.
I really hope Will's future dances show the dance technique and that like Ed and Naga he is also on a journey, even if he starting ability is a "bit" higher.
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Old 01-10-2016, 22:14
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I really enjoyed it. It had a relaxed, happy vibe that made it a pleasure to watch, for me at least.
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Old 01-10-2016, 22:17
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I was expecting a bit better but I still enjoyed it - Craig's 5 was the ridiculous score I thought. No way that dance was comparable to Melvin!

The judges pet is clearly Daisy this year IMO, and possibly Greg who is enthusiastic but not a natural dancer.
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Old 01-10-2016, 22:46
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Eh?!!!

Next time you pull a muscle in your back, try dancing on the spot straight away. Then you'll know how Will must've felt whilst doing his dance on live TV.

Would you prefer him to just stop midway through, holding onto his back and walk off to the side? LOL some of you probably would.
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Old 01-10-2016, 22:50
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I though Len did overmark but I also felt that Craig undermarked. So it kind of balanced itself out.
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Old 01-10-2016, 23:11
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I don't think so since the kicks and flicks were the only mistake I spotted so I gave it 8
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Old 01-10-2016, 23:29
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He said exactly why he gave it the mark he gave it.
He did...but to reply in the style of Bruno Tonioli, everything he did say was "bo****ks"!!!

Poor Jive - but it could have been caused by the fact that Will's trousers just about stayed up to the end of the routine...tut tut War Drobe!!!
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Old 01-10-2016, 23:35
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Thought it was alright, but not an improvement on his first week - I suspect that is how it is going to be with Will this series, he'll have his moments but ultimately other folk are going to move into higher gears.
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Old 02-10-2016, 00:51
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So Len thinks Will's jive tonight was only one point short of Jay's pulp Fiction jive last year ?

It's just as well the old fella is leaving this season ... he's clearly losing it
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Old 02-10-2016, 01:46
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There were some weird marks tonight. I thought Craig was being even more unusally harsh than normal (although I'd have only given Will a 6 tonight), and wondered if Len overmarked on purpose.
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Old 02-10-2016, 02:10
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One of the worst dances of the night
One of the best dances of the night - .
Love this forum.

It was clearly neither. Will should probably have done better with this but at the same time it wasn't awful.
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Old 02-10-2016, 02:15
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It was OK. I can't remember what score it got. I would say it deserved to be in the middle/lower middle of the leader board. I found his arms/hands an it distracting, and not in a good way.
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Old 02-10-2016, 02:25
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Well I liked it!
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Old 02-10-2016, 08:33
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I was expecting a bit better but I still enjoyed it - Craig's 5 was the ridiculous score I thought. No way that dance was comparable to Melvin!

The judges pet is clearly Daisy this year IMO, and possibly Greg who is enthusiastic but not a natural dancer.
I agree with the above, I personally don't 'get' the Daisy love, as sorry as I was to hear about her granddad last week, this isn't the X Factor so please no more sad stories, and I do feel that some of the high marks were more to do with that than her dance, just my opinion.

This week all I saw was her strutting and posing, not so much in the way of dance.

Greg, bless him, seems a nice guy and he does try but a dancer he ain't.
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Old 02-10-2016, 09:33
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Thought it was alright, but not an improvement on his first week - I suspect that is how it is going to be with Will this series, he'll have his moments but ultimately other folk are going to move into higher gears.
Yes, I agree.

I think Will is an adequate dancer, but he seems like he's embracing the enjoyment of the Strictly experience rather than the competitive element of it. He doesn't seem driven to put in the effort to absolutely nail the techniques - his posture has been poor for both dances so far, and his jive could have been very good if he'd sharpened up the flicks and kicks, but they were a bit half-hearted. Not Peter Andre levels of lacklustre, but just a bit ... meh!

I'm a little surprised, because it doesn't match his usual perfectionist attitude, but at the same time not surprised because I don't think he's been gifted with a natural pair of dancing feet - I just thought he would work, work, work to perfect the details of the dance techniques.

I wasn't quite sure what to make of the injury comment - when or where it had happened (during the dance or at the end?) or even at all ... who knows, he deadpans so much you don't know when he's being serious! And he seemed to skip up the stairs to the Clauditorium ok?

I'd rate it a 7. Len's 8 was too high, and Craig's 5 just ridiculous.
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Old 02-10-2016, 09:41
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I can already see Will's problem is doing things idiosyncratically and he isn't athletic enough.
Maybe he would have been better on DWTS. Does America know him?
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Old 02-10-2016, 10:05
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Will was kidding... poor Tess
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Old 02-10-2016, 10:54
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Poor Will was distracted by his low slung pants. He nearly lost them at the end. Can't of helped.
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Old 02-10-2016, 12:36
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Poor Will was distracted by his low slung pants. He nearly lost them at the end. Can't of helped.
And he had the wrong shoes on! No wonder his flicks and kicks weren't 100%.
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Old 02-10-2016, 18:10
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((whispers)) I quite enjoyed it. It was a jive as it would have been danced in clubs in the 50s, the era it was set in.

Leaving stage left now.
Me too, I thought it was great.
Me too, I thought it was great.I will leave with you.
I had better leave too as I liked it!
One of the best dances of the night - so much dross though to get through in week 2 I'd forgotten how long 2 hours can be. Will's dance wasn't much jive, but he was far better than most of the others. Only Daisy out of the girls can dance, and only Will, Danny and Robert out of the boys. The rest will be going one by one, as they usually do each year. Louise might get better but she's struggling, and very bland.
Wait for me .... I really enjoyed it !
Well I'm not going anywhere - I'm standing my ground and shouting I LOVED IT!
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