Regarding the female pros: I really like Oti, Natalie and Katya. I think Katya has been excellent and is a very good addition to the show. She is bringing out the full potential of Ed's dancing.
Regarding the male pros: Of the new male pros I really like Gorka. He did well choreographing a Charleston routine that suits Tameka's personality. Aljaz is good though, I do agree with others about the gaping issues, which he doesn't seem to pick up on unless the judges draw his attention to it. Kevin is also a good dancer and choreographer.
The worst for me is Janette. Though, in fairness she got into dancing very late compared to the others. The problem with her is that she relies too much on the 'having fun' and 'performance' side rather than teaching technique. It causes her celebs to stagnate and not improve, which is very noticeable as the competition continues and you see the improvement other celebs have made.
It was especially noticeable with her celebs partners Jake and Peter. Neither seemed to improve at all.
I recalled last season watching ITT on a Friday which featured Louis Smith on the Friday panel. They showed him training footage of Peter and Janette's jive and he remarked that Peter's kicks and flicks were not being executed correctly. He went on to demonstrate how they should be done. This is something that Janette, as the pro, should have picked up on and corrected. The comments he made were echoed by the judges the next day.
Regarding the male pros: Of the new male pros I really like Gorka. He did well choreographing a Charleston routine that suits Tameka's personality. Aljaz is good though, I do agree with others about the gaping issues, which he doesn't seem to pick up on unless the judges draw his attention to it. Kevin is also a good dancer and choreographer.
The worst for me is Janette. Though, in fairness she got into dancing very late compared to the others. The problem with her is that she relies too much on the 'having fun' and 'performance' side rather than teaching technique. It causes her celebs to stagnate and not improve, which is very noticeable as the competition continues and you see the improvement other celebs have made.
It was especially noticeable with her celebs partners Jake and Peter. Neither seemed to improve at all.
I recalled last season watching ITT on a Friday which featured Louis Smith on the Friday panel. They showed him training footage of Peter and Janette's jive and he remarked that Peter's kicks and flicks were not being executed correctly. He went on to demonstrate how they should be done. This is something that Janette, as the pro, should have picked up on and corrected. The comments he made were echoed by the judges the next day.



