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Old 22-10-2016, 22:20
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Yeah, that Rachel did a horrible Rumba..........lol
Get on - you and I both know Rachel did a FABULOUS Rhumba ( my forever favourite Rhumba ever)

But she struggled in the early weeks being good but not 'connecting' or something.

(I always thought she was fine, but I'm a massive Vincent fan).



I was being really NICE about Louise, because I think she has potential.
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Old 22-10-2016, 22:28
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As someone else has said, she's got a touch of the Rachel's.
Yes! Altho let's face it, Rachel had the benefit of Vincent who could make any dance engaging
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Old 22-10-2016, 22:31
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Yes! Altho let's face it, Rachel had the benefit of Vincent who could make any dance engaging
I still miss him terribly
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Old 22-10-2016, 22:36
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I enjoyed their rumba very much, it reminded me of Anton & Katie last year as it was more a ballroom rumba then a Latin one. Len summed it up when he said she is on a plateau.
There is no such thing as a "ballroom rumba" - rumba is a Latin dance! If you mean soft rather than sexy, then that's a different matter.

I didn't mind Louise & Kevin's rumba, though I thought Kevin's choreography was time-wasting a bit, he could have done more. It just wasn't very memorable and Louise seemed a bit off-balance throughout it. In terms of comparing it with Rachel's, it wasn't even in the same league - I don't feel any connection with the audience at all from Louise, whereas Rachel had a bit.
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Old 22-10-2016, 22:55
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I think I've worked out what I'm missing in Louise's dancing. She needs a bit of balls, Ed Balls. Seriously. Ed always puts massive intent into his movements so even though he's not dancing well the crowd pick up on what's happening. Louise dances very neatly and often beautifully but the movements are no more than that, they lack intent.
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Old 22-10-2016, 23:01
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Perhaps a bit of Kellie Brights OTT style is missing from Louise's dances. Heaven forbid!
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Old 22-10-2016, 23:06
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for me it needed more hip action and she needed to caress the floor with her feet

Tbh I am becoming increasing bored with her week after week, she is so vanilla

It's like she is just doing the steps, that's it, there is no warmth, no personality, she is almost robotic
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Old 22-10-2016, 23:22
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I disagree with most on here . For me Louise was fantastic tonight . Best rumba so far of this series .
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Old 22-10-2016, 23:24
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I didn't take to their Rumba
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Old 22-10-2016, 23:31
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Just glad they have Rumba out of the way. Louise is a perfectionist and she worries about getting it right. Kevin is playing to this. He's pushing her but not too far. Some celebrities don't bother about mistakes and will act their way / gloss over it. Kevin does now need to step up a gear with Louise though. What's their next dance?
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Old 22-10-2016, 23:45
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I like Louise and want her to stay but..... I found her smile throughout rather off putting, almost like she was embarrassed a time being sexy on national tv. But Len is right, everything she does is 'perfect' but as a result lacks any sparkle. I thought she looked fabulous though x hope she stays in an Kevin finds a way to get her to throw caution to the wind!
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Old 22-10-2016, 23:55
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Get on - you and I both know Rachel did a FABULOUS Rhumba ( my forever favourite Rhumba ever)

But she struggled in the early weeks being good but not 'connecting' or something.

(I always thought she was fine, but I'm a massive Vincent fan).



I was being really NICE about Louise, because I think she has potential.
Well, it's just very ironic that people picked this week of all weeks to compare her to Rachel.

Imho, Louise reminds me much more of Emma Bunton (watch out for the Paso face, lol).
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Old 22-10-2016, 23:57
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she is boring and boring to watch dance, if she showed more personality I would vote for her, therefore I won't miss her if she goes
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Old 23-10-2016, 00:05
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I thought it was way overmarked and not worth the 9 from Bruno.
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Old 23-10-2016, 01:48
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I think Louise is a very decent dancer, but she is just too cautious in her expressing sometimes. She knows it anyway, as she's already alluded to it outloud, but of course saying you're going to try and do something and then actually doing it aren't always easy if you're that tentative in your approach. I've seen Louise go full throttle esq in dancing (from her pop career) so she can def apply oomph/energy etc (be it measured) if she really wanted to. I get she's aware that her kids are watching and she doesn't want to embarrass them or her husband, but she's not doing that anyway, and so she can loosen the fear a bit more. Maybe she needs a pep talk from someone that has a tendency to always get 'it' out of her.

I think she's still better than plenty in there so would, just for her talent, pref she stay over some others, but I think she needs to step even further forward. Her dancing is decent, nice, even pleasant, but she needs to add the sparkle (as cheese as that sounds). She has it in her, she can diversify, but the limitations are all in the head for her, which is a shame if she doesn't get past that.
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Old 23-10-2016, 07:39
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There is no such thing as a "ballroom rumba" - rumba is a Latin dance! If you mean soft rather than sexy, then that's a different matter.

I didn't mind Louise & Kevin's rumba, though I thought Kevin's choreography was time-wasting a bit, he could have done more. It just wasn't very memorable and Louise seemed a bit off-balance throughout it. In terms of comparing it with Rachel's, it wasn't even in the same league - I don't feel any connection with the audience at all from Louise, whereas Rachel had a bit.
Actually I meant what I said. I know many ballroom dancers ( the terminology used in general for people who dance the dances performed on strictly be they ballroom or Latin) including teachers who refer to a ballroom rumba meaning one which is performed in line with competition rules as opposed to "sexy" as you put it.
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Old 23-10-2016, 23:50
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Actually I meant what I said. I know many ballroom dancers ( the terminology used in general for people who dance the dances performed on strictly be they ballroom or Latin) including teachers who refer to a ballroom rumba meaning one which is performed in line with competition rules as opposed to "sexy" as you put it.
Ah I see. I'm well aware what the term "ballroom dancers" means, I dance myself. I've never heard my teacher or any of my dancing friends use that term, we just call it rumba, or at most prefix it with "proper" or "competition" to differentiate it.
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Old 24-10-2016, 00:49
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I've found it with a lot of her dances so far. She's clearly one of the best dancers, but most of them I've struggled to remember.
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Old 24-10-2016, 12:03
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I find the whole 'journey' story they're trying to push for really odd.

The way the judges structure their comments around her, talking about her needing to push herself now. It's as though the show wants her to win and the judges have been given their scripts to give her a kick up the arse because she isn't performing as well as they'd like.

I've never known them to bang on about a celebrity needing to up their game as much as they do with Louise.
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Old 24-10-2016, 12:10
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So for having a different opinion you want to insult me?
Errrrmm....
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Old 24-10-2016, 12:24
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So for having a different opinion you want to insult me?
It wasn't you being 'insulted'. Or was it?
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Old 24-10-2016, 12:26
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She is probably the best dancer out of the celebs but you would expect that as this was part of her career for a very long time. However I do think they are overmarking her. Which isn't fair on the others.
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Old 24-10-2016, 12:30
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I thought it was fine. A little insusbtantial and she didn't move her hips much, but fine. I did find it funny that they came for her last week telling her that she needed to up the wow factor and the oomph and all that and then she immediately got a rumba to an incredibly subdued song. I think they did something similar to somebody else last year or the year before and it didn't make sense then either.

She is probably the best dancer out of the celebs but you would expect that as this was part of her career for a very long time. However I do think they are overmarking her. Which isn't fair on the others.
If she's the best dancer but her scores are lower than Danny's and Ore's overall (and not that far ahead of Daisy or Claudia) how are they overmarking her?
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Old 24-10-2016, 12:48
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Louise & Kevin i really loved this. Classy and romantic, beautiful and sensuous!The proper meaning of rumba. Loved! Well done Louise
A totally agree, it summed it up for me too. I liked it, room for improvement of course, but overall, nicely danced. I like the way Louise uses her feet and legs. For me, I would have liked to see her settle into her hips after taking her steps, to create a little more hip action. Louise is a very elegant, classy lady and this really comes across when she is dancing.
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Old 24-10-2016, 17:59
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for me it needed more hip action and she needed to caress the floor with her feet

Tbh I am becoming increasing bored with her week after week, she is so vanilla

It's like she is just doing the steps, that's it, there is no warmth, no personality, she is almost robotic
Yes I agree- she seems to dance as if she has been programmed. I find her quite insipid and she just keeps smiling inanely
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