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Height differences.
The problem with some of the dances this year seems to be the great height differences, nothing to do with the Pro's choreography. Claudia and A J's samba last night, very difficult to do a samba roll when your partner only comes up to your chest. Anton and Leslie looked very odd last night mainly because of the height difference, he seemed to be dragging her around because her little legs couldn't keep up. Now Anastasia looked good last night because she had a partner who more suited her in height.
At the other end of the scale, both Daisy and Laura in heels are taller than their partners. Perhaps Daisy should have danced with Brendan and Laura with Aljaz. Kevin and Louise heights look good together. Who is the shortest male pro btw? How can they solve this problem other than to have a whole range of pros on call to match the celebs heights? |
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The problem with some of the dances this year seems to be the great height differences, nothing to do with the Pro's choreography. Claudia and A J's samba last night, very difficult to do a samba roll when your partner only comes up to your chest. Anton and Leslie looked very odd last night mainly because of the height difference, he seemed to be dragging her around because her little legs couldn't keep up. Now Anastasia looked good last night because she had a partner who more suited her in height.
At the other end of the scale, both Daisy and Laura in heels are taller than their partners. Perhaps Daisy should have danced with Brendan and Laura with Aljaz. Kevin and Louise heights look good together. Who is the shortest male pro btw? How can they solve this problem other than to have a whole range of pros on call to match the celebs heights? |
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Not many professional dancers who would be small enough for Claudia and Lesley . Lots of tall men around nowadays- NHS to blame.
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Not many professional dancers who would be small enough for Claudia and Lesley . Lots of tall men around nowadays- NHS to blame.
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Pasha is short. He could suit Lesley or Claudia. But then I think AJ is the same height as Pasha so the only person who could be suited to Claudia or Lesley is Vincent.
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Vincent used to be useful when they had a small lady celeb. Alas he is no longer on the show. The same as Ian Waite and Matthew Cutler were handy for the tall ladies.
Is Kevin the shortest now? |
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Kevin is shorter than Pasha (5'7" or 8") and would have been the obvious choice height wise for either of the shorter women. I think he would have worked well with Lesley.
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Vincent used to be useful when they had a small lady celeb. Alas he is no longer on the show. The same as Ian Waite and Matthew Cutler were handy for the tall ladies.
Is Kevin the shortest now? |
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Also sometimes it's not only the actual height but the proportions of the body that make a couple look odd. AJ not only is a lot taller, but has very long thin legs which gives the impression of being much taller than Pasha.
That is still an issue on hold because of height, but it definitely looks better in Latin. Aj and Claudia have got such different types of body that no matter what they dance, they look mismatched. |
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Wasn't Brendon partnered with Lulu once? But there didnt appear to be any problem. I cant remember.
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Kevin is shorter than Pasha (5'7" or 8") and would have been the obvious choice height wise for either of the shorter women. I think he would have worked well with Lesley.
And Louise would have worked well heightwise with Pasha, Giovanni or Anton. But I guess they still reward the finalists with a possible contender the year after. (Not that I think it unfair.) Daisy and Brendan Laura and Alijaz Louise and Pasha Naga and Anton Anastasia and Gorka Lesley and Kevin Tameka and Giovanni/Neil Claudia - someone else very short! |
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I think AJ's the shortest male pro so they have tried their best with Claudia. It's difficult to partner anyone shorter than 5ft!
I think Brendan and Alijaz are the tallest male pros so again putting Daisy with Alijaz was the best they could really do. Laura would have probably been better with Brendan though as he's more her height than Gio. Lesley would have been better suited height wise with Kevin. Then you could have Anastacia with Anton and Louise with Gio. |
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Lol - it was one of the worst ever SCD partnerships - they loathed each other and didn't bother to disguise it. The height difference was also a problem.
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The problem with some of the dances this year seems to be the great height differences, nothing to do with the Pro's choreography. Claudia and A J's samba last night, very difficult to do a samba roll when your partner only comes up to your chest. Anton and Leslie looked very odd last night mainly because of the height difference, he seemed to be dragging her around because her little legs couldn't keep up. Now Anastasia looked good last night because she had a partner who more suited her in height.
At the other end of the scale, both Daisy and Laura in heels are taller than their partners. Perhaps Daisy should have danced with Brendan and Laura with Aljaz. Kevin and Louise heights look good together. Who is the shortest male pro btw? How can they solve this problem other than to have a whole range of pros on call to match the celebs heights? |
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With Claudia, they have matched her height-wise of the pros available, and I think age-wise is a plus too.
AJ has to adapt the choreography and his teaching. Its a challenge for him, but Claudia has potential as a dancer - so the rewards are achievable. |
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Personally, I think Kevin would have been the best match for Claudia, but as he's had endless shrieks of favoritism here for getting a forty-something mother of two, heaven knows how this place would react to him getting a teenage gymnast.
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Strictly come dancing pros height 2016
Before I start I may be wrong about a few but I have researched this so I hope it's right
Anton-5'11.5. Natalie 5'9.5 Brendan 6'.5. Karen 5'5 Pasha 5'11. Joanne 5'3 Kevin 5'9. Janette 5' Neil 5'10. Oksana 5'2 Alijaz 6'1 Katya 5'5 Gorka 6'. Oti 5'6 Giovanni 5'10. Chloe 5'4 AJ 5'8 |
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Before I start I may be wrong about a few but I have researched this so I hope it's right
Anton-5'11.5. Natalie 5'9.5 Brendan 6'.5. Karen 5'5 Pasha 5'11. Joanne 5'3 Kevin 5'9. Janette 5' Neil 5'10. Oksana 5'2 Alijaz 6'1 Katya 5'5 Gorka 6'. Oti 5'6 Giovanni 5'10. Chloe 5'4 AJ 5'8 |
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Before I start I may be wrong about a few but I have researched this so I hope it's right
Anton-5'11.5. Natalie 5'9.5 Brendan 6'.5, Karen 5'5 Pasha 5'11. Joanne 5'3 Kevin 5'9. Janette 5' Neil 5'10. Oksana 5'2 Alijaz 6'1 Katya 5'5 Gorka 6'. Oti 5'6 Giovanni 5'10. Chloe 5'4 AJ 5'8
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Before I start I may be wrong about a few but I have researched this so I hope it's right
Anton-5'11.5. Natalie 5'9.5 Brendan 6'.5. Karen 5'5 Pasha 5'11. Joanne 5'3 Kevin 5'9. Janette 5' Neil 5'10. Oksana 5'2 Alijaz 6'1 Katya 5'5 Gorka 6'. Oti 5'6 Giovanni 5'10. Chloe 5'4 AJ 5'8 Talking of ridiculous height differences: Colin & 5'2" Kristina!!! .
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Brendan doesn't look anything like 6' 5'', and his official website says that he is 5'11.
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Don't mix imperial with metric. "That would be bad"
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Kevin is shorter than Pasha (5'7" or 8") and would have been the obvious choice height wise for either of the shorter women. I think he would have worked well with Lesley.
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Looking at that list, the male dancers are all within the normal range. Indeed of the dancers, only Natalie stands out with her height
Aliaz and Janette have a large size difference (6'1 to 5'0, and that's not stopped them pairing up! |
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I haven't researched this but the ones in bold seem wrong to me.
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