Originally Posted by coppertop1:
“It was always going to be impossible to do an authentic AT to that music, and by the way my opinions are entirely my own. I, unlike many pros have taken the time to look at authentic ATs because I enjoy them.
Given the fact that they had that music, the fact that they managed to insert any AT steps into it was a minor miracle and I just find it amazing that the things being complained about were actually authentic AT steps.
That's a bit like saying I don't like them turning in a Viennese waltz.
Was it a good enough A T for SCD yes, could it have been better, yes by giving it better music it wouldn't be so fast and furious.
All the dances are judged according to how it was danced to the music, for me it did that, could it have been danced better to that music, I doubt it.
It was nice to see a comparinle level of connection to AT dancers and authentic AT steps danced on SCD, and I really find it sad that those are the things people are saying they don't like about the dance. Bloody Len and his Gauchos and sweaty pampers.”
Plenty of us watch AT.
They HAD that music, they could have used it very differently.
Ed BALLS does authentic steps an' all. It's no guarantee of 'greatness'. And there was a lot of ungainly and ugly moves.
I'm amazed that LACK of authenticity is slated for some, and excused for others.
Plenty have to adapt, it is possible.
Perhaps Danny's lack of skill in doing these authentic steps to further connection, rather than what appeared to be pointless waggling about is to fault?
I find it sad that the dance is being so, so 'talked up' by some apparantly because they like Danny, rather than any objective criteria.
Don't get me wrong. I thought it was pretty good, but not at all great, and full of faults and some ugly positioning.