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Chris Hollins v Ed Balls
I never saw Chris Hollins, but have heard it was a joke he won, he was terrible, etc etc.
Was he as bad as Ed Balls? |
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There's no comparison, Chris was a much better dancer.
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Chris wasn't terrible by any stretch, just not as technically good as Ricky or Ali... or some of the others.
But then neither was Darren Gough who won. Ed is improving though |
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He wasn't terrible, but he was up against a far better dancer, and he wasn't funny or likable like Ed. I couldn't believe it when he won.
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He wasn't terrible, but he was up against a far better dancer, and he wasn't funny or likable like Ed.
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Well Chris must have been likeable to have won
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Just for comparisons sake this is the dance Chris did in Week 8 of his series. Although back then the poorer dancers had to actually be able to do a full routine in the appropriate genre, and couldn't bin 2/3 of it off for slapstick or LOL GANGNAM STYLE.
I wasn't a massive Chris fan at all, but there wasn't a single week up until the semi-finals where he was anywhere near the weakest dancer. |
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The Hollins year was a very strange series with a fittingly odd result in the final. Probably SCD's weakest year?
That said, there's absoluetly no comparison between Chris Hollins and Ed Balls. |
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Dance wise Chris was fractionally a better dancer than Ed is now. Chris was embarrassed lots of the time during his time on the show, so tried most of the time to dance in a way that was going to help lessen that feeling (like dancing more seriously when he could and not using a comedy crutch). He wasn't a great dancer by any stretch, but not the worst in that series either, and I don't think in persona or ability he and Ed are actually comparable.
Chris had the underdog tag as the comp went on and the popularity of his partnership with Ola became more apparent. They were the cute 'Hobbits', he called her 'Ola chops', they were underdogs against Natalie the 'new try hard pro' and Ricky the 'too good already arrogant up himself actor' and all the rest. Chris is a better dancer than Ed overall, and not all his dances with Ola were comedy themed, so he was a bit more varied in his approach. I think a lot of people still remember their Rumba, as felt quite touched by it despite him not dancing it amazingly (he did very little in the grand scheme of the dance) but I think it was more an emotional connection that won a lot of fans over to them if weren't fans already. |
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Chris was a dancer, not the best or most accomplished, far better than Ed could ever hope to be.
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Chris could move his hips far more fluidly than Ed, whose hip movements remind me of Craig Kelly.
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Chris was about the 6th best dancer in his series.
Ed is about the 16th best dancer in his series (out of 15). |
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Chris was a much better dancer.
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Chris was about the 6th best dancer in his series.
Ed is about the 16th best dancer in his series (out of 15). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() :
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Chris was a dancer, not the best or most accomplished, far better than Ed could ever hope to be.
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I still think Chris & Ola's Charleston is the best I've seen on Strictly.
Chris was about 4th best in pure dancing ability in his series so he is often spoken as the worst winner but he was still pretty good overall. He won because of his partnership with Ola, his lack of dance background, his personality and the fact that the better dancers that year all had their own different issues. |
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Chris Collins was a lower end of mediocre dancer. But he wasn't funny or entertaining and his choreography wasn't as witty as Eds. He's more comparable to Rinder than to Ed. Including in the way he tries to manipulate the audience and work the personality angle.
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Chris was a dancer, not the best or most accomplished, far better than Ed could ever hope to be.
Ed is infinitely more entertaining than Chris could ever hope to be. ![]()
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Chris Collins was a lower end of mediocre dancer. But he wasn't funny or entertaining and his choreography wasn't as witty as Eds. He's more comparable to Rinder than to Ed. Including in the way he tries to manipulate the audience and work the personality angle.
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Chris Collins was a lower end of mediocre dancer. But he wasn't funny or entertaining and his choreography wasn't as witty as Eds. He's more comparable to Rinder than to Ed. Including in the way he tries to manipulate the audience and work the personality angle.
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I'd agree with that comparison, obviously without the campness. Chris could dance but there were at least two better dancers in what was a poor series. Ricky and Ali were miles ahead of everyone else but Ricky's court case lost him votes and Ali never seemed to connect with the public.
I voted for Chris that year after Jade had gone and was really happy that he won. I'd be even happier to see Ed in the final, and if it were still a four person final I reckon there'd have been a chance that he could have made it. Not so sure now, but I do feel as if the known universe needs cheering up this year, and Ed has given many of us more than a little levity over the past few weeks. More to the point I've been laughing with him, not at him. One thing's for sure, he'll be a Strictly legend for ever and a day.
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There's no comparison, Chris was a much better dancer.
Chris Hollins could dance from the off, yes he wasn't polished or technically superior, but he danced and never played the fool with the exception of the Charleston which was choreographed to take advantage of his personality. He also had a very endearing relationship with Ola. |
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Chris was a lot better a dancer, it was just when he got to the Q finals and it was like Ricky and Ali he was the weakest, I didn't think he was better than Lalia either
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Ed has the Ann Widdicombe effect
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Ed has the Ann Widdicombe effect
Harsh. |
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