Yes, he said on ITT that he has never danced it before.

Well, no, last week she was vastly OVERSCORED. So you cannot say she is always underscored. But this week she deserved at least one ten.

So one week you say she was overscored, well hooray to that otherwise we would have missed that fantastic AT.

Yes, because of their amazing comments from Len, Darcy and Bruno, I even felt they had tens, and I think you could tell by their faces that they felt they may have some. I mean Darcy said even the pros would struggle with some of it and gave no criticism.

I was really very surprised by their scores, and I'm not often.

maybe claudia needs to dance the whole song up in the air in a lift lolz

Sorry I don't understand you.

I was responding to comments she is always under marked, but she isn't, last week she was VERY over marked, other weeks under and again over. Her scoring is actually very strange, as another poster said, it seems to have no connection to the dance they actually produce.

I don't see how her being over scored mean she is still in the competition though. It made no difference. She was in the dance off anyway, if she was scored less she would have been in the dance off too.

I thought it was amazing. Was surprised by the marking.

I've voted for Claudia every week and gave her 3 votes this week but I still don't think that was a 10 dance. I gave her a 9.

I scored Louise 9 and Ore 8.

Her dance last week wasn't a 9 in my view I gave it an 8.

So for me it is a case of over scored last week and scored right this week.


Louise was over scored with the 10's but a couple like Kevin and Louise who were likely to make it the latter stages should have danced the waltz early on. it's a first half of the series dance for me. I loved it but it was never going to wow like the other dances did. They attempted to put some extras in to uplift it a bit.

i expected it to get at least one 10

But it wan't as if AJ was just lifting her off the ground and twirling her round. The longer the lift the more core control she needed to hold her position, in many respects more difficult than having a dace that is lighter on lifts.

To get tens, Claudia needs to be called Louise Redknapp or Ore Oduba.

What? No of course I don't believe in conspiracy theories .

i was surprised at the amount of time she was in a lift lolz but i actually liked it... it's a 10 from me

Or be partnered with Mr Clifton.

IMO, a ten from Bruno or Len would have been consistent with this year scoring. Each week they seems to over mark Ore and Louise (and Ed).

Last week Claudia got over marked but they over marked everybody, because Blackpool.

I really hate this year scoring. They give 9s to every good dancers and there's no ranking they all have similar score. And the 10s are meaningless, especially with Louise who is too often out of character during the dances.

My view on the correct mark for the dance done by AJ and Claudia depends on which hat I am wearing.

In my viewers that I found it a very entertaining routine. In my dance critics that I would say she danced the material she was given pretty well but not perfectly so a nine is fair IMO. As an AT dancer and teacher I couldn't give it above a 7 because of the lack of AT content, the amount of time she spent in the air (neither being her fault of course) and the lack of essential Argentine Tango style or technique on the rare occassions that her feet were on the floor.

Their AT was great. it was the first time AJ had danced it too. They should have had a couple of 10s.

Darcey's comment was only consistent with a ten . She was calling it exceptional - without finding a single word to describe why it wasn't. She also ticked off the boxes including acting, and the dance specific moves.

They can't argue its because she's short, or because she uses her gymnastic ability. She can't grow, they slobbered over Louis doing gymnastics tricks , and she's already doing better at acting, And if incoming experience was counted, they would then have to allow for Danny's training too.

Meanwhile 3 judges found fault with Ore ,and one with Louise, neither of whom can act well , So how you justify the tens there - when there's a problem indicated, and don't give a ten when three judges have nohing but heavy praise , escapes me.

It just looks like they are stuck with a set three for the final. There's Danny - though many of his year at arts ed would be as good or better. They seem to have something for Louise - who isn't notably better than Laura or Daisy at their best. And they may be terrified of the next claim of racism - if Ore gets thrown out before the final. Thats looking like a truly, ultra, dull, predictable, final.

And there's still that question of the importance , if any, of avoiding having a tour where the winner, or main competition, is absent, preparing for her national championships.

Hey - I think she's been dealt a rough deal tonight but that's bit OTT.
She's not that bloody good. She'd be worth a place in the final but the tour wouldn't particularly be that worse off without her. Relatively speaking, she's no better than Kellie last year and the tour suffered not one iota from not having her there.

Up until now I don't think they've deserved a 10 but last night I thought they'd get one or two at least. It was way better than last week's dance but scored the same, explain that judges!

Quite agree. I thought that was an outstanding AT - definitely one of the best ever.

Ore (especially) and Louise appear to be the judges' favourites, for some reason.

Sorry to buck the trend but it reminded me of Anton and Widders when she said that Anton had said that the only way to stop her doing the wrong steps was to keep her off the ground!
Far too many lift for my taste in the AT choreography.

Half of her dances have now been 36- Charleston, AS, VW, Jive (overmarked) and now the AT

At least with the AS, VW the judges clearly said what they were marking her down for, but to rave about her AT and Charleston and offer no criticism then give it a 9...hmmm. I can see what people are saying about too many lifts in the AT (but the judges should have pointed it out if that was the case).

Her Charleston though....I couldn't spot a fault, one of the best ever on the show imo.

I think compared to some of the dances that have got 10 hers have been at least equally good. If Louise can get 3 10s for a Waltz with no heel leads...

So how how you gonna explain the very bad posture of ore's paso with a 10 if they are focusing so much on technique?

Grow several inches of leg? The height difference and how its managed detract from her much improved dancing skills.

Just finished watching Strictly on catch up. I thought Claudia and AJ's did the best dance of the night. Amazing to watch, thought she should have got 40. Also thought she should have finished second in the cha cha challenge.
I'm not a dancer by any stretch but she was exceptionally good and like the OP I wonder what she has to do to get top marks from the judges. It's very sad