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Well, Danny and Louise both have stage school training, which involves all the things you list Claudia as having trained in but they you know, actually dance and did a hell of a lot of it.
Being in a girl band or in musicals will just consolidate the previous training with invaluable performance experience... I would be interested to ask the judges what they think though I doubt we would get an honest answer. |
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There is no comparing Claudia's previous training to that of Danny and Louise and it is farcical to suggest it is. They started streets ahead of anyone else and that will always be an advantage in a dance show no matter what their fans say.
I would be interested to ask the judges what they think though I doubt we would get an honest answer.
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What annoys me though is that the judges go overboard on how these people who have "dance training" how good they are at acting, when they ARE ACTORS or have been to THEATRE/DRAMA SCHOOL and they criticise the others.
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What annoys me though is that the judges go overboard on how these people who have "dance training" how good they are at acting, when they ARE ACTORS or have been to THEATRE/DRAMA SCHOOL and they criticise the others.
![]() Depending on routines of course. ![]() "Oh I loved your grand fromage, dahhhling" Well, obviously they'll do it well if they've practiced it for years. |
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What annoys me though is that the judges go overboard on how these people who have "dance training" how good they are at acting, when they ARE ACTORS or have been to THEATRE/DRAMA SCHOOL and they criticise the others.
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[quote=Nina[B]_Blake;84800474]Well, Danny and Louise both have stage school training, which involves all the things you list Claudia as having trained in but they you know, actually dance and did a hell of a lot of it.
Being in a girl band or in musicals will just consolidate the previous training with invaluable performance experience[/b]...[/QUOTE If she went to the Italia Conti school then she would, almost certainly, have had training in dance, which if you read their literature, they teach Latin, cha cha, rumba, samba, salsa and even the jive. That only leaves the waltz, quickstep and foxtrot! So please, don't anyone tell me that she, Danny and Claudia do not have a big advantage! |
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[quote=ChrissieAO;84801640] Quote:
Originally Posted by Nina[B
_Blake;84800474]Well, Danny and Louise both have stage school training, which involves all the things you list Claudia as having trained in but they you know, actually dance and did a hell of a lot of it.
Being in a girl band or in musicals will just consolidate the previous training with invaluable performance experience[/b]...[/QUOTE If she went to the Italia Conti school then she would, almost certainly, have had training in dance, which if you read their literature, they teach Latin, cha cha, rumba, samba, salsa and even the jive. That only leaves the waltz, quickstep and foxtrot! So please, don't anyone tell me that she, Danny and Claudia do not have a big advantage! Okay, she can gaze at the moon from between her own knees and wear her legs as a scarf but I can't see either of them being much of an advantage in the quickstep. |
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No, I said nothing about it being dance training specifically, just that it is physical training. I think it means that Ore has an interest in, training in and participation in physical/athletic activities that most of the non-entertainer beginners on Strictly won't have had, and from that point of view he is starting in a better position than anyone except the professional athletes or the trained dancers whose interest, training and participation in physical activity was specifically directed at dance.
Arguably he could be in a better position even than the Olympic athletes, other than the gymnasts. Activities such as cycling and long jump as so very specialised that although the participants are super-fit, they are fit and trained in such narrow, limited activities that it seems hard for them to translate their abilities into dance - neither Victoria nor Greg made the sort of progress their physical gifts might have indicated - a number of the team sport people, who have to master a wider range of activity, have done better. I love your forum name. But... I'm not sure how you came to this conclusion about Ore being a ringer because he knows about sports. Ah well. |
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[quote=tabithakitten;84801722] Quote:
Why Claudia? Okay, she can gaze at the moon from between her own knees and wear her legs as a scarf but I can't see either of them being much of an advantage in the quickstep. |
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I presume they meant Louise. |
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No, I said nothing about it being dance training specifically, just that it is physical training. I think it means that Ore has an interest in, training in and participation in physical/athletic activities that most of the non-entertainer beginners on Strictly won't have had, and from that point of view he is starting in a better position than anyone except the professional athletes or the trained dancers whose interest, training and participation in physical activity was specifically directed at dance.
Arguably he could be in a better position even than the Olympic athletes, other than the gymnasts. Activities such as cycling and long jump as so very specialised that although the participants are super-fit, they are fit and trained in such narrow, limited activities that it seems hard for them to translate their abilities into dance - neither Victoria nor Greg made the sort of progress their physical gifts might have indicated - a number of the team sport people, who have to master a wider range of activity, have done better. I love your forum name.
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[quote=tabithakitten;84801806] Quote:
"She (Louise), Danny and Claudia" is what they said. ![]()
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"She (Louise), Danny and Claudia" is what they said. I think it is pretty obvious what her attributes are and why she is able to make the transition from gymnastics to dancing so easily. I don't really think I need to spell it out.... |
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Yep, I meant Claudia as well but for different reasons. She is a top Olympic gymnast, like Louis Smith who won a few years back. I think it is pretty obvious what her attributes are and why she is able to make the transition from gymnastics to dancing so easily. I don't really think I need to spell it out.... |
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Yep, I meant Claudia as well but for different reasons. She is a top Olympic gymnast, like Louis Smith who won a few years back. I think it is pretty obvious what her attributes are and why she is able to make the transition from gymnastics to dancing so easily. I don't really think I need to spell it out.... |
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The advantage Claudia would have from Gymnastics is learning routines which Louis Smith also had when he did Strictly. But she knew nothing about dance technique or moves. She would also be extremely fit.
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Thank you!
But... I'm not sure how you came to this conclusion about Ore being a ringer because he knows about sports. Ah well. I'm just trying to make the point (obviously very badly) that as a beginner in dance he starts with a certain advantage over others who have not had degree-level sports training. |
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And Claudia of course has no experience performing in front of an audience even though her profession means she has been groomed since childhood to perform before them and in fact did perform before the largest audience in the world. Because a lot of people watch gymnastics and even more the Olympics.
And apparently being trained from childhood in gymnastics which involves balance, timing, performing to music, control and concentration isn't a bigger advantage than being at a performing arts school, in a girl band or the odd musical... What are you talking about being an elite gymnast means that Claudia is used to perform in front of a huge audience all the time. And last paragraph , it's an advantage. WTH gymnasts mostly always do well in these shows. They either win ( Shawn Johnson, laurie on dwts), are finalists ( Aly raisman), or semi finalists ( Claudia, Nastia Liukin).
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Oh, I'm not meaning to call him a ringer: my understanding is that ringer is being used for someone with dance training and professional dance experience, and Ore is certainly not that.
I'm just trying to make the point (obviously very badly) that as a beginner in dance he starts with a certain advantage over others who have not had degree-level sports training. they are all beginners at Latin and Ballroom |
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Oh, I'm not meaning to call him a ringer: my understanding is that ringer is being used for someone with dance training and professional dance experience, and Ore is certainly not that.
I'm just trying to make the point (obviously very badly) that as a beginner in dance he starts with a certain advantage over others who have not had degree-level sports training. |
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Of course we'll get a beginner in the final again. A week on Saturday in fact: there are four competitors left, two of them are beginners, and there are three place in the final.
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I did Morris dancing is that an advantage?
they are all beginners at Latin and Ballroom Even if they have done other dancing training, it's still their first time learning Ballroom and Latin. |
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Exactly!
Even if they have done other dancing training, it's still their first time learning Ballroom and Latin. I don't know where Danny went but I would imagine it would be somewhere similar. Neither of them would look out of place in a top musical, in fact what did Darcey say about not being able to tell which one was the pro regarding Danny? |
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Wrong...if you go to the Italia Conti web site, the academy/school where I believe Louise spent some time, you will see that they teach Latin, which includes, cha-cha, tango, salsa, rumba and I believe the jive That only leaves the waltz, quickstep and foxtrot and if you can master the Argentine tango I would think you could easily do the quickstep.
I don't know where Danny went but I would imagine it would be somewhere similar. Neither of them would look out of place in a top musical, in fact what did Darcey say about not being able to tell which one was the pro regarding Danny? From their curriculum ... 'Curriculum in Detail Years One and Two Dance Dance is an integral part of musical theatre. You will develop your competence and confidence in jazz, ballet, tap, contemporary and pas de deux. You will also develop your understanding of the human body so you can express yourself freely and creatively'. |
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You do realise that Ore's degree is in Sports Science, do you? The majority of his course will have been spent in lecture halls - he didn't spend 3 years kicking a football around or learning how to keep wicket to Test match standards. There will have been some physical elements to his degree, but his qualification is in the science of sport - physiology, nutrition, psychology and stuff like that. He's obviously a fit young man, but you can hardly equate his education to that of stage school alumni.
They all have an advantage and a disadvantage in one way or another. Some have had dance experience (of one style or another) and others don't Some are young vs others who are old Some are incredibly fit after a life of sporting achievement (or a degree in sports science) vs others who are very much out of shape Some are incredibly well known personalities with zillions of twitter followers vs others I've never heard of Some are with that incredibly hunky pro dancer that is really popular vs others who are with a new pro that nobody knows yet |
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being an elite gymnast means that Claudia is used to perform in front of a huge audience all the time. And last paragraph , it's an advantage. WTH