Originally Posted by missfrankiecat:
“In terms of technique, I think Colin Jackson and possible Ricky Whittle were both superior to Danny - some of his footwork and posture in the ballroom really isn't all that, even if the judges aren't pointing it out any more!”
I agree. I think Danny could be the best male all round stage performer, but I wouldn't say he was the best male ballroom/Latin dancer. I don't know if it's Oti's fast choreography, but he sometimes gets a strange posture where something looks a bit 'off' and he never seems to have lost the on his toes, stagey quality to his footwork. Weirdly, I preferred his earlier dances to his later ones, apart from the samba.
I would place Kara and Jill above Danny, plus Rachel Stevens on technique although she didn't have the same performance level.
I read an interview with Brendan the other day where he was asked if he thought the standard this year was higher than ever and I agree with his response.
Quote:
“When asked whether he thinks the standard on Strictly is higher than previous years – as the show’s judges so often say – he pauses before going against the grain.
“It does give off that impression but I wouldn’t fully agree with that,” he remarks.
“Throughout the years, we’ve seen some really talented people. I think sometimes we forget a little bit about how many talented dancers we’ve had in the past. I could name a couple of series where it was so close to call as to who would make the final six.”
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