Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“Yes, I'd agree with that. Danny and Oti were the best throughout the series, but didn't quite nail it in the final. There are probably several million new viewers for the the final and they will have voted for what they saw on the night. Then there are followers like myself, I was expecting to vote for Danny but had to admit that Ore was far better on the night. Tough to fall at the last hurdle, but that's the way it goes sometimes.”
Often it all depends on how they handle the pressure, or not as the case may be. Ore was also lucky having had Jo as her teacher, an extremely experienced former competitor and world champion, who knows how to handle pressure and use everything to your advantage. Jo would have also advised Ore as to how to deal with it.
When they were in one of the Dance Offs, the judges were giving the usual useless advice....come out and give it everything......some welly etc...when in reality, that is the worst that you can do. In competition, you should only dance as you would in a good practice or lesson, ie not to try...as odd as that sounds. This what I have always been taught. In the DO situation I mentioned, I clearly heard Jo talking to Ore saying " just do what you did before, no more, no less". Great advice and the best advice.