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Why did the judges choose Louise's lowest scoring dance?
It was really odd, the judges choices.
With Danny they could have chosen any dance frankly and he had the potential for top marks, everyone knows he is the best dancer. They chose the QS, a dance that could have scored 40 first time around. Clearly they expected, as did the vast majority on here, that he would actually score 40. With Ore they chose the dance that lots of folk loved the best and could easily have been the couples own choice and again would have scored far more highly if it had been danced later in the series, a bit like Jay's jive. Then they threw the cherry on the cake by bringing over Gene Kelly's widow! With Louise they chose her lowest scoring dance. A dance she was clearly not comfortable with. A woman in her forties, with two kids, who would have been the oldest ever winner of Strictly, having to dance a pelvic movement dance like the Cha Cha in a leotard! Nowhere to hide, exposed. How many celebs, even the very young, have ever had to dance in a leotard? Clearly she was not happy as she referred to the leotard a number of times. I just can't understand the equity of it. Maggie |
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I wasn't a big Louise fan but I think she got royally screwed with that dance choice. Her AS or Waltz would have been much fairer in comparison to what the boys were given.
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I really don't think it's the judges that choose the dance, and I've thought this for a few years now.
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Hmm hadn't realised it was her lowest...That can't be "right" or fair. Frankly I'm sick of the control the BBC has over who leaves/who wins.
I hate the dance off. The fact that a contestant can be the least popular for weeks without leaving. It's not fair on the public nor the contestant (in a situation like Jamelia). So I wish they did away with the dance off. I also dislike Lord Len having the final say if the decision is split. More nonsense. And then for the "judges" (BBC) to decide what is danced in the Final - No. Just no. A public choice & celebrity choice would be more appropriate. But this would mean the show was for the public, who the BBC has nothing but contempt for. Why else would they refuse to say who comes 2nd? People either don't care or want to know. Only the producers want it secret. |
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I wasn't a big Louise fan but I think she got royally screwed with that dance choice. Her AS or Waltz would have been much fairer in comparison to what the boys were given.
DigitalSpy has decreed that every move the judges made was to favour Louise and Kevin - why would this be any different? They 'clearly' chose her Cha Cha Cha for her own good.... (rolleyes) |
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"Royally screwed"???
DigitalSpy has decreed that every move the judges made was to favour Louise and Kevin - why would this be any different - they 'clearly' chose it for her own good.... (rolleyes) |
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They wanted to see more hip action... it didn't happen and some of the moves looked stiff
![]() ![]() I knew it was the Cha Cha Cha before it was even announced. She performed well but you need that snap-hip action and straight legs... it wasn't all there, sadly. She was tired I think and ready for it to come to an end. Such a shame as the song is a classic, with the right snap crackle and pop - that could have been an Amazing routine but just nah. Show dance was beautiful though, contemporary should be added next year! <3 |
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I wasn't a big Louise fan but I think she got royally screwed with that dance choice. Her AS or Waltz would have been much fairer in comparison to what the boys were given.
It was an awful dance. I felt sorry for her. |
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I think people like Karen hardy have said in the past that the cha cha is pretty tough for the celebs as a dance late in the series. Not too hard in week 1 but hard to master for a semi-final.
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I think people like Karen hardy have said in the past that the cha cha is pretty tough for the celebs as a dance late in the series. Not too hard in week 1 but hard to master for a semi-final.
Now that's equity! Maggie |
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By picking her lowest scoring dance, I think they were going for the 'Journey' angle - 'oh look how you've improved and grown in confidence since Week 3'...etc. That and 'What a Feeling' is a nice feel good track. Problem was, there was no real improvement.
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I think they picked dances all of the couples said they had loved at the time of dancing them. When she danced that in week 3 I vaguely remember her saying something about she had always wanted to dance Flashdance. And it was much better, I couldn't watch it the first time. This time at least she looked like she was enjoying herself1
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They said they chose it because she won the cha cha challenge so they thought she'd make a massive improvement if she did her cha cha cha again. It was an interesting idea but her problems with the dance weren't just technical so it back fired a bit. And it backfired on Louise. I'm not sure what I'd have picked instead, I can't remember the others but there must have been loads of other dances where her confidence held her back.
I didn't want her to win and considered her the weakest dancer in the final but it does seem sad that Danny and Ore were given dances they loved and might easily have chosen as their favourite and Louise got a dance she was uncomfortable with. |
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It was really odd, the judges choices.
With Danny they could have chosen any dance frankly and he had the potential for top marks, everyone knows he is the best dancer. They chose the QS, a dance that could have scored 40 first time around. Clearly they expected, as did the vast majority on here, that he would actually score 40. With Ore they chose the dance that lots of folk loved the best and could easily have been the couples own choice and again would have scored far more highly if it had been danced later in the series, a bit like Jay's jive. Then they threw the cherry on the cake by bringing over Gene Kelly's widow! With Louise they chose her lowest scoring dance. A dance she was clearly not comfortable with. A woman in her forties, with two kids, who would have been the oldest ever winner of Strictly, having to dance a pelvic movement dance like the Cha Cha in a leotard! Nowhere to hide, exposed. How many celebs, even the very young, have ever had to dance in a leotard? Clearly she was not happy as she referred to the leotard a number of times. I just can't understand the equity of it. Maggie Its the same most weeks. Last week they had options on who got what remaining dances, and someone gets the more difficult to score with dance that tests their weakness, and someone gets a dynamic vote scoring one thats then hyped up. If they had changed it around, and marked both accurately, the scoreboard would have been drastucally changed |
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What else was there tho? Her Foxtrot, VW and Jive were immemorable, Halloween theme impractical, Rumba not distinct enough from Showdance, Paso and Waltz too high scoring to improve on. I'd have liked to have seen her AS again but it too had already scored a 10 from Bruno. So I can see why they went for the Flashdance number (and 80s obsessed me quite enjoyed it!).
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What else was t here tho? Her Foxtrot, VW and Jive were immemorable, Rumba not distinct enough from Showdance,.
Louise's Cha Cha Cha was over marked the first time round actually. I think they scored her additional marks for the fact she was clearly uncomfortable in being made to wear the leotard.. The dance itself was poor and the odds of there being such a huge improvement that would have given her a chance to achieve 40 was simply fantasy. The other choices clearly gave the dancers a very good chance of getting top marks. Maggie |
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I think they try to do the opposite 'genre' to the favourite pick. Trouble is no bugger knows whether or not the AT is supposed to be latin or ballroom, as it seemed to be counted as latin last week with Ore, I also think they try and avoid dances which scored ten as theoretically some/all judges think there's no room for improvement.
I tend to think of AT as a ballroom dance and the Charleston to be categorised as a latin due to being 'in hold' so going on the basis of that she had cha cha cha, jive, rumba, samba and charleston. Maybe the charleston might've kinder, but the CCC had the room for improvement, she was quite clearly not that energetic towards the end. Although if you could pick ballroom, i think Viennese Waltz would be her best, and the fact that it's danced to Hallelujah wouldn't have hurt her either. |
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Ore got the best possible choice he could have got, and Danny also came up trumps getting what many considered to be his best dance of the series. By contrast, intentionally or not, Louise was dealt a pretty poor hand.
Cha Chas are seldom great on Strictly and hers was no exception. She excels in ballroom, where her footwork and general technique come to the fore and can be appreciated. In particular, her Waltz really was quite sublime. It would have been much better for her to have been given something like the VW to do again, albeit in a nicer dress. Either that or her American Smooth, which I think could have been a real crowd pleaser. |
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I think they try to do the opposite 'genre' to the favourite pick. Trouble is no bugger knows whether or not the AT is supposed to be latin or ballroom, .
There are far more complicated steps available in the AT but unlike the ballroom Tango you have no actual requirement to produce an 8 count basic. The judges knew that Louise would choose the AT and then chose another latin dance, even though that generally Louise strengths lay in the technical footwork and framing of ballroom. Maggie |
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Ore got the best possible choice he could have got, and Danny also came up trumps getting what many considered to be his best dance of the series. By contrast, intentionally or not, Louise was dealt a pretty poor hand.
Cha Chas are seldom great on Strictly and hers was no exception. She excels in ballroom, where her footwork and general technique come to the fore and can be appreciated. In particular, her Waltz really was quite sublime. It would have been much better for her to have been given something like the VW to do again, albeit in a nicer dress. Either that or her American Smooth, which I think could have been a real crowd pleaser. |
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It was really odd, the judges choices.
With Danny they could have chosen any dance frankly and he had the potential for top marks, everyone knows he is the best dancer. They chose the QS, a dance that could have scored 40 first time around. Clearly they expected, as did the vast majority on here, that he would actually score 40. With Ore they chose the dance that lots of folk loved the best and could easily have been the couples own choice and again would have scored far more highly if it had been danced later in the series, a bit like Jay's jive. Then they threw the cherry on the cake by bringing over Gene Kelly's widow! With Louise they chose her lowest scoring dance. A dance she was clearly not comfortable with. A woman in her forties, with two kids, who would have been the oldest ever winner of Strictly, having to dance a pelvic movement dance like the Cha Cha in a leotard! Nowhere to hide, exposed. How many celebs, even the very young, have ever had to dance in a leotard? Clearly she was not happy as she referred to the leotard a number of times. I just can't understand the equity of it. Maggie |
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I agree.
It was an awful dance. I felt sorry for her. |
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I found Louise a bit dull for the most part, but I really did enjoy her Charleston and even watched it again in the week. That was the first time she looked as if she was enjoying herself to me.
The costume for Flashdance clearly mortified her, I think she showed willing by wearing it once but making her wear it again in the final wasn't helpful. For some reason it made her thighs look chubby - I'm sure they're not. |
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Didn't Louise win the Cha Cha group challenge?
Perhaps the judges thought this was her chance to show how much she had improved. |
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I felt very sorry for Louise when I saw her having to dance the CCC again - not an especially good dance for her, and dressed in a leotard -when both Ore and Danny were given dances that they excelled in first time around. They also had the glamour of great costuming and good music etc where she had none of that. I felt uncomfortable for her.
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