Originally Posted by duckylucky:
“Insincere maybe . ? I think most of us are able to read facial expressions and body language quite well actually .Even babies and toddlers can read expressions and a toddler will pick up on a cross face or an insincere smile quite quickly .
Personally I think Ore used his " presenting " face and language a lot .He is used to speaking through the screen to people and presenting and it came across to me anyway as if he was constantly presenting and fronting a TV programme .He gave an air of " a put " on smile and pre rehearsed expressions and body language
He may well be a lovely man , I dont know him but he came across as not natural and a tad forced IMO”
Now there I have to disagree. I am reminded of James Martin when presenting Saturday Kitchen. He didn't just cook, he interacted with the viewers with his cheeky grin, or raised eyebrows to camera.
Ore has that same - as you say - 'presenting face', and when used in the right context, it
enhances the dance. Think of his Sinatra dance, that 'in your face' look when he withdrew his Ace playing card. It was that sort of drawing in his audience personality that endeared him to me.
Now he may not have the technical dance expertise of others, but by golly, he knows how to sell a dance - and himself, for that matter, and there's nowt wrong with that.