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Old 03-12-2006, 16:22
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So out of all the latin and ballroom which couples dances did you love?

Quickstep:
Jive:
Paso Doble:
Foxtrot:
V.Waltz:
Waltz:
American Smooth:
Rhumba:
Samba:
Salsa:
Cha cha cha:
Tango:

if i've missed any just add it onto yours and also i know some couples haven't done some of the dances but so far which couples did the best in each category.
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Old 03-12-2006, 16:35
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Quickstep: Like it, fun and bubbly with a good tempo and interesting steps.
Jive: With great choreography, it is always a joy to watch.
Paso Doble: One of my fav of the latin dances; real drama and passion. Love the costumes as well.
Foxtrot: Don't like it, too slow there's nothing in it that makes it stand out as an memorable ballroom dance for me.
V.Waltz: Hated it to begin with, but after Ray and Camilla's and Mark and Karen's fell in love with it. Quite a charming and romantic dance when coupled with the right music.
Waltz: Not really a fan, again depends on the choreography; has to be good in order to make it shine. Loved Matt and Lilia's simply sublime.
American Smooth: Hate it, its stange will never like it, no matter who is dancing and the addition of lifts is distracting and affects the flow of the dance.
Rhumba: Posey and cringey, very hard to pull off.
Samba: Like it not as much as Salsa though.
Salsa: Love it, especially Mark and Karen's. Lively, exciting, showing the joy of dancing it has to make me wanna get up and dance.
Cha cha cha: Cute dance, like the hip action involved.
Tango: Dramatic, moody, good footwork with sharp head turns = Proper Tango imo.

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Old 03-12-2006, 16:39
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Okay, we havent seen them do all the dances but Ill say who I liked best so far.

Quickstep: Emma and Darren, Matt and Lilia
Jive: Louisa and Vincent
Paso Doble: Emma and Darren, Louisa and Vincent, Matt and Lilia
Foxtrot: - not liked any so far -oh, maybe Carol and Matts actually
V.Waltz: Emma and Darren, Mark and Karen, Ray and Camilla
Waltz: Matt and Lilia, Emma and Darren
American Smooth: Matt and Lilia, Emma and Darren,
Rhumba: no one yet!
Samba:Mark and Karen, emma and darren
Salsa: Lou and Vincent, M&K
Cha cha cha: Mark and Karen
Tango: Claire and Brendan!
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Old 03-12-2006, 16:50
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Quickstep: Matt and Lilia, Emma and Darren
Jive: Louisa and Vincent (looking forward to Mark's tho)
Paso Doble: Mark and Karen, Louisa and Vincent
Foxtrot: Carol and Matthew
V.Waltz: Carol and Matthew, Ray and Camillia
Waltz: Matt and Lilia
American Smooth: none of them really stood out for me... Matt and Claire's was good but paled in comparison to the ones from last year
Rhumba: Claire and Brendan (purely because all the others have been a bit rubbish! )
Samba: Mark and Karen (technically dodgy in some places but the only samba this year that really pulled off the 'party feeling'), Emma and Darren
Salsa: Mark and Karen!
Cha cha cha: Mark and Karen... had a soft spot for Carol's too
Tango: Louisa and Vincent, Peter and Erin

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Old 03-12-2006, 17:02
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Quickstep: Emma and Darren
Jive: Louisa and Vincent
Paso Doble: Mark and Karen
Foxtrot: Carol and Matthew
V.Waltz: Mark and Karen
Waltz: Matt and Lilia
American Smooth: Carol and Matthew (surprisingly enough!)
Rhumba: eerrm... probably Mark and Karen
Samba: Emma and Darren, Mark and Karen
Salsa: Mark and Karen
Cha cha cha: Mark and Karen
Tango: Louisa and Vincent, Matt and Lilia

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Old 03-12-2006, 17:10
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Originally Posted by pri
So out of all the latin and ballroom which couples dances did you love?
My favourites for this series. Have put my favourite ever in brackets.

Quickstep: Louisa & Vincent (Denise & Ian)
Jive: Louisa & Vincent (Jill & Darren)
Paso Doble: Mark & Karen (Jill & Darren / Darren & Lilia)
Foxtrot: Louisa & Vincent (Jill & Darren / Darren & Lilia)
V.Waltz: Camilla & Ray (Camilla & Ray)
Waltz: Matt & Lilia (James & Camilla)
American Smooth: Matt & Lilia (Patsy & Anton)
Rhumba: Matt & Lilia (Colin & Erin)
Samba: Louisa & Vincent (Denise & Ian / Jill & Darren)
Salsa: Mark & Karen
Cha cha cha: Louisa & Vincent (Bill & Karen)
Tango: Mark & Karen (James & Camilla / Zoe & Ian / Aled & Lilia)
Free Style: (Zoe & Ian)
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Old 03-12-2006, 17:19
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Quickstep: Matt& Lilia (Natasha & Brendan)
Jive: Louisa & Vincent (Jill & Darren)
Paso Doble:Louisa & vincent (have a soft spot for Sarah & Brendan,Darren & lilia)
Foxtrot:not liked any (Natasha & Brendan,Colin & erin)
V.Waltz: Camilla & Ray & Mark & Karen (as series 4)
Waltz: Matt & Lilia (James & Camilla)
American Smooth: Matt & Lilia (Patsy & Anton)
Rhumba: Claire & Brendan (Natasha & Brendan & Colin & Erin)
Samba: Emma & Darren(Natasha & Brendan/ Jill & Darren)
Salsa: Mark & Karen
Cha cha cha: Ray & Camilla (Aled & lilia)
Tango: Louisa & Vincent (James & Camilla )
Free Style: (Zoe & Ian & Natasha & Brendan)
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Old 03-12-2006, 17:41
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Quickstep: Matt and Lilia (Denise and Ian)
Jive: Louisa and Vincent (Louisa and Vincent)
Paso Doble: Louisa and Vincent (Denise and Ian)
Foxtrot: Haven't seen on I've liked so far (Denise and Ian)
V.Waltz: Ray and Camilla (Ray and Camilla)
Waltz: Matt and Lilia (Matt and Lilia)
American Smooth: Matt and Lilia (Colin and Erin obviously)
Rhumba: Matt and Lilia (Colin and Erin)
Samba: Peter's hahaha it was so funny
Salsa: Carol and Matthew (The series 3 group one)
Cha cha cha: Mark and Karen (Mark and Karen)
Tango: Louisa and Vincent (Denise and Ian/Louisa and Vincent)
Freestyle: (Zoe and Ian)

Prodance: Group Foxtrot (Group Foxtrot/last years Group Paso)

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Old 03-12-2006, 17:49
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Quickstep: Matt and Lilia
Jive: None, look forward to Mark's
Paso Doble: Mark and karen
Foxtrot: none
V.Waltz: Mark and Karen
Waltz: Matt and Lilia
American Smooth: None
Rhumba: None, though Mark's technically very good, Matt and Lilia had excellent choreography, esp in closing.
Samba: Mark and Karen, no contest.
Salsa: Mark and Karen, absolutely no contest.
Cha cha cha: Mark and Karen.
Tango: Only remember Mark and Karen's but probably for the odd music choice. Enjoyed Vincent and Louisa's in parts.
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Old 03-12-2006, 17:50
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Quickstep: Matt and Lilia
Jive: Louisa and Vincent
Paso Doble: Mark and Karen
Foxtrot: Louisa and Vincent
V.Waltz: Ray and Camilla
Waltz: Matt and Lilia
American Smooth: Matt and Lilia
Rhumba: Matt and Lilia
Samba: Claire and Brendan
Salsa: Carol and Matthew
Cha cha cha: Mark and Karen
Tango: Louisa and Vincent
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Old 03-12-2006, 18:01
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My favourites (have ever favourites in brackets)
Quickstep: Emma and Darren (Denise and Ian/Julian and Erin)
Jive: Louisa and Vincent (Jill and Darren/Aled and Lilia)
Paso Doble: Matt and Lilia (Aled and Lilia)
Foxtrot: Georgina and James- it was their best dance (Jill and Darren)
V.Waltz: Ray and Camilla (Ray and Camilla)
Waltz: Matt and Lilia (Matt and Lilia)
American Smooth: Matt and Lilia/Emma and Darren (Darren and Lilia)
Rumba: Matt and Lilia (Jill and Darren)
Samba: Emma and Darren (Jill and Darren)
Salsa: Mark and Karen
Cha Cha Cha: Mark and Karen (Jill and Darren)
Tango: Matt and Lilia/Spoony and Ola (Aled and Lilia/Julian and Erin/Zoe and Ian)
Freestyle: we haven't seen yet. (Zoe and Ian/ Jill and Darren)
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Old 03-12-2006, 18:15
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Quickstep: Louisa and Vincent (Colin and Erin)
Jive: Louisa and Vincent (Jill and Darren)
Paso Doble: Mark and Karen (Jill and Darren)
Foxtrot: Carol and Matthew (Jill and Darren)
V.Waltz: Carol and Matthew (Carol and Matthew)
Waltz: Matt and Lilia (Colin and Erin)
American Smooth: Emma and Darren (Colin and Erin)
Rumba: none (Julian and Erin/Colin and Erin)
Samba: Carol and Matthew/Mark and Karen (Jill and Darren)
Salsa: Carol and Matthew/Mark and Karen
Cha cha cha: Mark and Karen closely followed by Carol and Matthew for her great technique and the fact it was a proper cha cha! (Jill and Darren)
Tango: Louisa and Vincent (Patsy and Anton)

Freestyle: Julian and Erin
pro dance: The Cutlers' rumba to Ronan Keating

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Old 03-12-2006, 18:37
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So far:

Waltz: Matt and Lilia
American Smooth: Matt and Lilia
Rhumba: I quite liked Matt and Lilia's but it's the best out of a bad bunch.
Paso: Ray and Camilla (I loved how he used the cape)
Samba: Mark and Karen
Tango: Mark and Karen (I also loved Peter's )
Quickstep: Matt and Lilia
VW: Ray and Camilla

Sorry but I can't really remember any outstanding performances for the other dances.
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Old 03-12-2006, 18:52
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Originally Posted by Erinfan
pro dance: The Cutlers' rumba to Ronan Keating
I was so gonna mention that but didn't. Matthew just looks beautiful but it was just too short
I'd love to see a solo rumba from them.

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Old 03-12-2006, 19:30
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Really don't get the Rhumba nobody seems to nail it at all. I also find the Foxtrot hard to get sometimes.
I love the quickstep, VW AS and waltz but don't understand "the story" aspect I never see any story in it - just a nicely executed dance.
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Old 03-12-2006, 19:34
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DerChef says

Quickstep: Darren and Lilia (from xmas special)
Jive: Jill and Darren
Paso Doble: Mark and Karen or Darren and Lilia
Foxtrot: Will and Hanna
V.Waltz: Bill and Karen (if you take the screw up out of it)
Waltz: Matt and Lilia maybe James and Camilla
American Smooth: Didnt see ones in last series
Rhumba: COLIN AND ERIN (best dance of all 4 series)
Samba: Nat and Brendan or Jill and Darren
Salsa: Mark and Karen
Cha cha cha: Bill and Karen
Tango: Zoe and Ian

Ohhh Yeah
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Old 03-12-2006, 21:38
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Quickstep: Colin and Erin
Jive: jill and darren
paso: james and camilla
foxtrot: jill and darren
v.waltz: em...carol and matt?
Waltz: matt and lilia
American Smooth: colin and erin
Rhumba: Colin and erin
Samba: Julian and Erin
Salsa: have no idea
Cha Cha cha: louisa and Vincent
TANGO : Peter and erin/ zoe and ian/louisa and vincent/anton and patsy

I love tango's its hard to choose
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Old 03-12-2006, 21:47
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Just from this series because otherwise I'd just write Jill and Darren in most of them

Quickstep: Matt and Lilia
Jive: Louisa and Vincent
Paso: Louisa and Vincent
Foxtrot: I'm going to be optimistic and say Matt and Lilia
V.Waltz: Carol and Matt
Waltz: Matt and Lilia
American Smooth: Matt and Lilia
Rhumba: Lilia
Samba: Emma and Darren
Salsa: Mark and Karen
Cha Cha cha: Mark and Karen
Tango : Peter and Erin
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Old 03-12-2006, 21:51
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Quickstep: Denise and Ian
Jive: Jill and Darren
Paso Doble: Jill and Darren
Foxtrot: Natasha and Brendan
V.Waltz: ??
Waltz: Colin Matt and Lilia maybe James and Camilla
American Smooth: Didnt see ones in last series
Rhumba: COLIN AND ERIN (best dance of all 4 series)
Samba: Denise and Ian
Salsa: Mark and Karen
Cha cha cha: Louisa and Vincent
Tango: Aled and Lillia
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Old 03-12-2006, 21:55
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Quickstep: Denise and Ian
Jive: Jill and Darren
Paso: Aled and Lilia
Foxtrot: Natasha and Brendan
V.Waltz: Mark and Karen
Waltz: Colin and Erin
American Smooth: Colin and Erin
Rhumba: Colin and Erin
Samba: Denise and Ian
Salsa: Mark and Karen
Cha Cha cha: Louisa and Vincent
Tango : Denise and Ian
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Old 03-12-2006, 21:56
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sorry double post was still editing....
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Old 03-12-2006, 22:23
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Quickstep: Matt and Lilia
Jive: Louisa and Vincent
Paso: Mark and Karen
Foxtrot: noone has pulled this off
V.Waltz: Ray and Camilla
Waltz: Matt and Lilia
American Smooth: Matt and Lilia
Rhumba: Claire and Brendan
Samba: Mark and Karen
Salsa: Louisa and Vincent
Cha Cha cha: Spoony and Ola!!
Tango : Louisa and Vincent
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Old 03-12-2006, 23:24
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My brain isn't engaged right now but my favourite vienese waltz was Matt and Carols, it was THE most beautiful thing I have ever seen, it was just stunning!!!!!!!!!
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Old 04-12-2006, 08:11
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Originally Posted by *Laura*
So far:

Waltz: Matt and Lilia
American Smooth: Matt and Lilia
Rhumba: I quite liked Matt and Lilia's but it's the best out of a bad bunch.
Paso: Ray and Camilla (I loved how he used the cape)
Samba: Mark and Karen
Tango: Mark and Karen (I also loved Peter's )
Quickstep: Matt and Lilia
VW: Ray and Camilla

Sorry but I can't really remember any outstanding performances for the other dances.
so you didn't think Mark's samba was outstanding then?
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Old 05-12-2006, 00:09
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Quickstep: Matt and Lilia
Jive: Louisa and Vincent
Paso: Ray and Camilla
Foxtrot: none particularly
V.Waltz: Mark and Karen (loved the song!)
Waltz: Emma and darren
American Smooth: Matt and Lilia
Rhumba: are any of them good?
Samba: Mark and Karen
Salsa: Mark and Karen
Cha Cha cha: Mark and Karen
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