hi WelshieRachel!
you wrote:
What a smack in the face that would be for all the people insisting that Stephanie is crap/past it/egocentric etc.
Stephanie and Vincent to win!!!!
I don't particularly think people have INSISTED that she is all the things you listed - I just think that people are worried for her that she won't be able to cope with the physical elevations that the other younger girls will be able to achieve.
Its just a fact that when you are in your 20s and 30s you are a damn sight more flexible and "bendy" than you are in your forties and upwards (sadly I know lol!).
This is what I personally am worried about for her, in a competition where the majority of the other girls are just so good. And so much younger - she will find it truly hard to compete with them through no fault of her own.
I am 44 now and used to do ballet - until recently I could get my leg behind my ear - now I confess I am finding it physically harder! but whilst I don't like it, I have to say that it is because I am getting older!
I am a huge Vincent fan and am TRULY warming to Stephanie - I really want them to win like you!
but I do think honestly that she might have a few more problems than the others, if the judges are judging the dancing as a true COMPETITION.
Which brings up another discussion I guess:
I loved it better on Strictly when you got a greater range of people - some of whom maybe weren't that good at dancing - say like Matt Dawson for example - and through sheer hard work and listening to what they were told, came through and made a good fist of it..........
Although I appreciate all these truly gorgeous girls being good at dancing and love watching what they can do - I just feel this year they've put in too many who are good anyway............and I would have liked it better if there had been a few more who needed "shaping" a bit more - to me that is more what the show is about. And what I would personally prefer.
I think they should also have put another Stephanie-type in there as well so she isn't the only one in her genre. All the others are pretty similar to each other.
is only my opinion and not meant to upset anyone.
And, WelshieRachel - like you, I shall be voting like hell for Vincent and Stephanie to win!
wouldnt' it be amazing!

would be very happy!
Let's hope they do it!
have a good day everyone.
love x TangoQueen x