As other have said footwork/technique isn't that important, especially as it's not being marked, and it is their dance. It's a showdance i.e. a dance they've made up, with emphasis on show! I'm just anticipating a wild, bonkers routine with paso, tango, disco and dirty dancing bits in it, plus a few drags, drops and lifts. The music's brilliant and as (unlike the regular dances) I don't know what steps to expect, I'm just going to relax and enjoy what will be their last dance, at least for a while!
Worried about Alesha's show dance
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Originally Posted by Serenity79:
“They ad libbed the last 20 seconds of the paso.”
“They ad libbed the last 20 seconds of the paso.”
Originally Posted by Psychosis:
“The Paso Doble. Watch it on the BBC site - everything from about 1:13 to 1:42 (the end) was made up on the spot.”
“The Paso Doble. Watch it on the BBC site - everything from about 1:13 to 1:42 (the end) was made up on the spot.”
Thanks for reminding me. I should have known that.
I know it's not being marked so bad technique won't lose them points, but if your steps aren't spot on you'll lose the rhythm. It's not all about pleasing the judges, it's about doing the dance right.
Originally Posted by La Boheme:
“From ITT last night: it's very, very fast.
I love Alesha & think she deserves to win, but I'm afraid that they may have not made the best choice. Len looked a bit worried when he saw it & heard the music, & so did I.
Her footwork is her main weakness & whether it's because she has, as Arlene says "lazy legs", or whether it's just because they're so long it's harder to get round the steps, for me her foot-work has not always been perfect on the fast dances.
If I were her I would have chosen something energetic but not quite such a frenetic tempo.
Maybe I'm concerned un-necessarily. What do peeps think?
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“From ITT last night: it's very, very fast.
I love Alesha & think she deserves to win, but I'm afraid that they may have not made the best choice. Len looked a bit worried when he saw it & heard the music, & so did I.
Her footwork is her main weakness & whether it's because she has, as Arlene says "lazy legs", or whether it's just because they're so long it's harder to get round the steps, for me her foot-work has not always been perfect on the fast dances.
If I were her I would have chosen something energetic but not quite such a frenetic tempo.
Maybe I'm concerned un-necessarily. What do peeps think?
”
How can you judge from the few bars that were shown on ITT and they played Bonnie Tylers track not the Band doing the track so how do you know what tempo it would be - Alesha has had a COUPLE of foot faults and people seem to think everything she does has them it doesnt AND in showdance there is no technique so therefore no faults to be had
Frankly I use the Tyler track as SLOW disco dont find it that fast at all - Matt Cutler is a great Choreographer I think we will find the routine will be fine. As it is showdance there is no technique so no correct placement of feet either in heel or toe so that wont apply - neither will the rythm thing apply from feet posiitoning either
Originally Posted by Cat123:
“It's not all about pleasing the judges, it's about doing the dance right.”
“It's not all about pleasing the judges, it's about doing the dance right.”
I beg to differ. It's about pleasing the crowd. The judges aren't marking the showdance and average viewer isn't going to notice small mistakes whatever they are. This one more than any other is about who performs best and who people enjoy the most.
Originally Posted by Cat123:
“I'm a bit scared!! If it goes wrong it will go wrong big style. If she had neater and more precise footwork I wouldn't be worried, but as that's her weakness I wonder whether she'll pull it off...”
“I'm a bit scared!! If it goes wrong it will go wrong big style. If she had neater and more precise footwork I wouldn't be worried, but as that's her weakness I wonder whether she'll pull it off...”
Then again any decent teacher would work to the weakness (I would) and make the footwork simple and as it doesnt have to conform to a laid down dance technique that is relatively easy to do
They showed part of Alesha and Matthew's show dance just now on BBC News 24, it was looking good. Plus they showed one of the lifts which looked good as I was getting worried when Alesha said Matt was struggling to lift her as (she said) she was quite heavy.
Karen was all dolled up ready for tonight as well.
Karen was all dolled up ready for tonight as well.
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