It Takes Two – Tuesday 9th October
A few days later than intended, here’s Tuesday’s update!
On Tuesday’s show they featured Sid & Ola, Fern & Artem and Lisa & Robin along with the return of Karen Hardy’s Choreography Corner.
Fern Britton & Artem Chigvintsev
Fern reveals that her skirt ‘wafting’ was due to her inability to know what to do with her hands.
It seems Artem has calmed down from his ‘Dancing Terminator’ training footage from previous seasons, though how long nicey nicey Artem will stick around as the series develops.
Fern has Viennese Waltz this weekend and is already preferring it to the Cha Cha Cha, I’ll look to training footage later this week.
Choreography Corner
Let’s hear Karen’s thoughts on the weekend choreography:
Denise & James’ Waltz
The great thing about this…the smoke on the floor…no one could see her feet…Len thinks she can go all the way so goes straight for the feet
Colin & Kristina’s Cha Cha
He made the dance his…facial expressions, energy…if you’ve got it, move it, and that’s what he was doing…I thought he was brilliant
Michael & Natalie’s Waltz
Started with his hands behind his back…great choreography by Natalie…[however his frame] does start to drop again
Nicky & Karen’s Waltz
You only lower and prepare for a lift!…a little slap, we don’t want to see that again…another good contender for a long stay in the show
Victoria & Brendan’s Cha Cha
Some great content, absolutely brilliant…when she melted it all went to pieces…has to think that Brendan is her bicycle…don’t be distracted
Fern & Artem’s Cha Cha
The cuban breaks…slow and quick timings…got it all wrong…I think she could be a dark horse
Louis & Flavia’s Cha Cha
It’s bit flat footed, makes it look heavy…we’re looking for the use of feet, ball of foot to flat foot…I just think he’s got big feet…one of the best hip actions out there
Kimberley & Pasha’s Cha Cha
The legs are bent throughout…impossible to create hip action with bent legs…I thought she delivered a spotless performance…a nice performance, need it to be a little bit more dangerous
Dani & Vincent’s Waltz
As she turns away her eyes are looking down, and then she goes all wobbly…got to look out
Johnny & Iveta’s Cha Cha
What’s so great is they’ve used the ‘Red Herring’ affect…showing her off…distracted [from Johnny]…[I loved] his energy…very proud of him
Jerry & Anton’s Cha Cha
Great thing is when she’s in the arms of Anton…when we hit the ballroom dances she could potentially look very good…divine, glorious, glamorous woman
Richard & Erin’s Waltz
High toes, heel leads…footwork in the early days is very difficult…footwork is the foundation of movement
Lisa & Robin
Zoe: “Are you still on a high”
Lisa: “Absolutely…I never thought it would get the reaction that it did”
The music was the key, fun and camp suiting them down to the ground.
Lisa has just finished filming Waterloo Road, but had previously been training in the morning, shooting 5 hours, then additional training in the evening – quite the punishing schedule!
They show a VT of Lisa ‘having’ to practice the Robin body stroke section again…and again…and again…as Lisa says ‘I love my life”.
Lisa has Viennese Waltz this weekend, which I think could prove to be more difficult dance for her. Robin knows there’ll be more pressure on them now after finishing top at the weekend, but hopes they will do well.
Sid Owen & Ola Jordan
Sid: “First show, very nerve wracking, but I did get a bit emotional”.
Sid & Ola were overwhelmed and surprised by the good comments they received, especially after the harsh comments the judges were handing out on the Friday show.
It’s always difficult for the guys to keep their heads to the left, and most find their heads drifting towards their partner, but I’m sure Ola’s constant nagging will start to pay off – I know it does with my students (many of them hear me shouting ‘left’ at them inside their heads when I’m not around they tell me).
Salsa at the weekend could be a more difficult dance for Sid, depending on how loose his hips are.
A quick update on James’ broken nose, his doctor has given him the all clear thankfully.
So that’s episode 2 of 55 out of the way, Albert Hall for the International Ballroom Dance Championships tonight so don’t expect Wednesday/Thursday until early tomorrow I imagine.
