Posts Tagged ‘Ballroom’
Strictly Training Video – Nancy Dell'Olio & Anton Du Beke
Second up tonight is Nancy Dell’Olio and Anton Du Beke also with the Waltz. For the majority of the training Nancy is looking quite rigid and heavy footed, but I’m really liking the sequence around about 58/9 seconds in. If she can continue to be lighter on her feet she’ll be in good hands with…
Read MoreStrictly Training Video – Dan Lobb & Katya Virshilas
Ok it’s been a busy few days so I haven’t had time to keep you up-to-date with all the training videos so you’ll now get 3 in fairly quick succession. First up, Dan Lobb & Katya Virshilas with their Waltz training. Dan needs to be careful not to let his shoulders tense up during the…
Read MoreStrictly Training Video – Anita Dobson & Robin Windsor
Maybe it’s Anita, and not Alex, who needs L and R written on her! The number of times we have to say “other left foot”…yet the students just giggle.Anita is looking nice and elegant at the moment, so that’s a great start, though I do wonder how she’ll cope when the Latin dances come…
Read MoreStrictly Training Video – Rory Bremner & Erin Boag
Day two of training so we should see a bit more development as the weeks progress. Next up is Rory Bremner & Erin Boag and Waltz.I imagine this will be a good one for Rory to start off with (though his wiggle didn’t look too bad at all in the opening show). Rory will need…
Read MoreChris Hollins & Ola Jordan – Foxtrot
Chris really stepped it up in the final last week and delivered an almost perfect Foxtrot, can he improve on that tonight? Looks to me like there has been some work on the hands, but really should be smiling throughout. Shame about the mistake in the middle. Ola knows how much the audience like the…
Read MoreGethin Jones & Flavia Cacahe – American Smooth
So a new partnership for the Christmas Special, how will they perform together? Doesn’t really seem to be much chemistry between them, and I’m finding the performance a little stale, however the final lift drew some excited gasps from Emma’s mother and sister. Not a bad performance, but not as good as the others so…
Read MoreAli Bastian & Brian Fortuna – Viennese Waltz
A perfect 40 in Blackpool, let’s see if they can recreate that magical dance tonight. Ali’s elegance always suits the mainly slow Ballroom dances. A little shaky at times but otherwise faultless and I think this could be the first perfect score of the night.
Read MoreRicky Whittle & Natalie Lowe – Quickstep
Perfect marks in the final for their Quickstep makes this a strong contender, though hopefully there’ll be some new choreography. Thought there was a slight slip up in the middle, but otherwise a very good performance, will the judges overlook the lift at the end though? Technically it seemed perfect but have to knock off…
Read MoreChris Hollins & Ola Jordan – Charlston
Return of the crazy face of Chris Hollins. This is looking improved over their original Charlston, which definitely bodes well. A very good performance, a little untidy in places (though I suspect that’s the essence of the dance) and I’m going to give it a 9.
Read MoreJade Johnson & Ian Waite Tango
After seeing that there’s no doubt that Jade was an incredibly strong contender for this title. My old teacher Mary (Ian’s step-mum) choreographed this dance and was gutted when they couldn’t perform it on the night. I feel so sorry for Ian as this was probably his best chance for making it to the final,…
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