Posts Tagged ‘Ballroom’
Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan – Argentine Tango
Good to see Chris and Ola starting with true Argentine Tango basics. Needs to make sure he doesn’t hold back on the flicks though as they look a little stunted at times. I preferred their dance to Ali’s but I still only an 8 for me.
Read MoreRicky Whittle & Natalie Lowe – Waltz
Personally for me Ricky’s Ballroom has always been let down by his strange head positioning during pivots and spins, something he’s done since his first dance in week 2 and has never been mentioned. That opening looked like a lift but I think they’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. Straight away though and…
Read MoreAli Bastian & Brian Fortuna – Argentine Tango
Can Ali pull off the unexpected and actually give us a down and dirty performance? Incidentally this song they’re dancing to is the same one that a couple I choreographed for used in their Christmas party last night, and won! Hints of passion there, but i’d still like to see a bit more intensity, and…
Read MoreViennese Waltz tips from Anton Du Beke
Fresh from leaving the show on Saturday night, Anton gives us his top 3 tips on dancing the Viennese Waltz:
Read MoreRicky Whittle & Natalie Lowe – Foxtrot
Please Natalie I hope you’ve sorted out Ricky’s odd head movements as they really do grate for me and often it ruins the whole look of the routine. Significant improvement in the head department, though he has to avoid looking down at the floor. Can’t see his footwork but a very good performance, not perfect…
Read MoreChris Hollins & Ola Jordan – Waltz
A dance that needs elegance and romance, and I think Chris has what it takes to pull off a good one, but let’s see what happens. I’m not personally happy with his head position, it’s stretched a little oddly but the dance is looking good aside from that, although he really does need to incorporate…
Read MoreLaila Rouass & Anton du Beke – American Smooth
I was really enjoying the start, up until the slip in the spin. She really does have to watch those shoulders too. The dance does look like Anton is throwing her round quite a lot, and I don’t just mean in the lifts! Started with lots of promise but I don’t think it delivered and…
Read MoreAli Bastian & Brian Fortuna – Tango
Another dance where Ali won’t be able to ‘float’ round the floor so will be interesting to see how she copes with the passion and aggression required in this dance. Slight slip in the spins at the start and they appear to be incorporating rising into the dance at points. Ali is looking quite unsteady…
Read MoreCompetition Viennese Waltz
So the first time that the competitors have been required to actually compete against each other, let’s see how they cope with a normal dancing competition scenario. This will be made difficult by the camera angles, very hard to compare when it keeps jumping around. For me I still think Ricky’s frame is not the…
Read MoreLaila Rouass & Anton du Beke – Charlston
Well a dance that requires a major dose of character, shouldn’t be a problem for Anton! A great story and performance and the most enjoyable Charlston of the night, seeing as I’ve given an 8 and 9 I’ll have to give this a 10!!!
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