Posts Tagged ‘Ballroom’
Harry Judd & Aliona Vilani – Foxtrot
Hands are a little splayed (as Craig would put it) which is a shame. Needs to keep his head up and really stretch out in his frame but there’s a great connection between them both…Emma wonders if they’re both single… A good performance let down by his frame – really work on stretching away from…
Read MoreJason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff – Foxtrot
Jason was top of the leader board last week, and the training midweek suggested he’ll still be there this week, let’s hope he lives up to it. Not sure on the solo spin and a few picked up feet in his first feather step. Needs to watch his shoulder line and the pivots are a…
Read MoreRobbie Savage & Ola Jordan – Foxtrot
Almost a stumble at the beginning but other than that quite a good start. Shame that it actually loses it a bit once they go into hold. His eyeline’s just a little too high, which a lot of the guys suffer from in the Ballroom, but he’s definitely putting a lot into the performance. It…
Read MoreLulu & Brendan Cole – Foxtrot
Head up Lulu! Lifting her feet rather than tracking along the floor and missing quite a few of her heel turns, which is a shame as she was doing them in training. You can tell she’s forgotten a few of the steps but a huge improvement on last week. Not bad, Lulu just needs to…
Read MoreEdwina Currie & Vincent Simone – Foxtrot
A much better dress this week, but a lot of ‘faffing’ about as Len would put it 50 seconds before they actually take hold! It’s very elegant and romantic but they only spend about 20 seconds actually in hold. Edwina looks quite clumsy at times but overall not a bad performance, but not a Foxtrot…
Read MoreStrictly Come Dancing Week 2 Rehearsals
So week 2 of Strictly is upon us, and there’s a new round of training videos to pour over. I’ve watched training videos on It Takes Two from Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as well as the above video for my comments.This year they have removed the dance off (stupid idea if you ask me) so…
Read MoreNancy Dell'Olio & Anton Du Beke – Waltz
Two big egos, one dance, plenty of humour, though I don’t think the feather boa was part of the routine and unfortunately it’s pretty much ruined the whole performance. A complete mess I don’t feel it’s fair to even give it a score, I think Craig especially will be harsh. Craig: 1 “A word of…
Read MoreChelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev – Waltz
After seeing her initial training video Chelsee was my early front runner, please don’t let me down tonight! So far so good, there’s just something about the way Chelsee holds herself when she dances, and she has a wonderful top line. A few stumbles here and there but this is one of the best first…
Read MoreRory Bremner & Erin Boag – Waltz
Rory looked really good in the launch show and in training, he has a bit of a Tony Blair smile on him tonight, and he could lower his shoulders to make his frame look a lot more relaxed. I love this track for a Waltz, I’ll have to find a suitable version to add to…
Read MoreAnita Dobson & Robin Windsor – Waltz
I was quite impressed with Anita’s elegance in training, let’s hope she’s brought it forward to the live show. Could just lift her chest a little bit more to improve her frame, and the heel turn in her double reverse spin was a bit too prominent. I’ve not felt that there’s been much dancing in…
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