Posts Tagged ‘Ballroom’
Jade Johnson & Ian Waite – Quickstep
A fast dance which could suit Jade’s athleticism, even if it ends up wearing Ian out!Jade looks a little uncomfortable during the jump from the stage, and is a little behind at the start of the next jump section. Needs to relax the shoulders and make sure she isn’t pushing the head forward. Certainly full…
Read MoreCraig Kelly & Flavia Cacace – Quickstep
Problems with his arm lines last week could be recreated in this fast and difficult dance.Not too sure on Flavia’s dress but an energetic start, though Craig needs to keep his shoulders down. The worst thing about Quickstep is how noticeable it is when you jump and your partner doesn’t, unfortunately Craig’s errors are very…
Read MoreRav Wilding & Aliona Vilani – Quickstep
Rav’s a big man and I do think he may struggle with the Quickstep, at least at making it look effortless!Nice line at the start, shame about the slip and the Charlstons looked slightly off in the feet. Huge gap between them meaning that they’re not really together throughout the dance. Rav seems to be…
Read MoreChris Hollins & Ola Jordan – Quickstep
Another top dancer from a fortnight ago, fast dances normally suit shorter competitors so will be interesting to see how this shapes up.Keep the head up Chris at the start, but good hands as always (contrary to Len’s criticism…! Looks a little flat and laboured and appears to be a lack of connection between them,…
Read MoreAli Bastian & Brian Fortuna – Quickstep
Very good Waltz last time they danced ballroom and should have the elegance to pull off a good quickstep.Nice classic music choice. Floaty and elegant beginning. Good movement and control, though the top line looks a little nervous and she looks almost like she’s leaning. Shaming about the slight mistake there. Fast and accurate footwork…
Read MoreRicky Whittle & Natalie Lowe – Waltz
Full of promise with my initial thought being 7-8.… Had to watch getting too carried away with moving his head around, and a real shame with that slip but I still think he’ll get 7’s
Read MoreJo Wood & Brendan Cole – Tango
Well done Phil, that’ll teach anyone that compared you to John Sergeant (though I seem to recall he did have a very good first Waltz too!) … 6 predicted…… A poor start but quickly recovered. Looking good for a while, but a bit skippy later on and lacks some control. Going to be 5’s, maybe…
Read MorePhil Tufnell & Katya Virshilas – Waltz
Looks like they’ve forgiven the obvious mistake, and the marks are in line with the performance.… Depending on nerves this looked good in training and I predicted a 6-7. Now that’s some Brylcreemed hair! Nice Waltz performance, a slight slip unfortunately right in front of the judges, and needs to make sure that the toe…
Read MoreLaila Rouass & Anton du Beke – Tango
From the training videos I had this down as an 8, so will be interesting to see if they live up to the hype. Not sure if Anton should have called all his old partners rubbish (I seem to recall he did alright with Lesley Garrett).… Needs to put the chin up just a bit,…
Read MoreRichard Dunwoody & Lilia Kopylova – Waltz
What was that face for Bruno? Don’t agree with Alesha’s marks? Wouldn’t be surprised if that’s not discussed in the papers this week.… Predicted 5-6, but didn’t know that existing injuries prevented him having a proper frame, will be interesting to see if the judges take that into account. Must, must, must go forward on…
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