Posts Tagged ‘Latin American’
Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna – Jive
Looked a little awkward in training and I’ve been waiting to see how Ali copes with these faster Latin American dances.Looking good up until the mistake with the American spins, dance seemed to lose it as Ali’s confidence dropped. A good start but let down by the second half. 6-7 rather than straight 7’s that…
Read MoreRicky Groves & Erin Boag – Jive
Up first then Ricky and ErinDoes need to point those toes down, and not sure about the constant clicking. It does seem a little flat, even though Ricky does appear to be bouncing the whole way round. Not as inspiring as i’d hoped but not a bad performance. Thought 7’s and I think he should…
Read MorePhil Tufnell & Katya Virshilas – Salsa
Phil could’ve done with a Foxtrot to give his knee a bit of a rest…Surprisingly good beginning and really nice hip movement and confidence. A little bit basic at times, with a lot of repetition but that’s most likely due to the reduced practice time they’ve had available. Not a bad Salsa at all and…
Read MoreJade Johnson & Ian Waite – Salsa
Jade injured herself during training and I hope it doesn’t affect the performance too much tonight.Based on the training videos I thought this could be 8’s. Good hip action, but has to watch the back breaks, they could benefit from being a lot more compact. Energetic but seems a little lost at points. 7-8’s.
Read MoreRicky Whittle & Natalie Lowe – Salsa
Ricky could pull out another top spot, and take the glory from Anton, but I was only thinking 8’s earlier.The start is a little disjointed for me and just seems to be a collection of moves rather than coherent dance. Good hip actions though, shame about the hands not quite working in the between the…
Read MoreNatalie Cassidy & Vincent Simone – Salsa
Natalie’s not afraid to shake it when required, I thought 7’s earlier so let’s see what she can produce here. Definitely an energetic performance, though it looks a little laboured at times. Not entirely sold on the performance but think it will achieve 7’s.
Read MoreAli Bastian & Brian Fortuna – Salsa
I’ve been waiting to see Ali perform a quicker Latin dance as I think this is where she could fall down, however she has got Brian as her teacher and he knows a thing or two about Salsa.Ali needs to push through the floor to generate the hip action and she looks a little uncomfortable.…
Read MoreChris Hollins & Ola Jordan – Salsa
Looked a little uncomfortable in training, let’s see if Chris can pull it off on the night, predicted 6-7 earlier.Really should lower those shoulders, I know the feeling he’s trying to create, but it doesn’t quite look right. Slightly off on the turns but lots of hip action, does look a little forced at times.…
Read MoreTraining updates – Salsa and Foxtrot
In advance of tonights show I’ve looked at the training updates and my comments and predictions follow. The contestants have been allocated either a sultry Salsa, or the elegant Foxtrot. Salsa normally involves fast complicated moves with lots of hip movement, whilst the Foxtrot is a slow elegant dance that should float across the floor.…
Read MoreSalsa showdance & Andy Williams
Will have to look closely and decipher a few new moves to add to the repertoire.Although I wasn’t actually that impressed with the performance, I don’t tend to criticise professionals but that did look a little amateur at times and I think slower music would’ve allowed for a better performance all round. Andy Williams A…
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