Posts Tagged ‘Viennese Waltz’
Strictly Come Dancing Week 3
Ok due to our Bournemouth Dance Weekend this weekend I’ve had to save the blogging until today. Rather than inundating everyone with posts I’m just going to do it in one long one instead. This week is Broadway week, why? I don’t know but I suppose they feel the need to have some form of…
Read MoreMatt Baker & Aliona Vilani – Viennese Waltz
I wasn’t entirely sold on this first time round, if I remember correctly (haven’t time to go back and look). Shoulder line loses it a little bit, and it’s a bit too clipped at times. Can’t quite tell if they miss a hand at the end or not. Another good performance, but not perfect, just…
Read MorePamela Stephenson & James Jordan – Viennese Waltz
Pamela is still for me the most consistent, and entertaining, of all the competitors – Emma can’t stop laughing every time she sees the Salsa stumble. We’re in for another treat with this Viennese Waltz I hope. I’m ashamed to say I have a little tear in my eye, whether it’s the music from Ghost,…
Read MoreKara Tointon & Artem Chigvintsev – Viennese Waltz
A lot to follow this week after Pamela’s 40 last week. Needs to watch looking down during the spins at the start as she just looked slightly off balance. Some of the transitions from in and out of hold look a little messy. They obviously tried to put more in than Pamela and James last…
Read MorePamela Stephenson & James Jordan – Viennese Waltz
A wonderfully elegant start and looking great in hold, though I still feel her shoulders could be lower in hold. A great dramatisation and excellent retelling of the ‘Ghost’ storyline. Aside from her shoulder line there’s not really anything I can criticise so I’m actually going to give it a 10. Craig: 10 “Elegant…stylish…tasteful…full of…
Read MoreScott Maslen & Natalie Lowe – Viennese Waltz
Good to see someone getting [pretty much] straight into the dance. I feel Scott is just a little wooden during the fleckerls. It’s a good performance but I felt they did better last week, easily an 8 though. Craig: 9 Len: 10 “Last week good, this week great…absolutely spell binding” Alisha: 10 “I think you…
Read MoreFelicity Kendal & Vincent Simone – Viennese Waltz
Felicity and Vincent appear to have gone down a very traditional route, in terms of the history of the dance from the balls of Vienna. It takes them quite a while to get down onto the floor though (from the bridge) which I know Len isn’t going to like. There’s a little bit too much…
Read MoreStrictly Come Dancing – Saturday 30th October
It’s Strictly Come Dancing, it’s Halloween, and we have shirtless male pro dancers to start the show. Shame the band can’t quite live up to Matt Bellamy’s vocal range. A powerful performance though and a great way to open the show. So tonight we’re going to see a Jive, Paso Doble, Viennese Waltz and Argentine…
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 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:
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