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shallowness) wrote2018-10-21 04:27 pm
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Strictly week 5 - 12 couples dance
The only It Takes Two I’d seen was Friday’s, and my take-outs were that Alfonso piled on the words, and I found Gabrielle’s response when Zoe said Charles had been a backing dancer for her really disingenuous.
It almost feels redundant to say Tess was in a white jumpsuit, Claudia in a sparkly black dress with red shoes. Shirley also went sparkly, but blue, Darcey went for a green cocktail dress, and replacement guest Alfonso went burgundy and more interesting than anything Bruno and Craig have worn this series, so far.
Janette managed to choreograph an American Smooth that played to Ranj’s strengths – but I thought his shoulders were a bit high and surely he wasn’t meant to be travelling so much during the spinning lifts – but by the end of the show, it had faded from memory. I noticed the lead singer claimed ‘we could be ‘appy’, but the backing singers rightly included the ‘h’.
Couples choice is not ‘a style’ and the ‘three’ styles they can choose from have an either/or element. Lauren had finally been told not to claim they were the first couple to do couples choice, because Charles and Karen were also. I hadn’t quite understood why AJ had chosen contemporary for her before seeing the routine, but her physical strength worked for her (all those lifts that AJ pretended he had no responsibility for putting in, plonker). I noticed the lack of fluidity, but didn’t much care. I thought she did a decent job of selling a dance that was meaningful for her and the choreography worked with the music. Craig undermarked her.
This was where American Alfonso did his boo-boo – Brits aren’t going to applaud you having got a 40, sunshine, unless if it’s in the context of a joke.
I felt Oti decided to use Graeme as a climbing frame a bit, in their tango and they should have been in hold more, but he managed the props. I liked it less than the judges did, because my attention wandered to note the good vocal.
That felt like a very fast rumba. There were lots of elements that were very good about it, things that most celebs wouldn’t be allowed to attempt (if only someone had banned Ashley from talking about ‘milky hips’). One or two too wild moments and I think one foot lost contact with the ground. I could see it was good, but it wasn’t telling a story for me to connect with (like their cha cha) – perhaps it didn’t need to.
Seann delivered a quickstep that was…not the most polished (wild). It was better than the footage we’d seen in the VT. Some nicely choreographed details from Katya, absent the ‘ooh, Katya is flexible’ move. But the scoring means that he’s entirely dependent on audience vote – I have no idea of what the tabloid take on them/him is by this week, but I suspect he’s in trouble.
Stacey WENT FOR IT and it mostly came off. Kevin maybe showed her up as an amateur, because he went for it too, but all/most of the steps were there from her, and parts of it were at huge speed. One of the most fun routines of the night because of the party atmosphere and the strong samba elements.
Next up, a total change of mood. If you haven’t noticed, I love a waltz, and I thought that Joe partnered Dianne beautifully. I agreed with the judges about his movement and presentation; I thought he relaxed a bit more towards the end because he knew it had gone well. Pasha and Anton liked it in the Clauditorium. I am finding I enjoy watching Joe develop as a dancer.
The VT shipped Vick and ‘Gratz’ quite hard, while working as a trailer for visit up north – she doesn’t sound like a Geordie, though. I thought she’d improved on the jive, but apparently that was just her selling it (cool version of the song), which is going to be a problem for some of the other Latins she has yet to do. The dance was slow in starting. She’s definitely more of a ballroom dancer.
A bit deflating to learn how much last week’s samba had dented Kate’s confidence, but she was back in ballroom. ‘Elegant’ was the word, though there was a bit where she got skippy and the least said about the acting, the better. I thought Craig’s ‘mediocre’ would translate into a 5. This was the only point where Alfonso, who had settled into the commenting well by this point, scored with no cover from any of the other judges, but he was no Donny Osmond, more of an Alesha.
‘Wow’ was indeed the only response to Danny’s jive. So impressive that he kept up with that and maintained it. First 10 of the season - he’s finally stepped up. That’s the jive against which all others this series will be measured.
Faye exuded joy (does Giovanni have form on putting too much out of hold in the foxtrot?), although thanks to Craig, I was looking at her hand. Good, but a bit overtaken by the other top girls and a couple of surprise breakthroughs.
Charles getting the glory slot was tantalising. That was an excellent routine, the timing and synchro between them (with the difference in height) spot on. He deservedly went from 25 to 36 and far, far from the Dreaded Dance Off territory. I disagree that he’s a contender, because he’s still going to have technical issues with all the remaining ballrooms and Latins, and, you know, have to dance with Karen in his arms, but I’m not going to take away from his great night.
So, up until this show, it had been a question of ‘who will join Ashley, Faye and Stacey in the final?’ It’s now changed a bit, which is healthy, although I’m still in the ‘a woman should win’ camp. I think the new styles had a good debut.
The only It Takes Two I’d seen was Friday’s, and my take-outs were that Alfonso piled on the words, and I found Gabrielle’s response when Zoe said Charles had been a backing dancer for her really disingenuous.
It almost feels redundant to say Tess was in a white jumpsuit, Claudia in a sparkly black dress with red shoes. Shirley also went sparkly, but blue, Darcey went for a green cocktail dress, and replacement guest Alfonso went burgundy and more interesting than anything Bruno and Craig have worn this series, so far.
Janette managed to choreograph an American Smooth that played to Ranj’s strengths – but I thought his shoulders were a bit high and surely he wasn’t meant to be travelling so much during the spinning lifts – but by the end of the show, it had faded from memory. I noticed the lead singer claimed ‘we could be ‘appy’, but the backing singers rightly included the ‘h’.
Couples choice is not ‘a style’ and the ‘three’ styles they can choose from have an either/or element. Lauren had finally been told not to claim they were the first couple to do couples choice, because Charles and Karen were also. I hadn’t quite understood why AJ had chosen contemporary for her before seeing the routine, but her physical strength worked for her (all those lifts that AJ pretended he had no responsibility for putting in, plonker). I noticed the lack of fluidity, but didn’t much care. I thought she did a decent job of selling a dance that was meaningful for her and the choreography worked with the music. Craig undermarked her.
This was where American Alfonso did his boo-boo – Brits aren’t going to applaud you having got a 40, sunshine, unless if it’s in the context of a joke.
I felt Oti decided to use Graeme as a climbing frame a bit, in their tango and they should have been in hold more, but he managed the props. I liked it less than the judges did, because my attention wandered to note the good vocal.
That felt like a very fast rumba. There were lots of elements that were very good about it, things that most celebs wouldn’t be allowed to attempt (if only someone had banned Ashley from talking about ‘milky hips’). One or two too wild moments and I think one foot lost contact with the ground. I could see it was good, but it wasn’t telling a story for me to connect with (like their cha cha) – perhaps it didn’t need to.
Seann delivered a quickstep that was…not the most polished (wild). It was better than the footage we’d seen in the VT. Some nicely choreographed details from Katya, absent the ‘ooh, Katya is flexible’ move. But the scoring means that he’s entirely dependent on audience vote – I have no idea of what the tabloid take on them/him is by this week, but I suspect he’s in trouble.
Stacey WENT FOR IT and it mostly came off. Kevin maybe showed her up as an amateur, because he went for it too, but all/most of the steps were there from her, and parts of it were at huge speed. One of the most fun routines of the night because of the party atmosphere and the strong samba elements.
Next up, a total change of mood. If you haven’t noticed, I love a waltz, and I thought that Joe partnered Dianne beautifully. I agreed with the judges about his movement and presentation; I thought he relaxed a bit more towards the end because he knew it had gone well. Pasha and Anton liked it in the Clauditorium. I am finding I enjoy watching Joe develop as a dancer.
The VT shipped Vick and ‘Gratz’ quite hard, while working as a trailer for visit up north – she doesn’t sound like a Geordie, though. I thought she’d improved on the jive, but apparently that was just her selling it (cool version of the song), which is going to be a problem for some of the other Latins she has yet to do. The dance was slow in starting. She’s definitely more of a ballroom dancer.
A bit deflating to learn how much last week’s samba had dented Kate’s confidence, but she was back in ballroom. ‘Elegant’ was the word, though there was a bit where she got skippy and the least said about the acting, the better. I thought Craig’s ‘mediocre’ would translate into a 5. This was the only point where Alfonso, who had settled into the commenting well by this point, scored with no cover from any of the other judges, but he was no Donny Osmond, more of an Alesha.
‘Wow’ was indeed the only response to Danny’s jive. So impressive that he kept up with that and maintained it. First 10 of the season - he’s finally stepped up. That’s the jive against which all others this series will be measured.
Faye exuded joy (does Giovanni have form on putting too much out of hold in the foxtrot?), although thanks to Craig, I was looking at her hand. Good, but a bit overtaken by the other top girls and a couple of surprise breakthroughs.
Charles getting the glory slot was tantalising. That was an excellent routine, the timing and synchro between them (with the difference in height) spot on. He deservedly went from 25 to 36 and far, far from the Dreaded Dance Off territory. I disagree that he’s a contender, because he’s still going to have technical issues with all the remaining ballrooms and Latins, and, you know, have to dance with Karen in his arms, but I’m not going to take away from his great night.
So, up until this show, it had been a question of ‘who will join Ashley, Faye and Stacey in the final?’ It’s now changed a bit, which is healthy, although I’m still in the ‘a woman should win’ camp. I think the new styles had a good debut.