The penultimate show of the series already?! Where did that time go? So this week the celebs do 2 dances each & my opinions of those were:
Joe & Katya - American Smooth
Great routine, smooth & controlled. Brilliant lifts too. Just needs to watch his left shoulder as it rises on occasions.
My score - 9
Alexandra & Gorka - Viennese Waltz
Needs to pull away from him more. Ideally her chest should not be on his & she was boob to boob with him. Her right arm was also too straight for most of the in-hold section. Good rotation & arms out of hold were nice.
My score - 8
Mollie & AJ - Samba
She was wrong footed at one point. Her core was too weak so looked like she was getting thrown around a lot. Needed more control.
My score - 7
Gemma & Aljaz - Rumba
Very good leg actions & nice hips. Nicely romantic. Just needed more pressure into the floor to aid the control.
My score - 9
Debbie & Giovanni - Jive
I must have been watching a different dance! Her flicks were too loose & lacked retraction. She looked like she was struggling to keep up with the routine. Her chasses were too flat footed & she had no jive rock action.
My score - 6
Joe & Katya - Argentine Tango
Awful music but great routine. Stunning lifts & control. Major shame about the balance issues.
My score - 9 (would have been 10 but for the balance issue)
Alexandra & Gorka - Salsa
Fast & full of content. Got a feeling she made an error & stepped back instead of forward at one point? Maybe it's just me but I felt there was a lack of correct hip action in a lot of it.
My score - 9
Mollie & AJ - Waltz
Light & romantic. Nice timing. Shame about the error. I disagreed with Shirley & felt she needed to soften her standing leg in her pivots to help with the rotation.
My score - 8
Gemma & Aljaz - Tango
Sharp & strong. All of her kicks & flicks were exactly the same height as Aljaz. Agree with Craig regarding the position of her left hand, it needed to face down to the foor & have her fingers together.
My score - 9
Debbie & Giovanni - Foxtrot
She made an error near the stage & had to correct herself to get onto the right foot. No toe release on her basic steps. At times her left wrist was 'broken' & created what I call a swans neck. Nicely fluid though.
My score - 8
My bottom 2 this week - Mollie & Debbie
Will be interesting to see who will be in the dance off as (from memory) only Joe & Gemma have not been in the dance-off yet?
Until then,
keeeep dancing!
Lloyd x
I and several dance teachers thought the Debbie jive was really poor. She's lucky to be mid table in the judges scoreboard but as she is I suspect the bottom 2 of Gemma and Mollie will also be in the dance off
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