Saturday Service: Week 10
Week 10! Time slips away quickly...
I loved Danny & Oti's tribal samba. I often find myself looking at Oti, but tonight I couldn't take my eyes off Danny. His hip action was very good. He was in time with Oti this week. There were enough basic steps to call it a samba. Awesome job. That's why Danny is worthy of being in the top slots each week.
I loved Ore & Joanne's different take on the paso. It was moody. It was precise and hot. It totally stood up to Danny who proceeded them. Ore totally led the whole routine. The lines were lovely. He can do Hollywood and contemporary. Totally undermarked.
I was worried for Louise this week. The waltz is not a show-stopping dance, and she could have got lost in the crowd. However, Kevin's routine had a touch of drama, and Louise performed it beautifully. She kept her eyeline up for the most part, which was nice. The story telling was lovely, and she got into the character. I thought it was was better than last week's paso. And that set of turns at the end was delightful.
I liked the story of Robert & Oksana's rumba. From the waist down, he was pretty good. His arms were a bit ugly in places. They were a bit stiff and it lacked a bit of fluidity. He didn't connect enough with Oksana for me. It wasn't bad for a male celebrity, but at this stage in the competition, it wasn't good enough. That said, it did have a charm about it, and it was horrible to see Robert looking so crushed at the judges' comments.
Ed & Katya did OK this week. It wasn't a show stopper, but it was reasonable. His neck was lost a times, and he lost his frame a few times. It was a bit stompy and a little pigeon toed. I found the tango quite inoffensive. I agree with Darcey that he lost focus from time to time.
It was so good to finally see Claudia & AJ do something more adult. It was powerful, sexy and commanding. Perhaps she was anticipating some of the moves as Craig suggested, but it didn't matter. I just wish there wasn't such a height difference between them, because it stops them from connecting as much as they should. That has to be one of the best dances she's done. I can't believe we've had to Week 10 to finally see this Claudia. The only thing I didn't like was the musical arrangement.
The night ended with the cha cha cha-athon. I like that they didn't know what the music would be before they started. It's always to watch these sort of dances on TV, because we can only look at what the camera shows us, so it's hard to completely understand if the judges are correct in their voting. Based on what I could see, I thought they should have placed as follows:
Danny & Oti
Claudia & AJ
Louise & Kevin
Ore & Joanne
Robert & Oksana
Ed & Katya
I really can't see how Ed can not be in the bottom two tomorrow, probably with Robert. If anyone else in the dance-off, it really would not be fair.
Here are the videos...
Danny & Oti
Ore & Joanne
Louise & Kevin
Robert & Oksana
Ed & Katya
Claudia & AJ
Cha Cha Challenge
I loved Danny & Oti's tribal samba. I often find myself looking at Oti, but tonight I couldn't take my eyes off Danny. His hip action was very good. He was in time with Oti this week. There were enough basic steps to call it a samba. Awesome job. That's why Danny is worthy of being in the top slots each week.
I loved Ore & Joanne's different take on the paso. It was moody. It was precise and hot. It totally stood up to Danny who proceeded them. Ore totally led the whole routine. The lines were lovely. He can do Hollywood and contemporary. Totally undermarked.
I was worried for Louise this week. The waltz is not a show-stopping dance, and she could have got lost in the crowd. However, Kevin's routine had a touch of drama, and Louise performed it beautifully. She kept her eyeline up for the most part, which was nice. The story telling was lovely, and she got into the character. I thought it was was better than last week's paso. And that set of turns at the end was delightful.
I liked the story of Robert & Oksana's rumba. From the waist down, he was pretty good. His arms were a bit ugly in places. They were a bit stiff and it lacked a bit of fluidity. He didn't connect enough with Oksana for me. It wasn't bad for a male celebrity, but at this stage in the competition, it wasn't good enough. That said, it did have a charm about it, and it was horrible to see Robert looking so crushed at the judges' comments.
Ed & Katya did OK this week. It wasn't a show stopper, but it was reasonable. His neck was lost a times, and he lost his frame a few times. It was a bit stompy and a little pigeon toed. I found the tango quite inoffensive. I agree with Darcey that he lost focus from time to time.
It was so good to finally see Claudia & AJ do something more adult. It was powerful, sexy and commanding. Perhaps she was anticipating some of the moves as Craig suggested, but it didn't matter. I just wish there wasn't such a height difference between them, because it stops them from connecting as much as they should. That has to be one of the best dances she's done. I can't believe we've had to Week 10 to finally see this Claudia. The only thing I didn't like was the musical arrangement.
The night ended with the cha cha cha-athon. I like that they didn't know what the music would be before they started. It's always to watch these sort of dances on TV, because we can only look at what the camera shows us, so it's hard to completely understand if the judges are correct in their voting. Based on what I could see, I thought they should have placed as follows:
Danny & Oti
Claudia & AJ
Louise & Kevin
Ore & Joanne
Robert & Oksana
Ed & Katya
I really can't see how Ed can not be in the bottom two tomorrow, probably with Robert. If anyone else in the dance-off, it really would not be fair.
Here are the videos...
Danny & Oti
Ore & Joanne
Louise & Kevin
Robert & Oksana
Ed & Katya
Claudia & AJ
Cha Cha Challenge
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