Sunday Service: Week 9
Blackpool. Always hyped up. Always under-delivers. Thankfully, being on holiday meant I missed all the hype, and didn't even know who was dancing to what.
I liked the showgirl theme of Mollie & AJ's Charleston, but Wings was a terrible song choice. Mollie looked quite qangly. She really needs to keep legs straight and point toes to help avoid that. The lifts were good, but the entrances and exits into the lifts were awkward and laboured. Mollie lacked swivel.
Kevin gets to do paso at Blackpool again. Apparently his five-year long desire to theme the dance around Strictly Ballroom had been quite the hot topic this week. I was left a bit cold. Susan had the drama - she always finds the character of the dance. She really needs to close her feet together, though. The whole thing looked untidy because she doesn't finish things off properly. She also lacked shaping. It was OK, but not her best dance.
Debbie's samba lacked hips for me, which was especially notable on the voltas. Nice samba rolls, although feet looked untidy to me. Nice promenade runs. Her chemistry with Giovanni wasn't quite a good for me this week.
Jonnie & Oti's tango was quite disappointing. Their reliance on the extra dancers did little to enhance the performance. Jonnie's terrible posture strikes again, his bottom was sticking out and distracted from everything else. He looked like he was concentrating too much, rather than performing.
Gemma & Aljaž's American smooth was a lovely dance. Took a bit too long to get going, but once it did it was great. It was very neat and tidy. Nice release of the toes on the backward steps. Lovely lifts.
There was too much Nadiya, not enough Davood in their paso. Once again Nadiya didn't give him enough to do. It worked in the rumba, but not here. Paso is one of the few dances when the man can shine, rather than just presenting his partner. Davood had nice lines and great shaping. He had power and intent. He deserves better than the choreography he is being given.
Alexandra & Gorka's quickstep was big and glam. On point as always. They totally nailed it. Complete Hollywood. The type of thing we long to see in Blackpool.
Joe & Katya's salsa was interesting. Joes's entrance was like something from Catchphrase - "Say what you see". He was sitting on a clock. Literally riding on time. Aside from that, I though it was good. Great lifts, which were really ambitious, too. Katya is not afraid to trust her partner. It was a great routine. High energy. I liked it.
There is no question in my mind that Jonnie should be in the bottom two. I'm beginning to wonder if he still wants to be there. I think Mollie should probably be there with him, although Susan could also be in danger.
I liked the showgirl theme of Mollie & AJ's Charleston, but Wings was a terrible song choice. Mollie looked quite qangly. She really needs to keep legs straight and point toes to help avoid that. The lifts were good, but the entrances and exits into the lifts were awkward and laboured. Mollie lacked swivel.
Kevin gets to do paso at Blackpool again. Apparently his five-year long desire to theme the dance around Strictly Ballroom had been quite the hot topic this week. I was left a bit cold. Susan had the drama - she always finds the character of the dance. She really needs to close her feet together, though. The whole thing looked untidy because she doesn't finish things off properly. She also lacked shaping. It was OK, but not her best dance.
Debbie's samba lacked hips for me, which was especially notable on the voltas. Nice samba rolls, although feet looked untidy to me. Nice promenade runs. Her chemistry with Giovanni wasn't quite a good for me this week.
Jonnie & Oti's tango was quite disappointing. Their reliance on the extra dancers did little to enhance the performance. Jonnie's terrible posture strikes again, his bottom was sticking out and distracted from everything else. He looked like he was concentrating too much, rather than performing.
Gemma & Aljaž's American smooth was a lovely dance. Took a bit too long to get going, but once it did it was great. It was very neat and tidy. Nice release of the toes on the backward steps. Lovely lifts.
There was too much Nadiya, not enough Davood in their paso. Once again Nadiya didn't give him enough to do. It worked in the rumba, but not here. Paso is one of the few dances when the man can shine, rather than just presenting his partner. Davood had nice lines and great shaping. He had power and intent. He deserves better than the choreography he is being given.
Alexandra & Gorka's quickstep was big and glam. On point as always. They totally nailed it. Complete Hollywood. The type of thing we long to see in Blackpool.
Joe & Katya's salsa was interesting. Joes's entrance was like something from Catchphrase - "Say what you see". He was sitting on a clock. Literally riding on time. Aside from that, I though it was good. Great lifts, which were really ambitious, too. Katya is not afraid to trust her partner. It was a great routine. High energy. I liked it.
There is no question in my mind that Jonnie should be in the bottom two. I'm beginning to wonder if he still wants to be there. I think Mollie should probably be there with him, although Susan could also be in danger.
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