SCD Week 5 Review

So Bond and his Pussy Galore have crashed out of the competition. Oh well. At least Kristina and her ever-decreasing outfits have gone. Colin sadly just wasn't camp enough for her choreography. As of this week, I will be introducing ".5"'s to my scores to differentiate better between the dancers.


Was Tess best dressed?: In a word, no. 4/10


Kimberley & Pasha - Salsa - "Naughty Girl" 

To start, the song wasn't suitable for a Salsa. The "flying" - just no point. As for the actual dance, Kimberley's footwork was pretty good, but her arms were awful. She also stumbled out of the first lift, and the armography section at the beginning went really wrong. Not sure what the judges saw in this.

Judges' scores: 8, 8, 8, 9
My score: 6.5

Lisa & Robin - Tango - "Let's Stick Together"

Unlike most people, I felt that the song did kind of go with the dance. Lisa's footwork looked excellent for the most part, and the hold seemed alright to me. She just didn't do the sharp head turns for some reason, and her leg extensions and wrap-around were terrible.

Judges' scores: 7, 7, 6, 7
My score: 6.5

Richard & Erin - Foxtrot - "Big Spender"

And it was all going so well....or not. He went wrong at the very beginning, but he got back into it and was looking good (frame seemed good, as did the footwork). Then, with about 30 seconds to go, he seemed to go wrong on a turn and that just put him off (I'm pretty sure they improvised some of it too).

Judges' scores: 3, 5, 5, 4
My score: 4

Denise & James - Viennese Waltz - "At Last"

I hate to say it (as I really don't like this pairing), but the girl did good. I only saw one "mistake" and it was to do with her arm placement when they were out of hold. Very good work guys, but can Denise and Ian (who's stepping in for an injured James, why not Anton?) please get a bad Latin dance next week? 

Judges' scores: 9, 8, 9, 9
My score: 9

Victoria & Brendan - Samba - "It's Not Unusual"

At least it had some technique in there. Victoria still seems quite unstable in her core and never knows what to do with her free arm. Some of the footwork was messy too. Oh well, Brendan has smashed his Samba curse again, so yay! Btw - LIFT!

Judges' scores: 6, 6, 6, 5
My score: 5 

Louis & Flavia - Samba - "La Bomba"

Am I the only person who just didn't "get" this routine? This was a really bad week for Louis. The samba rolls didn't look as though they were done properly, his free arm went a bit limp at times, and every movement of his arms just looked really "soft" again, which is the issue that I had with his Tango.

Judges' scores: 6, 7, 8, 8
My score: 6

Colin & Kristina - Foxtrot - "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive"

I'm sorry Team Colina but I just didn't like this. Once again, his footwork was good for the most part, but his arms (and hold in general) were poor. With that height difference, the hold was never going to look right. He also messed up his footwork at the very end (loved his kicks though). I'm glad for him that they went out now.

Judges' scores: 6, 7, 7, 7
My score: 5.5

Nicky & Karen - Rumba - "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing"

God Karen, your choreography is awful. And you were doing so well in the last 2 weeks too. What pluses can I take out of that routine? Well, his arms looked quite good in places. That's it. Btw LIFT?

Judges' scores: 4, 7, 7, 7
My score: 4

Fern & Artem - Paso Doble - "Espana Cani"

More skirt-wafting I see *yawns* . How much longer is Artem going to play that one for? Fern's footwork looked good until after she came out of the drag where she went a bit wrong, but she picked it back up. Her arms however, are hideous.

Judges' scores: 6, 6, 6, 6
My score: 5.5

Michael & Natalie - Foxtrot - "Sweetest Feeling"

Not as good as last week. In this dance his hold seemed a bit off, as if he was hunched over a little. There was a fair amount of gapping too. He's definitely a Ballroom boy, but I'm waiting for the car-crash that will be the Salsa next week!

Judges' scores: 7, 8, 8, 8
My score: 7.5

Dani & Vincent - Jive - "Dance With Me Tonight"

Now as you all probably know by now, I love these guys, and I wasn't expecting to. I can see what the judges said about her arm extensions, but in this dance I felt she got away with it, and her kicks and flicks were fantastic! 

Judges' scores: 8, 8, 9, 8
My score: 8.5


So my personal leaderboard goes like this:

Denise & James - 36/40
Dani & Vincent - 34/40
Michael & Natalie - 30/40
Kimberley & Pasha - 26/40
Lisa & Robin - 26/40
Louis & Flavia - 24/40
Colin & Kristina - 22/40
Fern & Artem - 22/40
Victoria & Brendan - 20/40
Richard & Erin - 16/40
Nicky & Karen - 16/40