Strictly Come Dancing 2013 Blog WEEK 5
As British Summer Time officially ends and we turn the
clocks back to give us all an extra hour in bed, which of our celebrities wish
they could turn back the clock to perform again? Whose time is up? As the Barre
gets higher and higher, who now cannot meet standard? As our twelve remaining couples
become eleven and the leader board starts to show signs of a real divide.
Natalie & Artem Samba C8
D9 L9 B9 T35
These two seem so perfectly matched on the dance floor and
with yet another great routine and true Samba performance with no tricks or
stunts just great dancing and fabulous choreography, if I had to make any criticism
at all it would be for Natalie to be a little softer in the leg action which
would help her create a stronger Samba hip action.
Abbey & Aljaz Foxtrot C8
D9 L9 B9 T35
Nobody can deny these two make a stunning couple and they performed
an elegant heart felt Foxtrot, there was however quite a bit of gapping from
Abbey in her top half and she does still look a little nervous at times, her
foot placing could have also been a little neater when striding forward but their
chemistry is shown throughout the whole routine.
Dave & Karen Salsa C3
D5 L5 B4 T17
Dave back in his comfort zone of comedy performance, it was
quite a fast pacing routine with some very well controlled lifts despite there
being hardly any real Salsa but as always he is fun to watch.
Deborah & Robin Viennese Waltz C6 D7
L7 B7 T27
A much better performance from Deborah this week she really
looked as if she was enjoying herself again, a great technical routine even
though Deborah was a little high in the shoulders at times, but she is definitely
improving week after week.
Patrick & Anya Salsa C6
D8 L7 B7 T28
A soulful Salsa from Patrick and with a wrist injury that obviously
caused them choreography problems, he did not let it spoil their performance
one little bit, and most people would have not danced at all, let’s all hope he
repairs quickly for next week.
Fiona & Anton Quickstep C7 D7
L8 B8 T30
What a pretty Quickstep routine, it was very clean and
precise with a great little story line, Fiona even looked as if she was
enjoying herself and seemed more relaxed and at ease as if she had just won the
jackpot at the ‘Casino Royale’
Rachel & Pasha Paso Doblé C4 D6
L6 B6 T22
Rachel has worked extremely hard on her performance level
this week, but I did feel as though some of her effort was a little forced in
places, a little simpler choreography would have helped her as she was just out
of her comfort zone which showed in her technique.
Mark & Iveta Waltz C7
D7 L7 B7 T28
Mark was very brave to start the routine solo and did extremely
well showing good rise and fall and correct footwork, he then continued to show
us good poise and a well-controlled routine which he should be very proud of.
Ashley & Ola Jive C7
D8 L8 B8 T31
Ashley has a good kick and flick action however a little
more control on the finishing would have made it that more pleasing on the eye,
he had great control on the lifts and stunts but he is still occasionally flat
footed If he just finished his lines and works on his lowering action he will
go far.
Susanna & Kevin American Smooth (Foxtrot) C8 D8
L8 B8 T32
Susanna’s dancing makes me smile from ear to ear, her control
and musical interpretation takes years to learn yet another lovely performance
finished beautifully and delightful to watch.
Ben & Kristina Quickstep C6 D7
L7 B7 T27
A very light footed furious Quickstep, Ben’s timing was a
bit off in places and I do agree totally with Len’s comment about some of the
content of the routines being too much show and not enough dance, especially when
the celebrity is obviously capable of more demanding figures.
Sophie & Brendan Cha Cha C7 D8 L7
B8 T30
Beautiful straight legs from Sophie, however I do feel that
she is in a too higher heel which stops her from lowering the foot correctly
and is pitching her too far forward so she occasionally becomes stompy and
dances the traveling steps on bent knees.
Sunday’s result Show
The choreography of our professional show routines this
series is Strictly out of this world, but I did not quite get the Geisha appeal
to their routine? Shockingly Deborah & Robin and Patrick & Anya were
both in the dreaded dance off, I feel that these two couples are very evenly
matched, however Patrick did perform slightly better than Deborah but she did
not deserve to leave this week, so we see Patrick and Anya strut their stuff again
next week, Deborah, we will miss you as I know you will miss your Strictly
experience, but please KEEEEP DANCING.
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