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Pete and Jowita - Tango

Posture all wrong but he held the frame well and he kept it throughout the dance. Good footwork. Timing okay behind in place and there was no staccato but that might have been the choreography.

Sarah & Vito - Rumba

Wow love the entrance. Great arms and hand placement. Legs and feet placement was great. Nice fans, great Alemana and lovely promenades.

JB & Lauren - Charleston

Loved this routine, full of fun and character very professional. The transitions were great and the lifts and tricks brilliant.

Well they’re dancing on my floor today. I have taught, acted , danced, judged and had loads of fun on this floor.

Chris and Dianne- American Smooth

Lovely feather step, back wave and chasse. Great use of floor.

Brilliant timing and musicality, amazing synchronicity, beautiful lifts. Just wow! Look how his frames improved.

Montell and Jojo - Salsa

The dress did nothing for her figure I’m afraid and she didn’t look comfortable with the armology with JoJo.

Strictly this evening

Tasha and Aljaz - Quickstep

Full of content, lovely foot work on Lock steps and Chasses.  Great frame brilliant rhythm and timing simple beautiful.

Shane and Nancy - Rumba

Great story telling, loved the arms and body action on the rumba walks and slidingdoors. Need to keep the heels on the floor in Cucarachas to get a better body action.

Sarah and Vito - American Smooth

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Chris and Dianne - Samba

Timing and synchronicity brilliant. Loved the choreography and characterisation. Posture improves each week, better footwork would control the bounce but a good job.

Pete and Jowita - Viennese Waltz

Very good opening out of hold. Once in hold it looked rushed and the transitions could have been better. Loved story and character.

Montell & Jojo - Cha cha cha

Strictly week 5 my thoughts

JB & Amy - Jive

Nice timing and musicality. Now he needs to learn to use the ankles so that jive flicks happen not all kicks this will also make it look less stepped.

Punam and Gorka- Viennese waltz

Nice when in hold, the frame was good and she held it throughout but it was safe. She doesn’t look fully confident when not in hold.

Jamie & Michelle - Paso Doble

Loving all the arguments on social media about the dance off.

I have watched both dances through again.

Toyah and Neil 12 bars of actual Jive,

Tom and Nadia 10 bars of actual Cha cha cha.

Both where off time.

Both where lacking in technique.

Week 2

Strictly with my examiners head on

Tom and Nadia - Cha cha cha

A bit lack lustre, I don’t think he is pressing into the floor enough so he not sure where his weight. Then he be able to use his feet to make his hips work. As I said last week it hard for a tall person to dance.

Punma & Gorka - slow foxtrot

Nice head and shoulder line in hold for week 2 but the body needs lifting so she is not leaning forward, this will then let her follow through to into the legs. ‘The feet do not leave the floor in foxtrot’ she needs to learn how to make the feet track rather than pick them up.

Week one

Here we go my view of strictly with my examination head on

Nick and Luba - Jive

Good musicality a little wooden in places but a great first dance, lots of kicks and flicks. Lots of energy.

Sam and Nakita - Slow Foxtrot

Nice presence on the floor, frame not bad for week one, a bit lumpy in places.