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John and Johannes, well, this was a powerful, strong and dramatic Paso Doble. It was a masterclass in how same-sex couples can dance together in total synchronicity. I was literally jumping off of my chair and giving them a standing ovation at the end. I loved it.<\/p>\n
I do feel that John and Johannes have kind of done their strongest dances. They\u2019ve done the Tango and the Paso Doble, which are strong powerful dances, so they\u2019re doing these strong dances early on. We\u2019ll see how they get on with the more flowing dances and the dances that might not suit them so much. Will they be able to give us the subtlety and the softness of something like a Waltz? We have yet to see that. So I\u2019m really interested as if they can do that, then I think they will go all the way to the final.<\/p>\n
Are 10\u2019s being given too early?<\/h2>\n
I think the difficult thing is that when couples are performing so brilliantly, at this early stage, well, it\u2019s very unusual. So I think the judges are left with no choice but to give a 10 if they don\u2019t see any mistakes and if they love the dance.<\/p>\n
Strictly High of The Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Well, I have to say personally, my highlight was AJ dancing to The Bodyguard. For me, she is just the most brilliant dancer. She has the most gorgeous poise. And let\u2019s face it, she has the body of a goddess. She looks like a professional dancer. She has poised elegance, and she has stamina, which we\u2019ve seen in the jive. This was just beautiful and I was so impressed with the lift work because she was like a feather. I think Kai must be very strong as well, but he\u2019s obviously taught her very well on the technique of lifting and picking up your body. So yes, they would definitely be my personal favourites this week.<\/p>\n
Strictly Low of The Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Adam being at the bottom of the leaderboard, as I really enjoyed that dance. I loved the theme, I thought they looked phenomenal, and I was so impressed with his usage of his body \u2013 he committed to it 100%. Yes, there were places where he was disjointed and maybe turning feet but the rest of it was so good. I wouldn\u2019t have put him at the bottom. Who would I say should have been? With Katie and Gorka, I wasn\u2019t surprised that they went home because I felt that there wasn\u2019t enough Foxtrot content in there for me. There was a lot of acting, but not enough of the actual dance.<\/p>\n
Ian\u2019s Top Tip<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Well, for any of those celebrities doing lift work, I would say my tip is for them to learn how to prepare, to lower into your knees, prepare and lift your body into every lift \u2013 which is what we saw from AJ.<\/p>\n
Ian Answers\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Did you think it was Katie\u2019s time to go? Would you have agreed with the judges in choosing her over Judi?<\/strong><\/p>\n
I think when it comes down to the last two, my personal preference was Judi and Graziano. The Charleston was much more entertaining. It\u2019s always very difficult when you\u2019re comparing something like a Charleston, which is full of personality, to something like a Foxtrot. They\u2019re so different, how do you compare them in technique and style? But for me, Judi was more entertaining than Katie, sadly.<\/p>\n
If it was on showmanship and body rhythm, Judi would have got a 10! So if you\u2019re putting that in amongst the technique, then maybe she would have got a four for the technique, but then putting it all together, you would give her a six \u2013 so I understand where the judges are coming from. Sometimes the showmanship of performance can take over the bad footwork. Somebody could do a really good technical performance, but it\u2019d be completely flat and have no showmanship at all. I think maybe the showmanship gave her those extra points.<\/p>\n
Waite\u2019s Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n
So I\u2019ve just come back from Shrewsbury and I shall be hot-footing my way this afternoon to The Orchard Theatre in Dartford, where we\u2019re going to be continuing our tour, The Ballroom Boys Act Two, with my little sidekick, Vincent Simone. We\u2019re having a ball on tour at the moment. We\u2019ve been doing it for a couple of weeks now and we\u2019re touring until the end of June next year. It\u2019s very much a variety show with lots of banter, lots of classic ballroom dances, lots of Vincent\u2019s Argentine Tango, obviously, world champion that he is. It\u2019s just a really fun show, so we hope people come along.<\/p>\n
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