Chris and Karen's Paso doble and Alex and Neil's Argentine tango - Dance Saturday

Hello everybody and welcome back to another blog post,

I feel like there have been really two dancers on this series of Strictly Come Dancing who are maybe not the best dancers but who put 110% effort and have really come a long way since week 1. I never knew that Chris could pull off a serious dance like the Paso doble until I saw his dance on Saturday. His movements could have been neater but there weren't really any major mistakes. I also think the Alex has really come out of her shell since week 1 and she has grown in confidence. Despite some technical accuracies, she pulled off a really nice Argentine tango for her ability. Really there's a lot to talk about and I hope you enjoy reading it all!

Chris really managed to keep a serious face throughout the whole routine he did with Karen. For a comedian, his acting skills were on point. He really got into character and he really got a feel for the intensity of the music. He also led Karen really well, throughout the dance, and he really got a sense of the marching action in the feet, which is what the Paso doble means. I think that Bruno would have liked to have seen more of a curved shape throughout his body, almost like a banana, because that adds more of a flamenco vibe to the dance. He could have also been more lighter on his feet by stepping onto the balls of his feet instead of his heels. However, in comparison to week 1, he has seriously made a drastic improvement.


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I was actually really impressed with Alex's performance of the Argentine tango. It really is a difficult dance to perform because the male and the female both have to listen to each other because both partners have to react to the others' movements. However, Alex really did perform in this routine. The intertwining walks with the legs, is something that is really difficult to achieve but she did it. She also got the swinging action of the leg and she had excellent musicality. She could have been a bit neater on the lift because she was a bit shaky but I think she was just a bit nervous. She could have pointed her feet more and really work the arch of her foot, to really extend the clear and concise leg movements. She could have also kept the leg swing closer to the knee to make in neater. However, she had excellent chemistry with Neil and she kept up the drama of the routine. She has really come a long way since week 1 and I would have never have thought that she would have been able to dance such an amazing Argentine tango but she did so well done to her.


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As we've done every other week, we've got to say goodbye to the couple voted out of Strictly Come Dancing. Saffron and AJ, you will be missed.


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Btw, who else liked Ellie Ferguson's routine on the results show?! It was so good. She's such an amazing dancer!


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