SB - At least Meryl's hiding behind Charlie in the final pose - a little discretion
Can anyone tell me what the Shibs' first complicated move is? It's always video'd from behind Alex, but Maia is behind him and I can't see what's happening. It looks as though she falls and he scoops her up, but since it always looks exactly the same way, I guess it's not a fall! But what the heck is it?
I'm starting another thread in this part of the forum for an opportunity for anyone who wants to take a look, element by element, at how the judges scored the SD. I've got the videos indexed to the right place in each case, so you should be able to do a basic side by side of the elements.
Hope you all like it.
As for the Latin feel of all the dances, one of the hallmarks of Latin dance (and I understand there's great diversity in it) is hip action. And it must be really hard to do much hip swaying while stroking or doing footwork. I have yet to see any team do it. Maybe it can't be translated to ice. A shame if so.
I think that's why if there's any hip action they aren't skating around they're "standing still" and shakin' their booty.
I will be SO glad at the end of this season when the Latin SD is over and done with. I felt the same way some years back when the OD was the tango. After that season, I couldn't hear tango music without feeling very annoyed.
It's just not the same. One thing I love about Latin dance in all its forms is watching dancers travel around the stage, the floor, the street or even the beach while their hips spin around in their own orbit. It's like a dance within a dance. It's just not the same when done standing still.
Davis and White were phenomenal. Very impressed with how much they've come along with this style and really made it their own.
Virtue and Moir's program is just not what it needs to be. The musical choice with the first third is especially ineffective. I wish they would have just kept their opening from last year's FD and then altered the rest of the program from there. All 3 different musical cuts aren't needed either and I think the mish-mash in this shorter program really distracts the whole picture.
I agree. Their SD is so pedestrian. I would have placed them 4th behind the French team and W/P. I wish people would stop trying to compare them to one of the all time greats like D/W. Maybe a few years ago, but now it's really no comparison.
That is hilarious. All time greats D/W?...no comparison? it is fine to not like a program but to then make outrageous comments really loses any credibility of your commentary.