I really don’t think it is fair if the contestants have previous dancing experience.
I think they were just expecting a car crash and so she wrongfooted them. Good example of how you can disguise not a lot of dancing skill by fitting in all the basic choreo and a bit of clever dress-ography!Paso Doble in week one is a big dance.
Overdone skirtography at the beginning, well throughout basically. Too much of it, masking the limits elsewhere.
I'm not impressed with the footwork in hold. Technically feels a bit limited and doesn't feel powerful enough.
I just didn't enjoy it for a paso Doble.
Based on the judges comments, it seems like I was watching an entirely different dance.
Agreed. I thought it got better as it went on, maybe she settled into it a bit more.Certainly not a bad first dance for Nicola.
However, some of the footwork felt sloppy, needed to be sharper. Some of the holds looked a bit limp when moving quickly across the floor. But a fair amount of content, interesting dynamic between the pair. They could go a long way.
Definitely, the dressography hid a hell of a lot of sins. Was not a disaster though. But basic mostly.I think they were just expecting a car crash and so she wrongfooted them. Good example of how you can disguise not a lot of dancing skill by fitting in all the basic choreo and a bit of clever dress-ography!