I thought it was interesting that Motsi and Shirl rated it to highly. I think they were looking at it from the perspective of how great Hamza was at partnering Jowita and leading her around the floor, which is something maybe Anton and Craig don’t appreciate.
I do wonder if Craig's 5 was a deliberate vote-driver for Helen? maybe I'm overthinking it, but his 4 for Ellie a few weeks ago definitely prompted people to vote for her.
This is an opinion that you will be criticised and insulted for, because I was. The BBC in particular are very keen not to be seen as racist or homophobic, or any of the other things that are open to attack. Perhaps the word woke is considered old fashioned now, but the idea of it is still there, alive and well in the board room. Those who do not believe in box-ticking are living in a very naive world. I too couldn’t care less about the ethnicity, sexuality, religion, or body shape, if they are marked fairly. But it is obvious they are not. It is an insult not only to the viewers, but to the contestant themselves. I was told that this was not a competition, merely entertainment. Though having judges give marks seems to indicate it is a competition. Suddenly it seems, that now we are approaching the final, that opinion has now changed, and there are cries of “not fair”, best dancers etc., . To sum up, it may not be that the BBC are pushing certain people to win, but they are afraid to stop them winning. The result is the same of course, the motives are different. To have a white, beautiful, slim , straight, able bodied person must be avoided if possible. Because keyboard warriors would have ammunition. Eye rollers need not respond to this, you merely show how you have been absorbed into the regime successfully. Instead of throwing insults and derisory memes or emojis please take the time to answer properly with an valid reason for your opinion.
How fabulous they are. Him, I would love to dance with. The playful energy there is underrated in AT. Strictly doesn’t have the range but I bet some celebrities would enjoy that. If you took out the massive leg lifts and dramatic splits you could see them salon dancing some of that. Of course, Buenos Aires.
Oh like Helen? (and Will - not 'beautiful' but certainly deemed attractive). That woke BBC!
Vito had too much shirt on for me to see it properly - sort it out Vicky
There’s a world of difference between the Strictly version of AT, which has become something of a cartoonish parody of itself, and AT as it’s danced ‘properly’ at a milonga. I have a couple of friends who are very accomplished AT dancers and are fairly well-known on the AT ‘circuit’, and they invariably have little good to say about the way AT is presented on Strictly.
…… but what does any of this mean in a strictly come dancing context? that’s a lot of words to not say very much really. are you implying that hamza is getting high marks because the bbc want a poc to win because to believe that is to ignore the sometimes harsh comments that fleur, tyler and molly have all received in this series so far. i fully agree that hamza has received scores that don’t reflect the dance, especially last night, but the idea that this is some kind of sinister plot to have a “minority” win makes no sense. the judges just play favourites sometimes.
can someone help me out of it please? i’m meant to be going out for dinner at 2 
Out of 19 winners, there are only 5 people who don’t fit into ALL of those categories. There are possibly another 3 you could add if you were being strict on the beautiful part (Bill Bailey/Chris Hollins/Darren Gough) as they aren’t conventionally attractive but beauty is in the eye of the beholder so hard to judge that one objectively.
I love Hamza and Jowita, but I have to agree that last night wasn’t their finest performance- although it’s interesting that people who know more about the AT than me ( ie.almost everyone) have been praising them.…… but what does any of this mean in a strictly come dancing context? that’s a lot of words to not say very much really. are you implying that hamza is getting high marks because the bbc want a poc to win because to believe that is to ignore the sometimes harsh comments that fleur, tyler and molly have all received in this series so far. i fully agree that hamza has received scores that don’t reflect the dance, especially last night, but the idea that this is some kind of sinister plot to have a “minority” win makes no sense. the judges play favourites sometimes.
but i guess i’ve been absorbed into the regime
Sorry but 'fat black box ticker' made me guffaw for some reason (maybe the contrast with the reality of the large, but elegant and gentle Hamza)!
Oh no it isn’t!
