Strictly Final

[vernonk]

This is the order I'd like to see them finish in:
1) abbey
2) Sophie
3) Natalie
4) Susanna

What do you think?

[237SJ]

It looks like the general consensus on the internet is that Natalie was robbed.

[ummmm]

I agree with hc though.

[237SJ]

I think it`s a matter of who has the biggest fan base and Natalie doesn`t have that.

[CokeTulip]

I liked Sophie and she looked fedup after (understandable) but it doesn't mean she wasn't great. She was very different to the others.

I am pleased for Abbey. Natalie did very well but all the crying on her video put me off slightly - she can hold it together. She looks quite tough at times as does Suzanne. (It is competitive so they have to have competitive types on there)

[ummmm]

Yes, why?

[mrs.chappie]

I agree with HC. It's not a level playing field if one of the contestants is a trained dancer.

[craft1948]

It obviously isn't a level playing field as the best dancer didn't win...

[mrs.chappie]

The best dancer shouldn't have been allowed to take part.

[craft1948]

That's not her fault chappie, she was invited to take part..........anyway I don't mind Abbey (thank god it wasn't the ghastly Susanna)

[237SJ]

I`ve just looked at Natalie`s dancing experience on the internet. She had dance 'training' since the age of three. Well didn`t we all. I did ballet but there is no way I could do ballroom - it`s a completely different discipline. The only feature I can see in her dancing that would say to me that she had training is in her arms. You can always tell by the arms. However, it looks like she did tap dancing as a child. I personally don`t think that gives her any kind of unfair advantage at all. She was the best dancer and the best dancer should win. Not the person who is the most popular, or the underdog or anybody else.

[Fusion5]

I think tonight Natalie and Artems' dances were best. Natalie did look gutted when they announced the winner.

[ummmm]

Has strictly put people off Susanna?

[237SJ]

"Natalie did look gutted when the announced the winner". So did Bruno - he had a face like thunder.

[hc4361]

237SJ. This is on her cv and was on it before she started strictly.

MUSIC AND DANCE
* = Highly Skilled Cabaret Dancing*, Contralto*, Jazz Dancing*, Latin American*, Tap*

That means that she is willing and able to take on dance roles in films and tv - a lot more advanced that a girl that had a few dance lessons in her childhood.

[mrs.chappie]

IMO all four were fabulous dancers and all good enough to win.

[ladybirder]

Natalie was nearly, very nearly, as good when she started as when she got to the final, unlike the others who had to learn to dance.

[grumpy01]

Bet it won't put Charlie off her though Ummmm, just watch his eyes.

[tigerlelly]

I don't understand why the judges don't have the final say. I can quite see that the public votes up to the final as it keeps the viewers interest but it would be fairer if the experts chose the winner. It often seems more like a popularity contest.

[hc4361]

That is why the public is urged to vote for their 'favourite celebrity' and not who they think is the best dancer. It's an entertainment show - if it were a serious dance competition they wouldn't invite obvious no hopers such as Ann Widdecombe to take part.