During eight weeks, all participants have had the opportunity to develop what I call the three Ts: Luck, Technique and Tact. At this point, I would have expected that all participants should have mastered these skills to now focus on honing all the principles of the dance. The level of quality was so consistent that I had to add two T’s to my assessments of the participants’ performances: Exciting or Boring!
I was both happy and dismayed at how Charlotte Kalla danced. In some moments she delivered outstanding simple basic figures and in the next moment she stood still. So still she almost looked like a statue. Too bad, because when she moves, she does it with finesse. Please let loose and move your ass!
Sjöberg a disappointment
Richard Sjöberg disappointed me as he was lacking in his legs and footwork. And you all know, after 18 years, how important that is. His concern is that his legs are so long that they signaled his lack of technique. From the waist up, he excelled with his fine posture and arm positions. But it wasn’t enough to fool me. Come on Rickard, speed up your legs and get strength in the old man!
Renaida represents the biggest development journey of the year. From a floundering, powerless and lackluster novice in program one, she has transformed into a rhythmic and controlled whirlwind and a formidable opponent. The reason she ended up in the duel was very clear: her second dance was trash. Renaida must step in to set two dances of equal quality. For a 50% performance, no one deserves an award for.
Hemp does everything with joy, energy and a physical movement that makes you infected by his entire presentation. The crux is that we are puzzled by this. Yesterday he offered us a roller coaster experience of varying quality. In the quarter finals, the cute boy must step out on stage as a complete dancing man with precision in every move. Fix the little details Hampus, stop being careless!
Four P’s
Now we enter the first part of the final sprint, which is the quarter-finals. I still have my five T’s as basic requirements, but as the icing on the cake, I have my four P’s which I throw in starting next week: Power, Performance, Precision and Presentation. Now it is the turn of this year’s participants to step up, deliver or pack up and go home.