I don't know anything about dance and I've never heard of half of this lineup, but my money is on Martina. Trained athletes always seem to do very well, and I swear that woman's body will do whatever she tells it to do!
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I don't know anything about dance and I've never heard of half of this lineup, but my money is on Martina. Trained athletes always seem to do very well, and I swear that woman's body will do whatever she tells it to do!
And now I will be reading all your posts with a british accent! Ha!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fanny Mare
Did you happen to see Monica Seles? She was awful! I also have high hopes for Martina though, if not just to do better than Monica.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pandora2
And wasn't tennis player Martina Hingis booted first with Matthew Cutler during her season on Strictly? It's weird to me that female athletes, some of them anyway - and these two tennis players were really bad!, are so seemingly uncoordinated when it comes to dancing. I guess coordination in one area does not necessarily transfer to another. I thought Hope Solo was pretty awful, too - I agreed with Len in one of his critiques, she was floppy and "filleted" and sort of falling all over the place in Latin's. I was really stunned. Come on, Martina, change my newfound belief that tennis players can't dance. (There was a male tennis player, real tall, on Strictly, whose name I can't remember, as he was mainly just known in Britain I think - but he wasn't any good either. And neither was Mark somebody, an Olympic swimmer - so it's not just women athletes.)
Well that's true... there have been some flops among the athletes. I guess I was thinking about the ones who are obsessed with training their bodies -- like Apolo Ohno. Martina seems to be of that ilk. Maybe Monica Seles is just a natural talent on the tennic court who doesn't need to work that hard off the court.
Totally uneducated thought though, as I didn't see her dance and I don't know much about her tennis career. Just my 2 cents. :-)
Another reason I think atheletes do so well is their competitive nature. The funny thing is, being competitive on this show can actually hinder you when you go too far. I think it affected Hope and I know it affected Brandy.
IMO, competitive so that you have a strong work ethic=good. Competitive so you "try too hard" and don't connect with the dance and "feel it" rather than just attacking it=bad.
IMO it's harder for women on this show, athlete or not. Sensuality/sexuality which is a part of many dances is difficult for most of them on national TV, no less. Being vulnerable and open to the feeling of the dance, to let go is hard to do. For women athletes they are trained to show no emotions, to stay focused so it's much harder for them change their focus onto expression/emotions. I would think that solo sports people might be a bit harder to train for this, as their performance is all about them. Apolo is just a freak of nature, that guy could do anything he sets his mind to. He is still my fave winner!
They showed Martina practising last night She was looking pretty good. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pandora2
If this is true, then I'm not watching.
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The show needs its numbers, I imagine they will say anything( tune in and see) to get them. I doubt she will even watch let alone be there.
The female athletes that have done the best on this show have been from sports that have an aspect on performing in them: Kristi Yamaguchi - figure skating, Shawn Johnson - gymnastics. Kristi was so far above the competition in her season that the rest of the field was vying for second place.Quote:
Originally Posted by JunkieGirl