Hi Taranis, He did very well, I think just a pause in the second half where he picked up the timing again, but he made that look stylish, otherwise that is what it is all about! Great on TV and translates to the ballroom dancing around the country.
The celebrities have professional partners and I have had the odd ocassion where after a professional demonstration the professional lady has come over to me to lead the dance into a Snowball. (This would be from a tip off from a dance teacher, treading on an expensive dress is a no-no).
It is like dancing with nothing there as a partner, so light, quite incredible. I did have a chat once with Flavia Cacace but unfortunately not a dance. Her partner Vincent Simone had just swept my partner off to seduce her, well that was her story as she was in her 60's!
Last year when Ruth Langford was on Strictly it was nice to hear that her husband was taking private lessons, To just stop the dance training is a big let down and then to find someone to dance with, not easy!
After I was 50 i slowly gave up being sensible and started doing the things on the 'bucket list' I learnt to dance and got confident doing it. I once danced Argentine tango with my partner in a London underground passageway where they authorised buskers. He was playing great tango and we later asked him to play at a birthday party!
Afterwards we took our bow and went on our way. You do have to be careful no one nicks your bag though!
We were the first dancers on the dance floor of the Cunard Queen Victoria and there is a distant photo of us in the magazine Shipping.
Bucket list still to do.
Next trip to Oz I am going to get on one of the long Zip Wire runs and I have been promised a surprise trip, possibly Tasmania, fingers crossed.
regards Roy