Dancing With the Stars - Ireland

fits

I really like Lottie and cant understand why everyone is so down on her. she's a hard worker- that much is clear.

fits

fits wrote: »

I really like Lottie and cant understand why everyone is so down on her. she's a hard worker- that much is clear.

If we all liked the same things it would be very boring

Castlekeeper

Augeo wrote: »

There's some bullsh1t with Lottie also.......

Her sister says this....
https://evoke.ie/2020/01/28/showbiz/lottie-ryan-not-trained-dancer-bonnie
"I don’t know where all of this came from, like, 99% of Ireland did stage school ...

Some reflection of the D4 bubble!

sugarman20

Lets be honest here, if all the dancers had no prior experience it wouldn't be a very good show. There needs to be 2/3 with a least some idea of what they are doing. Imagine they were all like Fr Ray or Mary Kennedy?

Hannibal_Smith

Carl Curved Sucker wrote: »

No issue with his personality. Actually got a bit emosh last night when he gave his little speech at the end when he was voted off. He seemed to have had a ball

Lottie just on a personality level is not for me. I dont care if shes an amazing dancer or has two left feet
And its a popularity contest after all i guess

Im not saying there's an issue with Fr Rays personality. Im saying the opposite

littlevillage

Sorry that Fr. Ray got booted off last night....(like most of the country it seems). He was a terrible dancer but added a bit of personality to the show.

Would like to see Aidan win now. But it looks like one of the two RTE dance robots, Ryan or Lottie will win. They have clearly benefited from having previous dance experience/stage school etc. and (in my opinion) are only in this to boost their profile/careers which I find a bit cynical.

They must be lookin enviously at how Jennifer Zamparelli started out in the Apprentice and Failte Towers....and look at her now !!!

fits

I think Jennifer has settled really well into this. She's a brilliant host.

Hannibal_Smith

Augeo wrote: »

If you trained as a boxer from the age of 12 to 18 and got injured, and that injury stopped you going on to train at it full-time in a different country. You'd likely not be eligible to enter a white collar boxing competition as most who do have had no prior boxing experience.

You can't dismiss her years of dancing IMO.

I didnt dismiss her prior dancing. I said shes not a dancer, which is correct.

To use your analogy, what would happen if you put the boxer, who trained from 12 to 18 and is 33/34 now, on a ring with a professional boxer?

Hannibal_Smith

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

.................

To use your analogy, what would happen if you put the boxer, who trained from 12 to 18 and is 33/34 now, on a ring with a professional boxer?

The show is having non dancers compete against other non dancers. You aren't using my analogy above.
Lottie, has significant dance training and experience, the other contestants as far as we know, don't.
Lottie and her family are making statements now that are contrary to her own from years ago.

Iirc correctly McGregor v Mayweather would be an answer to your question, I believe Mayweather was victorious.

fits

fits wrote: »

I think Jennifer has settled really well into this. She's a brilliant host.

I really like her, she adds a bit of sarcasm too which i love! preferred her styling last year though!

AMKC

I was delighted to see that Fr Ray went last night. He really should have been gone at least two weeks ago. Fair play to Kylee for getting him that far do. I did not watch it because he was still in it but will watch the last few episodes now.

Hannibal_Smith

Augeo wrote: »

The show is having non dancers compete against other non dancers. You aren't using my analogy above.
Lottie, has significant dance training and experience, the other contestants as far as we know, don't.
Lottie and her family are making statements now that are contrary to her own from years ago.

Iirc correctly McGregor v Mayweather would be an answer to your question, I believe Mayweather was victorious.

McGregor v Mayweather isn't non boxer (since the age of 18) v professional boxer.

Lottie is a non dancer. The judges haven't given her a full score yet, so whatever experience she has couldn't have been as significant as all that?

littlevillage

fits wrote: »

I think Jennifer has settled really well into this. She's a brilliant host.

Absolutely. She's very good and a stunner too

(and I have met her in person)

I suspect Lottie in particular, could well be modelling herself on Jennifer.

Hannibal_Smith

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

McGregor v Mayweather isn't non boxer (since the age of 18) v professional boxer.

How so?
McGregor stopped boxing in his late teens.

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

.......Lottie is a non dancer. The judges haven't given her a full score yet, so whatever experience she has couldn't have been as significant as all that?

Lottie
https://evoke.ie/2019/12/08/showbiz/lottie-ryan-dance-training
Lottie Ryan: ‘I never trained for a career in dance’


In the first-person piece in 2015 she outlined the extent of her dance training. She said: ‘I also trained as a dancer in New York and I teach hip-hop to adults and kids at the weekend.’

You are taking a similar stance as she is with the non dancer spiel.
Why can't she just standover her claims from years back? Was she bullsh1tting then or is she bullsh1tting now?

CFlat

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

That's fine. But then that its not a dance show. Its a personality show.

In the same way people were voting for Fr Ray staying in because they liked him personally, Lottie is losing put because people don'tlike her. Its all external to the dancing and the show.

People are saying she's professionally trained. I read that article that was posted earlier in the thread. She had to give up dancing in 6th year because of an injury. Sixth year she would have been 17/18? 16 years ago? Its very harsh to be using that as an excuse for her not to win.

Its very unfortunate that she had to give it up but I can only imagine that doing DWTS is an ultimate dream come true for her. Good luck to her with it.

The same people on here who are against Lottie, for whatever reason, prob watch The Voice or X Factor or one of those type of shows. How many times on those shows have we seen ex professional singers who in some cases had record contracts in the past or in a few cases were professional backing singers for big name bands enter these shows and no one bats an eyelid.

Those cases are way worse then what Lottie Ryan's being accused of here cause they actually made their living from singing.

iamwhoiam

Carl Curved Sucker wrote: »

I really like her, she adds a bit of sarcasm too which i love! preferred her styling last year though!

I like her too and she has stopped shouting so its easier on the old ears now .
I enjoy both presenters and they work well together

freshpopcorn

I was expecting to dislike Lottie but I found her fine but I found her hair annoying for some reason.

golfball37

Pro dancer John fairly loves the camera

donkeykong5

golfball37 wrote: »

Pro dancer John fairly loves the camera

If he was made of chocolate he would have eaten himself by now,

donkeykong5

Thought it was a rumour but fr. Ray has just confirmed that the contestants actually earn 3 grand a week. Ffs

Hippykitten

I'm rooting for Aidan or Gráinne

pinkypinky

donkeykong5 wrote: »

Thought it was a rumour but fr. Ray has just confirmed that the contestants actually earn 3 grand a week. Ffs

They're hardly doing it for free.

Strictly also pays contestants.

Sure, I was on 2FM once in Transition Year on a debate show and they paid us.

chalkitdown1

Safe to assume there will be no audience at the show on Sunday? RTE just announced there isn't gonna be one at the Late Late Show tonight.

Heroditas

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

Safe to assume there will be no audience at the show on Sunday? RTE just announced there isn't gonna be one at the Late Late Show tonight.

Yep apparently so. It's going to be very eerie.

fits

I hope it will get to finish season. Appreciating the bit of light relief.

chalkitdown1

I wonder if Julian will be back this weekend? The lack of an audience will probably make it easier for him with all that's going on.

chalkitdown1

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

I wonder if Julian will be back this weekend? The lack of an audience will probably make it easier for him with all that's going on.

Id imagine hes in self isolation or near enough to it
Hope hes ok!

wawaman

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

I wonder if Julian will be back this weekend? The lack of an audience will probably make it easier for him with all that's going on.

If the show finishes the season i doubt he will be back. Best for his own sake to avoid it altogether

Heroditas

It's literally a life or death situation for the poor guy.

SeeMoreBut

Final is tonight. Fr Ray missed it by a week