Not only fancy footwork
I HAVE mixed feelings about the appointment of Darcey Bussell as the replacement for Alesha Dixon on Strictly.
I like and admire her (who doesn’t?) but that now means we have four dance specialists who will focus on the footwork and no generalist to comment on the fun, the costumes and the imagination.
Alesha had been a contestant and therefore brought a fresh approach.
Of course by the time the final is upon us dance technique becomes the deciding factor but until then the competition is about so much more as the viewers’ votes prove.
We need someone to express those sentiments too, someone who, instead of thinking “wrong foot” will think “Oh, I wish I could do that!” But, the die being cast, good luck Darcey!