LolitaHaze
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I was watching So You Think You Can Dance just now. Tonight you can see the difference between a GREAT Lead versus a Great dancer. There were two couples one dancing the samba and the other dancing the cha cha. In each couple the male was quite familiar with the chosen dance style, where as the female was lacking (in my opinion on the same level of unfamiliarity). Dmitry trying to compensate for his partner's inabilities showboated (for lack of better word)... no let me say... gave it everything he had to bring up the level of the couples' performance. In my opinion it just made it look like he was really really really good at what he did and proved just how much his partner did not know. In the end making the performance look mismatched. Now Benji on the other hand (who I am rooting for) he took his abilities down to match his partner's. It is obvious he can give so much more (he is the swing dance champion), but he brought up his partner's ability, by bringing down his own performance and helping her, leading her, and in the end making the routine spectacular! Both men are quite talented in these ballroom/latin/swing styles, but this proved, to me, that a good lead is better than a good dancer any day!