Strictly Speaking! Week Four Review - with Lauren Oakley

Strictly Come Dancing has arrived back onto our screens at last, and not a moment too soon! Week Four of the series has seen its fair share of controversy and fireworks, superlative dances and striking productions! Also, a surprising dance-off resulted in a social media response and a discussion in today’s show around why confidence matters, and why society still has some way to go when it comes to treating male and female performers the same. Here to discuss everything with Kevin is special guest, Burn The Floor star, Lauren Oakley! KEY TAKEAWAYS Social media’s reaction has demonstrated that while we are allowed to express an opinion, we must also be humble enough to accept that very few people know the performers intimately, and that the opinion may well be wrong. People often feel that confidence is a negative quality, but this is misplaced. Many people struggle with confidence, and find that the only way to find self-belief is to act in a confident way. Audience empathy plays a significant role in how we view a performer. It is unfortunate that many have taken against a perceived confidence in certain performers, and that this reaction seems regrettably to be aimed more toward females. This seems to be a societal issue. People often assume that being partnered with someone who has had previous physical training makes their job easier. There is actually far more pressure for the pro, as there is a higher level of expectation. BEST MOMENTS ’Just because that’s your opinion doesn’t mean that you’re right - that’s just your perception’ - 5:34 ’I want people to feel good about themselves. Too many people nowadays don’t feel good about themselves’ - 11:50 ’We need to make more space for confident women’ - 22:11 ’It’s like if you’ve got a Rolls Royce, and all you’re doing is driving it to the corner shop and back...’ - 40:35 ’Everyone’s been saying Craig’s nicer this year. I felt like he came crashing back down this week!’ - 1:00:43 VALUABLE RESOURCES Lauren Oakley Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/laurenmayoakley/?hl=en Lauren Oakley Twitter - https://twitter.com/laurenmayoakley?lang=en ABOUT THE HOST   Kevin Clifton is a professional dancer who has been performing & competing at the highest level for over a decade. Kevin has worked on shows like 'Burn the floor' & 'Rock of Ages' to 'Strictly Come Dancing' one of the biggest TV shows in the UK which Kevin won in 2018.    CONTACT METHOD Kevin Clifton Instagram Kevin Clifton Facebook Kevin Clifton YouTube