No mention of Jose' yet? Simply cannot believe they are doling out the praise, while acknowledging that the choreographer had to resort to having him sit on the edge of the stage. Personally he seems to me a very nice guy. He's participating in a dance competition. He just can't hack it. I felt very bad for Adechike having to dance w/ Jose', giving the performance he gave and then getting critiqued equally. I think maybe what we're seeing is the realization they gave a slot to someone who is nowhere near ready for this show and they're doing their best to cover that fact & not rip up a nice kid on TV.
Nigel did say they're bringing in people to help them solve the injury epidemic and mentioned warm-ups. Anybody involved in dance knows how important warm-ups are. IMO that's not the problem. Melsmice sort of alluded to the issue last week in regards to the extreme choreo, the Adechike/Anya salsa being an example, the lack of time to practice & build muscle memory. I'm sure she knows what she's talking about and I think it's compounded by the fact that you're sending rookies in to dance w/ All Stars who don't have such a steep learning curve w/ the technique of the styles, just choreo itself. Two contestants, both as fish out of water, learning together probably afforded less extreme choreo in the past.
. He seems the same to me, no matter what he is dancing. I think that Lauren and Kent have come the furthest, taken the judges criticisms constructively and learned the most.
However, even I know that Jose should no longer be on the show. He's a nice kid who has tried to do what has been asked of him. He just can't, though, and the longer the season goes one the more obvious it is that he needs much more training. I am another one who doesn't get the Robert love. (My 16 year old DD does, though! 
