Max & Annie in the Invitational Strictly finals at ESCD 2011.

I am usually not a fan of pre-choreographed segments in Strictlys, but Max and Annie pull them off so well here. And each bit looks like it could have been socially led (which, in my opinion, follows the spirit of a Strictly competition).

They also do a wonderful job of switching up their tone and tension, sometimes multiple times within only a few counts. I feel like Max’s extremely granular control somehow continues to improve.

Dancers: Annie Trudeau, Max Pitruzella.