Teresa May ...dancing queen or chief clown?

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Here is the link. She avoids answering any question directly. A polished political performance. Annie it certainly feels as if you do find any opportunity to repeat the allegations.
FYI

I replied to you post PECS ,

Dancing wasn't great was it but then African rhythm does need some practice.
As for trade deals, there wasn't negotiation, all the countries visited wanted to roll on the existing deals and tariffs if any, i.e., business as usual.
I'm sure this will apply to most third countries, in the longer term some will seek better deals, the US is one but that is a difficult balancing act.

One has to question her sanity! All the fuss about Africa which represents less than 1% of our foreign trade. A distraction from the folly that is Brexit. Yes she will fool some of the people for some of the time but not for all of the time.

Sadly there is no fitting leader to take her place!

A divisive question designed to elicit lots of nasty comments.

Who knew this site was so desperate for readers that it uses clickbait?

IT was Margaret Thatcher who called Mandela a terrorist not Teresa May.
She was very wooden and could probably have got away with just a bit of swaying and clapping, but good for her for having a go.
I always enjoy it when Prince Charles throws himself into these occasions, trying on headdresses and doing silly dances, all the while laughing his head off.

Spot on lemongrove !

She did look ridiculous but I think she was just being polite.

I thought it was brilliant that she joined in. The children loved it and she did as well...was obvious from her face. All the running down of her for this has annoyed me. This nation is a dancing nation ..they would have loved it and I think it probably helped.

How very unkind, paddyann. Social media and chatlines are a wonderful invention which can be used for good, and for bringing people together. But waspish comments like this can only be counterproductive. Leaving her political tendencies aside for a moment, Theresa May is a human being like the rest of us, with feelings. Sadly for her she does not have children, as a consequence of which she is most unlikely to be part of this forum; so presumably she will not have read these potentially hurtful remarks. She is trying to do her best for humanity, uniting rather than picking apart.

And if she had declined to join in she would have faced vitriol for that. .. Dammed if you do dammed if you don’t , at least we know she isn’t self obsessed ,vain or arrogant.

I'm a month older than Theresa May and regularly dance - over-40s discos, salsa, Ceroc, country dancing... I plan to be bopping on the tables at my eightieth birthday party.

I so agree Bridgeit

What on earth is wrong with joining in a dance routine? It doesn't signify anything. What does it matter how good she is at dancing, it's not a dance competition. At least she's not ashamed to move her body, and she seems quite fit.

I think there are plenty of things to criticise May for but I can't see this as one of them.
She is ungainly but she seems to have a slight stoop so is not going to be able to dance fluidly. She was joining in and the people around her found it funny so I don't see why anyone should be embarrassed by it.
I may be biased because I am a rubbish dancer too and would avoid it if possible so I give her credit for being game.
I think she should work on her curtsey and just do a small head bob especially if meeting minor royals.
It seems a bit like body shaming.

It was awful, but I agree she had to try. As you say, damned if she did, damned if she didn’t. I’m just amazed she carries on. Why would you want to be in that role at this time of her life? I’m exhausted looking after 2 little ones 2 days a week. Whatever else I think of her, I can only stand back and admire her stamina.

If you were faced with a situation with the option to join in or refuse to join in with something unfamiliar, what would you do? What would those with you think about you whichever choice you made?
Whether I agree with her politics or not, I admire her for giving it a go, knowing that the media will be vocal in its criticism of whichever choice she made.

Can the woman ever do right? for some apparently not.
You may be sure there is not a person in the public eye who does not do or say something right for someone. Does it really matter what she wears or how she performs? .In the words of a long gone celeb 'Frankly my dear I don't give a damn'.

Well bully for you pen50! Perhaps it has escaped your notice that a lot of people age at different rates to others owing to health issues such as T.M suffers from, genetic makeup, metabolism and family constitution. Walking holidays and a hectic lifestyle together a careful diet (diabetes requires that) can hardly be described as slothful!
I would suggest that dancing is not TM's forte and probably never has been, it's not mine, and never has been, and that her awkwardness is due to that and the effects of type 1 diabetes. Judging other people by yourself without the relevant knowledge of that person can be misinformed at best, and pretty unkind at worse.

Sisterhood at its best !

I think she’s been an abysmal pm /home sec ...abysmal...
but body shaming dance laughing is unpleasant
We can’t all have natural rhythm and she obviously hasn’t
Complain about her as PM all you like but leave her awkward body alone.

Agree with Bellasnana.

That music is so infectious too. It's hard to avoid at least moving to it. Couple that with all the children really going for it, who could resist?!

Whatever she does, some people are going to nitpick, aren't they. Seems like they just have to grumble about everything.
She's not my favourite politician but seems like a decent woman, and I admired her for joining in when she must know she is not particularly graceful.

How would you feel with cameras everywhere watching you try to join in with the children. A totally different music to what TM has ever attempted to move to I would imagine. Not a TM fan but at least she tried to join in rather than stand looking totally disinterested.