I honestly hope they don’t end up as a pair. They weren’t even that compatible when he danced with her and shes always critical in a way that makes him feel bad and is a huge turn off for his learning curve. Plus she’s alot more experienced and skilled than he is, i really dont think theyll end up paired based off that alone. Plus she and hyoudou already have someone in mind for their partners that their coaches have helped with, so im sure she’s being paired with someone that shares her enthusiasm and skill level since im convinced at this point that Hyoudou is more so dancing for himself and isnt going to stay in the game for much longer after his next pair up. All in all, i really want Chinatsu and Tatara to stay together, not only because they are going through everything together for the first time, but theres isnt many other novices for Tatara to easily switch to. And i think he can really make it work with his latin and pull through.
You said it well but the way things are, I don't like the direction of the story going. I like hyoudo pairs to resolve their issues together (I'm a sucker for the pair)
I kinda want that to be a "for fun" dance at the whatever the final competition in the series is after they competed against each other. Don't know how realistic that want is, but I agree with you that they work better as competitors rather than team mates.
So is this the spoiler from chap 1 that shizuku is tataras partner?!?! I want the hyoudo pair up though. I am not liking how the events are turning up though I can see the gist of it way before. I like tatara and chinatsu as pair too