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But I think I can see a reason why she was chosen to be a judge. It's rather like Cheryl on XF - because she (Alesha) was on the show as a contestant and won, she will understand what the celebrities (non dancers?) will be going through so will be able to judge from that perspective
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But 3 out of 5 of the DOI judges are qualified, with Nicky and Karen being successful ice dancers and Robin being a world champion figure skater.
1 out of 4 of the SCD dancers is qualified (Len) (Bruno, Craig and Arlene are choreographers, but not in the ballroom and latin discipline and so only have some related expertise. Craig has written a book on ballroom dancing although it is difficult to tell how much was self authored). Like kp2ni I think the DOI panel is better balanced. |
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I've never posted in here
But I think I can see a reason why she was chosen to be a judge. It's rather like Cheryl on XF - because she (Alesha) was on the show as a contestant and won, she will understand what the celebrities (non dancers?) will be going through so will be able to judge from that perspective ![]() |
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True - perhaps the other judges will help/advise her
![]() If Arlene was sacked for being too old (I'm niot saying she is), what does that say about Brucie?
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I've never posted in here
But I think I can see a reason why she was chosen to be a judge. It's rather like Cheryl on XF - because she (Alesha) was on the show as a contestant and won, she will understand what the celebrities (non dancers?) will be going through so will be able to judge from that perspective ![]() . There's no need to be since most of us are friendly. I can see the point you are making, and I think that that is a useful perspective. However some of us have a concern that it leaves us with a panel of judges which is a bit lightweight on the technical side (although it always was - just no need to compound an already poor situation). Quote:
The DOI panel has people who can skate but it doesn't necessarily follow that people who skated other people's choreography can teach how to skate or comment on whether something looks entertaining on TV or whether it hangs together as an acting/skating/exciting whole. They can say it looked good but their view on the acting side and what might have been done particularly is no more valuable than anyone watching's.Both shows really need someone to judge the performance as a whole with the benefit of some acting or choreographic or directing experience .
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The DOI panel has people who can skate but it doesn't necessarily follow that people who skated other people's choreography can teach how to skate or comment on whether something looks entertaining on TV or whether it hangs together as an acting/skating/exciting whole. Pro skating has different requirements anyway than good TV pictures. They can say it looked good but their view on the acting side and what might have been done particularly is no more valuable than anyone watching's.Both shows really need someone to judge the performance as a whole with the benefit of some acting or choreographic or directing experience .
The DOI panel are better balanced than Strictly panel in terms of relevant experience and adding another judge who has no professional experiece doesnt do much for the balance of the judging panel as a whole, Len the only dancer and Bruno contributing absolutely nothing. |
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Hand on my heart, I would turn it down. I would never take a job I wasn't qualified for, and that is purely for selfish reasons. It would be bad for my self-esteem, and there would be no security in it because I could never be confident that I wouldn't be asked to leave. And it being televised for all the nation to see just makes it worse- why would you want millions of people to see you making a mess of something?
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yeah,right!!!
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I agree. Arlene is famous for a lot more than Hot Gossip!
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Hey VL,
It's okay, and thanks for the welcome It's just I've never posted here before
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Having Alesha Dixon as a SCD judge is like having a classmate in your class at school teaching your class.
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Having Alesha Dixon as a SCD judge is like having a classmate in your class at school teaching your class.
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I agree. Arlene is famous for a lot more than Hot Gossip!
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Having Alesha Dixon as a SCD judge is like having a classmate in your class at school teaching your class.
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Not quite, but I get your point! It is more like a 6th former teaching 1st formers maybe.
more like a 4th year lol.
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........with the unions up in arms because of the use of "unqualified teachers"
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Not quite, but I get your point! It is more like a 6th former teaching 1st formers maybe.
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Or a teacher who's unfamiliar with what they're teaching and is only one lesson ahead of the class?
I had that with one class at college and we ended up passing the lecturer, so she used to keep asking us to explain to her!
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The teacher metaphor doesn't actually work. Its not the judges job to 'teach' the contestants, thats the job of the proffesionals.
The judges are there to provide their heavily bias points of view.
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She had nothing to do with TOTP, but early on she created Hot Gossip which, at the time, was an innovative dance group. She has also worked on a lot of big musicals/films/pop videos (Starlight Express/Saturday Night Fever/Elton John stuff to name but a few) and has always been in very high demand for her choreography. She is highly respected and sought after for her dance knowledge and choreography worldwide. She is famous around the world, unlike Ms Dixon, who is barely known within the confines of these shores. Arlene has vast show business experience and is respected in many diverse areas of the business. To suggest otherwise just highlights a lack of knowledge in the topic.
![]() Also - the classmate/teacher analogy is very spot on! |
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The teacher metaphor doesn't actually work. Its not the judges job to 'teach' the contestants, thats the job of the proffesionals.
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True but you don't have students on the exam board - you have a standard that people do well or poorly at which needs qualified people to judge or you have people being nice to everyone noting every problem overcome (In JS's case getting up out of the chair) I suspect Alesha is meant to make the judges sound nicer which will just dodge the issue. If she is nice she will undermine anyone pointing out someone is bad. If she comments as she sees it and uss more than 7-10 as marks she will soon fall out with voters who support anyone the other judges dislike.
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I just think that now the decision's been made, I'll give Alesha the benefit of the doubt and wait until the series to see how she does.
None of the judges tend to give particularly detailed critiques anymore - I have only been dancing 3 years and I spot loads more points than they normally mention - so I think with that in mind, and having the extra dimension of being a former winner, Alesha could have as much of value to contribute as the others. |
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Please tell Alesha Dixon to leave Strictly Come Dancing alone!
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Please tell Alesha Dixon to leave Strictly Come Dancing alone!
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The thread is labelled 'Leave Alesha Dixon alone' and I assumed that the poster wanted to hear the opinion of others.
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But I think I can see a reason why she was chosen to be a judge. It's rather like Cheryl on XF - because she (Alesha) was on the show as a contestant and won, she will understand what the celebrities (non dancers?) will be going through so will be able to judge from that perspective

