Originally Posted by yelsel:
“This is an entertainment show and the judges are there for the "Pantomine Villain" element. Most viewers sitting at home dont understand the technicalities of the dances, and i include myself in that catagory. I dont care OR notice if it is a toe lead or heel lead or even if it is a dogs lead, all i care about is if i enjoyed the performance or not. I find myself disagreeing with the judges most of the time anyway. I can understand how this must frustrate the few "Purist" viewers who still think this is a real champoinship, but it never was and never will be . The only way that could happen is if it was only professionals taking part, and quite frankly that would be boring.”
As a dancer, I suppose I could be included as one of your Purist viewers, as yes, I do like to see things done properly. But I do understand - absolutely - that scd is nothing like a proper competition, never was, and never will be. However, I still think the judges job is to judge the technique and quality of a dance; if a celeb has worked really hard to get their technique correct, then that should be marked higher - by the judges - than someone who just looks 'pretty' (or whatever!)
The viewers, on the otherhand, have the right to choose, and vote for, their favourites - for
whatever reason and regardless of the standard of their dancing. And obviously lots of people are going to have differing views - which is just as well, otherwise you could get a situation where 1 celeb gets all the marks and the other 10-11 (or whatever) get none!
'Vive la difference' - it's what makes like interesting!