They are there to pass an opinion (at the time, on the show, not going off and bleating to the tabloids after) and to mark. Then we vote.

End.

No way - the judges have too much power as it is -it already2/3 power with the judges as they have been able to engineer who ends up in the dance off

Soory this isn't their show - and their feelings on who they want to win are irrelevant as it is who the public want to win that should count

Bin the dance off totally - the format worked well anout before series 4

They should change the format back to the way it was in series 3/4, that was when the show was at it's best IMO.

Not all, but for the final it should be the public vote only.

I would say from when they go on to 2 dances per week (week 11 if it is the same format as last year) that the judges give comments only.

I am quite willing to admit that Austin's elimination is a factor in my reasoning

I think when we get down to the final 6 or so we should revert to the old format of a bottom 2 without a dance-off.

If saturdays dance off was anything to go by i agree that the dance off should be scrapped. Leave it to Joe public to decide who should stay or go