I thought that Len was very diplomatic when asked by Bruce - "what do you think of the standard this year" (or words to that effect). His answer - "there are peaks and troughs" was very non commital and almost nonsensical.
Surely the overall standard should be higher, lower or about the same?
I think, despite a couple of stand outs - Ricky and Ali, the standard is pretty dire this year and the improvement all round has been poor compared with recent years. We also have an unusual situation of the top dancers (who are clearly streets ahead of the others) both suffering from a lack of convincing and engaging personalities to some extent. Ali and Ricky both seem pleasent enough but neither have the most enigmatic personalities to guarantee huge support. Its huge shame Jade left, she wasn't my favourite by a long shot (sorry am firmly in camp Cola) but felt she bridged the gap of talent and personality and Ian of course was a huge asset.
I still love the series, despite the problems this year and hope next year they can pick a celeb that ticks all the boxes. Much as I love COLA, it will be a victory for personality and not dance if he wins.
In terms of standards I think overall this series has to rank as one of the worst.
Surely the overall standard should be higher, lower or about the same?
I think, despite a couple of stand outs - Ricky and Ali, the standard is pretty dire this year and the improvement all round has been poor compared with recent years. We also have an unusual situation of the top dancers (who are clearly streets ahead of the others) both suffering from a lack of convincing and engaging personalities to some extent. Ali and Ricky both seem pleasent enough but neither have the most enigmatic personalities to guarantee huge support. Its huge shame Jade left, she wasn't my favourite by a long shot (sorry am firmly in camp Cola) but felt she bridged the gap of talent and personality and Ian of course was a huge asset.
I still love the series, despite the problems this year and hope next year they can pick a celeb that ticks all the boxes. Much as I love COLA, it will be a victory for personality and not dance if he wins.
In terms of standards I think overall this series has to rank as one of the worst.



