Originally Posted by SunnyMushroom:
“For me, items 1,2 and 3 are a good thing. The dances this year are by far the best dances of any series.
I agree with the the no group dance, if time is a factor then cut down on the waffling by the old bloke between the dances.
There was a time SCD took on X Factor head to head, and won. It needed to change if it was going to remain in the schedules.
If that means having to put up with watching an iceberg being pushed around the dance floor then I am willing to put up with that so that I get to see the stunning dances that professionals, in particular Aliona and Atrem, are putting together this year.”
This is just your opinion.
I agree there have been a few great routines this series, but there has also been, in my opinion, an over use of props, gimmicks and lifts(which Len only decided half way through the series were not allowed

), frequently disguising poor dancing. Judges are often not commenting on footwork etc to encourage improvement.
The previous 7 series have produced some brilliant routines which I could watch over and over again without getting bored, without all the gimmickry which has been deemed necessary this year.