Originally Posted by StrictlyRed:
“Didn't like them all dancing at once last year with the VW, so doubt if I'll like the swingaton this year.
With the VW last year all the judges seemed to be looking down at their desks or talking to each other, so how did they reach their marks if they weren't watching properly?
To me it smacks of an extra chance to manipulate the leader board.”
They clearly just made them up - Ali got 10 when Brian used awful floorcraft, and Ricky only got 9 for serenely leading Natalie around the floor and dealing professionally with any obstructions!
I've taken part in these kind of elimination marathons (not for swing though) and I hate them. If they let the couples simply dance a routine on the floor at the same time, without making people leave the floor, but with the judges stationed around the sides marking like a proper ballroom competition, then I think it would work better - no conferring to distract the judges, no-one wandering on and off the floor to distract the contestants.
