So last year we had the cull of several pros - some into the less than successful troop, others such as Matt and Ian got more of a look in through various means.

Which 14 Pros would you like to see return for this years show?

7 Male | 7 Female

Would you bring some back, axe some more or keep em the same?

Male
Matthew Cutler
Darren Bennett
Vincent Simone
Robin Windsor
Ian Waite
Brendan Cole
James Jordan


Female
Aliona Vilani
Lilia Kopylova
Nicole Cutler
Kristina Rihanoff
Natalie Lowe
Flavia Cacace
Ola Jordan

Males

1. Matthew Cutler
2. Ian Waite
3. Jared Murillo
4. Artem Chigvinstev
5. Vincent Simone
6. Darren Bennett
7. Robin Windsor

Females

1. Flavia Cacace
2. Natalie Lowe
3. Ola Jordan
4. Lilia Kopylova
5. Camilla Dallerup
6. Kristina Rihanoff
7. Karen Hardy

Should just about do me

In my fantasy world where the variously culled or left-of-their-own-accord would actually agree to come back...

Male
Anton du Beke
Darren Bennett
Brendan Cole
Matthew Cutler
James Jordan
Vincent Simone
Ian Waite

Female
Erin Boag
Flavia Cacace
Karen Hardy
Ola Jordan
Lilia Kopylova
Natalie Lowe
Kristina Rihanoff

Male

1. Vincent Simone
2. Matthew Cutler
3. Artem Chigvintsev
4. James Jordan
5. Robin Windsor
6. Ian Waite
7. Brendan Cole


Female

1. Flavia Cacace
2. Nicole Cutler
3. Aliona Vilani
4. Ola Jordan
5. Kristina Rhianoff
6. Natlalie Lowe
7. Erin Boag

Male

Robin Windsor
Vincent Simone
James Jordan
Artem Chivinstev
Anton Dubeke
Matthew Cutler
Darren Bennett

Female

Kristina Rihanoff
Flavia Cacace
Ola Jordan
Natalie Lowe
Nicole Cutler
Lilia Kopylova
Erin Boag

Ian
Matthew
Artem
Robin
Vincent
Brendan
James

Erin
Natalie
Katya
Flavia
Ola
Kristina
Lilia

Males
Artem Chigvintsev
Matthew Cutler
Robin Windsor
Vincent Simone
Michael Malitowski
Ian Waite
Brendan Cole

Females
Flavia Cacace
Ola Jordan
Joanna Leunis
Kristina Rihanoff
Erin Boag
Natalie Lowe
Lilia Kopylova
Katya Virshilas

This was sooooo hard, I love too many of them. I wanted to add Vincent, Flavia, Nicole and Karen but there wasn't enough space.

Males
Darren Bennett
James Jordan
Matthew Cutler
Ian Waite
Artem Chigvintsev
Brendan Cole
Anton DuBeke

Female
Lilia Kopylova
Ola Jordan
Aliona Vilani
Erin Boag
Kristina Rihanoff
Camilla Dallerup
Natalie Lowe

As long as Natalie is back, thats all that matters to me would be nice to see Aliona and Katya back too

Male

1. Anton Du Beke
2. Matthew Cutler
3. Artem Chigvintsev
4. James Jordan
5. Robin Windsor
6. Ian Waite
7. Brendan Cole


Female

1. Flavia Cacace
2. Nicole Cutler
3. Katya Virshilas
4. Ola Jordan
5. Kristina Rhianoff
6. Natlalie Lowe
7. Karen Hardy

That was hard.

Male
Artem Chigintsev
Matt Cutler
Robin Windsor
Vincent Simone
James Jordan
Jared Murillo
Ian or Brian or a newbie

Female
Aliona Vilani
Flavia Cacace
Ola Jordan
Natalie Lowe
Kristina Rihanoff
Katya Virshilas
Erin Boag (or maybe Lilia or a newbie)

Edit - if there's another comedy turn, then obviously Anton's yer man, but otherwise....

LOL We can all dream. Perhaps I could put a vote in for Slavik Kryklyvyy, partly to see him dancing on TV but also to see whether he could last a whole series with the same celeb partner!

Based on past participants, I would choose:

Males
Artem Chigvintsev
Matthew Cutler - please please................
Vincent Simone
Brendan Cole
James Jordan
Anton DuBeke
Robin Windsor

Females
Flavia Cacace
Ola Jordan
Natalie Lowe
Katya Virshilas
Nicole Cutler
Hanna Karttunen - unlikely I know but my favourite female pro ever
Hazel Newberry (well she did only ever get Quentin Wilson to teach and so not really fair)

James
Vincent
Ian
Matthew
Artem
Brendan
AN Other - I'd rather have someone new than any of the other former pro guys back, but I don't really know who

Ola
Flavia
Natalie
Aliona
Katya
Kristina
Nicole

Males

Artem Chigvintsev
Ian Waite
Vincent Simone
Brendan Cole
James Jordan
Anton DuBeke
Robin Windsor

Females

Flavia Cacace
Ola Jordan
Natalie Lowe
Katya Virshilas
Kristina Rihanoff
Erin Boag
Aliona Vilani

Only one change for me.

Male:

Brendan Cole
James Jordan
Artem Chigvintsev
Ian Waite
Vincent Simone
Brian Fortuna
Darren Bennett

Female:

Flavia Cacace
Katya Virshillas
Ola Jordan
Natalie Lowe
Lilia Kopylova
Erin Boag
Aliona Vilani (I know she gets a lot of flack for her choreography, but I like it. I think she'd be brilliant with a Gavin-type celeb, that isn't technically the best, but that can entertain without being TOO awful.)

I think, anyway.....

(I like Robin too)

Males

IAN WAITE
Matthew Cutler
Vincent Simone
James Jordan
Artem Chigvintsev
Anton Du Beke
Robin or Darren

Females

Natalie Lowe
Flavia Cacace
Ola Jordan
Erin Boag
Nicole Cutler
Kristina Rihanoff
Aliona Vilani

Male

1. MATTHEW CUTLER
2. Artem Chigvintsev
3. Vincent Simone
4. Brendan Cole
5. Brian Fortuna
6. Ian Waite
7. Anton du Beke


Female

1. NICOLE CUTLER
2. Kristina Rihanoff
3. Natalie Lowe
4. Lilia Kopylova
5. Ola Jordan
6. Flavia Cacace
7. Erin Boag

Paired up for pro dances as follows:

Matthew/Nicole
Artem/Ola
Vincent/Flavia
Brendan/Lilia
Ian/Natalie
Brian/Kristina
Anton/Erin

Everyone the same but with Ian back instead of one of the boys.

Male

Artem
Vincent
James
Brendan
Darren
Ian
Matthew

Female

Flavia
Lilia
Natalie
Katya
Erin
Karen
Kristina

Male

Artem Chigvintsev
Vincent Simone
Brendan Cole
Ian Waite
James Jordan
Robin Windsor
Somone New



Female

Flavia Cacace
Natalie Lowe
Katya Virshilas
Ola Jordan
Kristina Rihanoff
Erin Boag
Aliona Vilani

Male

Darren
Vincent
Ian
Matthew
Brendan
Jared
Robin

Female

Lilia
Ola
Aliona
Katya
Camilla
Erin
Kristina

Good question. I can't see the departed pros coming back but in fantasy land
Males:
Darren Bennett
Ian Waite
Artem Chigvintsev
James Jordan
Vincent Simone
Brendan Cole
Matthew Cutler or A.N. Other - this was a difficult decision. I'm not sure that anyone on the judging panel should have to judge a former partner/colleague so was unsure about bringing Matthew back. For the same reason I wouldn't put any departed pro on the judging panel. At the same time I was struggling to think of a new pro to name.

Much as I like Anton, I think he struggles to invent latin choreography much above the basics so I'd have him in an advisory role for ballroom. Sometimes I think some of the latin specialist pros ballroom choreography is a bit weaker than their latin so he could come in and troubleshoot.

Females:
Lilia Kopylova
Natalie Lowe
Ola Jordan
Flavia Caccace
Karen Hardy
Camilla Dallerup
Kristina Rihanoff

I like Erin too but I'd have her in the same role as Anton for the same reasons. Or failing that I'd have Anton and Erin as hosts. I think they could make quite a dynamic double act.

Females:
Ola
Kristina
Karen
Camilla
Lillia
Flavia
Erin

males:
Artem
james
matt
darren
brendan
robin
jared (just to see how he could cope with other dances)

Male
Darren
Matt
Artem
Ian
James
Andrew Cuerden

Female
Lilia
Natalie
Nicole
Ola
Hanna Haarala
Erin

Judging Panel
Karen- to replace Alesha
Camilla- to replace Bruno