Originally Posted by maggie_07:
“I don't know why people are making a fuss - the facts are clear.
Brendan did the choreography.
The whole team then helped to put the concept together.
He thanked them all on twitter at the time.
As he said, the pros get help with certain dances but it doesn't mean that the choreographer who helps them does the choreography from scratch.”
Who's making a fuss? We're simply discussing the matter, on a discussion forum. Brendan said that he and Sophie choreographed the routine, someone else says that other people choreographed it and have also choreographed B&K's charleston. It's an open secret that some dances have outside choreographers, and we're discussing that fact in the light of two seemingly conflicting statements, and given the surprise was expressed at the time about the brilliance of Brendan's first ever pro/celeb Charleston on the show.
Personally, I thought it was a brilliant routine, and I've watched it several times. But I'm curious about the extent of the external influences on the show, especially given that there have been several recent revelations which suggest that the extent of external/producer influence on the pros is increasingly insidious.