I think most these have been individually expressed elsewhere:

1. Karen Hardy to replace Len Goodman.
- Len is rude, inconsistent and unwilling to accept people can have opinions other than his own. Karen is a current professional judge with an international standing and reputation.

2. Claudia to take on post-dance chat role permanently.
- Claudia's ad-libs and wit are so appealing compared with Tess's stilted and often repetitive delivery.

3. Professionals to choose dance music/theme, not the producers.
- Was genuinely surprised when Ola said on ITT that she was forced into that cowboy dance.

4. No more no-hope, big-name OAP celebrities
- What was the point of paying people like Tony Jacklin(69), Johnny Ball(74), Jimmy Tarbuck(66) to risk their health only to be eliminated in the first vote?

5. Bring back the live results show on Saturday
- Everyone knows the results show is recorded on Saturday and anyone who wants to can find the result. Let's cut the pretence and schedule a results show for around 9pm - that's not to late for the kids to stay up for.

Oh how funny
Reminds me of series one where loads of us emailed in about camera angles etc, how cross did beeb get, saying "its not strictly a dance show" lol

1. get rid of Claudia
2. replace len and bruce after series 10

Really it's just Bruce. There's no need for him anymore. The show moves much more smoothly without him. The rest of the show is fine and doesn't need tinkering with.

Totally agree with all these points. I would also like to get rid of the fillers, repeats of the training, and add more dancing, whether it be Pro's on the show or other couples brought in, Pro or Amateur.

Only give tens when a dance has been absolutely perfect.
No celebs with previous dance history
Results show on Saturday night
Replace Bruno with Arlene Phillips
No dancing and clapping and cheering when guest musicians are performing.

Please DO NOT replace anyone with Arlene Phillips! Her stumbling alliteration and perving over any male dancer under 50 was cringe making.

Absolutely agree! She was always so desperate to appear witty, but totally lacking the talent to be so, she frequently made no sense at all!

Most ingenious suggestion so far: wiring the chairs to control the audience.

Sadly you could send these mostly eminently sensible ideas to whoever you like at the Beeb, and they will not take the slightest notice whilst the viewing figures remain so high. A prime example is the mind numbingly silly VTs - they are for children, to encourage the family audience.

there really isnt much i'd change about the show - it's the highlight of my tv viewing every week at the moment - but i agree with all of you about letting the pros have more say in the music. i'm not saying it should be fully traditional all the time bc it is a fun saturday night entertainment show not a serious ballroom competition, but sometimes they dance to a song that just doesnt work! theres been some great choices (the version of yeah that natalie and artem did a quickstep to was brilliant and i thought susanna and kevins tango to bruno mars worked surprisingly well as well) but it can totally ruin a dance when the music is wrong! the dances done to music with a more traditional flavour (if not actually a trad song) seem to get the best reception.

it's funny, they always seem to get it right with the charlestons yet for stuff like the paso and the tango they'll throw in something like florence and the machine or madonna and it makes an otherwise great dance fall a bit flat.

1) get rid of Bruce and replace him with Claudia, have the results show live on a saturday night

2) get rid of the props

3) let the professional dancers choose their own music

4) keep the Argentine Tango until the semi final, ditch the swingathon

5) have a 50/50 split of ballroom and latin each week, (ie 6 do a waltz, 6 do a cha cha then reverse it the following week) I dont like all the different dances each week, so difficult to compare who is actually progressing and improving, it would also make the scoring ALOT fairer

1 Len
2 Go back to just doing two dances a week
3 Make Craig head judge
4 Confiscate the 10 paddle from Darcey & Bruno
5 No props

Thanks for that!

I would get rid of the tinsel, sparkle, feathers and all the baubles, fringes and beads, and the see-through skirts, dresses, shirts. The same routines danced in civvies would look so much better, to my mind. Appropriate clothing but minus the cheap tackiness. Keep the fancy gear for special occasions where opulence would be meaningful. The glamour would have impact then.

Get rid of whoever it is who is currently in charge of selecting the music.

Swap the judges' seats around. it's what you'd do with a naughty class. Would change the dynamic between them.

Let the light-show be the only large prop (apart from chitty chitty bang bang). Everything else has to be portable to make the show. The light-show is always the best prop. Can create a whole scene without taking up any of the dance floor or obscuring the view.

Whenever James Jordan has finished as a dancer on the show (in his own sweet time, I mean), let's have him on ITT or on the main show in a presenting / expert role

Let Bruce retire gracefully and bring in a professional presenter with live TV experience (Bill Turnbull or Aled Jones would fit nicely) also tell Len to be less grumpy or he's out.

Pro's choose their own music - no more shoehorning in the producers favourite tracks to totally unsuitable dances.

2 dances of each style per week - so it doesn't get too boring (lovely thought the waltz is, having to watch 7 in one week might be stretching most people's interest a bit).

Get rid of themed weeks and props.

Start to hire proper decent guests for the results show - not wannabe popstars just looking for a bit of free plugging for their latest albums.

My choices...

1. No favoritism from judges
2. No favoritism from judges
3. No favoritism from judges
4. No favoritism from judges
5. No favoritism from judges

Not vehemently anti Bruce, but give Tess and Claudia the whole gig, they' ve earned it.

I' ve lost my rag with all four judges this year, more inconsistent than ever, and not much in the way of tips for improvement, not even Darcey. Get some ex pros in, especially Ian.

Music, staging, props, costumes and overall themes by discussion and agreement. How are pros supposed to get the best out of celebs otherwise?


Better pro group numbers. Those accompanying guests are usually fine. That said...

Some guests are lousy live, well in that environment anyway if nowhere else. I' d rather they only have one every few weeks if that means booking the best.

1. Retire Bruce
2. Sack Bruno (I find him creepy and lecherous)
3. Get rid of the ridiculous clips before the dances, with the dancers and celebs doing stuff that can and does injure them
4. Stop the incessant cheering from the crowd over the guest singers on Sun night each and every time they see someone dancing
5. Stop the faffing about/telling a 'story'/props/etc and just dance a proper ballroom or latin dance

Eh? I thought they'd already done that, hence the standing ovation after nearly every dance.

1. Dismiss Bruce and replace him with Tess and Claudia. This series when he's not been there I've thought that the whole show has just run more smoothly.
2. Leave the music choices down to a discussion between the pro dancer and Dave Arch or his rep. Not a producer who isn't accountable to the voting public for his/her choice.
3. Start showing ITT the week before the first live dance, and have it on the Monday after the final. To give people more time to get to know the new celebrities / pros, and celebrate the finalists / overall champion.
4. Ask each judge to nominate their favourite dance after all the couples have danced. Their favourites then score one extra point. So that the public really then knows who is their favourite.
5. Bring in at least one extra type of dance (I'd like to see them dance the Latin Hustle). Just to spice things up for those who have been watching the show for many series now.

1) Regain the integrity of the programme by dismissing all staff - producers, hosts, judges, etc. - and recruiting people who will revert to the initial ethos, i.e. novices learning to dance properly.

2) Let honest judges critique honestly and give pointers on how to improve.

3) Get rid of the dance-off (and obviously the swingathon) and give power back to the public with a public vote only. Simply the person with the most votes goes through. Have the votes counted and verified by people outside the BBC.

4) Keep the audience silent until the end of each dance.

5) Concentrate the camera on the slebs' feet far more - and no spinning camera-work.

1. Have the pros choose the music.
2. No Argentine Tango, Paso or Rumba until about half-way through the series, when the celebrities have a bit more experience and confidence.
3. Get rid of Claudia.
4. Keep the dance-off, but have the judges score it after both have danced. Set up a scoring mechanism for the studio audience and if there's a tie, have them have the final vote.
5. Get rid of the Swingathon.

1. Let Len & Bruno do DWTS only, replace with The Jordans.
2. As others have said go back to 2 dances per week as used to be
3. Let pro & Celeb choose music
4. No swingathon
5. Score judges points properly from bottom upwards - bottom act gets 1 point then 2 then 3 etc. this way the tied acts do not give an advantage to the lower down acts

1. Get rid of Bruce
2. Let the pro's choose the music
3. 2 dances per week
4. Stop the farce that is the results show, either show it Saturday night or have it live on the Sunday.
5.Get rid of the dance off, if you're bottom you go.

1. Sensibly matched pro-celebs avoiding ridiculous height differences seen.

2. Let each couple pick their own dance order to allow them to start dance styles based on their size, shape, age and culture so start with something comfortable - at the outset on contract. There should be enough variety based on the profile of the celebs at the outset and the balance will automatically move to suit the audience based on who they vote for.

3. Let each couple pick their own music - at the outset on contract based on the celebrity's own MP3 / CD list which can be cleared for rights in time and music arrangements can be made in a relaxed manner.

4. Have the show's dances drawn at random each week - on the day.

5. Transparency on the voting

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6. Stop having joke candidates who have no sense of rhythm. This can be tested at interview and they are never going to pick it up.

7. Have the results on the Saturday night. At least stop the patronising "On Saturday Night" comments by Tess and Claudia on the results show.

8. Make the celebs go to work in their SCD clothes - i.e. have wearable clothes.

9. No faffing about

10. No lifts

11. No props

12. Keep the audience quiet during the dances and no standing ovulations until the semi finals.

13 Stop the guest singers and bands on the Sunday show and replace with the SCD Band centre stage playing classic dance music for each showcased 10 dance.

14. Replace the "funny" (i.e. silly) VTS with helpful learning to dance VTs.

15. No spinning whiling dervish cameraman. It makes me sea-sick.

1. Get rid of Bruce - replace with Tess and Claudia. (If this were to happen most of things that irritate me would be gone too).

2. Get rid of Len - replace with Karen Hardy.

3. Make Craig Head Judge

4. Have an hour long ITT the week after the final.

5. Stop the silly sketches before the start of each dance - just training to be shown.