Couldn't the audience just cheer at the end of the song and at the end of the dancing to the song?

It really seemed the height of rudeness to have cheering during the song. I wanted to hear the singing!

There, feel better having had my rant.

Did you watch Popstar To Operastar?
Loud cheers from the crowd for every "big" note.
Made Strictly seem the height of restraint..

Couldn't agree more. But it happens all the time..... presumably they are encouraged

No.




Thank you.

They are told to cheer by the floor managers. It is all scripted. This is show business.

I know but it's ruining the enjoyment of every dance along with the mindless clapping . I read since they moved to Elstree production allot 300 places for family and friends so they can organise more of them to lead the shouting and jeering .

when you go to a show there are invariably folk there who want to whoop/scream/cheer at ANY given point in the performance whether it's an appropriate moment in said performance to do so or not.

watching strictly is a classic example, when there's a slower/more subtle dance taking place with music/song to match, you can tell (as in sense it coming from the screen) the aforementioned folk just don't know what to do, so you hear the occasional 'mini whoop' coming from here and there as they simply can't help themselves.

i'm not saying an audience should sit in silence, far from it, but there should be a balance.


'and now, alfie boe singing bring him home.'

goooooood ooooooon hiiiiiiiiiigh (whoop whoop WHOOOOOOOOOP)

But it isn't entertainment!

Almost as bad as the totally inappropriate clapping from beginning to end. There are professional musicians, let them play and be heard.

I must admit the loud clapping through a dance isn't good either imo

I don't think you'd be happy unless it was produced by the Taliban Broadcasting Corporation.

People enjoying themselves?

On a Saturday night?

Whatever next?

No- This is deadly serious. Only the dancing matters. No clapping or cheering. No presenters being funny (lest they try to make it 'all about them') No audience joining in with pantomime booing of Craig- in fact NO FUN OR JOY AT ALL.

At least you chose your user name wisely.

So, in your carefully considered view it is all right for the audience to whoop it up on command from a few floor managers but the end result, seen by the millions of licence fee payers does not matter at all.

Of course the dancing matters, that's why we watch the show. Certainly never about presenters trying to make the show about them. And pantomime booing - great for children at a genuine pantomime but for an studio audience who are certainly rather more mature than children at a Saturday afternoon matinee.

Having been to a show, if there is NOT ENOUGH cheering during a recorded piece, it has to be done again.

I have been twice and both times the recorded music act has had to be recorded at least twice because "people didn't cheer when the accompanying dancers came on (ie just appeared)" and the song had to be recorded again (and again).

The only honest bit of the show is the live bit because the floor manager can't say "you aren't cheering loud enough or whooping enough - we have to do it again" - but even then there are at least 2 members of the floor team who choreograph the audience when its time to clap or cheer.

With pro/group dances you know they will record them at least twice (whatever happens on the first take) but I agree that for the guest artist it can be a little off putting.

As someone said, this is show business (but I do agree that the artist may get a little peeved that the cheering is not necessarily for them but the accompanying dance...

I would not participate, but I don't mind it. What matters more IMO, is it a distraction or a support for the dancers?

I wondered about this how a music act takes it with everybody going wild when dancers appear and take the spotlight from them.

I am sure they are not happy.

The second time I went it happened with Andrea Boccelli (who presumably had no idea why the cheering).

I agree its really rude to the singers and distracting.

I second all of this

Having been a couple of times (back when the show was a Shepherds Bush) the floor managers actively enourage whooping and cheering - even when the live show is running, I was poked in the shoulder by a floor manager during a live show and told to "cheer loudly and clap" (I wasnt doing either at the time) and was literally stood over until I did both!

Beyonce was the musical artist on one of the occasions that I went and her performance was filmed twice as the audience wasnt loud enough

I understand that people dislike the clapping and cheering at inappropriate moments (believe me, so do I) but when you have people who are standing over you, telling you to clap, cheer, whoop louder you kinda have to do it

What do they do to you if they don't?

The last thing is do is obey someone who poked me in the shoulder.

I ignored him when he first poked me in the shoulder but he did it again he hissed in my ear "clap now" and he continued to stand next to me during the allotted "clapping and cheering" time, glaring at me - he was a really pleasant guy - not

You should have said something along the lines of :

"Touch me again you sick little pervert and I'll be charging you with sexual assault"



They know a thing or two about that at the Beeb.

This happened to me too.

The only good thing I was in the seats at the front on the short end so couldn't do the standing ovations (even though I did want to).

maybe its a front row thing.............. I was sitting downstairs at the time at Shepherds Bush (before the days that they banished all the public upstairs) not directly adjacent to the dance floor but top end, on a corner, sitting in a row diagonal to the DF (if that makes any sense)

Well, You don't really want someone in the front row (therefore clearly visable to viewers) looking like they are at a funeral, do you?

I can understand his view that if you are in the front row, at least try to look like you're enjoying it.

I was totally enjoying myself thanks - and I wasnt front row on the dance floor - I was front row to the side and back abit - very difficult to explain but there was a one of those huge moveable cameras actually in front of me so I doubt very much I would have been seen on the tv

yes, if I have been front row adjacent to the dance floor, I would totally understand his point but I wasnt

I admit it is annoying but how can anyone stop them from doing it?