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should we get new damce?
zerothehero
30-10-2014
Me personally i think they should open it up more and bring in dances such as -

Street
irish
scotish
bhangra
scandanavian
contempory
Etc.

this way it will keep it fresh while attracting new viewers
henrywilliams58
30-10-2014
Finnish Tango should be good. I have just bought a job lot of razor blades via ebay which will come in handy for that ...
StigOfTheKrump
30-10-2014
Yeah, I somehow don't see any of those suggestions going down well with... anyone.
henrywilliams58
31-10-2014
The thing is that in theory SCD is based on partner dancing.
Mystical123
31-10-2014
If they introduce any of those styles they'd lose me as a viewer.
zerothehero
31-10-2014
It seems nobody is open to change?
21stCenturyBoy
31-10-2014
I wouldn't mind one week of non-standard dancers (like the Rock & Roll/ Lindy Hop/ Charleston week they had in Series 7)
bendymixer
31-10-2014
no - but the thought of anton doing hip hop tempts me to say yes
bendymixer
31-10-2014
if its not broken then dont fix it the addition of Jazz, contemporary and hip hop has spoilt dwts
henrywilliams58
31-10-2014
Originally Posted by 21stCenturyBoy:
“I wouldn't mind one week of non-standard dancers (like the Rock & Roll/ Lindy Hop/ Charleston week they had in Series 7)”

I'd replace The Charleston with the Lindy Hop or Balboa. I don't find the Charleston attractive. Too much side-by-stuff. Basically get rid of anything that allows out of hold.
xxLoopy_louxx
31-10-2014
Originally Posted by zerothehero:
“Me personally i think they should open it up more and bring in dances such as -

Street
irish
scotish
bhangra
scandanavian
contempory
Etc.

this way it will keep it fresh while attracting new viewers”

I used to do Irish dancing and grew up with it and I would hate to see it on Strictly. I just don't see how they could make it work.
edy10
31-10-2014
Don't fix it if it ain't broke
jeff_vader
31-10-2014
Lindy definitely .

I was just thinking the other week a Swifty/Shake It Off-style contemporary dance could be interesting (or a dis-ah-star). Mind you, the thought of Alison doing one to Wuthering Heights is just...
Monsieur23
31-10-2014
I'd welcome some of these, but only in Showdances by celebs in the final. I feel the Showdances have become a bit rote recently (no Louis' Showdance wasn't Contemporary it was gymnastics bugger of). Imagine how much more interesting a Flamenco, or Jitterbug style Showdance would be compared to the usual Disco-Latin/Stage School Quickstep mess we usually get.
mad_madge_morri
31-10-2014
A mental picture of Anton 'twerking' has made me feel quite sick
MayD
31-10-2014
There's a W, an A, and a Y but no F'in way

Alison doing Irish. You sure?
mourinhosmissus
31-10-2014
Well I won't be content until they start doing the Gay Gordons and the Military Two Step.

It has to happen.
fatskia
31-10-2014
Originally Posted by zerothehero:
“It seems nobody is open to change?”

I'm open to change.

They could change it so it is based on the 10 Ballroom and Latin dances and hire pros that are experienced at them.
That way you have a standard and a way of judging. There actually is a right way to do it and you could have an actual learning to dance competition as the basis for the show.

They could let the pros choose the music and choreography, so they can be invested in them and more invested in teaching their celeb properly. It would help the pro and celeb form a stronger alliance and create more emotional involvement.

OK those are not new - just a case of doing it better, but that's what I want - the Strictly concept, but done properly.
MayD
31-10-2014
Originally Posted by mourinhosmissus:
“Well I won't be content until they start doing the Gay Gordons and the Military Two Step.

It has to happen.”

Same sex partners with two wimmin dancing round handbags. Unlikely to be popular with the purists who don't like props and unlikely to be popular with Len when they faff about going to the loo together at the end of the dance
Muggsy
31-10-2014
How about polka as a group dance?

And never mind Len and his sweaty pampers, let's have a proper dance of pimps and prostitutes La Danse Apache.
henrywilliams58
31-10-2014
Originally Posted by fatskia:
“I'm open to change.

They could change it so it is based on the 10 Ballroom and Latin dances and hire pros that are experienced at them.
That way you have a standard and a way of judging. There actually is a right way to do it and you could have an actual learning to dance competition as the basis for the show.

They could let the pros choose the music and choreography, so they can be invested in them and more invested in teaching their celeb properly. It would help the pro and celeb form a stronger alliance and create more emotional involvement.

OK those are not new - just a case of doing it better, but that's what I want - the Strictly concept, but done properly.”

Sounds good. I'll watch. Or are the people who would be interested in watching such a show out dancing several times a week having been inspired by SCD? [sort of like myself ]
kaycee
31-10-2014
When the show was first thought of the word in the title STRICTLY mean to indicate strict tempo dancing based on the 5 standard and 5 Latin dances. It's already left that behind with AT, salsa and Charleston, which is fair enough, but we don't need any more.

For anyone looking for street, hip hop, Commercial, etc look for Born to Dance somewhere on Sky (think it might be on BET, though not too sure).
rosco2010
31-10-2014
Contemporary is pointless as its just a rumba really.
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