Either step up their game or move on. Or to use a DS forumism, stop "dialing it in".



(Didn't see enough of Natalie this year to form any real opinion, but she's not generally afflicted with this).

Kristina - With a talented celeb this year she's shown what a great teacher and choreographer she is. Every week her routines can be guaranteed to be full of traditional content and to showcase Simon to his best effect. She really hasn't put a foot wrong all series.

Also love how passionate she is about the whole experience and how supportive towards Simon she's been.

1 Kristina

2 Pasha

3 Karen

4 Kevin

Lot of time for Kristina and the lovely Pasha.

I've never liked Karen's choreo much at all.

I'll be voting for whoever most grabs me on the night.

Pasha

Pasha. He is totally selfless and aims to bring out the best in his partner - never trying to outshine them. Kevin should look at Pasha and learn. He looks as though he is very supportive and patient. I'd dance with him if it wasn't for the obvious.

Pasha by a long shot.

Lot of love on here for Kristina and Pasha

Kristina.....loved her every year.

Karen's my favourite of the pros in the final, but Kristina is the one I think deserves to win the most.

If I were to rank them, it's be

1. Karen (I think she seems to be a very supportive teacher and partner - I really warmed to her last year when she danced with Dave and still rate her this year. Plus she's quite often hilarious).
2. Kristina (when she gets it right (which isn't always), her choreography can be brilliant, and she's been on the show for so long now without many chances at actually winning, so I think she deserves it)
3. Pasha (I've never really rated his choreography)
4. Kevin (I've found him pretty annoying this year)

Kristina for herself and because I'd love to see Simon win
Second Pasha
Then Kevin due to Frankie
Least Karen due to both her and Mark

My ranking would be:
1. Pasha
2. Karen
3. Kristina
4. Kevin

I actually like them all. I wasn't too crazy about Kristina in the past but she's grown a lot on me this series.

Kristina has to win!

I like Pasha too but I think Kristina is the one pro who gets genuinely emotionally invested in winning and, whereas Pasha has been gifted four young, fit, mostly ringerish females in a row, Kristina has had a litany of duds plus Jason, who could dance but had the personality of a former sleazebag born again as a sermonising vicar.

I agree.

Kristina is without doubt my favourite pro, I think she is brilliant and love the tiny VTs we do see because they truly show her very professional attitude.

However........do I want Simon to win?? Not on your nelly other than Kristina deserves it!!

Kristina, simply outstanding

Hear hear!

Brilliantly put !
Even though I am a Kristina fan, I found it hard to watch her that year. And when they went up to the Tessanine, I just had to go for the mute button!

Great to see an endorsement from someone who really knows about dance!

Kristina, her choreography always showcases her partner.

I know the press like to go on about her but I find her very professional and likable.

Pasha then Karen, not fussed on KFG OR Kristina

I love Kristina. She's a great dancer, good choreographer and a fine teacher. She wears her heart on her sleeve and she's super-lovely to her fans, I'm told, so I like what we know of her personality as well as her dance ability.

Pasha is cool. I like his dancing, his choreography - and his utter inability to act is quite endearing. I have to say he's probably the most private of all the pro dancers and gives little away, so I feel I don't 'know' him. Of course we don't know any of them, but I feel it most of all with Pasha.

Kevin is like a big, soft puppy and I find his enthusiasm and partisanship endearing. He's a good dancer and I've warmed to his choreography this series where I didn't care for it at all last time around. The KFG thing is beginning to grate, though, so I'm not sure how much longer he can capitalise on it.

I've seen Karen dance (with Kevin) in Burn the Floor and she is stunning to watch. Seriously, she dominated the stage effortlessly, even though Kristina, Robin, Kevin, Aljaz and Janette were also in the line-up. I didn't care for her much when she was partnering Nicky Byrne but I warmed to her when she was with Dave Myers and her choreography for him was excellent. This year I've found her choreo a bit twee and American - the sort of stuff you'd see on DWTS with added saccharine (that emo-rumba is a case in point) but maybe it's just that I haven't warmed to Mark Wright.

Overall, although I don't mind Kevin and Karen, I prefer Kristina and Pasha. And I do think the programme would have benefited from the excellent choreographic skills of Artem and Anya. I miss them both.

Kristina

I like them all a lot, but Karen is my favourite.