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VintageWhine

22-12-2014

Originally Posted by Sallyforth:
“I remember the thread from the past, but missed it getting updated this time, so thanks for that. In terms of consistency I think it would be interested to know how they each rank the dancers, that is to say have there been any significant blips in how they each placed the dancers and if there, were might these be explained by dancers having a specially good or bad week.”

Hmm, you may be able to get what you're wanting by going to the horse's mouth - i.e. ultimatestrictly.com, which is where I get the raw data from for the above tables.

Monkseal

22-12-2014

Originally Posted by ads84:
“Craig's 10s are worth so much more than a 10 from any other judge - that's my opinion and you can tell that any contestant that has ever received / almost received a 10 from Craig agrees with me - especially from the reaction they give when judges scores are announced.”

Craig's 10 is "worth more" in the sense that 95% of the time it means the contestant has got a 40 which, based on how people speak nowadays, is what they really want. It doesn't mean they value Craig's opinion or think it carries more weight. If you listen to who the contestants say they want to impress specifically, it's almost invariably Len or Darcey.

Sallyforth

22-12-2014

Originally Posted by VintageWhine:
“Hmm, you may be able to get what you're wanting by going to the horse's mouth - i.e. ultimatestrictly.com, which is where I get the raw data from for the above tables.”

Thanks

StrictlyEastend

22-12-2014

Originally Posted by alexw12:
“4 to Caroline you mean!”

Yep, I did mean Caroline, I thought I typed Caroline in, but Frankie came up instead!

Stupid iPad.

apenny4them

22-12-2014

The performance element makes all the difference to the judges.

It's a dancing competition - but typically all we see until late on are celebs desperately hoping to remember all of the steps and get through the routine without making any mistakes.

Even if they don't make the slightest mistake, that's not dancing.

The turning point the judges are waiting for is when the celeb instead starts delivering routines he/she is proud of, with a "Check THIS out" attitude.

Jake got high marks because he's adept at giving the impression that he's having a ball.

Caroline's last four routines all had that magic ingredient. Viewers pick up on the fact that the celeb is feeling really good about what he/she is doing, and they find the routine more enjoyable as a result.

Simon may not have been in that place, but for an AT the more tension the better

jeffiner1892

22-12-2014

Originally Posted by Sallyforth:
“Of course the scores were not added to the votes, so it didn't matter in the end and anyway, [/b]if voters thought Craig had been unjust, she'd have got a bounce off that.[b] Just think it was Craig being Craig, and not giving a ten out when he didn't feel compelled within himself to do so. If anything I just think the other two couples showed a bit more of a connection with each other and the audience.”

That's what happened with Louis' Charleston. Although I think he was probably already miles ahead by then in the polls.

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