Originally Posted by memmh:
“The QS is the judges' choice.”
Originally Posted by Sammi42:
“QS isn't their choice, though Jay did say how much he enjoyed the QSathon. Paso was one they did enjoy doing at the time.”
I know the QS is judges' choice. My post was responding to someone who said they were dancing their loved dances (plural).
Originally Posted by
Cadiva:
“They're doing dances they love which is, for me, surely the point of it all 
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That is why I included the QS in addition to the paso when questioning how we know they loved those above others.
Originally Posted by Sammi42:
“It wasn't a well kept secret, they weren't asked about it and it was released online at the same time as the others. As it stands now Jay is the only one we know all 3 dances. We still don't know Katie's but nobody is talking about what 'secret' that one is.”
I was referring to them loving the paso above others as being a well-kept secret, as that's how it's being touted by people on here now: that it was their favourite dance (though they haven't said it themselves as the reason they have picked it).
Katie's one isn't a big deal as she hasn't yet said she's not going to dance her most crowd pleasing routine (whichever that is). If she suddenly picked a latin number or something, I'm sure people would be questioning it.
Originally Posted by memmh:
“As for the Paso, I didn't know they were obliged to make a public announcement that it was their favourite dance in order for the viewers to accept the decision to repeat it in the final.”
They're not obliged to make a public announcement but the idea that they are dancing the paso because it's their favourite or loved dance is pure projection - when have they said this? It's just a guess. All we know is that Jay is too nervous to re-dance the jive, and that they want to savour that special moment. That indicates the jive is more special to them than the paso. But it's all guesswork.
Originally Posted by memmh:
“Perhaps next year, people can lobby for public's favourite, with a phone/internet vote to decide the dance, but this year it's the couple's choice.”
Originally Posted by
dizzie:
“I have to admit never liking a judges choice in the final - one public and one couple's choice would be my preference. So, the couple still get to pick a dance, they also get to do the showdance of their choice, but the public gets a say in what we see on final night. Actually, even with a public vote this time, I suspect we would have gotten some of the dances the couples have ended up picking - G&G's charleston, K&K's charleston and K&A's VW likely would have been at or near the top of my picks (only G&G's samba instead perhaps, as I loved it so much). The glaring omission is the jive. The thing is, had the paso really, truly been J&A's favourite dance, they could still have picked it as their choice. But, as everyone has said, the decisions are made, there's no getting that jive back, and it is really rather sad! 
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Very good suggestion. I hope they remedy this next year.
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