I have read the definition of "twink". I think the last thing you could call Jay, or Harry, Simon or Nicky Byrne, is the male eqivalent of a female blonde cheerleader type with little intelligence.

You will have to find someone else to fit the description!

A twink can mean different things, depending on the context it is being applied - The one postit is likely referring to, is in relation to someone having a disproportionate advantage over other people.

Like being more talented?

The rules that the judges work to - I'd like there to be some!

bring back the 2 choices of dance to start with rather than mixing it up from week 2
bring back fusion week
again no more members of boybands
switch up week

....and just to make it fair, maybe no members of girl bands either, like Alesha Dixon, Rachel Stevens, Emma Bunton, Frankie Bridge?

And Kimberley Walsh

And if we're talking 'fair' let's rule out all actor/actresses under a certain age too, they'll pretty much all have at least triple threat stage school background, with local classes prior to that.

We could easily rule out a goodly chunk of potential this way and end up with a show full of duffers.

Cricketers? They've won as many times as the Boyband contingent.

There are quite a few changes I would make:

1. A whole new judging panel.

2. Less theme weeks - 2 at most.

3. No props or backing dancers.

4. Let the pros pick the music they want for the dances.

5. Out with the silly VTs and show proper training instead.

6. Finals:
No Judges choice, let each contestant choose one Ballroom and one Latin.
Only the final 3 get to do the Showdance, which should be their last dance, as before.

I agree with all your suggestions!

( I can see some pros struggling without props and big scene settings: Kevin, Pasha...)

1. NO BACKING DANCERS
2. Joanne Clifton to have a partner
3. Only 3 people in the final, or if we are having four have two eliminated after the first vote
4. Switch up week

Bin judges' choice if they can't be trusted to pick anything half decent. Throw the decision to somebody who knows what the public wants to see.

Get rid of that (alleged) rule about nobody reprising dances done in the last 3 weeks of competition, because that TANKED this year's final. If we had that rule in previous years, we'd never have seen Caroline's charleston again, or (worst of all) Natalie Gumede would never have TOUCHED THE DIVINE in her AS.

Let the last-placed couple in the final do their couples' choice again. Relaxes the nerves, cuts down on the filler, and frankly if they let Lisa Snowdon do That Blimming Showdance after she's already been eliminated, then goddamit we should've gotten to see Sophie Ellis-Bextor's charleston again.

Lose Darcey and/or Len - neither are contributing anything worthwhile. Give Craig a note about contrivance, and just let Bruno work his magic.

Keep the VTs as a mix between comedy skits for some couples (who are in it more for the entertainment/fun factor) and training videos for others (who are in it more for the competition/long haul). Tells us more about the contestants' personalities that way, and it means their scriptwriter doesn't have to hammer out 15 threadbare skits every week.

I maintain that if they do it right, same-sex couples could work.

Jo and Oti did good work in the Christmas special, get them some good/decent partners next year. Please give Kevin an old dear, he's overdue a duffer and I think he'd enjoy it more than the others would (also he can spend all series feeling his 50s faux-nostalgia fantasy). Natalie to make it past Hallowe'en week this year as well.

Three couples in final, final two, no dance-off (didn't hurt series 8 or 9), two dances at top 6 (marathon dance the week before will ease them in), keep the backing dancers in Blackpool where there's space for them (they just drown most people out in Elstree), stop wardrobe from making people look Scott Mills levels of ridiculous (looking at you, Frankenrumba).

If we had to lose a judge I would probably plump for Bruno to go in afraid. I agree with most of the the rest of what you say.

I think Bruno, despite his theatrics, made more sense that the rest of them put together!

I agree - but I think that's mostly because he views the dancing in the same way that I do and enjoys the same elements of it.

One of the problems, but also one of the advantages, of the four judges is that they all look at it from a different perspective and so present differing opinions. Inevitably, the public will identify with different perspectives.

Nice one!

Something I forgot

I still want a 5th judge. OK we didn't have it at any point this year but I hate it when a couple goes on because of Len having the decider on a tie

...what, like Donny Osmond?

Also, Len would still have the deciding vote in case of a tie if there were five judges.

There wouldn't be a tie with five judges?

No, because all the judges would vote in a normal manner and it should be recorded so that none of them could change their vote depending on the votes of the other judges.

I would like it if the votes could be split giving the judges the option to vote with a .5 - for instance 7.5, 9.5 etc.

What I would like to see is a stop to all the conspiracy theories of "it's a fix" etc etc when ever a "favourite" is voted out.

And Abbey Clancy. Albeit not a successful, long lasting or known one.


It's fair to say, actually girl and members have done as well as boy banders I would say.

I don't necessarily mind contestants having "previous", it can be both a blessing and a curse. But if someone has a specific dancing skill and gets to the final let's see that more often in the showdance, please.