Originally Posted by Tejas:
“I believe that will be the case, but IMO they SHOULD care - all the departing pro dancers seem to be unhappy with how the show has changed to some extent. Whilst no one person is bigger than the show I do think to see so many going is a shame and they should be trying their best to ensure others don't quit as well.
My main gripe though is that the judges are treated like royalty yet the pro dancers are seen as a replaceable tool.
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“I believe that will be the case, but IMO they SHOULD care - all the departing pro dancers seem to be unhappy with how the show has changed to some extent. Whilst no one person is bigger than the show I do think to see so many going is a shame and they should be trying their best to ensure others don't quit as well.
My main gripe though is that the judges are treated like royalty yet the pro dancers are seen as a replaceable tool.
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I do agree with everything you say, especially the last part, but just to be pedantic, I'm not sure it's true to say all the departing dancers were unhappy.
The Jordans have tried hard to stir things up and I'm sure there's some underlying truth behind James' frothing at the mouth, but there's also a great deal of ego and posturing to his claims, so I tend to take what he says and halve it! 😏
Tristan, in his own mild mannered but direct way, has been clear about why he wants to leave. When the series finished he seemed still to be mulling things over. He said wtte that the season very long and he needed time to get some perspective back. I guess time with family, impending parenthood and the chance to try other things made him decide the good stuff didn't outweigh the bad, so, fair enough, but I don't think he was scathing....
Kristina? I might have missed it, but did she say she was unhappy? Seems to me it just ran it's course for her and another chapter of her life was starting.
Aliona hasn't griped about anything, just said it was too time consuming, given she'd like to start a family. In fact she said if it was possible to do it and have a couple of days off a week, she'd have liked to have stayed.
I do think there are problems TPTB need to pay attention to (and that's irrespective of how successful the show is), but I'm not sure I buy the idea that all the pros are miserable.




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