Originally Posted by johnnyutah:
“He trys to pull off this geek chic look when he dons specs. His choreo is regularly sickly sweet. And when he came out wearing that sailor's outfit and hat on Sat I just wanted to give him a slap, which is the general reaction I have to him. Too much of a try-hard too - always taking centre stage and dancing away during the intro to the show, just like he did with Kellie last year, which made them so unlikeable. btw, I think Louise is great but would rather have seen her paired with someone else.”
What you have to understand is that this is a "show," over which the producer has complete control of the entire content.
As I mentioned earlier, I bet it wasn't Claudia Fragapani's idea to execute a dangerous stunt in heels on a dance floor, where an injury could have caused serious problems in an ongoing gymnastics career. I doubt that it was her partner's idea either. "He wouldn't say boo to a goose."
We really don't know whose ideas are the various themes each week. They will have an input but the pros do what they are told to do.