The judges have far too much power to manipulate the outcome with so few dancers left, and the so called "joke" acts have just as much right to be there if the public want them to be. Not that there were any.
I'm on the fence about the dance off overall - pros and cons etc - but it definitely gives the judges too much opportunity to skew things by the semi-final stage.
Originally Posted by Monkseal: “No, because there shouldn't be a dance-off at any stage. Series 8 and 9 both showed that the programme works perfectly smoothly without it.”