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Old 19-12-2016, 17:46
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In view of the fact that a lot of them tend to be a bit meh and so many dances seem to becoming them anyway do you think it's time to stop doing showdances and just have the couples do the final original dance - the one they can now duck out of instead or possibly allow them to do it with relaxed rules so have a showdance themed around that dance.
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Old 19-12-2016, 18:02
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After just watching two of the best showdances we've had on the show then I'd say definitely no. I know it's a bit hit and miss, but I think it is useful to see them anyway. It's a chance for the pros to show off without any interference from tptb and I think it would be a loss to lose that.

I could watch Ore & Danny's showdances on repeat and not get bored - i think if you need a reason why they should be kept, those two dances would be it.
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Old 19-12-2016, 18:05
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In view of the fact that a lot of them tend to be a bit meh and so many dances seem to becoming them anyway do you think it's time to stop doing showdances and just have the couples do the final original dance - the one they can now duck out of instead or possibly allow them to do it with relaxed rules so have a showdance themed around that dance.
its a bit odd this year though. Louise isn't showy. Danny might have done a good musical theatre number - but that would just cast attention on him training for 3 years to do that. 0re just did a recital of dance moves which went nowhere much.

It needn't have been like that. Claudia could have done something quick like her QS , or a Musical theatre number, with lot of xciting gymnastics tricks - it worked for Louis - and male gymnasts have fewer options for tricks - but she wasn't there .Daisy could have done a musical theatre number......Seven Brides for 7 brothers might suit either of those two. Rinder or Balls ?????????

It is a problem though because the best show dances have been done by people trained to do them - Denise, Jason, Tom..... or using tricks from their day jobs like Louis. Many of the others have been dull , duller, pointless, or plain wierd - like Lisa's, or Colin's .
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Old 19-12-2016, 18:06
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nooo. time to make it compulsory to do one of those stretch-tastic, acrobatic, cique du soliel numbers that we used to see showcased in the week running up to the final.
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Old 19-12-2016, 18:12
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It shouldn't be retired, but I wish they'd go back to having it as their final dance.

Also, the judges should NOT be allowed to mark it.
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Old 19-12-2016, 18:18
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I like the showdance. I think it is a chance for the celeb and pro to say 'this is us'. If that means introducing their puppet friends to make foursome, wrapping the celeb in foil like a turkey, or reprising the celeb's gymnastic achievements then so be it. The opportunity is there to do something really exciting and I always live in hope.
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Old 19-12-2016, 18:18
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It shouldn't be retired, but I wish they'd go back to having it as their final dance.

Also, the judges should NOT be allowed to mark it.
This ^^^ I completely agree with both of those comments.

It's interesting... apart from this year's showdances, which are all still fresh in my mind, the only ones that stand out to me are Tom & Camilla's and Louis & Flavia's. (Oh, and of course, Lisa & Brendan's, for all the wrong reasons ) Even Caroline & Pasha's hasn't really stuck in my mind. But I still hope every year that there will be a showdance that wows me. I'll take all the disappointment of the very many "meh" showdances, just for the sake of the occasional "wow" dance.
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Old 19-12-2016, 18:20
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no, but they should change the rules, like only allowed up to a maxium of 5 lifts in a show dance
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Old 19-12-2016, 19:07
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After just watching two of the best showdances we've had on the show then I'd say definitely no. I know it's a bit hit and miss, but I think it is useful to see them anyway. It's a chance for the pros to show off without any interference from tptb and I think it would be a loss to lose that.

I could watch Ore & Danny's showdances on repeat and not get bored - i think if you need a reason why they should be kept, those two dances would be it.
I thought Louise and Kevin's showdance was great too. Make that 3 of the best showdances ever!

So no. Keep the showdances and get rid of the rest.

(Only joking.)
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Old 19-12-2016, 19:08
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They don't always work but this year's crop worked well enough so I'm in favour of retaining them.
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Old 19-12-2016, 19:12
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I'd rather they reined back in on the other dances in the weeks leading to the final so they were less liftastic and pseudo-showdancey.
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Old 19-12-2016, 19:22
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no, but they should change the rules, like only allowed up to a maxium of 5 lifts in a show dance
The whole point of the showdance is that's it's without rules and anything goes.

It's the other dances that aren't supposed to be lift-tastic.
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Old 19-12-2016, 19:24
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I like showdances. It's a chance to break from the norm.
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Old 19-12-2016, 19:33
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It shouldn't be retired, but I wish they'd go back to having it as their final dance.

Also, the judges should NOT be allowed to mark it.
It's a great Final when all dancers are able to present all the dances they have prepared. Have always hated the mid-show elimination.

No to retiring the showdance (why??? ) and also no to making it the last dance of the show. Allow the finalists to relax, enjoy themselves and dance their hearts out, perhaps not caring too much about who gets the glitterball because the public vote cannot be relied upon.
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Old 19-12-2016, 19:44
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No way, they shouldn't give up a the showdance it's the one dance I look forward to all series as there are no rules. Even if their showdances aren't always great, it's still the one I look forward to.
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Old 19-12-2016, 20:22
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Old 19-12-2016, 21:11
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After just watching two of the best showdances we've had on the show then I'd say definitely no. I know it's a bit hit and miss, but I think it is useful to see them anyway. It's a chance for the pros to show off without any interference from tptb and I think it would be a loss to lose that.

I could watch Ore & Danny's showdances on repeat and not get bored - i think if you need a reason why they should be kept, those two dances would be it.
I was about to start typing and realised you've already said exactly what I was going to say!

This is the first year in ages I've actually loved some of the showdances (sadly the third was less than good).
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Old 19-12-2016, 21:18
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I was about to start typing and realised you've already said exactly what I was going to say!

This is the first year in ages I've actually loved some of the showdances (sadly the third was less than good).
It was ok fairly generic showdance to be honest. Louise isn't in danger of stealing Lisa's wooden spoon.
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Old 19-12-2016, 23:43
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I've never really enjoyed the showdances until this year. But they do give the opportunity to show something a bit different
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Old 20-12-2016, 02:54
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No way, they shouldn't give up a the showdance it's the one dance I look forward to all series as there are no rules. Even if their showdances aren't always great, it's still the one I look forward to.
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Old 20-12-2016, 05:54
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Definitely keep the showdance - it's the only original dance we get in the final, the other two we have seen before. And keep it til the end!
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Old 20-12-2016, 06:08
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I look forward to seeing the showdances and enjoyed both Danny's and Ore's this year. Louise's I can't even remember without looking it up.

In the past we've had triumphs and disasters, I remember watching *bacofoil* through my fingers , but each are interesting in their own way. It challenges to pro dancers to choreograph something special.
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Old 20-12-2016, 09:27
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I thought Louise and Kevin's showdance was great too. Make that 3 of the best showdances ever!

So no. Keep the showdances and get rid of the rest.

(Only joking.)
Isn't that what's happened already - Gangnam-Style Salsa for instance .....

Only joking too
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Old 20-12-2016, 09:31
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After just watching two of the best showdances we've had on the show then I'd say definitely no. I know it's a bit hit and miss, but I think it is useful to see them anyway. It's a chance for the pros to show off without any interference from tptb and I think it would be a loss to lose that.

I could watch Ore & Danny's showdances on repeat and not get bored - i think if you need a reason why they should be kept, those two dances would be it.
Indeed!
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Old 20-12-2016, 09:48
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Maybe ithe Strictly PTB should rename it the 'freedance' or something?

A showdance implies a particular style - and people are sometimes disappointed because the celebrities dance something less 'showy'?

A final 'freedance' could be any style they wanted
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