There is nothing wrong with the way that SCD is currently being run.

SCD is NOT all about the dancing, if it were then it would be labelled an BBC ARTS programme.

It is labelled as an BBC ENTERTAINMENT programme.

Obviously given the amount of work the professionals (and celebrities) put in then it is only right that good dancing performances should be rewarded, hence the role of the judges and their marks counting for half of the overall total.

Equally people like myself with no real knowledge of dance steps are perfectly entitled to vote for whoever ENTERTAINED them the most.

If as some suggest we should just follow what the judges say, what would be the point of having a public vote at all.

And unlike the biased judges I vote without a preconceived idea of who I want to go.

Hence week 1, I voted for Karen and Bill because their hat-swapping routine was easily the most entertaining.

Another week I voted for Camilla as her routine where she was James' puppet was the most original.

On Saturday I voted for Erin because both her routines were delightful.

Simply voting off the worst dancer each week -according to the biased judges - would ruin the programme.

The public are perfectly entitled to their own opinions.

The programme is and should be, half dance ability and half entertainment.

The judge/public vote system reflects that perfectly.

Very well put Lupe but you are missing one essential ingredient.

The show is designed so that there is in-built controversy. That's what the public vote is essentially about. It builds debate and tension and SCD would be a lame entertainment vehicle without it.

The public are indeed entitled to their opinions and they express them adequately well. After all, where would the show and this forum be without the drama and conflict?

I agree with Lupe and still find it odd that people are saying who to vote off before they see the dances on Saturday. Open minds required I think. All the people taking part have put in many hours in order to dance at the standard we see and non of us should forget this.
Last edited by DancingTeach : 07-12-2005 at 14:14

It is great just the way it is.

The phone lines are open all week, so why not say who to vote for?

Hows about you play "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel/ Barry White

Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are

Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care

I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.

I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.

I said I love you and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are.

How can you vote for someone before you see them dance. Would you give a GCSE to someone before they sit the paper? Would you buy a car before you test it?

Dims the lights

Why do I suddenly feel in the mood for some hot, sweet lurve?

Yeah, Strictly baby, don't go changin'. Sometimes you're oozin' refinement like y'all sophisticated. Other times, y'all like a hot Latin honey when you do that hip shakin' thang, oh mercy! Let's do tha rumba, yeah horiz -

Estilolibre censors himself and takes a very cold shower.

Sorry, with some Barry White on, I got carried away with some Strictly lovin'.

LMAO estolibre. That's how it is!

Eclipse80,
The lyrics of that song sum up my attitude to SCD perfectly.

I agree entirely.

Well....I guess that's US told then!

SCD is NOT ALL ABOUT DANCING! are you sure, I haven't seen any other subjects covered by the program. All the pros are Dancers, all the Celebs are Learning to DANCE and all the judges are supposed to be judging their DANCE performance. Bugger, I must be watching the wrong program after all this time.

Personally, I don't recall anyone ever saying the public should just follow the judges with their voting. In fact, entirely the opposite, when the judges give high marks for poor performances, the public should vote AGAINST the judges in pursuit of fairness for the dancers.

Sorry, retired pre-am

I obviously did not make my point simple enough for you.

Of course it is a programme all about dancing, but it is not only about dancing step perfect (as defiined by biased judges) but also for me about how entertaining and original the dance was.

If you have not seen anywhere people saying that the public should listen to the judges, then you cannot have read may of the threads on this forum.

I totally agree with you I was just trying lightheartedly to make the point that if you can vote prior to seeing the dancing it's not quite the perfect show.