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Anyone else noticed the judges on Strictly, even Craig now, are being overly generous in their praise and scoring? Maybe that’s the BBC telling them to be super-nice in these PC days and not say anything that might be construed as harsh or insensitive. Anyone with knowledge of Latin and ballroom dancing knows much of what they say is bollards, and they’d never say it to professional competitors. As for Anton, having been one of the pro dancers so long, he says every flipping contestant is fabulous for fear of upsetting his old colleagues. Trouble is dishing out 9s and 10s so early in the contest means there’s nowhere to go - in their false opinions, the performances are already perfect...when they definitely are not. Having said that, I’d be glad if Motsi never returns. You?
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I agree the scores are overly generous, even Craig. All Anton can manage is '
22:47 Sat 21st Nov 2020
To be honest, I thought the were being pretty generous before Motsi went into isolation, so his generous scoring is just continuing the trend.
I will also add that the level of the competitors has been far superior to previous years, I wonder if it's because there are in an isolation bubble, they are free to commit more time to practice?
I will also add that the level of the competitors has been far superior to previous years, I wonder if it's because there are in an isolation bubble, they are free to commit more time to practice?
I watched it last night for the first time this year to see how Anton got on. I thought the judges were less critical (especially Craig), more technical (which I liked). I thought the apparent good dancing by most of the competitors was because there was no live audience, so they were less nervous. Without all the silly shrieking ( except for Karen Hauer after her dance) and generally nice costumes (except the horrible street dance outfits), I thought it was more like the old Strictly, which I loved. Pity Motsi’s back next week.
