I danced as a child- now I’m on Strictly

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Can you be honest. If I have 25 years of dance experience (ballet, jazz and tap) and I’m 30 now - I am experienced as a professional audition actor and have years of training. Would I have an advantage in strictly come dancing?? Imagine I am a celebrity who has drama school training, which includes singing and dance basic training.
but I have never ever had any ballroom or Latin dance training. I’m good. Would this be acceptable

Unfair? Yes, but would be better for tv ratings!

Yes, you would have an advantage. No, in the context of strictly - an entertainment show and not a bona fide dance competition - it would not matter.

Strictly always has ringers. I'm not that bothered they rarely win and I like watching them.

It's a light entertainment programme. It's not that deep.

Who gives a fuck!

I mean I don’t actually give a fuck! The better dancers win but from the beginning it’s clear who the better dancers are!

I don’t really understand your question. Yes having experience and training is a good thing, but whether or not it will give you an advantage depends on the experience and training of everyone else you are competing with, surely?

And?! What is the point of this!

Agree

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Well you clearly do give a fuck because you've started a thread about it!

Strictly needs some dancers with experience each year otherwise it would be excruciating to watch.

Of course it’s acceptable. The celebrities are chosen based on who will make good telly (and who the bbc can afford!), not on their dance background, but of course lots of the celebrities will have some background in dance because dance is a huge part of showbiz. But there is no specific criteria the celebrities have to meet to qualify, it’s not a real competition where they are supposed to be evenly matched, it’s an entertainment show not an actual serious contest.

I thought this would be about someone (OP) who danced as a child, and is now a professional dancer on Strictly, like an "Ask Me Anything".

A lot of American gymnasts do the US version of Strictly. Dancing is literally a component of their sport. They of course have a massive advantage, just like a figure skater or similar would.

Yeh why not.

It’s not meant to be an even playing field it’s people learning to dance from completely different backgrounds all in different fields of work, it’s light entertainment.

I don’t watch it anymore but the ringers used to bore me to death, I used to go out and get another drink or have a cup of tea when they were on. Or fast forward on catch up. People always say you need a few good dancers otherwise it would be awful, nah, don’t agree. The ringers make it boring.

I’m sorry but this wasn’t worth a thread,

she is talented across the whole board bu the looks of things and I don’t give a fuck. She will do well as that’s just who she is she succeeds in everything she does but then look at Vicky pattison who used to get pissed on the tele for a living she’s also doing great. This world. Just LET THEM be and live.

Hi Amber!

I think the advantages are: being fit/having stamina, being used to training for an event, and being able to memorise complex patterns like scripts, gymnastic routines, football strategies etc. dance gives you some of those skills, but not the specific dance styles they teach on strictly. Plus the audience are wowed in the early weeks but then someone shows genuine progress and gains all the support.

I support the people who actually get better week on week- I especially love the moment someone suddenly gets it! They’ve been doing ok, but you can hear the cigs grinding while they dance, then suddenly one week they light up and flow across the floor!

It’s why I enjoy the couple’s choice, because the celeb gets a chance to throw themselves into it without feeling constrained by techniques and expectations.

Another advantage is being used to performing in front of an audience, which most of them will have whether they are in showbiz or sport. I felt sorry for Judy Murray when she was on Strictly as she was really not a performer of any background.

I like Amber.

I don't think that's true tbh. There have been plenty of winners who weren't the best dancer in their final, and plenty of excellent dancers who were robbed ended up as a runner up. Danny Mac being the obvious one.

And there have been poor dancers who won, Chris Hollins being the obvious example.

Gosh are you a superfan? Does it remotely matter, it’s not the Olympics.