SCD '23 #10: It's Hallowe'en night and sone scary things are happening on the dancefloor! NO SPOOKY SPOILERS

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

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I suppose the biggest improver is Krishnan. Not sure many of the others have.

I think Blackpool week is 3 weeks away…and they seem to be on a mission to keep her until then.

I have danced at the Tower Ballroom in a competition!

When I was about 12-13 I had a little phase of learning Latin and Ballroom and did a few exams and competitions. It was many years ago - pre Strictly - and I don't remember much about the exams, which competitions I placed in (I got the odd 2nd or third but didn't win) or anything other than that I have danced at the Tower Ballroom. But I think of it every year in Blackpool week.

If you asked me I'd say that I like a work ethic, I like joy in the dance, and I like to see progress.

But I think I'm chucking Nigel a vote every week primarily due to his anxious face on the Results show

I think you could say the same think about Angela Rippon too. The show stopping things she can do with her legs etc she could already do.

"Layton and Nikita: agree what's the point of a same-sex couple where one is trying to look like a woman. And I'm glad Shirley picked him up for his footwork; he's a pro dancer and needs to be critiqued like one."

I tend to agree with this - when I saw they had a vampire themed routine, I was imagining a homage to the BBC's recent adaptation of Interview with a Vampire - as they definitely have the look of Louis and Lestat - and thought it was going to be smoking hot. I was very disappointed with what we got.

But I also wonder what Layton would've been like with a female pro. I'd love to see what Karen or Katya might have produced with a really strong ringer male celeb.

I bet if Layton had been paired with a women he wouldn't have dressed as one himself.

This has probably been asked and answered before, but how do the votes work, exactly, what percentage is the judges score and what percentage is the public vote?

@PolkadotsAndMoonbeams @ilovebrie8
Thanks.

Has anyone ever been to a live show? (not counting the tour)

Blackpool would be my dream week to win Strictly tickets. There's something extra special about the show in Blackpool. Probably helps that the dancers are all pretty good by then, and the odd weak contestant still in is at least likeable with some redeeming feature or other; Judy Murray for example.

Very naive question- but how likely is it that the producers manipulate the four judges?

I know they can’t miscalculate/manipulate the public vote because of strict OFCOM rules. That’s absolutely verboten.

But how plausible is it that they might say to the judges, “Mark up/save John Smith until at least Blackpool, please. And we’d like Jane Brown in the final”.

I'm sure they do.
That's why the dodgy dancers who happen to be BBC employees invariably go further in the competition than their ability allows.

@TheLonelyGoatTurd my understanding is that it’s 50/50. So say there are 10 contestants and the Judges give Couple A top marks so they get 10 points but the voting public don’t like them as much and they get the 5th highest number of votes so they get 5 points from there for a total of 15.

Thats why it’s pretty much mathematically improbable for those at the top of the leaderboard to end up in the bottom two for the first few weeks at least.

Thanks!

The contestants score the sum of points according to their position on the leaderboard and the public vote.

For example, if there are 10 contestants left in the competition who all had different scores then the contestant who is highest on the leaderboard gets 10 points and the one who is bottom of leader board gets 1 point.

The one with the most public votes get 10 points and the one with the least gets 1, which of course will not necessarily match their position on the leaderboard.

If there is a tie on the leaderboard then the contestants share the same score, so in our example of 10 contestants, if top of the leaderboard scores 36, but the next two score 35, then both those contestants get 9 points. If there are no other ties, then everyone below them get one point more than they would.

This is why it is mathematically possible to be top of the leaderboard but still be in the bottom two in later weeks, if you are not popular.

This is why it is mathematically possible to be top of the leaderboard but still be in the bottom two in later weeks, if you are not popular.

*see Ashley Roberts

Yup, and Mollie Rainford, Fleur East, Alexandra Burke.

I’ve just seen pics of Neil & Chyna’s baby - super cute!

I've just watched Morning Live and he was on saying he's worked out to get her to settle she likes him doing a jive with her in his arms

I like Neil, I keep hoping he'll get a ringer..

Really interesting ITT with info about Strictly in other countries.

Interesting doing the dances at short notice!

Fleur is an appalling presenter. What happened to Rylan? Why did he stop

I like Fleur. She listens.

Fleur is nice, she's very chatty and friendly, everyone is at their ease.
I also like Janette, because she talks about the technical aspects of the dances, and training.
I think they both do fine.

Seems like I’m in the minority. Fair enough.

I think it's just a matter of personal taste, @derxa . I think Claudia Winkelman is overrated (and certainly overpaid), but she's popular with a lot of people on here.

I think Fleur's doing okay; she's also quite new to presenting - unless I've got that wrong - and these things take time, I'm sure she'll settle. I do wish they'd sort her style out, though. She's young, fit and good looking, it shouldn't be too difficult.

I like Claudia, but agree she's overrated and overpaid and a nepo baby