My take on ringers is that there are ringers and then there are Ringers with a capital Rrrrr. Last year was the first time where it felt that they were taking the absolute piss by having Layton as a contestant and it'll take a lot to out ringer him. Tasha is close to Layton but he was the ringiest ringer of all time.
Then there are people who've had some dance training or a lot of dance training but they're older and they last worked as a dancer years ago, so Sarah and Debbie McGee.
Looking up Danny Mac I see that he got some training at RADA and has a degree in acting as well. I'm surprised. Anyway, he was ringing but I don't see any dance training in his past but he had worked in two musicals, Les Mis and Wicked. He was my dream ringer, not so ringy that it was cross making, ringy enough that he was an absolute joy to watch.
I'm hoping that next year they hold back on obvious ringers. It's not fair on the ringer because at some point they'll feel as though they're deeply unpopular when all that's wrong is the public don't like obvious ringers. They won't win but they will almost certainly be in the final and that can leave some real "What ifs". This year for example I'd have loved to have seen Montell in the final but whether she went last week or this week it wasn't going to happen, partly because there's a ringer in the house. People who wanted Pete in the final could say similar but I'd argue - although not vociferously - that Montell was a true beginner who really learned how to dance well. But water under the bridge. Etc
There are arguments in favour of ringers. Some say that without them it could be a bit clod hoppery, but that doesn't really sit with me because you can have a technically excellent dancer who does nothing for you and throughout most of the show for a lot of people that's been Tasha. She's pretty, has lovely movement, a beautiful body and I think she's probably a really nice person but she's also bland and so is her dancing. To be fair I don't think she's been helped by Aljaz who has been quite poor this season and I really wish he'd stayed away and not sullied my love for him as a sweet chap and a lovely dancer.
In short, I type far too many words to say very little indeed. Discuss. Please don't discuss!