stricly's scoring

[mollykins]

How do they score the dances.

I know they're out of ten but is ten dancing that dance perfectly but then as they do harder dances, wouldn't their scores then stay the same, even if they get better?

[bednobs]

i don't think the dances do get harder as the weeks go on. For example the rhumba is really hard and 1/2 of them are doing it this week

[mollykins]

Oh I thought it was like dancing on ice where they do harder moves as the weeks go on.

[Mattk]

I'm not a strictly fan but when I do watch it I see that the scoring is inconsistent.
On tonights show Paul Daniels essentially stood still for 90 secs apart from doing 1 awful turn and scored 5's and later I think Ann Widdecombe also scored 5's but her routine was clearly better and involved far more moves.

[puternut]

I believe the judges 'weight' their scores to take into consideration that this is week 3 and so they don't expect perfect dancing. However as the weeks go by then they do expect a higher grade and so adjust their marks.

ThHats how Len Goodman explained it anyway

[mollykins]

Ahh, thanks.

[saxy_jag]

I don't think there is anything scientific about the scoring. It's all down to the judges' opinions. A competently executed dance in the first week, using basic moves/steps, will get a favourable reaction from the judges, but by week 10 or 12, the dancers are expected to be using much more complex moves and executing them very well - one could almost say professionally.

As Redhelen says, a couple who dance a perfect waltz and then go on to perform a lousy rhumba probably only do so because they're just not naturally 'in tune' with the rhumba. Whereas a couple who really shine at the rhumba mightn't be able to do a good waltz if their lives depended on it. In theory, the winning couple are the ones who can do both equally well.

I find myself listening more and more to Craig Revel Horwood. He can be quite cruel but he usually speaks the truth, and dancers who take on board what he says often show a marked improvement over the course of the show.