It's Said The Fiercer A Drill Sergeant Is The Better Schooled Are The Recruits In His Charge.

[sandyRoe]

Could this be the cause of the 'Strictly' kerfuffle?

Professional dancers remembering their strict training, trying to get the best from dance novices using the same methods.

[davebro3]

Make up a format for a show, when it starts to get tired make up a scandal about it. It's called marketing.

[sandyRoe]

^ You're probably right.

I knew one once who, in the unlikely event he'd moved to dance teaching,  could have had Sergeant and Widdecombe

prancing about like Nureyev and Fontayn.

[david small]

Not true. My drill sergeant was a nice guy.

[Old_Geezer]

I suspect it depends on the individual recruit. For some it works well, others rebel, get miserable and basically get broken. One only tends to hear about the successes.

[Peter Pedant]

No - I dont think the punters ('sluts') realise how much work and practice is needed - and the less talent the  more damned hard work

When the hospitals had juniors and christmas shows,  I  usually  ended  up  as repetiteur ( the fella who knocks the dance routine into the sloots) - for my tap dance ( me) 48 s I reckoned we practised 48 h. - hr a day  for 7 weeks

The group were always revolting and grizzling.  we used code for the main actors. " Redgrave wants another part" " Gielgud wont learn his lines: it is funnier if you dont..."

The slick stuff is hard work. ( looks good tho)

[Cloverjo]

If it's so traumatising why do they stay? They're not hostages. Just walk if it's too much. 

[naomi24]

For the money.  

[barry1010]

Appearing on SCD has revived some flagging careers too

[Peter Pedant]

cross over news - always confusing. Drill sergeant disciplined ( todays times) for making a recruit lie face down in a [uddle of  water...

One of the Royal Marine induction programmes - make a man of you , boy, on teevee. The star cadet quit in episode 3 as a result of bullying - oo-er sergeant ! - made for an interesting set of 6 progs