Ever dreamed of being told something is Fab-U-Lous by Craig Revel Horwood, or corrected on your footwork by Shirley Ballas? Well, that’s what we’re after here at Daily Express. Strictly Come Dancing has been under a microscope for a few years now after a lot of drama came in its direction, so what does it need? A massive shake-up. How do we do that? Strictly: The Public.
I think the BBC can see that from launching The Traitors, the public doesn’t need to see famous people under a microscope to tune in; in fact, members of the general public can sometimes entice us more than the celebrities we see on screen. So maybe it’s time to move away from the glitz and glamour that come with celebrities and just let a regular person give it a try instead? We’ve had some support already…
Speaking to Express.co.uk, former professional dancer James Jordan said: “I think the show is great, I think the format is so good that if you had people on there who are non-celebrities, it would still be just as popular.
“It would be a nice way to test it, to do one year where they do non-celebs. I honestly believe the format is strong enough that it would still work really well. It would be a great idea.”
Others have gone online to call for it too, with one person writing on Reddit: “Does anyone else feel like Strictly needs to run a series where non-celeb people dance with the professionals? Also, people who have never danced before, perhaps?”
Another wrote: “I would absolutely love to be on Strictly. It’s the only reason I’d want to be famous! To be invited onto Strictly.”
Now, Strictly actually did do this once before for Comic Relief, just a short stint in 2015, and it was great. People were nominated for their inspirational real-life stories, but I want more.
I’m thinking Big Brother style, where people of all different ages and backgrounds, with no prior dance experience, sign up to the show and learn to dance. Don’t you think that would be great? It’ll get rid of all of the background drama of the celebrities’ pasts and focus solely on the dancer and the contestant.
It’s also worth adding that a lot of actors are theatre trained so they’re bound to have some dance training, this always riles the public up, so it also takes that out of the situation too.
What do you say, BBC? Ready for something new?
