AngelinaBallerina1607
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She’ll get there as you said- her instagram live interviews in the lockdowns were good and on the whole unscripted so she can do it but it will come with practice
Strictly Come Dancing 2022 #27
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I always thought that was one of the reasons the bench was created in the first place, it allows the female pros to take a step back if they were pregnant but then it's never happened.
BDY_97
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Yeah that would make sense but like you said it’s never been the case. DWTS pros have been allowed to dip in and out over the years but I don’t think strictly have ever had a pro return after leaving have they?
Blue_ocean
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I can't think of any pros who have left and then returned, the strictly team are always quite swift in bringing in new ones soon after
Didn't Kevin want to return but was told no.
Grateful for small mercies.
Boring Monday
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It looked more like Riverdance than a Charleston stepOh karen, she gave it a good go but to have all of the steps disqualified is pretty bad
How can Craig say he thought Tyler would have gone through when he chose not to save him make it make sense
Lostcat
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Aliona got the boot, and then got promptly hauled back in 2013 because the lovely Natalie had hurt herself at the last minute and they had literally no other spare women dancers.
Aliona got to dance with Aged Golfer Tony Jacklin for all of 2 weeks, and then spent the rest of the series giving amazingly bitchy sidelong looks to the camera and selling stories to all the papers about how AWFUL and UNFAIR the producers were, it was extremely entertaining.
'Strictly' star: 'I didn't quit show'
The BBC announced her departure alongside three others on Saturday (June 1).
Strictly Aliona: 'Producers wanted me out'
She was drafted in as a last minute replacement for Natalie Lowe following injury.
I think the closest would be Aliona but she was brought back before the series ever started. I know the US version is well paid compared to Strictly but I have always had the impression that Strictly is more prestigious for the pros especially if comparing the Euro versions so it's likely the producers can pick and choose.
Especially in the last few years when new Pros like Nikkita, Kai and Jowita have had a really successful debut I wouldn't be surprised if the line-up started get refreshed with a bit more frequency.
Willow9999
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I loved Kara and Artem’s too. The only time I found James Jordan entertaining is when he and Artem did a parody of it.
BDY_97
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I forgot about Aliona, although like you said that was due to an injury wasn’t it? DWTS literally fired both Artem & Sharna but brought them back the next season because they had so much backlash, and Artem finally got his win!Aliona got the boot, and then got promptly hauled back in 2013 because the lovely Natalie had hurt herself at the last minute and they had literally no other spare women dancers.
Aliona got to dance with Aged Golfer Tony Jacklin for all of 2 weeks, and then spent the rest of the series giving amazingly bitchy sidelong looks to the camera and selling stories to all the papers about how AWFUL and UNFAIR the producers were, it was extremely entertaining.
'Strictly' star: 'I didn't quit show'
The BBC announced her departure alongside three others on Saturday (June 1).www.digitalspy.com
Strictly Aliona: 'Producers wanted me out'
She was drafted in as a last minute replacement for Natalie Lowe following injury.
DWTS also had Louis van Amstel & Mark Ballas coming back after quite a long hiatus. I wonder if any of our earlier/middle era pros could be tempted back for a series in a similar way or if they are all done with it for good. I know that age is a factor but Louis came back to DWTS at 50.
Doesn't seem to be SCD's style though and at least that means we don't ever have to watch KFG or Pritchard again.
Doesn't seem to be SCD's style though and at least that means we don't ever have to watch KFG or Pritchard again.
Guitarwarrior
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I think it might depend on the situation and I assume there’s probably some equality employment laws they have to abide by which would probably include maternity leave
If for example Dianne (I’ll use her as she has said she would like children one day and I’m not sure where the others such as Katya and Jowita stand) signed up for another year but found out she was pregnant unexpectedly (because these things happen) a month or so later I would imagine they’d at least have to offer her the option of coming back because she was under contract. Some of the more senior pros might have a bit more sway than say Michelle or Lauren so might be able to negotiate some kind of deal. (Especially if they were a pro well liked by production)
Obviously in this industry a lot of the time the decision to start a family means slowing down career wise and a change in direction so coming back probably wouldn’t be a thing anyway.
I hope that never happens here. I think there should definitely be an age minimum.
With an adult?
With a 12 year old apparently. Which equally doesn't make sense because a 12 year old won't have the ability to teach.
LoopyLou47
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I think if one of the Dancers went on maternity leave they would have to let them back in they wanted to. Different from Kevin deciding he was going to be a megastar or whatever he thought.
hughjars
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Sorry no I agree. Our child working laws would probably prevent it, wouldn’t the Friday rehearsals and Saturday main show plus recording the results constitute too many hours, possibly rehearsal time too
StephenTJackson
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Dancers are contracted year by year for Strictly I believe, so probably wouldn't even be maternity leave for them.
And I thought DWTS was bad having a 14 year old compete. Or was it a junior version of the show like DWTS did?
Yeah, that's right. So technically the pros never get fired they just don't get asked back. None of the pros now know if they'll be asked back for next year or not.
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