Well here we are at the end of the journey and what a superb journey its been.

Week after week of thrills,tribulations and sorrow as one after one each participant has dissappeared from the competition.

Some weeks we’ve agreed with the results and other weeks we’ve been astounded with how things have turned out. But this is it. The last show. The last dance numbers and the last 2 couples.

Mathias and Claudia What can I say.

The 2 people left in the most prestigious and challenging final that we have probably had in all 5 seasons.

Mathias-what can I say . He started off as a shy, inhibited and restricted dancer but look at him now.

He has all the body rythmn ,all the body controll and a great performance. Every week he has taken all the criticism and come back proving that he can learn ,develop and surprise us week after week.

Claudia,well amazing. She started 4 weeks áfter everybody else. She fought from behind the pack. Sha has gone from a strong performer to a great lady of dance. Each week pushing her boundries further and further. Each week demanding more of herself.

She has had injuries and troubles and fought them. and look at her now.

Technicaly strong,great musicality and what a performer.

We could not have hoped for 2 better ambassadors for the show.

2 people that have week after week given their all to make the final.

Mathias will dance Bugg,quickstep and a show number to Michel Jackson

Claudia will dance Salsa,Cha Cha and a show number to Moulin rouge.

How will we find the winner? How will we seperate them?

Reallistically both have chosen to dance 2 numbers which they have performed before. We know they are good. We know they will have worked harder to perfect them. We would not expect anything less of 2 pefectionists.

So I honestly think that after these 2 dance they will be neck and neck.

The cliff hanger will be their show numbers.

How will we judge them

We want

Great clothes.

Great technical dancing.

Great musicallity.

To see that they have challenged themselves and utilised everything they have learnt during the last 11 weeks.

We want the expected. We know Michael Jackson and we know Moulin Rouge. We expect certain things.

Give us the unexpected. Thrill us.

We want 2 people that are poetry in motion.

We want them in sympathy with their partner.

We want them to move in harmony with the music.

We want to be moved,made to feel what they feel and taken into a fantasy land that they create for us to be part of.

We don’t want much. Just perfection.

Who will take home the Glass Shoe?

Right now I have no idea.

It could go either way for me.

But I do know this.

It will all come down to how you vote.

If we place someone first the other one can still win if they win the publics vote.

So my advice to you is-

Think,Feel and then react.

in other words

Vote! Vote and then Vote again.

May the best dancer win.

Tack till alla ni som har skickat in kommentar angående Hur vi i juryn dansade i Programmet i fredags.

Så ni vet

Ann och Maria dansade med Tobias Karlsson.

Dermot Dansade med Oksan Spichuk

Jag Dansade med Diana Valcu( Helensson)

Diana är min Bäste väns Dotter(Renata) Och Hon var en av de första eleverna som jag hade när jag flyttade till sverig.

Just då så dansade hon med en pojke som Hetede Rolf Lindberg.

Diana blev så småningom Flerfaldiga Svensk mästerina med Björn Tornblom som dansade med Gudrun Schyman’

Diana och jag har dansat tillsammans i några shower tidigare.

Men efter hon är en del av min “Familj”( Ser nyhets morgon med Tilde de Paula om ni vill veta mer) så var det självklart att vi skulle dansa tillsammans i Fredag.

Jag är så tacksam att hon ställde upp-

Hon hade barn för 3 månader . hennes dotter Lavinia satt och tiitade på när vi tränade.

Så söt

We all have our reasons for doing and saying what we do and I feel that I want to share a few things with you.

When Tv4 decided to send the first season of Lets Dance  I worked for the production company as their specialist consultant.

It was never thought of that I should be in the show.

My reason for doing this was due to the fact that Sports dance is so small in Sweden and my hope was that we would find some way to get sports dance on Tv.And by working behind the scenes I could gaurentee that the show would stick to the authenticity of the dance sport .

We succeeded. And I was quite happy to sit in the background.

BUT

The tv company needed a more mature dancer in the program. So they talked me in to dancing. 

However that was not to happen.

No sooner had I agreed to dance than they asked me to go in to the jury and decided to bring in David Watson to dance instead of me.

At first I did not want to sit on the jury but ás time went by I accepted it and the first season started.

As with every job  it takes a while for us to find our feet and decide exactly how we are going to function in just that job.

In the concept of Lets Dance there is a jury. We have a responsibility and a job to do.

In my opinion it is to hold the competitors to a reality which is based on the quality of the dances being performed.

In other words my job is to judge the competitors from a competitive dance perspective. In otherwords do my job and judge.

There are many people out there that seem to think that my job is to shut up and accept that it is just an entertainments program.

Well I want to say—-NO WAY.

My marks are always based on what I think and feel the quality of the dancing is worth.

I will admit that I have adjusted the value of the marks to suit the requirements of  of the show . Which means that perfect is not really perfect . But if your bad –its really awefull

A dancer in Lets dance is not really a dancer . But they are well on their way.

I can not realistically compare a dancer that has had 1 week to learn a dance to someone that has been working on perfecting their art and sports form for 30 years. Which in reality is the time most top dancers in Ballroom and Latin American dancing  have dedicated to their careers.

Last week there were many accusations and frustrations regarding Willy.

There were even comments that I had said that there was a plot between the jury to give Willy good points to get rid of him.

Bullshit. I never said it . I gave Willy a 4 which is a real representation of what he did.

Its not good . at week 10 in the show its actually quite sad.

I do what I do because I love dancing.

There is no way I am going to sit in the show and give anyone more than they are worth.

But now its time for the Semi-final.

We have 3 couples.

Claudia- So far has managed to always give us the unexpected and has developed evéry week getting stronger and stronger.

Mathias- Has definetly given a real lLets Dance story. A little bit along the lines of the Ugly duckling becomes a beautifull Swan.

Willy,what can i say . Willy will always be Willy. Doing things his own way. Always entertaining but, So far,not the best we’ve ever had.

As a judge The only thing I can do is to ignore the previous shows and look forwards to the coming program and hope that all 3 will deliver the goods.

If you can try to do the same.

 When I first cam to Sweden 18 years ago, people would often ask what I do for a living.

Every time I would give them the same answer” I am a Ballroom and Latin American dancer and dance teacher”.

The next question they all asked was:

whats that ?

Today things are very different.

Now I say Sports dance teacher and Judge and every body knows what it is.

There are always positive and negative consequences of all situations and this positive change,in my opinion, is due 100% to programms like Lets Dance.

The publics awareness of what it takes to become a sports dancer has changed drasticaly.

Now we are seen as a serious activity which can give the participant more than your avaerage sport.

We are a team-2 peoeple (the smallest possible team)

We compete regardless of age. How many other sports offer this oppurtunity?

We compete  with men and women on the same team . How often does this happen in other sports?

Not only do we have the sports side ,we also have the artistic side. How many other sports have this?

We develope the participants social skills and give them a physical activity which they can do the rest of their lives. How many other sports do that?

But there are always 2 sides to the coin.

This development,this change in awareness ,that the general public has towards dancing has meant that certain

changes have been made in our approach to how the dances should be seen. So that they can be used and taught in

these TV programms .

In other words:

We allow lifts. In a normal competition this would never be allowed in 10 dance or Bugg.

The expectations for the technical requirements has been adjusted to suit the requirements of a show so that the

participnats result is based an what we can honestly expect them to achieve during their period of training in the

respective show.

i.e

 I can not expect the contestants in Lets Dance to perform the Cha Cha the same way as I would expect the Swedish

champions -Veera and Stefano to perform this dance . It would be a rediculous.

So expectations and adjustment are made to accomodate the show.

This means that a 10 in the show is perfect for Lets Dance But in reality things would be just a little bit different.

So now, to all you Bugg and Salsa perfectionists out there Iwould like to say:

 I feel that giving the 10 last night in Bugg was as acceptable as giving  Molly a 10 last week for her Slow Foxtrot.

The strangest thing is that some people write in  with comments about the Bugg and I must say that

I do have a judging licence for bugg through SDR. I realise there are different styles, but lets face it.

The growing popularity in most dance disciplines has been superb however the least popular and the one that in

most dance schools,clubs and competitions is becoming smaller ,is Bugg.

So instead of  being so bloody negative towards the Bugg in the show.

Shut up .Take the chance and do what the rest of us have done . Bite the Bullet.

10 Dance is growing in all ages.

Disco is growing.( There is a competition coming up in Järfälla with 900 entries)

Street dance is growing.

But ,Bugg is on the decline.( as a competition form and especially amongst children)

Try figuring out where your going wrong before you start to comment on the show.

Maybe all the ” developments”  in Bugg that people have written about where not for the best for the danicng.

I do not know

But I do know this.

Boundries have been moved and its working so shut up and stop complaining.

Ok the show is over and I have had a chance to reflect.

The reality is that this evening Willy actually has improved.

Ok! I am not nor have I been a fan of his dancing. But give the man credit at least he is trying.

He is not nor has he been another Brandeby. Do Not insult him that way.

He works hard and trys and each week he at least remebers his choreography ,stays on time and entertains us.

My job is to try to keep things on a serious dance level. Thats why there is a jury.

The publics job is to vote for people based on their entertainment value or their popularity.

I knów that this season no-one is happy with the results and we are always looking for something to blame when things do not go the way we want.

You can blame me for not marking people higher.

I can blame the viewers for not voting for the right person.

You can blame each other for not voting for who you think is the right person.

We can blame the system which we use in the program.

But remeber this

the system has worked and served us well for the last 4 seasons .

So why is it not working now.

OR is it working the right way now and we just do not agree with it?May be the reason the viewers can vote is so that situations like this can happen. It wakes our emotions. It gets us involved. And actually it can actually really piss you off.

I have to admit that if I had my way then Willy would have left the program weeks ago.

 Not because I do not like him . Because I do .

Not because I do not respect him. Because I do.

No I would have sent him home because the other people that have particpated in the program where better.

Thats my job and I have done it week after week.

Your roll in all this is to vote for who you want back

AND THE AUDIENCE HAS SPOKEN.

Willy is now in the semi final.

Personaly I was sad to see Molly go because she has done a superb job and developed tremendously. Shame . But its not my fault.

What I find strange is that there are certain people that seem to vote based not on the idea that this is a dance competition, They don’t even vote based on the fact that this is an entertainments program. There are certain people that just want to vote so that they can affect everything from behind the scenes.in other words(f–k around with us)

Well good luck you win. As a judge I no longer have any possibility to affect the outcome. Its always the same . The semi final and final its the one that gets the audience that wins.

So my advice to you is vote for your favorite and see that you vote enough so that they win.

This season is almost over and we can only hope that you will ba happy with the winner.

I personally think we need to copy the British programm and have a dance off for the last 2 people each week.

But then here comes the next problem. Who will decide which of those two should go home. Us,the jury? Or you?

What ever we choose for a system there will always be problems .

So at the end of the day the idea is that the public should be interactive with the show and you are.

Its just that  this season the audience has seperated in to 2 groups those for and those against.

As a judge I am not happy with the results tonight. It did really annoy me.

But its over with.

Molly was a fantastic participant and gracious to the end.

But now we have a semi final in a next week .

For the sake all 3 particpants lets start a fresh. They need to focus on their dances and improve the quality.

They do not need to be distracted by all this crap.

In an attempt at fairness the 2 couples that should make the finals are the 2 that dance the best next week. So lets give them all the benefit of doubt and see what they make of it.’

I myself am hoping there might be a miracle.

Let the best dancer win………….

Nu har veckan gått och jag har listnat väldigt noga till alla kommentarer.

Det finns de som heja och röstar på Willy och det finns de som inte gor det.

Till och med de som är förbannat att han är kvar.

För många veckor så har vi hört ” Rädda Willy”

MEN

Vad skall vi rädda honom ifrån.

Han har gått vidare veckor efter veckor trots att hans dans nivåer är inte på samme kavlite som de andras.

Bättre dansare har åkte ut veckor efter veckor.

Jag vet att han tränar hårt. Jag vet att han ger allt.

Och det respektera jag

Han har presterat och underhållat oss i flera veckor.

Idag har jag hört att det finns en Facebook sida var det finns 1000 medlemer som upmuntrar alla till att röstar imorgon så att han kan går vidare och vinnar hela tävling.

Vad tycker ni?

Egentligen för mig jag skiter fullstandig i det förflutna. Och vad de säger. Om han dansar bra så få hen minea poäng om han dansa inte bra så få han sämre poäng. Han få de poäng som han förkänner

Jag som yrkes domare börjar varje veckas tävling på nytt.

Och rent kvalitets mässigt så ger jag alla deltagare en ren tavlan och vi börjar om på nytt.

Så imorgon Willy som vanligt få prestera någonting med bra kvalite och då kan han få bra poäng. Om inte ,det blir som vanligt.

Men när det gäller hur ni röstar så kan jag säger så här

Det gäller inte rädda willy.

Det gäller att

Rädda Mathias

Rädda Molly

eller

Rädda Claudia.

Allt är i händerna på ni som röstar.

Egnetligen det spellar ingen roll hur vi domar imorgon för det blir hur ni röstar som avgor.

Om ni vill har willy kvar röstar för honom.

Men om ni will inte har willy kvar det finns bara en sätt att han åker ut och det är att  ni ser till att ni röstar extra mycket för de andra….

“Rädda Willy “ Glöm det- han är starkare än någon annan.

Nu är det midnatt och jag är ombord Viking Cinderella med dansarna som precis som alla andra onsdager.

Men Ikväll har jag fått en riktig tanka ställera.

Har dansar de bugg på stora golvet och salsa i natt klubben.

De 2 dansar som vi kommer att ser på fredag i programmet.

Just nu är Bugg och Salsa de 2 mäst populära social dansa formerna i Sverige.

Om folk röstar baserade på hur de dansa så är det kort för oss i fredags.

Kram från Cinderella.

I have to be very honest that it has taken me 3 days since the show to want to write an entry .

It’s not because I was angry or dissapointed. It’s because I wanted one weekend completly free.

I must admit that now I am back on-line ,I am extremely glad that I did take a break. Now I have had chance to see what you have written.

I must admit that there is a very interesting discussion at the moment about Lets Dance. Generaly about the results Telphone voting and just the general structure of the show.

When it comes down to it the success of Lets Dance is due to many different things.

Its an entertainments program.

Its a competition

Its got great music.

Its got great clothes.

Its got David and Jessica

Its got great dancing.

Its got fantastic celebrities that give there all every week.

Its got great dancers that push their partners to be the best that they can be.

Its a reality show-but not quite.

Its got Glitter and Glamour.

It’s got one hell of a judging panel.

All that and the public are also inter-active.

Put all those ingredients together and you can start to see why so many people watch the show.

Young or old

Male or female

Old or new Swedish.

Dancers or none dancers

These are the people that watch the show everyone of them is affected.

Every one of them has an opinion and everybody is very active in their discussions and opinions.

But at the end of the day The programme is a journey where we follow the 12 couples through their blood weat and tears .Their triumphs and their disappointments.

We can not change the past only affect the future.

So instead of complaining about the show I would appreciate it if you could start to come with constructive suggestions to what you think we should to so that the show can be even better.

I do not have the influence to change the shows format but a discussion can always lead to the possibility of development for next season.

Nu mina damer och herrar är det dags att tar skaer och ting på lite mer allovar och kommer tillbaka till verkligheten.

Denna veckan skal alla par dansa slowfoxtrot elle quickstep. och de dansarna skall vi bed´öma som anligt.

MEN gud hjälp de för denna veckan skal de dansa 2 olika dansa.

utöver deras Ballroom dans skall de också dansa en utmånings dans.

Flkamenco

Batchata

Soft shoe(Step)

Lindy hop

Bollywood

var och en av der skall leverera den extra dans i rätt stil och karaktär.

Vi skall inte sätta poäng för den dansa. bara utvärdera den.

men nu hoopas jag att ni kan tar hänsyn till båda dansarnas kvalitets nivåer innan ni röstar.

So come on, get real ,vote for the dance quality and not the popularity of the star .

.

När man tittar på morgondagens program kan jag rekomenderar att man värdera varje deltagare utifrån en helhets perspektiv.

Vad jag menar med detta är att man skall.

 Vara förbered med vad man förväntar sig de skall förestela som en summering av filmen/ Musikalen.

t.ex  säger att temat är grease-

 Vad skulle de har för kläder för att avspegla denna filmen/Musikalen?

Vad skulle de gor för rörelse som man kan förknippa med denna filmen?

Är det underhällande och kan man förstår det?

Kan man fortfarande ser att de har använt sig av paso daoble eller jive som botten för showen?

Har de bra teknik?

Hur ser hållningen ut?

Är de musikaliskt?

Egentligen att bedömer deras dans är att kolla på helheten.

Tänk så här.

Om jag bakar en paj så behöver jag väldigt många ingredienser för att det skall var färdig.

Jag mäste blanda de i rätt propotioner så att det kommer at smaka som jag vill att det skall smaka. sedan maste jag baka den på rätt temperaturen ,på rätt tiden så att den blir bra . Inte över eller under bakad.

Så är det med dansan alla ingredienser maste finnas i rätt mängden. De måste blandas på rätt sätt, och vara tränade i rätt tid, så att den sitter i kroppen.

MEN till slut kommer vi när till att visa vill helra har kötfärs paj och inte brocoli . Det handlar om personlig smak.’

Vad har du för smak?