Strictly Come Dancing’s longest standing choose has urged that, regardless of all of the controversy across the BBC present, dancers stay strict with their superstar companions, lest the sequence develop into “watered down and vanilla.”
Dancer and choreographer Craig Revel Horwood, who has been with the BBC present since its inception in 2004, has spoken amidst ongoing controversy relating to allegations of unhealthy behaviour by skilled dancers behind the scenes and within the rehearsal studios.
In an interview with The Solar newspaper, Revel Horwood mentioned of the celebs due to participate on this yr’s forthcoming sequence:
“You simply have to have the ability to take some criticism. In any other case, we’re residing in a world the place nobody is criticised, and it’ll develop into watered down and vanilla, the place nobody’s making an attempt.”
“I hope the requirements don’t drop this yr.
“Once I’m instructing casts for exhibits in rehearsals, I nonetheless should be fairly strict. I feel you need to be.
“Are you able to think about an Olympian getting gold along with his or her coach not being strict?
“So far as saying, ‘Oh, that was actually unhealthy, you want to attempt it once more’, I’m not gonna cry over that.”
His phrases observe the departure of two high-profile dancers amidst allegations of unhealthy behaviour. Graziano di Prima was accused of kicking his companion Zara McDermott, one thing he denies, however he has left the present and apologised for his “aggressive coaching regime.” The opposite, Giovanni Pernice, denies all claims made towards him by his companion final yr, actress Amanda Abbington, and the BBC has but to launch its findings of an inner investigation into the matter.
The BBC just lately introduced new protocols for the sequence, together with chaperones in the entire rehearsal rooms, one thing welcomed by Revel Horwood. He mentioned:
“I feel that’s the place the chaperone concept is admittedly good, as a result of some behaviour could get misconstrued.
“It’s an analogous factor in dance. We communicate in French lots, so it’s jargon.
“It’s about studying an entire totally different language.”
He added: “Nonetheless, I completely and completely wouldn’t put up with any abuse in a rehearsal room.
The twentieth anniversary of Strictly Come Dancing will launch within the subsequent couple of weeks, with this yr’s lineup already introduced.
