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Originally Posted by chairboys
What about Strictly Come Dancing?
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Dancing is not pop music. There are more obvious criteria available to judge someone's dancing than to judge a song. Dancing is a mix of arts and sports and when it comes to professional dancing, there are rules - which makes it easier to judge a dance. Dancers who are unable to handle the required technique and choreography will fail in most cases (unless they are funny), whereas a pop singer does not have to be perfect. A dancer who can't dance will hardly get a job but there are people who aren't great singers who got record contracts. It's easier to make up for bad singing than for bad dancing. Take Lou Reed, for example. Not a good singer, in my opinion, but he has some cool songs and his vocals suit them well. The audience of pop music is different from the dance audience and has different expectations as to what a good performance is, too.
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Originally Posted by PanicLord
A score reflects an opinion.
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And are such scores useful? It would be okay if they indeed were opinions but apparently they are often meant to serve as recommendations. I once made the mistake of falling for a high score and went to the cinema to watch a movie. The flick turned out to be awful. So the 5/5 rating was useless - at least for me.