Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFormer Strictly Come Dancing professional James Jordan sparked debate by describing the recent departure of several dancers as "getting rid of dead wood", arguing a shake-up was necessary. Karen Hauer, Gorka Marquez, Nadiya Bychkova, Luba Mushtuk, and Michelle Tsiakkas are among the professional dancers confirmed not to be returning to the BBC series. Jordan criticised the show's current tone, suggesting it has become too "nicey-nicey" and politically correct, and even proposed cuts to the judging panel. Fellow former Strictly pro Ian Waite offered a contrasting view, believing the "wrong ones" were let go, though he agreed that dancers cannot stay on the show indefinitely. Jordan will reunite with other former Strictly professionals, including Ian Waite, Brendan Cole, Pasha Kovalev, and Vincent Simone, for their new 30-date dance show, Vegas: After Hours, touring the UK later this year. In fullFormer Strictly star says axed dancers were ‘dead wood’ in needed shake-upThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Former Strictly pro James Jordan says show was in need of a ‘shake-up’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFormer Strictly Come Dancing professional James Jordan sparked debate by describing the recent departure of several dancers as "getting rid of dead wood", arguing a shake-up was necessary. Karen Hauer, Gorka Marquez, Nadiya Bychkova, Luba Mushtuk, and Michelle Tsiakkas are among the professional dancers confirmed not to be returning to the BBC series. Jordan criticised the show's current tone, suggesting it has become too "nicey-nicey" and politically correct, and even proposed cuts to the judging panel. Fellow former Strictly pro Ian Waite offered a contrasting view, believing the "wrong ones" were let go, though he agreed that dancers cannot stay on the show indefinitely. Jordan will reunite with other former Strictly professionals, including Ian Waite, Brendan Cole, Pasha Kovalev, and Vincent Simone, for their new 30-date dance show, Vegas: After Hours, touring the UK later this year. In fullFormer Strictly star says axed dancers were ‘dead wood’ in needed shake-upThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
