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Strictly Come Dancing gets 'raunchy' complaints | Strictly Come Dancing gets 'raunchy' complaints |
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More than 300 viewers have complained to the BBC about Saturday's episode of Strictly Come Dancing, saying the dancing was too raunchy. | More than 300 viewers have complained to the BBC about Saturday's episode of Strictly Come Dancing, saying the dancing was too raunchy. |
The corporation said 325 viewers complained about footballer Robbie Savage's hip-thrusting performance to the Michael Jackson hit Bad. | The corporation said 325 viewers complained about footballer Robbie Savage's hip-thrusting performance to the Michael Jackson hit Bad. |
People commenting on the show's blog called it "disgusting" and "tasteless". | People commenting on the show's blog called it "disgusting" and "tasteless". |
The BBC defended Savage, saying his routine emulated Jackson's famous dance moves and "no offence was intended". | The BBC defended Savage, saying his routine emulated Jackson's famous dance moves and "no offence was intended". |
One viewer posted: "Robbie Savage's routine was completely out of place on a family show". | One viewer posted: "Robbie Savage's routine was completely out of place on a family show". |
Another said: "Was there really any need for him to thrust his crotch like a badly rehearsed male stripper?" while a third wrote: "Was horrified at Robbie's performance, this is a family show, and to repeat that move three times was over the top!" | Another said: "Was there really any need for him to thrust his crotch like a badly rehearsed male stripper?" while a third wrote: "Was horrified at Robbie's performance, this is a family show, and to repeat that move three times was over the top!" |
However, some viewers who posted in favour of Savage's performance. | However, some viewers who posted in favour of Savage's performance. |
"My absolute favourite, Robbie, was woefully undermarked again by a Craig Revel Horwood intent on sticking to marks [of] five and under," one person wrote. | "My absolute favourite, Robbie, was woefully undermarked again by a Craig Revel Horwood intent on sticking to marks [of] five and under," one person wrote. |
Another said: "It was a Michael Jackson number, with a Michael Jackson costume and Michael Jackson moves. You may not like the choreography, but it was in complete keeping with the theme and origin of the song." | Another said: "It was a Michael Jackson number, with a Michael Jackson costume and Michael Jackson moves. You may not like the choreography, but it was in complete keeping with the theme and origin of the song." |
A BBC spokesman said: "Robbie danced a Paso Doble to Michael Jackson's Bad. The choreography emulated some of Michael's famous dance moves and no offence was intended." | A BBC spokesman said: "Robbie danced a Paso Doble to Michael Jackson's Bad. The choreography emulated some of Michael's famous dance moves and no offence was intended." |
He added that the complaints reflected a small percentage of the show's peak audience of 11.5 million viewers. | He added that the complaints reflected a small percentage of the show's peak audience of 11.5 million viewers. |
Saturday's episode of Strictly Come Dancing drew an average of 10.2 million viewers compared to rival X Factor with 9.6 million - the first time it has beaten the ITV show for a number of years. | Saturday's episode of Strictly Come Dancing drew an average of 10.2 million viewers compared to rival X Factor with 9.6 million - the first time it has beaten the ITV show for a number of years. |