The judges are NOT jerks this year. The show just started with a bunch of drama and it probably came from the Hollywood execs to get people hooked. Now that it’s had some time on the air to develop, it has all the integrity it did in the last few seasons.

If I had to complain, I wish the judges would be as honest as Mia & Dan. They both shine.

So the question is: waht can you do to bring either of those 2 things into your studio (or you next event, or your next private lesson)?

How can you bring a little drama at the beginning to get some one (or many) hooked into what you’re doing or what you’re promoting. I’m not talking about manipulating anyone or anything but maybe you can tweak the way your present something. Sometimes changing the order in which you present things can have a dramatic increase in response.

How you you be so honest and transparent with anyone you work with or your students? It might mean you admit something you don’t want to about yourself or about how your run things. But….even if that’s uncomfortable for you, how would it change the way they look at you. I know whenever someone admits something to me that’s incredibly honest about themselves, I look at them a little different. With a a little more respect or integrity.

‘So You Think You Can Dance’ – I don’t know about you but I was a little stuck after watching the first episode of the season this year. Having been a major fan and watching it since the jump, I’ve come to develop my own personal ‘TV relationship’ (if you know what I mean) with each of the judges and what they like/don’t like compared to what I like/don’t like. They all have their reasoning & it makes the whole thing gel.

This year, I was surprised more than once by how the judges just ripped into a contestant or two like the icy north wind on a frozen lake. Yeah, they’re paid to be sharp and honest & I respect that. But do they respect the people who are trying their hardest up there?! A couple of times I wasn’t convinced…

It was also a little bit weird because in one scene the judges were just having a rousing good time & then next it was all serious again. That’s cool but it seemed like the editing was trying to hard for hills & valleys of emotions or something? Mia seemed to have the most heart of the panel & I’ve come to expect that from her. She’s bomb! I just couldn’t shake the feeling that the producers of the show were feeding them alcohol or something to get them to be more reactionary or bombastic or something? I think Mia even mentioned that once and it didn’t surprise me.

You drink a little, you lose a little control, you say shocking things = what a TV producer wants for his/her ratings. It’s a little suspect if you ask me…. I hope this show keeps it’s integrity this season. I’m not judging it yet but it’s a little shaky so far. Just my 2 cents.

Any comments?