The New All Star Format

Ok - I love watching the all stars perform again. However, I think it is creating an unfair evaluation system for the contestants. The all stars have had the chance to grow through the competition and since the competition. So the all stars are not only dancing in their style of expertise, but they are also better than they were during their own season. As a result, the contestants have to shine at the same level of the all star in order to stand their ground and not suck. Well hey, that is a tough position to be in especially when performing a foreign dance style. I think the judges end up with unrealistic expectations of the contestants. Any contestant is going to pale in comparison to the all star when performing outside of their trained dance style.

In previous seasons, I think many performances that were criticized tonight would have received acclaim if the contestant's partner was a fellow contestant instead of an all star. I just think we need to take the new format into consideration a little more when passing judgment on these new contestants.