Len Goodman

Leonard Gordon Goodman (25 April 1944 – 22 April 2023) was an English professional ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance competition adjudicator. He appeared as head judge on the British television programme Strictly Come Dancing – in which various celebrities compete for the glitterball trophy – from its beginning in 2004 until 2016, and on the American television programme Dancing with the Stars from 2005 until 2022. He also ran a ballroom dance school in Dartford, Kent.

14

Series

1,570

Dances judged

12,044

Total points awarded

7.67

Average score (10)

158

10s awarded

10.1%*

% of scores that were a 10

3 (x1)*

Lowest score

46*

Perfect scores (40)

Len's scores for dance styles

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#	Style	Dances judged	Total points	Av. score (10)	10s awarded	Lowest score (& times awarded)
1	American Smooth	102	816	8.00	9	4 (x 1)
2	Argentine Tango	43	386	8.98	17	6 (x 1)
3	Cha Cha Cha	155	1,057	6.82	6	3 (x 1)
4	Charleston	72	581	8.07	17	4 (x 1)
5	Charleston and Quickstep	1	9	9.00	0	9 (x 1)
6	Foxtrot	122	954	7.82	9	5 (x 6)
7	Jive	121	912	7.54	7	4 (x 1)
8	Lindy Hop	2	18	9.00	0	9 (x 2)
9	Paso Doble	115	870	7.57	8	5 (x 11)
10	Quickstep	129	1,009	7.82	15	4 (x 1)
11	Quickstep and Jive	1	9	9.00	0	9 (x 1)
12	Rock'n'Roll	2	15	7.50	0	7 (x 1)
13	Rumba	109	812	7.45	7	4 (x 2)
14	Rumba and Tango	1	9	9.00	0	9 (x 1)
15	Salsa	102	764	7.49	9	4 (x 1)
16	Samba	107	825	7.71	7	4 (x 1)
17	Samba and American Smooth	1	8	8.00	0	8 (x 1)
18	Showdance	29	271	9.34	13	7 (x 1)
19	Tango	133	995	7.48	7	5 (x 10)
20	Tango and Cha Cha Cha	2	17	8.50	1	7 (x 1)
21	Viennese Waltz	89	737	8.28	13	6 (x 5)
22	Waltz	132	970	7.35	13	4 (x 2)