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 UK television programme Strictly Come Dancing – in which various celebrities compete for the glitterball trophy – from its beginning in 2004 until 2016, and on the U.S. television programme Dancing with the Stars from 2005 until 2022.
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) |
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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) |