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