Scoring- I feel as though they try to let their numbers go hand in hand with what they say. I did think that Abhijeet and Shilpa did get a tad bit to much, however, if you look at it, they were able to emote what was needed for THEIR song. Abhijeet did look like a "tapori" and danced like one to, the oddity of his moves fit to the T, and the way he executed them. Same goes with Shipla, they made it work well. I agree, the Bhatti's are an older couple, yes, I agree, yet there was very little "danceing" in their piece. I to LOVE KanJali, and yes, their dance wasn't the greatest thing ever, yet I saw their chemestry, and I agreed when Farah said that it was "old steps" they exectuted the steps well though...it was a little "loose" therefore I thought their scores were justified also. So overall, I don't have any major qualms with the scoring system, because I feel that the judges are really trying to make sure they judge right, I suppose as we keep watching, we might figure out a trend.
I cannot say much about the cheoreographers, because they have not been giving much room to really shine. I think when the "thematic" rounds start, we will really get to see what they are worth...becasue when the choices are narrowed, and you are provided a certain 'focus" it allows them to invest more into their moves. The comments which the judges gave them, hopefully they will heed and improve their dance steps.
Agreed, Arjun is not a dancer, yet look back, nor was David Dhawan...nor Kunal Kholi...and past judges. I feel that they bring in a non dancer so they can really give un bias opinons. What I mean is, when we (the audiance) watch, we instantly judge...good or bad, and I doublt all of us are dancers...I always feel like a non dancer judge just says how they feel from an audiance prespective. Without going into technical jargon about their act, because Karishma and Farah do that just fine.