Rate/Discuss Performances Jan 31-Feb 1 - Page 3

Originally posted by: make-believe

1st Feburary:

Mahi and Savio: 9 - Loved the concept, it was truly touching...there definitely could have been more dancing on the floor, but some of the extra touches they added, such as swinging around with the cradle or the last 'suicide' pose on the staircase railings..really well done by Savio. I liked the amount of almost violent movement in this act...the running, dragging, sliding...it was all done very smoothly and without pause. My favourite moment and step had to be where Mahi is clinging on to Savio around the chest like a baby with her legs drawn up and he 'wails'...it totally sold the grief they were trying to convey.

Well said! 👏 That's how I felt about their performance as well. I find that this pregnancy/miscarriage concept has been used often, but this act was special with the way these touches were used, like you've mentioned. I think that struggle, and that 'violent-ness' as you said, was shown really well. All these hit and miss type moments like Mahi reaching out for that...I want to say teddy bear? And then not making it...and then again with the crib. And of course that last 'suicide' pose you mentioned. Touches like these really made you FEEL that grief. There was also this sense of Mahi almost acting like a child and Savio consoling her...touches like Savio cradling Mahi in his arms enhanced that. It was truly a touching performance.

Ankita and Nishant: 9.5 - Loved how they played around with sizes like Remo pointed out...that was the high point of the act for me. Ankita is as always very graceful and Nishant's choreography was good as well...both of them maintained great sync throughout. They should've avoided coming to the front though or incorporated that into their concept somehow and made up a reason for it...still, the most interesting act of this week for me!

I liked the sizes bit too as well as the poses/forms they made with their bodies behind the shadows. That was really well done. I agree with the transitions while coming to the front etc...they kind of brought the performance down a bit for me.

Originally posted by: cute2stay

This performance was a let down in terms of Yaana and Salman's standards. As you said, you could tell the were having trouble/the difficulty was visible. I didn't think they used the song well either and the choreography wasn't that innovative in my opinion. The whole song was a bit sad in its mood...shouldn't the mood of the whole dance have reflected that? Maybe it's just me...but I think they should've picked a different song for a romantic/close kind of a concept they were going for.

Exactly.....honestly since their past few performances I'm getting the sense that they don't even LISTEN properly to the song they use.....last week was still better in terms of dancing I felt even though they were TOTALLY off when it comes to what the song "tujhe bhula diya" was trying to convey...it's a song of PATHOS....and they were grinning throughout it in a romantic sort of fashion😕.....and the same thing happened with "yeh dooriyaan"....again a song of angst/pathos and they were instead just twirling around in happy/romantic poses😕....the song seems inconsequential to them in their choreography....it's like they just decide that these are all the moves they want to put into their routine regardless of what the song is.....😕

Again, WORD! 😆 Especially love the way you worded that last bit. It felt like the arial bits were a PART of the dance if that makes sense. It was used to enhance the mood of the performance instead of a you know as a side prop or something. These two actually add MOMENTS in their dance you know what I mean? I think that's why their dancing has soul. And it has layers and depth. Like even in a romantic song...it's not just on one level. There's layers to the whole performance, from being playful to passionate to romantic and soulful, to deep rooted love, to just being happy in love...all these layers just come across beautifully when these two perform! I'm in love with this team! They're so damn awesome together! Loved what Shampa said about Sushant as well, that everyone should get a partner like him! If that isn't the sweetest thing to say! Aww, bless these two! :) WORDD to the bit in bold....you've nailed it....it's exactly that....they add in these wonderful MOMENTS to each performance of theirs which just makes it stand apart from all the other performances every time.....that is what I LOVED about their act this time also....it was on so many levels like you said....they captured the essence of the song and like Madhuri also pointed out, the entire audience is just sitting there with a big smile so pulled into their act.....that is how fantastically they execute it.....and yes it was very sweet of Shampa to say that....you can tell that Sushant is working damn hard and putting his heart and soul into every act.

YES, thank you! I LOVED Ankita's munni badnaam too!! *high five* She was SO into it and totally having a blast! Such fun expressions she gave. 😆 Exactly....she was so BINDAAS and having fun....that is what made it fun to watch too😆

I also want to add, that I really loved Chang and Marisha's performance this week. Marisha's really creative with the way she added little moments to the performance. Things like sliding/the raindrops on the box. And everytime the lyrics went "paas aajayen" it was cool how the two got closer in different ways each time. They made everything look so easy, when actually it's quite challenging to slide like that so smoothly and with the right speed/timing. And also the way they would disappear and appear and stuff...it was all really easy to the eye. I loved the ending too with the that 'going down the steps together' bit. Such a light, sweet and soulful performance! Like Madhuri said, it looked like it was so effortlessly and easily done which I think deserves praise. I think this is the first time for me that I enjoyed another performance equally as much as Sushant and Shampa's. These two are just so damn cute! 😆 Word once again....I also thought it was a damnnnnn sweet act....I'm becoming a big fan of Marisha's choreography....she's soooooooooo creative and the way she's brought out the dancer in Chang....it's superb....they make an awesome team now....and yes this piece of choreography has to be one of the sweetest/cutest I've seen....and veryyyyyyyyy smoothly executed to hats off to them for that👏

Jan 31

1. Ragini-Neerav
2. Chang-Marisha
3. Yana-Salman
4. Group Performance

Feb 1

1. Ankita-Nishant
2. Sushant-Shampa
3. Mahi-Savio
4. Shekhar-Preeti
5. Group performance

Wonderful analysis by people here! I'm really enjoying reading everyone's reviews.

Okay, my ratings for 1^st Feb:

1.) Mahi and Savio: 9😭👏

Very nice act. She had to make the audience cry and she succeeded. Very good prop ideas and the expressions were bang on. Since I'm a sucker for the concept part of the dance, even more than the actual dance itself at times 😃 - I would have really liked to see some solution, something positive in the end- some sort of message- maybe adoption?

But anyways, that is just the thinker in me. Overall, a very nice act.

2.) Shekhar and Preeti: Umm.. 3. I felt bad for Preeti more than for Shekhar.

3.) Ankita and Nishant: 9.5😲👏

Wow! I mean seriously WOW!! It was one of the best acts this week, visually very pleasing and interesting, and also very well choreographed. Ankita and Nishant were truly at their best. The background visuals were BEAUTIFUL!- and I loved the way they played with sizes. A lot of effort and brain must have gone into this act and it was indeed one of the most impressive acts of JDJ. I agree with Remo's point about the transitions however and so I've deducted a half mark for that (28.5/30).

4.) Sushant and Shampa: 10!!! 👏

Every one has written and analysed their performance so well (Nureat and cute2stay in particular 👏). I'll just repeat what I wrote in the 'best performance' thread.

A simply mind blowing act. Not only was it difficult, but also was extremely touching. The aerial act looked beautiful and was used to enhance the mood set by the song and their chemistry. The choreography and expressions did complete justice to the song. Their act in the air was going on according to the lyrics I felt, for example: they rose up together when the lines 'Aasman ko bhi yeh, haseen raaz hai pasand' came and also they were swinging together when the lines were 'Jaane kya bole mann, dole sun ke badan.'

Madhuri was so right about the act- it had a SOUL and induced emotions. She was right about the smile part too, I had the biggest smile on my face when this performance was going on. Sushant and Shampa had excellent chemistry between them- not the hot roaring type, but the cute, snuggly, romantic, deeply in love type. The part where Sushant comes down the slide right behind Shampa and hugs was simply so so sweet. Similarily the part where he waves and calls her and she is terrified to come, and the way the whole act ends with Sushant looking at her lovingly with that adorable smile.. too good! Aww..😳

Coming to the relay performances:

No one deserved 10 according to me.😃

1.) Shekhar Preeti: Didn't observe him very well, so can't comment in detail. Sorry!😳

2.) Ankita Nishant: A nice job by them, but maybe the effect of the original is too much on my mind, so I found the performance a little thanda. The way they danced in the end with everyone else was the way they should have danced in the song in the relay.

3.) Mahi Savio: Very glamorous and gorgeous. But in a couple dance, the difference in energy levels of the two partners sticks out as a sore thumb. Savio's energy was much greater. Plus there was little dance in the beginning, when you have very little time to perform, you should get straightaway to dancing, do something interesting in the beginning itself to catch the audience attention. Maybe she would have done better in a song like 'Honth Rasile'.

4.) Sushant-Shampa: Okay, it was not a perfect performance. But it was very energetic, choreography was good and Shampa did very well. I've heard many people say coordination was off- honestly I don't know- the first time I saw it in the 'coming up section' I felt coordination was bad, but when I saw the overall dance I felt it was okay 😆 Anyways I felt their dance was better than others overall.

So for me, rating would be:

Sushant Shampa: 9 ⭐️⭐️

Mahi Savio and Ankita Nishant: 8.5

Shekhar Preeti: (Honestly I don't know- umm.. okay 7.5)

Originally posted by: nureat01

Pallloooooooooooooooooooo🤗 Where've you been gaayab since soooo many days? So nice to see you itne dino baad!

Anuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!! 🤗🤗 Aww I was hoping you would read my post and reply/do that! 😆 🤗 Man, yaar...just been busy with stupid real life stuff. Boo. I would log in beech mein but would be too lazy/too short on time to actually type up posts. :( Khair, aww super nice to see you tooo!! :D 🤗

Exactly.....honestly since their past few performances I'm getting the sense that they don't even LISTEN properly to the song they use.....last week was still better in terms of dancing I felt even though they were TOTALLY off when it comes to what the song "tujhe bhula diya" was trying to convey...it's a song of PATHOS....and they were grinning throughout it in a romantic sort of fashion😕.....and the same thing happened with "yeh dooriyaan"....again a song of angst/pathos and they were instead just twirling around in happy/romantic poses😕....the song seems inconsequential to them in their choreography....it's like they just decide that these are all the moves they want to put into their routine regardless of what the song is.....😕 Thank you! Word! That's exactly what I felt about Salman and Yaana last week too. They were way too smiley and happy on a frickin' sad song! 😕 So weird. Plus both the songs "yeh dooriyan" and "tujhe bhula diya" have so much pathos as you said, and so much depth to them! Their performances just didn't do justice to these songs at all! 😕 And exactly, their performances to me seem like it might as well be ANY song and they'd be doing those same moves. The concept/song hardly matters to their performances. Honestly, they've started seeming repetitive to me too. It's always the same romantic kind of mood they create. I mean I'd give Salman the credit of thinking up of really challenging choreography, but there's hardly any soul to their performances. I can never really connect to them. And even the romantic-ness is only on surface level. The only performance of their's I've really liked is the "chori kiya" one since there the song was totally appropriate to their style of dancing and they did complete justice to it. Even the 'taare zameen par' performance was really well done, even though that one was pretty surface level too. I'd totally give Salman and Yaana the credit of being able to do all this challenging choreography, but there has to be SOME thought, some meaning to it!! 😕 Dance is an art, it's an expression of your soul...it's not just physical body movement, right? 😕

Anyways, I'm also starting to be convinced of my theory that Salman really can't bring out more than his 'romantic hero' side through his dancing. I've seen that through DID as well. The guy can really move, but I just wish he'd express more through his dance! 😕

Anyways, no offence to Salman fans or anything...I have nothing against the guy, I appreciate his talent. I'm just critical of it at the same time as well. I wish he'd do something different at this point.

Oh and word on everything you said about Sushant-Shampa's performance and Chang-Marisha's as well! 👍🏼 :)