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First day's performances:
Ragini: 8/10 - Good concept by Neerav...I think variation in creating a different sort of atmosphere most weeks has always been this pair's forte compared to many of the others, but it's their execution which never manages to pack a punch and take it to that next level. I liked how there were three different parts to the performance, three different styles (If Malaika's 'style' can be categorized as such anyways 🤔😆 ) meshed in...but 1/3 of the performance was without much dance...Ragini was either sitting on Neerav or watching him move...and while she has improved from the start, there's still neatness missing. I think the judges over-marked because of the dedications to themselves in this performance 😆
Ankita: 9/10 - Liked the use of the table, they made it flow well without any glitches. One of the best co-ordinations this week too.
Chang: 9/10 - This one was fun...they danced a lot and yet added just the right amount of nuances for entertainment. Yeah, the steps may not have been 'advanced' which was Remo's grouse, but they executed what they took on with great energy and, along with Ankita-Nishant, had the best co-ordination. Use of the seesaw was nice too!
Yana: 9/10 - Though the concept isn't anything new, I really liked that they chose this...something different from their usually romantic la-la land ones that we've been seeing from at least the past two weeks...beyond the fact that the concept itself was very touching, I wasn't surprised exactly, but it was pleasant to see how Salman was able to make the whole thing very lyrical, especially the beginning, and how his body language had such aggression to it...they've done contemporary numerous times now but this one managed to be a little different because of that tweak...good depiction of pain and severity.
Mahi: 7/10 - God knows why they picked the cliched romantic relationship when there's so many others to choose from. If their theme had been different, on another song, another dance style than contemporary...basically a whole renovation 😆...then there could have been some chance for a better performance...but this was just meh, no spark...and I don't say that because of a lack of chemistry between Mahi and Savio, but because of the redundancy of such a concept which doesn't allow them to do anything off-beat...they didn't try to put a spin on it either, so it was mediocre at best.
Sushant: 8.5/10 - I found what Sushant said in the video before his performance and afterwards more touching than the act itself...that was what made me emotional rather than the song or their interpretation of it. There were lots of moments void of dance, and what was there was the usual, once again contemporary and freestyle. Even besides that though, something that I've noticed with them after the kaal dhamal relay performance is that they're loosing co-ordination which was spot on before 😕 When Shampa was dancing back in the clouds and Sushant at the front, there were moments where sync clicked and others at which it was missing and even distracting because both of them would be doing different things...didn't find anything wow or different in it.
Second day's performances:
Zzzzzzz. Only Sushant's seemed to have a spark in it. And they too didn't have clean hip-hop in it...lots of other matka-jhatkas; but still it was engaging enough to sit through. Ragini-Neerav once again created great atmosphere with the water, especially in the second part of the act, but the dance was clumsy and uninspired...these two just couldn't utilize with the execution. Yana, Ankita, Mahi and Chang's performances were all average.
