Reality check - Page 3

Originally posted by: styledivaDD

Drashti

1,walz - Contemprorized Waltz..look at the steps again...hardly nuggets of waltz thrown in what is essentially again under the gamut of contemprory ( and not to forget, DD is hardly on her own..doesn't require much effort...)

2.contemporary on wheels - Contemprory

3.argentine tango & contemporary - Watch the steps again, tango is not there..it was out and out contemprory..though they called it tango..

4.acrobatics

5.fleminco - again, lifts...flamenco original steps hardly there

6.acrobatica & contemporary - Contemprory again

7.salsa - I didn't see this so can't comment

8.afro - given as there were some signature moves

9.Jive - didn't see cant say

10 contemporary - contemprory again

11.ariel - we repeat ariel here..which one is ithis? lifts rt?

12.freestyle

13.ballroom - How many times you gonna repeat this?

14.pasodoble Was a joke..again contemprorized..look at what DD actually did in that dance..

15.bollywood

16.bollywood

17.Rumba

18.freestyle

19.hiphop

So there you see...first 7 weeks DD doesn't dance on her..

Then they have done Contemprory, lifts, bollywood...

Salsa, Jive, Rumba ( rumba i don't even recall) - given you the benefit of doubt...BUT did they perform the original dance?- cauz they say they r doing tango but they don't..

AND we forget..romantic contemprory.. 😆😆

What a joke..

( THis is not compared to lauren.. i will point out the loopholes there too..But lying to prove DD is a joke...)

Originally posted by: kaushikbasu

Very nice article. Yes, there is not enough Indian dance form and who says they can't be made interesting? If someone has understanding enough, he/she can experiment with it to really create magic even with Indian dance forms. Long time ago I saw an Indian kathakali group performed on the songs of BAD and wowed the audience. Not only that the choreographers once gets license of getting inspired, they stop thinking. If they really want to go international and wow why not pick dance forms from other places as well like China, Japan etc? In fact if they pick up dance forms not shown in India they can wow more easily. i can understand the choreographers pressure as well. First they have to think of a concept, then train a non dancer and finally if judges do not encourage them enough for being original that brings down their moral too. Add to that some celebs cannot make even smallest of movements with grace that leaves very little room for experiment. Though I would say that is not an excuse for being repetitive.

Originally posted by: styledivaDD

@hashi i agree she didn't do much indian but u can read what salman has told ,he says doing classical in lauren style offends many & that too indian girl doing the audience asked for classical,did she do that no... she did some blah blah for which judges said wow but then atleast point out her flaws properly to satify pure classical dance which viewers were expecting seeing her dress or change the task for lauren saying classical contemporary. Y said bharatnatyam. Atleast salman accepted that classical dances are harder & it takes time for celebs to learn & he cannot convince people in that many get offended with so many uncalled don'ts happen though it is a fusion . there are hardly lifts hehehe she did lift in the bharathnatyam also :P then i say my dance experience was blind, she did have lifts in all acts atleast two or three ,but salman drashti did mostly western dances & they had three to four lifts which was fine & but lauren's, all her movements were repetitive .though some steps were unique but then as whole made the dance look the same. DD i agree salman didn't make her dance to classical but they did try all different type of latin american dances & he is right with @zephy indian songs & bollywood tadka those dances had different look but the do & don'ts & signature steps are the same that is basic form. no surprise lauren also didn't dance perfectly to broad way jazz with indian song & bollywood tadka . yup Lauren did try I always give for godess dance than what call classical, it was a bklunder either should have given semiclassical fusion or she shd have done some basic with some very much classical touch song.

Originally posted by: enigmatic_zephy

Ques:

Apparently all business are driven by consumer choice right?

Is it us..the public.. who is sending out signals that we don't appreciate Indian danceforms or that we are too much in awe of Western forms?

Folk dances are all forgotten...

Just to quote an example not for comparison,

On India's dancing superstar...

there were two grls who made it to top 12..

one who was brilliant in kathak and did BW like no one before I have seen..extremely graceful, b'fule xpressions..

and there was another grl trained in Bharatnatyam..and the way she interpreted BW songs in BN..was mind blowing..sheer pure talent..

and yet..you don't see people voting for such people..

On IGT, or other shows..when folk dances are done they score less...

Q: Is it us the public? or is the judges on these relaity show ( quite a limted set of judges who are not trained in Indian dances barring Vaibhavi i guess) and are comfortable juding western dances..that influences maases and their likings and decisions??

Also, many judges ( as terrence claimed)...want to promote their dance forms through these platforms..( wanted to in the beginning when dance classes were still taking off and were not as popular as they are today)..

Any thoughts?