Originally posted by: aviation-ca
DISCLAIMER - I am Sanaya fan & voted for her....
Thank god someone with sensible post.. I am not sure how many people on this forum are dancer or have danced in competition.. but this format is completely unfair to both dancers & non-dancers. To top it all having the 50% audience vote is even more foolish...
I don't think anyone can appreciate the amount of effort required by a novice to not only perform in front of audience but in a competition format with just couple of days to memorize the steps, add in the grace & expressions plus perform... in that sense congrats to Sanaya & Mohit.. they absolutely delivered...
To a dancer who is not only trained but has performed under pressure in competition like Faisal.. this format is unfair too because it being high schooler competing against elementary schooler.. there is minimum pressure, no need to push himself... I know his fans think that his performance was fantastic, this would only be in comparison to other novices...but for his caliber it truly was mundane... most of the time I felt he was just going through motion... he would have showcased his talent better in a more competitive format of professional dancers & unfortunately, his win will always be not at a peer level...
Then the voting segment, there were many a times that Sanaya would have been out except for the fans voting.. you could hear the exasperation in Ganesh Hedge's voice during the latter rounds & even in semi-final that whether you do good or bad, your fans vote will save you.. and finally in sarcasm when he said even the few who haven't voted for you, please vote for Sanaya... even more telling when he declared in semifinal to Faizal that you should be the winner... again this is the uneven contestant that the program is choosing...
Finally it puts the Choreographer in a bind.. while Faizal's choreo who was not even performing had the easier task to set it for two professional dancer, while Sanaya's choreo had to not only keep the dancer's limitations, but also perform with her.. so he was using her strong point of using more expression & telling of story rather than the aerobic exercises format of Faizal who was showcasing his dance moves rather than emoting a story...
Bottom line: If Sanaya had won, it would always have been because of voters... but on the other hand Faizal victory is a not a hard fought one, but with some slight of hand... once the semifinal came on and the judges comments, it was not hard to see where the outcome was headed...