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Let me start off by saying that whatever I'm about to say is solely my personal opinion. No one has to agree with me. Rather it'd be interesting for everyone to share their personal take on this issue. So I'm a trained dancer in Bharatnatyam & Bollywood. I also do a lot of Garba/Dandiya as that is part of my culture. I'm probably one of the fewest who dance in the family.
What I'm getting at is that as a professional dancer, I personally think it is very important to be versatile in more than 1 form of dancing. And especially a show like Dance India Dance, I believe versatility is a must. Now whether versatility is important for the masters on DID or not is a whole different issue. But if I were part of the DID team, I would most certainly take versatility as a factor while judging for coming up with the eliminations choices. It is good to be professionally trained in a particular form of dance whether it be classical, bollywood, contemporary, hip hop, or whatever. But when you want to show yourself or portray yourself as a "professional dancer", then you need to show versatility in the styles of dancing you do! And if you're not versatile you can't call yourself "professional." Its as simple as that. I wish DID looked into this aspect while judging dances. Sadly they do not. I'm a strong believer of trying new forms. I mean if you don't try you will NEVER know how well you can approach that form. And trying a new form of dance should NOT by any means cost you anything (like being nominated in the bottom or even being eliminated)!
Example (note that I am not giving this example because I'm best friends with her)!: But Nikkitasha & Puneet's performance for "Chaand Chupa Baadal Mein." Ok so maybe Tashu (that's what I always call her) wasn't as "great" as Meenu & Bhawna for that day. But didn't she try something out of her genre. For those of you that do not know, Tashu is trained in many different forms of dancing, classical only being one of them. But what she did that day was something she tried for the first time. And what did she get? Nominated! I'm not concerned about the fact that she got nominated in the bottom that day. But what really gets to me is that no one recognized her for the performance that she did do. Instead they all just pointed out her flaws, even celebrity guest Salman Khan. The girl tried something new, Remo ji had a very interesting concept and not one person recognized her for that! Puneet no doubt was just brilliant in that act...But despite a few errors in the dance Tashu was equally as good. I was watching the show that day and felt terrible for her. I felt so sorry for her! It was wrong. And I personally was very disappointed in the fact that no one even gave her credit for trying something out of her style. Guys that is not what she is known for when it comes to dancing! She deserved as much credit as Puneet got! So anyways back to versatility.
What is Shakti doing? She's a brilliant dancers. Probably one of the BEST dancers I have seen so far. Almost flawless! But where is that versatility. If she has it, I for sure haven't seen it!
Dharmesh? People can create so much hype about him because he's a "sir." Where is his versatility? If there is anyone that should be able to do different forms of dancing, it is him! He's a choreographer. And if Geeta ji doesn't know better than to give him something different to perform on, then Dharmesh most certainly should know better! (I'm not blaming him)!
Bhawna (who should have been eliminated in place of Vandana)! Why is she still there? Maybe because her performances are getting stronger?! Or simply because versatility isn't a factor when it comes to judging DID.
I just wish the judges/grand master/public look for versatility in a dancer. I mean DID is supposed to be one of the biggest dancing platforms ever. What is happening? We need versatility, not drama to raise TRP! All three masters have the potential. They can do it. DID Season 1 is over...Show something else far greater now in DID 2! Its a shame we have to say bye to some very talented dancers because they fell weak to those that don't show any versatility!
I'm sorry if I have offended any fans. I merely stated what I felt. And if anyone is offended then I sincerely do apologize! I truly have nothing in my heart! <3
What I'm getting at is that as a professional dancer, I personally think it is very important to be versatile in more than 1 form of dancing. And especially a show like Dance India Dance, I believe versatility is a must. Now whether versatility is important for the masters on DID or not is a whole different issue. But if I were part of the DID team, I would most certainly take versatility as a factor while judging for coming up with the eliminations choices. It is good to be professionally trained in a particular form of dance whether it be classical, bollywood, contemporary, hip hop, or whatever. But when you want to show yourself or portray yourself as a "professional dancer", then you need to show versatility in the styles of dancing you do! And if you're not versatile you can't call yourself "professional." Its as simple as that. I wish DID looked into this aspect while judging dances. Sadly they do not. I'm a strong believer of trying new forms. I mean if you don't try you will NEVER know how well you can approach that form. And trying a new form of dance should NOT by any means cost you anything (like being nominated in the bottom or even being eliminated)!
Example (note that I am not giving this example because I'm best friends with her)!: But Nikkitasha & Puneet's performance for "Chaand Chupa Baadal Mein." Ok so maybe Tashu (that's what I always call her) wasn't as "great" as Meenu & Bhawna for that day. But didn't she try something out of her genre. For those of you that do not know, Tashu is trained in many different forms of dancing, classical only being one of them. But what she did that day was something she tried for the first time. And what did she get? Nominated! I'm not concerned about the fact that she got nominated in the bottom that day. But what really gets to me is that no one recognized her for the performance that she did do. Instead they all just pointed out her flaws, even celebrity guest Salman Khan. The girl tried something new, Remo ji had a very interesting concept and not one person recognized her for that! Puneet no doubt was just brilliant in that act...But despite a few errors in the dance Tashu was equally as good. I was watching the show that day and felt terrible for her. I felt so sorry for her! It was wrong. And I personally was very disappointed in the fact that no one even gave her credit for trying something out of her style. Guys that is not what she is known for when it comes to dancing! She deserved as much credit as Puneet got! So anyways back to versatility.
What is Shakti doing? She's a brilliant dancers. Probably one of the BEST dancers I have seen so far. Almost flawless! But where is that versatility. If she has it, I for sure haven't seen it!
Dharmesh? People can create so much hype about him because he's a "sir." Where is his versatility? If there is anyone that should be able to do different forms of dancing, it is him! He's a choreographer. And if Geeta ji doesn't know better than to give him something different to perform on, then Dharmesh most certainly should know better! (I'm not blaming him)!
Bhawna (who should have been eliminated in place of Vandana)! Why is she still there? Maybe because her performances are getting stronger?! Or simply because versatility isn't a factor when it comes to judging DID.
I just wish the judges/grand master/public look for versatility in a dancer. I mean DID is supposed to be one of the biggest dancing platforms ever. What is happening? We need versatility, not drama to raise TRP! All three masters have the potential. They can do it. DID Season 1 is over...Show something else far greater now in DID 2! Its a shame we have to say bye to some very talented dancers because they fell weak to those that don't show any versatility!
I'm sorry if I have offended any fans. I merely stated what I felt. And if anyone is offended then I sincerely do apologize! I truly have nothing in my heart! <3
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