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Dear Sirs, Madams, Mother, Sisters, Brothers, Grandfathers and Mentors of Dance India Dance
A] My request as an ordinary viewer
I am a very ordinary viewer, and frankly a novice when it comes to dance. The only dance I know of is the one done at parties (with sloshed friends or colleagues jumping to 'Summer of 69' or following the 'Macarena' or 'Kajrare' or 'Govinda' steps)
or at weddings (to songs like 'Didi Tera Devar" or 'Le Jayenge Dulhania' or the latest flavor of the season)
or with boyfriends (doing an idiotic and over the top take on 'Everytime you do that thing you do' or ' Unchained Melody' or 'Jahan Teri yeh nazar hai').
Therefore an ordinary, two left feet person like me, is bound to understand and appreciate dance what what it appears..........that is:
a) Pleasing to the eye
b) Looks fun or manageable
c) Filled with histronics, but does not border on a trapeze or a circus (Coz I like circuses only with genuine clowns and the animals, ........no pun intended!!)
d) Pure simple dance, without getting into over the top social messages on religion or traditional art forms that seem to be cashing in on one-upmanship and emotion, rather than any genuine effort or commitment to the social message, religion or traditional art form.
Is it that difficult to do.😳
I acknowledge that ordinary people like me are a minority in these times, but surely we matter too😳
b) Is the show about dance or about relationships?
I tune in to watch 'Dance' and not stories of surrogate mothers, brothers, would be romantic interests and "we are one family only"
Else lets close this competition and go join "Rishon ka safar" or perhaps "Apnon ki mehfil"
Please tone down the melodrama and talk about the dance instead.
I rather watch Jay with his forced cute antics, than hear paens of Ma, Bhai, Behen, Dada, Mama, Chacha, Guru, etc etc
c) Where is the sportsmanship Mentors
Yesterday 8 Boys or Men were belting out their guts to get a place on American Idol final 12. One of the contestants Aaron Kelly (16 years old) sang a song that had a deeply mature meaning. To which one of the hosts (Kara) commented that as Aaaron is a just a teen and young, he couldnt have felt the emotion attached to the song. Now......to this the other, and unarguably popular judge of American Idol, Simon, retorted .....on national US television...."Kara what you said it utter rubbish".
Kara not only took this critique by a fellow judge it in her stride, but in the last song she and Simon shared an emotional moment with Simon comforting her.
I am not advocating that international shows have the best of judges......What I am highlighting is that they have a great deal of grace, dignity and composure, whilst state their mind and views forthrightly.
Now, you guys are increasingly coming accross as grumpy kingdergarden tots who were denied a candy (Geeta, please note especially)
And it is no longer fun to watch.
So please, dear Sirs, Madams, Mother, Sisters, Brothers, Grandfathers and Mentors of Dance India Dance.
Please let me and ordinary viewers like me, enjoy this show for what it is "Dance India Dance"
Arjun
Anupamaa
