Positive changes in JDJ 4

Edited by nikitagmc - 13 years ago

As much as I agree with you must admit wish #4 could have included more dance forms,,,,, in Dancing with the stars Australia, they have max 2-3 dance forms per week, and everyone does for eg: either Viennese Waltz or Salsa.... so there is a benchmark for the viewer even if u are not familiar with the technicalities..... and then towards the finale, they all have to do a form they were not given before......and this time they had a round where they had to repeat/reinvent a form they didn't do well - like a chance to redeem themselves ..... I still love the desi version, as its closer to heart for obvious reasons 😍

only thing i liked this season was
 Introduction of the Most Consistent Performer Award. i think they introduced this bcoz they know very well that the BEST dancer of the season never wins


Edited by krait - 13 years ago

Originally posted by: trinket

As much as I agree with you must admit wish #4 could have included more dance forms,,,,, in Dancing with the stars Australia, they have max 2-3 dance forms per week, and everyone does for eg: either Viennese Waltz or Salsa.... so there is a benchmark for the viewer even if u are not familiar with the technicalities..... and then towards the finale, they all have to do a form they were not given before......and this time they had a round where they had to repeat/reinvent a form they didn't do well - like a chance to redeem themselves ..... I still love the desi version, as its closer to heart for obvious reasons 😍

For me a major positive was  the judges specials esp. Malaika's

and the acid test was participants challenges to each other, they had to really push the envelope there 😊

I haven't watched the other seasons of Jhalak. so I cannot tell you what the positive changes are. but i can suggest some changes for next season that will probably make the show better, according to me at least.

1. Stay true to the concept of the show and do not let any trained dancer in the show. I feel it is very unfair for those who are not trained and have to compete with such exceptional dancers who know their technique and everything. And doing stage shows don't count. I mean legit training.

2. The judges panel maybe good this time, but I still feel that it is more important to have judges who have knowledge of the dances more than being able to do them. So basically, I want choreographers to judge the show with maybe one exceptional dancer. Remo and Madhuri are fine. But just add another choreographer to the panel. I'm not saying Malaika is not good. She is fine. But I have noticed that neither she nor Madhuri can accurately point out any mistakes. You need to know the terms and actual techniques to do that. having one judge who doesn't know the actual terms and stuff is fine. but having two is too much. We need accurate feedback. Not just "there were so many steps" or "i like the energy" and what not. We need someone who will point out all the mistakes, which Remo does, rather than speak generally.

3. Assign dance forms every week. This will stop the choreographers from boring us with the same styles every week. Imagine if all the choreographers decided they were gonna do contemporary this week. The whole episode will be an over dose of contemporary dances. Need variety!

4. Variety of celebrities. Need to have a good mix of celebs. majority of them this season are actors.

Actors: Daya, Sushant, Ankita, Mahi, Ragini, Renuka

Singers: Chang, Anushka

Athletes: Akhil

Comedian: Krushna

Popular figures (dunno how to categorize them): Yana, Shekhar

so you see, half of the celebrities are actors. And 5 out of the 6 actors are TV actors. Need variety!

That is all I can think of as of now...😆

There were a couple of things I liked on the show too:

1. Just like the TM said, the alloting of celebrities to choreographers. They tried to maintain a balance of the popularity, which is a very good move.

2. Quality of the choreography! The quality is very good! I had my doubts when I realized it was a celeb show. i didn't think the dances were gonna be that great. But they surprised me. Some of the choreos are fab!👏

Originally posted by: nikitagmc

I agree. That is why I wrote 'a few rounds were new and innovative'

Towards the end, they started having more of 'theme' based rounds rather than 'dance form based rounds'-- 

Originally posted by: trinket

As usual, you are spot on!😆 Thankyou thankyou! I have noticed you are too kind with praise for me.

Perhaps the creative heads planned so, as the voting audience relate to the 'theme' more than a dance form they've never heard of..... Exactly. When there is a theme or a thought behind the dance the audience connects. In the beginning, the rounds were more form based (Salsa Tango, folk dance, street dancing) but Sushant-Shampa used a concept everytime which worked out well and people liked it a lot. And then the channel started GIVING OUT themes themselves as the audience who might not understand the difference between a salsa and samba perfectly can definitely understand the theme - easier for them to evaluate/appreciate, they might have felt.

Can't help saying this.... Sushant+Shampa+Theme+Dance form = Synergy  = Magic Agree absolutely. They brought out the themes very well, very soulfully. 

Originally posted by: nikitagmc

As usual, you are spot on!😆 Thankyou thankyou! I have noticed you are too kind with praise for me.

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Originally posted by: trinket

 

kya karein?? Watching JDJ and the battles here, I have become your fan-girl😳

Edited by nikitagmc - 13 years ago

fab post dear 👍🏼