Anakh E Gabroo @ Bruin Bhangra 2011 (GTVHD)

[Pavan]

HOLY SEX. that was ridiculous. congrats on first. someone on your team clearly loves wakka, or has some affiliation with 1017 bricksquad

 

[dudhmakhna]

Most enjoyable routine I've seen on music.

 

[harjap_singh]

Wow this was amazing, started off a bit slow but as it progressed i was like "oh my god"..... my own opinion best performance in the history of bhangra.. so far

you're a horrible critic

 

[faizan]

...haha i can't believe the best part of that set malfunctioned! THE WORLD WILL NEVER KNOW!!!! ORRRRR maybe we'll just do it at the next competition...ankush, I have an idea, call me...(I think onkar's dream might just have to come true)...

 

[Nikhil]

This was a very fun set to watch. Since 2007, AEG has been a very fun team to just sit and enjoy. The creativity is still there, so for 4 years you guys have been able to harness it without looking like you're repeating stuff from your own arsenal, and you've managed to look like a true NY team. What do i mean? Well, NYU, NYC Jugni and Columbia all come to mind when I think of a team that is from NY and has...swagger. You guys do what you want to do. It's fun. Simple fun.

Here's the thing though, while I think it's AMAZING that you had 9 new dancers, and a new regime since the last time you were on stage (boston 09), formations were still messy, some dancers are still in need of cleaning up/polishing (i know, it's an obvious b/c they are perhaps new, but I had to put it in here), and the lighting cues KILLED you...what happened to the bright lights?! You guys would have looked 50x better with something to shine from above. I think the color background took away and made your vardiyaan dull, when they are very unique and quite intricate.

Something else was missing...maybe it's the fact that this is a new team. This is not the same team that Joe was on. This is not the same team that Harman was on... There is no Faizan...there was a presence missing. Jaggi was holding down the veteran appeal with nakhra and stage presence/looking happy...Onki was too, with some parts (i didn't notice the first time my b)...I think the make up for the loss in leaders, you guys gotta smile more, show more enthusiasm. I saw more fatigue/concerned faces (relatively) then smiles.

Mix = That's what NY does. Make it like a party at Bungalow 8.

I loved the end. That's how you interact with the audience! The next team to do a bhangra Flash mob as part of their routine will be super dope. If you take this idea, I better see a shoutout.

 

[Pooja]

I liked the ending in the audience, that seemed super fun!

Formations were really messy/awkward and did not always "hit."

 

[faizan]

nikhil, pooja, i agree with everything you said, but the formations need a better view. watching form this view is not indicative of our formations...i reserved judgements of all the teams' formations at bruin because the gtv angle was too close up...from the front, close up, it looks messy, but you guys can't see the bigger picture, i'm sure we'll post a video with formations eventually...once you see them, this set will look much better...


this lighting was terrible, but i noticed a lot of teams had dark lighting...bruin needs to work with teams more closely in order to ensure that sets aren't lost in the dark...but yea, lighting has never been our strong point, haha.



nikhil, this was the first time most of these guys performed, i'll make sure none of your complaints occur again...because your opinion is very important to us...some of them are babies, but in a year or two, when these guys are in their prime, no one will remember me, harman, onki or anyone...we're glad you all liked it, but can someone please shit all over us? RIP US APART. MAKE US FEEL TERRIBLE. We need to improve!!!

I think the make up for the loss in leaders, you guys gotta smile more, show more enthusiasm. I saw more fatigue/concerned faces (relatively) then smiles.

[/size]
[/size]there is no excuse for this...i was disappointed too...

 

[KillaPunjabi]

mind = blown

 

[sargam627]

Nikhil and Pooja- thanks for keeping it real.
Just because we won doesn't mean we were perfect, whether its our mix or our set, we always have room to improve and progress so I urge everyone to point out any flaws/mistakes.. even if its something completely minor. As Faizan said, please shit on us.. it helps us better ourselves as individual dancers and a team.. plus its motivation. Thanks for all the love though

 

[HarmanSingh]

Is that the joker "magic trick" VCU uses at the end of the mix? If so, I would cut it out. That is way too similar to their ending.

 

[faizan]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][font=verdana, sans-serif][/font][/size][/size][/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][font=verdana, sans-serif]
Is that the joker "magic trick" VCU uses at the end of the mix? If so, I would cut it out. That is way too similar to their ending.
[/font][/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][font=verdana, sans-serif][/font][/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][/font]
we know it's similar, we put it in anyway...

 

[HarmanSingh]

Is that the joker "magic trick" VCU uses at the end of the mix? If so, I would cut it out. That is way too similar to their ending.

we know it's similar, we put it in anyway...

Maybe I missed it but what was the magic trick? The VCU Joker is so iconic, it would be like a team doing the KJ Truck with GT Road. Personal opinion is to stay away from stuff like that.

 

[Raji]

Opps

 

[Sue Sylvester]

Something else was missing...maybe it's the fact that this is a new team. This is not the same team that Joe was on. This is not the same team that Harman was on... There is no Faizan...there was a presence missing. Jaggi was holding down the veteran appeal with nakhra and stage presence/looking happy...Onki was too, with some parts (i didn't notice the first time my b)...I think the make up for the loss in leaders, you guys gotta smile more, show more enthusiasm. I saw more fatigue/concerned faces (relatively) then smiles.

Can you elaborate more on this, Nikhil? I think in the past, AEG has been known to have different dancing styles/stage personalities and there was an emphasis this season on dancing more like a team. I get what you're saying about smiling more and we know that this performance wasn't the cleanest, but wouldn't having a team of 16 that danced more similar be better than having a few "leaders" that stick out? (PS - Onkar didn't dance. Which one did you think he was? )

Maybe I missed it but what was the magic trick? The VCU Joker is so iconic, it would be like a team doing the KJ Truck with GT Road. Personal opinion is to stay away from stuff like that.

It wasn't anything related to the Dark Knights Joker, but the "trick" will probably be more be more obvious at our next competition.

 

[Sue Sylvester]

I know it's sacrilegious to post another video in a GTV 1080p thread, but can't let all that work on formations go to waste. (Thanks to SMD for the video.)

Anakh E Gabroo @ Bruin Bhangra 2011

 

[Mukandpuria]

its was a ok set....








naww i am fucking with ya!....ripped it.....ELITE ELITE ELITE 8888888888888888

 

[KingGeorge]

so damn proud of you clowns

 

[Jaggi_D]

In my opinion it was just an okay set...The performance lacked cleanliness and the transitions between formations wasn't seamless and was kinda chaotic at times :-\ The ending was supercool 8) and that lights gimmick was cool..loved the ideas...energy was there but kinda seemed wild/misorganized at times..Maybe it was the effect of having 9 new dancers as someone mentioned...But seeing you guys live must have definitely been entertaining...Good performance but lack of cleanliness was offputting at times...Just my personal opinion.

 

[Kush]

Is that the joker "magic trick" VCU uses at the end of the mix? If so, I would cut it out. That is way too similar to their ending.

we know it's similar, we put it in anyway...

Maybe I missed it but what was the magic trick? The VCU Joker is so iconic, it would be like a team doing the KJ Truck with GT Road. Personal opinion is to stay away from stuff like that.

I heard what this was gonna be, and i just have to say it would have been pretty sick, though you would have scared the eff out of half the audience haha. I won't ruin it for hte sake of AEG's next COMEBACK/RETIRING combination performance (seriously guys, its just dumb when you keep saying youre going to retire cause noone believes anything you say, so call it a retirement AFTER you do it)... Is there a "roll my eyes" smilie on BTF?

I'll post a full analysis later on, but some things were straight up nasty, and other things need work. In a nutshell you guys definitely filtered out some of the really stupid/weak gimmicks (googly eyes... awful), increased the appeal and effect of others (saap in khunde), and added in a couple pieces i loved (the leg swing to slide, dont know what else to call it) was hot.

Going 16 was wasted here though. I would have liked to see you guys take 5 new dancers, keep the original 7 and come much much cleaner. The exchange of 16 dancers for the sake of cleanliness was not a good one, i think you guys could have maintained the SAME effect, and STILL won without having to weaken the dance with more dancers. But, on the other hand, NONE of the dancers were so weak that they simply looked like they didnt belong. And hats off for that, you have the makings of a team that will continue on (for at least 5 more retirement performances)

I must say ankush, though i've never said it before, you have the best nakhreh on your team and youre the most fun dancer to watch, imho. Just having a blast on stage.

Mix...I'm gonna go against hte grain here. THe mix had way too much hip hop. I can remember all of 4 bhangra songs in it, but i can remember about 15 hip hop and gimmick songs, but see the other million threads if you want my full opinion on the balance in mixes, not just this one. I think, assuming sargam still makes the mixes himself, that if stopped mixing each track at about 75% of usual, the mixes would be much more enjoyable and less chaotic.

Anyways, great gimmicks, lack of cleanliness, too many dancers, but great energy, charisma and entertainment. The result? The entire performance was a giant gimmick with dancing filler, which is unfortunate because you guys have some very very good dancers. That being said, it was perfect for bruin. Showmanship to the max....Haha have i expressed enough mixed feelings yet?

Congratulations on first place boys.

 

[faizan]

thanks for the honesty kush, very very helpful...aeg won't be retiring again for a while...haha