Now that I'm alive and sober, figure I'd write the review...
Competition Organization - When it comes to rules and deadlines, theseguys are on POINT! Not only is that a great help to the organizingcommittee, but its also a huge help to the teams who dont have to bestressing out to do last minute stuff. The hotel and show venue areboth amazing! GM towers literally have everything you need, from food,to liquor, to a pharmacy. Great help not having to run out of the hotelevery few minutes. Great job on providing food right after thecompetition, definitely got the ball rolling for the pre party! Just afew things that can be done to improve- DEFINITELY assign teamliaisons. Too much of a confusion for some teams this weekend. Having aliaison helps a lot. Also, you guys definitely need to provide sometype of transportation to and from the airport, especially when thehotel is sooooo far away!
Teams Review -
Nachde Punjabi Gabroo - I see a lottt of potential in you guys! Yourdancers' abilities are all over the place right now, but your main fewdancers are sickk! Get all the dancers on the same energy level andwork on form. Younger kid in blue was SICKKK, loved his energy andfacial expressions! Too many wardrobe malfunctions, chaadre seemed tobe tied too low. Vardiyaan were very nice, reminded me of PANJ alittle. Get the team more stage experience, a few of the dancers, esporange jodi, looked extremely nervous and scared on stage. Overall, youhave some good ideas with the choreo, but your dancers all need to geton the same level.
I-Bhangra - I would have to say this was the weakest team of the night.Dancers' energy was all over the place, many sustained it throughout,but a lot of your guys died out, and too early on in the routine. Mostof you were singing the lyrics to the song - it looked scary. Totallykills any nakhra. Performance was very sloppy, many formations justdidnt hit. Also, I think you guys should look into getting vardiyaan injodis, it'll make a huge difference as to how your dancers stick out.
ASD - It's been a while since I saw a performance from you girls, and Ihave to say there has been a lot of improvement; but, I think you guyshave a lot more potential still. Your choreo was entertaining for themost part, the phumaniyaan was nasttttty! You gimmick was a littleunexpected, and I didnt really like it that much. I definitely thinkyou guys can go for a better gimmick. The mix also can do with a littleless bollywood, for me it took away from the dance. Your dancers alsohave to work on getting on the same level, but from the few faces thatI did recognize from past performances, I see a lot of improvement withindividual dancers already. Red and black jodi stood out the most tome. Mariam's jodi in red, I dont think I've seen you dance before butyou're sick! You had a really great presence on the stage! Parul andRoop, I liked watching you two dance together as a jodi, but work onexpressions and nakhra more, you guys seemed nervous up there! The newvardiyaan are folk and nice, but im not sure if chaadre were the way togo for you girls. It takes away from footwork for you girls. Overall,good set, work on energy, get a little more creative with choreo, andget a new gimmick.
PDAP - I've heard so much about this team but honestly had no idea whatto expect. You guys really brought it hard! You have some really sickdancers on the team! Red and Blue jodi were crazzzy, and it was greatwatching Barua dance again! You guys had really good energy throughout,and parts of your choreo was awesome, but i felt that as far ascreativity goes, it was just like all other coed teams in the circuit.There were a lot of points where the formations got messy, and I thinkthat's what held you back from placing. Loved the vardiyaan! Clean upthe set and keep up the good work, cant wait to see what you guys bringat Bayside!
CMU - The last performance I saw of this team was the performance fromBurgh, and to me this was a day and night difference! The dancers haveALL gotten a lot better, and you guys had great stage presence. Energywas falling towards the end, but it wasnt horrible. Choreo wascreative, but nothing to me that was extremely out of the box andfresh. Formations were good and on point for the most part. You guyshave improved so much since the first time i saw you hit the stage!Keep up the good work and you definitely be a team to watch out for.
APD - Nakhra. This teams nakhra makes a hugeeee part of what makes themso good. Not going to lie though, compared to the performance that Isaw at Boston, this performance was a lot weaker. Dancers seemed to gettired at the ending, and unfortunately the stunts did not hit. I didntsee too many differences from the boston routine either. Still, youguys are definitely one of the most entertaining teams of the night.Keep it up and cant wait to see you guys again!
Bruin Bhangra - Only got to see you guys for a minute here and therefrom the side of the stage. Formations looked sloppy and the dancersseemed very low on energy. Smaller girl pink jodi, you are extremelygood! Cant say much more cause I didnt get to see the whole thing
SMD- (biased review) SO SO SO SOS SOOOOOOOO proud of these girls! Firstgirls team I ever watched perform live on stage, and since then I haveto say the have worked so hard and it shows. Choreo is getting moretraditional after every comp, yet they still carry the modern funessence of SMD. Gimmick was definitely the best of the night, and thechoreo was very creative. Everyone, watch out. SMD BEEETCH!
Michigan Bhangra Team - Only got to catch a little bit of theperformance. Performance did not have any wow effect for me at all. Itwas sloppy and energy was low. I wasnt feeling the vardiyaan either.
Wolverine - Personally, I thought you guys were very much in therunning for third place. Love your choreo, had great energy, and thevardiyaan looked really good (though im hearing theyre not urs haha). THere were a few mistakes that really stood out, such as doing a movetoo early or being out of formation during a move. This is what Ibelieve held you from placing. Also, most of the guys on the team arereally good. Girls definitely gotta step it up!
NYPD - Definitely the most entertaining and creative choreo of thenight! Still, their choreo seemed a mixture and offspring of all othertoronto teams, with some of their own ideas thrown in. You guys hadreally good nakhra and loved watching some of the facial expressions.Amandeep, you seemed to be having a lot of fun up there! Blue jodi, youguys reminded me of the blue jodi on sgpd at idols when you did yourbetkaans! Every move where you guys spun though was messy. The spinswere off in timing. Also, halfway through, it seemed that you guysshifted your center towards the left (facing the stage). Im pretty surethis wasnt intentional, and it threw off the formations a little.Overall, sick job, and a well deserved first place!
Parties - Venue for both were great! Preparty was a lot of fun, shoutout to APD for kickin it while the rest of the team was practicin!Venue was nice, pretty dead in the beginning but around midnight theplace started getting packed. Music was great, perfect mix of bhangraand hip hop! and cheap drinks! After party venue was just ridiculous. Ilvoe the sound system in that theater, it definitely made the partyeven crazier! Both nights were a shit show. Harem zindabad!
lookin forward to singing at some more future comps and having the same reactions again
