Bollywood Episode of ABDC

[Mowsuf]

ending stunt of the bhangra routine was also ridiculous

Agreeeeeed

AEG will be doing that ending stunt for our next comp.....I'll be the base holding Faizan upside down in the air.

We have already contacted and gotten permission from the Massive Monkkies.....Thank you.

lmaooo

i agree with joe, rhythm city was the group that was able to best incorporate their style of dance w/ the one given to them as a challenge. I was actually pleased to see that they were able to execute the bharatnatyam moves the way they did. The other groups however....i cant say the same for.

 

[faizan]

get two more inches on that chest babyyyyyyy

 

[Champion09]

ikt was nice that they took their shoes of for bnatyam though...respect for that

 

[terabaap]

mad respekt for taking the shoes off for Bharatnatyam as it was the best use of the Indian dance too.
The arab money trick with the cash was LEGITTTTTTTTT to the nth degree.

 

[Badwal]

WOAHH, you're all taking this WAYY too hard, its probly their first time ever seeing this dance style and the majority of you guys are critiquing them as if they've been doing Bhangra, Giddah, Garba, etc for 5-10 years. Lighten up, they did their best to try an put in elements of "bollywood" dance in to their own style. Id say the Giddah was crazy, the way they mixed it in was nuts!! I applaud them

 

[Ashveer]

I agree that giddah was probably the only one that was given any justice...but to a certain extent I get this uneasiness that NDM and all the other 'instructors' are just participating in this weird neocolonialist relationship between south asians and the western media. Like turning tricks for a dollar, or in this case, watered-down cultural exposure. But I'm probably being more pessimistic.

 

[COMTONDAJATT]

I agree that giddah was probably the only one that was given any justice...but to a certain extent I get this uneasiness that NDM and all the other 'instructors' are just participating in this weird neocolonialist relationship between south asians and the western media. Like turning tricks for a dollar, or in this case, watered-down cultural exposure. But I'm probably being more pessimistic.

I couldn't have said it better. I think that is the feeling alot of us get when watching this kinda stuff along with Bollywood Masala Bhangraaaa workouts.

 

[mafzal]

...but to a certain extent I get this uneasiness that NDM and all the other 'instructors' are just participating in this weird neocolonialist relationship between south asians and the western media. Like turning tricks for a dollar, or in this case, watered-down cultural exposure. But I'm probably being more pessimistic.

Agreed x2

 

[campy614]

Haha I think that's just ethnic cultures in America in general. Example-the way Spaghetti Pomodoro is made at a local Italian restaurant is not how it is made in Italy.

None of you are going to agree with me on this and I'm gunna get shit on-but oh well. We have to remember that the crews are going to put as many "Bollywood" steps as they feel comfortable and as they see fit. Avtar Channa (sorry if that is spelled wrong) himself could teach one of these teams bhangra-but if they dont see it fit to the song that THEY want to dance to, then frankly THEY dont owe us anything as long as there is some sort of influence-no matter how small it may be.

Once the step(s) are in place, it is all up to overall presentation. Its easy for us to focus on the Bollywood steps because we participate in the culture every day. But the teams are judged on overall presentation and execution. Pooja before posted that the girls doing giddha did it wrong-an indication of poor execution. If they didn't do that correctly, then why would they add more and be at higher risk to get booted? The attempt of adding more Bollywood into the performance is a poor decision if a team isn't able to execute it well-so I'm not surprised that most teams chose to add no more then two dance steps and stayed in their comfort zones.

 

[Ashveer]

Haha I think that's just ethnic cultures in America in general. Example-the way Spaghetti Pomodoro is made at a local Italian restaurant is not how it is made in Italy.

None of you are going to agree with me on this and I'm gunna get shit on-but oh well. We have to remember that the crews are going to put as many "Bollywood" steps as they feel comfortable and as they see fit. Avtar Channa (sorry if that is spelled wrong) himself could teach one of these teams bhangra-but if they dont see it fit to the song that THEY want to dance to, then frankly THEY dont owe us anything as long as there is some sort of influence-no matter how small it may be.

Once the step(s) are in place, it is all up to overall presentation. Its easy for us to focus on the Bollywood steps because we participate in the culture every day. But the teams are judged on overall presentation and execution. Pooja before posted that the girls doing giddha did it wrong-an indication of poor execution. If they didn't do that correctly, then why would they add more and be at higher risk to get booted? The attempt of adding more Bollywood into the performance is a poor decision if a team isn't able to execute it well-so I'm not surprised that most teams chose to add no more then two dance steps and stayed in their comfort zones.

Not quite the point(s) being discussed anymore.

 

[campy614]

Haha I think that's just ethnic cultures in America in general. Example-the way Spaghetti Pomodoro is made at a local Italian restaurant is not how it is made in Italy.

None of you are going to agree with me on this and I'm gunna get shit on-but oh well. We have to remember that the crews are going to put as many "Bollywood" steps as they feel comfortable and as they see fit. Avtar Channa (sorry if that is spelled wrong) himself could teach one of these teams bhangra-but if they dont see it fit to the song that THEY want to dance to, then frankly THEY dont owe us anything as long as there is some sort of influence-no matter how small it may be.

Once the step(s) are in place, it is all up to overall presentation. Its easy for us to focus on the Bollywood steps because we participate in the culture every day. But the teams are judged on overall presentation and execution. Pooja before posted that the girls doing giddha did it wrong-an indication of poor execution. If they didn't do that correctly, then why would they add more and be at higher risk to get booted? The attempt of adding more Bollywood into the performance is a poor decision if a team isn't able to execute it well-so I'm not surprised that most teams chose to add no more then two dance steps and stayed in their comfort zones.

Not quite the point(s) being discussed anymore.

I know... but I felt like it needed to be said.