Saw this set a couple of times and have some critiques for ya guys.
-Totally agree with Howie, standardization was terrible for this set. It is clear that there are certain dancers that are more experienced than others and differences came out as your lower jodis got tired
-Choreography had good moments, but execution seemed lacking as energy waned throughout the set.
-Like others said, dancer rotation was poor
-I think shikke and daang (outside the hiccup with green jodi) were one of your more successful segments
-Luddi variation was nice in terms of choreo, but variability was seen here as black jodi went all in (got low, bounced shoulders and I thought looked good) and a lot of other dancers simply did the moves. That luddi would have hit better if people got lower and bounced.
-I disagree with Howie on the gimmicks, I thought they were cool and unique, I think they probably hit better live, but it was a nice folky take on gimmicks
-The mela gimmick I think needed more "movement" or energy-it looked a bit off to see blue jodi going all out and just about everyone else standing there.
-Formations were alright, shikke/dang were solid. But almost all formations were either "spread" or "line formations" and all the spread formations (where you guys spread out dancers across stage) looked the same because you had the same dancers in the front. It could be worth having some tighter formations, (like tight boxes etc) for variation
Couple of pet peeves, might just be me, so take em or leave em,
-I prefer dancers get much lower for jugni, luddi and Jandu singha
-More shoulder bounce
-Not a fan at all of "bobble-heading" for nakhra
All in all, I think you guys have your head in the right place. Congrats on your placing, hope to see more of you guys!
