***CORNELL BHANGRA @ WORLDS BEST BHANGRA CREW 2013 - 1st PLACE (GTV Update!)***

[DamanSingh]

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You guys rock. Congrats on an amazing performance and an amazing season 8)

 

[Jatinder209]

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I don't think I've seen a set this damn good, entertaining, well executed, and with CRAZY GIMMICKS in a REALLY LONG TIME. Every single thing was on point. I had to rewind back couple of times to see the gimmicks again because they were all unreal. Good job and Congrats!!!

 

[Sue Sylvester]

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Congratulations, Cornell! I thought this was a well-deserved win given the nature of the competition/judging rubric. One thing that teams can definitely learn from you guys is that in the end, you strive to create a performance for the audience, not just a dance routine, choreography with formations or just segments of steps pieced together with random ideas. You could really see that a lot of thought was put into the schematics of the whole performance and it was crafted for the audience, and not just the judges.


The ending was almost flawless and finishing with the classic Cornell gimmick was very well done (with the exception of the head turn which was messy). You guys should have thrown the guy in white from the back of the banner (aka the other 2 dancers needed to toss him would not have been seen) - it would have hit harder and like your other gimmicks, caught the audience completely by surprise. The other gimmicks were not only original and creative but well-executed as well.


However, I didn't like how the gimmicks were all stop-go gimmicks and that dancers essentially paused as the gimmick took place. It dampened the flow of dancing and made the dancers seem back-up to the gimmicks. You could have had the same impact of the gimmicks without compromising the importance of the dancers with some movement and softer steps. Seemed like dancers got a lot of breaks. I liked how you guys switched up the order of the segments (ie: khundey much later, jhoomer much earlier..etc) Dancing, overall, was very clean, but at points, seemed almost too controlled/soft. You guys need some more pizazz on your higher energy steps.



This was AEG's comp and a routine like this was needed to win it. Well deserved. A lot of your gimmicks played up the element of surprise and expectations. Looking at the bigger picture, this routine hit so hard because you guys really stepped up after Bell, a competition a month ago. Your routine played us just like your gimmicks did. It's always tough to compete more frequently at competitions that may even have the same judges who have seen your gimmicks and are more critical the 2nd/3rd..etc time around. Commendable effort in taking the routine to the next level and congratulations once again!

 

[mrchicity]

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Congrats guys, it's an amazing feeling to finish the season with a placing. Congrats especially to the other Mr. Shastri, I'm happy to see you close out your career with a W. We started doing bhangra back in 2008 and have competed against each other many many times in the past 5 years, 2013 marks the end of an era that will be recognized only by the two of us hahaha.


As for the routine, I can definitely see why it won, and it is well deserved, but I'm a little ambivalent about it. Kartik, you and I have led two very different bhangra careers and have been on teams with very different styles, so take what I say with a few grains of salt. This was a very entertaining set, and what made it so memorable was the gimmicks that you guys had, they were smart and placed within key moments of the routine, which added to the hype. The dancing execution however was fairly average in my opinion, there wasn't anything choreo or formation wise that was incredibly challenging or complex. It didn't have a very traditional flavor, and it seemed predicated more on the very creative gimmicks that you did throughout this set. Don't take this as criticism, but as a challenge for next year, because your team has proven to be very smart this season. You guys remind me of Empire, although I think you have carved out your own niche in the circuit.


To other teams watching this, don't simply watch this and become inspired to raid your local magic shop or krumping team, teams copying gimmicks and choreography style are the cancer that is killing innovation and creativity in bhangra. If you want to emulate something from this team, emulate their ability to have their OWN style. This may not be my favorite style of bhangra, but at least Cornell doesn't look like other teams on the circuit, and that makes them much more enjoyable to watch. It's probably the biggest factor for why you guys have had such a successful season.

 

[J Wong]

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To other teams watching this, don't simply watch this and become inspired to raid your local magic shop or krumping team, teams copying gimmicks and choreography style are the cancer that is killing innovation and creativity in bhangra. If you want to emulate something from this team, emulate their ability to have their OWN style. This may not be my favorite style of bhangra, but at least Cornell doesn't look like other teams on the circuit, and that makes them much more enjoyable to watch. It's probably the biggest factor for why you guys have had such a successful season.

Well said. Well said.

 

[Archana]

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Plain and simple, the video does not do justice to seeing it live. Incredible and awesome performance! Gimmicks all hit, just didn't like the stop and go parts of it (just like Kinnell said). Hands down the best performance of the night. It was really close between BK and Cornell for me.

 

[Bballer]

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What's the first song in the video?

 

[DamanSingh]

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What's the first song in the video?

Mofolactic ft. G-Ta - Haa
http://youtu.be/JhBGGNMgeo0

 

[Bballer]

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thx man

 

[amancheema]

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However, I didn't like how the gimmicks were all stop-go gimmicks and that dancers essentially paused as the gimmick took place. It dampened the flow of dancing and made the dancers seem back-up to the gimmicks.

+1

To other teams watching this, don't simply watch this and become inspired to raid your local magic shop or krumping team, teams copying gimmicks and choreography style are the cancer that is killing innovation and creativity in bhangra. If you want to emulate something from this team, emulate their ability to have their OWN style. This may not be my favorite style of bhangra, but at least Cornell doesn't look like other teams on the circuit, and that makes them much more enjoyable to watch. It's probably the biggest factor for why you guys have had such a successful season.

Well said. Well said.

+1

Congratulations, Cornell!

+1

 

[jfried]

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Hope I didn't oversell this routine.

 

[faizan]

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Cornell and BK were neck and neck. But I believe that ending (and honestly you had to be there), really won it for Cornell. Like, I told BK, in terms of judging and scoring, it's like Cornell hit a buzzer beating three pointer to win it.

 

[ahmad]

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Brilliant.

 

[jfried]

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I think part of what made it so impactful was that it was so unexpected. I came into the comp having really enjoyed the blowout set from last year (and that mix), but not really thinking too much about Cornell (I thought it'd be FS, FAUJ and BK duking it out). Cornell literally came out of nowhere to win this. And while there were some things that weren't completely out of the blue stylistically, I'd be lying my ass off if I told you I expected that. Faizan and I were talking and I think the consensus we had was if we'd walked in the room without knowing that was Cornell, we'd have been stunned if you told us it was.

Great job Anik and Kartik. Way to go out on top. Savor it.

 

[priyab]

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Congrats guys, it's an amazing feeling to finish the season with a placing. Congrats especially to the other Mr. Shastri, I'm happy to see you close out your career with a W. We started doing bhangra back in 2008 and have competed against each other many many times in the past 5 years, 2013 marks the end of an era that will be recognized only by the two of us hahaha.


As for the routine, I can definitely see why it won, and it is well deserved, but I'm a little ambivalent about it. Kartik, you and I have led two very different bhangra careers and have been on teams with very different styles, so take what I say with a few grains of salt. This was a very entertaining set, and what made it so memorable was the gimmicks that you guys had, they were smart and placed within key moments of the routine, which added to the hype. The dancing execution however was fairly average in my opinion, there wasn't anything choreo or formation wise that was incredibly challenging or complex. It didn't have a very traditional flavor, and it seemed predicated more on the very creative gimmicks that you did throughout this set. Don't take this as criticism, but as a challenge for next year, because your team has proven to be very smart this season. You guys remind me of Empire, although I think you have carved out your own niche in the circuit.


To other teams watching this, don't simply watch this and become inspired to raid your local magic shop or krumping team, teams copying gimmicks and choreography style are the cancer that is killing innovation and creativity in bhangra. If you want to emulate something from this team, emulate their ability to have their OWN style. This may not be my favorite style of bhangra, but at least Cornell doesn't look like other teams on the circuit, and that makes them much more enjoyable to watch. It's probably the biggest factor for why you guys have had such a successful season.

this was really well put. i completely agree.




nonetheless, reallyyyy entertaining performance. no video will do it justice -- you just had to be there. : )
and congrats on the win. im so happy for the team. there is nothing like coming out of nowhere and ending up on top, even when everyone said you couldnt. keep climbing!

 

[singhk1]

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[SIZE=small]Performance wise this was entertaining[/SIZE]
[SIZE=small]Bhangra wise just too gimmicky/ bit too modern for me, but its cool to see new ideas and what teams do just because there's just so much you can do with the dance itself but ya I can't wait to see the other performances from this competition [/SIZE]

 

[Taisu Kumar]

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Orange guy dances with so much controls I loved him

Thanks a lot dude!
Wow, that means a lot, really appreciate it =)

 

[Pavan]

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Such an entertaining performance. I think someone already mentioned this, but the videos won't do justice to what the crowd was like during the ending. Unfortunately that was all i saw live, but it was ridiculous how the crowd supported you all. congrats on an amazing season!

 

[Psant]

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Here's my absolute honest opinion about the set overall. I'm predicating this by saying that I have a very specific taste when it comes to bhangra performances.

When I watch your routine, I only really watch Karthik and Anik. Every time I gaze away from you two, I realize that dancer level is really off to me. It might just be the way you teach your style, but it seems a bit on the robotic side. There's little-to-no-emphasis on shaking shoulders. You guys do really well though on the high knees and square form, though; I'll give you that. The saaps segment for me was too little clapping and too much closing your saap and doing dhamaal legs. That's def just a personal preference though. Also, maybe it's just me, but it seemed like every other segment was a gimmick or a "rest segment" where you can catch your breath and go hard the rest of the way. It's a genius idea on your part because it lets you collect your breath and go HAM for the segment after because people are so focused on your gimmick, that you could be up there doing kuchipudi and no one would care. Props for that insight and planning, but it's not something that I'm drawn to. On the note of gimmicks, I watch waaay too much bhangra, but for me this was just every single gimmick you've done over the past three years rehashed into one routine. For the average watcher, I'm sure it was mindblowing, but for me, I was like..seen it. There was this strange point during the routine where like the guy next to me at the crowd was like "dude, where are those two guys khundey?" I was like, with full confidence, "Don't worry, it will appear out of their ramaals or something." Once again, just me being a bhangra addict, but it's almost like I expect Cornell to engineer some sort of crazy magic-trick like gimmick. The popping and locking guy never invokes any reaction out of me, except for the wonder of how he keeps his pagg on after all that. I totally understand that it's your style, but I'd like to see the talent you guys have go towards something different over the next couple of years.

As for the mix, it was super hype and mad props for making it in house! I always love you guys' song choices. At times, it felt a little electro/trap/dubstep heavy though for me.

Once again, this is all my watching preferences and stuff, so feel free to completely ignore anything I said. Major props on winning it all. You guys looked like you put a lot of hard work and effort into the routine and the crowd was more than entertained. I knew you guys were going to take it when 1/4 of the crowd gave you a standing ovation.

 

[nathan.e]

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I made it into the audience from backstage just barely in time to see the ending and to witness the entire venue go nuts. Disappointed I didn't get to see the rest of your set live but congrats on the win and a really entertaining set! It was awesome meeting and hanging out with a lot of you guys after the show.