Re: Furteelay Shokeen @ World's Best Bhangra Crew 2013
Right, I thoroughly enjoyed the set for a variety of reasons;
1) Nakhra was clearly visible and crowd enjoyed it
2)Gimmicks were minimal, emphasis on dance
3) The 'Mere laung gawacha' was my favourite bit, was cheeky and showed lots of creativity
4) Energy was great! It was also consistent across most dancers
5) Kaatho segment was maddd! Great folk touch! added extra variety
6) Ending mela scene was good touch, not over the top or gimmicky! Loved the pink jodi with weights,never been done before.
7) I liked the odd quotes 'Down with the King' and 'London Bridge is falling down', showed some balls lol esp since GCC came out with ' special relationship' bit at the beginning. Nice banter .
8) For a modern set you kept it folk in places, the jhummar for one but other segments too.
9) The tracks were mental!
For the reasons above, thats where you beat GCC. However now for my criticism:
1) You clearly jacked the song and choreo from GCC's bhangra wars set with the kick sshh at the end. I think this shows some laziness and does not do you guys justice. If GCC were to use any of your choreo from previous comps I think there would be an uproar, no matter how minor the segment they would use.
2) This set was great and as i mentioned for the reasons above as to why you got ahead of GCC, but it nots something which is different from a lot of sets in the US circuit. Same standard (ish) tracks and playing to the crowds with gimmicks/pyaar wale gaaneh (bar the folk kaatho). In that respect, GCC really whooped you in terms of originality and creativity, its a set which I will definitely remember for a long time.
3) Frankly i didnt see the point of the whole segment @ 3.22 seconds witht he hula hoop bit? It kinda cheapens the set a bit in my opinion.
Thats my 2 cents worth of opinion. 8)
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