Shaan Mutiyaaran Di @ Warrior Bhangra 2014 (GTVHD)

[Gabroo Tv]

This is Shaan Mutiyaara Di, representing New York NY performing at Warrior Bhangra 2014. They were given the team congeniality award, for being the most respectful and professional team during the entire registration/show process.


Warrior Bhangra 2014 was held at the Bob Hope theater in Stockton California on March 29, 2014. For more information about this competition, please visit http://warriorbhangra.com


Shaan Mutiyaaran Di @ Warrior Bhangra 2014


Dancers:
Yellow: Reeda Saleem, Divya Krishna
Blue: Malika Chatlapalli, Anesha Agarwal
Red: Laamia Islam, Naomi Shah
Orange: Sonya Chandra, Sohini Sircar
Purple: Manpreet Brar, Rachana Gandhi
Green: Shana Narula, Iris Huang

 

[Howie Magz]

Damn....... that was a dope performance. Props to SMD for an awesome performance

 

[Anik915]

...omg...


AMAZING.


Will write a detailed review if I can later - but just wow! So happy watching this!

 

[A.JAGGI]

This was a really good performance!!!!
energy, choreo, formations,Swag, all on point!!

 

[venividivici]

Im surprised you guys haven't placed more this season to be honest.

 

[Sukh_]

Woah this was a very entertaining performance, really on sync as well.
Def a underrated/sleeper team, looking forward to their next performances!

 

[KushK]

WOAH.

This was so so so so solid. I've watched this team grow over the past few years and go through a couple stylistic changes but I've got to say, you guys found it. Reeda, you have done some amazing work with this team and you need to keep it up. Yes placings in bhangra are important but sets like these are forever cherished. I haven't seen the other sets but this could've easily taken a placing at any competition.

I really like that you guys brought back some of the old things and innovated, like the chunnis coming out of the matkis. This is the best dancing ive seen from SMD girls and I have to say 1-12 were all very very very solid.

Aneesha (dolphin) and her jordi absolutely smashed it. Reeda/Divya your nakhra was just on point the whole damn set. If anything the rest of the girls can get that from you... but other than that, this was an awesome set. The choreo and formations were very original. I LIKE.

 

[gkmann]

SMD ON FIYAAAAAAH. absolutely killed this performance. loved the punjabne & dupatta segments. energy and formations were solid all the way through. definitely my favourite all-girls routine.

 

[mrchicity]

Wow, this is a side of SMD i've never seen before. Very clean, very even energy throughout, very nice choreography. I especially liked the bedi segment, something I found more unique. Definitely one of the most enjoyable performances I've seen in a while.

Only one thing I didn't like though: When you started jhummar facing back, you girls had zero bounce in those moves, it looked like you were just raising your legs without hopping into the next step. Once you turned around to face the audience that all changed and your form was on point again. You all clearly know how to dance, so just make sure you keep bouncing shoulders and hopping during that segment, otherwise you'll look very rigid. Congrats on a VERY well put together routine though, it was a pleasure to watch.

 

[Saab]

So I have watched the entire seasons worth of videos and had the pleasure of competing against this team multiple times. First off, I just want to say that with the schedule you girls run and the practices you go through, this is a phenomenal set to execute at such a high competitive level. Kudos to being able to successfully compete despite severe logistical problems.


The dancing:

Was on point throughout most of the performance. A big step in the positive direction is that a lot of the dancers now had both grace and control over their moves, as well as a great stage knowledge of where to be, where to look, and how to interact with each other and the audience.

Parts of the set I really liked -

- Jhoomer was fantastic. Had great control and really channeled a grace that I have never seen from you all
- Movement and build of saap segment
- Jawaab/Punjabne choreo and movement
- Chaffa and 2ment


I think bottom line this isn't just a placing set(I think it is), but its a pretty good showcase of a great evolution of sets(Burgh-Fever-Bell-Warrior) and how a set can be changed and be more dynamic and eye-catching over time. The fact that it was unique twists to dancing made the dynamics really stand out in lieu of current, contemporary sets.


Only small things - form is not 100% synced the board, and its noticeable in a lot of the build steps into drops. Big thing for me was back not being straight in chaal for some and legs for other parts of the set, but every impact moment in the set was very well executed and entertaining.

 

[Gopi D]

I loved watching this routine live! You guys definitely had a very well executed fun performance and the crowd loved it as well. Love that you guys brought back old segments/songs with tweaks because it all just flowed so well. Probably my favorite SMD set !

 

[Gabroo Tv]

Im surprised you guys haven't placed more this season to be honest.

This. Thank you.

 

[Psant]

Best SMD set to date, and in my opinion, the best all-girls routine of all time. Loved the creative choreography, cleanliness, execution, and energy throughout!

 

[Mans]

I personally thought this was place worthy. You girls killed it!!

 

[The Honest Truth]

Whoa! where did this come out of? SMD taking it up a notch? Great performance ladies and clearly your best one by far...i dont know if these are newer smd dancers but the dancing level seemed to be a lot higher in this one then others in the past....this set exhibited something that other past smd sets in the past seemed to have lacked: Flow. the flow from song to song, segment to segment, everything just made sense in this one. Every song and segment just worked, i dont know how else to describe it. You guys took a set without gimmicks and made it just as entertaining with fantastic execution. Keep up the good work ladies and congrats on your best performance to date!

 

[Reeeeda]

Wow. I'm completely speechless at all this positivity... Don't even know what to say! Thanks to everyone for your feedback! We've been working extremely hard and are looking to continue improving. Would love to hear more from you - the good and the bad! That said, please do keep the feedback coming and feel free to PM me or post any in-depth critiques.

Special Mentions 8)
- Huge thank you to Amar and Ram from FCBeats for dealing with me at all hours of the night for the last 8 months (literally!) to get the mix where it needed to be. You guys are the best and a huge reason as to why this routine was able to flow so well (as stated in a previous comment above).

- Need to give a shout out to Anesha Agarwal for picking up the entire routine in just two practices and killing it on stage with us at Warrior. MVP.

- Thank you to Harjot/GTV for doing what you do while asking for so little in return!

- Congrats to all the placing teams from all the comps listed below and thank you to all the organizers, as well. I don't think I can complain about any of the competitions we've been to this season - we've been taken really good care of throughout!

- I haven't been able to give comp reviews just yet (they are coming), but we've had some amazing liaisons this year that deserve special mention! All our love to Rohit and Maneesha from Bell and Rupi, Bobby and Daya [honorary liaison] from Warrior. You guys are the best - seriously!!

Lastly, here are the rest of our videos from this season:

Bhangra in the Burgh

Shaan Mutiyaaran Di @ Bhangra In The Burgh 2013

Bhangra Fever - Third Place

Shaan Mutiyaaran Di @ Bhangra Fever 5

Bhangra at the Bell

Shaan Mutiyaaran Di @ Bhangra At The Bell 2014

 

[Gabroo Tv]

- Thank you to Harjot/GTV for doing what you do while asking for so little in return!

Mention not, you are very welcome. I am extremely proud of both you and the entire SMD click. You've all, collectively, faced your fair share of speedbumps this season, but you still found a way to jump over everything and come out swinging. The Warrior Bhangra performance is a perfect testament of this. I really look forward to seeing what you bring out next season!


-hh

 

[mitraraman]

Absolutely killed it. It's inspiring seeing so many talented girls dancing on par with, if not better than, many teams out there. Divya and Naomi, so proud that you guys are reppin CMU, you have become even better dancers if that's even possible. Reeda, it's been awesome meeting you this season and seeing what you've done with the team. This set gets better at each comp and should have placed at everything you went to in my eyes. Probably the first solid girls team I've seen in a while. Keep it up!!

 

[rbansal4494]

This was definitely one of my favorite sets from the season!! You guys killed it at all the competitions you were at! Formations and choreo were creative and it was a lot of fun to watch live! Also please post the mixes, they're nasty!!

 

[aneeshsahni]

Got to watch you guys live @ Fever+Bell and the steady improvement throughout the year has been awesome and the changes definitely hit hard. Sapps segment was really dynamic w/ formations, loved that. Keep it up