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shivchand gets sent home on indias got talent

Sue Sylvester

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dudhmakhna said:
real talk they should have professionals judging not just famous actors... my parents have seen a million live bhangra teams when they were in india that doesn't mean they can start judging a competition


drama queens started getting mad when the guy was asking for forgiveness if he offended anyone... what bitches

It doesn't take professionals to see that they needed work and weren't up to par.


The only drama queens I saw were the team captains, who kept on giving bullshit excuses why their team didn't perform as well. You didn't make the round? Then thank the judges for their time and get off the stage instead of insinuating that the judges of were anti-Punjab, or unappreciative of Punjabi culture and then saying that your kids have a harder time on stage than everyone else.
 

dudhmakhna

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i went a little bit off track and focused more on the stupid judges in general, not just this performance


but I agree shivchand wouldn't have passed, even though I think they did pretty good


its just dharmendra juding a classical dance comp just because hes famous.
live bhangras an art form and u have to know about it to judge it


they advertise this show like its based on "real indian talent", when really its just one big gimmick to make money and appeal to masses... nothing wrong with that but yea... and I still think the judges were bitches


and the rep was right in saying they don't know much about real bhangra
 

faizan

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just like square dancing, line dancing and other american folk dances wouldn't win at america's got talent, neither will bhangra, khattak or bharat natayam at india's got talent. i don't see why people are offended here. it's pretty open-and-shut. yep, next time they'll get live folk bhangra judges for india's got talent to make sure to not offend any bhangra fans, haha. damn, some live bhangra fans are o.d. irrational...
 

yraparla

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dudhmakhna said:
its just dharmendra juding a classical dance comp just because hes famous.
live bhangras an art form and u have to know about it to judge it
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and the rep was right in saying they don't know much about real bhangra
so why the hell did they go on the show? Because it was a unique opportunity and a good chance to get experience and exposure. No one sat here and complained when APD didn't get through Live To Dance...we all were excited that they were on tv and congratulated them and understood that it just didnt' work out. Faizan's point about classical dance forms is spot on. The show is built for mass appeal and commercialization...how can anyone possibly complain about that?

It all started and ended with the singer, which is just crazy considering the talent surrounding the team. It's hard to sing live, no question, but without their A-game it's harder to justify given the thousands of other performers also doing their best in their respective talents...


Also, these shows are heavily heavily edited ( I learned that when i visited the set of DID2 and Danny will tell you that they had much more appreciative judges then LTD showed )

"and as for the false score, i don't know. Paula gave us stars and said she was "all for the promotion of Punjabi culture and loved us". Oh well though, i guess that's showbiz for you! ;D " -Danny
http://bhangrateamsforum.com/discuss/main-bhangra-discussion/apd-on-live-to-dance-tv-show/

keep that in mind. They probably edited it just to drum up the drama
 
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this is a joke ... they should have thrown the mic at the judges.... they dont know bhangra for shit .. ami mu vatkey betey ah .. i saw that modern hiphop shit that other team did .. ami gand .. shiv chand is straight talent the singer is st8 talent .. who ever says they not good .. i wanna see them dance anywhere near shiv chand
 

dudhmakhna

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Im not offended that live bhangra didnt place i know its an art form that only few people can fully appreciate Just like other traditional and classical indian dances... but im offended (not really but idk the word to express my emotions lol) whenthe judges were like that bhangra is no good. They said it in a way like, "hey, we are the professionals here, not you. We say you suck, that means u suck"
 

Saleem

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Swi, Faizan, Navkarn, and Sue are right. Appreciation of bhangra is one thing. Knowing your venue, audience, and JUDGING RUBRIC, and putting on a performance is another thing. They brought an uninspiring live set to a forum that is looking for neither mediocrity nor traditional bhangra.

faizan's spot on-- why isn't square dancing winning America's Best Dance Crew? More like LA's Best Dance Crew, "What fudu judges". Jeez, Sue's right about this ridiculous devotion to live bhangra where it doesn't belong. This team could perform at America's Best Dance Crew and when they lose, people on this forum would write it off, saying the judges "just don't appreciate *real* bhangra".


I completely appreciate traditional bhangra in music and live form, but you don't bring a ceremonial wooden knife to a gun fight.

PS - Everyone keeps saying "drama queens". I know you didn't mean it to be a pun but...
 

faizan

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sgpd would have likely passed to the next round on this show, i'm sure everyone would love these judges then...
 

voxanimus

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dudhmakhna said:
Im not offended that live bhangra didnt place i know its an art form that only few people can fully appreciate Just like other traditional and classical indian dances... but im offended (not really but idk the word to express my emotions lol) whenthe judges were like that bhangra is no good. They said it in a way like, "hey, we are the professionals here, not you. We say you suck, that means u suck"
but they are the professionals here. when you go to a competition you submit to the fact that the quality of your performance is going to be judged by another group of people, and if they say you suck, then in the context of that competition, you do suck.
 

ban3rg

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wow. what an articulate bunch. im really impressed by the posts here, way to sum this up boys!!! swi and Sue put it well, Saleem sick pun, faizan Amen to the sgpd - shit man...where's Canada's Got Talent at haha.

go hard, shivchand, just have the singer drink some more honey and tea next time. im even a little skeptical about the whole "kids team means singer has to be a kid too" concept. Sonali you fine, but Kiran (isnt it Kirron or something) I'd actually like some examples of LIVE bhangra teams that you guys sent through!! Anyone know of any? Any that even performed??? Im sure this forum wouldve had that announcement on lock. They seemed to just be rushing the guy out "Yo I never press X on a bhangra team. It's impossible not to like bhangra." "Oh you guys sent through a bhangra team??" "Yes." "A dhol one?" "Yes and also BYE."
 

campy614

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I feel like I'm reading a pamphlet from Trolls-R-Us!!

A) It wasn't a bad performance, but it wasn't a good one. Sync could have been better, and overall I was bored. You have all of 15 seconds from the very first hit on the dhol to entertain and impress the judges. It just wasn't there.
B) I bet you the judges do see a lot of bhangra teams. Just because you don't know the other teams that have gone onto the show, or they aren't shown on tv, doesn't mean that other teams haven't. You people aren't that connected.
C) The context of the show just wasn't for them. Just because there is talent and they're pretty good at what they do (I've seen other their other performances) doesn't mean that they will appeal to the masses of people who watch/attend the show.
NEWSFLASH ::10 PEOPLE ON BTF DOESN'T COUNT AS THE MASSES FOR ANOTHER COUNTRY OF WHICH NONE OF THEM CURRENTLY RESIDE:: NEWSFLASH.


Please get over yourselves. I'm sure there's an app for that.
 

Saleem

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Joe I normally would wildly swing the banhammer at anyone who posts marquee/scrolling text, but well done.
 

hsdeol

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is this a strictly dance show? or just talent. cause i cant lie between watching a magic show and a live performance, id prob pick the magic show
 

voxanimus

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hsdeol said:
is this a strictly dance show? or just talent. cause i cant lie between watching a magic show and a live performance, id prob pick the magic show
just random talent. so yeah, even more reason to justifiably send them home. i would prefer magic and other things they've featured on this show over live bhangra too.
 

Danny

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hsdeol said:
is this a strictly dance show? or just talent. cause i cant lie between watching a magic show and a live performance, id prob pick the magic show
Hahahaha!
 
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