So, first things first, good looks in giving gursimran the yellow vardi. It really shows off his beard, which is now about the size of a small child. I bet the gtv video will soon start advertisements in punjab for how to properly groom and grow your man-beard in all it's glory, and it's nice that it has it's time to shine.
The set -
1. Mela was fantastic. Really shows what you guys can become. You guys should spend time practicing each segment of the set to the same level as the mela, as that level of of overall performance is going to win competitions.
2. If I were, say, to do 1000 punjabs in a row, my arms and legs should go to the exact same place 1000 times(or I pass out and sleep, which is a perfectly acceptable option if doing that many punjabs). Way to many times I see people on the team do a step multiple times and NOT keep the same execution. Elite teams both homogenous in terms of their similarities in each other and their ability to stay at the same level throughout the performance.
3. People on the team perform the steps differently. Red jodi is alike, black jodi is alike - red and black jodis are unalike. The emphasis on both sets of dancers seems to be different as well(black is all energy, red is a mix of energy and grace). A good starting point for each segment is to give the team an idea of how they should be performing their steps to make you all approach the step in the same way. This means that even if someone puts extra emphasis on their legs for a step, or does a look, the general view of ten guys doesn't look weird because of differences.
4. Do a shitload of betke. Elite teams are great in their betke. I am pretty sure younger nachdi jawani dancers are hatched from eggs in the betke position. Backs aren't straight and arms look week, plus you look tired getting out of them. If you do four betkes in beats 1-4, beat five, when all of a sudden the levels have changed, needs to be done well. ---also, going into betke is not good. Standardized how you fall into them.
5. Like Aditya said, focus on selling stuff in the set and building to some mental mindfuck. It doesn't have to be crazy either, just something that's right for the moment. Like fist bumping each other like bros is one thing, but how can you make that into something truly memorable? How can you that cutesy interaction hit harder? If you yourself can come up with an idea, then get it to the point where you think its cool even after doing it 100 times, the audience will. They might not buy the overall picture - but they will buy you digging the idea.
This is a really good start. People made some mistakes and you guys got tired, but you should see that in the video. There are definitely ebbs and flows in the set, which you guys should plan out both mentally and physically so that you guys hit every segment like how it should be done(some guys are to energetic on the chill shit, some guys are too mellow when you are actively trying to engage the audience).
Its a solid start, and gursimran, put some fertilizer in the beard. I expect it to be young adult size at the next competition.
