VCU Bhangra at Bhangra at Burgh 3 HD (first place)

[faizan]

VCU can't wait to see the surprises you guys bring to Elite 8. This performance gave me hot flashes. Shahrukh I see you, WE SEE YOU.

 

[Pooja]

LOVED vcu's performance, and the new outfits!

Originally, I was loving their old ones more but when I saw these up close in pictures they grew on me, really pretty and very well made, who makes them for y'all?

 

[nb0913]

LOVED vcu's performance, and the new outfits!

Originally, I was loving their old ones more but when I saw these up close in pictures they grew on me, really pretty and very well made, who makes them for y'all?

outfits are definitely nice..but i def. liked last years better.
still it was a good way to change it up.
by next year every college team will be posing these too

 

[ranjit singh]

1) aman, thanks for the link to the book, just ordered the paperback, got a great deal
2) kinnell brought up pdds in this thread, not us. we "selfishly made this thread about our ignorance"? right.
3) [removed] quite frankly, we don't care what you [removed]think about our team. don't know about you, but we'd like to think that reputations aren't measured by how many people like us on BTF. [removed]
4) VCU's performance was sick and it was a well deserved 1st place

Moderator's note: Please keep respect for other members throughout the discussion.

 

[faizan]

if that's what it took to end the drama, i am glad...back to VCUs brilliance.

I was just wondering, why diddnt you guys do a khunda segment?

 

[sc11]

ANYONE HAS THE JHUMMER SONG...thanks in advance!

 

[KushK]

BUMP ;D

 

[Ashqe]

The main jhummar song is Chandigarh by Veer Davinder.. It's been posted before, prob in the VCU @ BBC '09 thread. I dunno about the into jhummar song though..

 

[Vijay]

I was just wondering, why diddnt you guys do a khunda segment?

+1, whats up?

sick as hell performance, so clean, thank the heavens for 1080p HD. loved the lehriyan. anyone know the jugni song?

 

[Meistro]

I also felt that the ending was a bit abrupt. I feel like there should have been a mela at the end or something after you guys posed the way you did. This would have been good since you guys didnt have a beginning mela or a khunda segment.

 

[Manjot]

I was just wondering, why diddnt you guys do a khunda segment?

+1, whats up?

sick as hell performance, so clean, thank the heavens for 1080p HD. loved the lehriyan. anyone know the jugni song?

you don't necessarily need a khunda segment...lot of the teams leave out katos...own preference...but khunda segments r sick to watch..maybe time problems?...but like meistro said it would have been fun to see either khunda/mela scene but w/e lol still a sick ass routine and execution was sick throughout

well deserved 1st place
VCU!=D

 

[Lally]

vcu ripped it!!!

well deserved first place!
it's funny how ppl be hatin on youtube nd ppl on btf sayin that it was amazing, LOL

 

[kinnell]

Dear PDDS: I, in no way, attacked your organization. I made a statement that seemed concurrent with the attitude and opinions displayed in posts made by your members. I do not believe any false statements were made by me. I was and am baffled by your reaction. However, if you would like to further discuss this, PM me.

Back to VCU...

i have to ask this, cause ive always felt it. does anyone feel like sometimes the girls look like theyre holding back? or somehow they are like... trying to be somewhat more conserved? i mean theyve definitely gotten better with stage presence than i feel previously, but somehow it comes off as though the girls are holding back at times. Whether it be the energy, physicality or even emotion put into a move.

and i know all the hype blah blah girls dancing like guys and people talk all that shit, but it looks like theres more to be had with the girls as a GROUP. individually each did phenomenol, i just hate that it feels like the girls get outshined at times.

...But could be just me.

Yeah Kush, the girls definitely do seem like they are holding back. I know that many people emulate how VCU Girls dance because they think they dance more like how girls should dance, whatever that means. However, I feel this is more concurrent with the VCU Bhangra "less energy, more grace" style. Even the guys display this style.

VCU excels at the subtle things in their choreography. The head rolls and high fives in jhoomer are creative and well executed. The turn backs were sexy as well. I'm not gonna lie, the pink girl dancer at 5:00 in the middle kills that move with such grace and expression that I have been forced to watch it multiple times. Way too awesome. However, I must admit that this routine felt less entertaining and less creative than the BBC routine. It seemed a bit dumbed down. Keep up the good work, VCU!

 

[rsingh90]

performance is sick benny you ripped itttt

 

[chijatt]

Anyone know the phumaniyaan song they used for this set?

 

[Sunny]

Anyone know the phumaniyaan song they used for this set?

tera naa-bukan jatt

 

[Shubh]

I feel this is more concurrent with the VCU Bhangra "less energy, more grace" style. Even the guys display this style.

Kinell, what do you mean "less energy, more grace?" From the video, I think VCU had plenty of both (energy and grace). Energy isn't measured by how fast you are and grace isn't measured by how slow you dance. Some of the fastest teams are able to still execute with grace. Others have an overall slower set but still have plenty of energy. In my opinion, VCU has an equal amount of both.

 

[chijatt]

Anyone know the phumaniyaan song they used for this set?

tera naa-bukan jatt

Thanks Sunny.

 

[kinnell]

I feel this is more concurrent with the VCU Bhangra "less energy, more grace" style. Even the guys display this style.

Kinell, what do you mean "less energy, more grace?" From the video, I think VCU had plenty of both (energy and grace). Energy isn't measured by how fast you are and grace isn't measured by how slow you dance. Some of the fastest teams are able to still execute with grace. Others have an overall slower set but still have plenty of energy. In my opinion, VCU has an equal amount of both.

VCU exhibits what I call "controlled energy". They don't go buckwild. They control how they execute their energy and present it in a refined manner. They will have high knees and jump high but they won't go crazy with it. While the difference between grace and energy is not the speed in execution of the moves, the two are, in my opinion, contrasting to a degree. However, a great dancer knows when to be more energetic and when to be more graceful even in parts of the same move.

The "less energy, more grace" is also a style of choreography that VCU has pioneered. Instead of a lot of jumps, a lot of high energy motions and steps, VCU chooses steps that can be executed more gracefully. Yes, there are plenty of steps that they execute with controlled energy in their routine and you don't feel that the team lacks energy. However, compared to other teams that go folk, their choice of steps and execution tends to involve less energy and more grace.

It's not a critique. I'm not saying VCU should have more energy and less grace. I'm make an observation on their style. There are many different ways to execute certain traditional steps. VCU, I feel, chooses the graceful way.

 

[Kush]

I feel this is more concurrent with the VCU Bhangra "less energy, more grace" style. Even the guys display this style.

Kinell, what do you mean "less energy, more grace?" From the video, I think VCU had plenty of both (energy and grace). Energy isn't measured by how fast you are and grace isn't measured by how slow you dance. Some of the fastest teams are able to still execute with grace. Others have an overall slower set but still have plenty of energy. In my opinion, VCU has an equal amount of both.

VCU exhibits what I call "controlled energy". They don't go buckwild. They control how they execute their energy and present it in a refined manner. They will have high knees and jump high but they won't go crazy with it. While the difference between grace and energy is not the speed in execution of the moves, the two are, in my opinion, contrasting to a degree. However, a great dancer knows when to be more energetic and when to be more graceful even in parts of the same move.

The "less energy, more grace" is also a style of choreography that VCU has pioneered. Instead of a lot of jumps, a lot of high energy motions and steps, VCU chooses steps that can be executed more gracefully. Yes, there are plenty of steps that they execute with controlled energy in their routine and you don't feel that the team lacks energy. However, compared to other teams that go folk, their choice of steps and execution tends to involve less energy and more grace.

It's not a critique. I'm not saying VCU should have more energy and less grace. I'm make an observation on their style. There are many different ways to execute certain traditional steps. VCU, I feel, chooses the graceful way.

Thanks for actually ANSWERING me. I think people dont want to question the top dog teams these days. its d*ck riding or hating in most peoples eyes.

I agree kinnell, that they seem to display controlled energy, but I dont see that with the girls. With the girls, the CONTROL at times borders on lazy, or awkward because the natural energy that is released in a movement is curbed. I'll watch it again and point out some key moments later on. The guys somehow release with a little more energy, and channel it into grace. But almost every single girl seems to hold back. I'm just wondering whether theyre coached to execute in a certain way which to me looks like a watered down execution rather than a balance of grace and energy.

edit: there... now what i said isn't lost