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[oyceter]

Would anyone who watches a lot of Bollywood movies be willing to watch this and tell me how the dancing is? (possible spoilers for So You Think You Can Dance Top 12)

I am really really happy about more cultures being represented on the show (Chinese folk dancing pleeeaaaseeeee?), but I haven't watched enough Bollywood dancing myself to be able to tell about technique and etc., and I'm pretty sure the judges haven't either. Also, I think a lot of the praise from the judges is coming from just having a Bollywood dance on the show; I remember when a couple did lindy hop last year, the judges so did not pick up on a lot of the little technique problems that they would have for a more familiar genre like ballroom.

(Also, while I like Katee and cheer for her, my reaction was also, "What, how can you not know what Bollywood is?!")

Also also, while I am here, commentary on the African jazz piece very welcome!

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[flamika.livejournal.com]

Hee. I don't know anything about Lindy Hop, but I did enjoy Neil and Lacey's last season. I felt so bad for Neil, though, because he seemed like he was smiling through his exhaustion. (He was my favorite dancer.) I'm glad that he and Lacey worked better together in that dance than they did in the Latin Jazz, which I thought would have been great if they'd had more chemistry.

[oyceter]

It was fun (and I took a class with the choreographer at a swing camp!!!), though I think like a lot of the SYTYCD routines, it was trick-heavy, so sometimes the basics were ignored. Ex., both Neil and Lacey should have been much deeper into the floor with bendier knees. But I am impressed by the aerials! (Though I think whoever decided on their costumes should have been shot.)