True, I have not been tracking references to what they wear as "costumes" or "outfits." Consistency is key. I hate when they spend oodles of time talking about how they dressed in a pairs routine when as far as I can tell the choreographer is (or at least should be) calling the shots in that regard. That terrible wig shouldn't have been Randi's fault, for instance. Now their solo stuff, I give them more credit for, though I imagine the costumer acts as a stylist to a certain extent on even those looks. The show itself has a certain look after all. But damn! Modern dancers can be so LAZY about what they choose to perform in. I just don't get the disconnect between their look and their choreography sometimes. And at the sometimes stunning lack of awareness of what shows off their movements/lines the best.
Yes, I am pushing the limits of my Bollywood knowledge as well, but the tokenist feeling with regards to the cultural dance styles irks. And yes! Boolywood is a studio system, not a dance style! That's what's been bugging me. Interesting about Nakul's remove from the actual Bollywood scene. In some ways I'm a little irked by the way Slumdog Millionaire has confused people's notions about Indian film.
There's a sense of the need to elevate more popular dance styles to "Art" that is even more heightened with the ethnic routines. And on a sidebar, I am done with the fawning over Melissa's technique. As far as my knowledge of ballet goes, she's passable at best. Now those pro dancers that they had on that one time, AMAZING! And one of the best modern takes on ballet that I've seen.
Back to cultural nitpicking, I have very mixed feelings about the Orientalist extravaganza that opened the results show. On the one hand, I adore Wade Robson and thought the whole number was stunning and satisfying in a way that many of the opening group numbers are not. On the other, random and unnecessary orientalism, yay? Confusing of Chinese and Japanese, awesome? It's so decorative and unmotivated. And uncomfortable coming on the heels of two (attempting to be) properly "folk" dance numbers (Bollywood and African).
My top 4 are the same as yours with Jeanine thrown in.
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Yes, I am pushing the limits of my Bollywood knowledge as well, but the tokenist feeling with regards to the cultural dance styles irks. And yes! Boolywood is a studio system, not a dance style! That's what's been bugging me. Interesting about Nakul's remove from the actual Bollywood scene. In some ways I'm a little irked by the way Slumdog Millionaire has confused people's notions about Indian film.
There's a sense of the need to elevate more popular dance styles to "Art" that is even more heightened with the ethnic routines. And on a sidebar, I am done with the fawning over Melissa's technique. As far as my knowledge of ballet goes, she's passable at best. Now those pro dancers that they had on that one time, AMAZING! And one of the best modern takes on ballet that I've seen.
Back to cultural nitpicking, I have very mixed feelings about the Orientalist extravaganza that opened the results show. On the one hand, I adore Wade Robson and thought the whole number was stunning and satisfying in a way that many of the opening group numbers are not. On the other, random and unnecessary orientalism, yay? Confusing of Chinese and Japanese, awesome? It's so decorative and unmotivated. And uncomfortable coming on the heels of two (attempting to be) properly "folk" dance numbers (Bollywood and African).
My top 4 are the same as yours with Jeanine thrown in.