Hey, a dancer has to be gracious, at minimum.
But it must be some disconnect between eye and ear.
Somehow, the no-talent hacks on AI hear great singing, and manage to think to themselves, “Yeah, I sound at least that good!”
It doesn’t take much viewing of really talented dancers to know without a doubt whether your own skills measure up.
That male dancer- Ricky? Is he the one that Mia told last week he was her favorite male dancer? He’s creepy as hell. Last night they kept telling him that he was fantastic but odd, unique, etc. No. He’s creepy.
Mary’s possessed cackle is almost enough to make me not watch the show. Almost. But after another week or two, it might just be enough.
I was a bit disappointed that Pasha didn’t pick up well on the modern dance. He seemed off-balance. I hope that with some good coaching he’ll be able to loosen his posture from its ballroom stiffness.
I know I should feel dirty because she just turned 18, but I think she is a smokin’ hottie (personality, energy, talent, everything combined).
I’m glad they picked Hok over Twitch (who I wasn’t very impressed with), and I can’t say that anyone got robbed from the Top 20, though I think there are some people who I won’t mind seeing go early (Danny McEgo being at the top of the list). Still, most didn’t get enough coverage to give me that good of an impression of them one way or the other, so I’m sure the next ep or 2 will also make some stand out–both in skills and personality.
I missed this segment the first season, and didn’t catch last season, so this is the first time I’ve seen them do the “learn a routine in an hour” bit. I have to say that I really don’t like Mia Michaels at all. It’s like she has this great idea about what she wants to do to a piece of music, but she’s terrible at explaining to the dancers what she wants. There is no way that someone that had been standing near the back of the stage could have picked up what she wanted. I also didn’t like the fact that she really didn’t give anyone a vote that didn’t dance to her style. She’s great in the one-on-one segments that come later, but terrible as a group instructor.
One thing I’ve been meaning to mention that bothers me: the judges seem condescending towards hip-hop. They always react to good hip-hop by laughing. The better it is, the louder and harder they laugh. (Shane is an exception, of course.) I’d like to see them react to hip-hop the same way they react to modern or Latin, with genuine admiration for the form and the art.
Liberal, I think the laughter is a spontaneous reaction to fun. Look at this YouTube clip of Phillip Chbeeb- his poppin style is both intricate and original, but I laughed and clapped when I saw it, too. Bryan Gaynor, the dancer whose movement is limited by scoliosis also received claps and laughter, and his movement is indisputably precise. Ballet and ballroom are much more subdued forms of dance- maybe that is why observers have a more composed reaction.
I don’t think the laughter is inappropriate or disrespectful at all. It’s a natural and joyful reaction to the outrageously improbable and creative choreography that these dancers are pulling off.
When you go to an opera you don’t act the same as you do at a rock or rap concert. When you go to a golf tournament you don’t act the same as you do at a football game. When you watch a hip-hopper you don’t act the same as you do for a ballerina. Completely different energy levels, completely different audience feedback.