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Florin
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08-27-2006

Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Florin a private message Print Post    
Don't know if anyone else is watching this. But so far there have been one or at least two dancers from So You Think You Can Dance.

Florin
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08-27-2006

Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 8:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Florin a private message Print Post    
The judges are from
Argentina
India
Austrial
South Africa
US
Irland
Russia
China
And your not allowed to vote when its your country preforming.

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 11:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
it was interesting. i just like watching all the different countries dance. if nothing else is on during the time, i'll continue to watch...but it was hard to keep my interest.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 11:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
That's exactly the reason why it DID keep my interest. I loved watching the different countries' dances. Those Shaolin Monks were very impressive and that Argentinian Tango was hot, hot hot.
Of all the wonderful dancers in the US, why did they have to pick that popper that QUIT SYTYCD as the US soloist??

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 12:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
The judges' scores were all over the place- no explanation. Flatley was flat as a host. Why were the American cabaret pair scored so low?

Beckie03
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07-05-2007

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 12:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beckie03 a private message Print Post    
ita, lady...sometimes it just seemed to drag. i'll continue to watch, but...i hope it picks up.

i loved the american popper. that sh*t is hard.

the American cabaret I think did so bad was because it was "dancing" it was more just athletic lifts and stuff...not a lot of dancing. i did not enjoy that one at all.

loved the Shaolin Monks...only reason i wanted to watch it was because of them. absolutely stunning.

i also enjoyed the tango and the South Africa group dance...the South African solo dance was to say the least interesting.

I did enjoy all the dances it was so interesting to watch what is considered dance everywhere in the world.

Roteach
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06-01-2003

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 4:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roteach a private message Print Post    
The American popper is Robert Muraine. He tried out for So You Think You Can Dance last season and was in a dance off with another popper in the final show. Nigel is one of the producers of this show so I wonder if he had a hand in choosing Robert?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 7:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I didn't watch. This is a competition? If dances are all extremely (?) different, how can you score a competition?

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 7:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Good show. I loved watching all the international dances. I loved Robert Muraine an remember him from SYTYCD. My favs were the Shaolin Monks. Wow.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
It seemed to me at the beginning that several of the judges were voting stragetically to keep their contestants at the top, but that kind of changed toward the end so maybe they really just did not like the ones they ranked low.

I could not believe how bad the Russian girl was in comparison to some of the other dancers. I was not at all surprised at her low scores.

Florin
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08-27-2006

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Florin a private message Print Post    
I agree I also thought the American cabaret scored low because there was not much dancing. Mostly lifts and other stuff. Also I thought that one of the dancers from Russia Pasha had also been on SYTYCD.

Roteach
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06-01-2003

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 12:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roteach a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Florin. I thought Pasha had been on SYTYCD. Did his partner also audition? She also looked familiar.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
We watched because NOTHING else was on tv tonight. The best that can be said, IMO, is that it was lackluster.

Mack
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07-23-2002

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 1:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mack a private message Print Post    
Not sure we'll watch this show again. There was something about it that just seemed too contrived. On top of that some of the dancing was really pretty awful.

Ladyw
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06-28-2007

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladyw a private message Print Post    
i watched -- but are you telling me out out SYTYCD, dancing with the stars, and americas best dance crew -- this was the "BEST" we could provide to showcase America....I'm sorry, I like Robert Muraine too (although I felt his solo, was poor) compared to what he did on SYTYCD, but any Katie, jessie, twitch, nick, hawk I think any of those guys/girls would have been better than Robert. Even from Russia -- where are the ballet girls/guys...

I guess I was hoping for more (dance - technique) than what was provided.

Ladyw
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06-28-2007

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladyw a private message Print Post    
adding (becuase I am past the 10 minute rule for editing)

-- I guess I blinked, when Pasha and Anya came on -- I will have to go back and see how they did...

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 6:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I'm watching Robert Muraine right now. I really think "America" could've picked a better representative for the solo. I think he's awesome in his genre, but I'm not sure he's a superstar.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I'm watching part of the first hour b/c there's nothing else on. For the MOST part -- what they're doing is dancing????????

Anniem
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05-21-2006

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Anniem a private message Print Post    
I am really not liking this show. I think Michael Flately is pretty awful. We saw him in River Dance in Las Vegas, but not liking this show. Probably won't watch it again

Neko
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08-03-2001

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 8:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Neko a private message Print Post    
The fact that there's no Canada, the show already lost me.
Then, it's just boring too. LOL

Happygal
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11-15-2004

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 9:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happygal a private message Print Post    
Neko, I agree. The only thing I got out of the show is the fact that I can now count from 6 to 9 in Russian and Mandarin!

Flamingo
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08-19-2003

Monday, January 05, 2009 - 11:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Flamingo a private message Print Post    
wow, this is really bad. First of all, the horrendous camera work makes this show almost completely unwatchable. Secondly, the judging is ridiculous. Giving everyone the exact same scores does not make for an exciting competition. And at the end of tonight's episode, when (nearly) all of the judges just happened to pick the popper from the USA.... followed by the chanting crowd. come on now. scripted much???

and as for the Irish girl whose father had a heart attack, and she chose to stay on the show because it was her "big break".... and then was unceremoniously booted... umm, yea. how long until Idol starts up again???

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 12:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I was wondering about the Irish girl too -- this show is her big break?!?

I do not watch American Idol either.

Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 12:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
LOL at Happygal's comment. For a while there in the first show I thought the Chinese judge hadn't learned any other word but "eight."

I don't like the judging. The first night they gave out a lot more 10's, and to some acts that didn't really deserve it like the Argentinian cabaret/burlesque dancer who just posed a lot. The second night they were a bit too harsh on some, and it always bothers me when judges sitting next to each other give the same scores.

I agreed with the judges' complaint that some of them weren't dancing enough, but the same could be said for a few other acts that got higher scores. It also bothers me that every Irish act is a number from "Lord of the Dance." I loved that show, but after seeing Flatley's original performance on PBS so many times these new dancers just aren't as exciting to watch.

I was expecting something totally different, with the actual superstars of dance competing. That would've been cool. I know most of them are fairly old by now, but still... I don't want to see Flatley hosting. I want to see him competing against other famous dancers.

It's still okay as a showcase of dances from other cultures (although it bugs me that the nation that brought the world Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly is now only appreciated for spastic hip hop). It's just not what I thought it was going to be.

Ladyw
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06-28-2007

Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - 1:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladyw a private message Print Post    
YEAH -- a good ballet routine (although she did travel in her pirouettes at the end), the Australian contemp guy -- turns, leaps, tumbling, all in 1 dance - -yeah.. now that is dancing. I know -- I am too critical -- its called 8 years of my daughters' dance competitions...

Finally they started to come around and ask where is the dancing is some of those "acts".

I did like the usa group hip hop. It looked good and it looked somewhat polished (ie, practiced more than just a few hours per week).

Poor tap -- unless it's riverdance, they don't appreciate it. Is that all Ireland can come up with? The USA tap girl(lady) -- she needs to "grow" -- uh.. I don't think so.. Was she clean, no, did she fall out of a few moves (yes). Did they need to treat her like she had 2 years of tap -- NO. I think her age and the fact that she is now a teacher/owner that possibly doesn't perform like she use to showed on that performance. Unfortunately I find that unless you tap like saviogn glover or gregory hines nobody cares. Its not all about how fast you can make a tap sound, its the rhythm and the beat and the different tap technique, which she performed, while the aussie guy really didn't.

It will be interesting to see the next show -- will the routines be the same or different...