Bollywood on American pop television

1. Elahn
   July 11th, 2008 at 7:08 am

   Why are you linking to Wikipedia? That's lazy. There is a direct website... Can't be bothered looking it up for you at the moment. Busy writing this.

2. Adam Stanhope
   July 11th, 2008 at 7:19 am

   Thanks for catching that. It wasn't laziness - it was a force of habit. I'll fix it right now in the post.

   http://www.fox.com/dance/

3. David Traver Adolphus
   July 11th, 2008 at 7:48 am

   Lets see them do their own singing, too, like Aamir Khan.

4. Lyndon
   July 11th, 2008 at 7:54 am

   Considering that going in they had no idea what Bollywood is? That was pretty impressive, I'm assuming that they don't get a lot of time to learn the various routines.

   On an unrelated note, since I don't watch the show. Does the middle judge always scream like a banshee when she's really excited or pleased about something. Cause after awhile that would be pretty annoying to hear on a regular basis.

5. Larry
   July 11th, 2008 at 7:59 am

   Wow, those have to be the most irritating and lame judges I've seen on any reality show...

6. amdela
   July 11th, 2008 at 8:11 am

   Lyndon - she sure does.

   And the dancers have 6 days to learn each new routine, at least 3 routines a week.

   I'm a huge fan of this show, I think dance is an almost forgotten art these days, and not enough people are still even aware of it any more. There is on particular piece on this show, a waltz by Twitch and Kherington, that makes me cry every time due to the story behind the routine.

   Bollywood was a new format for the show, and Josh and Katie rocked it, I'm not even sure how many times I've seen the routine now, but I still love it. here's hoping there's lots more to come from Nakul!

7. Adam Stanhope
   July 11th, 2008 at 8:21 am

   I'm not fond of the screaming woman judge.

8. sise
   July 11th, 2008 at 8:48 am

   I was flipping through channels and i caught that routine, and i was soooo happy! I love musicals and theatre, but my favorite has got to be bollywood routines, they're so fun and refreshing! It made my night.

9. Polx
   July 11th, 2008 at 11:25 am

   Now do it better at twice the speed and with a cast of thousands al in perfect synchronisation and you are getting close to Bollywood.

   but she'd be a lot more covered up.

10. Miss Cellania
    July 11th, 2008 at 11:48 am

    I've never seen the show, but they danced really well. Impressive if they were really as unfamiliar with the concept as they said, although that's hard to believe. Any young person in the dance scene should be familiar with at least Bhangra. And Bollywood is a MOVIE term, which was not even mentioned!

    Well, I quit watching when the judges started talking.

11. LisaL
    July 11th, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    I love this show! I wish more people would give it a chance b/c it really is a great show even if the judges are annoying as crap heh
    Anywho, I don't think it's surprising that they didn't know what Bollywood was. I hadn't heard of it until a few years ago. Can't even remember how I heard of it
    Anywho.. blahblahblah
    SO happy Joshua and Katee are getting so much attention b/c of this routine. They're a great pairing on the show

12. themadlolscientist
    July 11th, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    Yes, Mary does yell whenever she's blown away by a performance. And this one certainly qualified. Definitely one of the top 10 performances of this season.

    I love these judges (and the ones on Dancing With the Stars). They run the show as if it were a professional audition situation, they give honest critiques, they're never snarky, they always acknowledge the choreographers, they're quick to tell what they liked about a performance, and if they don't like a performance, they not only tell the contestant exactly why they don't like it, but then they give constructive advice on how to improve the contestant's future performance.

    Speaking of choreographers, the first season's winner (Benji) is one of this season's choreographers. I think that's beyond awesome.

    As far as I'm concerned, So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars are the only two REAL reality shows on TV. The rest are a bunch of hyped-up, mean-spirited, artificial rivalries, dirty tricks, gross-outs, and a lot of humiliation. (As a sometime professional singer, I won't go anywhere near American Idol; even the winners stink.)

    Oddly enough, it was a "100% guy" who got me into watching the dance competitions. He first tuned in because he liked the women's costumes. ("What? You mean there are men on the stage too?" OK, I'm the same way about the men, although I think the women look pretty cool too =grin=) Then he decided the dancing was pretty amazing too, and he's become a real dance aficionado. Our housemates ROFL because we yell and cheer like a couple of drunken fratboys at a bowl game.

13. Bobbity
    July 11th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    I'm a little annoyed at him calling it "Indian Cultural Dancing". It's more like the equivalent of Broadway dancing, with, say, Kathak and Bharatnatyam being "cultural dance".

14. kid_icarus
    July 11th, 2008 at 12:48 pm

    loved the dance....was truly fun, and interesting to see something else on a reality tv show than the same old standard bs.

15. scott, no the other one
    July 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    Yes, Mary's screaming is obnoxious, but have you ever been to a dance show? Screaming is (annoyingly) obligatory. And she only does it when she's thoroughly impressed.

    That said, these judges rock. Whereas American Idol judges tend to not know what the hell they're talking about (except maybe Randy), the SYTYCD judges are supremely experienced in both dancing and the dancing industry. Their critiques are usually very constructive to the dancers and informative to those of us not familiar with dance.

    I find it a bit snarky of Adam, having never actually seen the show, to regard it as cheesy, yet be impressed enough with the one dance he has seen to post it here.

    Do a youtube search on Robert Muraine. Some insane hip-hop dance right there, courtesy of this "otherwise cheesy" show.

16. Adam Stanhope
    July 11th, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    I live in a tiny house with my wife and teenage daughter. I have endured countless episodes of this show - and many others - that I would normally have chosen to avoid. Indeed, I find this particular show to be "cheesy." I'm sorry if you're offended by how I feel about a given television show, Scott, but them's the breaks.

17. Patrick from Tennessee
    July 11th, 2008 at 4:15 pm

    Does anyone else think its ironic that the poster would claim that the show ceased to be cheesy when BOLLYWOOD was introduced? Like.. It was cheesy before, but after the Bollywood number the cheese was really toned down. Don't get me wrong - I thought the number was hot when I watched it Wednesday night, but to imply that Bollywood makes a show less cheesy strikes me as a bit humorous. Am I off base here?

18. ty
    July 11th, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    Patrick, I think the "less cheesy" thing refers to how the show broadened its horizons by tapping into Bollywood rather than being complacent with hip-hop and pop dancing.

19. HollywoodBob
    July 11th, 2008 at 7:33 pm

    Last season, they broke down the filming/practice schedule for the show.

    Monday, learn group performance.
    Tuesday, film show.
    Wednesday, practice group for Thursdays live show.
    Thursday, film show.
    Friday, learn pairs' performance.
    Saturday, practice.
    Sunday, off.

    So really they get two days to practice these extremely elaborate routines, with what little free time in between to steal away and practice.

    Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels last season ruined the show for me, I've seen every show until this season, which I watched the try outs and finally said I'd had enough of those two annoyances and now I watch reruns of Family Guy. Maybe next season, I'll give it another go.

20. Chris
    July 11th, 2008 at 7:41 pm

    More performances from this great show:

    http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/so-you-think-you-can-dance/

21. Monroe
    July 11th, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    The producers have said that the dancers get exactly 5 1/2 hours to learn each routine.

    What's insane is how well they do almost every time, and in styles they're not familiar with.

    Great show.

22. Celeste
    July 11th, 2008 at 9:12 pm

    Monroe, I think the 5 1/2 hours refers to time in the studio with the choreographers. They have the remaining days in between that and the performance to practice on their own time with their partner.

    It really is a fantastic show. I wish people would be more open-minded about it, but then most people really don't understand the difficulty and complexity of dance.

23. LisaL
    July 12th, 2008 at 12:50 am

    themadlolscientist- I have to correct you.
    Benji is not the first season winner. Benji was on the 2nd season of SYTYCD.
    The winner of the 1st season is Nick Lazzarini

24. Blaze
    July 12th, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    As an AVID SYTYCD fan, I find this pairing one of the best in all the seasons. They have been given such highly charges routines every week, and pull them off incredibly! eg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoWrH6riQrQ

    As for Mia, you either love her or hate her. Personally, I find her brilliant. to each their own.

25. JC
    July 12th, 2008 at 10:49 pm

    Awesome performance. I would change that screaming woman.

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