The votes are going off the charts! And it's already Friday! One more day in between and the Finals are here! What surprises will the chart hold for us tomorrow???
And we reckon everyone could do with a little bit of laughter, so here's a video for everyone. Warning: It's a little lame, so yea. Just for gags, folks.
So far the only team who hasn't made it to the top 3 is Tridiac. They have got alot of self promoting to do. Mmm... And who will still be in the lead tomorrow? Chakraz, Killabeez or Agni Reloaded?
The rankings are fluctuating really badly. Looks like campaigning is going on full-force for certain groups. We wonder what the chart will look like tomorrow!
Now, like Vadi says in almost EVERY episode after a commercial break, ''Vote rombha kammiya irukunnu engalukku thagaval vanthirukku, so vote pannungha vote pannungha vote pannikithae irringha"
And Udhaya will be beside Vadi acting out the voting procedures to the camera. Classic. Just classic.
Looks like the countdown has begun. In 6 days, the battle between the teams will be over and we will have our winners.
A small recap on all 7 groups.
Version 2.8 [Vote space 1]
What we liked
- Fantastic use of props, and the incorporation of dance movement with props are very well done.
- Individuality of dance is evident, but we aren’t sure if its enough to clinch the title.
What we didn't like
- Coordination could do with a little fine tuning. - Lack of confidence in execution of your piece sometimes
Ryan Spencer Revolution [Vote space 2]
What we liked
- ONLY girl group in Dhool. You have a niche right there and then. - Concepts used have been engaging so far!
What we didn’t like
- Use of props are very minimal (although they are nice). Try making use of the props more. - Expressions ladies! Semi Finals was a big improvement. Try to keep it going from there.
Tridiac [Vote space 3]
What we liked
- This group holds some of the most pro dancers in the competition, utilize it!!!
- Energy is like WOA.
What we didn’t like
- Tad bit too much of outdoor 'influences'. Original flavour of Tridiac not evident - TRY refraining from popping, locking, breaking, krumping and anything with HIP HOP. But if they do, will it work to their disadvantage?
Chakraz [Vote space 4]
What we liked
- ONLY mixed group in Finals! So many advantages just because of that. Choreography is endless.
- Creativity has always been there. Up it! Up it!!!
What we didn’t like
- No more acrobatics please. We really like them, but they throw you off course sometimes. And pity those girls. -_-. - Extremely messy positioning due to the bulk of changing positions and all.
Aerocrats [Vote space 5]
What we liked
- Ideas and concepts have been out of the box so far! But can you up it a 3rd time round? Say yes, please!
- Expressions are unbelievable!!!
What we didn’t like
- We tried and tried to think of a con and the only thing we can come up with is that the public's expectations of them are sky high. Will they be able to match it?
Agni Reloaded [Vote space 6]
What we liked
- Been in the dance scene for VERY long. Experience, use it to your advantage. - If there’s nothing this group lacks, it definitely has to be energy.
What we didn’t like
- Piece always looks like one of a CC dance! - Versatility of group not that evident, not as much as what the other groups are displaying.
Killabeez [Vote space 7]
What we liked
- These boys in general just know to to engage their audience - New and upbeat formations!
What we didn’t like
- No lip syncing! At least not everyone. - Costumes could so much better boys.
Highlight
It looks like the plea for single SMS entries fell on deaf ears. So now there is only one thing left to do. Ready?
PEOPLE!!! START SMSing!!! If you want your teams to win, then punch in the correct names and vote away! Teams, flood bulletins, send out SMS's asking family and friends to vote, go over to your neighbours house and make nice with them, afterwards ASK THEM TO VOTE for your groups! Maybe, just maybe teams should be thick skinned and vote for themselves as well! Do whatever you can in your will and way to get as many votes in as you possibly can for yourselves. If you don't, then you might just regret it. Same goes for voters. Try your best to vote as much as you can (but please don't bust your bills)!
Why are we turning the tables? Simple! We find it redundant to loose out in SMS votings when you have come THIS far in the competition! And also, the lines have been opened since 7pm last night! 1 week, 7 days, 168 hours, 10080 minutes, 604800 seconds!!! (yes, we painstakingly used a calculator to find out). All we can say is, you CANNOT loose out in SMS votings. it will be extremely sad if you do, that too at the last lap.
Clearly, opening the line for 1 week is for you to vote based on their previous 2 (some 3) performances. Popularity votes. For now, it's not based on their final performances. The fates of these groups lay in our ability to vote in, with no mercy to our wallets.
This is probably the last time we are ever gonna say this but after 8 weeks of Dhool, we all have witnessed what a major role these votings play for all our teams. Please, don't let history repeat itself. Not now. Not at this crucial time. Remember, we all play a role in this. Do your part. Vote now.
Maybe for future shows, we could have a result show. Just for the finals. We have realised using the polls in our website, that before watching any group dance, the public tend to vote for the group they think will do well, based on previous dances. But after the show, the votes change drastically and we see that the team that deserves to be in, their votes start rising. It's only fair if you open it one week before, to close it one week after. Rather then closing it half an hour after the last group performs. Mmmm....
Well, there’s nothing much we all can do except for just sit and vote! The updates of the votes can be found in the link below:
Just as expected! It was indeed a tough battle among the Jaambhavaan names in the competition. Expectations were high and some of the teams went beyond their limits to prove their passion. A really commendable effort to ALL the groups who took part in the 2nd Semi Finals.
The 80’s flavour was given more experimentation compared to last weeks groups. And they have definitely shown us that the 80’s doesn’t necessarily have to mean Retro or Disco. They have brought it to a another level altogether! Hats off to ALL the teams! Fantastic fantastic fantastic show.
AEROCRATZ
Like what Miss Sri Devi said, this team were the winners for the night, hands down! After watching their exhilarating performance in the Quarter Finals, we were all eagerly awaiting their next performance. We had a lot a lot a lot of expectations for this group. What can we say? THEY NAILED IT. Flawless performance. For the first time in Dhool history, a group has received a standing ovation from the audience (and not mentioning the judges), on their own accord.
We can say this much - it is a totally different experience watching these boys live in action. For those who watched it in the studio, they would have felt the emotions that these boys exuded clearly. Sadly for the viewers at home, their screams of ‘agony’ were not able to be heard via television. Stunning concept and goosebump inducing expressions. That looks like the winning combination for us. MINDBLOWING effort, Aerocratz! We look forward to seeing you in the finals!
CHAKRAZ
Can we say that we found their costumes uber amusing? It was so hilarious to see our Chakraz dancers in their tribal outfit. Kuthu Red Indian! Them dancing to such a song for such a concept just shows the level of versatility of this group. As usual, expressions were smashing although they have some difficulty staying in character because of all the fast changing formations & stunts. Just one thing though – enough with the death-defying stunts! We like em, but too much just makes us a tad bit ‘jelak’. We can’t say that this was one of their better performances, but this group definitely deserves to be in the finals. C-c-congratulations!
VERSION 2.8
This group is by far the only group that had the longest time to prepare for the Semi Finals. We saw them in the very first Quarter Finals, and now, the 2nd Semi Finals. Needless to say, we had high expectations for Version 2.8. So how did they rank? Mmm, lets just say it wasn’t a good one, neither would we say it was a bad one. They carried off their chosen song relatively well. Incorporations such as the mic at the beginning and the moving ladder was indeed thoughtful. What matters is that they have gone through to the finals with much help from their SMS votings. V2.8 – underdogs of Dhool, compared to all the other names in the Finals. Lets hope they do something bigger and prove us of their worthiness of being in the finals. Well done in getting in!
AGNI RELOADED (SMS ENTRY)
SPICY! The boys looked funny funny funny with their costumes and their mookuthi’s (nose studs)! They were another group who screamed 80’s! from the very time we laid our eyes on them. Moving on to their dance, their choreography did not look very 80’s compared to their choice of song (which we loves, by the way). It was a neat performance but the Dance 2 This crew felt that it wasn’t enough for the Semi Finals. One reason contributing to this was their mixed facial expressions. Some looked so ‘garang’ for such a happy song! Perhaps they were still in their Navras mood. Hmm… By the help of their undying supporters, they managed to slip in through to the finals. You guys have been around for quite some time in the dance scene in Singapore. So needless to say, we look forward to your final performance with high expectations. And we hope that you guys can deliver it to us. All the best boys!
HIGHLIGHT
For this week we are having a special dance2this ranking
1. Aerocratz
2. Chakraz
3. Apsara Asia
Now as to what Ms Sri Devi said in her request to the producer in bringing Apsara Asia back to the grand finals. There have been a lot of mixed responses since yesterday in regards to this issue, both in the official blog and in ours.
It will be great to see Apsara Asia back in the finals. They have won our trust, and we know that they wont let us down. Its safe to say that AA gave everyone else a tough fight. HOWEVER, on the other hand, we have to accept the results too. They will be no respect for the results, which by they way may we add, was everyones responsibility also, if we override them and bring them back in again.
Time and time again we see that the SMS votings are EXTREMELY crucial to the success of a team. As some groups and supporters have learnt, miracles do not happen in Dhool 08’. AA is definitely one of the few groups to have been affected by this over and over again. So the question remains, is Apsara Asia in or are they out? What do the producers have to say about this?
Its quite sad to see a team who had put in so much of effort to get in through the wildcard round, being kicked out of the competition again. Our hearts really goes out to Apsara Asia. For what you guys were worth, you gave everyone a hell of a tough fight! Keep living the passion guys!
Request
One SMS per handphone number. Vasantham Star did it. We don’t see why this is not possible. To make the show as transparent as ever, and to prevent ‘binge’ SMSing, why not keep it to 1 vote per line? We know mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, girlfriends, boyfriends and die hard fans vote for their teams with no mercy on their parent/their own wallets. Sometimes, without them even deserving to be in.
BUT
Its no secret that these votes are 1 of the many profit streams that help the Dhool team. Are they willing to enforce such a rule that would hurt their pocket in the end? What do you think?
Why we would suggest such a thing is very simple; to prove who truly deserves to be the winner of this years Dhool in all fairness and equality. Judges VS The Public. Clean and clear, no strings attached. Lets all bear in mind the winners of Dhool 08’s will be going on the international stage to compete in Aatam Nooru Vagai. We need the best of teams to represent Singapore and keep the title in our grasps.
Also, make the 3 judges to come up with their top 3 picks and take the initiative to reveal their selection to the public as well. Seriously, do we need another episode of ‘Dhool is biased, year after year, the winners are all manipulated.’? We think not. Keep the competition to its highest degree of transparency and we might have the most deserving of the 3 Dhool’s winners. This is our 2 cents worth.
Back to our dance groups.
Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting the top 7 teams what have fought their way to the finals:
Aerocrats
Agni Reloaded
Chakraz
Killaeez
Ryyan Spencer Revolution
Tridiac
Version 2.8
This is it. The grand finale. We don’t even want to think about them. The competition is at its levels best. Lets see which groups will defy their odds and reign. WORK HARD TOP 7! You are going heads on with the best of the lot! Till next week!
*We apologise for the late entries sometimes. We have to collate information from various sources and put them up as a post. We have a ‘moderator’ who censors what should go into the post and what should not and that too takes up time. We are all working/studying adults, given the time constrain we are doing the best we can. We hope you can understand. We appreciate all the support this blog has been getting so far so, Thank You!
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