1st Quarter Finals

Finally!

The day we were all anticipating; the first broadcast of Dhool's Quarter Finals. And just as we expected it was a very interesting round in deed.

Note: There is TOO many name changing and group-hoping dancers around in this years Dhool. Based on that we are giving our opinions SOLELY on the dance alone and how well the dancers bring it to life.

The 2 groups that secured their places in the upcoming Semi Finals:

Version 2.8

Version 2.8 yesterdays show in what seemed like a tamer version of Fusion. Their opening with the sheer piece of fabric over them was a nice. But here’s the thing that has been bothering us ever since we've seen them from the Auditions. Version 2.8's expressions are confusing at times, because firstly, different dancers seem to exude different emotions. We caught some looking blank, some full of rage (which was suppose to be the case we THINK, more about that later) and some just plain confused. We weren't sure if that was how it was suppose to be or was it a lack of concentration on that matter. And Version 2.8’s concept. The authors of this site are still trying to make out what the concept was all about. Yes, we saw rage in the dance, but that’s about it! When Mr Vijayendran commented that he liked the concept of their dance, we were relieved because we thought, HEY! this fella was going to elaborate more on it.

And then he didn't.

And then we are back to scratching our heads.

But Version’s use of colors and props on stage were good, even though we think it was the same ones used during Danz Arena. Song was also a very unique choice that kind of wrapped everything up together. It reflected what they wanted to depict really well. And energy was up to par with their dance. Basically Fusion needs alot of DHAAM DHOOM (forceful movements) and that’s what these guys delivered so good going boys! Congrats on getting in!

Tridiac

We kinda figured these boys had something up their metallic sleeves when we saw their costumes! Costume wise they are taking a really different a approach from last years Dhool. Lyrical hip hop Makkal! From slow to fast, there was a good transition (we agree with what Miss Lavanya had to say). The thing with Tridiac is that even when they try something different, you can still roughly figure that thats them. We guess they have their TRADEMARK baby! There's a clear cut stamp in whatever they do.

And we spyed with our little eyes a little bit of Acidhouz and a little bit of Movesh 'sprinkled' among this years Tridiac *ahem ahem*. This years competiton is really turning out to be one BIG Indian rojak man. So what are YOUR comments on this? We'll let you decide. But none the less, they still DHOOLED it! Congratulations fellas!

Special Shout Out

Chakraz

You have got to be kidding us. We are so utterly dissapointed.

In our eyes, these people were the clear cut winners for the evening. What a soft song, and what complimenting choreography. We had the exact 'lau' feeling when watching them as to when we were watching Killabeez perform for Danz Arena. An intricate and detailed piece brought to life with so much of emotions and body language. We can see that there was a whole lot of research that went into the routine. And we have to add, we loved the shoe part! The shoe part! The shoe that the guy has so much difficulty putting on for the females’ feet! We felt that it was a classic touch to such a classic song. Haha.

So what happened? Did the judges screw up? Or was it the voting? Our bet is on the voting. You know, since people MIGHT have already stereotyped them. Whatchu say?

Whatever it is, we are definitely waiting to see this group in the Wildcard round. Chakraz, don't be disappointed, rock on with your next performance! We are confident that you guys will get through :)

Highlight:

Now that we have seen how this competition is going to work, we see the impact that voting actually hold on these groups. We found it quite weird that the organizers didn't find the importance in informing the groups AND the audience how much SMS votings compares in to the judges’ decision (in percentage form). Or maybe they forgot? Mmmm...

In our opinion it would be more fair and 'on the table' if everyone knew how many votes came in for each individual group and who the judges finalized on. They ought to place the statistics on an LCD screen like they did for Vasantham Star. THEN and only THEN will everything be clear and no suspicions will arise due to conflicting views

So the question: Is Dhool 08' a competition based solely on popularity votes, or a competition of true talents. Its good if both work hand in hand, but if 1 outrides the other, then what can we say?. We'll just have to wait and see, won't we?

Well well well. The Quarter Finals are right on their way and might we add that they are on FIRE? The heat is definitely up after watching the first episode! It's another 6 days of painstaking wait till we see the next 5 groups, who are:

1. PFD Workshop

2. Agni Reloaded

3. Soviets

4. Kali Dancers

5. 4'dee Krew

Work hard fellas! Till next week take care people!

And ouh, Congratulations to REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC on winning the trophy for MINERVA!