Aerocratz
Apsara Asia
Borderz 1:59
De'Varanaaz
Killabeez

Toughest and closest battle ever yet! Which 2 will emerge? Good luck fellas!

The tag board is getting way out of hand.

From today, ANY irrelevant, crude, vulgar, demeaning comments will be BANNED on first hand accounts. No more chances. We are tightening up the tag board regulations. When placing up the tagboard, we understood the fact that people WILL have opposing views & opinions etc, but we never felt that it could get to this extent - Tagging under various names, sabotaging various groups and all.

Also, a different issue has risen.

But before we can explain that, you have to look at the picture below.
*click to enlarge*

Now, this is a screenprint of our tagboard user board. From here, we can delete and ban users using their IP Address. Now, notice the IP Address? We sometimes receive tags from extremely weird people, for example, click on the next picture below.

If you had realised, the IP Address is exactly the same (we decided to haze out that person's IP Address to protect him/her before some gizmo freak tracks him down). But look at the name. This person is using various names to... have a conversation with themselves???

Just like this, we have many people giving the wrong info and countering the info using different names. Why? Maybe it's because they want to amuse themselves. Whatever it is, we don't get it. What we are trying to say is, if this still persists, we will be forced to remove the tag board altogether. We hope we don't have to resort to that. Try your best to tag responsibly. Dancers need comments, not negative criticisms.

Tag well everyone. Goodnight.

The 2nd Quarter Finals has whizzed past and man, are the expectations going through the roof or what.

First off, we want to give Megastar a shmaal shout out. We saw the intro video to Dhool 08 and how they had edited in the 1st Quarter Finals teams dances into it. It’s something small, but yet deserves to be brought to light. Tiny details like this that makes the show more appealing. The very fact that they bothered to go through the trouble to do that makes our little souls happy. And not to mention, boost's the dancers’ spirits. Great going on your part!


Dhool 08 2nd Quarter Finals: The verdict was almost a clear cut one this time around.

Our heartfelt congratulations to the 2 groups that got in. At least this week’s judgment was just as expected.

Agni Reloaded

For some weird reason, we kind of suspected that these boys were gonna dance for Navraz for the quarter finals. Let’s face it, that is one of their better dances compared to so many others. So when we saw them at first glance (the 'please-vote-for-us' speech) we were kind of shocked to see them in the same get up as in Danz Arena. That was until they started dancing and we went... OOOHHHH.

The (in)famous Navraz dance.

With a few modifications here and there, they managed to pull off the whole routine with their new crew (plus plus the original Agni). AGAIN, what can we say? First off, their song has always been of good appeal to their dance. The song alone has the ability to make our hairs stand, including the sound effects that AR adds in.

Costumes, Make Up & EXPRESSIONS were a killer. They nailed all 3 departments! Everything was flawless except for their coordination, at certain times. Maybe it’s the new crew? Not accustomed to the Navraz routine or something? We don't know, but whatever it is, Agni Reloaded deserved to be in and they are! Excellent job, AR! (Spicy Man!) Haha, jokeu boys, jokeu.

Kali Dancers

Kali Dancers have taken a very different approach in this years Dhool compared to the previous.

But the shocker: We found that a few aspects of their dance ware awfully similar to Agni Reloaded in Danz Arena 08. The make up, male head gear and EXACT same song remix from AR's previous performance. Just that they added the Manthira Vaasal bit in the begginning.

Too much of a co incidence? We seriously do not know. What is YOUR scoop on this?

Even though AR Dhooled it, we feel that Kali dominates altogether because of their coordination. But other then that, Agni Reloaded and Kali Dancers are on the same ranking. The freaky thing was that everything was TOO similar to each other. Keeping all this aside, Kali Dancers were of same level compared to AR. The dance was full of impact and energy. Formations and expressions were brilliant. They were TOO good. Kali has always been damn good in their muga baavenei, but seriously, yesterday’s performance takes the cake. We knew you would make it! Well done.

On the fence

We realise that for every week, there will be 2 distinct dancers and of course, 1 group who is 'on the fence'. Basically, that means this 1 group is on a 50/50 card and they MIGHT get to go in if they get major help in their SMS Voting’s. And this week that group is none other then:

P.F.D Workshop (formely known as rebirth)

When we first saw these boys (and their botak heads) we were mightily impressed with their costumes. Even though their costume colours reminded us SLIGHLTY of the Killabeez costume in Bandmaster, that didn’t make theirs any less appealing. And the shaven heads, hats off for that effort. We really liked the fact that you guys stuck crystals on your heads. Nice. Use of stage space was very nicely executed and various formations are commendable. Thumbs up for that.

However, the whole dance was kind of mediocre. Energy level was SOMEWHERE there, but not exactly there just yet. Like we say, Fusion requires Dhaam Dhoom steps and that wasn’t THAT evident (even though we saw the effort). It was either that, or the dance was not executed out right, in the sense of maybe there was a lack of stamina OR moving too much in the formations threw you off course. And like what Lavanya said, expressions were running off here and there. What happened mottai boys?

But fret not! There is still a wildcard round. We wish you all the luck in getting in!

Special Shout Out

SOVIETS

We had to put their name up for 1 reason. Their effort in TRYING to do something different.

ESPANIOL DANCE.

We seriously applaud their tremendous effort in wanting to display something unique and of course, their costumes as well. Though the song choice went with the whole theme, we felt that justice did not prevail for the dance itself.

Why do we say this?

Every continental dance has a unique way of movement. Be it Samba, Salsa, Jazz, they all have their own individual specialty. Even though we saw effort in the choreography, it was executed very poorly because the boys bodies are obviously not accustomed to the flamboyant and sleek movements required in a Spanish dance. Even though their (partial) choreography was based on their theme, execution made it look really bad, simply for the fact that their bodies could not carry off the steps. Could have been a lack of practice OR a lack of awareness. We hope these boys take what we say into consideration and give us something out of the ordinary for their wildcard round!

Highlight:

What is this? Borderz 1:59 are in?! What happened to S.W.A.T?! From news gathered it seems that S.W.A.T backed our for some unsaid reason and in their place, Borderz got another chance to fight for the crown in Dhool 08. Actually, we are wondering. On what basis did Borderz get in? (Not that we are upset that they got in or anything. They were one of the groups we were hoping to see this year, but they didn't make it through to the Quarters due to some technical issues during the auditions) As in, there were 10 groups that were rejected in the Auditions. Borderz were 1 of them. Were they the best of the 10, or is this ANOTHER publicity stunt to make the rating of the show soar? Any comments?

And the official Dhool blog seemed to have removed S.W.A.T's name quietly and re edited it with Borderz. Mmmm... Enna nadakuthu ingae?

Under currents under currents under currents.

Now, on a lighter scale, the next 5 teams up for Dhool 08's 3rd Quarter Finals are:

Killabeez

Aerocratz

De'Varanaaz

Borderz 1:59

Apsara Asia

In our opinion, the coming week is the TOUGHEST of all 4 weeks thats going to go by. Seriously, the judges are going to have a hell of a time. Lets hope they don't get caught in another argument like how they did during the 1st Quarter Finals. The groups must be working their tails off, considering what a close fight it is going be. Break a leg everyone! Till the next post!

*Groups, try sending in your group photo's. We would love to put them up for you. Like we said, we deserve the regognition anyways. Email them pictures to dhaamdhoomdance@gmail.com . Thanks!

2nd Quarter Finals

Kali Dancers
4'Dee Krew
Agni Reloaded
Sovietz
PFD Workshop

IT SURE IS GONNA BE A TOUGH FIGHT! ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD TO THESE PARTICIPATING GROUPS. LETS SEE WHO GETS TO GO ON!

*Vote fair people! Good day!

We know we are super dooper late... but...

CONGRATULATIONS TO SYNCHRONIX FOR CLINCHING THE TITLE FOR THIRUVILAIYAADAL NITE!

We heard you boys did the same performance as you guys did for Danz Arena 08. Well, our words didn't go to waste then. You guys deserve it and you sure do seem happy about it! Look at all the smiles in this picture (expect the top left hand corner fella. He seems kinda 'garang')

Compare it to this picture which they took during Danz Arena. So sad and solemn. And heartbroken. Haha.


See, hard work does pay off. Fantastic job fellas!

Coming in 2nd: PFD Workshop
And 3rd: Trialvana

Good job on your part too!

We apologize, we didn't even know there was a dance competition that night!

*New polls up! Place your vote!

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!

Vedham
Chakras
Anonymouz
Tridiac
Version 2.8

ALL THE BEST TO YOU GUYS! ROCK THE STAGE!
(New poll below, vote for your teams!)