HDI 2010 House Dance Vids. More Coming.....

**BrazenMuse** · 07-11-2010, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Pang

3rd vid. I thought Kapela was much more "playful" with his footwork than any of the Parisians that made it to the final 8.

but which one was he in that third vid? I can't tell from the commentary in the vid...

**DaBownca** · 07-11-2010, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by Pang

matched grip-christian prommer
opera house (dub)-3 Amigos

the other one is by GummHz, its on franck rogers label.

Dope shit. Thanx

**D J 1 3 8** · 07-12-2010, 12:02 AM

unfortunately I could only go on Friday night for the preliminaries
I saw a lot of great dancers, but the best part of the night was not the competition

at one point, frustrated with the lack of energy from the crowd, Ejoe (the host) asked everybody to close their eyes
a beat came on, and he told everybody to get up and dance (to remind themselves what crowd energy can do to a room)
the response from the audience was like nothing I have ever seen

the entire place immediately leapt to its feet
it was like a bomb had gone off
within seconds, EVERYBODY was moving
strangers dancing together
in the seats
in the aisles
on the stage
people running up and down vogueing and shit
all the competitors
the judges
the promoters

it was such an immediate eruption, I could hardly believe it wasn't choreographed
it was like some shit from Fame where everybody just spontanously breaks in to a big dance number

I was speechless

Made my whole weekend, to be honest

Great job as always, HDI peeps
Nice beats too (Pang and Sabine)

**Pang** · 07-12-2010, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by BrazenMuse

but which one was he in that third vid? I can't tell from the commentary in the vid...

The one with the hat! lol

**Pang** · 07-12-2010, 07:13 AM

Originally Posted by D J 1 3 8

unfortunately I could only go on Friday night for the preliminaries
I saw a lot of great dancers, but the best part of the night was not the competition

at one point, frustrated with the lack of energy from the crowd, Ejoe (the host) asked everybody to close their eyes
a beat came on, and he told everybody to get up and dance (to remind themselves what crowd energy can do to a room)
the response from the audience was like nothing I have ever seen

the entire place immediately leapt to its feet
it was like a bomb had gone off
within seconds, EVERYBODY was moving
strangers dancing together
in the seats
in the aisles
on the stage
people running up and down vogueing and shit
all the competitors
the judges
the promoters

it was such an immediate eruption, I could hardly believe it wasn't choreographed
it was like some shit from Fame where everybody just spontanously breaks in to a big dance number

I was speechless

Made my whole weekend, to be honest

Great job as always, HDI peeps
Nice beats too (Pang and Sabine)

Yes! That was insane!

**Pang** · 07-12-2010, 07:23 AM

**BrazenMuse** · 07-12-2010, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by Pang

The one with the hat! lol

whew...thank you!

**Mike Johnson** · 07-12-2010, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by BrazenMuse

That first video, I think, says soooo much about what I like seeing on the floor. DJ True, on FB, was kvetching about how some dancers look like they are just doing movements and the movements look programmed instead of like authentic response to the music. I agree with him. The winner in that video had humor and a fluidity that went along with the music...his incorporation of African dance style moves was lovely and didn't look pushed or forced. The other dancer looks very stiff and a bit lost, especially coming after the first dancer. Good decision from judges...

As I watch these videos, and these dancers, one thing is pretty evident to me..... there is so much emphasis by these dancers to enunciate their footwork, that they've simply forgotten how to dance the middle and upper parts of their bodies (a little hard to explain what I mean by this, but I know it when I see it - and I'm not referring to the use of arms to do flips). Also, some of it may owe to the fact that the tracks they danced to had little to no movement, but heavy emphasis on the beat - conversely, the track played in the video you are referring to had some movement, and dude knew how to feed off the movement, and he delivered dancing his whole body, not just his feet and legs.

**BrazenMuse** · 07-12-2010, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by Mike Johnson

As I watch these videos, and these dancers, one thing is pretty evident to me..... there is so much emphasis by these dancers to enunciate their footwork, that they've simply forgotten how to dance the middle and upper parts of their bodies (a little hard to explain what I mean by this, but I know it when I see it - and I'm not referring to the use of arms to do flips). Also, some of it may owe to the fact that the tracks they danced to had little to no movement, but heavy emphasis on the beat - conversely, the track played in the video you are referring to had some movement, and dude knew how to feed off the movement, and he delivered dancing his whole body, not just his feet and legs.

Yeah...what u said!! I agree. It made him look far more engaged in the music and the movement...

**Pang** · 07-12-2010, 10:09 AM

This one was good!

**D J 1 3 8** · 07-12-2010, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Pang

This one was good!

nice!

**Jamie 3:26** · 07-12-2010, 10:18 AM

Ya got any waacking vids yet?

**Bill B.** · 07-12-2010, 10:23 AM

Neguin ripped it on Friday. If I were a betting man I would have bet it all on him winning...

**Pang** · 07-12-2010, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by Bill B.

Neguin ripped it on Friday. If I were a betting man I would have bet it all on him winning...

yo, no doubt! a few people said he should have advanced!

**Pang** · 07-12-2010, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Jamie 3:26

Ya got any waacking vids yet?

Yo, there was a few moments that I remembered to get Tyrones sig for you but everytime i went to look for pen and paper i was pulled in a diff direction by someone or something. . . . lol

Yea, give me a sec and I'll post

**Jamie 3:26** · 07-12-2010, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Pang

Yo, there was a few moments that I remembered to get Tyrones sig for you but everytime i went to look for pen and paper i was pulled in a diff direction by someone or something. . . . lol

Yea, give me a sec and I'll post

Thanks man....Red sent me a pic of one from Tyrone.Blew my wig!!!Totally unexpected.

I owe her a kidney....

**Pang** · 07-12-2010, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Jamie 3:26

Thanks man....Red sent me a pic of one from Tyrone.Blew my wig!!!Totally unexpected.

I owe her a kidney....

ohh, NICE!!!!

**Bill B.** · 07-12-2010, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Pang

yo, no doubt! a few people said he should have advanced!

I was in shock when he didn't. I was talking to Gravidy on Friday, an hour plus before things started, and we both felt that he was going to win or at the very least go far in the competition.