Monday, July 6, 2009
Yip Chan - YouTube Assignment - "Diversity"
Everyone knows Susan Boyle, the singer who came to international public attention after she appeared in British Got talent 2009.
Instead of Susan Boyle, a dance troupe called “Diversity” got the most public votes, took the 100,000-pound and will perform for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Show.
“Diversity” was form in 2007, by three sets of brothers and four friends who range in age from 12 to 25 and made up the 10-member street dance group. They also learned some basics of ballet, tap and jazz, and form their own style. These young guns are still in school and universities but the older members include IT engineers, bathroom installer and television salesmen.
The one I post is their final performance in BGT. I think they totally deserved to win. What make them unique are the energy they express and their creative choreography. All the people in the group have different age and height, but the dances do not lack of cohesion. All of their performances are so fun to watch, and from their success we know that dancing emphasizes the value of hard work.
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HAHA this makes me think of the skeletal structure of the human body and those widget robot things that reproduce asexually from a sequel of the Ark/Gate movie (forgot the title)... the movie where people travel through a circular gate through space into some other universe and interact with the creatures there and have war and whatnot.
it definitely is the costume, but it's mostly because of the number in the group working together in unison of movement (while each part has their own thing).. i'm not sure the movements themselves say much for themselves, it seems like a conglomeration of hip hop movements that works for how large their group is and the type of dance they are all interested in. but it is amusing to watch for a minute.
--ELLICEPARK
It’s really a lot of fun to watch dancers of different height age to show up on the same stage. I used to take it for granted that there should be some physical consistencies within a dance troupe, since the presence of identical visual effect of a group of dancers can usually appeal to people. But the Diversity”s performance is a good demonstration of aesthetic appeal created by difference. Assembling transformers with human body is innovative. The kid dressing in superman added entertaining elements to the performance. It’s amazing to see such a young kid dancing professionally. I guess I would be extremely embarrassed if I take the same dancing class with them :(
Newton
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