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Post by ailing on Jun 28, 2008 18:05:40 GMT 7
ho ho... the best female dancer for this week is Jojo... yeah...^^ congrats to her... been supporting her throughout the competition... seems that i didnt supprot the worng dancer... she's been my favourite all along... cause she touched my heart with her true passion dance... and she is very versatile and all rounded... plus.. she i really a great dancer.... wish her all the best in the competition... i'll support you always... good luck......
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Post by bboyrice on Jun 28, 2008 22:28:10 GMT 7
ya... so agree with ya... true to be the best of the week... she nailed the showcase that day... so sad i couldnt support her live... hope she'll top it every week... as for CC... true... sometimes she is over reacted.... maybe some like it.. some understand it... some hate it... for me... she did over react sometime... no offence.. just comment...
peace
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Post by seshiria18 (Cecelia) on Jun 28, 2008 22:59:52 GMT 7
hey peepz!! dun worry not offended.. totally understand.. .. well was really sad that chee wei and sam got eliminated but they are both really great dancers!! CHEE WEI and SAM-mama all the best in ur future undertakings!! come visit us if u guys are free k!! *hugs hugs* CC
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Post by puppy on Jun 29, 2008 20:49:23 GMT 7
Woah, wat's Raymond and Hong doing... What would all the mommas say after looking at that pic... gosh Hong, you're so "Broke-back"
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Post by hong on Jun 30, 2008 19:32:23 GMT 7
hey!hey!hey!!!! no rumours here ya,its only for the porpose of entertaining
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Post by seshiria18 (Cecelia) on Jun 30, 2008 20:08:44 GMT 7
Hey peepz!!
The Admin had found out that there have been bogus voting.. and i could see that the bogus voting are on me coz' all of a sudden my poll percentage went up drastically...
As for my fans and friends out there, I don't mean to offend anyone. I really appreciate the support from u guys but please try not bogus vote as it is not fair to the rest of the contestants.
It would be fair if Admin would be able to retract my votes to "0" so everything would be played clean and fair. Thank u Admin for informing me about these bogus votes and truly hope that my poll votes would be retracted ASAP.
Thank You and Sorry for the Inconvenience caused.
Cecilia aka. CC
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Post by uptowndragon on Jul 1, 2008 1:56:48 GMT 7
Preparing For The Live Top 14 Show "Vote for me and I will grant you 3 wishes"
"Wanna have some Peri Peri chicken with me?"
"I feel FANtastic!!!"
"We are trying to convince Sly here to take us up his mointain."
The elimination rehersals is very hard on the contestants.
Caught in the act by our spy camera.
Zainal & Zul chilling.
Everybody was missing Zefane too much.
Even Fairul was back to catch up with his fellow Top 20.
As was Hanafi.
What mischief is Zef up to?
Organic Jorida.
Not so organic here.
King of Peri Peri.
And his followers ...
We prefer local.
Nasi Lemak is an absolute must have.
It was only 6.30pm and the traffic outside was murder...
... in both directions.
The new ambassador for Pantene.
If these were the bottom six, all of them would have been eliminated.
Alan, did u have to bring your xxxxx samples to Ruums?
Aishah trying to steal the "cantik" title from Farah.
But we don't think Farah will give it up that easily.
Nice tats, but Ganesh's leg lacks some serious real estate...
... but then Krishnan here has a lot more surface to explore.
Wei, manjanya.
Zef takes the lead from Black and is now endorsing the crispy seaweed.
"Seaweed alone is not going to make me feel full."
Nicole preparing the dreaded warning sign for the judges.
Raymond & Jojo put in a lot of practice.
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Post by uptowndragon on Jul 1, 2008 20:07:42 GMT 7
Top 14 Review
Preconception is a bad thing. The one I thought would most likely be leaving first even before the top 20 show kicked off, and was considered by some as just making up the numbers, seems to be one of the leading contenders and is continuing to impress and is the ¡°cantik¡± half of the pair that is arguably setting the pace. The other one that everyone from within the inner circle of this competition kept insisting was a weak link, continues to defy the odds by doing enough to convince voters that she is worthy of a place in this competition even though she has been in the bottom 6 three weeks in a row, and has now been designated by one of our Rentak faithful as the ultimate survivor. Wondering who they are? Hint: They both have similar sounding names.
Once again, let me iterate, preconception is a bad thing. This week 3 contestants (Sam, Sarah & Raymond) with the lowest profiles and 3 (Jda, Hong & Chee Wei) with the highest profiles in this forum were tossed into the bottom 6. As expected the very reserved Samantha who also had very low fan presence even at the live show, did not garner enough votes to put her through to the next round. But the big surprise came when Raymond who had the lowest profile here and even lower fan presence at the show, managed to escape the gallows, while Chee Wei who had massive fan support & was ranked No. 2 in our popularity polls only a day earlier, was unceremoniously shown the exit.
Amazing how things turn out don¡¯t they? Like I said preconceptions are a bad thing.
Looking at the opening group sequences every week I get the feeling that perhaps they should just scrap the competition and turn it into the SYTYCD musical. We seem to be treated to something brilliant every week and it only seems to be getting better and better as the weeks go by. This week¡¯s routine (shown on TV in the guest artiste¡¯s segment, instead) which was choreographed by the incredible Yannus & Manuela continued to stretch our imaginations, and further compounds the fact that perhaps we are better off with SYTYCD The Musical instead of the competition. Even Mrs. Dragon, concluded that the producers should compile the entire 9 weeks of the group routines into a musical DVD at the end of the season. I am certain many will agree and would be very pleased indeed if such a thing would occur, especially if they could get all contestants from both seasons to be cast in it. Wow!!! SYTYCD The Musical. What a hot prospect!!! Hey, Sunil & Pat, you guys wanna¡¯ take a lead on that, but don¡¯t forget to involve Yannus, Manuela & Azwa in it if you guys ever do. Just remember, we suggested it here first.
We have digressed enough so here are the weekly performance reviews.
Tick! Tock! Tick! Tock! Four minutes to the end of this competition. Actually it was a minute & half in the case of Jorida who came close to being eliminated this week. It was not exactly a bad performance by the pair but neither was it a great one. To me it looked like the pair had distanced themselves from each other and were just two people dancing on their own, simultaneously. Perhaps the lack of physical contact in their routine exposed their inability to connect with one another in other ways. Individually, Zul (Belalang) concluded his moves adequately, but Jorida (Jda) was half and half. At times she looked almost like Madonna herself was strutting on the dance floor in Ruums, and at times her moves looked incomplete and quite undone. Overall, their performance did hardly enough to engage the audience.
It was a ¡°Hitam Manis¡± performance once again by the pair that continues to impress everyone while gaining momentum in this competition. Farah & Black certainly seem to be enjoying their maturing partnership as they seem to be the ones taking us all on a fairy tale ride this year. They churned out a chirpy & cheeky Malaysian contemporary performance to Zhana¡¯s ¡°Kewangan¡± which teased the audience into submission. It was fun and entertaining despite a very minor fumble in one of their complex lifts (which was instantly forgivable). It certainly made us all wish we were as young and in love. Not only did they make it enjoyable for us, they certainly looked like they had heaps of fun doing it. I loved the end where a grinning Black cheekily raises his left brow to a gushing Farah, clearly aware that they nailed it. Once again the couple earned deserved accolades from the judges, with Pat dishing out another one of his favourite praises ¨C ¡°Manis¡± to Farah, which lead to my fellow Rentaker Milo to quickly refer to the couple as ¡°Hitam Manis¡±, with hitam indicating Black & manis indicating Farah. Ha! Ha! How appropriate. I think we will stick with that.
It was a decent effort by Hong & Sarah on their contemporary performance, although Hong looked a little passive and sapped this week. Sarah was the more emotive of the two and narrated the story better, and for the first time seemed to overshadow Hong. If they can get their Yin & Yang energies to compliment rather than to wrestle with each other, we will surely be in for a big & pleasant surprise.
It looks like they have finally found their dancing soul mates. It was an enticing & flawless romantic Hip Hop performance from Sly & Sim that had everyone in the audience engaged and rooting for them. Expect more from them in the weeks to come. I am sure they will not disappoint.
I am not so sure about all these fusion stuff especially when too many styles seemed to have been merged together which even had the judges a little baffled. I don¡¯t think Chee Wei & Samantha had any chance, especially since they had to decipher too many different elements and make it into one cohesive performance. As hard as they tried, all they could produce was one very disjointed display which resulted in them ending up in the bottom six. I don¡¯t think even the audience got it. I certainly didn¡¯t. I find it difficult to fault the pair (although there were some slip ups) as I found the choreography over ambitious and not synergetic in the first place. I have always been a firm believer that we must make the best out of whatever situation that is presented to us but this one I have to admit was like throwing them to the sharks in a freezing ocean in the middle of nowhere with bricks tied to their feet.
It was a spruced up Jack Sparrow meets Ballerina Barbie when Ray & Cecelia took on Waltz this week. They both looked very light on their feet as they pranced about on stage to Ingrid Michaelson¡¯s ¡°Breakable¡±, and I was almost certain they would have floated away if the music did not to come to an end any sooner. It was a safe performance that was certainly fluid & elegant but a tad uninspiring, but good enough to keep them in the running for another week at the very least.
I enjoyed Raymond & Jojo¡¯s refreshing Hip Hop routine and I am sure many in the audience did too. The mirror was a nice touch and the choreography was right on the money, and the pair played their routine well enough to tell the story and entertain the audience. It was crystal clear that ¡°cool¡± Jojo was in her element as she delivered all her moves perfectly and left nothing to chance. It was her best performance to date and of the night. If she were to YouTube her performance, she may probably be discovered and end up in Snoop Dogg¡¯s next music video. Ha! Ha! Never can say, right!!! As for Raymond, he may have succeeded in keeping up but he was clearly not in the same league as Jojo on this genre. His moves were not as punchy and sharp, and ended up looking a little too whimsical, but it was adequate as far as I was concerned.
Rentak¡¯s Weekly Ranking ¨C Top 14 (Re-Cap)
Sly & Sim Black & Farah Raymond & Jojo Ray & Cecelia Hong & Sarah Zul & Jorida Chee Wei & Samantha
Best Male Dancer of the Week: Sly Best Female Dancer of the Week: Jojo
More photos coming up.
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Post by dancemaniac on Jul 2, 2008 17:54:39 GMT 7
All the best to the top 14 man, I hope this year will not be like last year ,where most of the good male dancers were out by top 8 , even the girls were better than the guys in a glance in finals and the winners was.....Haiz.......... Hope the managing team select the right people looking after the right elimination of people and change the panel, if they dont have the right set of eyes and minds. This is Malaysia in the year 2 thousands not 1950s,60s,70s,80s or 90s! Its an IT world and planes are taken like buses!! I also pity contestants who are selected to work with choreographers not up to the standard to impart skills or knowledge to others. It kills/confuses a good dancers at their mercy- change those unfit ones again. It is a shame that the franchise is given or taken but no standard in action and progress!!!! Malaysia Apa Pun Boleh!!! Hey friends this year 2000!!! No offence, all ment well but do not put the country in the fore front as a laughing item/icon???
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Post by uptowndragon on Jul 3, 2008 1:19:44 GMT 7
Meet The Fans
The earlybirds.
The PR team make their entrance in grand style.
Oh, tak mahu layan ya?
Clan Cecelia always here without fail.
Celebes-brities!!! Mrs Dragon & CC's mum hail from the same island.
Rays's fans - seem like new faces?
CC's sis is a knockout isn't she?
Hey Bong, where did you find those two cutie pies?
The branties never fail to turn up every week.
Aiyoh, these two choreographers from William & Luisa Danceworld were so lovey dovey. Of course lah!!! Husband & wife, mah!!! They also happen to be William & Luisa. Ha! Ha!
"I can't hear you!" - Neither can we , dude! LOL!!!
So sweet looking these fans, and I am not just talking about the girls.
"I hope I remember my lines"
T14 all set for their group choreo.
Ludwig Von Chee Wei was the lead character this week.
It is red now!!! We keep telling these Belalang supporters that belalangs are green but they keep coming back in different colors. Next week, I bet is purple.
These picture is intended to make all the other girls who are not in it jealous.
Chee Wei's mum is a big supporter too.
Voting a little early?
Samantha's fans.
Guest judge Dida Malik.
The judges were all set.
The Snips crew were all set.
More pics coming up.
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