Teen and Senior Group Performances at TDA Orlando
The Teen Small Group category at TDA Orlando showcased several standout performances. "You Don't Love Me" by Project 21 took first place, with one commenter describing it as mesmerizing and one of the best dances they've ever seen [1:1]. Other notable performances included "A Return to Now" by Elite Danceworx and "Demonstration of Duality" by Dance Unlimited
[1]. In the Senior Group category, "The Endless Ever" by Elite Danceworx claimed the top spot, followed by "How the Light Gets In" by Mather and "From Under My Feet" by Vlads
[2].
Personal Achievements and Experiences
Many dancers shared their personal achievements and experiences in 2024. One dancer expressed newfound confidence in solo jazz and looked forward to attending their first blues event [3:1]. Another highlighted the joy of dancing outdoors under the evening sun or starry sky
[3:2]. Events like Boogie Down South with Tyedric Hill & Breonna Jordan were also mentioned as epic experiences
[3:4].
Award Show Criteria and Controversies
There was discussion about dance performance awards, particularly the criteria used for judging. Some commenters criticized the focus on popularity metrics such as digital sales and views rather than dance technique or impact [4:1]
[4:2]. The debate around the criteria for awards like MAMA highlighted a desire for more emphasis on dance performance itself rather than external factors
[4:5].
Outstanding Performances in India
In India, "Koduman Potty" was celebrated as one of the top-notch performances, with multiple mentions of its excellence [5:1]
[5:4]. Mammootty's performance in "Bramayugam" was also praised as legendary and worthy of study in the future
[5:2]. These performances were noted for their skillful portrayals and impactful scenes
[5:3]
[5:5].
Overall, 2024 has been a year filled with remarkable dance performances across various platforms and regions, showcasing both group achievements and individual milestones.
Group
1st: You Don't Love Me (Project 21), Quiet Victories and Celebrated Defeats (Stars)
2nd: A Return to Now (Elite Danceworx)
3rd: Demonstration of Duality (Dance Unlimited)
4th: Natalie Don't (Mather), Bitter (Mather), Among My Quietest Fears (Vlads)
5th: In Tandem (G-Force)
Ballet
1st: Moonlight (Westchester)
2nd: Egyptian Elegance (Dance Spectrum)
Speciality
1st: A Return To Now (Elite Danceworx)
2nd: Among My Quietest Fears (Vlads)
3rd: Everything Happens (Young)
4th: On It (Focal Point), Freak (Dance Unlimited)
5th: Float On (CDC), A Cat That Really Was Gone (AVANTI)
Tap
1st: I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song (Young)
2nd: What's Going On (Fitzsimmons)
3rd: Magic (Southern Strutt)
4th: We Are The Music (Touch of Class), Dream on (Rhythm)
5th: Don't Worry About a Thing (Young), Coming Back Around (Dancers Edge)
Lyrical
1st: Quiet Victories and Celebrated Defeats (Stars)
2nd: Natalie Don't (Mather), Bitter (Mather)
3rd: We Stand In Silence (Westchester)
4th: No Fear (Studio 412)
5th: Little Much (Focal Point), Dance Me To The End (AVANTI)
Contemporary
1st: Demonstration of Duality (Dance Unlimited)
2nd: In Tandem (G-Force)
3rd: Brûlée (Art and Soul)
4th: Seen and Heard (G-Force)
5th: Grey Dark, Grey Black (Vlads)
Ballroom
1st: Shaken (D'ansa Jazz Stage)
Hip-Hop
1st: Scrubs (Pro Dance)
2nd: Identity Crew (Dancers Edge)
3rd: Groove (J2K Dance), Faaliyah Self (Rockstar Academy)
4th: Lose Control (Studio Project), Lean Back (Touch of Class)
5th: The Lab Mix (Elite Dance Lab), I Look Good (West Florida)
Jazz
1st: You Don't Love Me (Project 21)
2nd: Never Gonna Get It (AVANTI)
3rd: Funky Town (G-Force)
4th: Secure the Bag (Pro Dance), Heads Will Roll (Studio 412)
5th: Bad Bad Thing (South Tulsa)
Musical Theatre
1st: Annie Get Your Gun (Studio Project)
2nd: Nicest Kids In Town (West Florida)
Best Performance Nominees
Demonstration of Duality (Dance Unlimited)
You Don't Love Me (Project 21)
A Return to Now (Elite Danceworx)
Quiet Victories and Celebrated Defeats (Stars)
Bitter (Mather)
Among My Quietest Fears (Vlads)
I have mixed feelings about project 21 and I don't always get the hype BUT You don't love me is one of the best dances I've ever seen in my life. Mesmerizing. I've watched it so many times.
Group
1st: The Endless Ever (Elite Danceworx)
2nd: How the Light Gets In (Mather), From Under My Feet (Vlads)
3rd: Return (Stars), Paquita (Vlads)
4th: Where Did You Go and Why Did You Leave (Dance Unlimited), That Is Love (Vlads), Should I (Westchester), Get in to the Groove (Fitzsimmons)
5th: Thursday (Young Dance), Serenity (Stars), Past the Present (Studio 413)
Line
1st: Rapture (Elite Danceworx)
2nd: Seconds Before (Vlads)
3rd: Miss You (Mather), C Jam Blues (CDC)
4th: Drop It Like It's Hot (Dance Unlimited), Being Alive (Vlads)
5th: This City Holds My Heart (Vlads)
Ext. Line
1st: There Is Still A Light On (Elite Danceworx)
2nd: Night Breath (Elite Danceworx)
3rd: Diablo Rojo (Impact)
4th: O Quarto (Stars), Night Crawlers (Vlads)
5th: Valleys of the Ocean (Mather)
Production
1st: Look At Me (Stars)
2nd: Drop It (Stars)
3rd: Alvin and the Chipmunks: A Furry Tail RelationShip (Rhythm DC)
Ballet
1st: Paquita (Vlads)
2nd: Grand Pas from Paquita (Elite Danceworx)
3rd: Final Ascension (Westchester)
4th: L'Atmosfera (Young Dance)
5th: Pause (CCJ), Charisma (CDC)
Tap
1st: C Jam Blues (CDC)
2nd: Get Into The Groove (Fitzsimmons)
3rd: Thursday (Young DA)
4th: Duelo (Evolve)
5th: Something Big and Endless (Fitzsimmons)
Lyrical
1st: Seconds Before (Vlads)
2nd: Miss You (Mather)
3rd: This City Holds My Heart (Vlads), How The Light Gets In (Mather)
4th: Return (Stars)
5th: Teach Me (Focal Point)
Contemporary
1st: Night Breath (Elite Danceworx)
2nd: Rapture (Elite Danceworx)
3rd: O Quarto (Stars)
4th: The Endless Ever (Elite Danceworx)
5th: Valleys of the Ocean (Mather)
Ballroom
1st: Roxanne (Stars)
Hip-Hop
1st: When It Rains It Pours (Vlads), Timberland (Dance Unlimited)
2nd: Show Me (Focal Point)
3rd: CB (Elite Danceworx)
4th: Lottery (CCJ)
5th: Drop It (Stars)
Jazz
1st: Look at Me (Stars)
2nd: Sexy Magic (Mather)
3rd: Jet Black (Vlads)
4th: The House (Dance Unlimited)
5th: Show Me How (Mather)
Musical Theatre
1st: Being Alive (Vlads)
2nd: Alvin and the Chipmunks: A Furry Tail RelationChip (Rhythm DC)
Specialty
1st: There is Still A Light On (Elite Danceworx)
2nd: Diablo Rojo (Impact)
3rd: Night Crawlers (Vlads)
4th: Drop It Like It's Hot (Dance Unlimited)
5th: That Is Love (Vlads), Should I? (Westchester)
Acro
1st: Cloud (Elite Danceworx)
Best Performance Nominees
There is Still A Light On - Elite Danceworx
C Jam Blues - Canadian Dance Company
Miss You - Mather
Night Crawlers - Vlads
O Quarto - Stars
Diablo Rojo - Impact Dance Studio
miss you by shannon was so beautifullll
Could be a skill learned, an event, a specific dance, a class, a mood, a friend, anything! What was your favorite thing about your dance life in 2024?
I spent a TON of time dancing outside this year. There is nothing in this world like a big, stretchy swingout under the evening sun to the tune of Ella Fitzgerald, or a close and slow blues under the starry sky. Those moments will stay with me forever :)
I got hired to DJ an event outside my local scene, I started learning some Blues, and we doubled attendance at our weekly class/social!
Boogie Down South in Margaret River with Tyedric Hill & Breonna Jordan teaching. EPIC weekend!!
Either learning the shorty George, shim sham or Texas Tommy is my fav I love doing them all
A couple things:
-my confidence and desire to solo jazz has skyrocketed! It feels really good to express myself this way and I feel confident performing it.
-I finally became interested in bal and will be going to my first bal event this year
-I finally became interested in blues and will be going to my first blues event this year 🤪
-creating my first ever routine!
-Beantown! My first true weeklong experience and the farthest I had traveled for dance. I also went to focus but the former definitely felt more like a vacation experience.
-Winning a newcomer mix and match!!
Yesterday i saw MAMA 2021 Prediction, in best dance performance male group category i saw carats being so upset because of the criteria. Many of them said that the criteria should related to dance not THE NUMBERS (those are digital sales, mv views, physical sales, global music). Best dance its not about the technique but about impact of the song.
I know seventeen known for their dance but you know mama is awards ceremony not THE TALENT SHOW and its based the data(THE NUMBERS)
sorry if my english so messy, english is not my mother and second language.
But how do you tell the impact of a dance from physical and digital sales idgi
I honestly try to stay away from awards season stuff because it's just crazy but I honestly don't get this one. What's the difference between best dance performance and best song/album then?
Cause usually when the song is popular the dance is popular like Dynamite and D4.
Depends really i do a looot of random dance in my country and for example there is a lot more people that learned hot sauce than dynamite or butter.
i just looked through the quotes and 75% of the svt tweet (not @ how the op completely forgot them at first 🙄🙄) is filled with other group fans?? so not sure why this rant is necessary when there's really not that many fans complaining. but those fans who are have a good point - like at the end of the day, svt are known as the performance group, but even they're rank 5???? like what IS this criteria, it makes no sense, and there's nothing wrong in the fans calling that out. why should the song's performance matter for a dance category? even if they changed the category's name to Top Selling Performance Song, why is that relevant? it's basically just Song of the Year for boy groups bc 99% of kpop songs have a choreo. its senseless, i just don't understand
why do you have to call us out i just don't get it 😭😭😭 this is in such bad faith smh but wtv ig 🙄
lmao the award should be called popular dance not best dance or something along the lines of that.
tbh award shows like that are honestly useless if they are going to judge art based on its popularity but then again art that is popular is considered to have more value which is valid but also sad because there can be someone more deserving of receiving that honour who did better that year.
in the end it comes down to fandom power and influence so theres nothing you can do
But was it the same criteria before because seventeen won 2 year in a row (2017 with don't wanna cry and 2018 oh my) when they had less sales , less view and there was still bigger group than them 🤔
so i did some digging, and apparently in 2017, judge decision was 70% of the criteria. there was some controversy bc svt won with only 3% of votes over exo & svt with 90% of the votes, so the judges just chose it THAT much over the others. so as far as I'm understanding, it was fully voted with 30% fan votes and 70% judging panel votes - at least that makes more sense than what they have now!! i get that it can be seen as rigging but it's no better now. i guess it's just no winning for mama
I actually prefere the old way tbh now it is not a performance/choreo prize to me tbh if the panel of judge is public and composed by dancer/choreographer it would be so much better
Criteria must have changed, otherwise SHINee could have never won it 3 times over EXO (without a doubt the biggest group back then).
this category confuses me so much. i’d have understood if it was the best song category, but what tf does the popularity of the song has to do with the dance? the fact that the song was popular doesn’t mean it’s dance is good.
Hands down Mammootty from Bramayugam. It's a legendary performance worthy of text book. In years to come, it'll be studied and discussed and will remain as a source of pride for our industry.
Then comes VR and prithvi and FF All neat, skilled portrayals.
Saw all the movies, Loved all of em. Man but BRAMAYUGAM takes the crown. >!Remember he was able to convince he’s a human sorcerer being a demon and when we rewatch the movie It seems like he was always the demon. !<
There is this one particular scene where the man's face morphs into something cat like and terrifying towards the third act that made me wonder how it was humanly possible to pull off something like that so effortlessly when I watched it in the theatres.
Just one clear winner here- Kodumon Potty 🙌🏻
Anytime ! Mammokka & Bramyugam
Koduman Potty is one of the top-notch performances that India has ever seen so it is required to be on the top of the list
Havent seen anything about the setlist here. I'll try to make another post of what they play after the show!
yeah they haven't played yet, it's pretty rare a setlist goes up before their first show.
Matt accidentally leaked one from their Evening With Friends tour, but it was really low resolution. I posted it and got flamed for it even though I was pretty spot on with making it out :')
here's that post
I get you, a lot of people were asking for the setlist. I probably read the posts wrong and they meant after show haha.
Any updates to setlist yet? Please someone post tonight
Literally just got it
Link to post with picture of setlist, It was amazing! Hope you have fun!
Can I please get a picture from iPhone, then another from any android phone. Then one printed scanned in and uploaded. Then a link to every website that does set list. Please and thank you 🙏
I made another post go look!
Call My Name
This is my favorite Prince song. I love the poetry.
valid choice fr. if i ever get married im dancing to this one at my reception lol.
Absolutely! 2:20-3:30 is one of the greatest runs of music he ever produced. I’ve been listening to it for 30 years and I just got chills listening to it again.
Honestly extend it to like 4:10 the high notes are insane.
As someone who swooned over my high school crush to this song in the 90s, this is the only answer. lol Have fun at your dance, OP!
thanks I’m really excited tomorrow
yeah.... this is the classic. it was on all the quiet storms and dedication lines!!!!
Nothing compares 2 U
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Yup... This one.
Slow Love
With Gesaffelstein’s 2019 performance being released yesterday I thought it would be cool to get a thread of links to videos of other Coachella artists performances. Post your favorite videos of live performances from artists on the lineup this year.
Thanks for these! Got me excited to experience A10, among others.
Not exactly a traditional performance but I love boy harsher’s against the clock for fact magazine
I will always say this and stand by it, Stray Kids are one of the best live performers in 4th gen and kpop in general. They give their all 100% of the time and when they are in that element they are off the charts amazing.
Some of my favorite live performances are MAMA 2022 that one was so iconic that I've probably watched it 20 times (no joke). And my second favorite is the one they did at AAA 2022. It was a simple stage but their vocals, dance and overall stage presence was insanely good! They made an 8 minute performance feel like a concert!
Beyond the obvious of their Kingdom performances, I loved the Winter Falls + Thunderous Christmas mash-up. The little tap dancing part is delightful.
That Christmas mash-up seriously deserves some more recognition!
My favorite is danceracha doing taste. It changed my life lol
Oh sweet I was planning to ask that question here, you beat me to it! 😀
So far, the videos in my "legendary skz performances" folder are:
Beyond live Unlock Side Effects (it's SO COOL, they use red ribbons and the remixed version they use is amazing, they all look stunning af), Stray Kids Intro + Levanter at Gaon Chart music awards (the Chan into, oh my gosh, also they all look really engrossed in the performance, I.N looks like he's about to cry, they really nailed that one), Stray Kids back door at inkigayo performance (I think it was the last show of the promotions and they were really goofy and playful and jumping on each others backs and it just gives me so much serotonin), the first performance of 3racha by 3racha is so cool, there's a fan video that shows the whole thing and the energy is incredible, the quality is pretty good too, Danceracha performing Taste ar MBC (they look unreal, seriously), the Wolfgang performance they did right after Kingdom when Hyunjin was back (from the Kingdomweek series), and literally every single Kingdom performance 😀
Yesss was gonna say all the kingdom performances were top notch
Omg speaking of the beyond live unlock! The gods menu with the knives!!!!
Unfortunately I have yet to see them live but am planning to next round of concerts
Oh, I'm sorry I worded it wrong! I meant performances like at awards shows, festivals, events like kcon, etc. By live, I meant they aren't pre-recorded like music shows.
Ahh....I'm seriously biased when it comes to them...they are perfection everywhere to me. I did really enjoy watching the recent fan meeting...Lee Know & Hyunjin had me dead lol
Some people chose others I would've picked, but here are some I like:
Tour wise, Lonely St. was my favorite from the Maniac concerts. I didn't love the autotune in the unveil, but the live version completely shot it up my song list.
Do we know if we will get a pre-Monday release of dance styles and songs that each couple will be performing to? Part of the hype for me is knowing who will dance to what song. I hope they release it going forward!!!
Can't wait for this season to start!
It was supposed to be released Thursday from what I read but it wasn’t. I assume this weekend sometime.
Do you remember where you read this info?
I saw it online on Twitter. Kristyn Burtt was one of the sources, but I think that’s when the press releases were released in the past. That may be why people assumed it would be out by now.
Fingers crossed we get it today!!
Hopefully today 🙏 ik we’ve been able to sus out some of the styles but I’m anxious to know the songs too
top dance performances of 2024
Key Considerations for Top Dance Performances:
Diversity of Styles: Look for performances that showcase a variety of dance styles, including contemporary, ballet, hip-hop, and cultural dances. This diversity often highlights the versatility of the dancers and choreographers.
Choreography: Innovative and creative choreography can elevate a performance. Pay attention to works by renowned choreographers or emerging talents who are pushing boundaries.
Performance Venue: The setting can greatly influence the impact of a dance performance. Prestigious venues like the Lincoln Center, Royal Opera House, or local theaters often host noteworthy performances.
Critical Acclaim: Reviews from dance critics and audience feedback can provide insight into which performances are resonating most in the dance community.
Festivals and Competitions: Major dance festivals and competitions, such as the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival or the Youth America Grand Prix, often feature standout performances that gain recognition.
Takeaways:
Recommendation: Since I can't provide specific performances from 2024, I suggest checking platforms like YouTube or Instagram for clips of performances as they happen, and following dance companies and choreographers for updates on their latest works.
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