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GREAT DANCE CREW ep 3 part 2

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MJDansfield

So in the Extra material for this chapter on the (Youtube Youku show membership), Santa was so worried about the hiphop group that he went back and personally taught them techniques to add texture to their dance. He stayed until his assistant pulled him for his next appointment. The dancers came across as making excuses, and not really wanting to try, which bothered him. He was talking to Alec and was stating that it was more of attitude problem than a skill problem, because skills can be added to and learned. It is a bit frustrating that Youku cut up the chapters like this, I remember when I first watched this show more of the teaching portions were left in?

JessReacts764

Thank you for filling me in on that! It is frustrating that they didn’t keep a lot of the juicy training details but I also know that the audience doesn’t want to see a ton of that as much as the captain influenced performances or battles. I’m hopeful we get more of these types of things you brought up in the future because my teacher heart wants to see everyone succeed!

Kerameikon

I appreciate how you've separated the coach and critic mentality. For myself, a critic tells you what they think is wrong, but doesn't necessarily give you the tools to fix or change it, or even how to spot these things for yourself. They see the art, but disregard the humanity from which it originates. Where a coach see everything through a more human perspective, with the belief that the practitioners of the art are putting in the effort to provide the best they're capable of. If there are mistakes, it's not through a lack of effort or energy, but a lack of skill, understanding or training. A coach's role is to help the performers see where they can grow, and provide them with insight to see that for themselves, and guide them on how to grow. In a show format like this, I want to see more of a coaching and mentoring environment than a critical one, but while the participants may have joined to grow, ultimately, they are performing in a competition which invites criticism. it's hard to find a balance between the two goals: growth and competition. This is especially true when audiences prefer to see the competitive parts of the show over the mentoring parts, generally speaking.

JessReacts764

These are such great summaries and a wonderful perspective! So glad I was able to contribute with the coach/critic perspective! We can thank Dr. Noa Kageyama for that perspective (or at least introducing it to me) since he works with musicians who struggle with these exact things!! Such a tricky balance as you’ve mentioned especially with an audience who doesn’t quite care for the growth as much as they like seeing the mentors or the more “professional” dancers show up and show out. Very excited to continue discussing with you with future episodes!