Carolinian Freedom Wall
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just rewatched all of the Contemporary Dance pieces posted by TC and here are my thoughts on all of the performances (I'm from SHCP and I do hope the Crackerjacks would join next year's compe again! I really enjoyed their Queen of Hearts perf and was sad nga they didn't compete in the last 2 USC Days)
SLG:
Somewhat similar to their last piece but this year's piece felt more contemporary especially the latter half. Ganahan kos costumes, pero sayang lang katong mga na reveal earlier than intended. Initially wa ko ka gets sa story esp since ang music was stateside, mas na enjoy and na intrigue jud ko pag True Colors na hehe. Klaro sad ang times nga naay mag una or nay ma outbalance and there were some flat moments, but still a beautiful piece nonetheless!
SOE:
First off, mura lageg off sync gamay ang music sa vid hahaha. Honestly shocked that this was from SOE since they usually go for stronger and more intense themes and almost never go for mellow and princess-y themes (at least sa mga intrams nga naapilan nako so far, IDK if they did so in the past) so abi jud nakog kaduha ni sayaw ang SAFAD especially sa costumes sa frogs hahaha. I enjoyed this piece so much! Lingaw kaayo ang mga frog-esque choreos and loved the princess! The prince reveal was *chef's kiss*, the Epic soundtrack gave me goosebumps, and I loved the wedding and finale sequences! It really felt like watching a Disney movie and all the emotions that come with it. Although naa sad times nga nay mag una sa ila and some parts could use a bit more polishing, pero not as much as the other teams.
SAFAD:
Wala ko ka klaro sa ila costumes from where I was seated so abi nakog mga jesters or something to sila hahaha, pero pag ka realize nako nga puso diay sila, mas nalingaw kos ila piece. Fave part nako tong nag swing2 sila after na open na sila kay kinsa may maka huna2 ana na choreo other than SAFAD? Loved their formations and use of the space, I feel like sila ra ang nigamit sa whole court hahaha. Same with other teams, could use a bit more polishing kay nay uban di same levels and nay mag una then pag open up sad diay naay na late ug open.
SBE:
Huhu sorry legit wa jud ko naka gets sa ila piece even after rewatching and reading the caption nga gi suwat sa TC. Better na ila costume this time around compared to last time, although I think their flowy sleeves worked against them kay mas naklaro jud hinuon ang times nga di sila dungan kay lahi2 ug timing mo flow ang sleeves. The times nga mag dungan sila tho, nindot kaayo tan awn ang sleeves, pero less jud ang time nga nag dungan sila compared sa dili :// Also noticed nga dili sila same ug energy tanan, nay uban nga luya and nay uban nga energetic kaayo and ang costume change kay wasn't that impactful IMO. Still a better piece than their last one though!
SAS:
I loved the Red String Theory concept, pero this piece felt more SOE coded compared sa previous performances sa SAS, with all the liftings and eye candies. The choreographies were beautiful and maka goosebumps pag dungog nako sa Mayonaka no Door. Kudos sad sa leads, they really did their parts well! I've always associated SAS performances with cleanliness, but for this piece, sorry guys pero klaro jud kaayong mga times nga nay nag una and mga masayop. Distracting sad ang katong mga natagak na fans then puniton dayon (iirc, I've heard nga nay deductions if nay props/costumes nga matagak?) Also, was it intentional nga nay dancer ni exit kay na distract ko ato niya while nag slowmo ang uban dancers T_T. Lastly, I felt nga abrupt ang ending huhu pero it really was a beautiful piece jud!
Overall, if I were to rank them, this would be my ranking:
1 - SOE
2 - SAFAD
3 - SLG/SAS (really close, pero if I had to choose 1 it would be 3 SLG 4 SAS)
5 - SBE