Dance 100

I'm fussy about dance shows and was hoping this would please, but it ended up being more frustrating than entertaining. I like the concept and it could have been successful, but the production was all wrong. I was expecting "World of Dance" and got an MTV video with CW drama. I came for the dancing but saw more of the audience (why??) and could hardly see the routines for the constant wide angle and zoom shots. Add smoke and dark lighting, and it was usually pointless. I was curious to learn more about the 8 choreographers professional background but there wasn't much meat there. The "world class 100" consisted of a variety of people but only about 5 got all the camera time. One reviewer said everyone on the show was American (and therefore bad I guess?), however they must have had it on mute because the majority of dancers (that spoke) were from another country. There was the requisite drama thrown in (completely unnecessary) and the usual filler to drag out 8 episodes. I didn't like that the songs were chosen for them (some really odd choices) and that it all felt one note- same dance style/moves over and over again. I come from a contemporary dance background, but I appreciate all styles which made World of Dance so engaging. I quickly grew tired of the frenetic bumping and grinding that is fine only in small doses. There were moments of creativity, but not enough to make this satisfying. In fact, the one choreographer that was a bit of a creative oddball was voted off fairly quickly. I'll watch the finale, but I would never watch a second season of this without drastic changes.

I really love dance shows and when I watched that on Netflix I added my list, finally I finished yesterday. I can say it was good but not perfect. First of all I didn't like the camera angles because I didn't see all dancers and 25 or 100 dancers is really difficult to watch in one scene. Second thing there were some dancers for comment and really role stealer, always negative and they made me annoyed. ( i dont remember the names) Brandi was just perfect and so talented, she deserved to win and last 2 choreography were brilliant. I love black circus theme so much. When I look at the total, I will not say wooooww, that was perfect or super creative choreos, nothing new actually but as I told you first, I like to watch dance and pleasure to watch..

The show doesn't work for 1 simple reason, it's not clear what criteria the dancers are judging the choreographers on other than they don't like them/their personality, or the way they communicate their vision, however that does not mean the dancers are voting for the best routines at all. It's disappointing as a viewer to see fun or artistic performances be judged so harshly, and to see choreographers that are pushing the dancers and delivering great performances be voted off for being "tough," in any industry leaders push us out of our comfort zones to reach greater levels. The show could have worked if there was a clearer judging criteria like points, or additional judges, or if there was an added element like the public could vote in addition to the dancers. At the end of the day, a performance is as good as the choreography, the execution, and how it is received by the audience. The dancers have 1 perspective, but they are biased because they are voting based on interpersonal relationships and not just purely on the execution of the dances.

This show is supposed the be featuring dancers - and there are so many really talented ones. And the competition is to select the best out of 8 choreographers. But instead of letting the viewers appreciate the dance, we get constant, and way, way too many, cuts away to audience reactions. Plus cameras zooming around and OUT from the stage so it's impossible to watch and appreciate these talented dancers. C'mon directors - I've tuned in to watch dance!! Not audience and not swooping cameras!! There is a really missed opportunity here for an entertaining show. If there is another season, I'm hoping they will take on board suggestions to feature dancers please. And calm down that camera.

Honestly could have been a great show if they had let the choreographers pick their own music because we see some get really dull music which makes it hard to create pieces that are enjoyable.

Choreographers should have created pieces to their strengths to solidify the competition and on top of that the audience should have had a say too because some of the dancers get biased as we can see some not voting for their choreographer because "it was too tiring" yet the piece was really good. So should they have it easy?

The show though had its heart in the right place but had some errors that needed rectification.