What a refreshing view from Berkley Raas team! I am proud of you guys and I respect you and all the other Raas team for the following (These are called affirmations I suppose).
1 I know you guys work hard; all of you including ones who did not make it to any competition.
2 Raas keeps you closer to your culture.
3 You don't get paid for doing it. You do it because you love it.
Now coming back to your comments. Please do not apologise. People have right to their opinions. Some get very emotional. 70% of participants generally leave the auditorium unhappy after any competition! it would be nice if we are polite and kind to each other. The point I was trying to make was that the judging on east and west cost is very different. Judging is very different if some of the judges are not familiar with the original Raas. This is the reason I wrote two blogs on history of Raas. I mostly agree with where you are coming from.
I think time has come to where some one will differentiate between traditional and non traditional and eliminate the props (except for props that represent the school). Props distract from the dance itself. I still remember the huge back drop that Stanford used a few years back. Reminded me of "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam".
One thing I hope Rass teams would consider not doing. Opening mouth and showing your tongue is considered an insulting gesture in Indian culture. In some cultures such as Polynesian culture, it is done during dances to scare bad spirits. It has not place in raas. I saw this being done in some dances recently.
Again, for a guy who used to dance in college ** years ago and someone who managed winning teams in F.O.G.N.A. for tem plus years, I am jst happpy that you folks are dancing.
Any comments from judges?
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