What do you think of those, and who would you recommend? I used to like them a lot but now it all turned into "let me release this choreography first".
As a professional dancer, I can tell a difference between a well-practiced routine and a choreography learned on the go. Unfortunately, even major channels are now doing "on the go" where they release covers hours within the original release. Idols practice their choreography for months, sometimes up to a year. That's why they look so smooth, synced and effortless. You simply cannot learn a dance chorus within 45 minutes and immediately release it as a cover. It's sloppy, it lacks detail, it is not accurate, it does not do justice to the original. From presentation perfectionist's point of view (a.k.a me), it takes at least 7 days of practice to make your performance just watchable, not even close to perfect. Lots of practice is needed to perfect even a simple choreography. Having multiple members doesn't make things easier either. Coordination and synchronization is a bitch with any group that has more than 2 members. There are some talented people who really do seem to learn choreographies easily and can present them in somewhat watchable format shortly after official release (Ellen and Brian come to mind). However in their latest (I believe it was Eung Eung cover) Ellen did the cover and while the 8-counts are on point you can really tell that the moves aren't perfected. Not to mention non-existent facial expressions.
What are your thoughts on it? Do you prefer to watch the cover ASAP or you'd wait a fair amount of time for a dancer to practice the cover?
As a professional dancer, I can tell a difference between a well-practiced routine and a choreography learned on the go. Unfortunately, even major channels are now doing "on the go" where they release covers hours within the original release. Idols practice their choreography for months, sometimes up to a year. That's why they look so smooth, synced and effortless. You simply cannot learn a dance chorus within 45 minutes and immediately release it as a cover. It's sloppy, it lacks detail, it is not accurate, it does not do justice to the original. From presentation perfectionist's point of view (a.k.a me), it takes at least 7 days of practice to make your performance just watchable, not even close to perfect. Lots of practice is needed to perfect even a simple choreography. Having multiple members doesn't make things easier either. Coordination and synchronization is a bitch with any group that has more than 2 members. There are some talented people who really do seem to learn choreographies easily and can present them in somewhat watchable format shortly after official release (Ellen and Brian come to mind). However in their latest (I believe it was Eung Eung cover) Ellen did the cover and while the 8-counts are on point you can really tell that the moves aren't perfected. Not to mention non-existent facial expressions.
What are your thoughts on it? Do you prefer to watch the cover ASAP or you'd wait a fair amount of time for a dancer to practice the cover?
