Dovydaitis
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diversity were pretty good
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and they seemed like lovely young men too!
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London_Calling
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Indeed. I'm still not sure that gold-toothed DJ feller was the full ticket.Help me out, is this 'street dancing'/social/community amateur thing a recent phem o . . . phonem . . . phen . . . development?
Minnie_the_Minx
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They were weren't they, I loved the Chariots of Fire bit
Think Flawless were better though
Flawless were soooo good that I looked them up.
Waddya know, turns out that they aren't just "a group of lads who get together to dance" as was strongly implied by the show. They are, in fact, hip hop world champions, with a string of prestiguous awards to their names. They've danced with just about every big name out there. They are, in short, top class professionals. And it also seems very likely that someone like Cowell would be very well aware of them indeed.
Not that this changes anything, of course. They were brilliantly entertaining and would be a top choice to be in any live performance. But it is interesting how the TV makers chose to present them on the show, don't you think?
Waddya know, turns out that they aren't just "a group of lads who get together to dance" as was strongly implied by the show. They are, in fact, hip hop world champions, with a string of prestiguous awards to their names. They've danced with just about every big name out there. They are, in short, top class professionals. And it also seems very likely that someone like Cowell would be very well aware of them indeed.
Not that this changes anything, of course. They were brilliantly entertaining and would be a top choice to be in any live performance. But it is interesting how the TV makers chose to present them on the show, don't you think?
London_Calling
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That can't possibly be true kabbes, Simon looked soooo surprised when they started their routine . . . .
Is it really right that an outfit like that should be allowed to take part in an amateur show? 
Yes, you can't fake that big jaw-dropping-open thing. It has to be genuine.
London_Calling
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I've presumed Cowell owns the format to the show and can do whatever he likes but I don't know for certain.Is it really right that an outfit like that should be allowed to take part in an amateur show?
Ah, but who says that it is an amateur show?Is it really right that an outfit like that should be allowed to take part in an amateur show?
This is the illusion of telly. They strongly imply something, but they never actually show you where it is written.
Minnie_the_Minx
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I was telling someone yesterday how I really liked that guy that played the saxophone, but he implied that he wasn't all he seemed to be.
Can't seem to find anything though. Is he a professional or something?
They were still by far and away the best thing on the show, including that mediocre middle-aged singer. You should still enjoy their performance. But just remind yourself never to forget for a moment that the whole thing is trying to manipulate you.missfran said:
London_Calling
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Cowell is shameless.
mrsfran
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I don't mind being manipulated by the judges/show format, and will still enjoy their dancing, but am disappointed that the group is pretending to be amateurs when they're not. Call me Miss Naive.
No, I agree. It's a painful reminder of just how manipulative they really are.I don't mind being manipulated by the judges/show format, and will still enjoy their dancing, but am disappointed that the group is pretending to be amateurs when they're not. Call me Miss Naive.
I only originally looked them up because I was so impressed and wanted to see if there were any other videos of them out there. I was surprised myself when it turned out that they were not just professionals but actually world champions!
Anyway, I just tried googling Diversity and it does seem that they are as they appear -- a group of amateurs. This would make sense to me, in that they were nowhere near as polished as Flawless. They had some superb originality in their performance though. It's rare that a dance act can actually make you laugh with joy at the sheer ideas they come up with.
Minnie_the_Minx
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Gromit
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Help me out, is this 'street dancing'/social/community amateur thing a recent phem o . . . phonem . . . phen . . . development?
Cowell is clueless about modern trends isn't he?
So many films out at the moment about US Stepping.
Step Up, Stomp the Yard etc. We're even upto sequals with Step Up 2 - Step up to the streets
No Simon it isn't a new phenomena. Its just new'sh to Britain.
Saying all that...
Diversity were far better than I expected them to be and the chorography was very good. Full of british humour rather than the macho posturing the US go for.
Is it this guy, by any chance?
I like the fact that there are sets of brothers too, it's good to see older brothers setting a good example to the younger ones
Minnie_the_Minx
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Don't kid yourself for one moment that Cowell thinks that any of it is new. It wouldn't surprise me if he had even booked Flawless to perform for one of his own acts in the past. Who knows, maybe he was even the one that suggested to them that they enter BGT?Cowell is clueless about modern trends isn't he?
So many films out at the moment about US Stepping.
Step Up, Stomp the Yard etc. We're even upto sequals with Step Up 2 - Step up to the streets
No Simon it isn't a new phenomena. Its just new'sh to Britain.
Saying all that...
Diversity were far better than I expected them to be and the chorography was very good. Full of british humour rather than the macho posturing the US go for.
He's playing up an act for the storyboarding of the show. Nothing more or less than that.
Tonight didn't have much to offer from what I saw. The very frightened Welsh singer with the Les Mis song made a respectable job of it, and I totally understand his stage-fright, but he wasn't "special" just decently competent. It's a shame he chose a hit from the same musical as Susan Doyle (?) cos he isn't quite as "sad" as her and his voice didn't quite contrast with his personality so much.
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