Feels like a mini trend here with their 3 layers of synchronisation (my term, heh) similar to what Cheer extreme is doing.
Ditched their latin themed routine of last year, though it was fresh. Interesting Group stunt segment with the group movements and incorporation of "Just the way you are" into the routine. Nice
Feels like a sequel with the Celine dion music for their pyramids and their upgraded ball up 360 tick tock tick tock group stunt segment. 3 layers of tick tock synchronisation, hope they pull it off ultimately! Good and bad that it feels like an upgraded version of their previous year's routine.
Once again looking at the overseas teams (US in this case) its apparent, unlike our local cheer scenes, how they not only focused on stunts but also on the many other aspects such as expressions, hand actions, stage attitude, song choice to bring the entire routine out. The flow of the music controlling the pacing of the routine, one moment fast another moment it takes your breath by switching down a few notches. The entire flow is there and u can see it in their faces that they know they can hit it even if they don't all the time, even in their Co-ed 16 or 20 man teams.
Well, maybe its because we are still in our infant stages of growth of our cheer scene where our technique, strength, culture and confidence aren't as ready yet and thus we are ever so focused mostly on the technical stunting aspects of a routine. However it is good to see some improvements especially manifested so in the Wildcards routine of 2010 where there is an overall smoothness of flow in the routine and also 'creative' stunts in the sense where it is not commonly seen or used.
Hitting a traditionally "tougher" stunt just simply won't cut it if the visuals aren't there and it isn't new or WOW enough to grab the attention of the audience or the judges leaving a "hey! whats that gonna be??" in their mind.
Afterall to the informed audience or judge, how many gladiators, swedish falls or 2-2-1 fulls do you think they have seen and with much more energy?
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