When a gimmick is annoying

Fatima · 01-17-2007, 05:32 AM

I recently met a dancer who sang every single song she danced to. I know that's some kind of a gimmick and I've seen several dancers doing it (Rania, Virginia), but with this particular dancer I was so annoyed. The first time she sang was kind of cute, the second was tiresome, but the third was plain annoying. I mean, what was she doing: dancing or singing? What was she trying to prove: that she can sing Arabic and Turkish? She didn't sing the instrumental pieces because they were instrumentals. Does that experience has happened to somebody else? Has somebody seen a dancer doing a gimmick ad nauseam? Does anyone use a gimmick w/o realizing it can be annoying? Am I being too judgemental?

Gabi · 01-17-2007, 08:54 AM

I usually don't like it when it goes on too long and too often.

I don't like the singing along either unless they are doing "Chicago"

Moon · 01-17-2007, 09:30 AM

I think the singing can be fun as long as it is only during one song or for example only a few small parts with each song, but not whole the time! I've never seen anyone doing it, but I can understand you found it annoying.

sstacy123 · 01-17-2007, 02:43 PM

I think I myself would prefer a dancer to just dance....but I haven't witnessed it, so I don't know...

Fatima · 01-17-2007, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Moon

I think the singing can be fun as long as it is only during one song or for example only a few small parts with each song, but not whole the time! I've never seen anyone doing it, but I can understand you found it annoying.

Before, I've seen just that which I've found ok. It's not what I do, but I can understand somebody doing it to impress the audience or play with it, but this got to my nerves.

There's a local dancer that sometimes make "faces" when dancing. During a song she can make a face at one particular moment. That way the audience know if the song is sad, happy, or just plain fun. I noticed that gimmick after watching her dance several times which means she's not doing it all the time. I can stand that, but the singing was more that I could stand from a not that good a dancer.

Moon · 01-17-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Fatima

but the singing was more that I could stand from a not that good a dancer.

Ah, then I guess she used the singing to distract the audience from her dancing!

Maria_Aya · 01-18-2007, 07:17 AM

Well I guess it depends on the personality of the dancer.
Some sing some doesnt.
I love to see dancers singing (ok opening closing mouth lol) at instrumental songs (special at chorus of songs of Oum Kalthum) this shows that they feel the song (ok I mean when they really feel it and not fake it lol)

maria aya

p.s. We dont need insects terminator in the dance studio, I sing during the class lol

Moon · 01-18-2007, 10:19 AM

By the way do you really mean singing or play-backing? If it's really singing I'll never even try that. One line would be enough to scare away the audience

Fatima · 01-18-2007, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Moon

By the way do you really mean singing or play-backing? If it's really singing I'll never even try that. One line would be enough to scare away the audience

I suppose she was play-backing since she was on a stage with no microphone and she was dancing to pop music (Hakim, Tarkan...). Anyway, from where I was I could see her mouth opening and closing. It was quite distracting.

maariku · 01-18-2007, 12:43 PM

Maybe the singing would make more sense if you would understand the lyrics... I mean, maybe she just wants to emphasise a bit in a song every now and then? Maybe there are some key phrases that express the character of the song and that she wants to channel on to the audience? In a way I see it as doing the facial expressions.

01-17-2007, 05:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fatima Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 135	When a gimmick is annoying I recently met a dancer who sang every single song she danced to. I know that's some kind of a gimmick and I've seen several dancers doing it (Rania, Virginia), but with this particular dancer I was so annoyed. The first time she sang was kind of cute, the second was tiresome, but the third was plain annoying. I mean, what was she doing: dancing or singing? What was she trying to prove: that she can sing Arabic and Turkish? She didn't sing the instrumental pieces because they were instrumentals. Does that experience has happened to somebody else? Has somebody seen a dancer doing a gimmick ad nauseam? Does anyone use a gimmick w/o realizing it can be annoying? Am I being too judgemental?

01-17-2007, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gabi Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 317	I usually don't like it when it goes on too long and too often. I don't like the singing along either unless they are doing "Chicago"

01-17-2007, 09:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Moon V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 3,627	I think the singing can be fun as long as it is only during one song or for example only a few small parts with each song, but not whole the time! I've never seen anyone doing it, but I can understand you found it annoying.

01-17-2007, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
sstacy123 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA Posts: 487	I think I myself would prefer a dancer to just dance....but I haven't witnessed it, so I don't know...

01-18-2007, 07:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Maria_Aya Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 2,221	Well I guess it depends on the personality of the dancer. Some sing some doesnt. I love to see dancers singing (ok opening closing mouth lol) at instrumental songs (special at chorus of songs of Oum Kalthum) this shows that they feel the song (ok I mean when they really feel it and not fake it lol) maria aya p.s. We dont need insects terminator in the dance studio, I sing during the class lol

01-18-2007, 10:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
Moon V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 3,627	By the way do you really mean singing or play-backing? If it's really singing I'll never even try that. One line would be enough to scare away the audience

01-18-2007, 12:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
maariku Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Estonia Posts: 1,146	Maybe the singing would make more sense if you would understand the lyrics... I mean, maybe she just wants to emphasise a bit in a song every now and then? Maybe there are some key phrases that express the character of the song and that she wants to channel on to the audience? In a way I see it as doing the facial expressions.