A stupid dance contest. That is what I think about SHALL WE DANCE(?). I have watched several episodes of this dance contest on local channel. And I realized that the host is irritating me. She shouldn't be a host for a dance competition. She speaks as if she lost all her energy practicing for her opening number. She doesn't even dance well. I think she has to attend a series of workshops for hosting and interviewing contestants and most of all, she has to develop her speech. She's the only one I heard who says "GIV IT AP." (Give it up!) She lacks proper blending in her English pronunciation and she sounds so scripted and so weak as a host.
Unfortunately, she's not the only reason that makes me so irritated with the show. There is another thing that I noticed. The judges are really biased. I couldn't imagine how, on last night's episode, Melanie Marquez and her partner got a perfect score of 10! I am not a good dancer -- I don't really dance. But it doesn't mean I have no idea what good dancing and good choreography are all about.
It was obvious last night that the judges were biased in favor of Melanie Marquez. To me, as a viewer and observer, Melanie Marquez was nothing but a contestant who is so kulang sa pansin. She doesn't really dance well. All she could do was to project, project, and project. She has overwhelming self-confidence which made the judges blind, if not biased. Grabe.
Unfortunately, she's not the only reason that makes me so irritated with the show. There is another thing that I noticed. The judges are really biased. I couldn't imagine how, on last night's episode, Melanie Marquez and her partner got a perfect score of 10! I am not a good dancer -- I don't really dance. But it doesn't mean I have no idea what good dancing and good choreography are all about.
It was obvious last night that the judges were biased in favor of Melanie Marquez. To me, as a viewer and observer, Melanie Marquez was nothing but a contestant who is so kulang sa pansin. She doesn't really dance well. All she could do was to project, project, and project. She has overwhelming self-confidence which made the judges blind, if not biased. Grabe.
The judges told the other contestants how their performances as partners affect their score. Para daw walang chemistry yung ibang contestant kaya di type ng judges. Yung iba naman, para daw walang kapartner pag sumayaw. Kailangan daw alalayan ng isa yung hindi gaanong comfortable with the steps. Pero bakit naman ganun din ang comment kina Melanie M. and her partner pero perfect ten and score na binigay ng isang judge? That only means that the judge was contradicting herself. All the judges agreed that Melanie's self-confidence and stage presence were too strong that it made her partner almost non-existent. Hindi na raw nila napansin yung kapartner ni Melanie dahil sa sobrang projection. That only means they were not effective as partners. So why were they given the highest score?
I can only think of one answer to that. The judges really have the tendency to be biased because they have no clear set of rubrics or criteria. It's just similar to checking essays. As a Writing teacher, I can give any score to my students from zero to 100 whether the paper deserves the score or not. It can happen if I am not using any set of criteria like 50% for content, 30% for organization and 20% for mechanics. If I like the student, maybe I could give him/her 97% and if there is something about the paper that pleases me personally, then, 95% will do. Or, if the student has a poor handwriting although the essay is substantial and organized, then 75% would be enough. That is the danger of not having clear-cut criteria.
I think SHALL WE DANCE (?) should make use of criteria to guide the judges. Hindi pwedeng one judge would say, "You're my Idol Melanie, so I give you 10 out of 10!" EXCUSE ME. THE JUDGES OUGHT TO BE PROFESSIONAL AND NOT EMOTIONAL. Sana alam ni Regine Tolentino yan.
Period.
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