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Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo on Chinese TV Dancing competition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9GTP8dsWrs
Aired: September 4, 2011
The video clip is entirely in Chinese, so I did my best to roughly translate what everyone is saying. My mandarin is iffy, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes!
In the little introduction at the beginning, Shen and Zhao are introduced as a real-life pair on the ice and Olympic Champions in pairs' figure skating. Hongbo then says that although they've performed many dances on the ice, this is the first time they've performed a dance on solid ground. Xue says something cute, "because I've got my husband by my side, I never have to worry." The judge with the glasses states that when they perform, it is not like the movement of two people, but the dancing of one.
Then they perform. To be honest, it's a bit like an exhibition skate on solid ground, but it's lovely nonetheless.
The first judge basically says that they should withdraw because they're too good, in which Xue responds and says that she and Hongbo came on this show to learn from them (the judges) how to dance better on solid ground.
The second judge expresses similar sentiments and says that the winners of the show have emerged tonight and if they decided to compete further, there would be no point to the show.
The third judge, however, is a bit more critical. She says that the other judges have praised the pair too highly and that Xue's dress is a bit too flashy for the dance routine (and then jokingly tells another judge to shut up because she hasn't finished talking). The dress may be appropriate in a skating arena where you need to be seen from a distance, but not for a dancing competition. Also, she has observed that Xue reacts prematurely to Hongbo's actions in that she reacts before Hongbo even touches her; that might not be easily noticed in a skating rink, but it definitely is on stage.
They're basically too good for the show, but agree to do an encore performance. The entire crowd gives them a standing ovation and the second judge says thank you before telling them that they really are too good for the show. The judge refuse to "vote by stars" (kind of like ______ Got Talent) and that is the end of the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9GTP8dsWrs
Aired: September 4, 2011
The video clip is entirely in Chinese, so I did my best to roughly translate what everyone is saying. My mandarin is iffy, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes!
In the little introduction at the beginning, Shen and Zhao are introduced as a real-life pair on the ice and Olympic Champions in pairs' figure skating. Hongbo then says that although they've performed many dances on the ice, this is the first time they've performed a dance on solid ground. Xue says something cute, "because I've got my husband by my side, I never have to worry." The judge with the glasses states that when they perform, it is not like the movement of two people, but the dancing of one.
Then they perform. To be honest, it's a bit like an exhibition skate on solid ground, but it's lovely nonetheless.
The first judge basically says that they should withdraw because they're too good, in which Xue responds and says that she and Hongbo came on this show to learn from them (the judges) how to dance better on solid ground.
The second judge expresses similar sentiments and says that the winners of the show have emerged tonight and if they decided to compete further, there would be no point to the show.
The third judge, however, is a bit more critical. She says that the other judges have praised the pair too highly and that Xue's dress is a bit too flashy for the dance routine (and then jokingly tells another judge to shut up because she hasn't finished talking). The dress may be appropriate in a skating arena where you need to be seen from a distance, but not for a dancing competition. Also, she has observed that Xue reacts prematurely to Hongbo's actions in that she reacts before Hongbo even touches her; that might not be easily noticed in a skating rink, but it definitely is on stage.
They're basically too good for the show, but agree to do an encore performance. The entire crowd gives them a standing ovation and the second judge says thank you before telling them that they really are too good for the show. The judge refuse to "vote by stars" (kind of like ______ Got Talent) and that is the end of the video.