Dancing on a whole new level

From unusual costume designs to high flying dance moves, groups who participated in the elimination show of the Red Label Wine’s Dancin Dynamites in St. Elizabeth on Saturday will need to improve their dance techniques if they are to compete with international dancers.

Dancin Dynamites which is in its fifth staging, saw 10 dance groups showcasing their skills at the Junction Guest House in Junction, St. Elizabeth in a bid to secure one of two positions that are available to move on to the next round.

Host Jenny Jenny injected life in the less than capacity filled audience in Junction with her usual onstage antics as she continued the entertainment package during intermissions.

The highlight of the evening came when St. Elizabeth’s own, the Sunshine Brothers gave a superb performance as they fused Michael Jackson dance moves with dancehall. Target and Garrison Youths represented themselves well which earned them resounding applause from the audience who were hungry for great entertainment. Among the dance groups who performed creditably were G-Squad, Escalade, Mad Flex, T-Squad, G1 Dancers and C-Squad.

However, it was dance groups Target, Garrison Youths and Sunshine Brothers who stood out more for one of the judges Kerry-Ann Henry.

As to whether or not the western leg of the competition lived up to expectations, Henry noted that “Red Label Wine’s Dancin Dynamites is in its fifth year and this is the year when our dancers will be going up against international dancers from the Caribbean and the United States and dancers will have to make sure that every move counts and is precise while entertaining and of the 10 that I saw tonight only three stood out to me because of their execution”.

She added that dancing has always been a Jamaican thing and locals dancers cannot allow dancers from other countries to come and beat them at something Jamaicans are good at. Henry therefore recommends “dancers should tape themselves to see where they are going wrong and how they can improve and tighten their routine”.

The after show session saw upcoming dancehall acts Gramazone and Danger Flex engaging the audience with the original songs  that scored high with crowd.