Urban Gypsies - Britain's got Talent - Semi Final

The Urban Gypsies in the semi final of Britain's got Talent

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[dinavienna]

their dance is not perfect, but it has actually more to do with bellydance than Sophie May had :)

[JanSilins]

Interesting comment - what aspects make this more like belly dance that what Sophie did? Just rather curious, that's all.

[dayzeechayne]

..Piers the younger generation are not the only people that need to entertained...!! Its such a narrow minded view for an ex journalist..I thought they were fantastic if anything in the image concious society that we live today its nice to see that you don't have to have a certain look or shape to be confident about who you are and what you do if anything they promote healthier role models for younger generation in the sense that life doesn't stop after 20...shame on you Piers..!!

[JanSilins]

Thanks for the encouraging support. I don't know if you have been watching "America's got Talent" but Piers is being particularly enthusing about a bunch of ladies who were described as XL pussy cat dolls. So one thing you cant's say about Piers is that he is consistent !

[patsydf]

What ignorant gits they are! In that case you did a great job to choreograph that piece at such short notice. I looked in on your website some months ago and admired the wonderful pics of you all, you seem to have a great group there and look as though you have great fun. The people of Manchester are very lucky to have such a dance school available to them.

[JanSilins]

they gave us the verse and chorus repeated with the punchy sections missed out. We pleaded with them for a live recorded version or a mix that the rythmic parts accentuated. Instead this goovy soft rolling thing - very difficult for a group as you need tight defined moves (and music)to make a group look good. Even worse still the rapid changing camera perspectives and concentration on any "boob" work.

Anyway Simon saying he would like to see them in the finals makes up for it!!!

[KittyHerder]

Mature women with bellies and boobs make the best belly dancers.

[krisethany]

I'm not sure how anyone thinks this is bellydance....it's just weird....fun, but definitely not bellydance

[NEWYORKNEWYORK7]

NOT SURE WHY GYPSIES DANCE WITH SHAKIRA, WHAT HAPPENED TO REAL GYPSY SONG????

[lilmisschuckles]

NOT BELLYDANCE!!! firstly they are supposed to be tribal bellydancers and their dancing to shakira??? erm.....NO! can understand the entertainnment value for TV but pleeeeeeeeeease stay true to your form of dance!!!!

[SnakeoftheMoon]

@JanSilins I personally don't think they had anything more to do with actual belly dancing. Middle Eastern, more Egypt and perhaps a little of Libya, Sophie Mai did better. But that's because they specialize in two different categories. These women are tribal belly dancers. There's a large difference, and the two can't be compared.

[MsTakenoprisoners]

The whole point is - they're not "girls"; they're women! Poor old Piers is *so* caught up in this ' if you're female, you have to be young to be able to be entertaining' idea that he's completely lost the plot (the old fogey... lol). Personally I think they're brilliant and the Urban Gypsies should've gone through.

[TheErrantWilder]

@dinavienna I agree =]

[grecogreco4]

i can see whoever makes those costumes is talented

fantastic costumes XD

[gslusher]

I liked it. One of the best things about BGT is the "variety" of acts in the semifinals. It's not just singers & street/hip-hop dancers, though those tend to be the acts that make it to the finals (as picked by the audience). The Urban Gypsies, Crazeehorse, Iona, Hoop La La, Strike, Kate & Gin (one of my top favorites!)--all great acts, very entertaining.

From the number of clips of The Urban Gypsies, it looks like they got some well-deserved recognition--and gigs! Great going, ladies!

[jadeamazon]

this is really fun, and the dance is wonderful, thank you for sharing

jade

[dinavienna]

ya they overdid that aspect.. might be an "hommage" to Shakira :)

[PNUNINTENDO]

looks like booby-dance to me