The Zipzapdingdongfupaks of Blitzerz CHEER 2010

I got lazy which explains the impressive coma my blog went through. I dedicate this blog post to Dixon and Jojo who reminded me of the blog's existence. Now with the passing of CHEER 2010, I have plenty to blog about and I'm gonna start with my "favourite" team, Blitzerz.

Once again, let me remind you that some of my opinions might drive some people to the brink of suicide. But if you enjoy my sarcasm and occasional sadistic comments, please hop in.

Blitzerz sticked to the same formula for this year's routine and it didn't work. I wasn't impressed by last year's routine and to watch it re-enacted brings fond memories of eating pork chop for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

For starters, I don't understand the opening. Once the flags were put down, it reveals a scene of World War 3. We have basket toss at the back, the tumbling passes and the ripple pom dance all at the same time. So chaotic! They should've just opened it with their basket kick double. That would've made much more of a statement.

Hoping that I would find more sense in their routine after the opening, I still don't understand. In the cheer section, stunts are not worth any points. The only thing that matters is how you lead the crowd effectively. I was dumbfounded when they hit their libs in their cheer section.

The libs would've served them better if they were to incorporate it with their stunt sequence. 4 sets of scorpion to stretches are an impressive feat but they would've scored the same if they were to do simple preps/extensions with props to lead the crowd. I was so captivated by the libs that whatever they cheered sounded like blah blah blah.

Moving on to their dance, it was lame and made no sense. The music was spooky and had a sense mystery but they flapped their arms like chickens. Horror has a new meaning and I still don't understand.

The stunt sequence was OK; didn't make my jaw drop. The 1st pyramid sequence and basket tosses were reminiscent of last year's routine. The double structured ending pyramid was not bad but would be better if they were to somehow combine it with the dynamics of their 1st pyramid.

I also find the music too bland and it didn't complement the routine. The choreography of the routine is loose. The dance for example was divided to 3 short parts. Combining it altogether will make it more solid.

I think Blitzerz are talented; they have the skills and they have good showmanship but they're not justified by their routine choreography.