Bye Bye Rhythm 'N' Moves and Capoeiristas :(

People are voting ....
Looks like people are starting to get used to the OMG! format and voting and most importantly, making themselves - the viewers - heard.
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Last night's bottom 3 surprised me a little. You guys have definitely been busy calling and sms-ing because Jill-Marie Thomas and the Baos! who were in last week's bottom three have obviously moved up the ranks a little. Enough to land Vertical Dancers and Rhythm 'N' Moves in the bottom three along with the Capoeira Association of Singapore.

I didn't manage to catch the Capoeiristas who left really quickly after their elimination. They were jumping for joy all the way up to makeup and all the way out to the lift. Every single one of them had big smiles on their faces - apparently they had a big trip to Indonesia that just came up and had they stayed on the show, they wouldn't have been able to make it. At least that exit was a happy one (a VERY happy one from the looks of it haha) - we wish you well dudes, your fab moves are AWESOME k!

I DID manage to catch Derek, Fen and Liang Bin at the changing rooms and here's their exit video.

Sigh, it was pretty sad to see them go, over the weeks we've all gotten to know each other, so it sad to see another member of the 'OMG Family' leave. 

What's a bigger pity is that we didn't get to see the routine they had lined up for us. Check out their outfits - ready for combat! They had mad props can - guns, knives and an M-16 (ok maybe not M-16 but it was a rather large and realistic machine gun!). PLUS, they were gonna rapel down ropes as their entrance. Phwoar, sure damn drama and action packed type - how that tied to the Singapore Dream I am not sure - maybe something to do with Civil Defence? National Service?

Ah well, whatever it is, we will never get to see it :(  .... I'm now really thinking maybe the idea of a 'swansong' performance on the show ain't such a bad idea ...

Anyway, thanks Rhythm 'N' Moves and Capoeiristas for some great entertainment. Good luck in all your future undertakings, we hope you'll look back on your time at OMG! with fond memories ...

xoxo, s.

VOTE VOTE VOTE! OMG Ep 8!

OMG Lines Are Open!
Its that time of night folks, everyone on the OMG stage has performed. The judges have ranked them and its up to you to change their ranking if you disagree. It is now time for YOU to have a say. 


Vote cos you loved their performance! Vote cos you think they deserve that $50,000! Vote cos you're a fan! Whatever it is ... VOTE NOW! 


You have 3 hours before the lines close at midnight. 


Before we get to the phone numbers, we just wanna say, David Lin, we love ya, will miss ya, and good luck in all your future endeavours. Stay in touch and we really hope to see lots of you everywhere in future. 


Here are the voting numbers for tonight : 


Luminiq Crew
Call 1900 112 1201 or sms '1' to 71199

Singapore Char Siew Baos!

Call 1900 112 1202 or sms '2' to 71199

Jill-Marie Thomas

Call 1900 112 1203 or sms '3' to 71199

Vertical Dancers

Call 1900 112 1204 or sms '4' to 71199

Rhythm 'N' Moves

Call 1900 112 1205 or sms '5' to 71199

Desert Roses

Call 1900 112 1206 or sms '6' to 71199

Danny Koh

Call 1900 112 1207 or sms '7' to 71199

Capoeira Argula de Ouro Singapore

Call 1900 112 1208 or sms '8' to 71199

Each call/sms costs 60 cents. 


Hope you enjoyed tonight's show - Come On Baby Light My Fire? Anyone light your fire on th show - go support them by voting!


Was David's exit a surprise? If it was, you know what you've got to do to keep your favourite in the competition - VOTE! 


Review tomorrow - in the meantime, keep your fingers busy voting til midnight! 


xoxo, s.


ps. Check out my twitpics on the left sidebar for backstage pics.

OMG Challenger : Capoeira Argula De Ouro

Kick Ass Time - Meet The Challenger!

When I saw the word 'Capoeira', I thought, uh-oh, someone is gonna get their a** kicked. Capoeira is always impressive to watch. Plus, half naked med who are totally ripped - sure to get the votes in from the ladies, judges included. That said, its also impressive because of the skill and technique required to do it.


Capoeira is defined as an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines martial arts, music and dance. Click here for the Wikipedia definition. I've only seen Capoeira performed on tv and I recall its a lot of acrobatic movements, flips, lots of legs sweeping about here and there and its usually two men sparring in a 'circle' who look like they are 'pretend fighting'.


I love that they're always in white pants that never seem to get dirty despite the fact that I always see them perfom in the streets (again, based on what I see on tv ah). And the fact that they are usually topless and tanned. OMG, not to be linked in any way to the topless and tanned Guidos of Jersey Shore.

Capoeira Argula De Ouro is a local Capoeira school taught by Master Ousado who has had over 36 years of  experience teaching this. He has schools in Brazil, London and now Singapore. Performing with him tonight are Capoeristas Professor Tucum (he just graduated to 'Professor' status in 2008) and Galo De Ouro, along with four others (I just heard on radio that it'll be a group of 7 onstage tonight).


Professor Tucum was just interviewed on Class 95 this morning and he singled out the Vertical Dancers as their biggest competition. Glenn later countered that they should also consider Rhythm & Moves as challengers because they were also performing a combination of dance and (chinese) martial arts.


When asked how they would step up their moves if they carry on in the competition, the Professor said they have "no limits. Because all the steps you see are martial arts steps, we can always come up with new steps and add something more fantastic." Confidence and optimisim. I like him already. 


Out of the group of seven who are performing tonight, only he and the Master are Brazilian, everyone else is local, "this shows that Capoeira is for everyone, whether you are Brazilian or not."


Bottom line folks, Capoeira is hot. 
Check out this video to get an idea of what the movements is like. I love the music too, its almost hypnotic after a while.



Btw, the capoeiristas in this video are NOT tonight's Challengers ok?  


For videos of Capoeira Argula De Ouro, click here. You should also check out their photos tab - AMAZING pics, phwoar type. Sorry la, couldnt' 'steal' 'borrow' them to post here. To find out more about the school, click here for their official website.


Wheee! Can't wait to watch them (and the rest of the Contenders) perform tonight!
Although, the thought of seeing someone go home tonight is kinda sad. Sigh. We've gotten to know the Top 8 over the past few weeks and it'll be sad to see one of the 'OMG family' leave the show. Wonder who it will be after last week's performances - bottom 3 were Desert Roses, Danny Koh and David Lin according to the judges' ranking. Did you guys vote enough to change the ranking? Or did everyone listen to the judges? We'll find out at the start of the show (which means one of the Contenders would've gotten all dressed up for nothing). 


Live show tonight guys! Anything can happen.... can't wait. Follow me on twitter for live updates and twitpics from the studio tonight!


xoxo, s.