This isn't really a contest or full analysis, just observing and enjoying stand out parts throughout. I was really impressed with everyone here there a lot of tiny details in the dance so it was nice to see how they were interpreted.
This was really hard since so many of these women are dance powerhouses. They all bring their own unique style too which lets each of them excel in different segments. To me, it shows how different people dance especially when not trained together. Here’s what I noticed about each member (in a vague order of who I think did best personally). However, it may all depend on what someone personally thinks is most important to execute the move so I could see someone reaching a fairly different conclusion.
Boa
Overall, Boa serves a consistently strong performance. She rarely misses details and often adds in perfectly considered movements to enhance her moves. She has great control of both her upper and lower body. Sometimes she may run across an awkward angle or two but that’s it.
Karina
I was so shocked with Karina. It must be all the fresh promotion as a main dancer or something because she is so so clean. She fully extends and completes everything. I’d suggest following her to get the best understanding of most moves. She has great control over her body and a great understanding of the dynamics of the music. She often adds her own flair to moves that make things look better. However, sometimes it’s a bit too much and makes the move look worse or too strong for the moment.
Seulgi
Seulgi’s style of dance is very unique and I wasn’t sure what to expect with her for some moves but her musicality is really something else. She knows just what to add to each move and has really nice control of her body. Her strengths mostly lie in her wrist movements and positions (maybe from all that tutting practice) but she is pretty great all over. For example, in that “Step back” move I kept giving her, she had subtle shifts of her head, well timed wrist flicks, and unique but perfectly on beat footwork that just works with the music so well!
Hyoyeon
Clearly very capable especially when it comes down to the sharp and quick moves. There’s nothing Hyoyeon can’t do here. She shapes are very strong especially her arms. However, she frequently skills details, especially on her lower body. There are quite a few times when her footwork or even just standing position does not match the rest. If she were just more aware of these general details, it would be a lot cleaner and basically unstoppable.
Wendy
Wendy falls into a common category of dancers where, even if they don’t have the physical ability to pull off all the moves, they know how to still make it look good and strong. She has the basics down but sometimes hits weird angels, misses details, or gets off time.
Winter
It may just be circumstantial but it felt like Winter was holding back compared to what I know she can do. Perhaps she wasn’t feeling well. She missed quite a few details and was off time a little bit at times. Most of the time she was pretty solid and clean but moments where she could really excel, she did not.
Taeyeon
Taeyeon is very busy lately (literally a big solo album right next to this) so I have a feeling she was quite tired with this dance. She does things with good timing but rarely does she do the move as it is supposed to be done head to toe. In other words, she often misses some sort of detail on the way.