Daily Update: D3, April 29th & 30th 2013

The D3 gang rehearses for NDC. They are happy to see Rey when he joins them for rehearsals. Rey notices that Swayam's mood wasn't the best. He asks Swayam if anything was bothering him. Swayam asks him about the lunch with Mr. Shikhawat. Rey tells him that Taani forced him to go. Swayam understands that his friend did not lie to him. Sharon is glad to see that ReYam's issues are sorted out. Just when things are getting back to normal, a storm is brewing in Swayam's house. Mr. Shikhawat asks Taani how everything at college is going. She tells him that she's nervous and tense about her first assignment - NDC eliminations. When he hears that, he tells Taani that he will accompany her for her first assignment. Taani protests, but he insists that he will be there. Taani wonders what will happen if Mr. Shikhawat find out that Rey is a dancer after being so impressed by him. She comes to the conclusion that he will not let them be together. 

Taani goes to college with a heavy heart. She meet the D3 gang during their rehearsals. The team members are still angry with her for telling the VP about their event. Rey notices that the team stops and  find Taani in the room. Taani tells him that she needs to talk to him immediately. She tells Rey about Mr. Shikhawat going to the NDC eliminations. She tells Rey that he will have to stay away from the eliminations. Rey gets upset and yells at Taani for stealing his dream from him and storms off while the rest of the team continues their rehearsals. I can't believe that Taani would even tell Rey to skip the NDC eliminations. Suddenly, winning NDC doesn't matter to her as much as her Tauji's impression of Rey. After the team finish their routine, Vicki tells the gang that Rey and Taani are both missing. The team wonders what happened. 

Later, Swayam and Sharon get a text from Rey saying that he will not be participating in the NDC eliminations. The rest of the team are stunned. They wonder why Rey has taken such a drastic step. Vicki tells the gang it must because of Taani. As the day passes, all of the team members try to get a hold of Rey but to no avail. 

The team wonder how they are going to perform with Rey. Taani tells the team that she has to brief them for the eliminations. Vicki asks her if she noticed that Rey is missing. Bharat questions her if she is going to yell at him just like she yells at the rest of team. Taani tells them that she will talk to Rey. Vicki tells her to cut the act and stop pretending. Taani gets offended and tells the team that they can't be rude to her. Sharon, who's had enough of Taani's lies, tells her that she deserves to be treated badly by the team for what she's done. Sharon makes her understand that she's been very selfish by asking Rey to give up the one thing he loves. Once again, its another point for Sharon in the Taani vs. Sharon war. Aashi steps in and tells her that by keeping Rey out of the elimination, she hurting everyone's careers not just Rey's. 

Taani realizes how selfish she's been. She leaves the room crying. She doesn't want Rey to perform because she feels that even if Rey doesn't perform, the St. Louis team will do well. What sort of logic is that? When it is convenient for her then Rey can perform but if it not convenient for her then Rey cannot perform? How does she expect the team to forgive her for her selfishness? This story arch  has certainly brought Taani's major character flaw to the forefront. Whenever Taani is in a difficult situation, she always tries to lie her way through it. When Taani was questioned about her feelings for Rey, she lied and said Shivam was her boyfriend. When team Weaklings was looking for their 6th dancer, she lied and made a fake audition tape just so she get closer to Rey. I hope that after this story arch culminates, Taani realizes that lies are not the easy way out. 

The next morning, Mr Shikhwat throws Taani another curve ball - he's one of the judges. This is funny because the man obviously is not a fan of dance but yet he decides to be the judge of an event his niece is going to. Anyway, Taani is shocked.

PS - I have a feeling all this is happening because Rey aka Amar was filming for Nach Baliye - Shreeman vs. Shreemati! I like how the writers of the show make Rey's absence justified by the story line. Anyway, now that Nach Baliye has ended, I'm hoping Amar will be more visible...

Daily Update: D3, April 25th & 26th 2013

Sharon understands that Swayam is upset and wants to make him feel better. She encourages him and makes him realize that she needs him and so does the team. When the team gets ready for the performance, Sharon notices that Swayam is still upset. She tries to cheer him up. Just then Nilesh shows up! As you all know, Macedon had his exams and so he was not able to film for the show. But now since his exams have ended, he's finally back. Everyone is excited to see Nilesh back. His return even manages to divert Swayam's attention. Meanwhile at college, Taani meets with the VP to discuss about NDC. She tells the VP about a team that she considers to be tough competition for the St. Louis dance team. The VP instructs her to inform the dance team about the competition. He also tells her to arrange a meeting between the team and him. Taani calls Vicki and tells him that the VP wants to meet with the dance team. Vicki tells her that they won't be able to meet with the VP just yet. He tells her that they are busy and will meet with him later.

The D3 gang get ready to perform. After everyone leaves, Swayam stops Sharon and asks her if she's got her inhaler with her. Sharon tells him that she has her inhaler. She is glad to see that even though Swayam has a lot on his mind, he still makes sure that she takes care of herself. The gang give an awesome performance to Dholi Taro. Their performance is appreciated by one and all. After the performance, Swayam notices that Taani called him a number of times. Vicki tells the gang that Taani called him earlier too and told them that the VP wants to meet with the dance team. Sharon tells them that Taani hasn't called her so it may not be important but Aashi tells the gang that Taani called her multiple times so it may in fact be important. Sharon wonders what Taani didn't contact her but doesn't say anything. Swayam tells the gang that they should go back as soon as possible just in case the VP does want to meet them. He calls Taani and she tells him that she wants to meet the team right away.

The D3 gang come to the rehearsal hall. Taani yells at Swayam for being 'irresponsible'. She tells him that if the dance team is leaving college, he should have informed her. Vicki jumps in and tells her that they are individuals before being members of the dance team. Taani snaps back saying that they can't just leave during college hours. Sharon watches as Taani treats Swayam and rest of the team unfairly. When she's heard enough, she questions Taani about what she excuse she gave the VP about Rey's absence.



When Sharon questions Taani about what she excuse she gave for Rey's absence, Taani lies and tells the team that Rey's out doing R&D for NDC. When Sharon questions her again, Taani tells everyone that Rey is out for personal reasons. Sharon points out the double standards that Taani has for Rey and the rest of the dance team. In the battle of Taani vs. Sharon, Sharon scores a major victory! The other members also criticize for treating Rey differently just because he is her boyfriend. Just then Taani gets a text from the VP summoning the team for a meeting. The team meet the VP in the projector room. He asks the team why they were not in college. Vicki lies and tells him that they were all with Rey. The VP shows them a video of one of their competitors. The D3 gang are impressed with their performance. The VP questions them about their performance. Swayam assures the VP that they will work hard to make their performances better than their competitors. The VP is impressed with Swayam's answer.

 He asks the team if they are ready for their zonal elimination. The team is shocked to hear that their zonal elimination is within a few days. Sharon questions Taani as to why she didn't inform the team earlier about the dates of the eliminations. Taani becomes defensive and tells Sharon that she just found out in the morning. Sharon tells her that if they knew about it sooner, they wouldn't have wasted their time and began rehearsing sooner. Taani gets angry and accidently blurts out that the team was out for an event. When the VP hears that the dance team was out of college because they had an event, he becomes disappointed and leaves. The entire D3 gang are shocked at Taani's behavior and leave as well. Swayam too is upset and advices Taani to be careful about the things she says when she gets angry.

Now that the team is aware of their eliminations, they start rehearsing seriously. Aashi questions Swayam about Rey's absence. Sharon and Swayam both cover for Rey saying that he'll join them later in the evening. Sharon notices that Swayam still seems upset. She jokingly makes a comment that upsets Swayam. When Swayam scolds her, she apologizes. Later in the evening, when Swayam finally gets to his house, he sees his father waiting for him. Swayam asks his father why he stayed up. His father tells him that he felt like talking to him. He then questions Swayam about why he's late. Swayam tells him that he's late because of his rehearsals. Mr. Shikhawat once again goes off on Swayam and tells him that he will not allow Swayam to pursue dance as a career. Looks like there's a Mr. Shikhawat vs. Swayam battle brewing...

I've got to say the preview for the next week looks crazy! So much drama and so much dancing. Wonder what Rey's reaction will be when he finds out what Taani did and how she ruined the team's reputation in front of the VP. Taani's become really annoying lately! She's become very harsh and rude, especially with Sharon. I hope all these negative feelings get resolved soon.

Daily Update: D3, March 27th, 2013

After reading all those negative comments about her on the college website, Taani starts thinking that she needs to have more control over the dance team to prove her mettle. As a result she starts say things and doing things which make the dance team start to resent her. 

After the outburst in the projector room, Rey, Swayam, Sharon and rest of the dance team go to the rehearsal hall to prepare a suitable e-audition video for NDC. Sharon notices that Swayam and Rey get stressed because the team is not able to come up with a suitable routine. She has an idea. She tells the entire team that the purpose of the e-audition is not to select teams but to see how good they are. she suggests that instead of coming up with a new half-baked routine, they can send their Indiafest finale performance video. The team unanimously agrees that the finale performance was their best group performance to date. Swayam agrees and asks the gang to send him all the footage they have so that he can edit the video and send it over. Everyone is glad that they came up with a solution for the e-audition problem. 

Taani, on the other hand meets with the VP. He tells her that even though St. Louis has won Footloose, NDC is a whole different ball game. He tells Taani that there are very high expectations for the dance team. Taani reassures the VP that St. Louis will bring the NDC trophy home. The VP also advices her that since she is a non dancer, she should get more involved with the dance team and try to learn more about dance. Taani agrees. She leaves the office feeling even more pressured than before. She decides to check up on the dance rehearsals. She hopes that the preparations are underway but enters the hall to find the team members goofing around. Taani is annoyed by how lightly the team is taking NDC. She argues with Bharat and Vicki because they pass funny comments.  

Taani then goes on to accuse Sharon of giving more preference to the D3 events rather than the college events because Sharon suggested that they send over the Indiafest performance video. At the rate Taani is going, I see a major Taani vs. Sharon battle in the future! She argues with Swayam because he didn't consult with her before he made the decision. Swayam, Sharon, Rey and the rest of the team are shocked by Taani's attitude. The rest of the team tell Swayam and Rey that Taani's attitude is getting out of hand. Rey realizes that Taani's attitude could pose a problem in the future. He warns Swayam about it. Swayam wonders if Taani's attitude is because of something other than the event.

Sharon calls Rey and asks him to help her with editing the e-audition video. Rey agrees. As soon as he's done talking to Sharon, Swayam calls. Swayam tells him that he's worried about Taani. He tells Rey that only he can talk to her and lighten her stress load. Rey asks Swayam to help Sharon while he talks to Taani. 

Daily Update: D3, March 26th 2013

As the dates for NDC auditions are coming closer, Taani gets more stressed. It's her first major event and she is nervous. She wants to make sure that she does well and the St. Louis dance team does well. All the D3 gang notice that the stress is getting to Taani. Swayam justifies her behavior saying that it's her first big event so she must be feeling very nervous. The team wonders if her behavior will cause problems with Sharon later on if any NDC event clashes with D3 events. Just then Sharon informs the team that they have been approached for another event. She tells them that they will be paid well. The team gets excited. They resolve to juggle NDC rehearsals and D3 rehearsals. SwaRon share a really cute chemistry these days. It's so nice to see them talking to each other rather that fighting. They are actually getting to know each other better now than when they were 'together'. 

Taani meets with Rey and tells him about the rounds in NDC. She explains the procedures to him and tells him to pass on the information to the rest of the team. Even Rey notices that Taani is more stressed these days. He tells her that her nervousness is normal considering she has so much on her plate. After he leaves, Taani goes to the library to check out the buzz that NDC has created among the St. Louis students. What she finds is heartbreaking! Taani finds out that although the students are excited about St. Louis participating in NDC, they feel that Rey would be better suited as the GS to get them the victory. They feel that since Taani is a non-dancer, she won't be able to aptly guide the team. Taani is very hurt by what she finds. She gathers her thoughts and goes to meet the team.

Rey explains the procedures of NDC to the team in the projector room. The gang is happy to hear that the procedures are similar to Footloose procedures. They are confident that they will do their best. Just then Taani appears and tell them that the next step will be e-auditions. She tells them that they have one to submit their e-auditions. The team is shocked to hear that they have no time. Sharon tells Taani that they have an event the next day. Taani asks Swayam to make sure that everything is taken care of. When Vicki asks her for advice, Taani tells him that she is not a dancer, she is not in a position to give them any advice. The team is stunned by her answer. Taani later goes on to say that as a CS, it is Sharon's responsibility to make sure that the NDC events take place smoothly. Looks like there's a Taani vs. Sharon battle on the horizon. I just hope ReyAm's friendship doesn't suffer in the process...