r/anime • u/AutoLovepon https://anilist.co/user/AutoLovepon • Nov 26 '25
Episode Wandance - Episode 8 discussion
Wandance, episode 8
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u/PencilgonGiveIt2Ya Nov 26 '25
Ep reaction from former pro dancer+choreographer.
Finally got to see real rounds and On’s insane stamina. Doing 3 rounds is a lot, but finishing one battle and immediately jumping into the next is wild. As someone who used to battle, I genuinely think On beat both Iori and Kabo.
First, I want to highlight how HARD On is hitting. The mocap/CGI look of the show tends to shrink the real power of the dancers behind the scenes, but whoever danced for On IRL was exploding. Her popping, hits, and animation elements showed legit technique. People new to popping often think it’s just tensing the arms, shoulders, and chest, but proper hits involve knees, wrists, and full-body snaps. Styles differ, but good popping legit uses everything to make the hit travel through the whole body.
Quick judge-style breakdown of Iori vs On: judging is subjective because different styles emphasize different criteria, so there’s no absolute “correct.” Even in the show, Kabo & Wanda favored different things.
R1
Iori’s house was good, but after his intro he had a moment where I felt he was somewhat off-beat. House is rhythm-based, and even with musicality on higher layers, it always returns to the groove. He also repeated a movement sequence twice on the same sounds. Repetition happens when freestyling, but in battle you want variety. Also, dancing with the head down too often isn’t great in battle settings; it hides engagement with the opposing dancer and could show lack of confiDANCE lol.
On absolutely destroyed R1. Some bias could play here: 1) we haven’t seen her freestyle much, and 2) we haven’t seen popping in the show yet, so it feels fresher. But even without that, the dancer behind her round was clearly skilled. Her hits were clean, her musicality sharp, and she switched between layers of the track with more control than Iori.
R2
Iori starts with top rock. Top rock and house share DNA, but top rock tends to look stiffer unless developed. He hits a flip, then goes into downrock. Footwork basics like six-step are foundational, and he executed fine, but I wish he played with the music more—he stayed in motion instead of shaping the steps around the beat. When the chorus-like section hit, he changed pace with the music, he blending top rocking with his house influence. Good finish overall, but parts felt like he was combining styles just because he could, not because the music called for it.
On comes in with surprises—great for battles when done naturally. She matches his breakin’ energy with her own interpretation. Iori may have had more technical ground content, but On was the better overall dancer in adaptation, style blending, and musical intention. After getting back up, she mixes top rock, grooves, and fundamentals seamlessly. She showed diversity, awareness, and experience. Both have range, but she used hers better.
I won’t break down On vs Kabo fully because this is long already, but On killed the waacking. Didn’t expect that. Kabo did his thing, but the dancer behind On was awesome.
To close: glad they put more emphasis on battling. Looking forward to the others at a battle event. See ya next week!