Originally Posted by SaraV1308:
“Having been to a show, if there is NOT ENOUGH cheering during a recorded piece, it has to be done again.
I have been twice and both times the recorded music act has had to be recorded at least twice because "people didn't cheer when the accompanying dancers came on (ie just appeared)" and the song had to be recorded again (and again).
The only honest bit of the show is the live bit because the floor manager can't say "you aren't cheering loud enough or whooping enough - we have to do it again" - but even then there are at least 2 members of the floor team who choreograph the audience when its time to clap or cheer.
With pro/group dances you know they will record them at least twice (whatever happens on the first take) but I agree that for the guest artist it can be a little off putting.
As someone said, this is show business (but I do agree that the artist may get a little peeved that the cheering is not necessarily for them but the accompanying dance...”
I second all of this
Having been a couple of times (back when the show was a Shepherds Bush) the floor managers actively enourage whooping and cheering - even when the live show is running, I was poked in the shoulder by a floor manager during a live show and told to "cheer loudly and clap" (I wasnt doing either at the time) and was literally stood over until I did both!
Beyonce was the musical artist on one of the occasions that I went and her performance was filmed twice as the audience wasnt loud enough
I understand that people dislike the clapping and cheering at inappropriate moments (believe me, so do I) but when you have people who are standing over you, telling you to clap, cheer, whoop louder you kinda have to do it