Missing So You Think You Can Dance

So I mentioned in my last post that I am trying to get my DVR down in my "So You Think You Can Dance" folder. Currently it is 49 episodes, yup I got one more deleted. I mentioned that Season 6 was my least favorite. It made me start to think, if I had to rank the seasons of my favorite show, just HOW would I rank them. After much thought here is my opinion:

#7-Season 6. The standouts of this season to me were Jakob and Eleanor. This was also the first time a married couple was on the show (from Utah even!). At first I wasn't excited but I came to really love Ashleigh, she impressed me soo much and didn't make one wrong step on the show. I actually think she (or Jakob) should have won-but Russell the crumper is truly awesome in his own style (I just don't believe he should have won-sorry!).

#6-Season 1. 2005 this season started it all and I loved it. I was even able to buy this season on DVD on E-bay, not quite sure if that was legal, but it is too late now. The reason this season is #6 for me is that because the show was so new, the talent wasn't as great as it currently is. There were very few choreographers (I still loved it) but I am guessing the budget was quite small so there episodes that the same dance was used my different couples. I am thinking too that the costume budget was not very large, if it even existed at all. Lastly, because it was a new season, the show only came on once a week, so it lacks the "elimination" show and group performance that all the other seasons have. I am FOREVER in love with Blake, Nick, Melodie and Ashlee and I look for them STILL on any TV and movie dance number.

#5-Season 2. Hard to say this when my ultimate favorite contestant was on this season-Travis Wall. I did enjoy this season and how it blossomed in its sophomore year. I loved the new dances, the new choreographers, the improved talent and the group routines. ALSO my favorite all-time group routine was "Ramalama" by my all-time favorite choreographer Wade Robson. I was emotionally connected to this season and I was sooo angry when Alison (from Utah) was eliminated. I also am STILL quite angry that Benji won this season, it TOTALLY should have been Travis. They changed the tag-line this year too. It is no longer "America's Best Dancer" but "America's Favorite Dancer"..(because duh it WOULD have been Travis). There were some a-ma-zing dances this season and I believe the first Emmy win with the "bench routine".

#4 Season 3. The first female winner-Sabra (from Utah!) Utah has great dance talent, I am so proud of that. I loved the contestants this season. Lauren, Neil, Hok, Danny (Travis's black brother-no kidding!) Lacey (who went onto Dancing with the Stars), and OH DOMINIC another one of my favorites! Also a little known fact-One Republic's "Apologize" was debuted on this season and it became a HUGE hit. I loved that routine! I also loved Lacey and Kameron's Disco and the sweet hip-hop dance with Sabra and Dominic.

#3 Season 4. "4 real" as they always said. Lots of great new choreographers this season-Tabitha & Napoleon AND Sonja Tayek. SO many great routines. "American Boy" (although I am alone in this sentiment). "Bleeding Love" and the hip-hop military routine. Great dancers this season..I loved Joshua, Katie (my alltime favorite female dancer), Twitch, Mark (who is now a dancer for Lady Ga-Ga), Chelsea (from Utah who went onto Dancing with the Stars), and Karrington. This was the first season that I went to the tour. We had such a blast seeing all the dances in person. I have seen all the routines a gazillion times. My favorites never get old.

#2 Season 7. This was really super hard to decide. It was a little bit of a controversial season because they brought old favorites back as "All Stars" and each contestant traded styles and All-Stars every week. Some people didn't care for that-but I really thought it elevated each of the contestants. Also, I felt like it was the most "fair" because it judged JUST the one dancer not the combo. It was great to see my old favorites on the show again, the tour was so awesome. I believe that Kent and Lauren had a little romance and I LOVED their many kisses. There were only 11 contestants this season-and like I said I loved Lauren who won the show, I also loved Kent who had so much energy, enthusiasm, and talent-yet he was so humble (and um he SHOULD have won the show-sorry Lauren). I enjoyed Billy Bell as well. I am super glad that I have this season on my DVR-every episode is a treat that I snack on contstantly.

#1 Season 5. Like I said this was hard to decide...BUT I just LOVED this season. The last season before they moved onto the new set. I do miss the stair case very much! This season may also be sentimental because it also co-incides with the beginning of my most successful run at work as well, and I met my really good friend at this time, Beth. Good old 2009. SOO many great dances that begin my "49" episode collection!! I loved the group routine to "I know you want me". There was the best disco dance ever "Lovin is my Game", the "butt" dance, the "vampire" dance, the "Theives" (thanks Wade). Loved loved Mia's piece this year "Addiction"-BRILLIANCE! Loved Brandon, Ade, Jason, Jeanine, Jeanette, Kupono, Kayla (my 2nd favorite girl EVER!)-oh I adore her and SHE should have won SERIOUSLY! ALSO...this season marked Travis's FIRST choreographed piece-"The Necklace" I get chills EVERY time! I am glad Jason stuck around long enough to dance this one and I believe this is what helped Jeanine WIN...well that AND the fact that being paired with Phillip helped her get through to at least the half-way point. No one can forget the "Breast Cancer" routine either. It was hit after hit this season. There was also an added treat near the end "Top 3" girls and "Top 3" boys dances. We went to see the tour again and even though I was SUPER sick, Matt came with me and commented on how athletic these dancers were. It meant a lot to me that he was taking an interest in my dancing show. :)

I realize that I may be writing these things down JUST for me, but I have wanted to write these thoughts for sooo long. I don't journal anymore-so this is my chance. I may not be a dancer anymore, but now I live to watch dances. Perhaps I live THROUGH the dances. I can't wait for the summer and for the return of my passion. If someone understands dance-they understand me. Misty if you are reading, I hope that you give this show a chance, I know you HATE reality TV..but this is SOO different, SOO awesome, SOO special.