Top 20 dance AGAIN 6/22/11

I am so grateful that each dancer gets 4 routines to dance before they are kicked off! Tonight's guest was Debbie Reynolds.

Here are my thoughts on the performances tonight.

First up was Ryan and Ricky dancing to a jazz dance by Mandy Moore. I love when I know the song they are dancing to...and I knew this song (Addicted to Love)! This solified my adoration from Ryan-she was totally awesome! I love her power and control.

Next... Kaitlynn and Mitchell with a contemporary dance by Stacey Tucci. They had two chairs, it was awesome*-I wish I knew the Adele song they danced to. Their dance was so powerful-he punched her in the nose and gave her a bloody nose...but they KEPT going. *at this moment I am thinking-how are they going to narrow these dancers down...Mitchell was injured last week so he didn't get to dance last week and he probably would have been sent home last week if not for this second chance.

Thirdly...Missy and Wadi doing a Cha-Cha by Jean-Marc Genereux to Cannibal by Ke$ha. Jean-Marc said it was the hardest dance he has ever done for the show. I thought they were lacking a little bit of energy. The judges were a little harsh on Wadi (and worse than that-he didn't take the feedback very well). They may be in the bottom, as he as not as good in this style as the other b-boys in their different styles.

Fourth...Iveta and Nick. I am just gonna say it-she isn't my favorite...I don't think she was good enough to be in the top 10. They did Bollywood...which is not a style I have ever really liked. Maybe because it is always to Indian music. I like Nick so I really wanted it to be good, but, eh, not bad.

Fifth...Miranda AND Robert..they got Napoleon and Tabita's Hip Hop (LOVE THEM!). They danced to a Busta Rhymes song-that I didn't know but LIKED. I thought MIRANDA was awesome...dare I say equal to if not BETTER than Robert at Hip Hop. I really liked them this week, so I hope they stay around!

Sixly..Clarice and Jess...(I still think he is annoying-his secret was that he draws stick figure orchestra's and he over the top says "Ohno you DIDNT"). They did a Jazz routine by Stacey Tucci. They were good...I think they might be in the bottom too...on HIS personality-not really fair to Clarice.

Next...Jordan and Tadd. They got the Vianese Waltz by Jean-Marc Genereux. My FAVORITE couple and let me just say that TADD KILLED IT! He had SOO much technique for a B-Boyer-I was blown away! I thought for a minute he was a Contemporary Dancer NOT a Breaker! They did awesome but I worry about their safety as a lot of the Ballroom dances are not fan favorites.

Seventh couple was Melanie and Marko dancing to a Jazz piece by Mandy Moore. They did really well..and man, Melanie is unreal! Her leg extensions are simply amazing. He kept pu with her pretty well...I think he is a Contemporary dancer..so I guess he should have. The judges loved them.

Second to last was Sasha and Alexander...another Tabitha and Napoleon Hip Hop. She is really good!! Look out for Sasha for sure. I thought he was just a bit stiff...but I did love his front flip over her. The judges loved Sasha and they were all in tears. Hmmm.

FINALLY...Ashley and Chris....dancing to a Spencer Liff Broadway dance. I didn't know the song but I think it was my favorite dance. They danced with these bars and I loved the creativity with the bars. Chris must have had to have lots of strength for some of the tricks he was doing.

I will post shortly, the results, because I freakin' can't wait!

Results from Week One

Last week's results show was jam packed. There was a bottom 3 BUT there was NO elimination! That is the first time that they have EVER done that! There will be 2 going home this week, another first. I am VERY glad that they are giving the dancers so many chances, so that way the right ones stay. In the past I have been upset about the dancers that get sent home first.

Looking forward to the show tonight! I will post about it tomorrow!!!

TOTALLY off topic...but have you seen the preview for the new FOOTLOOSE movie! Oh, I can't wait!

Let's GET this STARTED SYTYCD!

On June 9th, So You Think You Can Dance introduced the top 20. They also said that when they get to the top 10, they will bring back some ALL-STARS! COOL!

I won't go too much into the introduction, but I have to just state that my early favorites are: Chris the Hip-Hopper and Jordan the Jazz dancer, Nick the tapper (yes a tapper!), Marko a Contemporary dancer and Ryan, another Contemporary dancer. Each dancer performed in their own style, then in either an all girls or an all boys routine-both amazing! THEN there was a TOP 20 GROUP routine! I love that everyone gets to dance so many times before any eliminations. It is gonna be competitive this year, everyone is so good!

Three judges tonight: Nigel, Mary, and (surprise...Megan Muhlally)...she was a dancer-little did I know.

The first performance was Tadd and Jordan dancing a Sean Cheesman African Jazz routine. I normally don't like this style because of the music (shallow, I know), but this song wasn't too bad. Jordan was pretty powerful but she lost a little bit of steam as she went on. Tadd, I think could have been a little stronger and more full-out. The routine was decent, but not super memorable. The judges seemed to like it.

#2 Contemporary dance choreographed by Travis Wall (I LOVE HIM), danced by Sasha and Alexander. (kind of unfair-2 Contemporary dancers dancing IN THEIR style). I expected them to be good because of this, but then I was preparing to be dissappointed because I was expecting them to be soo good and actually it was pretty good. I believed her emotion, but not his as much... She was awesome, very good. The judges agreed with my comments.

#3 Clarice and Jess dancing a Tyce Diorio Broadway. Not my favorite style, either. Another music thing, I guess. Another sort of un-fair advantage since Jess is a Broadway dancer and not everyone is a cheeseball. This style just seems over the top and disingenious-like fake-ish. I had never heard this Liza Minnelli song. Another non-memorable one for me. The judges loved it, ugh.

#4 Ryan (a girl, by the way) and Ricky..dancing to a Christopher Scott Lyrical Hip Hop routine. Christopher Scott is sort of new to the show but I LOVE his work so far. It was to a new version of "Aint no Sunshine"...love that song. Ryan was a funky little white girl, I was plesantly suprised! I could really see the emotion out of her. Ricky was pretty decent too! This is the first dance that I watched 3 times. (I warned you that I was a dance nerd).

#5 Caitlynn and Mitchell dancing a Sonya Tayek Jazz routine. Mitchell got hurt at the last minute-so Robert (from last season filled in). She did great especially for having a partner change at the last minute. She nailed Sonya's routine and style! It was an A+ from the judges.

#6 Miranda and Robert doing the jive from Jason Gilkinson. I think that ballroom is so hard for "normal" dancers. I think the two of them did a really good job. They were given characters, a nerd and a sexy girl, which helped. The audience and the judges seemed to really like it too.

#7 Missy and Wadi doing a Jazz dance by Sean Cheesman. It was interesting...it was to a Lady Gaga song, that I have heard before-I think. There were some great moments and there was some points that were out of sync. The end, where Wadi was doing some of that Parkour-tumbling and flipping stuff. However, I think to hang in this year, I think it ALL has to be perfect.

#8 Melanie and Marko with another Travis Wall (sigh) Contemporary dance (another 2 that got the same style as they are). I liked how they were very much in sync. They were statues, and that was neat. This Marko guy (a great call of mine as an early favorite) did really well! This dance made Mary cry. Hmm.

#9 Chris (an early fave) and Ashley dancing to a Christopher Scott-Hip Hop. Okay, the story was a bit weird, like a boyfriend and girlfriend cheating on each other. Despite that he was SOOO good and she struggled to keep up with him a bit. They both were good to keep up with the characters. The judges had all good things to say.

#10 Iveta and Nick (probably matched together for height)...they got ballroom-her speciality, by Jason Gilkinson. I am not a ballroom expert...but I thought it was fun and he looked like he knew what he was doing.

I guess that my favorite was the Lyrical Hip-Hop and my least favorite was either the Broadway or the African Jazz routine, even though one of my favorite girls was in it. I have no idea who will be eliminated. Usually at this stage there is someone that I am MAD about them being in the top-but not the case here!!

To hold you over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8

This video is #1 a great FUN song to get you out of any "funk" you may be in, aka, losing your dog and listening to sad songs over and over.

#2 it has some SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREW alums in it. Almost all the spotlighted people. Awesome.

The real SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE competition started on Wednesday and I am DYING to watch it and comment on it. You know I HAVE to be going through something when I wait TWO days to watch MY MOST FAVORITE SHOW EVER!!!! I want to be in the right frame of mind and have the time to savor each dance in due time.

Until then, hopefully this video will hold you over. Oh yeah.

So YoU ThInK yOu CaN DaNCe

Oh yeah oh yeah it is back on!
Thursday May 26th was the first set of 2 audition cities! I can already tell that the talent is going to be EVEN more amazing this year!

Tonight was the UTAH auditions. Utah is such a HUGE dancing state and tonights episode really highlighted the amazing dancers here! I also LOVE that the show began with host Cat Deeley mentioning ALL the dancers over the past year that made it into the finals, including: Cheslea, Brandon, Gev, married couple-Ashleigh and Ryan, ummm Alison (love her!) and even Season 3 Winner-Sabra!!!

There were SOO many great dancers in Utah it was soo hard to pick out my favorite! It was a little crazy to see the girl who says that her dad is the real Ringo Starr from the Beatles. Between that and the huge jerk that is currently on the Bachelorette, everyone is gonna think that all people from Utah are all NUTSO.

New York Auditions were the second part of the show and there was a lot more diversity in this city, obviously! There was someone doing a style of dance called "whacking"...that involved lots of fast arm movements and then slow stops. Interesting. There seemed to be a lot sent through to the next round.

Tomorrow is the final auditions.....

The show gets better from here as they go to Las Vegas and work to stand out in a crowd. I start to pick out my favorites then.

The best is when they get to the finals...I can't wait for that!!!