So You Think You Can Dance - Air Date June 28
"Tabby, when are you going to update Dance?"
"Tabby, it's been a day now, what happened on SYTYCD?"
"Tabby, it's day two now! We're starved for info and two people have already gone!"
"Tabby, what's a 'Wild Hanlon'? And we need to know if any dancers performed one!"
Alright already, here's the goshdarned coverage! See? You made me swear. My mother is reading this!
It's week three of the elimination and we've lost four dancers so far, but yet the show is still two hours. You know what that means... filler, and lots of it.
The show starts off as usual with Cat talking to the judges - all four of them - in a little previously worked out patter as they reminisce on dancers who never made it through the auditions but made enough of an impression to have video of their performances all queued up and ready to play. You didn't read me wrong either, this week we have four judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and the hip-hop choreography team of Cicely and Olisa who share a liver so they can never be apart from each other.
After this further humiliation of rejected dancers who thought those wounds had closed and Ian Benardo, and a whole bunch of behind the scenes video which actually is interesting to watch so no complaints about that, we were treated to special guest dancers performing the lindy hop - Hop, Swing and a Jump who did a joyous, fun routine, which confused competitor Aleksandra who seems to be on the edge of tears at all times.
Five hours later, we finally get to the competition itself. Will Travis, Martha, Benji, and Donyelle continue their domination? Will Heidi keep wowing us with her continued improvement? Will Ben and Ashlee finally perform a routine that's not bottom three material? Will Ivan hit puberty?
Ashlee and Ben (Hip-Hop) - Finally showing some life, this couple gave us their best performance together yet. That being said, it still wasn't a great one. Somehow they've managed to miss the bottom three two weeks straight despite deserving to be there, and unless other couples really blow it, they could well be earning that spot again. Ashlee was fantastic, but Ben was merely good.
Heidi and Ryan (Cuban Rumba) - WOW! Excuse me while I take a cold shower... WOW! This couple was hot and steamy! Heidi built on her momentum from her solo last week, and Ryan really brought his best game! I need to go take another cold shower...
Dmitry and Aleksandra (Waltz) - Dancing to a beautiful Kenny Rogers song... Okay, let's get it over with. It was Kenny Rogers and the song was indeed beautiful, damn it. Say what you want about the man, but he's got a voice and it ached with longing in this piece. Now as to the dancers, this is where my complete lack of dance training comes in, because I thought it was gorgeous and moving while the judges didn't care for Aleksandra's part of it at all. If these two land in the bottom three again, I can see her going home.
Ivan and Allison (Argentine Tango) - I've been less than kind to Ivan the past two weeks, but damn, he made me eat my words with this performance. It made me very happy to see that he was wearing a hat that covered a large part of his face, because normally thinking of him as sexy would make me feel like Mary Kay Letourneau. If I ever see him running a lemonade stand, I'll be sure to let him know he proved me wrong. This couple worked hard and deserve not to be in the bottom three this week.
Donyelle and Benji (Pop Jazz) - Do these two even have a bad performance in them? If somehow neither of them wins the competition, they need to tour together because I know I'll pay money to see them dance. The judges commented on their chemistry, and they do have that in spades.
Natalie and Musa (Quick Step) - There is little to not like the pair, but the only way they should not be in the bottom three is if that likability translates into votes. This dance just didn't cut it, especially with all the wonderful performances we've seen so far.
Jessica and Jehaymyz (Contemporary) - This dance had the best start of any we've seen yet as they started slightly off-stage and used the whole stage for their choreography, and it kept going as a lovely performance to watch. If they land in the bottom three, it's only because Jessica might still be having trouble connecting to the viewers and everyone's still annoyed with how Jeihmes spells his name.
Travis and Martha (Hip-Hop) - In one of the most surprising performances of the night, this couple didn't blow us away. Dare I say it? This might even have been a bottom three performance. Not because it sucked, but because these two are capable of so much better. If they do land in that precarious spot, I feel bad for the other bottom two because there is no way either of these dancers is going home. I did love when Travis cut off the people booing Nigel's criticism because he agreed with him wholeheartedly. That is someone who is going to work his butt off to get back to the front of the pack and I can't wait to see his next dance.
"Tabby, it's been a day now, what happened on SYTYCD?"
"Tabby, it's day two now! We're starved for info and two people have already gone!"
"Tabby, what's a 'Wild Hanlon'? And we need to know if any dancers performed one!"
Alright already, here's the goshdarned coverage! See? You made me swear. My mother is reading this!
It's week three of the elimination and we've lost four dancers so far, but yet the show is still two hours. You know what that means... filler, and lots of it.
The show starts off as usual with Cat talking to the judges - all four of them - in a little previously worked out patter as they reminisce on dancers who never made it through the auditions but made enough of an impression to have video of their performances all queued up and ready to play. You didn't read me wrong either, this week we have four judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and the hip-hop choreography team of Cicely and Olisa who share a liver so they can never be apart from each other.
After this further humiliation of rejected dancers who thought those wounds had closed and Ian Benardo, and a whole bunch of behind the scenes video which actually is interesting to watch so no complaints about that, we were treated to special guest dancers performing the lindy hop - Hop, Swing and a Jump who did a joyous, fun routine, which confused competitor Aleksandra who seems to be on the edge of tears at all times.
Five hours later, we finally get to the competition itself. Will Travis, Martha, Benji, and Donyelle continue their domination? Will Heidi keep wowing us with her continued improvement? Will Ben and Ashlee finally perform a routine that's not bottom three material? Will Ivan hit puberty?
Ashlee and Ben (Hip-Hop) - Finally showing some life, this couple gave us their best performance together yet. That being said, it still wasn't a great one. Somehow they've managed to miss the bottom three two weeks straight despite deserving to be there, and unless other couples really blow it, they could well be earning that spot again. Ashlee was fantastic, but Ben was merely good.
Heidi and Ryan (Cuban Rumba) - WOW! Excuse me while I take a cold shower... WOW! This couple was hot and steamy! Heidi built on her momentum from her solo last week, and Ryan really brought his best game! I need to go take another cold shower...
Dmitry and Aleksandra (Waltz) - Dancing to a beautiful Kenny Rogers song... Okay, let's get it over with. It was Kenny Rogers and the song was indeed beautiful, damn it. Say what you want about the man, but he's got a voice and it ached with longing in this piece. Now as to the dancers, this is where my complete lack of dance training comes in, because I thought it was gorgeous and moving while the judges didn't care for Aleksandra's part of it at all. If these two land in the bottom three again, I can see her going home.
Ivan and Allison (Argentine Tango) - I've been less than kind to Ivan the past two weeks, but damn, he made me eat my words with this performance. It made me very happy to see that he was wearing a hat that covered a large part of his face, because normally thinking of him as sexy would make me feel like Mary Kay Letourneau. If I ever see him running a lemonade stand, I'll be sure to let him know he proved me wrong. This couple worked hard and deserve not to be in the bottom three this week.
Donyelle and Benji (Pop Jazz) - Do these two even have a bad performance in them? If somehow neither of them wins the competition, they need to tour together because I know I'll pay money to see them dance. The judges commented on their chemistry, and they do have that in spades.
Natalie and Musa (Quick Step) - There is little to not like the pair, but the only way they should not be in the bottom three is if that likability translates into votes. This dance just didn't cut it, especially with all the wonderful performances we've seen so far.
Jessica and Jehaymyz (Contemporary) - This dance had the best start of any we've seen yet as they started slightly off-stage and used the whole stage for their choreography, and it kept going as a lovely performance to watch. If they land in the bottom three, it's only because Jessica might still be having trouble connecting to the viewers and everyone's still annoyed with how Jeihmes spells his name.
Travis and Martha (Hip-Hop) - In one of the most surprising performances of the night, this couple didn't blow us away. Dare I say it? This might even have been a bottom three performance. Not because it sucked, but because these two are capable of so much better. If they do land in that precarious spot, I feel bad for the other bottom two because there is no way either of these dancers is going home. I did love when Travis cut off the people booing Nigel's criticism because he agreed with him wholeheartedly. That is someone who is going to work his butt off to get back to the front of the pack and I can't wait to see his next dance.
posted by Tabby at 1:12 p.m.
1 Comments:
Does anyone else think Donyelle's bewitching of Benji is a little creepy? I mean, they are dancing beautifully, and I love the fact that Donyelle is a wonderful role model for real sized women. But, something about the way the two interact seems a bit...creepy.
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