So You Think You Can Dance - Air Date June 29

Another day, another cut. As usual with the results show, we start out with a group dance. The only problem I'm having with this is that it always seems to be hip-hop. We have several more weeks left, so how about some different styles? Variety is good.
By now we know the formula. Talk to the judges, recap the last show, blah blah blah. You don't care, I don't care, all we want to see is who the bottom three couples are.
The first two couples call down are Heidi and Ryan and Ivan and Allison. Despite my feelings for Ivan in previous episodes, neither of these pairs deserve to be in the bottom three this week. Sure enough, they are safe. Ivan said he hadn't been that excited since he learned to shave last month.
Next up are Ashlee and Ben and Travis and Martha. Despite their weakest performance to date, Travis and Martha (Trartha, as we start morphing into "Brangelina" territory again) should be okay because of their popularity, and sure enough they are. But what Beshlee? Somehow they've been managing to avoid the bottom three because I suspect Ben has been sacrificing an innocent something to a dark, evil something, so will their lucky streak continue? Ah, bitter irony. Despite their strongest performance to date as a pair, Beshlee is not safe and thus will have to perform their solos. Please let me know if this Bennifering of their names gets annoying, it's just easier to type after a while.
Following them are Donyelle and Benji and Jessica and Jyawmis. It would be the upset of upsets if Donji have to dance, but of course they won't. They're safe. Jessica and Jghaemze are another story. They're not the most popular of dancers, and despite their wonderful, solid performance the previous night, they once again find themselves in the bottom three.
Cat then calls over Dmitry and Aleksandra and Musa and Natalie. Alekstry put on a beautiful waltz in the competition despite what the judges thought, and Mutalie not so much. With any other partner, Dmitry might have been safe, but it was not to be thanks to Mutalie's popularity.
So there we have our bottom three. Will Aleksandra improve on her performance from last week? Will Dmitry wear pants this time? Lucky for you there are no commercial breaks here.
Ashlee - In her element again, Ashlee put on a very nice popping performance. It didn't really wow me, but then I keep getting distracted by her hat. If you're going to dress Fosse style, dance Fosse style! Let's see some jazz hands!
To be fair, I'm going to type the rest of this recap with jazz hands goin' on.
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Okay, no jazz hands. But they're great for dancing and annoying your co-workers.
Ben - Another dancer I've been hard on, he did a freestyle routine that I personally enjoyed. However, unlike Ivan he hasn't brought his performances with his partner up to a whole new competitive level. Too bad he hadn't drawn a contemporary style for any of his dances.
Jessica - Another beautiful dance from this woman. Sure, she's a longshot to win. Enough of one that I wouldn't bet on her, and I've made some stupid wagers in my life. If anyone ever bets that you won't sneak into a field at night and milk a cow, learn the difference between cows and bulls first. Nobody ever believes me when I tell them how I got my limp. As for Jessica, she's not going to win, but she doesn't deserve to go home yet.
Jaimms - Last week the graphic said "Jamyz", and now it's back to "Jaymz". Frankly this is getting ridiculous. Just change your name to "Bill" and we'll all be much happier. His performance was as tenuous as his grasp on spelling. This definitely wasn't the same Jhyeeamz that blew me away the first time he had to perform a solo.
Aleksandra - Just as Jameeyz's solo went downhill, Aleksandra's was a massive improvement over her previous effort. She put a lot of heart into it this time and it showed.
Dmitry - He lost the man-dress from last week and this time around wore pants and an open shirt, and his performance caused cold showers and "private time" to break out across the continent. Sexy and powerful, the only reason he's made it to the bottom three for two weeks in a row is the partners he's had.
The judges were sent to the back and we got treated to a song by Natasha Bedingfield. Either she sang live, or she's a much, MUCH better lipsyncher than whatshername from last week. It was an enjoyable song, but I'd still prefer that time be spent with dancing. If I want singing, I'll turn on the camera in my neighbour's shower.
Legal disclaimer: I don't have a camera in anyone's shower, not even Laird Macintosh's.
After the commercials it's time to send someone packing. First the women. Nigel calls Ashlee forward, gives her some nice words, and tells her she's safe. So it's down to the other two. Giving each criticism, he not only praises Aleksandra's solo this night but apologizing for calling her the "Corpse Bride" after her waltz. That was a nice thing to do before cutting her from the competition.
Then it's the men's turn. He calls Dmitry forward and tells him he's safe, like anyone expected otherwise. With just Ben and Jieahemes left, Nigel asks Ben how much preparation he put into his dance. After Ben replies "zero", Nigel starts to chastise him when the audience, whose booing at the slightest criticism is frankly quite annoying, starts to moan but Nigel then cuts them off beautifully saying that zero preparing isn't something to be proud of. He then asks Juaemze how much preparation he did, and his reply was "some". This set Nigel off in one of the most beautiful rants ever where he lectured the two men, the rest of the dancers, and the audience on the importance of actually putting time and effort in when you are dancing for your life. How's the cool way to say it? Wicked awesome?
After this shining moment of television greatness, it was a bit anti-climatic when Ben was sent home, which really was the only choice considering how sub-par his performances have been.
So for two weeks in a row now, Dmitry gets a new partner, this time in Ashlee. Dmishlee? Ashtry? This may seem like an odd pairing, but so did Benji and Donyelle and look at how phenomenal they are. I'm looking forward to seeing how this new couple works together.