I'm sorry it is so late in coming! Enjoy.
Katee's Solo
Courtney's Solo
Twitch's Solo
Joshua's Solo
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary
Twitch and Joshua - Russian Trepak
Courtney and Twitch - Hip Hop
Katee and Courtney - Broadway
Katee and Twitch - Foxtrot
Courtney and Joshua - Jive
Top 4 - Contemporary
After tonight's finale, I'll be saying goodbye to my first summer obsession, and moving on to my every-four-years summer obsession: The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing!
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
SYTYCD - Top 4 - Commentary
Courtney and Twitch - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon - We know Twitch can hit it hard, but I've definitely got questions about Courtney. I see some definite improvement from her, but I'm not sure this is something that I really would want to see any more of from her in the future. I wasn't really all that into the routine by Napoleon and Tabitha either. It wasn't a bad performance...but it wasn't anything I loved at all either. Not my kind of hip hop.
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary (Wade Robson) - I can't wait to see what Wade has choreographed! I can't think of anything of his other than last season's fox routine that I haven't absolutely loved. Seeing these two working together again is really exciting for me. I love Joshua and Katee together. The little touches that Wade puts in like kissing her elbow are really just beautiful. Really lovely routine with tons of emotion, and these two pulled it off insanely well. I'm nuts about everything about this.
Katee and Courtney - Broadway (Tyce Diorio) - Parasols, Tyce? Hmmm...I just really don't know what to say about this one. I typically really love Tyce's choreography, but this one is doing absolutely nothing for me in any way, shape, or form. And I'd have to say...I don't think it is the girls' fault. They did what they could with what they were given, in my opinion. But this piece just really didn't work for me. These two could have been amazing together in so many things, but this one, to me, just isn't the right piece for them.
Twitch and Joshua - Russian Trepak (Youri Nelzine) - I'm really, really intrigued! I've seen some dancing in this style before, and this is difficult stuff. Oh yeah, and I love the Nutcracker Suite! Wow! Joshua's leaps are insanely high. And the floorwork they've got Twitch doing is unreal. I don't know that any other combination of guys from this season could have pulled this off like these two are. And how cool is it to see so many different styles of dancing this season? Awesome! It will really be a shame if one of these two doesn't win.
Katee and Twitch - Foxtrot (Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin) - I really hope for Twitch's sake that his smooth ballroom skills have improved! His frame is improved! I don't feel like his shoulders are up next to his ears any more on this. And I really think they both are doing well with this, the footwork, the lines, the lifts...all really pretty good. I love the choreography for this foxtrot. And Twitch really played the part of a gentleman with it. Not bad at all.
Courtney and Joshua - Jive (Jason Gilkison) - They may have finally found a style that I won't love Joshua dancing. His footwork is okay, but his kicks don't seem quite right. I don't feel like he's kicking high enough, and not getting the retraction down quite right. I have to admit, I didn't pay much attention to Courtney in this one. It was a really insanely tough routine though, without a doubt. They got the tricks down really well though, and they were spectacular!
Top 4 - Contemporary (Mia Michaels) - Katee really shines next to Courtney in this one for me. They are performing the same movements, but my eyes go to Katee. And the same for Joshua over Twitch. Which surprises me a bit. I love what Mia created with this one - it is truly gorgeous, the movements involved in creating this dance. Oh yeah, and shirtless Twitch and Joshua on one stage...hell yeah. This was just a really amazing performance from all of them, all said though.
Solo order: Courtney, Twitch, Katee, Joshua
I'm still not thrilled by Courtney's solos. She has really nice lines, but her movements in her solos feel almost frantic. I love her when she's choreographed, but not as much when she does her own choreography. She, for me, has to be the biggest surprise in the Top 4 though. Not because she isn't a beautiful dancer, but because she never really was one of the stand-outs. She just kept plucking her way through it all, and here she is. You go girl!
Twitch...what can I say? I love him! I love watching him dance. It doesn't matter to me if he is adding some comedy to his routine or just doing a straight hip hop kind of routine. He loves what he is doing, and he makes me love him. He is fabulous.
I love Katee's lines. She has a way of finishing off her movements that is very unique, and very polished, and it makes her so incredibly easy to watch her and love her. For someone I wasn't so sure about coming into the Top 20, she has proven me wrong and the judges who voted to put her through right. She is an amazing dancer, and I am in love with so many of her performances from throughout the season.
I love that Joshua went up to the judges' podium and danced there. He really brought a lot of personality into his solo, which for me is the only thing that is ever really missing in his solos. He is absolutely adorable, and he brought that into his solo tonight. I love him too. He's fabulous!
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary (Wade Robson) - I can't wait to see what Wade has choreographed! I can't think of anything of his other than last season's fox routine that I haven't absolutely loved. Seeing these two working together again is really exciting for me. I love Joshua and Katee together. The little touches that Wade puts in like kissing her elbow are really just beautiful. Really lovely routine with tons of emotion, and these two pulled it off insanely well. I'm nuts about everything about this.
Katee and Courtney - Broadway (Tyce Diorio) - Parasols, Tyce? Hmmm...I just really don't know what to say about this one. I typically really love Tyce's choreography, but this one is doing absolutely nothing for me in any way, shape, or form. And I'd have to say...I don't think it is the girls' fault. They did what they could with what they were given, in my opinion. But this piece just really didn't work for me. These two could have been amazing together in so many things, but this one, to me, just isn't the right piece for them.
Twitch and Joshua - Russian Trepak (Youri Nelzine) - I'm really, really intrigued! I've seen some dancing in this style before, and this is difficult stuff. Oh yeah, and I love the Nutcracker Suite! Wow! Joshua's leaps are insanely high. And the floorwork they've got Twitch doing is unreal. I don't know that any other combination of guys from this season could have pulled this off like these two are. And how cool is it to see so many different styles of dancing this season? Awesome! It will really be a shame if one of these two doesn't win.
Katee and Twitch - Foxtrot (Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin) - I really hope for Twitch's sake that his smooth ballroom skills have improved! His frame is improved! I don't feel like his shoulders are up next to his ears any more on this. And I really think they both are doing well with this, the footwork, the lines, the lifts...all really pretty good. I love the choreography for this foxtrot. And Twitch really played the part of a gentleman with it. Not bad at all.
Courtney and Joshua - Jive (Jason Gilkison) - They may have finally found a style that I won't love Joshua dancing. His footwork is okay, but his kicks don't seem quite right. I don't feel like he's kicking high enough, and not getting the retraction down quite right. I have to admit, I didn't pay much attention to Courtney in this one. It was a really insanely tough routine though, without a doubt. They got the tricks down really well though, and they were spectacular!
Top 4 - Contemporary (Mia Michaels) - Katee really shines next to Courtney in this one for me. They are performing the same movements, but my eyes go to Katee. And the same for Joshua over Twitch. Which surprises me a bit. I love what Mia created with this one - it is truly gorgeous, the movements involved in creating this dance. Oh yeah, and shirtless Twitch and Joshua on one stage...hell yeah. This was just a really amazing performance from all of them, all said though.
Solo order: Courtney, Twitch, Katee, Joshua
I'm still not thrilled by Courtney's solos. She has really nice lines, but her movements in her solos feel almost frantic. I love her when she's choreographed, but not as much when she does her own choreography. She, for me, has to be the biggest surprise in the Top 4 though. Not because she isn't a beautiful dancer, but because she never really was one of the stand-outs. She just kept plucking her way through it all, and here she is. You go girl!
Twitch...what can I say? I love him! I love watching him dance. It doesn't matter to me if he is adding some comedy to his routine or just doing a straight hip hop kind of routine. He loves what he is doing, and he makes me love him. He is fabulous.
I love Katee's lines. She has a way of finishing off her movements that is very unique, and very polished, and it makes her so incredibly easy to watch her and love her. For someone I wasn't so sure about coming into the Top 20, she has proven me wrong and the judges who voted to put her through right. She is an amazing dancer, and I am in love with so many of her performances from throughout the season.
I love that Joshua went up to the judges' podium and danced there. He really brought a lot of personality into his solo, which for me is the only thing that is ever really missing in his solos. He is absolutely adorable, and he brought that into his solo tonight. I love him too. He's fabulous!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
SYTYCD - Top 6 - Video
Thanks again to MJ for loading the video or finding them...whichever it may be. It seems like there has been a crackdown at youtube, so we may not be getting any good quality vids uploaded there for SYTYCD for a while. Too bad.
Courtney and Mark - Viennese Waltz
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary
Chelsie and Twitch - Mambo
Courtney and Mark - Jazz
Katee and Joshua - Paso Doble
Chelsie and Twitch - Hip Hop
Chelsie's Solo
Twitch's Solo
Katee's Solo
Joshua's Solo
Courtney's Solo
Mark's Solo
Courtney and Mark - Viennese Waltz
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary
Chelsie and Twitch - Mambo
Courtney and Mark - Jazz
Katee and Joshua - Paso Doble
Chelsie and Twitch - Hip Hop
Chelsie's Solo
Twitch's Solo
Katee's Solo
Joshua's Solo
Courtney's Solo
Mark's Solo
SYTYCD - Top 6 - Commentary
The show is starting an hour later than normal tonight, and is only one hour long instead of the usual two hours. They started off by showing a rerun of last week's elimination episode. I'll be back with more later!
Adam Shankman is back on the judging panel with Mary and Nigel! Squeep! Have I mentioned before that I am absolutely in love with him? Because I am. He is a fabulous judge, and I wish they would make him a permanent fixture on the judging panel. Or maybe they could alternate between Adam Shankman and Lil C. Those two seem to be the most useful as judges with giving constructive criticism and without delving too deeply into favoritism out of the guest judges.
On with the show!
Courtney and Mark - Viennese Waltz (Jason Gilkison) - These two actually make a really cute couple! And SQUEEP!!! Sorry for the fangirly moment...but it is my Cookie! David Cook, Time of My Life! Oh yeah...dancing. Um. Okay. Effortless lifts, but the rise and fall action seems to be forced to me on Courtney's part. It makes the whole dance seem a little bouncy or something. Not quite as smooth as I would like to see from her. They were both in character really well, and portrayed the romance that was being asked of them. Mark was definitely the stronger of the two, for me.
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary (Tyce Diorio) - I love Tyce's contemporary pieces, and it will be really interesting to see how these two make it work. Blech. More Celine Dion. Quite a letdown after David Cook! But, FABULOUS choreography from Tyce again. The lifts are expressive and creative, and these two are performing the heck out of it again. Katee's lines are simply fantastic, and Joshua is right there with her...and he is a very strong man. There were tons of lifts in that, and he never wavers in them. (*wave to Paula Abdul in the audience*) That was an amazing routine, and I am back in love with these two. I love them apart...but I love them even more together. If we could have a winning pair, they would get my vote.
Chelsie and Twitch - Mambo (Tony and Melanie) - Twitch's pants are definitely not falling off tonight! Chelsie is fabulous, as expected. Twitch is keeping up with her pretty well, and they are performing their tricks nicely. His posture isn't quite working for me for this dance. His shoulders feel funky, again. Overall though, they did a really great job. This isn't a piece that I'm going to really remember in the end though, it's not one that is going to make me think back and go WOW. But it wasn't bad.
Courtney and Mark - Jazz (Sonya Tayeh) - Let's see what Sonya can do with a jazz piece! She was saying something about it being French burlesque, so that at least has me intrigued. This is freaking amazing choreography. I love everything she has done on this show this season. They definitely need to get her to be a more regular choreographer! There are so many parts in this piece that Mark and Courtney had to basically freeze in place in a pose, and they hit all of those pieces perfectly with the music. They did a GREAT job with this piece. I am so proud of the two of them. This is one of my favorite pieces that I've seen this season, easily. Wow wow wow wow wow!!!
Katee and Joshua - Paso Doble (Jason Gilkison) - Joshua is shirtless!!! I knew it was coming!!! And he's got tight pants on again too. Wow. I love a man with some meat on him. Okay...back to the dancing. WOW. I love the passion of a paso doble done well, and these two are doing it really well. Joshua definitely has the arrogance of the bull fighter down in playing this part. Katee is simply gorgeous in the way she moves. The footwork was impeccible, their lines were sensational, and everything about it just worked. This was OUTSTANDING choreography, and I absolutely LOVED everything about this routine. These two are amazing together. I think they could be my favorite pairing ever on the show.
Chelsie and Twitch - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon) - Interesting idea about the crazy conductors, and whoever has the baton (yes, it is a baton and not a "stick") is in control. I'm LOVING Twitch in this one (as I expected), but Chelsie is not doing much of anything at all for me here. She looks really uncomfortable, and she is trying too hard with her facial expressions, and just plain looks goofy doing it. I had a difficult time paying attention to how she was dancing because of her face. And how freaking cool was that arrangement of Janet Jackson's "Control"??? Love it!
Solo order: Chelsie, Twitch, Katee, Joshua, Courtney, Mark
Chelsie's solo was boring to me again. She is not as strong in doing her ballroom solos as some of the ballroom dancers from previous seasons. I love Twitch's comedy and the way he integrates that into his solos. He really does have the Midas touch, as far as I'm concerned! Yes, I am biased. No, I don't apologize for it. Katee's solo was about what I would expect from her...she has amazing technique and beautiful lines, but she is lacking a bit of originality in her solos, now that we've seen it a few times. When Joshua really gets going on his solos, I can't take my eyes off of him. He does things that a hip hop dancer should not be able to do, and he is such a hard hitting popper. I love what he does. Courtney's solo makes me feel like I have already seen this from her before...again. All of her solos are blurring together for me. She needs to find an in between speed - something other than lightning fast and completely still. And apparently Mark didn't want to be the only one to not go shirtless! LOL. I didn't enjoy this solo as much as I've enjoyed some of his others, but it certainly wasn't bad or boring.
So...for tonight, my order for the guys:
Joshua
Mark
Twitch
My order for the girls:
Katee
Courtney
Chelsie
With that said though, I absolutely don't want Twitch to go home! I would prefer for it to be Mark that goes tomorrow night, but I guess I'll have to wait and see. I would be fine with this order for the girls...and honestly, I would be okay with Courtney going home before Chelsie. I honestly don't think either of them has a chance to win against any of the three guys...Katee is the only one that I think has the potential to do that, if any of them do.
Adam Shankman is back on the judging panel with Mary and Nigel! Squeep! Have I mentioned before that I am absolutely in love with him? Because I am. He is a fabulous judge, and I wish they would make him a permanent fixture on the judging panel. Or maybe they could alternate between Adam Shankman and Lil C. Those two seem to be the most useful as judges with giving constructive criticism and without delving too deeply into favoritism out of the guest judges.
On with the show!
Courtney and Mark - Viennese Waltz (Jason Gilkison) - These two actually make a really cute couple! And SQUEEP!!! Sorry for the fangirly moment...but it is my Cookie! David Cook, Time of My Life! Oh yeah...dancing. Um. Okay. Effortless lifts, but the rise and fall action seems to be forced to me on Courtney's part. It makes the whole dance seem a little bouncy or something. Not quite as smooth as I would like to see from her. They were both in character really well, and portrayed the romance that was being asked of them. Mark was definitely the stronger of the two, for me.
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary (Tyce Diorio) - I love Tyce's contemporary pieces, and it will be really interesting to see how these two make it work. Blech. More Celine Dion. Quite a letdown after David Cook! But, FABULOUS choreography from Tyce again. The lifts are expressive and creative, and these two are performing the heck out of it again. Katee's lines are simply fantastic, and Joshua is right there with her...and he is a very strong man. There were tons of lifts in that, and he never wavers in them. (*wave to Paula Abdul in the audience*) That was an amazing routine, and I am back in love with these two. I love them apart...but I love them even more together. If we could have a winning pair, they would get my vote.
Chelsie and Twitch - Mambo (Tony and Melanie) - Twitch's pants are definitely not falling off tonight! Chelsie is fabulous, as expected. Twitch is keeping up with her pretty well, and they are performing their tricks nicely. His posture isn't quite working for me for this dance. His shoulders feel funky, again. Overall though, they did a really great job. This isn't a piece that I'm going to really remember in the end though, it's not one that is going to make me think back and go WOW. But it wasn't bad.
Courtney and Mark - Jazz (Sonya Tayeh) - Let's see what Sonya can do with a jazz piece! She was saying something about it being French burlesque, so that at least has me intrigued. This is freaking amazing choreography. I love everything she has done on this show this season. They definitely need to get her to be a more regular choreographer! There are so many parts in this piece that Mark and Courtney had to basically freeze in place in a pose, and they hit all of those pieces perfectly with the music. They did a GREAT job with this piece. I am so proud of the two of them. This is one of my favorite pieces that I've seen this season, easily. Wow wow wow wow wow!!!
Katee and Joshua - Paso Doble (Jason Gilkison) - Joshua is shirtless!!! I knew it was coming!!! And he's got tight pants on again too. Wow. I love a man with some meat on him. Okay...back to the dancing. WOW. I love the passion of a paso doble done well, and these two are doing it really well. Joshua definitely has the arrogance of the bull fighter down in playing this part. Katee is simply gorgeous in the way she moves. The footwork was impeccible, their lines were sensational, and everything about it just worked. This was OUTSTANDING choreography, and I absolutely LOVED everything about this routine. These two are amazing together. I think they could be my favorite pairing ever on the show.
Chelsie and Twitch - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon) - Interesting idea about the crazy conductors, and whoever has the baton (yes, it is a baton and not a "stick") is in control. I'm LOVING Twitch in this one (as I expected), but Chelsie is not doing much of anything at all for me here. She looks really uncomfortable, and she is trying too hard with her facial expressions, and just plain looks goofy doing it. I had a difficult time paying attention to how she was dancing because of her face. And how freaking cool was that arrangement of Janet Jackson's "Control"??? Love it!
Solo order: Chelsie, Twitch, Katee, Joshua, Courtney, Mark
Chelsie's solo was boring to me again. She is not as strong in doing her ballroom solos as some of the ballroom dancers from previous seasons. I love Twitch's comedy and the way he integrates that into his solos. He really does have the Midas touch, as far as I'm concerned! Yes, I am biased. No, I don't apologize for it. Katee's solo was about what I would expect from her...she has amazing technique and beautiful lines, but she is lacking a bit of originality in her solos, now that we've seen it a few times. When Joshua really gets going on his solos, I can't take my eyes off of him. He does things that a hip hop dancer should not be able to do, and he is such a hard hitting popper. I love what he does. Courtney's solo makes me feel like I have already seen this from her before...again. All of her solos are blurring together for me. She needs to find an in between speed - something other than lightning fast and completely still. And apparently Mark didn't want to be the only one to not go shirtless! LOL. I didn't enjoy this solo as much as I've enjoyed some of his others, but it certainly wasn't bad or boring.
So...for tonight, my order for the guys:
Joshua
Mark
Twitch
My order for the girls:
Katee
Courtney
Chelsie
With that said though, I absolutely don't want Twitch to go home! I would prefer for it to be Mark that goes tomorrow night, but I guess I'll have to wait and see. I would be fine with this order for the girls...and honestly, I would be okay with Courtney going home before Chelsie. I honestly don't think either of them has a chance to win against any of the three guys...Katee is the only one that I think has the potential to do that, if any of them do.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
SYTYCD - Top 12 - Video
EDIT: All videos are up now!
Chelsie and Mark - Salsa (Alex Da Silva)
Comfort and Thayne - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon)
Jessica and Will - Contemporary (Tyce Diorio)
Courtney and Gev - Cha Cha (Pasha and Anya)
Kherington and Twitch - Krump (Lil C)
Katee and Joshua - Viennese Waltz (Jean-Marc Genereaux)
Chelsie and Mark - Broadway (Tyce Diorio)
Comfort and Thayne - Contemporary (Mandy Moore)
Jessica and Will - Quickstep (Tony and Melanie)
Courtney and Gev - Jazz (Mandy Moore)
Kherington and Twitch - Smooth Tango (Jean-Marc Genereaux)
Katee and Joshua - Bollywood (Nakul Dev Mahajan)
Chelsie and Mark - Salsa (Alex Da Silva)
Comfort and Thayne - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon)
Jessica and Will - Contemporary (Tyce Diorio)
Courtney and Gev - Cha Cha (Pasha and Anya)
Kherington and Twitch - Krump (Lil C)
Katee and Joshua - Viennese Waltz (Jean-Marc Genereaux)
Chelsie and Mark - Broadway (Tyce Diorio)
Comfort and Thayne - Contemporary (Mandy Moore)
Jessica and Will - Quickstep (Tony and Melanie)
Courtney and Gev - Jazz (Mandy Moore)
Kherington and Twitch - Smooth Tango (Jean-Marc Genereaux)
Katee and Joshua - Bollywood (Nakul Dev Mahajan)
SYTYCD - Top 12 - Commentary
Once again tonight, we will get two dances from each of the couples who remain in the competition. So, they might not have to rush through the prepackage clips quite as fast as last week, but I have a feeling that they might be almost as short. By tomorrow night, we'll know who the Top 10 will be, and voters will take over the responsibility of voting off a male and female dancer each week. Also, they will randomly get a different partner each week, in addition to randomly getting their dance assignments.
Mia Michaels is back on the judging panel with Mary and Nigel this week. I think its a bit soon to have Mia on again, but oh well. Hopefully she won't fully piss me off tonight.
Chelsie and Mark - Salsa (Alex Da Silva) - They look HOT together tonight. Mark looks a little stiff in the shoulders, but he's got the footwork down and really knows how to play the part. That was a fabulous exit from the lift at the end. Lots of fun and energy going on in the routine. I'm not sure what Mia is talking about with Mark's "insecurity."
Comfort and Thayne - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon) - They're trying to keep Thayne from smiling too much for this number. Not sure if they'll manage it, but kudos to Napoleon for attempting. Comfort's definitely hitting harder than Thayne, but I expected that. He's actually doing better than I expected him to. I think I kinda like him in this routine...but I wasn't too fond of the routine as a whole. While Comfort did the harder hitting, she wasn't as enjoyable to me in the routine as he is. She kind of ignored him throughout, while Thayne played the part. He is the more intriguing dancer of the two, for me at this point.
Jessica and Will - Contemporary (Tyce Diorio) - Interesting...the Garden of Eden, huh Tyce? They're practically naked up there, and writhing around all over each other. The pair of them are hitting some gorgeous lines. I have to say, I love what Tyce has done with this, the music is perfect, the poses are perfect, the connection between the two is perfect (which I was missing last week). I'm seriously impressed with all of them on it, not only Tyce, but both of these dancers. This is the first time that Jessica has managed to move me. Oh yeah...and almost nekkid Will is never a bad thing. I am IN LOVE with this entire piece. LOVE!!!
Courtney and Gev - Cha Cha (Pasha and Anya) - I want it a little dirtier from Gev. He seems like he is trying too hard for perfection, and in the process he is losing some of the rawness of the dance. And I could use a little more hip action from both of them. The footwork was really good on her part, really iffy on his part. Really not bad, but not as good as I was hoping for from them. And the choreography was great - nice work Pasha and Anya! Lots of fun overall.
Kherington and Twitch - Krump (Lil C) - Holy crap, Twitch is KILLING this. And Kherington is proving that she can hang with him. I'm seriously impressed with the pair of them after that. Granted, I love them anyway...but they made me enjoy Krump, which surprised me. The end lost some of the synchronicity and energy, but overall it was insane.
Katee and Joshua - Viennese Waltz (Jean-Marc Genereaux) - Katee looks absolutely stunning tonight. She is hitting all of her lines beautifully. Something doesn't feel quite right about Joshua's frame to me. His shoulders aren't in the right position or something. And his feet are not smooth at all, but really he is almost stomping them into the floor. He did well with it, but I don't feel like he did as well as Katee did. She was the star of this routine, where most weeks he has been the star.
Chelsie and Mark - Broadway (Tyce Diorio) - I usually can't look away from Mark, but in this number, I'm having a difficult time seeing anything but Chelsie. She fully embraced this part and is owning it. He did well when I did manage to pay attention to him, but she was fabulous. This was a really sexy, fun routine. The fall forward? Wow...impressive.
Comfort and Thayne - Contemporary (Mandy Moore) - So they got a routine in each of their styles this week. Really interesting lifts again, like in Mandy's last contemporary routine. I'm really falling hard for her contemporary choreography. She creates such interesting movements and finds unique ways to tell her stories. Thayne is gorgeous in this one, with the lines he's hitting. Comfort, while not as good as Thayne, did much better than I ever would have expected for her on a contemporary routine. Pretty harsh from Nigel though. I get that there wasn't enough of a connection, and that Comfort wasn't fully engaged in the routine, but to say he wished a different couple was dancing it...ouch. (But I have to say...after Mia's two routines last week, and Tyce and Mandy's routines tonight, I am giving in. I am now a fan of contemporary dance. Dammit.)
Jessica and Will - Quickstep (Tony and Melanie) - Jessica seems to be slipping and sliding a bit, instead of taking real steps. The twist felt really out of place in this number, but I guess Tony and Melanie were trying to make it more exciting to get people to vote. But honestly, to me, the most memorable part of the entire routine was Will crawling across the floor to her at the end. The dancing was a bit bouncy and not really smooth. Will is truly a gentleman with his response after Mia's comment. I like him a lot. I want to love him...but right now, I just really like him a lot. And as great as Jessica was earlier, she was right back where she's been the last several weeks for me on this one. I really think that if they are in the bottom three tomorrow, she is likely to leave, even over Comfort. Comfort is at least the only girl in her style in the competition, so she is a bit more unique. Jessica has all the skills, but none of the confidence. Granted, I'm sure that hearing the judges tell her these things over and over and over again isn't helping her confidence level any. But still.
Courtney and Gev - Jazz (Mandy Moore) - Mandy seems to have a thing for props this season. Let's see how this works. LOVE this choreography! And they are performing it sooooooooo well. Mandy did a great job of not only putting together a routine that really works with the music, but also using some of Gev's moves and making them work within the character of the dance. I have no idea if it was difficult choreography or not, but it was insanely well performed, and it was interesting, and I wanted more, more, more of it.
Kherington and Twitch - Smooth Tango (Jean-Marc Genereaux) - Mr. and Mrs. Smith, huh? This makes two dances tonight that have forced Kherington to take on a more intense persona, and yet again, I feel like she is doing a really good job with it. Twitch's carriage seems to be a bit off. The dance didn't feel like a proper tango to me, but I loved that there were characters to play and a story to tell. I don't think it was anywhere near as bad as the judges seem to feel it was. It likely isn't really as memorable as I would have liked, but it wasn't bad.
Katee and Joshua - Bollywood (Nakul Dev Mahajan) - This is really energetic and interesting. They both kept their energy up throughout, and stayed in character. I don't really know how to go about critiquing something like that, because it is something so very different from anything I've ever seen before. It's really cool to see something so completely different on this show, and to expose the American public to a completely different style of dance that most have likely never even heard of. Their symmetry of movement was right on point throughout, which seems to be really imperative in this style of dance.
So...top 3 of the night? Courtney and Gev, Chelsie and Mark, and Katee and Joshua.
That would leave as the bottom three: Comfort and Thayne, Jessica and Will, and Kherington and Twitch.
My guess as to who will leave? Thayne from the guys, and either Comfort or Jessica. I hope Jessica.
Mia Michaels is back on the judging panel with Mary and Nigel this week. I think its a bit soon to have Mia on again, but oh well. Hopefully she won't fully piss me off tonight.
Chelsie and Mark - Salsa (Alex Da Silva) - They look HOT together tonight. Mark looks a little stiff in the shoulders, but he's got the footwork down and really knows how to play the part. That was a fabulous exit from the lift at the end. Lots of fun and energy going on in the routine. I'm not sure what Mia is talking about with Mark's "insecurity."
Comfort and Thayne - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon) - They're trying to keep Thayne from smiling too much for this number. Not sure if they'll manage it, but kudos to Napoleon for attempting. Comfort's definitely hitting harder than Thayne, but I expected that. He's actually doing better than I expected him to. I think I kinda like him in this routine...but I wasn't too fond of the routine as a whole. While Comfort did the harder hitting, she wasn't as enjoyable to me in the routine as he is. She kind of ignored him throughout, while Thayne played the part. He is the more intriguing dancer of the two, for me at this point.
Jessica and Will - Contemporary (Tyce Diorio) - Interesting...the Garden of Eden, huh Tyce? They're practically naked up there, and writhing around all over each other. The pair of them are hitting some gorgeous lines. I have to say, I love what Tyce has done with this, the music is perfect, the poses are perfect, the connection between the two is perfect (which I was missing last week). I'm seriously impressed with all of them on it, not only Tyce, but both of these dancers. This is the first time that Jessica has managed to move me. Oh yeah...and almost nekkid Will is never a bad thing. I am IN LOVE with this entire piece. LOVE!!!
Courtney and Gev - Cha Cha (Pasha and Anya) - I want it a little dirtier from Gev. He seems like he is trying too hard for perfection, and in the process he is losing some of the rawness of the dance. And I could use a little more hip action from both of them. The footwork was really good on her part, really iffy on his part. Really not bad, but not as good as I was hoping for from them. And the choreography was great - nice work Pasha and Anya! Lots of fun overall.
Kherington and Twitch - Krump (Lil C) - Holy crap, Twitch is KILLING this. And Kherington is proving that she can hang with him. I'm seriously impressed with the pair of them after that. Granted, I love them anyway...but they made me enjoy Krump, which surprised me. The end lost some of the synchronicity and energy, but overall it was insane.
Katee and Joshua - Viennese Waltz (Jean-Marc Genereaux) - Katee looks absolutely stunning tonight. She is hitting all of her lines beautifully. Something doesn't feel quite right about Joshua's frame to me. His shoulders aren't in the right position or something. And his feet are not smooth at all, but really he is almost stomping them into the floor. He did well with it, but I don't feel like he did as well as Katee did. She was the star of this routine, where most weeks he has been the star.
Chelsie and Mark - Broadway (Tyce Diorio) - I usually can't look away from Mark, but in this number, I'm having a difficult time seeing anything but Chelsie. She fully embraced this part and is owning it. He did well when I did manage to pay attention to him, but she was fabulous. This was a really sexy, fun routine. The fall forward? Wow...impressive.
Comfort and Thayne - Contemporary (Mandy Moore) - So they got a routine in each of their styles this week. Really interesting lifts again, like in Mandy's last contemporary routine. I'm really falling hard for her contemporary choreography. She creates such interesting movements and finds unique ways to tell her stories. Thayne is gorgeous in this one, with the lines he's hitting. Comfort, while not as good as Thayne, did much better than I ever would have expected for her on a contemporary routine. Pretty harsh from Nigel though. I get that there wasn't enough of a connection, and that Comfort wasn't fully engaged in the routine, but to say he wished a different couple was dancing it...ouch. (But I have to say...after Mia's two routines last week, and Tyce and Mandy's routines tonight, I am giving in. I am now a fan of contemporary dance. Dammit.)
Jessica and Will - Quickstep (Tony and Melanie) - Jessica seems to be slipping and sliding a bit, instead of taking real steps. The twist felt really out of place in this number, but I guess Tony and Melanie were trying to make it more exciting to get people to vote. But honestly, to me, the most memorable part of the entire routine was Will crawling across the floor to her at the end. The dancing was a bit bouncy and not really smooth. Will is truly a gentleman with his response after Mia's comment. I like him a lot. I want to love him...but right now, I just really like him a lot. And as great as Jessica was earlier, she was right back where she's been the last several weeks for me on this one. I really think that if they are in the bottom three tomorrow, she is likely to leave, even over Comfort. Comfort is at least the only girl in her style in the competition, so she is a bit more unique. Jessica has all the skills, but none of the confidence. Granted, I'm sure that hearing the judges tell her these things over and over and over again isn't helping her confidence level any. But still.
Courtney and Gev - Jazz (Mandy Moore) - Mandy seems to have a thing for props this season. Let's see how this works. LOVE this choreography! And they are performing it sooooooooo well. Mandy did a great job of not only putting together a routine that really works with the music, but also using some of Gev's moves and making them work within the character of the dance. I have no idea if it was difficult choreography or not, but it was insanely well performed, and it was interesting, and I wanted more, more, more of it.
Kherington and Twitch - Smooth Tango (Jean-Marc Genereaux) - Mr. and Mrs. Smith, huh? This makes two dances tonight that have forced Kherington to take on a more intense persona, and yet again, I feel like she is doing a really good job with it. Twitch's carriage seems to be a bit off. The dance didn't feel like a proper tango to me, but I loved that there were characters to play and a story to tell. I don't think it was anywhere near as bad as the judges seem to feel it was. It likely isn't really as memorable as I would have liked, but it wasn't bad.
Katee and Joshua - Bollywood (Nakul Dev Mahajan) - This is really energetic and interesting. They both kept their energy up throughout, and stayed in character. I don't really know how to go about critiquing something like that, because it is something so very different from anything I've ever seen before. It's really cool to see something so completely different on this show, and to expose the American public to a completely different style of dance that most have likely never even heard of. Their symmetry of movement was right on point throughout, which seems to be really imperative in this style of dance.
So...top 3 of the night? Courtney and Gev, Chelsie and Mark, and Katee and Joshua.
That would leave as the bottom three: Comfort and Thayne, Jessica and Will, and Kherington and Twitch.
My guess as to who will leave? Thayne from the guys, and either Comfort or Jessica. I hope Jessica.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
SYTYCD - Top 14 - Video
All videos here include both the prepackage clip and the judges comments.
Jessica and Will - Jive
Comfort and Thayne - Broadway
Kourtni and Matt - Hip Hop
Chelsie and Mark - Jazz
Kherington and Twitch - Paso Doble
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary
Courtney and Gev - Hip Hop
Jessica and Will - Lyrical Jazz
Comfort and Thayne - Smooth Waltz
Kourtni and Matt - Mambo
Chelsie and Mark - Foxtrot
Kherington and Twitch - Contemporary
Katee and Joshua - West Coast Swing
Courtney and Gev - Broadway
Jessica and Will - Jive
Comfort and Thayne - Broadway
Kourtni and Matt - Hip Hop
Chelsie and Mark - Jazz
Kherington and Twitch - Paso Doble
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary
Courtney and Gev - Hip Hop
Jessica and Will - Lyrical Jazz
Comfort and Thayne - Smooth Waltz
Kourtni and Matt - Mambo
Chelsie and Mark - Foxtrot
Kherington and Twitch - Contemporary
Katee and Joshua - West Coast Swing
Courtney and Gev - Broadway
SYTYCD - Top 14 - Commentary
So tonight, they are really switching things up on us. The Top 14, in the same pairs as last week other than our new couple, will be performing two routines each. TWO routines...already...wow. This is pretty early in the season for that, and I have no clue how they are going to fit 14 routines, plus pre-packages, and judges comments into 2 hours. More than likely, we will be seeing some very, very short routines. Joining Nigel and Mary on the judging panel are new-comers Tabitha and Napoleon.
Jessica and Will - Jive (Tony and Melanie) - Prepackage clips are going to be extremely short tonight, it seems. Something seems to be missing from this jive...like maybe energy? I'm not sure. They seem tired, and like they are just trying to get through it, so it isn't nearly as energetic or fun as it should be. Some of the tricks are nice, but overall, this jive didn't do much for me. And it will likely will be extremely forgettable by the end of 13 more performances.
Comfort and Thayne - Broadway (Andy Blankenbuehler) - Okay, I LOVE West Side Story. LOVE!!! And it is good to see some Broadway choreography on the show done by someone other than Tyce Diorio for once. Not that I don't love Tyce's choreography - I do - but change can be a good thing. I think that they nailed certain parts of this routine, and other parts fell a bit flat to me. I think that they had pretty decent chemistry between the two of them, which is a bit surprising to me. Overall though, they did a pretty good job, and I really enjoyed the choreography. Nigel was a bit tough on them though. Ouch.
Kourtni and Matt - Hip Hop (Cicily and Olisa) - Another one by the two of them, huh? Ugh. It makes me almost want a Dan Karaty routine, I dislike their choreography so much. Granted, I have to say that this one is far different from anything else I can think of seeing from them before. In a few places, you actually need to have a partner and it isn't just the two of them dancing the exact same thing standing next to each other. So...as far as the dancing is concerned...um...just NO. They weren't hitting very hard, they weren't in sync with each other in a lot of places, and honestly, the entire routine was insanely forgettable. And was it just me, or was it CRAZY short? I felt like it was over before it started. So...Nigel...can we please stop asking these two choreographers back??? Pretty please with a cherry on top?
Chelsie and Mark - Jazz (Mandy Moore) - Really fast, interesting routine here. The chemistry between these two is killer, as usual, and they danced really well. I loved the quirky lifts that they did, and they fully told the story that Mandy gave them to tell. Mary needs to get a new line this season. LOL. We know that you loved it, and you aren't putting a damper on anything. Great job, kiddos!
Kherington and Twitch - Paso Doble (Tony and Melanie) - Twitch's shoulders are up too high, or something. His posture isn't quite right. He looks insanely hot though (did y'all see those abs?!!?!?!?!). They played their parts well, though not quite as well as I would have wanted. I think they did a respectable job with this, though it wasn't the best paso doble I've ever seen. The lifts were unreal though!
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary (Mia Michaels) - I've been waiting to see Joshua do a Mia Michaels routine, with really high hopes. And he is absolutely not disappointing. The running lift thing where he was helping her to run - wow...great connection between the two of them, fabulous choreography. I really didn't want it to end. That was AMAZING. I loved all of the lifts, I loved the way they did the beginning perfectly in sync, it was just perfection. And as good as Joshua has been in all of these routines, Katee has been right there with him. It may surprise people more with him because he is the hip hop guy...but she is fantastic. She needs to get some props for all of that. Dammit Mia, you are starting to make me love contemporary dance.
Courtney and Gev - Hip Hop (Cicily and Olisa) - Ugh. Another routine from them. I guess one tonight wasn't enough. He's a bit too smooth for me in this routine, and she is a bit too bouncy for me. I would prefer if they met somewhere in the middle. Freaking BORING choreography. They did okay with it. I wanted more. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great.
Jessica and Will - Lyrical Jazz (Mandy Moore) - I actually really like how Mandy choreographed the use of this shirt as a prop and integrated it into the dance. I really needed more emotion from Jessica on this one though. She seemed to be just coasting through the routine, and not playing the part that Mandy gave her to play. Will is GORGEOUS! Wow. And the lines he hit were fabulous. I need to see him with a different partner. She had no emotion, no passion...I wasn't feeling it, and I don't think she was either.
Comfort and Thayne - Smooth Waltz (Edward Simon) - Who saw these lines coming from little miss Comfort? Wow. I'm impressed. She was gorgeous in those lifts. And I felt the connection between the two of them again. I think I was wrong about not liking this pairing. They are really, really good together! Was it the best waltz ever? No. But it was really pretty good. I really hope that if they are in the bottom three tomorrow night, that at least she sticks around.
Kourtni and Matt - Mambo (Alex Da Silva) - That spinning lift was insanely slow. It should have been flying, but it dragged ass all over the place. Matt's arms are funky again, and I'm sure Nigel will have something to say about that. I really wish they had better hip action going on, and their footwork feels labored. All in all, this just really didn't work on a lot of levels. Should have been all sorts of down and dirty and sexy, and there was just none of that going on. I have a feeling that they will definitely be in the bottom three again.
Chelsie and Mark - Foxtrot (Edward Simon) - Now this is nice and smooth! I don't know how Mark does it, but he really looks like an old school silver screen gentleman in this one! Can I just say that Bon Jovi should never have been performed like this though? Great chemistry between the two, great (and DIFFICULT) choreography, awesome hold and good footwork...really good! I enjoyed this a lot, aside from the music. Paul Anka doing It's My Life??? *shuddering*
Kherington and Twitch - Contemporary (Mia Michaels) - Again, I've been waiting to see Twitch work with Mia, and see what she pulls out of him. Interesting slanted bed on stage there. Hmmm...I actually really am loving this! They keep tossing themselves on and off of this bed, and the way she interpreted the lyrics of this song is intriguing, even if it is a bit literal. I would have liked to see a bit more use of the stage overall, but it is really cool to see a dance that pulled me in as well as this did, without using more than about a six foot piece of the stage. Very, very cool again, Mia. And can I just say that I love that we're getting to see so many of these guys without shirts on tonight?
Katee and Joshua - West Coast Swing (Benji Schwimmer) - I loved the WCS that Benji did last year for Pasha and Sara, so I'm really hoping to see something just as amazing tonight for Katee and Joshua! Cute dog! It's a lot slower than what I was expecting, but I can definitely see a touch of Benji in several of these moves. I think they did a really good job with it. Adorable ending. Hee! She really stood out and shined in this one, which I think is really good for her.
Courtney and Gev - Broadway (Andy Blankenbuehler) - Hmmm...I'm not so sure about this one. I wanted to really like this, but I felt like he really did a much better job than she did. She tried to do it, but her arms and hands were off, somehow. He really did a great job with playing a character for the show, and she fell pretty flat to me. Again, this choreography was very, very different from what we get from Tyce, but it is a really refreshing change.
My Top 3 Couples: Katee and Joshua, Kherington and Twitch, Chelsie and Mark (I know, I know...huge surprise, huh?)
My Bottom 3 Couples: Jessica and Will, Kourtni and Matt, Courtney and Gev (barely below Comfort and Thayne)
Jessica and Will - Jive (Tony and Melanie) - Prepackage clips are going to be extremely short tonight, it seems. Something seems to be missing from this jive...like maybe energy? I'm not sure. They seem tired, and like they are just trying to get through it, so it isn't nearly as energetic or fun as it should be. Some of the tricks are nice, but overall, this jive didn't do much for me. And it will likely will be extremely forgettable by the end of 13 more performances.
Comfort and Thayne - Broadway (Andy Blankenbuehler) - Okay, I LOVE West Side Story. LOVE!!! And it is good to see some Broadway choreography on the show done by someone other than Tyce Diorio for once. Not that I don't love Tyce's choreography - I do - but change can be a good thing. I think that they nailed certain parts of this routine, and other parts fell a bit flat to me. I think that they had pretty decent chemistry between the two of them, which is a bit surprising to me. Overall though, they did a pretty good job, and I really enjoyed the choreography. Nigel was a bit tough on them though. Ouch.
Kourtni and Matt - Hip Hop (Cicily and Olisa) - Another one by the two of them, huh? Ugh. It makes me almost want a Dan Karaty routine, I dislike their choreography so much. Granted, I have to say that this one is far different from anything else I can think of seeing from them before. In a few places, you actually need to have a partner and it isn't just the two of them dancing the exact same thing standing next to each other. So...as far as the dancing is concerned...um...just NO. They weren't hitting very hard, they weren't in sync with each other in a lot of places, and honestly, the entire routine was insanely forgettable. And was it just me, or was it CRAZY short? I felt like it was over before it started. So...Nigel...can we please stop asking these two choreographers back??? Pretty please with a cherry on top?
Chelsie and Mark - Jazz (Mandy Moore) - Really fast, interesting routine here. The chemistry between these two is killer, as usual, and they danced really well. I loved the quirky lifts that they did, and they fully told the story that Mandy gave them to tell. Mary needs to get a new line this season. LOL. We know that you loved it, and you aren't putting a damper on anything. Great job, kiddos!
Kherington and Twitch - Paso Doble (Tony and Melanie) - Twitch's shoulders are up too high, or something. His posture isn't quite right. He looks insanely hot though (did y'all see those abs?!!?!?!?!). They played their parts well, though not quite as well as I would have wanted. I think they did a respectable job with this, though it wasn't the best paso doble I've ever seen. The lifts were unreal though!
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary (Mia Michaels) - I've been waiting to see Joshua do a Mia Michaels routine, with really high hopes. And he is absolutely not disappointing. The running lift thing where he was helping her to run - wow...great connection between the two of them, fabulous choreography. I really didn't want it to end. That was AMAZING. I loved all of the lifts, I loved the way they did the beginning perfectly in sync, it was just perfection. And as good as Joshua has been in all of these routines, Katee has been right there with him. It may surprise people more with him because he is the hip hop guy...but she is fantastic. She needs to get some props for all of that. Dammit Mia, you are starting to make me love contemporary dance.
Courtney and Gev - Hip Hop (Cicily and Olisa) - Ugh. Another routine from them. I guess one tonight wasn't enough. He's a bit too smooth for me in this routine, and she is a bit too bouncy for me. I would prefer if they met somewhere in the middle. Freaking BORING choreography. They did okay with it. I wanted more. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great.
Jessica and Will - Lyrical Jazz (Mandy Moore) - I actually really like how Mandy choreographed the use of this shirt as a prop and integrated it into the dance. I really needed more emotion from Jessica on this one though. She seemed to be just coasting through the routine, and not playing the part that Mandy gave her to play. Will is GORGEOUS! Wow. And the lines he hit were fabulous. I need to see him with a different partner. She had no emotion, no passion...I wasn't feeling it, and I don't think she was either.
Comfort and Thayne - Smooth Waltz (Edward Simon) - Who saw these lines coming from little miss Comfort? Wow. I'm impressed. She was gorgeous in those lifts. And I felt the connection between the two of them again. I think I was wrong about not liking this pairing. They are really, really good together! Was it the best waltz ever? No. But it was really pretty good. I really hope that if they are in the bottom three tomorrow night, that at least she sticks around.
Kourtni and Matt - Mambo (Alex Da Silva) - That spinning lift was insanely slow. It should have been flying, but it dragged ass all over the place. Matt's arms are funky again, and I'm sure Nigel will have something to say about that. I really wish they had better hip action going on, and their footwork feels labored. All in all, this just really didn't work on a lot of levels. Should have been all sorts of down and dirty and sexy, and there was just none of that going on. I have a feeling that they will definitely be in the bottom three again.
Chelsie and Mark - Foxtrot (Edward Simon) - Now this is nice and smooth! I don't know how Mark does it, but he really looks like an old school silver screen gentleman in this one! Can I just say that Bon Jovi should never have been performed like this though? Great chemistry between the two, great (and DIFFICULT) choreography, awesome hold and good footwork...really good! I enjoyed this a lot, aside from the music. Paul Anka doing It's My Life??? *shuddering*
Kherington and Twitch - Contemporary (Mia Michaels) - Again, I've been waiting to see Twitch work with Mia, and see what she pulls out of him. Interesting slanted bed on stage there. Hmmm...I actually really am loving this! They keep tossing themselves on and off of this bed, and the way she interpreted the lyrics of this song is intriguing, even if it is a bit literal. I would have liked to see a bit more use of the stage overall, but it is really cool to see a dance that pulled me in as well as this did, without using more than about a six foot piece of the stage. Very, very cool again, Mia. And can I just say that I love that we're getting to see so many of these guys without shirts on tonight?
Katee and Joshua - West Coast Swing (Benji Schwimmer) - I loved the WCS that Benji did last year for Pasha and Sara, so I'm really hoping to see something just as amazing tonight for Katee and Joshua! Cute dog! It's a lot slower than what I was expecting, but I can definitely see a touch of Benji in several of these moves. I think they did a really good job with it. Adorable ending. Hee! She really stood out and shined in this one, which I think is really good for her.
Courtney and Gev - Broadway (Andy Blankenbuehler) - Hmmm...I'm not so sure about this one. I wanted to really like this, but I felt like he really did a much better job than she did. She tried to do it, but her arms and hands were off, somehow. He really did a great job with playing a character for the show, and she fell pretty flat to me. Again, this choreography was very, very different from what we get from Tyce, but it is a really refreshing change.
My Top 3 Couples: Katee and Joshua, Kherington and Twitch, Chelsie and Mark (I know, I know...huge surprise, huh?)
My Bottom 3 Couples: Jessica and Will, Kourtni and Matt, Courtney and Gev (barely below Comfort and Thayne)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
SYTYCD - Top 16 - Video
Kherington and Twitch - Hip Hop
Courtney and Gev - Rumba
Comfort and Chris - Jazz
Jessica and Will - Disco
Kourtni and Matt - Contemporary
Chelsea and Thayne - Quickstep
Chelsie and Mark - Hip Hop
Katee and Joshua - Samba
Courtney and Gev - Rumba
Comfort and Chris - Jazz
Jessica and Will - Disco
Kourtni and Matt - Contemporary
Chelsea and Thayne - Quickstep
Chelsie and Mark - Hip Hop
Katee and Joshua - Samba
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
SYTYCD - Top 16 - Commentary
Joining Nigel and Mary on the judging panel tonight is Adam Shankman. I really like him, and I think he usually gives constructive and enthusiastic criticism, so I'm glad to see him there tonight.
Kherington and Twitch - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon) - I have high hopes for Twitch in this one. They are apparently going on a prison break, according to the choreographers. This is a different type of routine from what we saw from Tabitha and Napoleon the first week...not as lyrical, but still, it tells a story. I would have liked to see them both give a little bit more with it, push a little bit harder. But honestly, I really thought they did a good job with it overall. They were well synchronized, and Kherington upped her game quite a bit I thought. They hit it! Should be, I hope, enough to get them through tomorrow night, even though they went first.
Courtney and Gev - Rumba (Tony and Melanie) - Gev cleans up good! LOL. She looks amazing too. Really great opening, and Courtney recovered really well from her shoe getting stuck on her dress. Nice hip action from them both throughout, and I think they managed to play the part nicely. They were definitely both in the character of the dance the entire time, and they had a great connection with each other. I think they handled the choreography that Tony and Melanie threw at them quite nicely. And Gev is so cute with his little crush on her. The comparison that Nigel made between Gev and Dominic from last season is right on the money. And Nigel needs to leave Adam alone! He gives great, constructive advice! Ugh.
Comfort and Chris - Jazz (Tyce Diorio) - Tyce designed an African jazz piece for them, so no jazz hands tonight. And they're dancing to Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson...definitely interesting. I really do love Tyce's choreography here, but I'm not so sure they did it like I would have wanted to see it. They just didn't give it as much as there should have been. Like Nigel said, with the drumbeats from the music, it should have been more - punchy, I guess. Their energy just wasn't quite right for this piece. They should have been larger than life in this one, and they were completely average.
Jessica and Will - Disco (Doriana Sanchez) - Ugh. Do we really need another disco routine on this show? I am so over disco, and I am so over Doriana's choreography that is only about tricks and lifts. Disco was over in 1980...28 years ago. They did fine. Will's a star. Jessica is okay. Great lifts. Great tricks. No real dance in between the lifts and tricks, as expected with the choreography that Doriana always gives. Nothing spectacular. Moving on.
Kourtni and Matt - Contemporary (Sonya Tayeh) - I've never seen anything choreographed by Sonya, but I've heard she's really interesting. It's about comic book characters, so I'm already drawn in. It could be really playful and fun. I really like that at some points in this routine, we really get a feel for just how tall and long Matt is. He's got great extension. And I really think I kinda like Sonya's choreography! Very interesting, very different, and very quirky. Lots of fun. And I really enjoyed it. Oh yeah, and they danced it fabulously.
Chelsea and Thayne - Quickstep (Heather Smith) - Thayne's personality is really starting to grate on my last nerve. He just needs to tone it down some. He's trying too freaking hard. Is Chelsea trying to lead him? Sometimes it looks like she's trying to take over a bit. And she still looks incredibly uncomfortable in heels. Thayne needs to lose permagrin, and focus more on getting all of his steps right. This could have been a fabulous quickstep, but it is really falling flat for me. The energy just felt awkward for it. They are in trouble again this week, I'm fairly positive.
Chelsie and Mark - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon) - Okay, I've got to say...I'm dying to see Mark do hip hop. Why? Because he will probably bring his quirky energy to this in a way that we have never seen in hip hop. I have very high expectations for this routine. I hope they don't disappoint me. I really love that Tabitha and Napoleon give the dancers characters to play, and that they try to really put the emotion of the music and lyrics into the choreography. Hip hop danced in a suit seems odd...but they are doing a fabulous job with it. Not only are they really getting the moves down, but they are seriously delivering on the emotion of the piece. Fantastic. And Chelsie? Who saw this coming from her? Not me. I had huge expectations for him, and I expected her to do well...but she did really amazingly well. Oh yeah...and I LOVE Adam Shankman.
Katee and Joshua - Samba (Tony and Melanie) - Joshua looked scared when they got the samba. He was still scared when he got to rehearsal. LOL. Wow. Joshua!!! Who saw this coming from him???? (Did you all SEE his ass and thighs??? Holy shit, that's hot.) He is such a good dancer. And Katee is seriously playing the sexy seductress part so well that she ws worried about. Crazy routine, and performed crazy well. I am in love with them. I could watch them dance all day.
So...my top 3? Katee and Joshua, Mark and Chelsie, and a tie between Kherington and Twitch and Courtney and Gev.
My bottom 3? Chelsea and Thayne, Comfort and Chris...and ??? I guess Jessica and Will, but really only because I'm not a fan of disco. Their performance isn't one that stood out to me as either really good, or as really bad.
I'll post video as soon as I find it.
Kherington and Twitch - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon) - I have high hopes for Twitch in this one. They are apparently going on a prison break, according to the choreographers. This is a different type of routine from what we saw from Tabitha and Napoleon the first week...not as lyrical, but still, it tells a story. I would have liked to see them both give a little bit more with it, push a little bit harder. But honestly, I really thought they did a good job with it overall. They were well synchronized, and Kherington upped her game quite a bit I thought. They hit it! Should be, I hope, enough to get them through tomorrow night, even though they went first.
Courtney and Gev - Rumba (Tony and Melanie) - Gev cleans up good! LOL. She looks amazing too. Really great opening, and Courtney recovered really well from her shoe getting stuck on her dress. Nice hip action from them both throughout, and I think they managed to play the part nicely. They were definitely both in the character of the dance the entire time, and they had a great connection with each other. I think they handled the choreography that Tony and Melanie threw at them quite nicely. And Gev is so cute with his little crush on her. The comparison that Nigel made between Gev and Dominic from last season is right on the money. And Nigel needs to leave Adam alone! He gives great, constructive advice! Ugh.
Comfort and Chris - Jazz (Tyce Diorio) - Tyce designed an African jazz piece for them, so no jazz hands tonight. And they're dancing to Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson...definitely interesting. I really do love Tyce's choreography here, but I'm not so sure they did it like I would have wanted to see it. They just didn't give it as much as there should have been. Like Nigel said, with the drumbeats from the music, it should have been more - punchy, I guess. Their energy just wasn't quite right for this piece. They should have been larger than life in this one, and they were completely average.
Jessica and Will - Disco (Doriana Sanchez) - Ugh. Do we really need another disco routine on this show? I am so over disco, and I am so over Doriana's choreography that is only about tricks and lifts. Disco was over in 1980...28 years ago. They did fine. Will's a star. Jessica is okay. Great lifts. Great tricks. No real dance in between the lifts and tricks, as expected with the choreography that Doriana always gives. Nothing spectacular. Moving on.
Kourtni and Matt - Contemporary (Sonya Tayeh) - I've never seen anything choreographed by Sonya, but I've heard she's really interesting. It's about comic book characters, so I'm already drawn in. It could be really playful and fun. I really like that at some points in this routine, we really get a feel for just how tall and long Matt is. He's got great extension. And I really think I kinda like Sonya's choreography! Very interesting, very different, and very quirky. Lots of fun. And I really enjoyed it. Oh yeah, and they danced it fabulously.
Chelsea and Thayne - Quickstep (Heather Smith) - Thayne's personality is really starting to grate on my last nerve. He just needs to tone it down some. He's trying too freaking hard. Is Chelsea trying to lead him? Sometimes it looks like she's trying to take over a bit. And she still looks incredibly uncomfortable in heels. Thayne needs to lose permagrin, and focus more on getting all of his steps right. This could have been a fabulous quickstep, but it is really falling flat for me. The energy just felt awkward for it. They are in trouble again this week, I'm fairly positive.
Chelsie and Mark - Hip Hop (Tabitha and Napoleon) - Okay, I've got to say...I'm dying to see Mark do hip hop. Why? Because he will probably bring his quirky energy to this in a way that we have never seen in hip hop. I have very high expectations for this routine. I hope they don't disappoint me. I really love that Tabitha and Napoleon give the dancers characters to play, and that they try to really put the emotion of the music and lyrics into the choreography. Hip hop danced in a suit seems odd...but they are doing a fabulous job with it. Not only are they really getting the moves down, but they are seriously delivering on the emotion of the piece. Fantastic. And Chelsie? Who saw this coming from her? Not me. I had huge expectations for him, and I expected her to do well...but she did really amazingly well. Oh yeah...and I LOVE Adam Shankman.
Katee and Joshua - Samba (Tony and Melanie) - Joshua looked scared when they got the samba. He was still scared when he got to rehearsal. LOL. Wow. Joshua!!! Who saw this coming from him???? (Did you all SEE his ass and thighs??? Holy shit, that's hot.) He is such a good dancer. And Katee is seriously playing the sexy seductress part so well that she ws worried about. Crazy routine, and performed crazy well. I am in love with them. I could watch them dance all day.
So...my top 3? Katee and Joshua, Mark and Chelsie, and a tie between Kherington and Twitch and Courtney and Gev.
My bottom 3? Chelsea and Thayne, Comfort and Chris...and ??? I guess Jessica and Will, but really only because I'm not a fan of disco. Their performance isn't one that stood out to me as either really good, or as really bad.
I'll post video as soon as I find it.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
SYTYCD Top 18 - Video
EDIT: All videos updated now.
Chelsea and Thayne - Jazz choreographed by Mandy Moore
Chelsie and Mark - Argentine Tango choreographed by Alex de Silva
Jessica and Will - Hip Hop choreographed by Cicily and Olisa
Kourtni and Matt - Foxtrot choreographed by Jean-Marc Genereaux
Courtney and Gev - Contemporary choreographed by Mandy Moore
Katee and Joshua - Broadway choreographed by Tyce Diorio
Susie and Marquis - Salsa choreographed by Alex de Silva
Kherington and Twitch - Viennese Waltz choreographed by Jean-Marc Genereaux
Comfort and Chris - Krump choreographed by Lil C
Chelsea and Thayne - Jazz choreographed by Mandy Moore
Chelsie and Mark - Argentine Tango choreographed by Alex de Silva
Jessica and Will - Hip Hop choreographed by Cicily and Olisa
Kourtni and Matt - Foxtrot choreographed by Jean-Marc Genereaux
Courtney and Gev - Contemporary choreographed by Mandy Moore
Katee and Joshua - Broadway choreographed by Tyce Diorio
Susie and Marquis - Salsa choreographed by Alex de Silva
Kherington and Twitch - Viennese Waltz choreographed by Jean-Marc Genereaux
Comfort and Chris - Krump choreographed by Lil C
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
SYTYCD Top 18 - Commentary
Chelsea and Thayne - Jazz (Mandy Moore) - Um...interesting costumes. I really like the choreography that Mandy gave them, and I feel like the characters gave them a great excuse to really throw themselves into the performance and lose their inhibitions, but I don't think they accomplished that at all. It was okay, but they didn't give it everything they had, and it made the entire routine very lackluster. They felt...disconnected...not only from the performance, but from each other.
Chelsie and Mark - Argentine Tango (Alex de Silva) - Mark likes "meaty" dancing. LOL. Great choreography, amazing chemistry between the two, their intensity (especially Mark's) is off the charts. And who woulda thunk that a guy like him who is so out in left field as far as his own personal dance style could dance such a difficult and intricate tango as this, and pull it off like he does this every day? Wow. He seriously impressed me with that. I like them more and more, the more I see of them. They are one of my favorite couples, easily. And Nigel, I'm sorry, but I don't think Chelsie is capable of "sleazy"...she is adorable, but it's just not gonna happen.
Jessica and Will - Hip Hop (Cicily and Olisa) - Did we really need to bring this choreography team back? Sorry...not much of a fan of their work. Will is hitting it really hard, but I can't tell that Jessica is hitting anything. She is holding on to her lyrical personal dance style way too much, and is just not believable doing hip hop. Will looks like a natural at this style though. I think he may have taken classes with Debbie Allen in a lot of styles, so there is likely a whole lot that we still have to see from him. Nigel seems desperate to keep this pair out of the bottom three a second week in a row, because I would imagine he doesn't want to see Will there again...but frankly, he is so far better than Jessica, that she needs to go home. She is holding him back. Sorry if you are a fan of hers, but it's the truth. So I feel like Nigel went a bit light on her in hopes to save them from B3 hell.
Kourtni and Matt - Foxtrot (Jean-Marc Genereaux) - I actually think this is a great choice of dance style for Matt, to be able to show some personality. Jean-Marc did a wonderful job with the choreography. They are doing so much better than last week, its a bit unreal. I think being in the B3 last week really lit a fire under them both, and they are engaging with the dance, and with each other. Nice lifts, great energy, decent footwork...overall, a really nice job. Again, I've got to disagree with Nigel a bit, as far as not finding them believable in their performance. Last week, I didn't buy either of them. This week, I believed the whole thing.
Courtney and Gev - Contemporary (Mandy Moore) - I don't know that I've ever seen a Mandy Moore contemporary routine (at least not one that I remember), so this will be interesting for me. I think Gev has a little bit of a crush. LOL. I really love the opening to the piece, with them just laying down/sitting on the floor of the stage. Mandy choreographed some gorgeous lifts for them, that really fit well with the piece as a whole. I actually really am loving this. Gev is surprisingly really great at the contemporary styling of the piece. He is more than holding his own with her, and he definitely redeemed himself from the "Disco Duck" comment from Nigel last week. I don't see the jazz styling that Mia sees from Courtney. Not sure where that is coming from.
Katee and Joshua - Broadway (Tyce Diorio) - GREAT choreography from Tyce. I am in love with this, and even more because they are performing the heck out of it. That backflip from Joshua was seriously amazing. Tyce really put stuff in here that I'm not sure any of the guys this season but Joshua could pull off. And their personalities? Wow. Beautiful dancing tonight, again. These two are also officially amongst my favorite couples. That was so much fun. Not only was it fun, but it was really danced very well. I still am surprised at how much I'm liking Katee, too, because I really did not like her that much in her audition, and I was seriously turned off by her when they were selecting the Top 20. I love them both. And their partnership is on fire.
Susie and Marquis - Salsa (Alex de Silva) - This should be right up Susie's alley, since she is supposedly a salsa dancer. Ouch. Alex called her a "street dancer," not a salsa dancer. Sadly, I think he is right. Marquis is outdancing her in her own style, and frankly he isn't doing that well. She is doing the moves, but there is nothing behind them. I am very underwhelmed by her. Alex put some really interesting lifts and tricks in this one, and she totally should have shined in it. I'm not really impressed though. There is no connection to each other, little connection to the dance...it's just not right.
Kherington and Twitch - Viennese Waltz (Jean-Marc Genereaux) - Jean-Marc choreographed this piece for not only Twitchington, but really for his daughter. He nearly had me crying before they started dancing. Wow. I've got chills watching them...Twitch is so smooth and elegant out there, and Kherington's lines are beyond gorgeous. And yes, if you were wondering, they are also amongst my favorite couples at this point. I love that Twitch is really able to dance in these styles that are so completely different from hip hop and popping, and make them look RIGHT. That was beautiful. I really don't know what Mia is talking about with the smiling being too glossy for the piece. Nigel has it right. The piece was about uplifting Jean-Marc's daughter, not about depicting the struggles she is living with...her smile is perfect for that. Kherington's smile felt very real and full of life and love.
Comfort and Chris - Krump (Lil C) - Should be interesting for Chris. And he actually seems to be somewhat hanging with Comfort on this one. But you know, I honestly want more from her. I want her to blow me away with this, and she isn't. It's not quite as disappointing to me as Susie doing salsa, but she just isn't exciting me on this routine. It's not horrible...but they weren't great either. They were just okay. But still, Chris was much better at krumping than I think anyone ever expected him to be.
My top 3: Kherington and Twitch, Katee and Joshua, and Chelsie and Mark.
Honorable Mention goes to Courtney and Gev.
My bottom 3: Susie and Marquis, Chelsea and Thayne, and Comfort and Chris.
Video soon...waiting on someone to upload to youtube.
Chelsie and Mark - Argentine Tango (Alex de Silva) - Mark likes "meaty" dancing. LOL. Great choreography, amazing chemistry between the two, their intensity (especially Mark's) is off the charts. And who woulda thunk that a guy like him who is so out in left field as far as his own personal dance style could dance such a difficult and intricate tango as this, and pull it off like he does this every day? Wow. He seriously impressed me with that. I like them more and more, the more I see of them. They are one of my favorite couples, easily. And Nigel, I'm sorry, but I don't think Chelsie is capable of "sleazy"...she is adorable, but it's just not gonna happen.
Jessica and Will - Hip Hop (Cicily and Olisa) - Did we really need to bring this choreography team back? Sorry...not much of a fan of their work. Will is hitting it really hard, but I can't tell that Jessica is hitting anything. She is holding on to her lyrical personal dance style way too much, and is just not believable doing hip hop. Will looks like a natural at this style though. I think he may have taken classes with Debbie Allen in a lot of styles, so there is likely a whole lot that we still have to see from him. Nigel seems desperate to keep this pair out of the bottom three a second week in a row, because I would imagine he doesn't want to see Will there again...but frankly, he is so far better than Jessica, that she needs to go home. She is holding him back. Sorry if you are a fan of hers, but it's the truth. So I feel like Nigel went a bit light on her in hopes to save them from B3 hell.
Kourtni and Matt - Foxtrot (Jean-Marc Genereaux) - I actually think this is a great choice of dance style for Matt, to be able to show some personality. Jean-Marc did a wonderful job with the choreography. They are doing so much better than last week, its a bit unreal. I think being in the B3 last week really lit a fire under them both, and they are engaging with the dance, and with each other. Nice lifts, great energy, decent footwork...overall, a really nice job. Again, I've got to disagree with Nigel a bit, as far as not finding them believable in their performance. Last week, I didn't buy either of them. This week, I believed the whole thing.
Courtney and Gev - Contemporary (Mandy Moore) - I don't know that I've ever seen a Mandy Moore contemporary routine (at least not one that I remember), so this will be interesting for me. I think Gev has a little bit of a crush. LOL. I really love the opening to the piece, with them just laying down/sitting on the floor of the stage. Mandy choreographed some gorgeous lifts for them, that really fit well with the piece as a whole. I actually really am loving this. Gev is surprisingly really great at the contemporary styling of the piece. He is more than holding his own with her, and he definitely redeemed himself from the "Disco Duck" comment from Nigel last week. I don't see the jazz styling that Mia sees from Courtney. Not sure where that is coming from.
Katee and Joshua - Broadway (Tyce Diorio) - GREAT choreography from Tyce. I am in love with this, and even more because they are performing the heck out of it. That backflip from Joshua was seriously amazing. Tyce really put stuff in here that I'm not sure any of the guys this season but Joshua could pull off. And their personalities? Wow. Beautiful dancing tonight, again. These two are also officially amongst my favorite couples. That was so much fun. Not only was it fun, but it was really danced very well. I still am surprised at how much I'm liking Katee, too, because I really did not like her that much in her audition, and I was seriously turned off by her when they were selecting the Top 20. I love them both. And their partnership is on fire.
Susie and Marquis - Salsa (Alex de Silva) - This should be right up Susie's alley, since she is supposedly a salsa dancer. Ouch. Alex called her a "street dancer," not a salsa dancer. Sadly, I think he is right. Marquis is outdancing her in her own style, and frankly he isn't doing that well. She is doing the moves, but there is nothing behind them. I am very underwhelmed by her. Alex put some really interesting lifts and tricks in this one, and she totally should have shined in it. I'm not really impressed though. There is no connection to each other, little connection to the dance...it's just not right.
Kherington and Twitch - Viennese Waltz (Jean-Marc Genereaux) - Jean-Marc choreographed this piece for not only Twitchington, but really for his daughter. He nearly had me crying before they started dancing. Wow. I've got chills watching them...Twitch is so smooth and elegant out there, and Kherington's lines are beyond gorgeous. And yes, if you were wondering, they are also amongst my favorite couples at this point. I love that Twitch is really able to dance in these styles that are so completely different from hip hop and popping, and make them look RIGHT. That was beautiful. I really don't know what Mia is talking about with the smiling being too glossy for the piece. Nigel has it right. The piece was about uplifting Jean-Marc's daughter, not about depicting the struggles she is living with...her smile is perfect for that. Kherington's smile felt very real and full of life and love.
Comfort and Chris - Krump (Lil C) - Should be interesting for Chris. And he actually seems to be somewhat hanging with Comfort on this one. But you know, I honestly want more from her. I want her to blow me away with this, and she isn't. It's not quite as disappointing to me as Susie doing salsa, but she just isn't exciting me on this routine. It's not horrible...but they weren't great either. They were just okay. But still, Chris was much better at krumping than I think anyone ever expected him to be.
My top 3: Kherington and Twitch, Katee and Joshua, and Chelsie and Mark.
Honorable Mention goes to Courtney and Gev.
My bottom 3: Susie and Marquis, Chelsea and Thayne, and Comfort and Chris.
Video soon...waiting on someone to upload to youtube.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
SYTYCD - Top 20 - Video
Rayven and Jamie - Hip Hop
Susie and Marquis - Smooth Waltz
Kourtni and Matt - Jazz
Chelsea and Thayne - ChaCha
Chelsie and Mark - Contemporary
Kherington and Twitch (Twitchington) - Broadway
Katee and Joshua - Hip Hop
Comfort and Chris - Jive
Jessica and Will - Tango
Courtney and Gev - Disco
Susie and Marquis - Smooth Waltz
Kourtni and Matt - Jazz
Chelsea and Thayne - ChaCha
Chelsie and Mark - Contemporary
Kherington and Twitch (Twitchington) - Broadway
Katee and Joshua - Hip Hop
Comfort and Chris - Jive
Jessica and Will - Tango
Courtney and Gev - Disco
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
SYTYCD - Top 20 - Commentary
Rayven and Jamie – Hip Hop – really cute. Not the hardest hitting hip hop routine, but I really kind of liked the vibe of it. It really wasn’t something that blew me away at all though. Hmmmm…Will I remember this one after seeing nine other routines? Probably not so much.
Susie and Marquis – Smooth Waltz – He hits some beautiful lines, but his posture seems off in hold. Those lifts seemed off too. I’m just not sure about her still. Kind of a boring dance for the first night. I don’t think I’ll remember them by the end of the two hours.
Kourtni and Matt – Jazz – I really like her, and I really wanted to like this routine, but I’m not sure about it. It felt really uptight, and jazz dancing should be a bit more loose and free flowing. I just wanted more from them. Seems to be a running theme so far for the night. (And who woulda thunk I would be agreeing with Dan Karaty so much tonight??? I’m baffled…)
Chelsea and Thayne – ChaCha – Technically very good…but I kept wishing that Thayne would get down and dirty a little more. She seemed to really get the vibe of the dance, and he seemed to have the technique down but not the vibe. Overall though, I think that they are the best so far tonight.
Chelsie and Mark – Contemporary – really interesting choreography by Mia, again. I really think they did well with it, but it was sometimes difficult to tell because of the way her dress moved around, but I actually really loved what we could tell there. The concept of the dance was fabulous. I’m in love with so many of Mark’s quirks…they may not be technically great, but they are interesting and unique. This was the first truly memorable performance of the night.
Kherington and Twitch – Broadway – Twitchington…LMAO. I think this was a great number for the two of them to start out with, and I think they did a fabulous job with it. It really was a perfect fit for their personalities. I think they will easily be one of my favorite couples this season…they are both so engaging and energetic. I really, really liked this. Another memorable performance. Looks like they’re finally turning it on. I hope that the rest of the night is following the lines of these last couple of performances.
Comfort and Chris – Jive – They seemed to be on at different times…sometimes she really shone, and at other times he did, but never at the same time, to me. I thought he was the better of the pair though, at really getting the feel of the jive. Pretty decent, but not great. She is adorable though. I really like her. Oh yeah, and Nigel doing her accent? HEE!!! And yet again…(I am so at a loss about this happening)…Dan was right on the money. Oy, what is this world coming to?
Katee and Joshua – Hip Hop – Definitely the better hip hop routine of the night. Much more hard hitting, but still with a romantic twist, and a bit of a soft side. I really, really liked that. Awesome choreography, great story line, and it was really memorable. They did really, really good. They were perfectly in sync when they should be, and their solo stuff was all really intriguing too. I was really impressed by them both, and that surprises me about Katee, because I never liked anything that I saw of her before tonight.
Jessica and Will – Tango – Their chemistry is really, really great. Will’s feet seemed a bit off to me though? Not sure. I loved his carriage and posture, but I thought she didn’t really pull it all off. I’m not thrilled with her lines. He definitely stole the show on this tango. I’m not so sure that they are the “couple to beat” like Mary thinks. He might be…not sure about her.
Courtney and Gev – Disco – Good, fun, playful…nice lifts. Disco is not my thing, especially the way Doriana choreographs it. I thought Nigel was a bit harsh on them, actually. It’s not one that is going to stand out to me as one of the best of the night, but it wasn’t the worst either. Evs.
So…best of the night for me? Twitchington, Katee and Joshua, Chelsea and Mark.
Susie and Marquis – Smooth Waltz – He hits some beautiful lines, but his posture seems off in hold. Those lifts seemed off too. I’m just not sure about her still. Kind of a boring dance for the first night. I don’t think I’ll remember them by the end of the two hours.
Kourtni and Matt – Jazz – I really like her, and I really wanted to like this routine, but I’m not sure about it. It felt really uptight, and jazz dancing should be a bit more loose and free flowing. I just wanted more from them. Seems to be a running theme so far for the night. (And who woulda thunk I would be agreeing with Dan Karaty so much tonight??? I’m baffled…)
Chelsea and Thayne – ChaCha – Technically very good…but I kept wishing that Thayne would get down and dirty a little more. She seemed to really get the vibe of the dance, and he seemed to have the technique down but not the vibe. Overall though, I think that they are the best so far tonight.
Chelsie and Mark – Contemporary – really interesting choreography by Mia, again. I really think they did well with it, but it was sometimes difficult to tell because of the way her dress moved around, but I actually really loved what we could tell there. The concept of the dance was fabulous. I’m in love with so many of Mark’s quirks…they may not be technically great, but they are interesting and unique. This was the first truly memorable performance of the night.
Kherington and Twitch – Broadway – Twitchington…LMAO. I think this was a great number for the two of them to start out with, and I think they did a fabulous job with it. It really was a perfect fit for their personalities. I think they will easily be one of my favorite couples this season…they are both so engaging and energetic. I really, really liked this. Another memorable performance. Looks like they’re finally turning it on. I hope that the rest of the night is following the lines of these last couple of performances.
Comfort and Chris – Jive – They seemed to be on at different times…sometimes she really shone, and at other times he did, but never at the same time, to me. I thought he was the better of the pair though, at really getting the feel of the jive. Pretty decent, but not great. She is adorable though. I really like her. Oh yeah, and Nigel doing her accent? HEE!!! And yet again…(I am so at a loss about this happening)…Dan was right on the money. Oy, what is this world coming to?
Katee and Joshua – Hip Hop – Definitely the better hip hop routine of the night. Much more hard hitting, but still with a romantic twist, and a bit of a soft side. I really, really liked that. Awesome choreography, great story line, and it was really memorable. They did really, really good. They were perfectly in sync when they should be, and their solo stuff was all really intriguing too. I was really impressed by them both, and that surprises me about Katee, because I never liked anything that I saw of her before tonight.
Jessica and Will – Tango – Their chemistry is really, really great. Will’s feet seemed a bit off to me though? Not sure. I loved his carriage and posture, but I thought she didn’t really pull it all off. I’m not thrilled with her lines. He definitely stole the show on this tango. I’m not so sure that they are the “couple to beat” like Mary thinks. He might be…not sure about her.
Courtney and Gev – Disco – Good, fun, playful…nice lifts. Disco is not my thing, especially the way Doriana choreographs it. I thought Nigel was a bit harsh on them, actually. It’s not one that is going to stand out to me as one of the best of the night, but it wasn’t the worst either. Evs.
So…best of the night for me? Twitchington, Katee and Joshua, Chelsea and Mark.
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