SYTYCD - Top 8 - Results

The night started off with a group performance choreographed by Chuck Maldonado.



We then learned which dancers were in the Bottom 2 Guys and the Bottom 2 Girls: Will, Twitch, Comfort, and Courtney. I think everyone was shocked that Mark was safe. He was in the Bottom 2 last week, and he arguably had the weakest performance of all the guys on Wednesday night, with his Foxtrot. I'm not upset that he was safe...I love him! He is fabulous!!! For me, it's not just about technical skill, it's about who moves me, who makes me feel something. Mark consistently has done that. Very cool that he was safe.

Each of those dancers then performed yet another solo, just because.

Comfort


Will


Courtney


Twitch


And then Cat revealed with of those dancers would be leaving the competition: Comfort and Will. So, maybe this time, Comfort is leaving the competition IV REAL. Here's hoping that happens, at the very least. Tonight was a tough one for me, as far as the guys are concerned. I have genuinely enjoyed all of the guys who were in the Top 5 guys, and it is only going to get tougher each week. I think I have finally figured out that my overall favorite throughout the whole competition has been Twitch. I think he is fabulous. And he's been a favorite for me since before the season started...since Vegas week of last year! So seeing him in the Bottom 2 with Will (who is easily the best technical dancer on the show) was a tough one. I was biting my fingernails with nervousness for Twitch. Granted, it seems that the voters have been in agreement with me about Will...fabulous dancing, but lacking that little something extra that makes you just LOVE to watch him. He has shown that he is extremely creative and diverse in his solos - no two have been even similar, let alone exactly alike (like all of Comfort's solos). And frankly, his solos make me take notice, make me feel something, make me love him. They have since his very first audition! But there have only been a couple of his partner routines that have done the same. Something is lacking there, and we can no longer blame it on Jessica!

Anyways, Twitch is safe for another week! Thank you!!!

So far, since we were down to the Top 6 guys, they have been going home in the order that I had worked out in my head fairly early on in the season. Thayne, then Gev, then Will...leaving Twitch, Joshua, and Mark. I have a bad feeling in my mouth that it is going to continue in the order I had in my head earlier too...Twitch, then Mark, then Joshua will win. Not that I don't think Joshua will make a great winner! He will! I still love him, and Mark too. I've just gotten to the point that none of the dancers are above Twitch when it comes to my personal favorites. *sigh*

This next week is going to be another tough one for me. I think regardless of which one of Joshua and Twitch goes home...it will be one of them. They are both fabulous, but I think they are splitting a fanbase, at least to an extent. One of them has to go home if the other one is going to have a chance to beat Mark in the finale.

And yeah, I realize I am talking an awful lot about the remaining guys and not so much about the remaining girls. The girls this season, for the most part, haven't done much for me. My early favorites were Kherington, Chelsie, and Katee. Kherington has been eliminated. Chelsie has seemed to kind of flatline for me - she doesn't seem to be improving each week, so she is still at the same place I feel like she was at the beginning of the show. I want more from her. I want her to wow me again, and frankly, she hasn't in a long time. And her solos? Ugh. She needs to work on her solos in a big way. I realize it is difficult for a latin/ballroom dancer to dance a solo, but there have been many who have done it on this show in the past, and who have danced better solos than what she is doing. She needs to step up her game! I don't feel like she is as good a ballroom dancer as Heidi, Lacey, or Anya from previous seasons. And while she has proven to be versatile, she isn't making me love her as much as I loved some of them. And then we come to Katee. I still love Katee...she is a fabulous dancer, and she hasn't let me down a single time. My only concern for her is that I just don't think she has a chance to beat any of the guys. Nothing against her at all...I just think the guys are more unique, more interesting dancers...even if they aren't as technically good as Katee, and even if they have each screwed up a time or two in their routines. With Katee, I feel like she is incapable of messing up. I expect perfection (or near perfection) from her. I guess it might have something to do with those expectations. I don't expect Joshua to be able to dance a samba. I don't expect Twitch to be able to dance a contemporary. I don't expect Mark to be able to dance a hip hop. So when they do, and do it well, it seems better than when Katee dances anything, which I expect her to be able to do well, and then does it extremely well. Probably not fair, I realize. But that seems to be how it is for me.

More next week!

SYTYCD - Top 10 - Results

I'll add videos as they are uploaded to Youtube. UPDATE: All videos are up now.

Tonight was a sad night for me. Losing any of the 5 guys in the Top 10 is heartbreaking, because I truly love to watch all of them dance. I want to see more from each of them!!! I can't get enough. And I enjoy most of the girls that are left, too.

The night started with a Bollywood styled group number.



Cat Deeley announced that So You Think You Can Dance was nominated for 4 Emmys: Wade Robson, Shane Sparks, Mandy Moore, and the makeup artists were each nominated for an award! Congratulations and good luck.

The Top 5 girls all came back out to dance a Mia Michaels contemporary routine.



We then learned that Comfort and Kherington made up the Bottom 2 from the girls, and they would each dance another solo for us tonight, though it would not determine which one was eliminated.

Then, the Top 5 guys came back out to dance a number choreographed by a "mystery" choreographer, otherwise known as Mr. Nigel Lythgoe. This is the first time I've seen anything he's choreographed! It's about time, Nigel. I'm sure he couldn't resist working with such an extremely talented group of guys.



After their dance, we learned that Mark and Gev were the Bottom 2 guys. Like the Bottom 2 girls, they would each get the opportunity to dance one more solo for the audience.

Comfort's Solo


Mark's Solo


Kherington's Solo


Gev's Solo


Kherington and Gev were eliminated. I was not surprised about Gev. To me, he was the most likely choice for the first of the Hip Hop/B-Boy guys to leave. While he is FABULOUS at his own style, he hasn't had as smooth a transition into the other styles as Joshua and Twitch seem to have had, and he also has seemingly had a smaller fanbase than either of those two. I was prepared for his departure. I was not prepared for Kherington to leave. I know some are turned off by her smile, and I know she didn't have the best night last night. Frankly, her solo last night was weak as well. But she has had a really strong run, up until last night, at least in my opinion. I wasn't surprised to see her in the Bottom 2, but I was certain that voters would send Comfort home again. To me, the other girls pretty much had a free ride this week. I was wrong. And I am sad.

SYTYCD - Top 12 - Results

Last night, we discovered which dancers would become the Top 10 and head out on tour. The Top 12 danced a hip hop number together, choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon.



To start the night off, we learned that Phillip Chbeeb has agreed to participate in a Dance-Off with Robert Muraine! Too freaking cool. I can't wait for that. Comfort and Thayne, Jessica and Will, and Kherington and Twitch made up the Bottom 3 couples and would each be dancing a solo to prove to the judges that they deserved to stay. But, before they got to do their solos, three dancers from the Alvin Ailey Dance Company performed. They were AWESOME!



Comfort:


Thayne:


Jessica:


Will:


Kherington:


Twitch:


In an elimination that likely suprised no one, Comfort and Thayne were both eliminated after their 4th consecutive trips to the Bottom 3. The judges said they wished they could could have kept Thayne and lost two girls (meaning Jessica would have been eliminated in addition to Comfort), and I couldn't agree more. Sadly, the format of the show requires an even number of guys/girls each week so that wasn't possible. I have a strong feeling that Thayne will be one of the alternates on tour though, so I'm sure we haven't seen the last of him. He has really, seriously grown on me over the last few weeks. I don't think he is as explosive a dancer as the rest of the guys in the Top 5 (did y'all SEE Will and Twitch's solos last night??!?!?!?!!?!), but he is a really beautiful dancer, regardless of his permagrin.

SYTYCD - Top 14 - Results

The night started off with a fabulous Broadway group routine choreographed by Tyce Diorio to Money, Money. Pure awesomeness.



The Bottom 3 couples were Kourtni and Matt, Comfort and Thayne, and Courtney and Gev. I was a little bit surprised that Comfort and Thayne, and Courtney and Gev were both in the Bottom three, yet Will and Jessica were not. Oh well. Maybe I should vote.

Anyways, each of those six dancers performed a solo routine for the judges.

Kourtni:


Matt:


Courtney:


Gev:


Comfort:


Thayne:


Also, Robert Muraine (the amazing popper who made it to Vegas only to quit) was back! He performed yet another awesome solo for us...and there may be a dance-off between him and Phillip Chbeeb on the finale! Squeep!!!



After it was all said and done, Kourtni and Matt were both sent home.

SYTYCD - Top 16 - Results

The show started out with a Mia Michaels group routine that seriously made me think it was a Wade Robson routine. Lots of fun. I love to go on trips into Mia's mind.



We then learned that the bottom 3 couples were Thayne and Chelsea, Chris and Comfort, and Kourtni and Matt. I was a bit surprised to see Kourtni and Matt in the Bottom 3 instead of Jessica and Will. Oh well. Each of those 6 dancers performed a solo.

Chelsea:


Thayne:


Comfort:


Chris:


Kourtni:


Matt:


We were also treated to a performance by the dance group Quest, with Dominic and Hok from last season (and some guy named Ryan, supposedly from Season 1 - the only season I haven't seen). They were tons of fun!



EDIT: Quest video replaced with better quality! Enjoy.

And while the judges were deliberating about who would leave the competition, American Idol's Jordin Sparks performed her new solo, One Step at a Time. She really needs a new stylist. Ugh.



At the end of all of that, Chelsea and Chris got the boot. Which means, for the first time in Season 4, we will get a new pairing for next week of Comfort and Thayne. Maybe Comfort can slap the shit out of Thayne and wipe the permagrin off of his face. I'm not holding my breath on that one though, or on the two of them managing to stay out of the B3 next week. We'll see.

SYTYCD Top 18 - Results

The night started off with a group number choreographed by Shane Sparks. AWESOMENESS. Shane, if you see this, please come back and choreograph some routines for the kids again. You are a force in this world, and a huge loss to the show.



The Bottom 3 couples were Chelsea and Thayne, Susie and Marquis, and Comfort and Chris. No big surprises there based on the performances. Each of those six danced a solo.

Chelsea:


Thayne:


Susie:


Marquis:


Comfort:


Chris:


Susie and Marquis were eliminated. I really was not surprised at all about Susie's elimination, but I actually really disagree with the judges on Marquis's being cut. I thought his solo was actually the strongest out of the three, but they thought that it was too many tricks, too little dance. Even on rewatching it, yes, he had a lot of tricks in there...GREAT tricks...but there was also a lot of dancing that connected the tricks together. I think they got this one wrong.