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Eleven have been chosen……they have left home and family on a quest……..along the way they will face challenges unlike any other……Nigel’s disgusting boners………Adam’s tears and possible man love……Mary’s screaming Mia’s granola crunchiness and assorted backhanded compliments…..some will rise to the top…….others will fall. But in the end.
There can be only one.
Okay, I know, there can really be six, errr, seven. Welcome! To So You Think You Can Dance (dance……..dance)!
Continuing the tradition started last year, tonight’s show will be a performance show with no eliminations so that the top eleven can have a chance to show us their stuff before working for our votes next week.
But before we get started on tonight’s performances, we have to take a quick look at Cat’s outfit. She seems to have created a new style of clothing.
I predict the hippie-flapper look will be all the rage by 2020!
Let’s start off with a group number, shall we? This one is danced to “Fame” by David Bowie (LOVE) and choreographed by Wade and Amanda Robson.
Ummm……I am so happy right now. You all know how much I love Wade, right? Well, this definitely isn’t his strongest piece of all time, but I loved it anyway. I really liked how he played with the two groups: All Stars and contestants. I am in my happy place right now.
Cat says if we’ve been watching the auditions we already know who the top eleven are, but who are the All Stars? According to Cat they are the most popular dancers to ever appear on the show. Lies!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know of a couple at least that happen to be some of the most UNPOPULAR dancers to have been on the show.
Alright, I lied. What’re you gonna do about it?
Oh, Cat. I am so disappointed in you. Cat reminds us that they’ve changed the format this year. Each week a newbie will be paired with an All Star, then we’ll (you’ll) vote and the bottom dancers will be up for elimination.
She also wants us to know they’re in Hi Def now so you can get super nauseous from all that horrible camera work instead of only slightly green about the gills. Yay HD!
At the judges table this season will be Adam Shankman, Mia Michaels and Nigel Lythgoe. Yep, Mia’s back and Mary’s out. My eardrums thank whoever made that decision.
Nanny nanny boo boo.
First to dance will be Lauren Froderman and Kent Boyd. But before we get to any dancing, Cat tells us they have given each of the contestants eleven seconds (get it? eleven?) to tell us what they think we should know about them. Ready? Set? Go!
I’m Lauren Froderman, I’m sexy! I’m cute! I’m popular to boot. I’m bitchin, great hair, I like to stick my ass in the air!
Also, she’s from Phoenix, just graduated from high school and is ready to take on the world and So You Think You Can Dance. Lauren runs out of time before she can share anything else with us.
What will Kent tell us in his eleven seconds?
Awwww, shucks. Golly Gee Willikers. Baby Jesus.
Also? Kent’s single.
Their All Stars?
Purrrrrrrrrrr
Love her!
They will be performing a jazz piece choreographed by Travis Wall.
Wow. Mark and Kathryn totally dominated in that routine. And herein lies a big issue I have with bringing in these All Stars. With some of them (like Mark, Kathryn, Pasha and others) I just know that my eye is going to be inevitably drawn to them. And the performances should not be about them.
Ugh. At the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter what I think because the changes are already there; I’m just going to have to deal with it. I just really think this season’s contestants are getting shortchanged a little bit.
As far as the number goes, I really liked it. It was something unexpected from Travis. In fact, I would have thought it was choreographed by Sonya had Cat not told us that Travis created it.
Cat tells Travis they’re all so proud of him, and he says it’s crazy to him because four years ago he was the one up there dancing on that stage.
I like Travis a lot. I loved him on his season (he should have won, dammit), and I think he’s done some really good pieces for this show. I like that we’re watching him grow as a choreographer. He tells Cat this piece is set in 1920′s Paris, and it’s about the dark and twisted people that come out at night to celebrate the fall of an empire.
We don’t have time for that though because Cat wants to know if it’s true that Kent is single. Yeeeeeah. Ideal woman? “Someone like my mom. Or Beyonce.” Uh. Okay. I like you kid but please don’t fuck that up this early in the season.
Cat wants to know what Adam thought of the routine. Okay, he’ll tell you, but first he has to say a couple of things. He tells Nigel it’s good to be back, welcomes Mia back to the show, and tells Travis how proud they all are of him. Only he goes on for longer and makes my fingers want to mute his ass.
And then he stands up and shouts out a big “YES!” for Kent and Lauren. He thinks Kent is going to get a lot of votes, and that Lauren was amazing in Vegas and is still amazing now. He does not address the fact that the All Stars outshone them in this routine. Whatever.
Up next are Alexie Agdeppa and Melinda Sullivan. What do we need to know about them?
I tried out four times and I was a Laker Girl! And I’ve tried to get on the show FOUR TIMES!!!! FOUR!
I am so cool you cannot even comprehend how cool I am.
Their All Stars will be……
I saw her in Louis Van Amstel’s Ballroom With A Twist and (unsurprisingly) she was fan-fucking-tastic!
BARF. PUKE. BARF AGAIN.
Together they will be dancing a Broadway routine choreographed by Sir BitchyPants, performed to “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This” from Sweet Charity. Oh, I love this number! Let’s hope Sir BitchyPants doesn’t fuck it up completely.
Wow. I didn’t hate that number. That’s rare in a Sir BitchyPants Broadway routine. Write it down people!
Cat makes sure to tell us that this week Sir BitchyPants has worked with J Lo and Tom Cruise. Umm…..good for him? Did he also watch Katie dance horribly some more?
She asks him what it was like working with the newbies and All Stars. Absolutely fantastic. He thinks they brought such brilliant work to the stage. Sweet Charity is like a legacy…..Shirley MacLaine, Paula Kelly, and Chita Rivera. He says they’re passing on something more than just dance steps. And then I stabbed myself in the face to make it stop.
Nigel says that sometimes he couldn’t tell the difference between who was an All Star and who was a competitor, which is actually a pretty good compliment, if you agree with him. He does say that one thing that Alexie and Melinda are lacking that Allison and Lauren (BARF) have is the fire. The magic in their eyes.
Next time we’ll bring the lighter fluid and matches!
There’s only one b-boy this season, Jose Ruiz. What do we need to know about him?
What’s up? I’m Jose Ruiz. I have awesome cheekbones, and have gotten rid of the pimples that plagued me during Vegas week. I’m humble but confident, and I’m smoov and explosive so don’t stand behind me cause I will blow you away.
Jose gets three, count em, three All Stars….
Thank god he left those stupid glasses at home
Who knows just how badly you can get fucked by not getting the right partner
Oh shit. Anyone wanna guess how many minutes until he starts humping Cat’s leg?
They will be performing a hip hop number choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon. Oh, hell yes! Their music is “Din Daa Daa” by George Kranz! I love that!
Okay. You know what? I really liked that number, but I couldn’t help but ponder what Shane Sparks would have done with these four dancers. Just take a minute, think about it, and then mourn the fact that we will probably not get to see one of his routines on our televisions again. Anyone have an update on his legal issues?
Back to this routine. Tabitha and Napoleon did a fairly good job here. I just wish it had been even harder hitting. I think these guys could have delivered even more. Jose is a little rough around the edges, but he held his own here. Nice job all around.
And in no time at all….
He’s back to feeling Cat up again. I wish she would just smack him.
Tabitha tells Jose that they are so proud of him. She says it’s not easy to step on the stage with these three guys; it can be intimidating, but he didn’t let that get to him and he worked really, really hard. This performance was about initiation into the So You Think You Can Dance family, “And welcome. You have arrived.” Aww, that was sweet.
He is beaming which prompts Cat to tell him that he has the most delicious smile on the planet.
He is a cutie pie, isn’t he?
Adam has created some of the most successful hip hop movies. What did he think? Well……first of all he’s really excited to see how the whole Cat/Dominic thing plays out. Oh, come on Adam! Don’t fucking encourage him!
He thinks Jose is fantastic and he is so happy that he’s here. He tells him it’s really important for him to bring performance each and every week. He’s so proud of him as well.
Ready for some Latin flavor? I sure hope so because Cristina is up next. What does she want us to know about her?
I’m a Salsa dancer from Mexico now living in San Diego. I go to college, I work, I teach Salsa, so please stop talking about how I gave Billy Bell a nosebleed last year, okay? Is no bueno.
Are you ready for Cristina’s All Stars?
Me-YOW!
Did it just get hot in here?
They’re teaming up to perform a hot Latin number choreographed by Jason Gilkison. Make sure to have your fire extinguishers close by!
Cristina seems like a sweet girl, but she is out of her league with these two. I mean, come on! Pasha and Anya just smolder across that stage. Does anyone really stand a chance with them up there?
Of course I meant besides you, Hugh! Don’t be so insecure.
Jason admits that it’s not easy to choreograph a number for three people in ballroom, but he says when you have Pasha and Anya they are fantastic. He also gives Cristina a WOW, and calls her amazing.
Nigel says that Pasha and Anya are two of the best Latin dancers in the world, not just on So You Think You Can Dance. So for Cristina to get up there, and then he never finishes that thought because he goes off on a tangent about how Jason has his fantasies come true.
I will barf on you, Nigel.
But in case you had any gay thoughts in your mind, Nigel makes sure to say that his fantasies are not about Pasha taking his shirt off. Yes, because you never remind us of what a perv you are for the girls Nigel. Now I have to go take a shower.
Now it’s time for Alex Wong and Billy Bell to dance. Both together? Holy Shit! My brain may overload on endolphins! What do Alex and Billy want us to know about them?
I am a golden god of dance! Watch for the judges to start being assholes to me in a couple of weeks. If they call me arrogant, PottyMouth will drive to L.A. and bust a cap in someone’s ass.
I’m so good they added an extra spot for me. Suck on that, Wong!
Such a dirty mouth, Billy. Tsk, tsk. Their All Stars are is
Yay! Maybe he’ll get to do more than just lifts this time around.
These guys are dancing a contemporary piece choreographed by the great and wonderful Oz Mia. She is the only one that gets to say anything about her piece before the dancers perform. She tells us that for her right now time is a very heightened thing, and the journey of life from being a child, to a man in his prime, to an old man, it’s just a very precious thing for her right now, and that’s what this is about. Get it? Me either. Let’s go!
I really wish I could have seen this number live. Or just full on the entire time. I have a feeling that the camera work really fucked this one up because we never really got to see what they were all doing. Ugh! It’s frustrating to me! They really need to hire cameramen who know how to shoot dance sequences.
From what I could see, it looks like they all did a good job, I’m just really annoyed about the editing of this number.
Cat asks Alex what he’s learned from the All Stars. He says they’ve told them to enjoy it while it’s here because it goes by so fast. Hey! That’s just like the theme of this dance! What a coinky dink!
Mia says that usually the choreographer is going to be the toughest critic, picking and picking, but she just tells them that it was an honor. She tells Ade it’s amazing to have him on this stage again, even if he hasn’t aged well (hardy har har).
She goes on, telling Billy he is a freak of nature. The things he does with his body, she has never seen in all the years of her experience. She then turns her attention to Alex, calling him a stallion, powerful, a beast. She says now they both have to take those things and translate them into all the different styles.
Hopefully we’ll get to see them dance together again n the finale!
We’ve got one more dance left, and this one brings Adechike, Ashley, and Robert to the stage. What should we know about them?
I am NEVER tap dancing again!
You’ve barely seen me at all! I sure as shit hope I get an awesome dance next week or I may be one of the first to go!
Admit it! You hated me just a little when you thought I took Billy Bell’s spot. Don’t worry, I sort of hated myself for a minute there too.
Which All Stars did they get?
Has he learned how to keep his shoulders down yet?
Can someone please get me a pair of scissors so I can cut her fucking bangs?!?
They will be dancing a Sonya Tayeh jazz number to “Freak” by Estelle.
If you love Sonya’s choreography you probably loved this, if you don’t, well then obviously you didn’t. I for one happen to really like Sonya as a choreographer. I think she explores some really interesting movement. Really, my only issue with her is that there are a few moves I think she over uses, but in general, I really like what she did here.
Sonya is whooping it up over at the judges table, and Robert says something about her screaming during rehearsals. Shhhh, dude. Less is more.
Sonya would like to explain why. Wanna hear it? Too bad. She knows how difficult dance is, and she knows what she expected of a dancer and what she’s strived to create as an artist is the theory of fighting and pushing for mdaksndfNDFKEI:SFNHifenhindhcslx<Xx. Oh, sorry. I must have dozed off there.
Do you want me to go over it again?
Oh no thanks! Really! I think we’ve all got the gist of it.
And that’s it for tonight’s show! That went quickly, didn’t it? I have to say, I did enjoy the All Stars (well, most of them) in this format. It still doesn’t change the way I feel about adding them into the competition, but I guess I’m just going to have to get over it and move on. Don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll have PLENTY more to say about it as the season progresses!
What did you think, Gasmi? Any favorite routines? Dancers? Anyone you were over the moon to see back again? Anyone make you want to barf?
I’m heading off on vacation in just a few hours, so unfortunately I will not be here to recap next week’s first round of competition. What was I thinking?!?!?!? Don’t get your knickers in a twist though! Flipit has gotten someone to cover for me. A mystery newbie. I’m excited to see what they do with the show next week!
I’d like to say I’ll be thinking about you while I’m lying on the sand in Bermuda, but honestly, I think I’ll be a little too busy.
Swimming? Why, I’d love to!
Be good! See you in two weeks! I can’t wait to catch up with you all then!
SWAK, PottyMouth
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You are really good at this, PM. Just the right amount of snark mixed with your passion for dance. I always enjoy, and agree with, your recaps.
I’m a bit worried that the all start are outshining the newbies, which is the big problem with this format. I really thought the whole show felt disjointed, too — maybe it’s the new director? Hate hate hate that stage. Ugh. Ugly pumpkin stage, great idea.
Dang I love Pasha and Anya. That poor girl with them (Christina?) didn’t even stand a chance. Out of her league.
I’m looking forward to next week’s show so we can see them paired up and see how it goes.
Oh, and you mentioned that your only issue with sonia is that there are a few moves I think she over uses, but don’t you think the same is true for Wade? I like him, a lot, but he really does go back to the same tricks over and over again.
Have a blast in Bermuda with your lovah Hugh! We’ll miss you AND him!
Loved your recap – very entertaining! I thought having the all stars dance with the newbies was very distracting – sometimes I couldn’t tell who was who. It will probably turn out to be an ego fest for the all stars.
Pasha – lovely! I couldn’t take my eyes off him.
Also, I agree the Dominic routine is old. Alex! So good.
As someone with no history with the All Stars, I think it was kind of a mixed bag as to which ones dominated their routines. Clearly, being the third wheel in a Latin ballroom dance with an established and accomplished team did Cristina no favors at all, and Jose weaknesses were a little more obvious because he was separate from the All Stars and they were just a little more polished than him, but I thought Lauren and Kent held their own nicely against Mark and Lauren. Since I didn’t know those two, the piece did try to highlight the contestants, too, so they made an impression on me.
Billy & Alex were clearly going to make an impression because there was only Ade to compete against and the piece highlighted all three separately, although they danced together. The camera work on that piece sucked, but I also think that Mia’s literal interpretation of the young and old characters didn’t do the dancers much justice, either. Even if they were difficult moves. So Alex came away the best in that routine.
Finally, the Sonya piece treated all five dancers equally, which disadvantaged the contestants, but Robert’s looks, which set him apart in the wide-angle shots in both Wade’s opening number and in this piece, helped establish him somewhat. Hopefully, he’ll learn to just stand there and maintain an illusion of cool rather than open his mouth and remind us he’s still quite young. Adechike just faded and the fact that Courtney and Ashley looked exactly the same didn’t help Ashley much.
I couldn’t stand (All-Star) Lauren in her season, can’t stand her now. I’ve always liked the other All-Stars though, so it was fun to see them again.
I didn’t watch the fall season, so this is my first time seeing a performance show like this and I think it’s a really great idea. Great to see contestants that we have never seen get a dance in their own style.
My favorites are Alex (of course), Kent, Robert and Jose. I want to like Melinda, but she seems kind of full of herself. Is it just me? The other girls seem fine, but I don’t have a standout favorite.
Still can’t stand Billy. Also, I totally thought that Kent was gay.
that you
Thanks for the great recap PM, as per usual! I totally agree with zbird about how you manage to mix just the right amount of snark with actual knowledge – I am looking forward to another season with you!
Have fun on your vacation!
One of my big surprises was seeing a Wade Robson routine in technicolor because I’m so used to seeing him use a more monochromatic vision.
I can attest to the gloriousness of the show in Hi-Def. It is simply amazing to see although it didn’t allow me to differentiate between Courtney and Ashley in their routine.
Hopefully new director, Nikki Parsons, will be able to ease the sense of motion sickness this year.
I hope the competition is better because I felt most dancers were overshadowed by their All Stars.
Thank you for the Highlander reference. One of my favorite movies, and although the TV series lacked a bit, Adrian Paul sure is a fine looking man.
I love typos, though! “My brain may overload on endolphins!” I kept trying to picture what a happy little “endolphin” swimming through your veins might look like
As happy as I am to see Pasha and Mark, I am not happy with the All-Stars format. Having these seasoned dancers along side the contestants only serves to highlight the contestants’ lack of experience and short-comings. It’s much more interesting to watch the All-Stars than the newbies.
SYTYCD should instead have had a season where they brought back the top 3 from each season, or the second through fourth place dancers, to compete against each other.
Regarding Thursday’s show…why were some dancers allowed to be introduced via their own dance style while others had to dance outside of their style? Seems an unfair and unbalanced introduction, designed to highlight the judges’ favorites.
The opening number was fantastic…but I found myself watching Mark (especially since he got the most screen time) instead of trying to get to know the new dancers. Same problem I had with the Kent/Lauren/Kathryn/Mark number.
Sir BitchyPants’s routine was boring. And, Pottymouth…while agree with you the Sonya sometimes overuses certain moves, I believe the same can be said for Mia. They might think it’s a “signature.” I just find it repetitious.
Jose Ruiz should be the new face of Proactiv.
Please excuse Robert’s outburst. He’s just trying to make up for the airtime he didn’t get in Las Vegas.
Kent’s ideal woman? Is in all likelihood a man.
P.S. Dominic chasing Cat and feeling her up on stage is disgusting. Cat should get a restraining order that forces Dominic to stand on the other side of the stage when they’re on together. Why couldn’t they bring Hok back instead?
Enjoy your vacation, PM. You’ve earned it
I’m pretty sure “endolphins” was a “Postcards from the Edge” reference. And if it wasn’t, it cracked me up thinking it was.
I can’t stand the new stage. I loved that the old stage allowed for a more intimate connection between the dancers and the audience, whether they were watching live or from home. With this stage for some reason I find it hard to connect to the performances. They’re still beautiful, but feel impersonal. Bring the old stage back, PLEASE!
BTW, I don’t care if the All-Stars are only there to help, I still want Mark to win! LOL
Great recap, once again!
Even though I hate this all star thing, I really can’t complain about having Pasha back. Lauren and Dominic on the other hand? Ugh. I think Dominic is going to make every routine he’s in about him. And don’t even get me started on the Cat thing. I was fed up with it by the second week of his season.
I did find this show a little disappointing overall. Mia’s piece was a huge let down to me. Did love Travis, Wade and Sonya’s pieces though. Other than that it was all a bit meh. I hope the choreo picks up for the rest of the season.
One more thing- since when was Robert so hot? Hello season boyfriend!
Robert with slicked back hair becomes Mark’s twin. It makes me love him, even though I know absolutely nothing about him.
The All-Stars definitely kicked the newbie’s asses in nearly every dance, except Mia’s– the only one who really had anything major to do in Mia’s piece was Alex, and he looked fantastic. Billy got screwed by having to sit around and play with a Tonka toy for 3/4 of the piece. The salsa girl (Cristina?) definitely got the worst assignment of the night, though, because I thought she looked like a half-baked amateur next to Pasha and Anya. Also- why are Pasha and Anya being choreographed, when they’ve been choreographers for the show for the past 3 seasons? It seems weird to me.
What really bothered me was that the All-Stars stood up there next to the contestants throughout judging. I hope that they don’t continue that throughout the season.
I totally agree with you about Sonya. She uses the same moves over and over more than any of the other choreographers. She is good, but I wish she would drop certain moves for a year or so.
Lauren (BARF!) – so glad you are not a fan, because I hate that girl!
Although I think Dominic is superfluous when they already have Twitch and Comfort, and I was of course grossed out by his groping, on a rewatch I noticed that Cat was the one who actually started that shit this time! She walked right up into his face and said “Hello, Lovah” as soon as she got on stage. Don’t encourage him, Cat!
Alex is my favorite, but I am 100% sure that Kent is going to win this year. And I’m okay with that.
I pretty much agree with everybody else on the All-Star thing, I love having Mark, Pasha, Anya and Allison back, but I kinda just want to watch them and nobody else. The girls are kinda generic this season, poor things don’t have a chance against the two season build up of Billy and Alex, oh well at least Hugh is here to keep us company
LOL Cattyfan, Jose’s face has actually cleared up pretty nicely. I’m still not really liking this format. This is too much like DWTS and you know more than likely ppl are going to look at the all stars more than the contestants. I did enjoy the show though but to be honest I’m rooting for the all stars! lol
Pottymouth, I saw on twitter that Anthony Burrell read the last recap you did so you may have a new fan! lol
I just want to say that I absolutely loved the Highlander bit at the beginning. That alone made my day.
I enjoyed it, but nothing really blew me away. Some of the camera stuff is distracting, and I cringe at Dominic’s antics (has he no cool older buddies). All the girls seem awesome to me… including “old” Lauren. But – not to worry – you are still my favorite girl “on” the show, Pottymouth!
Ah the only reason I read tvgasm anymore is back-love your recaps!
Like everyone else, I couldn’t take my eyes of Mark, Anya, Pasha, and Allison. I loved all 4 of them from their seasons, and I love em now. Could watch em all day. Just like last season, all the girls are kinda boring. Even during tryouts, all of the contemp girls looked the same so that other than the tapper and the 4X girl-I can’t tell em apart. I’d be shocked if it wasn’t a guy, but I think Alex is going to go the way of Danny from season 3 (GAH, that still pisses me off).
And if Dominic and Lauren are fan faves, then Bob’s your uncle. Why couldn’t they have brought Hawk back instead? He was my favorite b-boy.
@here4beer “What really bothered me was that the All-Stars stood up there next to the contestants throughout judging. I hope that they don’t continue that throughout the season.”
I think with this episode they wanted to introduce both the new people and the all-stars. Not everyone is familiar with past seasons or has read spoilers, so I think it was good that they let them all perform and had them remain on stage afterwards. I’m all for allowing the all-stars to remain on stage during the judge critiques during the regular season as well, as long as the judges direct their comments at the contestants and don’t start praising the all-stars like they do the choreographers. Fat chance they will show that much restraint, but if anything I think the all-stars will be rooting for their partner of the week and will be a great support system, whether the news from the judges is good or bad, so I hope they do remain on stage after the performance.
@Stacy Perry “Alex is my favorite, but I am 100% sure that Kent is going to win this year. And I’m okay with that.”
I’ll take that bet, lol. I think there is no way Kent will win. I wouldn’t even entertain a guess as to who is going to win until after about the third performance show. Right now there is very little to base a decision on, considering the limited amount we’ve seen of each dancer, especially in styles outside of their genre. The only thing I would predict is that by the third week many of the currently strong opinions of the performers are going to be vastly different than they are right now.
As a general note I just wanted to add that the all-stars will probably own the newbies in most of the performances during the season. I hope people remember that the all-stars are going to dancing in their genre every week and most weeks the newbies will be performing in styles they are unfamiliar with. If the choreographers do their job, they’ll create routines that feature the contestants and that don’t show off the all-stars’ signature moves. That should offset the difference a bit.
Also wanted to add that the new stage still looks like cheap, two-dollar jewelry.
Overall, I think I liked your recap more than I liked the show. I don’t know…for some reason, I didn’t feel the magic this time. I did, of course, love Wade’s routine, although I do have to agree with you. I don’t think it was his best piece ever, but still had Wade magic in it. I liked Travis’ routine, and for the most part, Sonya’s, and I liked Anya and Pasha in Jason’s routine. Christina for me, unfortunately, even though she’s a sweet girl, is probably one of the weakest ballroom dancers we’ve had on the show. I’m glad Nigel mentioned her lazy feet, because I was thinking the same thing. The rest of the routines were a little disappointing. I was hoping for so much more from Mia’s routine in particular, but we got screwed over by the cameras and also, maybe there just wasn’t enough going on in that routine.
I dunno…I was kind of okay with the All-Stars when the changes were announced, I saw Nigel’s reasoning that we’d be able to focus on each individual dancer instead of having to look at both in a pair. And this fixes the problem where an excellent dancer drags their not so great partner through each week, and oppositely, that a not so good dancer drags their excellent partner down. But I never thought about how the All-Stars might totally overshadow the newbies and make it hard for us to even look at the dancers competing! Now I’m really nervous… I hope for all of the future group routines (on results shows) that it’s only the competitors dancing, and not the All-Stars with them.
@vallegirl
“but Robert’s looks, which set him apart in the wide-angle shots in both Wade’s opening number”
Wasn’t Robert front stage center for that choreo. I’ve been watching it online and at first I thought it was Alex. Only when you see the zoom on Alex for the pose, he’s wearing a black vest. I’m pretty sure Robert is front stage center. (unless I misunderstood your post and that’s what you were saying. if so, carry on.)
Robert was front & center in Wade’s piece, and I was pointing out that without knowing the All Stars, he did differentiate himself and make an impression in both pieces. Partly because of his placement in that piece, although I’ve read elsewhere that people thought he was Mark, but also because of his looks, which are fairly distinctive. And somewhat for his dancing, although he was never isolated nor did he have a solo, so that it could be judged on its own.
My husband felt like having the All-Stars there really made the newbies step up their game, resulting in an introductory show that was the best he’s ever seen on this show. I think that may be so, but it might also be because they only had a Top 11 and there wasn’t room for anyone who was less than amazing in every genre. I’m not too worried about the All-Stars outshining these kids.
ohhhyeah, I only wish the winners of this show were always based on merit, but it’s usually based on which straight guy with a cute face and humble personality the teenage girls most connect with. Hence Benji, Joshua, and Russell, whose wins were easy to forecast from the first performance episode for those of us who watch way too many reality shows. Think about how many times we adults will vote for a dancer we like compared to how many times an adoring teenage girl will vote for the dancer who has become her imaginary boyfriend.
I stand by my prediction, my friend, and in the end we shall see who best knows the psychology of American phone voters!