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Saturday, June 12, 2010
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We have got lots and lots to cover tonight, Gasmi! First we’ll wrap up Vegas where we’ll see the Broadway round, group dances, contemporary, and final solos.
And confirm yet again that Nigel is a prick.
I know, I was just as shocked as you are. We also spend an incredibly looooooonnnnnnggg hour visiting the homes of the dancers to find out whether or not they’ve made the cut. But more on that later. Are you ready? Welcome! To So You Think You Can Dance (dance…………………..dance)!
We’re picking up where we left off; day two in Vegas. There are fifty eight dancers remaining at this point, and Cat tells us they’re getting ready for Broadway. Well, everyone except for one dancer.
Ida Saki has asked to speak to the producers. But before we get to that, Cat reminds us that the judges were all blown away by her audition piece, and we get a snippet of her talking about how she’ll put college on hold until she’s thirty in order to do the show.
From there we cut to clips of her getting bad critique from the judges in both the hip hop and ballroom rounds. You can see where this is going, can’t you? When Ida tells Cat that she’s withdrawing from the competition, Cat says she does not envy her having to tell Nigel.
You know he’s gonna rip you a new one, right?
Well, we’ll have to wait to see if Cat’s right because it’s time for Broadway with Sir BitchyPants. Sir BitchyPants tells the dancers that his routine is powerful, athletic and stylized. But is it any good?
In the first group to dance are Adrian Lee and Lauren Froderman.
They are so cute in this. They added their own little mannerisms and tweaks and really brought some personality into it. All the judges love it. They both get all yeses from the judges with Lauren also getting a “superbuc” from Lil C and a “top ten” from Adam.
We get some quick clips of other groups with Cat telling us that Melinda Sullivan (tapper), Jose Ruiz (b-boy) and Alexie Agdeppa all get through.
Now it’s time for Ida’s ass reaming withdrawal. She tells the judges that she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime; a scholarship program. Nigel wants to know if she starts tomorrow. No, she’s leaving tomorrow.
Nigel thinks that she’s gotten them to fly her to Vegas for free, and then the minute she’s given any negative feedback she’s decided to leave. She denies it saying that she steps it up when she gets negative criticism. Not today says Nigel. Honestly the whole thing is pretty uncomfortable to watch.
Does she hate my choreography that much?
There’s back and forth about whether or not she can take critique and why it is that she’s quitting, and I’m sorry, but my bullshit meter is really going off here. Does anyone know the real deal with Ida? I don’t get a quitter vibe from her, but who knows? Maybe I’m wrong.
So Ida leaves, and Cat tells us ten other dancers get cut after Broadway. Including the mom (Ami) with an adorable son and a kick ass body, one of the ballroom guys, and a familiar face from last year.
Awww, Iveta!
No time for rest or relaxation, because we’re moving straight into the group routines. The forty seven remaining dancers are broken up into groups and randomly pick a CD with the music they will need to use. And so the all night dancefest begins.
In the first group to perform for the judges are Anthony Burrell, Giselle Peacock, Lauren Froderman, plus two unnamed dancers. Yeah, I’m pretty sure those two won’t be making it into the top ten.
There was a lot of grabbing of their shirts and that over emoting contemp stuff, and the judges absolutely loved it. They all make it through.
Cat tells us the next group is like a melting pot of dance styles. We’ve got tapper Melinda Sullivan, contemporary dancers Marco Jamar (who?), Arielle Coker (why do I know her name?), and Robert Roldan, hip hop dancer Chris Cole, and African dancer Kadije Nicholas.
They don’t all get along, and we see clips of Chris and Kadije knocking heads the night before. Can they pull it together for the judges?
Nope. The judges think it’s a big ole meh, but that doesn’t stop them from putting all six dancers through to the next round.
Now we just get clips of the group dances, and honestly, this is where I wish the show would give us more fucking dancing. I’d love to see ALL the group numbers. If they had five or six dancer per group there would have only been about nine (or less) group numbers. Why can’t we see what they put together? So annoying.
By noon eight more dancers have been cut, and there is only one group left to perform. This group includes Lexi someone or other, Billy Bell, Adechike Torbert, Ryan Ramierez, and Anthony Kid (Kit?).
By the time they are done, the judges look like they want to crawl under the table.
Or possibly puke.
Adam tells them that was a disaster of epic proportions, and he wants to cut all of them for making him to watch it. Nigel calls it out and out crap. He tells them to step back and the judges confer. Toni Redpath yells out “Why should we?” and Nigel yells “No!” at one point. So. Dramatic.
Ooooooo, Toni is pissed, y’all. She says none of them earned it right there. She’s been forced talked into keeping them. Nigel wants them to understand how disappointed they are, but they’re all safe. Of course they are. Billy Bell is in there. There’s no way in hell they’re sending him home.
Next up, contemporary with Travis.
Woo hoo! Shout out to LXD! Love those guys!
In this round they will be dancing in groups of three. In the first group is Christina (Billy Bell’s nose basher), and two other contemporary girls. She’s nervous.
She keeps up with the other girls which actually surprises me. I think she’s one of the weakest ballroom girls we’ve seen on the show, but hey, maybe not. The judges all love her and she gets yeses all around.
In the next round is our other ballroom girl, Giselle Peacock. Hey! Speaking of Giselle, whatever happened to her partner from auditions, Henry? You know, the Australian guy?
I think I saw him go that way!
Oh, thanks. So Giselle does not do well in contemporary, and Mary is crying as she tells her it’s a no. Giselle handles this really well, even apologizing to the judges for letting them down.
Also leaving after contemporary is Nicole Knudson, aka Marge. Dancers who fared better were Jose Ruiz, and Adechike Torbert. And before you know it, we’re down to the final group. This group includes Anthony Burrell, Alex Wong, and Kent Boyd.
Anthony is worried that the judges will be looking at Alex more than at him, but I don’t know that he should worry too much.
Yowza!
Wow. I could watch these three guys dance all fucking day. Seriously. I even got a little moist. What?!? Don’t look at me like that; I meant in the eyes! You guys are pervs.
Alex Wong is up first and Nigel tells him that without question his dancing is superb. What he didn’t get was his true passion in this performance. They all give him yeses with Sir BitchyPants also saying that there were some performance issues for him. I really hope that this isn’t going to become a trend with Alex because I will be royally pissed off if they fuck him around like they did with Danny.
Don’t let the bastards (or BitchyPants) get you down!
Next, they judges talk to Anthony. Nigel tells him that the difference between him and the other two guys is the difference between watching a man dance and watching boys dance. It was exquisite. Anthony starts to break down here, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t get a little teary eyed myself.
Here, you can use my shirt to wipe those tears away. No, really. I insist.
Of course he gets through. Now it’s Kent’s turn. Nigel says he’s just heard them give high praise to the other two dancers in his group, but they have to talk about the dancers individually. He does one of those little fakeouts that I hate so much before telling Kent he thinks he’s great and that he can seeing him growing routine after routine on this show.
Adam says that he thinks Kent doesn’t take compliments very well, that they don’t sit comfortably with him. He tells Adam that when he feels like he puts everything into it, it usually doesn’t work out. He feels like he came here just expecting to learn and chill in the background and watch Billy Bell and all those people and just grow from them.
Wow. I sort of love this kid right now. Don’t get me wrong, I think that his wide eyed innocence and wonder thing could get on my nerves really quickly, but there is something about seeing a kid that doesn’t even realize he is THAT GOOD that’s sort of heart wrenching. Shit, I feel like the Grinch on Christmas morning.
This is probably the longest we’ve heard a contestant talk. I think he really did come there to learn as much and soak up as much as possible, and he’s having a hard time believing that he could possibly be a contender.
Adam tells him the others have something to be scared of in him, “You’re that good, buddy.” Holy shit, even Lil C is crying! And he tells Kent he hates him for making him cry, and now he feels like Adam.
Tears are so NOT buc. Fuuuuuck.
And on that cheerful note, the choreography is over. There are twenty four dancers left. Before they leave each dancer will perform a solo once more and tell the judges why they want to be on the show.
Before that, they’re getting a little treat; some time with Grover Dale. Nice. Cat helpfully tells those of us who don’t know that Grover has worked with Jerome Robbins, Gene Kelly and Bob Fosse. She neglects to mention that he has also won two Tony awards, was a Jet in the original production of West Side Story, and choreographed Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. This is so fucking cool for them.
It looks like he does sort of a mini workshop with them, and they get to dance with him, but also hear what he has to say about making it in the business. This is another thing I wish we could have spent more time on instead of the other crap thy waste our time with.
Here’s my words of wisdom for you. Ready? You want fame? Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying…..in sweat! No. Debbie Allen did not say that! I said it first; she stole it from me!
We then get a quick glimpse of the final solos, and do I really have to say AGAIN how I wish they’d show us all of these? The only one we really spend any time on is Lauren Froderman’s which is good even if she sticks her ass up in the air a little too much.
We get it, you have a cute butt, now stop sticking it in our faces.
And with that, Vegas week is over.
Before we move on to the home visits I have to say that I’m extremely annoyed that all of that was crammed into an hour so they could spend the next hour traveling around to people’s houses, doing lame fakeouts, and having Nigel pretend he’s lost. Ugh. I guess we better get to it. Just don’t be surprised if I try to get through this part as quickly as possible.
On the road first are Mary and Toni. Mary is on her way to meet with Adrian Lee, aka ginormo neck boy. I was actually surprised by how much I’ve liked Adrian, even though his huge neck is a little disturbing. Toni is en route to meet with Cristina Santana.
Toni reaches her destination first, and sits down to talk with Cristina. After one of those stupid fakeouts, Toni tells her she made it.
You know what I really hate the most about the fakeouts? It gives the dancers who aren’t going to make it a false hope. They can sit there listening to what the judges are saying and think, oh, okay, this could be a fakeout, right? Right? So fucking annoying.
Mary arrives at Adrian’s house, and she tells him how she felt all his passion and love of dance in his solo that last day. But this year is really tough because they only have five boys spots. Mary is crying now, and then she tells him he didn’t make it. Well, not that quickly. She goes on and on and on and on first, letting him really believe he’s possibly made it. Can you imagine being the family of one of these kids?
Can someone get this bitch out of our house?
Mary does tell him that they really want him to come back again next year, and he says he will be.
Not everyone even gets the courtesy of a visit. Some people just get a telephone call.
Lazy fuck.
I mean, really. Get your ass out there and go to everyone’s house. How obvious is it that anyone not getting a home visit didn’t get in? Fucking wanker.
Unfortunately we can’t even get too upset about these cuts since we’ve spent next to mo time with any of these kids. We barely know them, so it’s hard to be upset when they get cut. This is another reason we should see more of everyone in Vegas.
After a short break, we travel to Lauren Froderman’s house. Before long she gets a fake phone call.
I mean, at least crop out the ringer off indicator you idiots!
Anyway, Nigel’s on the phone and I’m surprised because I thought for sure she was going to make it through. But it’s yet another fakeout. He’s really at her house, calling her from outside. Lauren has made top ten.
Next we travel to Harlem to visit Anthony with Mia. Mia asks how he is and he tells her he’s really nervous because he really wants this. Mia says she’s not going to deny he’s a brilliant talent, but she has to tell him that he’s not going to be with them this season.
Mia says right now he probably hates her and wants her out of his house, but she really wants him to come back because he brings something she hasn’t seen in a really long time. I have to say, even though Mia can be a first class bitch, she handled telling Anthony very well. For yet another time tonight I got really teary eyed. Okay, fine, I’ll admit it. I actually cried.
So here’s my thing with Anthony. I think the show may have actually done him a favor by not casting him this year. For one thing, he’ll get good momentum going into next year, both because he is a fucking fabulous dancer, and because of the way he has handled himself not only here, but throughout all of Vegas week.
Also, my guess is that there will be much talk of Alex vs. Billy this year, perhaps with Kent sneaking in there as most improved week over week. I think in that situation Anthony could go home way before he should. I really really hope he comes back next year because the guy is fucking great. If he does come back, I may have my favorite for next season picked out already!
Okay, so back to the home visits. Sir BitchyPants and Lil C are on the road. Lil C is up first meeting with Ashley Galvin. He tells Ashley she was one of his favorites in Vegas week, and when you start to care it becomes more difficult to deliver pressing news to someone. Again with the fakeout before telling her she’s made it to top ten.
I think Lil C may be enjoying this hug a little too much.
Nigel has landed in Columbus, Ohio. But before he gets his ass over to the Boyd house he stops at a diner to make some more calls to dancers who haven’t made it.
Two poached eggs on a dry English muffin, oh, wait. Hello? Who is this? Doesn’t matter, you didn’t make it onto the show. Bye.
Meanwhile, Sir BitchyPants is in Miami behaving like an idiot as usual. He heads on over to tell Jose Ruiz whether or not he has made it through. He stalls and hems and haws before finally telling Jose that he has made it through to the top ten.
Let’s shuffle off to Buffalo New York, where Mia is on her way to see Melinda Sullivan. She’s waiting with her mentor, Harold Cromer who Cat tells us is a tap legend. We see a clip of him dancing back in 1938, and he is hella good. He also seems like a pretty cool cat to have as a mentor.
Mia tells Melinda that she saw the tapes and her only concerns were ballroom and contemporary because they were a little crunchy. In the end that doesn’t matter because she makes it in. Harold says he’s glad that they’ve seen what he does in this young girl. Awwww, Harold, wanna be my mentor too?
And now a clip of Nigel getting lost. It’s just as stupid as you are thinking it is.
Back in Miami, Alex Wong is waiting for his news with a group of his fellow ballet dancers. Edward Villella sort of shatters my image of him by being a prick about Alex wanting to leave and pursue other things. I mean, yes, as a ballet dancer to get a principal position in a company like Miami City Ballet is huge, but give the guy some credit for wanting to expand his dance repertoire.
Mmmmm….not going to happen.
Sir BitchyPants takes him in the other room to hear his news, and they cut away before we hear it. Don’t worry though because Alex is back in no time and of course he made it through.
WOO HOO!!
Guess what? Nigel is still lost. Also? He’s still a dickwad.
Back in New York, Mia is meeting with Adechike Torbert. He says if he makes it, it’s going to be a celebration. If he doesn’t, it will still be a beautiful experience. Well, get ready to celebrate because you are in the top ten!!!
Oh shit. We’re back to Nigel. Now he’s getting pulled over by a cop. Ugh.
We get a quick visit with Sir BitchyPants and Jocelyn Orley, and you knew she didn’t make because you’ve never even heard her name before. With that, we’re down to the last two girls, Alexie Agdeppa and Ryan Ramierez. I’m not going to beat around the bush here because this particular fakeout really pissed me off. Alexie makes it in, so therefore Ryan doesn’t.
No one could understand why all the dogs in that particular neighborhood had suddenly all gone deaf.
She’ll be back next year.
Have you sensed a trend here with the home visits? The only “no”s there actually visiting at home are the ones they’re telling to make sure to come back next year. Mark my words, at least half of those people will make it to the Hollywood show next season. I also predict that at least one of them will be ripped a new one after being told that the judges had such high hopes for them after this year.
FINALLY Nigel arrives at Kent’s house. But since he’s been pretending to be no the road for so long, he now has to go potty.
Maybe he’ll get rid of some of the bullshit he’s so full of.
We all know Kent has made it into the top ten; there’s no way in hell they would spend this much time on someone who wasn’t getting through. And so he does. His family goes adorably apeshit.
And now we’re down to one final spot for the boys. Conveniently, Billy Bell and Robert Roldan are in a recital together. What luck! Adam is there to deliver the news about which one of them has made top ten. Of course he blathers on for a while before finally getting to it. But we all know it’s going to be Billy, right? Nope. The tenth spot goes to Robert who seems genuinely shocked to have edged out Billy.
Is this one of those shitty ass fakeouts, Adam? Because I will fuck you up.
To his credit, Billy seems really happy for Robert, which has to be hard considered most people thought he was a shoe in for this year’s top ten. But Adam has something to say to Billy. He thinks he is supernaturally talented, it was an incredibly difficult decision because he is so darn good, and they really struggled with this. So what ended up happening was “we added a sixth guy.”
Yeah, I knew that there was no way they’d like Billy go. I mean, they’re all set up for an epic battle between him and Alex, right?
And there you have it, Gasmi, our top eleven dancers. What do think about this group? Were you as annoyed as I was by an entire hour of fakeouts and Nigel being, well, him? Did you think for a minute that Billy wasn’t going to make it onto the show?
Tomorrow night we have the “Meet The Top Eleven” show. I know I’m excited to see these guys strut their stuff! See you there!
SWAK, PottyMouth
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Oh my gosh, I agree with everything you’ve said in the last two recaps. Hate the new format. Hate only having top ten…oh excuse me 11. Hate that Anthony got cut! Hate that Ryan got cut. And if we have 6 guys why couldn’t we have six girls? The home visits were horrible! Why can’t we see more of the good people dancing instead of all this BS? Why? Why? Why? And there is no way they were EVER going to cut Billy! He was not their 6th choice. The number one and two spots for guys were taken by Alex and Billy before the auditions ever started. I’ll keep watching because what else am I gonna do? Dancing with the Start when it comes back? Don’t think so!!!!
Great recap and yes I was annoyed by these home visits. Let’s create some drama by telling ppl they didn’t make in front of their family and friends, they would’ve been pushed out my house! lol I was upset that Anthony didn’t make it. They made it necessary to pick 4 contemporary guys but they don’t pick Anthony who has gotten great comments all week but pick Robert who we don’t know. I think he didn’t make it because he would’ve been a threat to this Alex vs. Billy saga they want this year. He better come back next year or I will be even more pissed. Anyway I am excited about this season, Go Alex, Go Kent, Go Ade! Oh and watching the top 11 show, the new stage still sucks! lol
Arielle Coker is the girl that Philip Chbeeb auditioned with a couple seasons ago. She’s also all over YouTube.
Love your recaps, especially because you obviously have a lot of good training and dance knowledge. Thanks so much!
I was really sad about Anthony but your theory made me feel better. Thanks!
I’m going to defend Villella here. He literally grew up in the Ballanchine system, first training at his school as a child and then dancing for him with the New York City Ballet. He not only learned to dance from Ballanchine, but he also learned not to be sentimental about his dancers. You train them, they perform for you. It’s a company, it’s not a bunch of precious snowflakes expressing their individuality and becoming stars.
I’m also going to assume that Miami City Ballet trains their dancers before they become soloists or principals, so Alex took a lot from the program, and Villella. I’m sure at least half the dancer he is is because of his traning with Miami City Ballet. Yet, when it was time to return the favor, and honor his contract, he auditions for SYTYCD without first telling the company or even knowing if he could get out of his contract. Grow your repertoire, but honor your contracts, too.
I know he’s the alpha and the omega of SYTYCD, but I also think Alex went about auditioning the first time the completely wrong way. If Villella still resents him and it strained their relationship, I put the onus on Alex for thinking he was better than the company. Still a fantastic dancer and one of my favorites, but his move was pretty dickish, too. Reap what you sow, Alex.
On a lighter note, I’m going to accept Kent as he presents himself. He’s very hyper and exuberant, but he’s also 18. He seems rather self possessed and understands how goofy and hokey he can seem, and when he talks about training and learning it just felt so true, and even somewhat sophisticated for someone so “homespun.” He doesn’t present himself as a dancer as sentimental or childish. It’s when they talk about Kent as a person that he gets goofy and even gets embarrassed when people point out how cliche he can be. But his dancing can be beautiful.
As for Anthony, I like your theory. Except it puts Robert in the cannon fodder position because he’s the odd man out, and I wasn’t really that impressed with what I saw of Billy. I’ll take everyone’s word for it that he really is that superfly awesome. It just wasn’t on display during the run up to the competition, and it felt like Robert was kept from view to make Billy and even Alex seem that much better.
I wish Las Vegas week had gotten more time, and that more contestants were given air time so I know who they are and care if they stay or go…although I appreciate not being subjected to everyone “dancing for their lives.” Note how easily the huge number of dancers was pared down to a manageable size before the group numbers this year…and that there were only 24 left before being cut to ten. Most of those 24 were quality (unlike previous years,) and would have made an excellent Fresh 20 season.
“Toni Redpath yells out “Why should we?” and Nigel yells “No!” at one point. So. Dramatic.” That sequence was so obviously staged…and badly, too.
Lauren is this year’s Mowee…she thinks she is oh, so cute. But she represents the judges’ favorite look: short, sawed off, with a wide neck (like Lauren Gottlieb and Courtney.) The judges’ preference for that body type is a prime reason I predicted (rightly) that Nicole Knudson would not make it. Lauren F. seems to know they like her look, and her habit of sticking her butt up is her way of keeping Nigel The Perv on her side.
No surprise about Ryan not making it. I called that one as well. You can’t have Mia’s protégé as a contestant when Mia is a judge.
Ida mentioned in passing she had been offered a scholarship and that’s why she changed her mind about staying, but no one followed up on that, so I don’t know if it’s true.
As for Anthony…I, too, was heartbroken he was left behind. But then I reconsidered and reached the same conclusion as Pottymouth. I wouldn’t want him to get lost in a season already heavy with Alex and Billy. Better he should come back next year and get a proper share of the limelight.
Melinda Sullivan claiming to be an actress cracked me up. I saw her on As The World Turns. Not even High School Drama Club worthy. Stick to the dancing.
I get the distinct impression Edward Villella is a dance snob who views anything other than ballet as unworthy…and he may have a point about a good percentage of the contemporary crap. And valleygirl makes some excellent points about Villella’s training, which certainly shaped how he views running a dance company. I would note, though, that I was scared for Alex Wong being alone with Sir Bitchy Pants. Yikes.
Nigel getting lost was fake…but I think the ticket was for real. That’s why they fuzzed out the Officer’s face.
At the risk of people yelling at me I ask, is it me, or is this show heavy on effeminate males this year? And WAAAAYYYYYY too many contemporary dancers. Where is the balance?
I’ve seen different people on different sites mention that Ida Saki won a Presidential Scholarship and was asked to perform for President Obama, and that ceremony conflicted with Vegas Week which is why she withdrew from the competition. One person who claimed to know her personally said that she was not planning to attend Vegas Week at all, because she knew she would have to leave for the ceremony, but the producers pushed her to come for the first few days anyway to get the experience, hoping they could change her mind, and when she still wanted to honor the previous commitment she had made they punished her by staging that whole quitting scene in front of the judges.
Great recap as usual, PottyMouth! (I’ve been reading your recaps since season 5, but only just now signed up for TVgasm so I can actually comment.) About Giselle’s partner Henry, I heard that he couldn’t continue because his Visa was late to process through. In all honesty, I’m glad for that because I heard that he made it onto the Australian version of SYTYCD, and I think it would have been totally unfair had he made into onto the U.S. version as well. Upon further inspection, he did make it in season one of the Australian version, and made top 8 at that! So for that, I hope he doesn’t come back and lets someone else who’s never made it onto the show, no matter what version, have a chance.
Also, I too was extremely upset about Anthony and I honestly don’t see why he didn’t make it. I can see your reasoning about why it could be a good thing, but don’t forget that Anthony’s already 29! That worries me a great deal. I hope he’s still eligible when the next show comes around. And being as he’s already that age, I must further question why the judges didn’t let him on. Unfortunately, I have to say that I wish he had made it over Adechike. Adechike had some rough times throughout Vegas, while it seems that Anthony did well every round, and with a hurt leg at that! Ugh…if he’s ineligible next season, I’m going to be beyond pissed at the judges.
And yeah, I was really annoyed with the whole hour of visiting people’s houses. At least I wish that they would put extra clips up on Fox’s site, if not on the show itself. They could put individual clips of the dancer’s solos/group dances, and that would be great! That’s probably too much to ask for though. Anyway, looking forward to your Meet the Top 11 recap!
Cattyfan, your right there are alot of effeminate men this year but that’s why I wanted Anthony to make it he actually looks & acts like a man not sounding the others don’t but still! lol Yes I do wish there was more variety not just contemporary guys I know all the girls are different but they didn’t have a problem narrowing down the girls like the guys so I think the girls are just fodder! lol Anthony is a great hip hop dancer by the way he would’ve been great this year and I would’ve preferred him over Jose but that’s enough about Anthony. ha
So glad you’re here recapping the show for us again PM!
I’m pissed about Anthony. I’m more cynical about him not getting on the show this year — I think they didn’t want another upset. I was shocked when he outdanced Alex in the contemporary routine in Vegas and i think the judges were too.
And besides, he’s so damn FINE! I’m so mad Nigel deprived me of my eye candy.
I think Lauren could give Billy and Alex a run for their money, though — if she could just keep some of her annoying personality under wraps until the show is over! She’s an amazing dancer. I wouldn’t count out Kent either — he could be the dark horse in this race, i think.
Personally, I’m rooting for Alex. Or Adechiko. Or Lauren (if I remember to mute her). Something about Billy, brilliant as he is and sweet as he seems, hasn’t quite won me over yet. I think it’s a fairly strong season, although I’m annoyed at the overabundance of contemporary dancers (only 3 noncontemporary dancers? And 1 of them is a weak ballroom girl?).
I think Rob and Ashley are there for cannon fodder over weeks 1 and 2 — we’ll see if they prove me (and Nigel) wrong.
Hi everyone! LOVE the comments so far! I just wanted to pop in and say I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to reply to your comments on last week’s recaps – this past week has been extremely hectic with dance recitals, getting ready for vacation, and then getting sick!! WTF!! Unacceptable.
Anyway, just wanted to tell you I am loving the comments for this season so far, and I really appreciate it when you guys get me the scoop on some of the stuff they leave us hanging on.
So I am heading off with my little guy to sunny Bermuda, but don’t worry, the top eleven recap should be posted soon. I would never leave you stranded!!
Can’t wait to catch up when I get back.
SWAK, PottyMouth
Well here’s what I think, since everyone’s DYING to know (haha).
Any number of theories and conclusions can be drawn from the audition footage, regarding what is shown and what isn’t. Do they favor certain dancers, are they trying to sabotage others, why is this person getting so much screen time while others are never seen. Just what is the show’s dark hidden AGENDA!?!
Want to know which footage they favor? It’s not the best dancing or the journey of the dancers as they progress throughout the eliminations or who they want to win. They favor footage that features DRAMA. Anyone can theorize, rationalize and excusifize until their blue in the face, but the choice comes down to which scenes feature the most drama. And that’s it. Why was no footage of Robert show until he was chosen for the top 10(11)? I’d bet any money there isn’t footage of him crying, delivering a sob story or being reamed out by the judges. Decent dancing? Heck with that, there better be some tears or doubt with that dancing or nobody is going to know your name until the top 10. No decent comments or reaction shots from the judges to go with that number? – good luck getting air time.
Just my (100% accurate) opinion, of course.
As to which dancers they actually choose to make it on the show, I’m as baffled as anybody about a good many of their decisions. Maybe we as the viewing audience just aren’t privy to the dancers killing their routines during auditions that feature no drama. We’re not shown the scenes and are left to wonder just how the heck the dancer ever made it when they fail on the performance show. I do however think they cast with personality and story arc at the forefront of many of their decisions… and I’m not certain that’s a bad thing, even if I’m often irritated by the judges’ seeming lack of perspective.
I wish I were the judge deciding which dancers made it on the show. Anyone interested in seeing an all female cast based strictly on looks? Well you can’t please everybody! Geez. (Anyway I kid, I prefer quality dancing over all other considerations. And that’s the truth.)
Bermuda? You suck
Oh, by the way, what does my previous post have to do with this episode? Nothing really, I just like to hear the sound of my own voice.
I heard the same story as Stacy Perry about Ida Saki — but of course, we could have read it in the same place.
But it is true that she won that Presidential Scholarship, which is a huge deal…
As for Anthony Burrell, I agree, just a beautiful dancer, and your theory, Potty Mouth, sounds reasonable. He is also a fairly established dancer – according to the internet, he was Rihanna’s Dance Captain or something on her last tour. Also was at some point associated with Alvin Ailey. So maybe that adds to the reason he wasn’t selected? Amerika likes to vote for under-dogs. I don’t know. But I do know he is beautiful to watch, and definitely a man among boys.
Also, as always, great pic of Hugh! I always love those!
Oh, one more thing: I saw Burn the Floor 18 months ago, and while I didn’t know her name at the time, Giselle Peacock stood out to me in the crowd of sexy dancers. So much so that 18 months later, not knowing her name, I recognized her immediately. I think that is why Mary had such over-the-top tears when telling her No, because she is magical to watch in her genre. Too bad she didn’t do well in the other genres.
Am I the only one that can’t stand Billy Bell? I don’t find anything particularly extraordinary about him and I resent Nigel for shoving him down my throat. I just don’t think he’s special. I would have preferred Anthony, for sure.
My early favorites are Alex, Kent, Jose and Melinda. I am intrigued to see how this season will play out with the All-Stars.
Can I just say though, that I LOVE one change that they made this year. (I didn’t watch the fall season, so if it happened then as well, please correct me.) I absolutely LOVED the showcase of dancers before the show began. I thought it was a really great way to show us exactly who we’re dealing with by giving them a FULL dance in their own style. Not to mention that it lets those people who have had significantly less screen time (Robert, Ashley) have a chance to show what they can do, instead of just giving them a shitty routine and letting them get picked off right away. I really enjoyed it.
And I also loved seeing Mark again, even though Cat incorrectly said that he participated in Season 5. So looking forward to seeing more of him.
georgiababe…I’ve been saying since LAST season I am not a Billy Bell fan. To me, his lines are awful, because he ruins ‘em with his peristant over-extension. That’s a flaw in a dancer. He’s more of a contortionist at times than a true dancer. Plus, I ‘m not all that keen on the personality we’ve been shown so far.
I often just plain don’t get what it is the judges supposedly see…
I had no opinion of Billy since this is my first season watching, and I didn’t see anything from him, yet, that would make me think he was so much better than the rest of the competition.
He’s a fine dancer, but with so many competing in his genre, he’s really not shown that he’s any better than Robert, Kent or Adechike. Jose’s in a different genre and Alex is in a different league, technically, but those four seemed even to me.
To sort of touch on what CJ said, I do know that Anthony danced on the “I am…Sasha Fierce” tour for Beyonce. He also previously danced for Destiny’s Child, so he is an established dancer. I still would love to have been able to see him on the show, but I agree that he actually would have either gotten lost in the Alex/Billy shadow(PS, I am just not that impressed with Billy Bell) or he would have actually out danced both. Oh well, I’m on Team Adechike. I can’t decide who else I really like. Here’s to hoping I don’t hate this whole all-stars business
Ida Saki is listed as a recipient of a 2010 Presidential Scholarship in the Arts from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Plano, Texas. I checked the website.
Students chosen as Presidential Scholars receive an expense-paid trip to Washington, DC in the summer, during which they meet with government officials, educators, authors, musicians, scientists and other accomplished people. During the week, scholars have the opportunity to visit museums and monuments, attend recitals and receptions, and go to ceremonies. To commemorate their achievement, the Scholars are awarded the Presidential Scholars medallion at a ceremony sponsored by the White House, usually located in the White House or on the grounds.
I guess there no monetary award associated with the scholarship.
I find it interesting that all of the 5 female finalists came out of the Los Angeles Audition.
Just a quick FYI on Henri if no one else has pointed it out. He was a dancer for So You Think You Can Dance Australia. I absolutely loved him. If I remember correctly, he made like top 6? maybe 8? I squeaked when I saw him audition and get sent through to Vegas. However, when I didn’t see him at all in Vegas, I figure they found about about SYTYCD AU and veto’d it.