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Tonight we celebrate episode 100. There will be laughter, there will be tears (or replays of tears), we will revisit great performances of the past, and revile brand new ones. Are You Ready?? THIS. Is So You Think You Can Dance (dance……..dance)!
I have to say even though Cat looks hot hot hot tonight, her dress is a little disturbing. And ugly. But she sure does wear it well.
I’ve always wanted an outfit that put two leopard eyes directly under my boobs.
The opening number this week is danced to “One” from A Chorus Line. I love that show so freaking much, I cannot even tell you. It’s a must see for any dancer.
This interpretation on the number still involves mirrors, but they’re all cracked. Okay. I’ll go with it. I am immediately impressed that Tyce was able to put together such an awesome Broadway routine. Little did I know at the time that it was actually Mia who had done the choreography.
You know, as much as I can’t stand Mia, she is a fucking awesome choreographer. Yes, she has had some duds, but most of the time I really love the dances she creates. I just wish she wasn’t such a mega bitch because it would be so nice to be able to like her. So the show is off to a great start.
Cat tells us the show is packed tonight. There will be three Emmy award winning routines, a look back at some of the show’s “best moments”, and an amazing performance from the “rather wonderful” Katie Holmes.
So you all know how I feel about this, we’ve been through it all already. But lest you think I have just been blinded by the sexiness of Mr. Hugh Jackman, let me assure you, the man can sing and dance. Don’t believe me? Take a look…….
See? So yes, I say I wish they had gotten him to be on the show partly because I adore him and think he’s the sexiest man on earth, but also because I think he would have been FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC. Can anyone say that about Katie Holmes? Well, I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Ellen is missing from the judges’ table this evening; I’m guessing she’s sitting home in a dark room drinking heavily after the trauma of sitting between Nigel and Mary. But that’s just a guess.
Cat talks to Mia first, saying she’s been here since the beginning, what has been the best thing for her? You know, other than trampling on the dreams of kids and making them cry. It’s the little babies coming back to the nest, and showing what they have learned from the show, making the progression to choreographer, getting nominated for Emmys (Yay Dmitry!), and the professionalism that this show breeds.
Wait. She’s not done. She couldn’t be more proud of being mamma Mia on a show like this. Did she just really call herself a mamma?? Is she fucking delusional? Oh wait, maybe she is a mom, you know, one of those that WANT TO KILL HER KIDS!!! What the fuck? Oh yeah, telling people she wants to stab them in the face, take a hammer to their shoulder blades, and her general love of cutting all make her mother of the year in my book.
Christina! Bring me the axe.
Cat asks Mary what being a hundred means to her. Oh Lord, here we go with the botox thing again. Mary simply cannot keep herself from beating that dead horse into the ground over and over and over again. Yes, it was funny the first time, it hasn’t been since then. Stop.
Nigel thinks I’m funny
No he just tells you that so he can bang you. Mary says that this show means the world to her, and it’s changed her life. She starts getting choked up saying it’s been a lot of cackling laughter, a lot of tears. Some not so good dancing, and the most brilliant dancing she has ever seen in her entire life. I guess I should mention that there is a section of the audience with dancers from seasons past, shouldn’t I?
There are more of them, but this is all you’re getting
Cat asks Nigel what the best part has been for him. He thinks that television at its best can reach out and unite a country with a shared experience. He thinks that happened last night with Tyce’s routine. Yes, it was the shared experience of you forcing an emotional response from us by stamping the cancer label on a dance!!! I think I’m still sharing the experience of being pissed off about that with many people across the country. Thanks!!!
He says he’s received so many calls, one from Olivia Newton-John who is a breast cancer survivor. She told him that that routine said more than words could. He’s extremely proud that a show like this can shed that sort of light on a difficult subject.
Did I miss something? What light has been shed on breast cancer from that routine? Look, I get it, Tyce wanted to build a piece in tribute to his friend, but let’s not pretend that this is the first time any of us has ever heard of this thing called breast cancer. You know what would have been really great, Nigel? If you had pointed people toward one of the many breast cancer websites or organizations that exist out there like the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. That would have been something to be proud of.
Ugh. I’m getting all pissed off all over again. Shake it off.
Before we get to any results, Cat wants to show us some highlights of the past five seasons. Cue clip reel. Nigel wants them to bring it. Various good auditions. People falling on their asses. Awesome breakers.
Danny!
And for some reason they show that idiot Sex AGAIN. And they wonder why he keeps showing up. Ugh. I’m not showing him. I’ve made a substitution.
Isn’t that better?
Shots of people screaming because they’ve made it through to Vegas. People hurt. People crying. People being told they made the top twenty. Shots of opening numbers that I now need to go back and watch again.
And this douchebag.
I had forgotten how much I hated that idiot. Shots of some of the awesome dances that this show has had, making me more determined than ever to go back and rewatch them all. And finally, shots of the winners of the past four seasons.
God, I love this show. Even when it pisses me off royally, which it has done quite a few times. I love that this show exists, that these dancers get the opportunity to show us what they can do, and that they get to work with some of the most amazing choreographers out there right now.
I’ve gone a bit sappy, I think, but as someone who danced for many many years and loves dance SOOO much, this show makes me so happy. Happy for those of us that are dancers, past and present, and even happier that it’s opened up the world of dance to people that know nothing about it from a technical point of view, but love it and are moved by it. Dance has always been there for me in my life in times of happiness, sorrow, joy and pain. It’s a timeless art form that keeps evolving but respects its past. I love dance and I love that this show allows all of us to share in that together.
Okay. Enough of the hearts and flowers and kisses and hugs. I must be PMSing, I’m not normally this sappy. Note to self: avoid all Kleenex and Hallmark commercials for the next week.
Before we get to the results Cat reminds everyone about the tour. After that, it’s time for a recap of what happened last night. People danced, judges cried, Ellen was Ellen, Mia was Mia, and Shane gave us an incredible zombie routine.
Results time. Ladies first.
First up is Melissa. We all know she’s safe. I just hope she sent Tyce a huge cookie bouquet or something because that routine really saved her ass this week. Cat jumps over to the other end of the line to talk about Kayla. She is in the bottom two tonight. Not really a surprise given the fact that she’s been in the bottom several times before. I actually liked her more this week than I have before, so go figure.
Now it’s down to my two favorite girls. Jeanine and Janette. I don’t want either of them to be in the bottom. These are the girls I want to see in the finale. Unfortunately one of them has to be in the bottom and that girl is……..Janette. I can’t even say poo about it because I wouldn’t have been happy the other way either. Pfft.
We’re going to take a break from results now and revisit a routine from season past. This one is The Hummingbird and The Flower, danced by Jaime and Hok, choreographed by Wade Robson.
I remember how much I loved this dance the first time. Wade is a fucking genius. He took things that Hok does well, and incorporated them into this hummingbird character for him. And Jamie…..whoa. That girl has amazing control, and gorgeous lines which Wade also used beautifully in this routine. They danced it just as beautifully now as they did before. Love it.
Time for the guys results.
Cat is starting with Ade. I think we all know where this is going to go, don’t we? Just to mix it up a little she decides to talk to Jason first before giving both of them their results. No surprises happen, and Jason ends up in the bottom two.
So now it’s down to Evan and Brandon. Done deal. Evan is definitely in the bottom. Except that he’s not. Brandon is. What?!
Someone’s not happy about that
And someone looks happier than they should be to see their partner in the bottom
Time for another blast from the past. This time it’s going to be Mia’s Bench Routine performed by Heidi and Travis.
You know, I never really liked Heidi too much while she was on the show. I mean, she danced well, but she was always pulling faces, and that annoyed me so much that I could never really get behind her. Until this dance. This was another one of those dances that I really loved the first time I saw it, not just because I loved the choreography, but because of the dancers. I think it was the first time I actually liked Heidi during a dance.
You know, that’ll be one of the reasons I’ll always love that addiction piece – it was the first time I liked Kayla and felt connected to her during a dance. It’s something that Mia does quite well; getting her dancers to connect to the material in a real way, that makes us go there with them. Another reason why I love so much of her work.
Up next we have the repeating of the solos from last night. Up first is Kayla.
Like I said last night, this is actually her first solo that I’ve liked. I think I like it even more this time around without the shakiness that wasn’t part of the choreography. We don’t get any judges words after the solo; we just go right into the next solo. This time it’s Jason.
I’m still not crazy about it. Moving on, time for Janette.
I can’t help but think that this solo is a big part of the reason why she is in the bottom tonight. I really think that she should have stuck to something more upbeat. Note to all future dancers on this show: if it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it.
Last, but not least is Brandon.
It actually played as a little less stripperific this time around. I’m guessing it’s because he’s wearing a shirt. The funny thing is that I liked it better with his shirt on. Which surprised me, because I don’t have anything against shirtless boys.
As you ALL KNOW.
Now it’s time for another encore performance. This time it’s a group routine. Cat says it’s one of their best ever, and I agree. It features Travis, Dmitry, Donyelle, Benji, Ivan, Allison, Martha and Heidi. But Cat’s got a special surprise in store for us. In order to make this performance even more special Wade Robson will be dancing it with them!!! Fucking A. I love that.
I fucking love this dance. I love that Wade is dancing it with them. How awesome must that have been for them to get to dance with him on stage? I also love that he didn’t put himself front and center for the entire piece but gave others the spotlight as well. Have I told you lately how much I love Wade? Well, I’ll tell you again. I LOVE him.
You know what I really wish they would have done? Actually talked to some of the dancers that have been on the show in past seasons. Instead of the extended clip fest in the beginning, maybe have brief conversations with them about what their time on the show meant to them, and what they’re doing now. Did the show open more doors for them? Do they look back on their time there fondly? You know I’m not normally one for filler, but I actually would be interested to hear what they’ve thought of the show, and how it’s helped them, if at all. Oh, well. Maybe at 200.
We take a quick break for some commercials, and when we get back Cat tells us they have had some amazing guest performances on this show, none of them have been as exciting as this next one. The gorgeous Hugh Jackman!
Oh shut up! I’m playing make believe!
Of course it’s not Hugh, because who would want to see that when we can enjoy the treat of Katie Holmes? But before her performance, Cat sat down to talk with her in a pre-taped interview.
Blah blah blah Dizzy Feet Foundation blah blah
She talks about how this performance is sort of an homage to Judy Garland, and she’s really excited about it. Cat points out that not only is Katie dancing on this, she’s also singing. They talk a bit about the charity, basically going over the same things that we were told when Nigel rolled the whole thing out on the show. And I’ve already said that I love the idea, but using a lot more words. On to the performance!
First of all, I’m pissed that none of this is live. What a crock of shit. Second, if you’re going to tape the performance it had better kick ass backwards, forwards, upside down, right side up and all the way to Sunday. This does not. Nor does it even come close. AND she’s lip syncing in the taped performance of this number. Badly. Are you fucking kidding me? How exactly is this the performance of a lifetime?
Ugh. You know who’s not afraid to perform live? I know that you know who I’m talking about.
So I’m going to go off on a little tangent here. Apparently Nigel is pissed that people actually have the nerve to say that they didn’t like the performance. He’s threatened to ban people from following him on Twitter, he’s saying she’s had no formal training and that she did it for charity. All true.
I would have had less of an issue with the entire thing if they hadn’t hyped it up so much. You don’t bill something as the performance of a lifetime and then give us that tepid pre-recorded vanity piece. I’m sorry if Nigel doesn’t want to hear that, but it’s true. Personally, I think she would have been better off performing live. Even if the vocals weren’t dead on, she would’ve gotten points for being out there with no dubbing, and no retakes.
I think it’s great that she wanted to do something for the charity, but we get enough canned, lip-synced performances from this show on a weekly basis. To have had the courage to just get out there and dance and sing LIVE, now THAT would have made an impression.
Before they get to the results, Cat asks Nigel if he has anything he wants to say. Of course he does silly. He wants to thank Katie, and everyone else that worked on the routine, and that have worked for free for the foundation. He also points out that Judy Garland’s son, Joey Luft, is in the audience and isn’t it just great that he got to see that performance.
If you say so
It’s now time to find out who is getting the boot tonight, based on your votes. Ladies first. The girl that polled the lowest number of votes sending her home tonight is…….Janette.
WHAT. THE. FUUUUUUUUCK?!?!?!?
Look! Even Kayla’s own grandparents can’t believe it.
How did that happen? That really sucks. There goes one of my picks for the last two girls. See what happens when Mia calls you her favorite? I’m just saying. Last night she calls Janette her favorite dancer this season, and Kayla perfection. Who’s in the bottom? And who gets sent home? I blame it all on Mia.
After they show the good-bye montage Cat says that she thinks this is the shock of the season. Nigel pipes up to say that often his favorites don’t win, but he has to say, on this occasion, that Janette was his favorite and he really wanted her to win this year. It’s ruined the 100th celebration for him.
Wah Wah. Shut Your Piehole
He thinks America got it wrong. That pisses me off. First of all, how disrespectful is that to the other dancers left in the competition? Wow. I thought Kayla was perfection Nigel. You’ve been blowing smoke up her ass all season long, but she should have gone home instead of Janette?
I personally would have rather seen Kayla go home this week, but I’m not a judge on the panel saying that. I hate when they pull that shit. It’s obnoxious and disrespectful and annoying. This show is set up to be a popularity contest. I don’t like that, but I didn’t set it up that way. YOU DID, Nigel. SHUT. UP.
Cat asks Janette what she’s going to take away with her from the competition. She says more than anything this made her realize how much she really really loves to dance. She was working in a bank and going to school for finance, and this has made her realize that she is meant to dance and she is going to keep on doing that.
You go girl
And I have one more thing to say regarding Janette. I will say that it would seem that I was wrong about her. I’ve liked her dancing throughout the competition, but her personality grated on me for a lot of it. I always thought that she would be the type to be snotty or backtalk if she was given harsh critique. We’ll never really know for sure since that didn’t happen, but I’m going to give her the benefit of the doubt given the graceful way she is accepting defeat here. I will definitely miss her in these last couple of week of competition.
Time for the boys results. Jason’s going home. You can tell he knew it. Although I did think Brandon looked slightly nervous given what happened with the girls. So the sad thing for me about Jason going now is that I think he’s been finally coming into his own. I guess it’s just too little, too late.
We get his good-bye montage and then Cat asks him if there’s anything he’d like to say. He wants to thank everyone that has helped him get to this point because he never thought that he could ever be here in a million years. He says it has been an amazing experience.
Awww.
So there you have it, Gasmi. Another two dancers are out. What did you think of this week’s results? I have a feeling that some of you are very very upset. What do think about Evan managing to avoid the bottom again? Do you think he’ll make it to the finale? Are you with me wanting to Jeanine to win the shebang? If not, who do you want to win?
And what did you all think of the Katie Holmes performance? Were you as disappointed as I was? Do you think that it would have been better received if it was live? Or was there someone else you would have rather seen? You all know my thoughts, and I’m going to end this recap with more video of my choice for guest performance for this evening. This is an excerpt from The Boy From Oz, in fact it’s one of the numbers with Judy Garland (as portrayed by Isabel Keating). I bet her son enjoyed this more.
Until next week…..
SWAK, PottyMouth
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Oh I’m one that’s pissed. I’ve ways liked her but was sort of ambivalent after awhile when she was with Brandon, but I was so annoyed! As much as Iike Melissa, I realized I’d have rather she go. Either way, these four girls were my top picks anyway. Don’t care for any of the boys for some reason. Jeanine for the win for me.
I wish they had expanded the show to two hours and featured more of the dancers from the past…I would have especially like to see the winners and runners-up from each season actually perform (and maybe even telling us what they’re doing now.)
The Hummingbird and The Flower was good, but Jaime and Hok no longer have the rawness and innocence they had during the first performance. It was probably lost from doing it on tour so many times.
I adore Wade Robson. Almost as much as Hugh Jackman. We seem to have the same taste in men. Stay away from my husband.
I loved the use of mirrors in the opening number. It made it look like there were far more dancers on the stage than there actually were.
Zaptoit credited the high ratings for this episode to Katie Holmes. What a joke. All she did was pose and lip-synch…and not even well. (Her mouth often closed before a note ended.) That was an absolute farce, and had no place on a show ostensibly about dance. Judy Garland is either rolling in her grave or laughing her ass off.
Jason and Jeanette should not have gone home yet…although I don’t believe either would ultimately have won. They were both, however, better spoken and more gracious than any other contestants who have been voted out. I hope they find much success in their respective futures.
I don’t believe any of these contestants compare to the level we saw in season 2.
You put a bullet in the belly of a good woman, America.
I blame a lot of different people. First of all, I blame Tyce, who did nothing but poop on stage all season and then, suddenly, choreographs an emotional, well-crafted piece about breast cancer that saves the two people who should have gone home (suck it Ade fans).
I blame myself, for not voting a hundred-thousand times.
I blame Mia, for jinxing Janette.
I blame Evan, who I like as a Broadway dancer and as a person but who just sucks all the life out of latin dances.
What were people thinking?! And we lost Jason, too, who was really coming into his own. I never liked him with Caitlin, but these last two weeks he was fantastic! That Shane Sparks routine was AWESOME! I’ve watched it at least a dozen times (and yeah, who knew about Kayla?) And now he’s gone. I blame Tyce mostly for this.
I agree with you, Pottymouth, Ade just isn’t that great. I think he looks great, but that Cha-Cha was awful. And he’s looked clumsy at times. I love his solos, but he should have gone home.
As for Katie Holmes, meh, what did you expect? She’s not a dancer; she’s involved in this charity thing Nigel is spearheading, and so she gets to tape her dance and have it shown. Worse crimes have been committed on this show.
I think they should have a show that’s just a head-to-head choreography battle, Wade vs. Mia. Five pieces each, no talking from Mia. I’d watch that.
I want Jeanine to win but won’t mind if Brandon does. That said, I can’t fucking believe Janette is gone! It’s a sad day here at La Casa Legs.
Janette was effing robbed. ROBBED!!!
I also think we all know now that Jason got screwed by his partnership in the top 20, and I’m actually really sad to see him go. He seemed to come into his own these last couple of weeks, and he is much better than I originally gave him credit for.
Regarding the flashback dances (besides the obvious WHERE’S DANNY???!)– how awesome is Wade Robson? I love him so much, and I was super excited to see Ivan up there, too. In watching Ramalama and The Park Bench over again, though, I was struck by how much this show has grown over the years. Both of those pieces were actually pretty simplistic compared to what we’ve come to expect, which is consistent excellence and occassionally to be just plain awed. As much as I hate to agree with Nigel, this show really has brought art into our living rooms each week. He can still suck it, though.
PM, I have to thank you for getting these recaps up so quickly. You’re the reason I make sure to stop at the ‘gasm every weekend now.
Oh, and Melissa better get hip-hop next week or I’m calling this season a total sham.
I agree with all of the comments so far, except that I didn’t really care that Janette and Jason went home. I liked both of them, sure, but the people this season that I really love are Jeanine and Melissa and of those two, Jeanine should take it. I think I like Melissa so much because we are both ballerinas, but I definitely think that it’s time for her to go.
“I’ve gone a bit sappy, I think, but as someone who danced for many many years and loves dance SOOO much, this show makes me so happy. Happy for those of us that are dancers, past and present, and even happier that it’s opened up the world of dance to people that know nothing about it from a technical point of view, but love it and are moved by it. Dance has always been there for me in my life in times of happiness, sorrow, joy and pain. It’s a timeless art form that keeps evolving but respects its past. I love dance and I love that this show allows all of us to share in that together.”
Hear hear! Dance has been the exact same way for me. I’ve only been on hiatus from it for four years, due to various injuries (usually ankle and knee-related from all those damn jumps) and this show makes me so happy. It also makes me miss dance so much that today, I called a dance studio and registered in pointe, tap and lyrical – my 3 favorites. I’m a bit rusty, but I can’t watch this show anymore and not dance, it’s just killing me. I figure I’m young enough to jump back in.
Also, regarding Katie Holmes: I was watching this with a friend of mine who doesn’t watch SYTYCD regularly and when Cat said that Katie Holmes would be performing a song & dance, my friend turned to me and said “Since when is Katie Holmes a singer and a dancer?”
Clearly, she is NOT. The lip synching was just awful, the choreography sucked and it was just horrible overall.
A tribute to Judy Garland indeed. Might as well have just shit on her grave.
Ugh, I should really think before I comment, because I have something to add. One more thing that really bugged me: I LOVED that Wade Robson was in Ramalama (and I fucking LOOOOOOVE Wade Robson) but who was missing?
The original dance was done with the top 10. There were 4 girls and of course, the one missing was Natalie.
But who was the missing guy? I actually can’t remember the other top 10 guy. Was it Musa?
I wonder though had Katie Holmes had a better choreographer? I don’t think Nicole Kidman is a dancer but she did a convincing number in Moulin Rouge. Or Catherine Zeta-Jones or Renee Zelweger? She’ll for sure not be up to par with the other dancers in the show, but I think it suffered because of the choreography. I feel bad for her actually. It was so painful to watch. I’m thinking she probably did a great job after all these idiots keep praising her. Or she probably knew it was terrible which is why she didn’t even bother showing up.
I agree with almost everything you said… Except, while Jeanine is my favorite, I don’t really care that much. The first four years, I always had favorites — I loved both Nick and Melody, Danny was always #1, Will, Joshua, etc… This year: meh. I like Evan, for example, but he should have been gone 2 weeks ago. No one really stands out as a ‘star’ to me this year.
Does anyone know why the show seems to hate Nick — he has never been back? And is Danny still around – he doesn’t seem to be on the show and there isn’t much on him on the internet? And what about Sabra, we never hear about her either?
And despite the Katie Holmes and Nigel ‘you are my favorite’ travesties, this recap was a delight — especially with the double dosing of Hugh videos.
The park bench routine was much better in season 2.
Re: your comment about Mia being a bitch but a good choreographer: didn’t you find that was kinda par for the course in the dance world? The best choreographers are especially good at ripping off other people’s ideas and calling it inspiration, and being manipulative lying jerks in general.
I can answer one of your questions: Donyelle is still teaching once or twice a week at my daughter’s studio. From what I understand, she’s working in several places, doing videos, choreographing for people, I think she did a tour as a dancer.. Ciara maybe? I forget. She’s very busy! And an awesome teacher. She’s really tough, but that’s what the kids like. They want to be hard-hitting with tight movement like she has.
Agree with you completely about Katie Holmes. Nigel needs to get over himself. If people didn’t like it, he shouldn’t try to guilt-trip them into keeping their opinion to themselves. And while we’re on the subject of charity, I’d like to know why the Dizzy Feet Foundation wants so many kudos for offering $ for dance to the underprivileged. I send my kids to dance, have for years, and it costs a freaking arm and a leg. Ask Kayla’s grandpa! Our family isn’t wealthy. For Dizzy Feet and Tom Cruise’s Co$ millions to care, I need to move to inner city Detroit or what? Also, I’m confused. Isn’t she currently on Broadway singing and/or dancing? If so, is it going well? P.S. I really felt nothing “Judy Garland” about the piece.
I see Nigel’s Twitter is arguing with people about whether it’s “a” or “an” in front of historic. Putz.
They got rid of Janette. That’s bad enough, but Janette AND Jason going before Evan? Tragic.
I see why people were upset over Janette’s departure, but why Jason? Yes, he was getting better and better, but who would you have rather seen go home? Ade was definitely safe after the cancer piece. And if you were disappointed in Evan staying, you will be even more disappointed when he wins this season. I’d take Brandon over Jason any day.
Love your recaps!
Janette was more versatile than I originally expected, but she was never my favorite. She was almost Schwimmer-esque with the face pulling and camera mugging. Her solos were the weakest of any of the ballroom/partner style dancers ever on this show, imo. I’m rooting for Jeanine.
Right there with ya for the ‘wtf’ of Katie’s “performance”. What a waste of airtime.
I, too, would love a “where are they now” segment!
@ here4beer I hope Melissa gets crunk;)
I think it’s being apparent that it’s going to be between Jeanine and Brandon. Hopefully the one with personality *cough Jeanine* wins.
My HIV positive friend was saying I have a cause, where’s my dance? I said season 6 Mia.
This opens up a list of causes to which they can dedicate dances. For example, maybe they can do a group salute to dyslexia…with one dancer going the wrong direction during the whole thing.
In regards to the question about Sabra and why we never hear anything about her, I have heard rumors that she had a falling out with the producers and either she won’t come back on the show or they won’t have her back. I don’t know how much truth there is to the matter, but that’s what I’ve heard.
I was also disappointed to not hear more from past clients. I was really hoping to hear from Joshua, or at least get him dancing in his style. I still love him!
Do people even DO crunk anymore? This seems more of a dance fad and not a legitimate dance genre in my opinion (I am by no means an authority, which is why I ask). I have seen it mentioned before that they feature this, and it just boggles my mind.
Another great recap pottymouth.
georgiababe – the guy that was missing was Ryan – it was bugging me so much that I could not remember who the missing guys was that I had to look it up on Wikipedia – where they had his name down, but I still could not remember who it was, so I Googled him. Even with a picture I barely remember him – made quite the impression he did.
As for the whole Katie Holmes song and dance, I think the only thing that was more of a let down was when they hypped the whole Cat and Nigel going to dance and then showed some stupid computer clip of their head super-imposed on some cartoonish dancing bodies.
I too think Janette was robbed and should be in the final 4, but have been rooting for Jeanene for a while. I loved her solo this week and have really liked her (except the waltz).
Cheers
Pottymouth, you are made of awesome! Don’t ever apologize for getting sappy over your love of dance or this show. I feel the same way, and I’ve never been a dancer (except in my head). The genuine passion and affection mixed in with your snark is part of what makes your blogs work so well!
And very nice with the Hugh inclusions. What a versatile man! Hard to be believe that the singing and dancing in a top hat could also convincingly play a snarling, sexy badass character like Wolverine…with all those bulging muscles popping…and the sexy glare..and..oops, got distracted
You totally imprinted your thoughts on my brain because all through Katie’s performance I was thinking: What? Was Hugh Jackman too busy? I wasn’t disappointed with the performance because I didn’t expect it to be much anyway, despite all of Nigel’s hype. Did anyone actually think that it was going to be something special? And the excuse that she did it for charity does not wash with me. If she were someone who would actually draw viewers and donations in droves by merely appearing, I’d bite. But really, how many people tuned in primarily to see Katie Holmes perform? Show of hands. Anybody?
I was PISSED but not totally surprised that Melissa and Evan misssed the bottom 3. I agree, Jason was just coming into his own and he was majorly screwed over by being paired with Caitlin for the first half of the competition (I still think Caitlin never should have been in the competiton in the first place). Can you imagine if he and Kayla had been paired from the beginning? I think Brandon and Janette would have had a run for their money in the power couple department.
I have adored Evan from the beginning, but it was his time to go. He seems to have stretched as far as he’s going to in this competition. Melissa has been near the bottom of my favourites list pretty much since the beginning, but now she’s officially on my NEEDS TO GO list. So so so over her. I agree with the person who said that she is a very limited ballerina and she’s horrible at anything that strays too far from her genre (e.g., disco and chacha).
I think the producers are ready for Evan and Melissa to go judging by the spoilers for next week…
I too would have loved to see more of the past seasons’ dancers instead of Katie’s pretaped, lipsynched routine. Instead of dancing backup, why couldn’t Josh (and each of the other past season winners) have gotten the opportunity to dance solo or even dance together? Or do a pseudo dance battle? That would have been so cool! Damn that Nigel. He ruins everything!
I agree w/ everyone regarding Katie Holmes’ “performance” on the show, but I think she was capable of more…I remember her being on Eli Stone and she did some sort of Broadway-ish kind of thing there in a dream sequence and I remember there being more content then. And I’m sad to remember this (even though I freakin’ LOVED the show when it was on), but she sang on Dawson’s Creek too…much better lip-synching then too
I wish they would just put out a DVD of all the seasons…there are SO many good dances I would love to watch over and over. Even better…they should put up a site that allows you to select the dances you like and then make a DVD out of them! I’d pay for something like that
Ugghh, Evan should have gone home weeks ago. He’s great in his own genre, and seems like a nice guy, but he sucks the life out of all the dances he’s in and just cannot pull off the “sexy latin” thing.
My friends and I call him “SanjEvan,” because like Sanjaya on American Idol, Evan has stayed on this show much longer than he deserves.
Chibby: Yep. I would have preferred that Melissa go this week, too. I wish Janette had made the final.
cattyfan: It’s nice to share!
I agree with everything else you said. ;P
JohnnyLegs: I would love it if we had an all Mia and Wade show! Someone call Nigel!
here4beer: I will be beyond pissed if Melissa doesn’t draw hip hop this week. What complete bullshit that would be.
georgiababe: That’s awesome that you decided to get back to dancing!! The show always makes me want to get up and dance!
Chibby: Maybe with a better choreographer it would have been better. It’s so hard to say because she sucked SO badly.
rjfrankel: I hear you “ I’m not as passionate about anyone as I have been in years past. And although I’d love to see Jeanine win, I won’t be outraged if she doesn’t. I’m not quite sure what that says about this season.
Memememe: You actually make a good point about some of the most famous and best choreographers being heartless bastards. Thanks for the update on Donyelle “ I always liked her.
tv freak: As much as I like Evan I sure as hell hope he doesn’t win the entire season. That will annoy me.
wcsdancer: I agree about Janette “ she was never my favorite either. The face pulling always irritates me. I will be using Schwimmer-esque as an adjective in the future!
newcastlefan: Don’t joke “ it’ll probably happen.
cattyfan: LMFAO!!
blazergirl: I heard the same thing about Sabra. I really do wish they’d do a “where are they now?” segment. It was a real missed opportunity, I think.
messystation: They’ve done krump on the show before, but I don’t think we’ll see it this year if we haven’t yet.
Lizbot: I would have loved to have seen solos from past contestants, or even past dances. Hell anything would have been better than Katie. Hmmm, maybe anything is not the right word. I guess I could envision worse.
shibaby: I love that idea. I’d pay for my own personal compilation DVD too!
kwBadger: That’s way harsh. I don’t think I’d go that far.
I can’t wait to see what tonight will bring!! Hopefully they’ll all kick ass so much we won’t want to see ANYONE leave!!
SWAK, PottyMouth