RE: "I have a barrier against overly groomed eyebrows."

PM: I'm trying so hard not to laugh out loud that I have tears welling in my eyes. Classic.

Great recap Pottymouth.

Lil Mama just fascinates me. I love listening to her talk. I've created a new job for myself, in my head, as a nonsense to english translator.

The other thing that amazes me is that there are actual names for all of these dance moves. Geez, I just got used to saying "hip-hop" out loud.

So far I'm liking Afroborike. They were fun to watch.

I too did not like Beat Ya Feet Kings. Not the first time, and not the second time. They were AWFUL! I was certain they'd be going home. Wow...what a let down!

I hear that Lil Mama used to be the 'street' interpreter for Lil C.

So I gotta ask - did Hugh finally put out a restraining order?

I think we are going to need him with judges keeping what is clearly not the best group in the competition. I guess they must have "potential" and they can stay as long as they "progress." -Imagine creepy Nigel voice -

And one last thought. Do you think that if we had to listen to a conversation between Lil Mama and Lil C that our heads would explode?

She was talking about The Boogie Down. The Boogie Down is a nickname for the The Bronx. Mystery solved :)

Ahahahaha, you rock Pottymouth! I'm amazed at how perfectly you captured my every thought about this show while making me laugh my arse off, esp. this: "You suck Hiro's dad!!" LOL!

I agree with you 100% about the groups you liked, didn't like, and who should have gone home (boring ass Beat Ya Feet Kings who apparently couldn't be bothered to practice since they were so concerned with making sure everyone knows how haaaaarrrrd their lives are. Ugh).

Anyway, I'm not too sad over losing Fresh (no I will not use a 3) because they were bound to go soon anyway. I'm not digging the Cuban/PR group much, and I think the voguing group is a one-trick pony.

I was a bit surprised at all of the praise heaped on Donyelle's group -- their dance seemed pretty basic to me when compared with the other groups. And I agree that Donyelle needs to stop beating that same drum (or cut out some freakin' carbs if she's tired of hearing about her body shape).

xoxoxo,
Z

So excited you're recapping this show, Potty. I had to try not to laugh out loud, though, cause my cousin is sleeping on my couch while I'm reading it.

I agree with you mostly with a couple of exceptions: I thought we are heroes was not very good at all and I really liked the Voguers (but I agree, they might be a one trick pony).

I wasn't super upset to see Fresh go, but I was more upset to see BYFK stay. Fresh was the superior crew, even if they weren't the best crew of the bunch, and it makes me wonder if the producers just don't want another Asian team to win. BYFK is going to be that crew that I really really hate if they don't go home soon or they don't tighten up their act (they'll become my "Lauren" for this show -- you know what I mean). They strike me as a group that people likely have fun watching at the backyard bbq, but they're not really ready for the big stage.

I thought it was strange that the show grouped the 3 weakest teams at the beginning. It made me think they had no talent this year. I wonder how many people changed the channel in disappointment before they could get to some of the better groups in the middle and end.

I totally agree about Rhythm City -- LOVED THEM! Can't wait to see more of them. Right now they're my top team, followed by the Voguers, AIM, and Massive Monkeys (but I want to see more from MM -- I think they have the moves but need some help in the choreography department)

Great re-cap, PM!

I'm not sure what the "Afro" part of Afroborike means ... but a PuertoRican is called "boricua". So I'm going to fo with "borike" is a mis-spelled boricua.

Ummm ... that "fo" is a mis-spelled "go". heh

mama j: I’m glad you enjoyed that one :D

shanti: Oh good – can I call you when I need a translation for her? I can pay you in fruit roll-ups!

trink621: Yeah, I’m still confused about how they kept them. Hopefully they’ll either start practicing or get booted soon. Sloppiness just makes me nuts.

gerritv: Hee! That made me giggle.

razzbeth: You are so silly. Hugh is on vacation. You see, he had put in the request some time ago, so I didn’t think it would be fair to cancel it on him. He needs to be well rested for season six of SYTYCD. ;P

jessiecpt: Thank you so much. I rewound her a bunch of times (okay, twice) but I couldn’t figure it out.

zbird: Yeah, the sob stories always irritate me. I really liked Donyelle a lot when she was on SYTYCD, so I’m hoping she learns to STFU and that her crew really pulls out all the stops. They need to bring more than what they did for the first show.

Lizbot: Beat Ya Feet Kings were actually reminding me of season one’s Status Quo. I never liked them as much as other people did because I thought they were SO sloppy. Also, their leader was a big whining cry baby.

cbc-cca: Hee! And thanks! Like I said, I tried running it through a translator, but got nothing.

I was going to say I can’t wait to see what tonight will bring, but then I remembered that Mario said Beyonce might make an appearance. Bleh. Can you tell I’m not a big fan?

Thanks for sharing your comments (and translations) with me! Keep ‘em coming!!

SWAK, PottyMouth

Beat Ya Feet: did not like their performance, but I actually thought their sudden death was best.

Afroborike, AIM, and We are Heroes: wasn't impressed

Massive Monkeys: my favorites

Rhythm city: Close behind MM, but I did not like that they said they were the first to represent the Bronx (Ringmasters, anyone?)

Line Dancers: Should have gone home IMO.

Vogue:I loved them.

Fr3sh:meh...their personalities grated on me a bit. I won't lose sleep over them.

Hiya tv freak! Ringmasters were actually from Brooklyn. :)

I think Fr3sh were probably trying too hard to be the fun wacky group and instead turned some people off.

I honestly wasn't crazy about any of the groups in the sudden death round. Hopefully they'll all bring it a little more this week!

I shut it off after I saw BYFK. I couldn't handle the crap on the screen and decided to watch WALL-E instead.

They were mofuckingly terrible and the first thought that popped into my head after they were put through first was, "Way to put both Black Crews through ABDC."

Fr3sh was better than BYFK (who have such a stupid name, fuck).

Apparently, complaints about African representation have been littering the media these last few weeks. Producers have input into the judges' decisions. :(

I wish the judge's were forced to explain their choices to the losing crew. Not so much of a bitchslap then.

Caught the other crews on youtube.

This year's group is lacking compared to last year's. You can even see it in Shane's eyes. :(

Potty Mouth, always a pleasure to see your recaps on dance shows. I loved Rhythm City muchly, but felt Fresh (sorry, I flat refuse to use a backward three) got a bit ripped off.

BYFKs were not very good at all -- even I could tell that and my favorites dancers/groups are always the ones that get told "I just wasn't feeling your performance."

Loved Vogue Evolution. I hope they aren't a one-trick pony.

The name "Southern Movement" sounds far too much like Bowel Movement to me. I want to like them, given they are the one measly Southern team in this, but, "Hick-Hop?" Really? Hate. Why can't they just get some proper line dancers? They had stepdancers last year, so I don't see why they couldn't throw in some country guys line dancing to "Rhinestone Cowboy" or something. Hick-hop leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. Ick.

What cbc-cca and a step further, a girlfriend of mine from Puerto Rico says "Borike'n" is the Taino (indigenous PRs) name for Puerto Rico. (In Spanish, Borinquen.) It means "great land of the valiant noble lord." Or something like that.I may have wrote it down wrong. :) She said Afro-Boricua are Puerto Rican arts (ballet, painting, music, dance, etc) based on the Puerto Rico's indigenous people's traditions and other cultures that came into their island's culture. Well, the way she explained it was very poetic, sorry I made a mash of trying to remember all she said.