Better start screaming, teen-aged girls, because tonight's the first show of the Top 10. Tickets are on sale for the tour now!! Better start dialing, Albany! Damn, I just checked the website and they're not coming to New York City. Like I'm going to Nassau Coliseum. However, the Atlantic City date sounds appealing. Craps, taffy and SYTYCD, anyone?

Tonight Cat is dressed as the even bitchier sister Atia never knew she had on HBO's Rome, purple toga and eyeliner and all.

I'll let you ravish my daughter for an invite to your party!

Cat reminds us that tonight the boy and girl with the lowest votes will be eliminated. Though the jidges have no power anymore beyond bad-mouthing, Cat introduces them. And since I'm writing this after I've seen the results show, I know to comment on guest jidge Mia Michael's Marine jacket. Apparently there was a big brough-ha-ha over this in some parts of the country, but I never heard about that. Instead, I was learning from Page Six that Lindsay Lohan claimed she wasn't wearing her own pants the night of her DUI and coke bust. You know, the important things.

How come wearing those awful camouflage shorts from Old Navy is ok but this isn't? I blame the hair.

Honestly, my first reaction to the jacket was like, Oh, cuuute! Where can I get one? But apparently the Marine's don't take too kindly to that.

And SYTYCD is changing things up a bit in its third season! This year, (or maybe just for this episode? I can't tell) the finalists will perform solos choreographed by someone else so they can all be judged side-by-side. Oh and now I'm SO mad they cut Anya for poor solos, since the judges only ever had a problem with her self-choreographed solos! Boo!

Anyways, Wade is choreographing today and really, I liked Wade so much more before he started to speak. He and his wife [random!] decided that because this will be performed 10 times in the show, they should make it meaningful and powerful. And I'm quoting Wade directly here: "It's about peace. It's about the war. It's about anti-war. It's about peace." Whoa, deep. He then asks us to "be the change that we want to see." I'm already not fighting a war, what more do you want from me? Choreographer, visionary, plagiarizer: Wade Robson. He's really convinced this routine is going to change the world.

In case you don't know how the rules have changed this week, Cat lays it out for us. In addition to the power now resting solely with the voting audience, partners are going to change as well. Now the girls will randomly draw from a hat.

Lauren picks her partner first and it's Pasha! And they're doing hip-hop! And I write everything with exclamation points in an attempt to convey Lauren's enthusiasm! I think that's what bothers me most about Lauren. Not that she shouldn't be enthusiastic, but that doesn't go with this whole faux-rocker thing she tries to convey. It doesn't match. It's uncomfortable.

Phoney!

I still love Pasha, though! Expecially when he frets in rehearsal video that he's going to let Lauren down. Well I don't think he really has to worry about that. Their music starts (and ends!) with all these mechanical noises and Lauren sits on Pasha and they form a giant spider thing. Then the music starts and they hip hop all over the stage. It's kind of generic, save for the fact that they're dressed like... skeletons? I don't get it.

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Posted in So You Think You Can Dance by Krank Mills at 9:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (8)
Last Comment: kmills on Aug 1, 2007 02:34 PM.

Comments (8)

Laurie :

Dominic and Jaime got screwed by their choreographer. How on earth was that even a little Vienese waltz? It was totally a paso. No wonder Dom had to ham it up. They needed to yell at that person.

I ended up fast forwarding through the solo's about halfway through. Booooring.

Why does Pasha end up with partners that I hate? First babyoil, and now Lauren!. God she annoys me.

1 of 8 | Posted by Laurie | Posted on July 31, 2007 10:24 AM

addicted076 :

Dmitry! My TV boyfriend from last season. Seeing him always makes me happy.

I love Danny. Love him. Everything he does is graceful and smooth, and he was hot in the samba.

Pasha is so great. I hated how Mia complained that the dancers didn't put their own style into the dance... and then complained that Pasha's solo was too ballroom-y? Hi, Mia, ballroom is Pasha's style. (And, um, the communism stuff made me laugh out loud. So, thanks for that!)

Can't believe we were forced to trade Anya for Lauren. BOO.

2 of 8 | Posted by addicted076 | Posted on July 31, 2007 8:32 PM

d-fly :

Danny and Lacey's dance was hot! I think I rewound it 10 times. I used to like Lacey and Kameron together, but have to agree with the jidges- Lacey was obviously the fire in that duo. I LOVE Danny, he is just so long and graceful. My pick for final four are Danny, Neil, Lacey and Sabra- its going to be so hard to see any of them go.

Great recap Krank, you are so damn funny!!!

3 of 8 | Posted by d-fly | Posted on July 31, 2007 9:27 PM

rainbodragon :

I thought Pashas shirt said communism for a second too, you arent alone.

I thought that Sabra & Kamerons number was terrible. the choice of music was awful and didnt support the steps at all. Love Sabra but the music/choreography stunk!

Also agree that Jaimie and Dominic got screwed.

Rooting for Sabra, Sarah and Pasha at this point.

4 of 8 | Posted by rainbodragon | Posted on August 1, 2007 6:40 AM

Shollia :

I was so mad that Dom and Jaimie got totally screwed with their choreography. Like it's their fault it wasn't a Waltz.
I mean they have to rehearse the dance beforehand right? So why didn't his choreographer tell him to ease the facial expressions he was making when she had the chance?
They just were set up to fail, just like anyone who gets freaking Dan Suckass-Karaty for a choreographer.

And I hate Lauren.. GOD how much I hate her!!!! Poor Pasha having to keep getting stuck with the annoying ones.

5 of 8 | Posted by Shollia | Posted on August 1, 2007 1:18 PM

Shollia :

Oh yeah, don't even get me started on the craptacular cheesefest that was the solos.
WTF Wade... what happened to the weird stuff that you usually do?? Come on man, a dance show is hardly the time to try to get a message across... specially when it's don't so boringly.

6 of 8 | Posted by Shollia | Posted on August 1, 2007 1:20 PM

Jesusloveswinners :

"However, rythmical? Not a word!"

Not true according to Dictionary.com.

rhyth·mi·cal –adjective
1. periodic, as motion, or a drumbeat.
2. having a flowing rhythm.
3. of or pertaining to rhythm: an excellent rhythmical sense.

Still a great recap though!

7 of 8 | Posted by Jesusloveswinners | Posted on August 1, 2007 1:43 PM

kmills :

Thanks, Jesusloveswinners. Merriam-Webster disagrees, but that's English for you!

8 of 8 | Posted by kmills | Posted on August 1, 2007 2:34 PM

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