Holla Gasmi! Welcome to the second day of auditions for So You Think You Can Dance (dance ......... dance). Tonight we're heading to Miami and Memphis to see what they have to offer. As usual, we'll see too many train wreck and loons, and not near enough good auditions to satisfy me.
Don't blink or you'll miss him!
The first city up is Miami. Cat tells us it's been four years since they've been there, and wonders if Miami will bring the heat. I'm wondering if Miami will bring good dancers. That's all I really care about.
Joining Nigel and Mary for the Miami auditions will be Tyce DiOrio. Cat tells us a little bit about Tyce and how he works with superstars and started on Broadway. I always find myself somewhat disappointed in Tyce. I get all excited that there's going to be a Broadway routine, and then nine times out of ten I'm not crazy about it.
Cat runs down how the auditions work again, but I think we're all up to speed on that by now, right? Mary asks the dancers if they're ready to do some dancing, but I want to know when they're going to put a mirror back in her dressing room.
Come on guys, you've had your fun
First up is Alvin "Tony" Riendeau who claims he is going to bring something different. It's called the Tony style. Great. He tells us he moves like he has no bones in his body, like a rubber band. Every time he goes on the dance floor he's the star of the show. Uh, "Tony"? Just because people stop to point and laugh doesn't mean you're a star. You know who else was a star on the dance floor?
"Tony" tells us there is no taboo in dancing and he can be as kinky as he wants. He can also go all day long, five or six hours, no problem. We'll see about that "Tony". He's dancing to "Footloose" and he sucks. Big time. Like there was any doubt about that. Nigel says the only thing he can compliment him on is getting back up when he falls down. A two year old does that too. Mary says he's the goofy guy dancing in the background in movies. Tyce says he'll give him props for being quirky, but it was bad. Horrifyingly bad. "Like flush ya like a public toilet bad." HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
I don't know what they're talking about. Just look at those lines!
Obviously it's a no. But the best part happens once "Tony" walks out the doors. He's swaying like he's drunk, and I think he's going down. Down, down, down. Unfortunately he stays on his feet, but someone calls for a medic, so I guess we'll be checking in with him later. Well, the show will, but since I could give two craps about him, I'm not talking about him anymore.
Next up is Priscilla Marrero. She tells us she was raised with rice and beans. With. Not on? She is also wearing way too much makeup, and a flower in her hair.
Please wash your face
She's actually quite good. She has nice lines and has a great personality while dancing. I was expecting to not like her, but am pleasantly surprised.
Nigel asks how long she's been dancing. Since she was three. But then when she was fifteen she had an injury and stopped dancing to be a normal person. But "I'm Priscilla, I'm a dancer." Are we at a meeting for Dancer's Anonymous? Shut up, Priscilla. Nigel enjoyed every moment of her audition. Mary finds her to be wonderful and captivating. Tyce says her audition made him happy to be a dancer. Oh Lord. She gets a ticket to Vegas. Duh.
We now meet Janette Manrara and Romulo Villaverde. They auditioned last year, and Janette made it to Vegas before getting cut while Romulo stayed home. They're hoping that this year will be different for them. They've been working hard preparing for this, and Janette says hopefully now that they've been dancing together for a year and a half, they'll be more in synch.
They start their audition, and they're good. There are a LOT of tricks in their routine. They do fumble a bit on one, but other than that, they give a solid performance.
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Comments (10)
Great recap. I can tell that you know what you are talking about.
My favorites were Janette, Silky, Marico, Evan, and Ryan.
1 of 10 | Posted by tv freak | Posted on May 31, 2009 3:49 PM
I loved this recap, too. So far, my absolute faves are Silky (LOVE!!) and the whoopee cushion/ Gene Kelly brothers.
2 of 10 | Posted by here4beer | Posted on May 31, 2009 4:11 PM
Is it me, or did Tyce start acting far more flamingly than he has in the past? Perhaps I just didn't notice that affectation in the past seasons. Ah well, regardless, he didn't impress me as a judge either.
3 of 10 | Posted by Allison | Posted on May 31, 2009 4:12 PM
Weeeeeee!!!!!! You included my present...Shirtless Hugh Jackman!!!!
And a kickass recap, too! You're the best :)
4 of 10 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on May 31, 2009 8:38 PM
I too, am really in love with Evan and Ryan, they are just awesome!
I really loved the ballroom dancers - Jannette and her partner, forget his name, as well as the police officer (Marico) and of course, Silky!
I have a soft spot in my heart for tap dancers. I am trained mostly in ballet, but I did several years of tap and it's SO DARN FUN. You can engage the audience a lot more with a tap dance than a pointe number, usually, because pointe is so technical, there isn't any room for just getting into the music and having fun. With tap, you need to worry about having clean sounds and stuff, but you don't need to have perfect posture and turnout and straight arms, you can kind of fool around with it.
I also liked Caitlin Kinney and from the 3 seconds we saw, her sister Megan looked good too.
Also, I really liked Travis, although I think it's mostly because I absolutely ADORE his father. When he said that his dad is a football coach, I was prepared for the usual story about the macho crap he got from his father and how he's practically been disowned, but I thought it was adorable that it was the complete opposite. Love.
5 of 10 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on May 31, 2009 11:10 PM
Great recap, Potty!!!
I think you should make shirtless Hugh Jackman/Wolverine a trademark for your SYTYCD recaps. LOVE IT!!! (and if you do, I have an idea which auditioner from LA/Seattle you might use ;-) )
Also, I've noticed that 4 tappers have gotten through to Vegas, and all have been featured auditions. I'm wondering if that's a conscious move on the part of the producers..... I hope so, because they've all been wicked good!
6 of 10 | Posted by slumrville | Posted on June 1, 2009 6:34 AM
i noticed the tap thing too. i really like all the tappers, esp the boys, i cant choose one! but also, there hasn't been many hip hop dancers, no breakers that i can remember and only like 2 poppers. besides contemporary, those are some of my favorite genres. so fun to watch!
7 of 10 | Posted by cansnuts | Posted on June 1, 2009 8:22 AM
Yeah this is definately the year of ther tappers and I do think the producers really wanted tap on this year which I don't have a problem with. Hopefully they show more hip hoppers soon cause they haven't shown much I appreciate the contemporary dancers but the hip hoppers bring so much excitement to the show. I loved Silky the tapper and the Gene Killy brothers.
8 of 10 | Posted by bigjr6633 | Posted on June 1, 2009 10:57 AM
Of all the dancers they've show SO FAR, I think that Caitlin Kinney will go furthest.
9 of 10 | Posted by ohhhyeah | Posted on June 1, 2009 3:26 PM
tv freak: Thanks! I like those four as well (I know it’s REALLY hard to figure out who I like and who I don’t)
here4beer: The whoopie cushion was the biggest surprise for me. When I saw it, I thought for sure it was going to be an issue, but he used it so well!
Allison: I don’t know – we’ve really only had him in small doses most of the time. My issue with him was that I thought he was trying waaaaaayyy too hard to be snarky/funny.
cattyfan: It’s the gift that keeps on giving :-D
georgiababe: I was never great at tap, my sister was the tapper. But I also love to watch tap and think it can be a lot of fun. I’m hoping that they can also handle other styles. As with any dancer, some adapt better than others, but I’d love to see at least one tapper in the top twenty.
slumrville: Mwahahaha. You never know…… :P
cansnuts & bigjr6633: I’m hoping we’ll see more b-boys and poppers/lockers in Vegas. I can’t imagine them not including at least ONE in the top twenty.
ohhhyeah: I think she could go far definitely. It doesn’t hurt that she’s adorable on top of being a really good dancer.
We’re getting closer and closer to our top twenty. I can’t wait to see who makes it. As always, thanks so much for reading and sharing your comments. Keep ‘em coming!
SWAK, PottyMouth
10 of 10 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on June 2, 2009 6:52 PM