Ryan does choreography and in fact has done some for Evan. And then he says to Evan, "My whole life I've been waiting for you to grow up so that we could be best friends." You guys? I have to admit that one made me tear up. I'm a sucker, I know. I can't help it.
Adorable
Evan's audition is first. I said it before, I really love this guy's dancing. He is so much like Gene Kelly, it's ridiculous. He's got the style down, but even more than that, he makes it all look so effortless. LOVE.
Love Love Love Love Love
Nigel says he was absolutely superb, and talks about how beautifully constructed the routine was. Mary is so happy that he came back again this year. Me too. She's worried that if he had to fight for his life people wouldn't realize how fabulous he is. I can't argue with her there; I do think the fact that he makes it look so easy could hurt him. Nigel's worried about if he gets a tall girl to partner with that it could like really awkward. Well then don't put him with a tall girl!!! Jeesh! Lil C thinks he's fabulous. With that he's on to Vegas.
Before we get to Evan's brother Ryan, we're going to get another set of siblings. This time it's twins Lauren and Lydia Guerra. They do the usual twin babble about how they talk in unison and have twin telepathy. They're dancing together. Because together they are unstoppable. I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
They're okay, I guess. They don't wow me at all. Maybe I'd like each of them a little more if they hadn't danced together. I think they're pulling each other down instead of helping each other. They get three yeses for choreography.
Let's see how Evan's brother Ryan does. I have to admit, the whole whoopie cushion thing worries me a bit. My fears are unfounded however because this guy is ridonkulous. His sounds are so freaking clean and clear. He has great personality, and the inclusion of the whoopie cushion ends up being all shades of awesome instead of the train wreck I had feared. I am loving this audition.
Nigel says it was an excellent performance, a lot of fun. He loves tap when you can hear the rhythm as opposed to just a lot of shuffling. I couldn't agreement more Nigel. I love it when tappers have crisp clean sounds. Mary thought it was clever and fun, pure entertainment. She says she was smiling and giggling the entire time. And that's what it is. He made me grin through his entire dance. Lil C thought it was amazing and gives him props for the use of his prop. Delightful.
Nigel wants to see him do the choreography, whereas Mary would like to send him straight through to Vegas. Lil C sides with Mary, so he is going to Vegas with his little brother! Yipee!
We've reached the choreography round. The first twin, Lauren goes through. So does the other Fokey and Football Travis. Oh and the other twin goes through but only after Nigel tortures her by making her think she didn't make it.
And that's a wrap for the second round of auditions. Who were your favorites? Who could you have done without? I'm working on the next night of auditions and hope to have it up soon. And by soon I mean not before tomorrow. Until then.......
SWAK, PottyMouth
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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