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So You Think You Can Dance mini-cap: six couples shake itThere are six remaining couples. Two more dancers go home tonight. I’ve moved beyond the ice cream. That’s right, it’s time for the heavy stuff: chocolate. The guest judge last night was my TV girlfriend Mia Michaels. She looks stunning in a soft butch kinda way with a hat tilted rakishly over one eye and a blouse that slides off her shoulder.
Chelsie and Mark are up first, with a sexy salsa. Lythgoe thought they were terrific and Murphy called Chelsie “beautiful dynamite.” (Uh, that’s good, right?) Michaels went on and on about Chelsie’s beauty, ending with, “I wanna stab you, you’re so gorgeous.” (That’s Mia-speak for "I have run out of words to express how beautiful you are.")
Comfort finally gets to dance in her genre, hip-hop, and with partner Thayne, she does a fairly good job. Much ado is made about Thayne’s smile, but he looks pretty fierce through most of this routine. The judges weren’t impressed, though, with Lythgoe commenting that they’d probably be in the bottom three.
Jessica and Will dance a contemporary piece by Tyce Jessica says she feels strong when she dances it and whoa — I thought she was a great dancer before, but she tops herself this time. The dance is hot and sexy and gorgeous and I can’t believe you can show something like that on network TV. Lythgoe calls it extremely erotic, Murphy blushes and screams, and Michaels calls it “perfect moving body art.” Amen, pass the chocolate.
Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev, two former contestants, are back to choreograph a cha cha for Courtney and Gev. It’s a great routine for them and the judges agree, with Murphy repeating "cha cha cha cha" so many times I’m wondering if she has a stutter. Cat Deeley asks Gev if he shaved his chest for tonight and he admits he did. Afterwards is a discussion about his chest hair. Ew.
Lil’ C puts together a crump routine for Kherington and Twitch. I love me some Kherington but it’s clear she has trouble with this gritty dance style. Twitch was brilliant. Lythgoe screws up his face like he’s gonna turn green and bust out of his clothes and comments to Kherington that the first part of the dance was good, but the last sixteen measures, not so great. The other judges agree. They feel differently about Twitch with Michaels saying his part was was dirty, disgusting, and ugly (Mia-speak for wonderful.)
Katee and Joshua are up next with a Viennese waltz to, oddly, the Goo Goo Dolls. Her beautiful gown and smooth steps seem at odds with the music. There’s a lot of lifts that they do well, but the choreography is strange, with too many different styles in one routine. The judges think it was too bouncy and choppy, although Lythgoe thought Katee had lovely lines. Chelsie and Mark do their second dance, a sultry Broadway number to “I’m a Woman” and girl howdy, it makes me press my thighs together. I love how the woman is in charge here (which is too infrequent in these routines). The judges love it, although Lythgoe says he’s not sure about Chelsie’s sexy costume matching the song lyrics about being in the kitchen. Deeley replies that maybe you don’t need to cook in a kitchen. At that point, I want to marry Deeley and make her mine forever. Michaels will have to wait. Comfort and Thayne attempt contemporary choreography by Mandy Moore, and while Thayne looks great dancing in his genre, Comfort looks, well, uncomfortable. Murphy said they weren’t believable and I agree. Jessica and Will blast through a quick step and while it starts out with some of Will’s explosive back flips, it doesn’t really cut it. The judges think their steps are too heavy and Michaels is extra sharp with Jessica, telling Will that he needs to get a new partner. (Mia, I’m disappointed in you but then, I’m with Cat now so it doesn’t matter.) Mandy Moore does another routine, this one for Courtney and Gev. It’s a sexy number using a map as a prop. Their characters are believable and fun. Michaels says they are one of her top couples. Kherington and Twitch offer a smooth tango that is supposed to be the story of two murderers but sadly, lacks in drama. Lythgoe says they look uncomfortable and Michaels says they look uncommitted. Last are Katee and Joshua with a really great Bollywood number. It’s cute that they don’t know what the style is at first but you can’t tell in their presentation. There’s not a shred of uncertainty in what they do. It’s a style that looks like a wild melding of African, bellydance, hip-hop and Russian folk. Katee is wearing a stunning beaded bra and short flowing skirt that looks really great on her and with some of the bellydance-like moves that she makes. They both do some really fierce turns on their knees.
The judges like having an art form not often seen on American TV with Lythgoe commenting that he wishes the world would come together like this and not what we’re doing at the moment. (Amen brother.) Michaels tells Katee she needs to dress like that every day of her life. Me thinks Micheals would like a pretty dancing girl to visit her. (Hey! I own a beaded bra but then, oh never mind.) The closing scene with everyone dancing is always fun to watch and this time is no exception with lots of the girls pairing up for a little dosey doe (Deeley with Katee — yeow!) and at the end, three of the girls with their arms around each other, bouncing to the beat. Performing tonight is Katy Perry singing “I Kissed a Girl” (no, not the Jill Sobule hit but still, I’m looking forward to it). The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater is also appearing. And, of course, two dancers will go home. One will most certainly be Comfort but who else? I’m gonna need a whole lot of chocolate for tonight’s show. How about you? Submitted by on July 10, 2008 - 1:00pm. |
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I still love my Kherington
I still love my Kherington : ) I have to say watching her trying to krump was really cute. Chest thrusting...haha and the whole 'buck' thing. But I really noticed Chelsie this week...maybe the REALLY SEXY LEGS?? Gosh. She's a tiny person but she's all legs. And Cat and Nigel's comments about her 2nd outfit were interesting. For some reason, I thought the show was really sexual this week. Nigel's comments, Will and Jessica's first dance (basically looked like they were having sex but with clothes on in front of millions of people).
One thing I was really NOT happy with was Mia's comment to Will about getting a new partner. That was a really harsh thing to say on national television. I still feel so bad for that girl. I think my respect for Mia Michaels went downhill after that. Again, I don't think she's a bad dancer at all. I'm a little convinced the judges are watching a different show sometimes :P
Think Comfort is definitely leaving this week, finally! As for the guy I'm not sure but probably Thayne. I'm scared to see who's in bottom 3 though. If Jessica leaves I'd be pretty pissed off.
"I want to be the one that's winning the match, I don't want to be the one that's waiting for my opponent to lose." - Maria Sharapova
buck?
I have to admit that I have no idea what "buck" means. I assume it's somehow related to the word it rhymes with that starts with an F.
I really liked Kherington in the krump. I thought she looked as mean and nasty as is possible for someone with her physical traits to look. This was actually the first krump I have ever liked on the show. I have often wished they would remove it as a genre. Twitch was awesome, and I thought Kherington did a good job hanging with him. However, I did agree with Nigel that she petered out at the end. It was weird, because I agreed with Nigel a lot last night.
I'm at the point where I really hate to see anybody go, but I can live with Comfort, and it's pretty obvious she's outta there. The only one I don't like is Will, and since he has obviously already won the competition in the eyes of the judges, I'm sure he'll be around until it's out of their hands. At first, I tried not to hold the judges' constant tongue bathing of Will against him, because hey, he can't help if he's teacher's pet. But the way they treat his partner is just ridiculous (not the good ridiculous), and Will does not help matters. He has been given repeated opportunities to defend her, but all he does is say condescending things that reinforce the judges' views. Guess what, announcing that she has no self-confidence on national TV is not going to give her more confidence!! She's a beautiful dancer who gets so beaten down every week it's really hard to watch. My fondest wish is that Will will be eliminated the very first week the voters take over. When is that, anyway?
Krump
I've never felt like krumping should be choreographed. It's such a street dance, and it's a freestyle explosion of one's emotions through their body. It sounds like I take it super seriously, but I mean...it is what it is! I've never found any of the krump routines to be more then confused hip-hop, but this week I actually enjoyed it! I think it was becuase the performers tried to be as gritty as they could. Kherington was WAAAY better then a lot of girls who attempt hip-hop or krump...usually they flow too much and they don't hit it hard so it looks like a cheerleader. We all know she fell asleep by the end, but I honestliy thought she was awesome...and it's not just because she has a beautiful body and smile! A lot of beautiful tonight, with Katee in the Bollywood attire to Chelsea's exisitance, etc....
I would guess Comfort and maybe........Thayne are going home tonight. I wish I had a better guess. I really don't know. Jessica could be in danger as well. I agree with the above poster that Will's ego is truly starting to bother me. It's one thing that the judges adore him, he can't help that. But the fact that when they insult her, he OBVIOUSLY doesn't disagree with the judges opinion that she's garbage...he just tries to be nice and comfort her. I just hope this doesn't kill the girls passion for dance because she really is beautiful and it's depressing.
I wonder if "you're so gorgeous, I want to stab you!" would be a good pick-up line? I may have to test it out.
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Krump and Choreography
I totally agree! This is an improvised street dance that's to express feelings instead of acting on them. The only hiphop that's worth watching is the one the individual invents him/herself.
There were some good routines last night. Overall, I'm just not impressed with this season. I'm expecting much better choreography and performances by the time we're at top 10!
Usually I'm wary of letting the voting public (myself included) decide (starting next week), but I'm sick of the judges already. Some of the comments have been nasty and their adoration of Will is absurd. If he was as good as Neil or Danny were (last season) then I might be able to forgive them, but he's not. He came in with high expectations and they don't want to get on Debbie's prodigy. As someone else said, I hope the voting public sees this for what it is and starts putting him in the bottom three.
Just remember, Jessica doesn't have to dance with Will anymore unless it's by chance (Top 10 have random partners every week), so maybe she'll start standing out. I'm convinced she'll be Top 10--Comfort has to go.
RIght On, Penny!
I totally agree about Will! I didn't see the performance show last night but I have a vivid memory in my mind of him standing there grinning as they heap praise on him and take a scythe to Jessica's metaphorical legs in some previous episode. Is it true that she'll finally get a new partner? It would be so great for everyone to see that Will is the weak link in that partnership.
I like your mention of Neil and Danny (I also loved Pasha and really wouldn;t have minded if he beat Neil out for top four). They are so far ahead of where Will is. Will is very athletic and has great body control but, in my opinion, he has no grace in his movements. It's amazing how beautiful Danny was last season when he did his routines. You can be both masculine and graceful/beautiful and Danny was the king of it. Can't wait to see Jessica with someone new (Joshua?!). Sad to see Gev Courtney break up!
Bucking means.....
When you "buck" you thrust yourself forward in an aggressive way as a sign of intimidation. When someone "bucks" at you they are being disrespectful. If you are weak, you flinch because you think they are going to hit you. If you are not weak, you know the asshole is just "bucking."
"Get Buck" means to get crunk. To get wild and let loose. You will be loud, obnoxious, and won't give a fuck.
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Thanks for that lesson! In that case, I think Kherington did pretty well except for being tired at the end.
"I want to be the one that's winning the match, I don't want to be the one that's waiting for my opponent to lose." - Maria Sharapova
i giggled a little when mia
i giggled a little when mia said she loves katee very much. so okay, it was about her dancing the viennese waltz, but still . . .
"it's a space thing"
Glad Kherriton and Chelsie
Pretty Much What Everyone Expected
I think everyone knew that Comfort and Thayne were going home. I was surprised by Will's solo. Blew me away. Nigel's comment about Will being good enough for Alvin Ailey was bang on. I actually wasn't impressed with Kherington's solo; it didn't do a thing for me. She's still cute as a bug's ear though. Jess's solo was kinda meh, too. I am looking forward to seeing the different partnering. This is my favorite segment of the show.
Top 10 tour comes to Chicago on Oct. 17th. I'm SO there!
I knew you'd be mad at Mia!
I was watching the show last night and when Mia made that rude comment about Jessica to Will, I was like ohhhh I can just see that on the AE recap! Her TV gf is going down!
That said, I'm glad it wasn't just me seeing Mia be pretty obsessed with the ladies last night. I think she needs to try out a woman...doesn't seem like she'd have to try too hard!
Did anyone see Cat's hair tonight - it was sticking out to the back about 2 ft. Looked great from the front but from the side I almost couldn't concentrate on the show!!!
I totally agreed with the judges, Thayne was the worst of three good guys. I wish they didn't kick them off boy-girl at this point, but such is life. I also am looking forward to the switching partners. I wish they did that the whole show.
Katie Perry was completely ridiculous. I like the song but um, could you maybe have rehearsed, or warmed up, or something? Makes you wonder how many takes and how much fiddling they do to get the single...
Ugh... Ktie Perry
I'm totally with you on Katie Perry. I've never seen her before but I've heard the song on the radio it is catchy. I know it's more aimed at titillating guys or whatever, but I was looking forward to seeing what she looks like and how into it she was. You're right. She plain sucked. I can't believe its even her voice on the track. She was all giggly and unprofessional and it ruined what little of the song I liked. Blech.
I missed the performace show last night but caught the results. So thanks to Jaime again for the recaps! I'm glad I didn't hear Mia Michaels ripping Jessica because I would have probably destroyed my TV with blunt objects. I'm so glad she didn't get cut tonight. I was sure she was gone and freakin' Comfort would be there again. I was actually bummed they dropped Thayne. Somebody said he is too cute and I kind of agree. I think he's an excellent dancer, too. I probably don't give Will a fair shake because of the whole Jessica bashing the DAC does every week, but I would have loved to see him go. Not impressed with his solo compared to the other boys. Twitch was really, really good.
Guess?
My guess about the serious Jessica-bashing is that the judges are a bit confused about why Will lands in the bottom 3 so often. They figure it can't be him, so they blame his partner. On one level they're right, her lines aren't as clean and her technique isn't quite as crisply displayed. However, sometimes technique overrides personality - and that seems to have happened to Will. GREAT dancer - but very little star quality. Jessica, however, has OODLES of personality and some wonderful dance skills.
It will be very interesting to see what happens once she's dancing with somebody else.
mama mia oh mia ...
mia is performing black and white magic...
wow...she is so yummy.....and looking sizzling hot these days..
thank you MIA for making the show more amazing than amazing !