So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Top 6 Results!

I admit going into this episode just a little bit nervous, because honestly? It could go terribly wrong. I'm all but holding my breath. Me too!

Our group dance tonight, choreographed by Tre Armstrong, is a nerd/hot girl battle danced to Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani.

The nice thing about the group dances now is that you can tell who's who. But other than that, I find myself feeling meh once it's over. There's been so many great numbers this season, but this isn't one of them. I thought Lisa's timing was off in a number of places. A lot of dance styles you can hide that, but not so much in this one.



We get a quick intro to our judges from last night - Mary, Sean, Tre and JM - and we learn that last night Canada voted a record breaking 3 million times. About half of those were mine, I think...

We start off with solos from the girls. I guess Lisa missed the memo that tonight all the girls need to wear strange outfits, because she looks quite nice. Her solo is good, on the funky side, I liked it.

Natalli's up next and my first words were - "What is she wearing?" This kept me distracted for about the first 15 seconds, and then I got over it enough to mark down that her solo was pretty good.

Last for the girls, Allie, decked out in a number of interesting articles of clothing. I did like the red pointe shoes, though. A very Allie-esque piece, always enjoyable.

Commercial break and then back for the guy's solos. Miles is up first, and I quite like this one. It's smooth and funky, a little bit different than his usual popping moves.

Izaak comes out in a mask (which apparently scared Leah) and does a more than respectable piece. His solos are his strongest point.

And last but certainly not least, Nico. Shirtless Nico no less. And he was words all over his shirtless-ness! Who got the thrill of doing that, I wonder, and where can I sign up for that job... Leah wants to know the same thing, but Nico can't hear her over the screaming girls in the crowd. And the eyeliner....mmmmm....guys in eyeliner just flat out do it for me. Yummy.

Time for the results. Oh please Canada, oh please do the right thing.

The girls are up first, and after a quick recap of last nights performances, Leah tells Natalli to go sit down. How mean of them to make us wonder if there's really a chance Allie might not make it through. You had to know they were going to do that!

But she does. HUGE sigh of relief. Lisa's time to go home has come, and she holds it together just fine, and actually so does Leah. She says she's sad to go and wants to stay on the stage forever. She still looked a little smug to me, considering she just got booted.

Now for the guys. I'm thinking that Nico is going to be the first one told to take a seat - and yes, he's safe and into the Final 4. Left on stage are Miles and Izaak, and while I know it's going to be Izaak, I am still sitting on the edge of my seat. Considering what's happened previously, you just couldn't be sure.

And now I can breath properly. After a long guy hug, Miles goes and joins the last standing and we watch the good bye Izaak montage. Izaak starts off strong, and I'm thinking good for him. He's made it much further than anyone would have bet, including himself, I'm sure. He falls apart a little bit at the end, but that's okay... it wouldn't be a results night without a few tears.

To recap, I have only two words.

Thank God. No kidding.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Top 6!

So here we are just one week away from the end!

Yowsa...Leah’s got some boobs going on tonight!

Joining Tre and Jean Marc this week are Mary Murphy and Sean Cheesman. I can't believe I'm saying this, but how lovely to see Mary again!

Up first are Natalli and Nico dancing disco with Melissa Williams. There’s a lot of bum shaking in the rehearsal video and Nico says he can’t shake his bum...”I have a stiff bum!” he says. Sweetie, I can help you with that. Call me. No, no... don't call Kim. She's mean. ME. That's who you need to call...

They’re dancing to ‘Knock on Wood’ performed by Amii Stewart. It’s sharp right off the bat. I’ll admit Natalli looks hot in that outfit, as does Nico, of course. It’s hot. Again, really sharp, right on point.



Mary thinks it was great, Natalli was crisp and she thought Nico hit it hard and did A-OK with the bum shaking. Sean says they were a powerhouse, I agree. He says he wants to be Nico when he grows up. Tre is excited about it and praises Melissa. She thinks they conquered it. JM thinks they had great energy but needed a bit more connection. Ultimately seamless.

First solo is Miles dancing to ‘Get Up’ by Vernon Burch. I love his outfit. I have those socks! Pretty typical Miles performance.

Ugh...poor Allie is stuck with Izaak this week. Uh oh. They’re dancing hip hop with Luther. I think this is the best style Allie could hope for considering she’s dancing with Izaak. The song is ‘Tell Me’ by Diddy featuring Christina Aguilera. Allie’s looking kind butch, Izaak looks like he’s putting it on a bit. He’s not hitting very hard. Eek, Allie’s turning a little sexpot on us! She’s definitely more ‘in it’ than Izaak is. I think Allie did so much better on this one than the last time she had hip hop. You can see how much she's grown throughout this show for sure.




Mary thinks it was good, but not great. She praises Allie for getting into it and gives it to Izaak a bit for not. Sean thinks Allie was a ‘funkatrina’, which I think is good. He says he’s still waiting for Izaak to blow him away, but thinks he killed it (?). Ummm...okay. Tre agrees with Mary in that it was just good. They need to give a lot more. JM thinks Allie delivered and Izaak was in his pocket.

Natalli’s up for her solo dancing to ‘She Wants to Move’ by N*E*R*D. Girl is ripped. This is more hip hop/contemporary than her usual style. It’s interesting.

Now we’ve got Lisa and Miles doing contemporary with Blake. Oh goody...there’s a story attached. I really think the choreographers should keep the personal stories to themselves until after the performance show. I totally agree. It's like giving the dancers a free pass when they get this.

They’re dancing to ‘The Face’ by RyanDan. They start in front of a miror which is kind of odd. Wait...they move the mirror to the side so it looks like a wall separating them and...isn’t that the same set of moves Mia used in her ‘Mercy’ choreography with Twitch and Katee last season? Lisa’s putting on the inner turmoil a little too much. I’m finding the fingerprints on the glass distracting. It’s good, but not one of my favourites.



Mary says it tugged at her heartstrings, she praises Miles’ growth and says she got what she expected from Lisa. Sean’s trying not to cry. Lisa is amazing and Sean’s favourite and Miles is evolution! Tre thinks Lisa is getting hotter and hotter and loves how much Miles is improving. JM praises the concept and says the performance is priceless.

Izaak’s up for his solo dancing to ‘Alibis’ by Marianas Trench.I always think he does way better with his solos because they’re un-choreographed and not necessarily limited to one particular style. I like it, but not enough to make me vote for him.

Natalli and Nico are back with quick step with Tony and Melanie. They’re dancing to ‘Swingin’ at the Savoy’ by Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88’s. Their form looks pretty good as far as I can tell. They’re right together and the lifts look good. Her lips get a little too close to his for my liking. I yelled out "Don't you DARE kiss her!" All in all I think they did a great job. They do much better together than I would have expected.




Mary thinks they did it fabulously! They’re her favourite couple tonight. Sean thinks it was brilliant and effortless. Tre loved it. JM makes note of the fact that Nico took out all his piercings to fit the piece. He praises them both and sounds pretty sure they’ll be in the final.

Lisa’s up for her solo dancing to ‘The Hop’ by Radio Citizen featuring Bajka. Again, this is more hip-hop than her usual. It’s pretty good.

We’ve got Allie and Izaak again doing Jazz with Melissa Williams. Allie’s frustrated that she has trouble picking it up. I can't imagine how tired they all must be at this point... It’s a ‘jazz fairytale’(?) to ‘Forever’ by Chris Brown. This is cute, they look like they’re having a lot of fun. I think maybe that’s what’s missing for Izaak a lot of the time. I like it. I thought this was Izaak's best performance of the year. Keeping in mind that we are already in the Top 6, I'm not sure how much that should count for...




Mary says it made her go ‘awwwww’ and thought Allie looked like an angel. Sean thinks it was beautiful. Tre thinks it was wicked. JM praises Izaak’s entrance and says it was overall a good performance.

Nico’s solo is to ‘Reckoner’ by Radiohead. Nice song choice Nico! He always strikes me as being really connected to the music. Nice.

The last pair dance for the night is Miles and Lisa doing the Cha Cha with Tony and Melanie. Theyr’e dancing to ‘Just Dance’ by Lady GaGa featuring Colby O’Donis. Doesn’t seem like there’s quite enough energy in it. I felt the same way, it seemed a little limp. They’ve both got the performance down, but there’s something that’s lacking. Oh and they rip Miles’ shirt off at the end, which, as much as I appreciate his form, is getting a little old.



Mary’s all embarassed. She says it was ‘Cha cha hot!’ They’ve got first class tickets on the hot tamale train. And there’s the screaming. Sean thinks it was fierce! Tre says something that I think means she thinks they’re going to be in the finals. JM puts them on the VD list. He says they needed to be more grounded but loved it nonetheless.

Final solo is Allie dancing to ...I’m just gonna say a Tchiakovsky piece, ‘cause there’s a lot to type there and I've got other stuff to do tonight! This doesn’t necessarily seem as spunky as her usual, but it’s good.

After the recap the judges impart their usual words of wisdom. JM harps on the voting some more, and I’m going to go with him this time. Last week was wrong guys. There are people still on the stage that shouldn’t be, so you’ve got to vote to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

That’s it for tonight. Carra will be adding her comments later on and heading up the results show tomorrow night. She’s also in charge of next week’s performance show finale as I’ll be enjoying my last day in Vegas. I’ll be back with Carra in Vancouver for the Finale on Thursday...perhaps we shall blog together!

Oh and don’t forget to help decide Carra’s movie going fate during my visit to Vancouver. The question is, should Carra have to see Twilight (I will even go so far as to say I will buy her ticket)? Tell us what you think! The poll is on the top right of this blog and the back story is here.

Seriously? Fine. Whatever. But if I have to go against my will as the crowd seems determined to have me do, then you have to pay for my ticket... :)

Cheers!

Twilight and Retribution...

If you asked anyone who knows me whether they thought I'd be a fan of the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer, most, if not all would say "no way!"

Yet...here I am. I devoured all four books (roughly 2500 pages total) in about a week and a half. I saw the movie this weekend. Thoroughly enjoyed it in all its cheesy splendor. Was it fantastic? No. But it was worth seeing and a decent starting point for what is sure to be a blockbuster series. Now that they've secured a larger production budget for the second movie (and gotten the green light for the second movie), it can only get better. Besides, Rob Pattinson could read the phone book on film and I'd still pay $10 bucks to see it.

It is also a movie I would see again for fun.

Now, I'm going to shift subjects slightly for moment. Carra occasionally finds movies that she thinks I'll love and...I won't say forces....but, persuades me to watch. Two of these have been 'Moulin Rouge' and 'Chicago'. HEY! I didn't force you OR persuade you to go and see Chicago! You OFFERED, missy... Moulin Rouge... okay, well, yeah. There might have been some forcing. Let's just say they're not in my must see again column. Oh yeah? Huh. Well. Considering I have both of them on DVD, AND you're staying at my house for 3 nights, you might well find them appearing in your dreams, playing through the night, absorbing into your consciousness while you sleep. And when you wake up humming "Oh yes oh yes oh yes they both oh yes they both oh yes they both reached for the gun the gun the gun the gun oh yes they both reached for the gun for the gun", and you don't know why?

So here is my question to you; Should I drag Carra to Twilight when I'm in Vancouver next week? She hasn't read any of the books and doesn't really know anything about the story. I'm thinking it could be kinda fun for me...

I'm going to put a poll up so you can vote. Does she deserve it for making me sit through Moulin Rouge? Or, in the spirit of the upcoming holiday season, should I spare her? You could decide her fate!

So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Top 8 Results!

This post can be subtitled "WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS!"

The opening number was excellent again, a sort of pirate-y/Zorro-esque piece with great costuming again. This one was choreographed by JM and wife, which I thought was kind of cool, as I don't think he has worked on any other pieces this season? I wrote down the name of the song, but now I can't find it... but it was Brian Setzer...




Everyone gets to do solos tonight! This is kind of cool because there are some that we don't get to see solos from very often so it's refreshing. I'm no good at critiquing solos, so I'll leave that to Carra to comment on.

I found that the solos didn't accurately reflect the dancers tonight. Natalli's was more enjoyable to me than usual while Allie and Lisa seemed tired and not quite as sharp. Arassay fell right in the middle.

And, as Dan points out later, Izaak's solo was really good, probably the best of all 4 of them. Miles did a good job, but I was neither here nor there with Vincent or Nico, which is unusual for me...

We go straight into determining the bottom 2 guys and bottom 2 girls. After a quick recap of last night's dances we learn that our bottom two guys are Vincent and Izaak and our bottom two girls are Lisa and Arassay. While I'm happy that Izaak is in the bottom, I'm very nervous. When we get this close to the end it's too easy for things to go horribly, horribly awry.

Watching their faces, Izaak is already playing the farewell montage in his head, he so is expecting to pack up... I'm not getting much off either Lisa or Arassay.

We come back from commercial and get down to the business of sending two of our dancers home. The judges all get their chance to say their piece about the bottom four. JM and Tre both look on the verge of getting teary.

Alright...here we go. Wrong on so many levels. Going home tonight are Vincent and Arassay. It's not right you guys. I'm sorry, I appreciate what Izaak does but there is no way that he deserves to be this close to the top! I'm begging you all, next week please vote for anyone other than Izaak. He shouldn't have made it this far and he certainly doesn't deserve to make it any further.

The fact that he could be in the Top 4 BOGGLES me. And it seemed to me that Leah kind of said the same without really meaning to when she said that Vincent leaving this year felt like Will leaving last year. As in, IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. Actually Leah was more shrieking at that point and was completely losing it - and Tre had this look on her face that said "I will kill her before I cry in public... for the love of God, make. her. stop."

But can you imagine... Seriously? You're Vincent. And you're standing up there with Izaak. AND YOU GET SENT HOME? I have to give it him... if he was thinking anything along those lines while he was up there, he didn't show it at all - and how come we didn't get a Goodbye Vincent montage? Was the production crew scrambling madly to flip the tape over between that one and the Goodbye Izaak one they already had queued?

And Arassay...I won't hesitate to say she fell victim to bad partnering. I think virtually any of the other girls, had they been paired with him, would have suffered the same fate. And potentially could next week. It's unfair. I had my sights fully set on seeing her in the final four with Allie. My final four as been drastically altered, and I don't necessarily do all that well with change. I want Arassay back.

Now I'm depressed. So wrong. It's all just so wrong.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Top 8!

Can you believe we are already at Top 8? It seems like just yesterday we were just watching auditions... ahhh how our little ones have grown...

Leah comes out in a dress that for the whole night I cannot identify the colour. Is it rose, is it purple, is it reddish, I just don't know. I don't really care what the colour was...it was all bad prom dress to me.

We get the usual recap of the prizes and the tour and the intro to our judges - and fantastic! Mia Michaels and Dan Karaty are here for the fun, along with Tre and JM.

Tonight each pair will be dancing twice, and the best part of that means no solos! I find that the solos don't provide me with much to work with, so I'm good without them.

Miles draws Allie out of the hat, and their first dance is the Samba, choreographed by Eric Caty. (Interesting that all three of them are from Calgary...)

Performed to Aguanile by Hector Lavroe, Miles and Allie are portraying Adam and Eve, complete with dancing barefoot. I'm wondering if that makes this particular style of dance more difficult. It looked like perhaps it did for Allie. She looked a little uncomfortable right off the bat.

Wow, there is so much potential in this one for Allie to have her pretty little head splattered all over the place, but thankfully Miles makes sure that doesn't happen. They both do a fantastic job with lots of neat moves, and Allie just has the most beautiful hand movements, a ballerina right down to her fingertips.

Oh, and did I mention? Miles. Shirtless.



Mia noticed. Tee hee. "You should wear that AAAALL the time" she says to Miles. And Allie too, because really? Walking around looking like that in shiny leaves would be nothing but a good time. Mia says that if Adam and Eve danced like that, then the world would be a very different place. The energy was amazing, it was grounded and earthy, and she loved it.

Dan comments how he remembers Allie from the auditions (I guess we're all doing some reminiscing tonight...!) and is not surprised she is still here. He says they both owned the stage, loved the partnering tricks and thought they did a phenomenal job.

Tre enjoyed it as well and says to Allie "Hold 'em down mama, 'cause THAT was sexy!" JM gives a shout out to Eric for the choreography and says that he's proud of a whole bunch of technical words that I just didn't catch, even when I played it back. He also says that now he knows the REAL meaning of the Calgary Flames, 'cause that was sizzling!

Next up we have Arassay and Izaak... I'm hopeful that Arassay can hold her own in this partnership.

Their first number of the night is a Lindy Hop choreographed by Benji, who informs us the Izaak has a winking problem. Huh. I actually had not noticed this.

Dancing to Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance, my first thought is WOW! Arassay is just a bundle of dynamite out there! But I am quickly distracted by the music... I don't like when they take a traditional dance and punk it up like this - a punk Lindy Hop just doesn't... sit right for me. They did it with the Jive the other night as well, and I didn't like that either. I actually like it when the choreographer goes out of the box for song choice, but I think this one was a little too much.

Anyway, this one is definitely entertaining, if not just a little sloppy. I enjoyed the ending when they both jumped off into the crowd.



Mia says wow, that was hard. And a little sloppy. She calls Arassay a beast, in a good way, (I totally agree) and tells Izaak he needs to step up. He's adorable, but needs to be more physical and that there needs to be more reality in his performances.

Dan admits to being a little confused by the concept of this number. He feels that on a performance level, they kind of blew it, as the performance in itself did not make sense. When I hear comments like that, I think, now is that a problem of the dancers or of the choreography? However, he thought the dancing was unbelievable and thought they had a true partnership.

Tre didn't get the theme either, but said the dancing was "absolument". And that's it. JM said it was a bundle of energy, raw, mean and fun. He admits that possibly he was a little 'arsh on Izaak last week, but hey, that's tough love and done with the intent of creating a better dancer. Or at least a dancer who gets voted off this week. Oh, that last part? My words, not his. Not entirely inaccurate though.

Natalli and Vincent get to dance the Krump next, a number choreographed by Lil 'C. I notice right off the top that Natalli seems a bit more comfortable in front of the camera during the rehearsal part.

Dancing to Lost Boiz Anthem by Tha J-Squad, my main comment is... bad timing. They seem off all over the place. It's on the loose side with lots of rough edges. I thought Vincent was excellent. He was into it. Natalli seemed to light and was just not hard enough for this.



Mia says they got the faces down, they got the movements down, and points out that Natalli forgot a part, but we shouldn't judge her on that.

My turn to rant.

So tell me how this would work, because I'm not a dancer. But say I was. Just for fun. 'Cause I always wanted to be. Anyway, I go to an audition for some fantastic part. And I get up there, and then... I forget.

Would I still get the part? Say over some other dancers who DIDN'T forget what they were doing? Or would I get passed over in the JUDGING PROCESS that I'm sure happens when all the producers of said fantastic audition get together to make a final decision.

'Cause if you tell me I'd still get the part, I'm dusting off the old tap shoes and trying out for something - ANYTHING, just as soon as I possibly can. Watch for me on Prime Time.

So because I'm annoyed I kind of don't hear much of what Dan has to say, because it's pretty much the same as what Mia said.

Tre says she couldn't tell gender in this piece, which was a good thing, because then she could just focus on the dancing. But then doesn't say what she actually thought about the dancing. JM says that Krump is a bit like Contemporary, but in high speed. And then doesn't seem to give any actual feedback either. Huh. We, the audience, are left on our own to make a decision it seems. Which really? Not too hard.

Our last duo is Lisa and Nico, and their first dance is Jazz Funk choreographed by Blake McGrath. Performed to When I Grow Up by the Pussycat Dolls, this one is cool. A hot shot model and a (sexy) photographer. It's high energy and all full of attitude and sass. I think I said Wow! about 11 times. And of course, by the end all I can say is that Nico can pull my hair like that any old time he wants to. By that I mean, if he finds himself just sitting around thinking "Huh, I really feel like pulling someones hair right now, all rough and sexy... but... who to call...?" ME. Call ME. The lip biting just about killed me. I'm lucky the bottle of water I had in my hand had a cap on it, because I dropped it. I also think Lisa was so well suited for this dance. It's the one scenario where her ego helps her.



Mia calls Blake a dirty, dirty, filthy, filthy man. Says it was hot, danced amazingly, they hit it, they killed it, and was pretty certain she has more to say... but she forgot. Yes, Nico has that effect.

Dan points out that there are clearly different rules in Canada regarding censorship, because no way could they get away with something like that in the States. Yep, we pretty much rock up here... He said they were performers first and dancers second, and that they really turned it (and me) on. And if the goal was to entertain, they did a great job.

Tre admits to being entertained and then she growls at Nico. Tee hee. I know, Tre, I know. I laughed when she said "when I grow up I wanna be y'all!" JM says that Blake moved them from Stars to Superstars, that they were crazy and totally embraced it. And then he asks my favorite question of the night.

"Would any girls here like to pose for Nico tonight?" Okay, remember? I said ME. Call ME.

Time for Allie and Miles to perform their second number of the night, and African Jazz piece choreographed by Vicky Lambert. I think I got the song right - Shosholoza by the Soweto Gospel Choir.

I love this one. It's joyful and pure, and again, I just marvel at Allie. She is such a beautiful, organic dancer. And Miles was fantastic. They had great timing and played off each other perfectly. I adored this. It was so well done that I could see the train station around them.





Mia tells Allie that for a ballerina girl that was amazing. And tells Miles she is his biggest fan. Now THAT'S a compliment. Dan calls it a beautiful feel-good piece, and that this time, Miles owned the stage.

Tre says it was grounded in feet, body and emotion, and she loved it. JM said it was perfect in "some ways"... I don't really know what he means by this, and he doesn't elaborate. But he says that the combination of B's (B-Boy and Ballerina) gives them an A+.

Arassay and Izaak perform their last number for the night, a Tango brought to us by Alex daSilva. They are dancing to Pa' Ballar (Instrumental) by Bajofondo.

They both look the part, but I notice a few things that aren't working particularly well. The drag across the stage looks a bit stiff to me, and it seems that Izaak is concentrating too much, and making it look a bit awkward. Arassay pulls off a neat move, basically the splits while Izaak spins her around, but then she seems to land with a bit of a bump and a pause while Izaak recovers himself. The only thing that saved this dance is the fact that Arassay is such a strong dancer that you're forced to watch only her. She could've been out there entirely on her own for all the 'partnering' Izaak gave her. He was there for the lifts but just screamed 'out of my league'.

Mia gives a shout out for the choreography and says that Arassay has so much passion, and was trying so hard to connect with Izaak, but... she says there's just a numbness about Izaak's performances. Makes the comment we already know, that he has so much potential, but he's just not there yet.

Dan thought it was good, and was speechless over Arassay. He tells Izaak that he needs to dig in more, and that he needs to not worry so much about himself and pay more attention to his partner. Overall though, he found it entertaining.

Tre tells Arassay there's nothing she can't do and compliments Izaak on keeping a strong frame. JM comments on the fact that this was a difficult routine (unlike all those easy ones they usually hand out), and tells Arassay she's all about spice. And many other things. Yuck. I don't like it when he says things like that.

Last piece for Natalli and Vincent, a contemporary number. This one is choreographed by Stacey Tookey and danced to Happy Ending by MIKA. I see the same thing as I saw in their first routine. Out. of. sync.

Besides that, it has some interesting moves and some great catches, and overall I was alright with it.

Mia says the two of them danced it brilliantly and praises Stacey Tookey for growing into a beautiful choreographer. Dan keeps it short and to the point - the best performance of the night. I disagree with Dan here. It was a good routine, but nothing I'm still squee'ing over today.

Tre loved it, and says that she loves everything they do. JM is giving a standing O. And he's almost in tears. Which I don't get. I mean, it was good, but it wasn't something that would get one all choked up. Trust me, I would know. I cry over everything. Diamond commercials, that stupid show Full House (don't ask) - but this one didn't bring me even close to a teary moment. Oh well, to each their own.

Last dance of the night - Nico and Lisa doing hip hop to a Luther Brown piece. In the rehearsals, Nico confesses that while the choreography is going well, they are having some issues with their props. We then get to see suitcases flying all over the place. Could be dangerous.

Dancing to Whatever You Like by T.I., I am, for a change, able to suspend my schoolgirl crush on Nico and actually watch them dance. Like, in a non-biased, take off your shirt kind of way. And holy smokes. Nico is an absolutely fantastic dancer. Lisa certainly holds her own next to him, but some of his movements are so Wade Robson (as I've said before), and I think he has an enormously successful future ahead of him, regardless of the results of this show.

Mia says the style was ridiculous, it was fun and they danced it "just awesome". Dan says of all the shows he's judged that the Canadian show is second to none. I so hope he's not just saying that for effect, cuz I pretty much burst into patriotic tears with that one. He said they had unison, feel, flow, and that it was an amazing performance.

Tre loved it, said it had swagger and confidence and that she wanted to see them in the Top 4. JM sings for us a little bit and then says it was fun and down to business.

My predictions to go home, you ask? Izaak and Natalli. I don't know who will be the other bottom two, and it almost seems irrelevant, as long as they aren't the ones to leave.

Kim will be adding her comments and doing the results show tomorrow night, so we'll see y'all then!

And Nico? Call me.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Tour Info!!!

Okay everyone, all we've got so far are dates for the tour, but as soon as I have specific on sale dates for the tickets, I'll be updating this post with that info.

UPDATE: All the purchase info for every city EXCEPT KELOWNA is here. Kelowna's info is here. There is an internet presale beginning Friday, November 21st. Check the appropriate ticketing site for start times (it's mostly 12:00 noon local time, except for one or two exceptions). If you are going to purchase your tickets on the internet I have a few words of advice. Set up your account before they go on sale. If you can, save your credit card info in your account. This will make your purchasing situation much easier and you will be less likely to run into any issues.

January 30, 2008 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
January 31, 2008 - Kelowna, BC - Prospera Place
February 2, 2008 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
February 5, 2008 - Calgary, AB - Stampede Corral
February 7, 2008 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
February 8, 2008 - Regina, SK - Brandt Centre
February 9, 2008 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
February 10, 2008 - Thunder Bay, ON - Fort Williams Gardens
February 12, 2008 - Sudbury, ON - Sudbury Arena
February 13, 2008 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
February 14, 2008 - Montreal, QC - Place des Arts
February 15, 2008 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
February 17, 2008 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
February 18, 2008 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre
February 21, 2008 - Kingston, ON - K Rock Centre

I'm unfortunately seeing no love for the Maritimes fans. Kick up a fuss you guys! Maybe they'll add a date or two for you East Coasters!

Keep an eye on this post this week. As soon as I know on-sale dates and prices, I'll update this with links to the appropriate ticketing sites.

Cheers!

So You Think You Can Dance - Top 10 Results!

I suck on so many levels, I hardly even know where to begin.

So all day I'm looking forward to tonight's show, particularly for the opening number, because I love Mia Michaels and I really want to see the opening dance.

But I'm tired. I've been fighting this cold for over a week now, and I'm tired. So I thought, well, I've still got over an hour before the show, if I just take a little nap... I'll set my alarm and make sure to be up in time... no worries!

Yeah. I know. You see exactly where this is going.

I'm suddenly jolted awake up in one of those panics where suddenly you're standing in the middle of your room, heart racing, blindly pushing buttons on the TV without knowing why. You just know something's wrong. OH NO! I've slept through the first 9 minutes, missed the first dance, AND learning who the bottom 4 dancers are.

Okay, I'll jump in here and say the group dance was awesome. It was so very typically Mia, and I loved it. You can tell that Mia is the sort of person that sees the world differently, and puts that into what she does. It was quirky and odd and dark and just fabulous.

I know. I suck.





The solos are about to start, and we've got Kaitlyn and Natalli dancing, not for their lives, because, as Leah explains, their fates have already been sealed.

I'm alright with both of these girls being here... until Kaitlyn starts to choke up right after her solo. I'm sick, overtired, still ticked over missing Mia, and waaaay over emotional... and now I'm sobbing. This night is not getting any better...

And hey! Is that... Izaak in the crowd? As in, he's NOT in the bottom 2 guys? Huh. Wonder how THAT happened, JM... Yep, you called that one. The judges need to learn to not go over the top with the criticism, because it ALWAYS backfires.

Natalli does an interesting solo, very different from anything else she's done before, and I thought it was kind of cool. But I'm still crying, and clearly not thinking straight.

Now for the two guys - Miles and Danny. Miles and Danny? This is so not good! This just made me feel bad all around. I realize that now that we're in top 10, good dancers are going to go regardless, but it was at least one week too early for both of these guys.

They both do great solos, and I am saddened at the thought of either of them leaving. With Izaak watching from the sidelines.

And onto the results. Starting with the girls, JM says a few words about trusting Canada with their vote and hands it back to Leah to drop the axe. On Kaitlyn. Who is doing her best to hold it together, and is doing about as good a job as I am. All the girls on the sidelines are crying - well, almost all of them. Farewell montage time and more tears.

Tre's up and talking to Miles and Danny now, telling them both what wonderful dancers they are... oh and I just know either way this one's gonna hurt... Miles makes it through to the Top 8 and we are left to say goodbye to Danny. There just was no right answer here.

I have been awake for about 18 minutes and have been a mess for about 16 of them. I'm thinking I should just go back to bed.

So there we have it. If anyone has any comments on the opening number, feel free to tell me what I missed! I'll try and find it on youtube later tonight.

And on a final note - how exciting! A Canadian Top 10 tour! Will post dates and cities once they have been announced. I'll be putting together a post about the tour very shortly for everyone!

SYTYCDC - Exciting News!

SYTYCD.ca is reporting that Mia Michaels is looking after the choreography for the group number on tonight's results show!

How exciting! I've been missing me some Mia on this version and am very glad we'll get at least one appearance from her.

Now has anyone heard anything about a Wade possibility?

So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Top 10!

So here we are for the Top 10!!

I’m sort of excited that the couples are all mixed up tonight...and a little nervous. I’m just hoping those dancers that don’t belong in the Top 10 don’t sewer the ones that do.

Alongside Tre and Jean Marc tonight are Luther and Blake!

Up first are Natalli and Izaak. This is good. I wouldn’t be sad to see either one go. They’re doing hip hop with Sho-Tyme who says Natalli’s gotta be ugly.

They’re dancing to ‘Momma Said Knock You Out’ by LL Cool J. Natalli’s gotta get off her toes. Ten to one the judges get on her about not being grounded enough. The more I watch the less I’m seeing hip hop. It’s more like....interpretive hop scotch. It’s not ugly, and it’s not very impressive. Yeah, I was neither here nor there with this one.




Luther thinks Natalli rocked it (WTF?) and thinks Izaak did okay. Blake praises Natalli some more and says she stayed grounded (WTF?) and thinks Izaak didn’t hit it hard enough. Tre thinks Izaak needs to go full out more and then says something to Natalli I found interesting....”The camera was on you all the time, ‘cause it knows the competition needs to see you.” Ummm...the camera doesn’t actually make the decisions on where to film, the camera person does. And usually the camera person is given some direction. So did Tre just admit that Natalli was being given more screen time than Izaak? JM thinks the second half was too loose for Izaak, and Natalli took no prisoners. My response to this entire judging segment...ugh.

First solo performance is Vincent dancing to ‘Pour Gabrielle’ by Jorane. This is cool, very connected to the music. While I really do enjoy Vincent, the one thing I always notice is that his center seems a bit odd in his turns... But no one else has mentioned this, so I might just be making stuff up.

Arassay’s up next with her solo dancing to ‘Eyes on Me’ by Celine Dion. Very twirly and dramatic and she had a killer flip in there. Very good. I thought her dress was perfect in this piece and the whole thing came off really well.

Next up are Kaitlyn and Danny doing Mambo with Melanie Lapatin and Tony Meredith. They’re dancing to ‘Salsa y Sabor’ by Tito Puente.They’re both really sharp and together. Danny could probably stand to loosen up his hips a little bit, but overall it’s really good. I thought Kaitlyn had a lot of stiffness in her back and hips throughout this one.




Luther thinks they smashed it. Blake thinks Kaitlyn has great lines and Danny lit up the thing. He’s also now coined his own vehicle....the Blake Bus to JM’s VID List. I once knew someone who got VD on a bus (don’t ask). But... how can I not! Come on, who got on a VD bus, and what exactly IS a VD bus? These things are not helping. Tre thinks Kaitlyn is privileged to have Danny has a partner and she got mambo all over her (?). JM thinks Kaitlyn was a little too light on her feet but Danny was amazing.

Lisa’s on for her solo dancing to “Secret’ by Missy Higgins. Isn’t it amazing how some people’s ego is expressed in absolutely everything they do? It’s a good solo, but reeks a bit of over confidence. Ha, I was thinking the same thing about the choice of music. But overall, I thought it was a good showing.

Dancing solo to ‘Juice (Know the Ledge)’ by Eric B. & Rakim is Miles. This looks like pretty classic hip hop/B-boy style. I like it.

Now we’ve got Allie and Nico! Yay!!!! Great Pairing. They’re doing a waltz with Amy Wright. They’re dancing to ‘That’s Life’ by Michael Buble. You can tell this is right in Allie’s ‘pocket’, so to speak. They’re both really smooth, the lifts look effortless. Well done. Before I saw the magic that was Nico and Arassay, I was kind of hoping these two would be paired together at the beginning. Of course, I thought this one was great...




Luther says Nico’s the perfect partner and says it was effortless and sweet. Blake thought it was beautiful. Tre says they ‘did it’ for her and wanted more. JM loved it even though the footwork wasn’t perfect.

Danny’s solo is to ‘Closer’ by Ne-Yo. It didn’t seem like he did enough ‘stuff’ with this, but I still sort of liked it.

Kaitlyn’s dancing solo to ‘Best for Last’ by Adele. She’s cute, it was cute.

Arassay is paired up with Vincent for Disco with Melissa Williams. I was hoping they would get a more standard partnered dance, ‘cause I think they could kill it, but I’m interested to see what they do with this. They’re dancing to ‘Hot N Cold’ by Katy Perry. Ugh...Katy Perry. Isn’t it just about time she went away. Aaaannnyway...They’re sharp and meet up really well together at all the right places. The lifts look really good. I hesitate to say...but I think Vincent was kind of made for this style! Arassay's boots were killer!




JM is up whistling! Luther was blown away by Arassay and says Vincent is one of his favourites. Blake says they have what it takes to make it to the Top 4. At this point I agree. Tre says they’re here to say. JM calls them a powerhouse, brings out the VID list. Again.

Now, I have to ask, which do you think is worse, this whole VD thing or the hot tamale train...

Allie’s up for her solo to ‘Fun for Me’ by Moloko. She seems very fond of the tartan.This is sort of sassy for ballet. It’s creative. I like it. I thought this one was funky, I like what she did with the whole thing... who would have thought tartan and a tutu would work so well!

And here’s where we run into the technical difficulties portion of our recap. My PVR box decided to reset itself, so, of course I lose out on Nico’s solo. Carra’s going to have to fill you in on that one. Huh. Technical problems you say? If it weren't a 4 hour drive, I'd offer to come over and help you out with that... but since that's not an option, why don't we just blame it on Bell for the moment...

And seriously, you leave me to do the Nico portion, when you KNOW all I have to say is... mmm sigh... The best I can do on a serious note is say that I find Nico's dancing very Wade Robson-esque, and that my friends, is never a bad thing.

Lisa and Miles are doing Contemporary with Sean Cheesman. Lisa thinks she’ll be able to do great things for Miles. *Eye Roll* Okay, that’s not exactly what she says, but that’s the drift I got. They’re dancing to ‘Soulmate’ by Natasha Bedingfield. What I saw of this one seemed pretty good, but then the PVR died again.

I missed Luther and Blake’s judging, but based on the cheers, it was probably mostly good. Tre says Miles didn’t do it. JM says they both did it for him. Damn it! Did you miss the part where Cheesman totally calls Tre out on her comments? That was the BEST! He was looking seriously cheesed... hahaha get it? Cheesed? Cheesman looked Cheesed? Tee hee.

Natalli’s up for her solo to ‘Quimbara’ by Celia Cruz. This seems slightly less stripper-esque than her normal. I’m okay with it. A second before this one started, I physically braced myself for the whole pole thing, but when I saw that she was taking it another direction, I felt a surge of relief. It was probably the better of her solos.

Finally Izaak’s up dancing to ‘No One’ by Alicia Keys. I always really like Izaak’s solos. He seems to be way more comfortable solo than with a partner.

Tonight I’m saying ‘thank goodness’ for the recap at the end. Ahh, there’s a snippet of Nico’s solo. It looks like I would have liked it. But hold on a second... As much as we both think that Izaak does not belong in the Top 10, do you not think it was a bit harsh for JM to go after him like that when everyone else got such glowing feed back? If even if you are of the "harsh... but fair" mind set, do you not think that JM going off like that just encouraged every Izaak fan (and he must have them, cuz regardless, he DID make the Top 10) to vote a thousand times? I'm concerned, if not for Izaak and my bleeding heart tendencies, that it just may back fire.

It’s tough to say who I think will be in the bottom 3(6) this week. I think Izaak’s a lock. Maybe Miles, and I don’t know who the 3rd guy will be. For the girls...eee...I don’t know. I have a feeling Lisa will be there based on attitude alone, and perhaps Natalli. Again, can’t say who the third girl will be, I think Kaitlyn did really well away from Izaak, so I can’t say it will be her. Sheesh, it’s getting tough now.

Carra will add her updates to this shortly. We’re both out in the evening tomorrow night (my plans changed, so I will be here with pen and notebook in hand) so the results show recap will probably show up late on Thursday night or Friday morning.

We’d love to hear your comments about your favourites, what we got wrong, what we got right! Let us know what you’re thinking!

Does Anyone Every Really Die in Grey's Land?

Okay, I know I haven't posted anything about Grey's Anatomy since the season premiere, but I feel the need right now.

So aside from my premiere gripes, I have been pretty much enjoying this season thus far. Not nearly so heavy, some decent medical storylines, all in all, satisfactory.

Until last night.

Can someone tell me when the writers at Grey's Anatomy are actually going to let Denny be dead? For good. Really. Six Feet Under. Dead. Seriously, I think Jeffrey Dean Morgan has actually had more screen time on this show when his character was dead than he did when alive!

Now don't get me wrong - I like me some Jeffrey Dean Morgan. He's plenty lovely to look at, and I like lookin', but come. on. His character's been dead for two seasons, yet he keeps reappearing.

It's time for the writers to let this go. It doesn't fit anymore and it takes away from the rest of the show. Case in point: The storyline last night about the elderly couple. While it was a rather minor storyline in the episode, it was lovely and touching and something viewers could connect to. The problem is, they'd break from that story and go to Izzie and the dead guy and I'd get frustrated again, completely disconnecting from the other storyline.

I totally get what they're trying to do. It's all about Izzie not having let go. I get that. Really I do. But the visions of Denny are unnecessary. We all watched what happened between Izzie and Denny. Back then it was compelling and gut wrenching and heart breaking. We don't need visions of Denny now to understand that Izzie is still dealing with it two seasons later. We get that she's still tortured and guilty without needing it spelled out for us with visions.

I think that's the crux of it. I don't like that the writers are going for the lowest common denominator, assuming that the viewers aren't smart enough to put all the pieces together without having it made blatantly obvious.

And that's kind of sad, because in the beginning, the reason we all loved Grey's was that it was clever, smart.

Just like us.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Top 12 Results!

Good evening all!

Can I just say how impressed I am with the group numbers this year? Tonight we have a contemporary piece choreographed by Blake to 'I Surrender' by Celine Dion. All period costume-y and dramatic. The boys look killer in their suits. If they hadn't have given a shout out to Blake, I would have put money on that being a Wade Robson piece. It was fantastic, and showcased them all extremely well. Good work, Blake.

After the requisite introductions from Leah, the first three couples are out for results. We have Lara and Miles, Francis and Natalli and Izaak and Kaitlyn. In the bottom 3 are Lara & Miles (WHAT???) and Francis and Natalli. Izaak and Kaitlyn are safe (WHAT????).

This is not right. After thinking about it last night, I thought that on the off chance Dannie and Allie were safe, then the next possibility could be Lara and Miles. Not that I thought either couple belonged in the bottom 3, but at this point in the game, someone's going to end up there that isn't deserving. HOWEVER. At no point did I reconsider the liklihood of Kaitlyn and Izaak ending up there. They both have fantastic potential, but not in this show, and not at the cost of two other more talented and mature dancers. I am not happy, Canada.

Now we've got Nico and Arassay, Allie and Danny and Lisa and Vincent. The final couple in the bottom 3 is Allie and Danny...ugh. I realize they aren't going anywhere, but still. It's not right.

These results are not right, Canada. We're voting, are you voting?

Miles is up first for solos. He's crazy and I have no clue what the song is. Feel free to enlighten me in the comments. I suck at song identification.

Now we've got Francis dancing to 'Ain't Nothing Wrong With That' by Robert Randolph and the Family Band. He's very theatrical and entertaining, but I'm not sure this shows enough of his skill.

Finally for the boys we've got Danny dancing to 'Save Your Scissors' by City and Colour. I'm kind of excited because we haven't gotten the chance to see Danny do a solo yet. He's really good.

Up first for the girls is Lara. She's dancing to 'Africa' by Toto. Lots of her killer flips and dramatic lurching. I like it.

Up next is Natalli dancing to something that sounds like Britney Spears, but I'm not certain. This might be good, but I just don't like her.

Finally, Allie's up dancing to a classical piece that I couldn't begin to try and identify. She's so great, and I'm excited for it for the same reason as I was for Danny. I can't judge the technicality, but I liked it.

Girls are up first for final judging. JM says the judging is not unanimous and that none of the three should be going home. Allie's safe and Natalli's safe. Lara's going home. Lara keeps the smile on her face and manages to hold it together really well. It's definitely not the decision I would have made. Lara's a far more attractive dancer than Natalli is. And this is where I'm most ticked off. Because no matter how I feel for Natalli, I wasn't thinking she should go home tonight, so I'm not bugged as much that she's still here, it's just that another dancer had to be sacrificed for Kaitlyn. Lara should not be going home, but I admire the grace she demonstrated right through to the end.

Watching Natalli up there, however, I could see she really thought she was the one being shown the door. And I felt for her when she was watching JM struggle with delivering the news and she mouthed "it's okay" - kind of like, "it's okay, just say it already, I know it's me..." - and I felt the first stirring of emotion for her. Yeah I know. I'm a sap.

Now we've got the guys. Tre says the decision was impossible to make and all three deserve the top 10. Danny's safe and Miles is safe. Francis is going home. Again, not the decision I would have made. As much as I like Miles, I think that once he's separated from Lara, he's going to be in some trouble. Francis has partnering skills that will transfer to other dancers. Francis keeps himself together until the very end. Leah's losing it. Same thoughts. None of them should have been on the block to actually leave. Bottom 3, fine. But home, no.

So we have our Top 10 and there are at least 2 dancers that do not deserve to be there. Izaak and Kaitlyn blew it last night. I'm hoping that next week when they're paired with different partners they don't manage to screw over two other perfectly good dancers.

I'm ready to make a Top 4 prediction overall. Nico and Vincent, Allie and Arassay. Not ready (nico) to call the overall winner yet (nico).

Yes, I'm bitter.

Cheers!

So You Think You Can Dance Canada: Top 12!

I did it! I stayed home and watched the whole show and avoided any VCR mishaps!

But be warned. I am suffering the effects of a terrible cold combined with Obamamania - that pairing has left me feeling a touch delirious. And none of that had anything to do with any libations you may have imbibed on election night??

Tonight's show is just one hour and our judges are Sexy Rexy Harrington, Melissa Williams (hey - she worked with George Michael! I like that!) and our regulars Tre and JM.

Leah starts off with a recap of the prizes and a warning that two of our dancers will not be in the Top 10. And, I must say, for the entire show? Her dress kept throwing me off. I kept thinking the beige parts were see through. She needs to stop asking for the car, it's getting irritating. I imagine she's getting paid fairly well for this gig, buy your own damn Mercedes.

Not much banter, and our first couple of the night are Natalli and Francis dancing the Salsa. In the rehearsal portion, Francis complains that Natalli always has to lead. Go figure.

As usual, I miss the name of the song and artist. I seem to always miss the first one of the night. I've got 5 more weeks to work on that. However, I did catch that it was choreographed by Gustav Vargas.

Nat's all decked out in purple tassles, which keep me fairly distracted for the whole number, but there was a cool thing that ends up in the splits at the end that I found impressive. I thought some of the arm work at the end seemed off, but beyond that, I can't find anything distinctly wrong with it. I'm not moved much either way with this one. I was okay with this, but I'm finding my feelings for the individual dancers are affecting my ability to judge fairly. I don't like Natalie, so I was not as impressed with this one as I probably should have been.




Rex sends them on the Sexy Rexy Rocket into ORBIT this time, calling it scintillating... He says he felt like he was in a club in Havana smokin' a stogie. He calls Natalli out a bit by saying she needs a bit more stacatto, but tells Francis that he partnered her beautifully. Melissa says that Natalli needs to sink down into it a bit more, but calls her 'sex on wheels'. Huh. She keeps that characteristic so hidden, I'm surprised anyone would notice at all.

Tre says hot. Many times and in many languages. She liked that Natalli showed a vulnerable side by allowing Francis to lead, and says the whole thing gave her goose bumps down to her toes. I'm waiting for JM to drool over the outfit, but he doesn't get carried away with it, just says they are the cause of global warming. He really seems to be toning down the obvious, ummm, excitement that he usually experiences.

Next up - Allie and Dannie doing hip hop with Luther "Do ya Feel Me" Brown. Dancing to In the Ayer by Flo Rider w/ Will.I.Am, my first thoughts are they are waaaaay too cute for this. Man oh man, are they ever.

Allie needs to come off way more raunchy to pull this off, and she just isn't made for 'raunchy'. The whole way through I'm thinking she needs to loosen up, poor girl. Dannie kind of got lost in this one for me, and I'm not looking forward to what the judges have to say. I actually thought Allie did pretty good with this one. I wasn't expecting it to be as 'grungy' as some of the other hip hop routines, because, well, it's Allie and Danny. I was thoroughly entertained.




Yeah, me and Rex, on the same page. He says they are both way too sweet a couple for this, he needed more from them, it needed to have been hit much harder. Melissa calls them the most versatile couple on the show, but overall agrees with Rex. She does say, however, that she felt Dannie hit it with reckless abandon.

I don't think Tre gave them much to work with when she said it had flavour (check), fun (check) and feel (check)... Yeah, I guess so, if we're looking for Disney hip hop. JM calls Luther a genius and tells Allie and Dannie they were "in your own pocket"... I'm not sure, but is that kind of like being in your zone?

I'm putting them in the bottom 3 tonight. I think you may be jumping the gun on that one. They've already been established as a favourite. One off night does not a bottom 3 couple make.

Over to Miles and Lara for a little Foxtrot. Choreographed by Danny Quilliam and dancing to Summer Wind by Michael Buble... oh! What a pretty dress - love that it's tied to her fingers! I want one.



I like this one. It was very graceful and smooth. I'm not sure how I feel about Miles' arms tonight, and they both have a very fixed smile for the whole routine, but other than that, they seem to pull it off, with a very nice spin lift at the end. I really enjoyed this as well. Lara and Miles have totally grown on me, although I think Miles could be in some trouble when they start switching partners.

Rex calls it charming and beautiful, and compliments Miles on his arms and carriage. Huh. Shows what I know. Melissa says that the lines are coming along nicely, but they could work on relaxing a little bit. She says they should get the "Growth Award". That's what I said about Kaitlyn and Izaak last week.

Tre makes a comment about the fixed expressions, and suggests keeping it a bit more natural. She commends Miles on taking critiscism and working with it. JM tells them their musicality was amazing and also commends Miles for his arms and carriage.

Ha ha - Lara draws a big red 3 on Miles' abs, and they share a cute little giggle. Whaddya think... I'm thinking the chemistry maybe has spilled over in the off hours? Oh I imagine there's a little slap and tickle going on...

Yay! The jive! I love the jive! Izaak and Kaitlyn are dancing to Untouched by The Veronicas, a number choreographed by Dmitry Chaplin. Inspired song choice for this dance!

Oh dear. Right off the top, it seems Kaitlyn is marching through this. Admittedly, this is a very fast dance, but there's no bounce, no flow. It's like watching Avril Lavigne somehow, and it's just. not. working. Normally Izaak is the weak link, but tonight, not so much. He's holding his own the best he can, but nothin's gonna save this one. Yeah, I just got the sense that Kaitlyn was trying too hard with this one. Love Izaak in the skinny jeans!




Rex channels my thoughts and simply says it wasn't enough and it fell short. Melissa says it lost it's snap, crackle, pop... they weren't into the floor and the connections weren't so good.

Tre says she felt Kaitlyn tried too hard, but says it was Izaak's best performance so far. I felt his exuberance to this compliment is in poor taste considering his partner just got slammed. Tre tells him to cool it, because at this point, he's still lacking. JM says bad retractions, bad kicks and removes them from the VID list. He needs to stop saying this. Everytime he does all I can think of is that he's wishing venereal disease on them.

Bottom 3 for them, I'm thinking. I'm also thinking the last night for them as well. As much as I've liked Izaak, I think he hasn't shown the emotional growth or maturity for what this show requires, and would love to see him somewhere down the line. I completely agree.

Ahhh, my favorites. Nico and Arassay. They pull Jazz and I'm excited to see what they do - and if he's gonna wear a shirt or not. :) Nico says they are going to be "interacting in our pure sexy way" (quiver) and Arassay says "He's gonna be hot, and I'm gonna be me." Tee hee.

Paul Becker choreographs a nice sultry number to It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown.

I'm sorry. I put down the pen. And I put down the notebook. And just made little sounds. Since I held myself together slightly better, I'll say this was totally hot. I think there may be something going on behind the scenes with these two also. I hope Arassay's dad doesn't find out. I get the feeling he might not be happy about it.




Rex is all over it, calling it the best number of the night. He praises their musicality and agrees with the compliment Kenny Ortega paid Nico a week or so again, about being the reason boys join dancing. Melissa says they breathe life and emotion into everything they do and assures Arassay that in no way is she dancing in Nico's shadow.

Tre calls them the leaders of the competition, that they are undeniable, unstoppable talent. JM gives them a VID lifetime membership and tells them they control the universe. "You two is all about magic..."

Side note - I've noticed the dancers are saying very little tonight - no more acceptance speeches - which tells me for the past few weeks they were encouraged to ramble on, but tonight, we're on a timeline, so shut it.

Last up are Lisa and Vincent. Lisa says dancing for your life sucks. Could her laugh be any more irritating?

Our choreographer is someone I've not seen before. Sho-Tyme. I wonder what one calls him for short... Sho? Anyway, we've got Lisa and Vincent dancing House to 100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters. I'm wondering what "House" means specifically...?

I enjoy this one. I find their timing just a little off here and there, but otherwise, a strong performance. This is another one where my personal feelings taint my feelings about the dance. Lisa is irritating, so I was meh about the whole number.




Rex says they killed it and calls it buck. Melissa says the choreography was sick and that it looked like they were on rollerskates, their footwork was so good. It's her favourite of the night.

Thank you Tre. "House" is street dancing, jazz and disco, all wrapped into the footwork. It's jacking and lofting and whacking as well. THAT'S what I THOUGHT it was ... jacking and lofting and whacking! JM jumps up and does a strange little dance, apparently in tribute to Sho. He sits down and tells them they had great connection and then says something about Realtors, and Houses on fire... get it? Cuz they danced House.

And there we have it. To recap my thoughts, Natalli/Francis, Dannie/Allie and Kaitlyn/Izaak could well be dancing for their lives this week, and should that happen, I predict farewell numbers for both Kaitlyn and Izaak. I agree with the Kaitlyn/Izaak and Natalli/Francis assessments, but I think Danny/Allie have been favourites for too long to end up in the bottom. I'm not sure who I think the third couple will be, but, regardless, I think it's a lock for Kaitlyn and Izaak to say goodbye.

And yay me again tonight! I voted. :)

Watch for Kim's comments and a recap of the results also done by Kim tomorrow night... I'm off for somemore cold meds, and a bit more CNN, cuz I haven't seen anything on Obama for several hours now...

In Case There Was Ever Any Doubt....

Lenny Kravitz is a sexy, sexy beast.

Let Love Rule, baby.

So Tomorrow's the Big Day...

That's right. After what seems like years of campaigning, at long last tomorrow the United States will have elected a new President.

Even here in Canada (and likely in other countries as well) there is a great deal of anticipation about the election tomorrow. It is no secret that we here at Pop Goes the Word are supporters of the Democratic ticket and Barack Obama. We believe (and I'm taking the opportunity to speak for Carra here) that Senator Obama holds the most promise and hope for a nation that truly needs it.

So some of you may be asking, "If you're in Canada, why do you care about the American election?"

The answer is simply, the US has been one of the most (if not the most) powerful nation on the planet for as long as I (and likely most of you) can remember. What happens legislatively in the US often has a direct effect on happenings in Canada. So, while we can not vote in the Presidential election tomorrow, we have a vested interest in the outcome.

I am not going to use this forum to appeal to our American readership to vote for a specific candidate. I believe that's a decision you need to come to on your own. What I will ask of our American readers is to please, just vote. Regardless of who you support, it's really easy to look at the polls and figure it's a done deal and your vote won't matter anyway.

It does.

Please, don't be complacent. Use your voice and make it heard. As we've learned in previous elections, nothing is certain until the last vote is counted. Make sure yours is among them.

Cheers!