So You Think You Can Dance - Boston Auditions!

It's audition night in SYTYCD world and we are headed into Boston for the first time ever.

Our judges are Nigel, Mary and Tyce Diorio, who I sometimes enjoy, and sometimes think is a bit of a jerk... wonder what tonight will bring!

So our first guy, Teddy Tedholm, has some very interesting taste in clothing... he picked up his pants at an online golf store, and it kind of shows!

He fancies himself a whimsical fellow, and hopes that his dancing reflects this.

He wins me over with his choice of music - If it Kills Me by Jason Mraz - and I find his number very entertaining. To me, he is a bit more of a performer than a dancer, but a really great piece regardless. I love this song - but it's getting overused.

The judges love him, and after a couple of minutes of gushing, send him straight through to Vegas. He's a cutie - I'm glad he got through. He reminds me a bit of Travis Wall. There were some inklings in his performance that there's more dancing know-how there than meets the eye. I have high hopes.

B-Boy Jean Lloret is up next and we learn that what he lacks in training he makes up for in confidence... and holy smokes! He's really very good! OMG my elbows hurt several times during this...ouch!

No commentary whatsoever, just a standing O from the judges and a ticket to Sin City. Three of them, in fact. Okay I think this guy is talented ...but can he do anything else? I would have given him a wholehearted and well meant vote to choreography. Agreed. In between the tricks there wasn't much in the way of dancing. I'm guessing Vegas will be a write off here.

A quick glimpse at Kimara Wood, who is also on his way to the casinos.

Ice cream scooper Channing Cooke is a contemporary dancer who has been waiting and waiting to audition, and now that she is 18, her time has come. To irritate the HELL out of me. sorry.

She gives a lovely performance and the judges seem mesmerized.

Nigel calls her a bit of a tomboy and praises her quality and control. Mary loved it and found it to be a very strong performance. Tyce loves her, and calls her awesome and amazing... but then they put her into choreography. I thought for sure she was going straight through. However, she does make it through to Vegas in the end.

Now here's a tall lad... 6' 8" tapper Ryan Casey takes the stage next. You can tell Nigel is diggin' the performance all the way through...

Nigel says it was a pleasure watching him, but at times found him a little ungainly. Mary says he really brought it and had great rhythm. Tyce comments that he could have controlled his arms a bit better, but otherwise it was beautiful.

Into choreography he goes. Unfortunately he doesn't make the cut for Vegas, but he says he's going to keep working at it. At 6'8", unless he was absolutely amazing, I doubt he'd have made it through anyway. Partnering with someone that tall would be really tough.

Krumper Russell Ferguson is next and I'm loving the music! He's a wow for me - great movements and isolation and fantastic musicality. Loved it! It should be mentioned here that Cat says a Krumper has never made it to Vegas "could he be the first?"

Nigel calls him bucc... which sounds funny coming from him. Mary asks if he's had any training in other genres, and yes he has, in ballet, modern dance and tap. Tyce calls the performance filthy and dirty in all the right ways and says he is his favorite person in Boston. Wow... in all of Boston!

And into choreography he goes as well. He has a happier ending and collects his ticket.

After Russell leaves the stage, Tyce does some strange thing with his foot, and then... let's one rip and pretty much clears the room. Huh. Yeah, I didn't get this, although watching Mary and Nigel absolutely lose it was funny.

Next up is Fabrizio "Breeze" someone (sorry, they are flashing the names ever so quickly!) - he's kind of a popper guy... and ooops! I think he just fell down. But he recovers very nicely and just keeps on keepin' on like it never happened.

Nigel has to ask, of course, if that was indeed a trip up, which Breezes openly confesses. Nigel commends his ability to keep on going, and says it was a lot of fun. Mary agrees, as does Tyce, who adds that if he got some training he'd be really good.

2 votes for choreography, but unfortunately for Breeze, he twisted his ankle in the fall, and drops out so that he doesn't take down another dancer. Decent of him...

About 30 dancers make it into the choreography session with Anya and Pasha, and it seems like about a dozen of them in total make it through.

On to Day 2 of the Boston auditions!

Nigel starts the day off by saying if you're not a star, just go home - otherwise Tyce just gets mean. Hee!

First up for the day are married couple Karen and Matthew Hauer. They're ballroom dancers, and they are very... very good. Super hot, totally in sync, with a great finish. They rocked.

Mary calls Karen a hot tamale and says she's like Jennifer Lopez kind of hot. Tyce calls them fantastic, and Nigel just hands over the tickets. They're the first married couple to ever make it through.

Up next is Gene Bersten, and Cat comments that he is in love with himself. *eyes rolling* He says he is a very sexy dancer with the ability to mesmerize all the girls. I hate when they start off like this. He looked familiar to me...is he a repeater?

However, I am pleasantly surprised, he's a great dancer. Fantastic feet and hip movements... and those eyebrows! He was good...the pants were not.

Mary is all smiles (clearly she's mesmerized) and says that he is a great dancer, but uses too many facial gestures. His eyebrows are way too all over the place. Umm Hello? The guy ripped his shirt open! I hollered at the TV! And not in a good way! Yeah...have people not learned that the ego should be shelved. Even if you make it to Top 20, overconfidence never seems to lead to votes in this game.

Tyce agrees with Mary and says that when you use your face like that, you come off a little desperate.

Nigel says he had great musicality, and sends him into choreography, where he ends up walking away with a ticket to Vegas.

46 year old Paul Magliato is next, and although he knows he's too old to be in the competition, he wants to give it a try anyway. To 'Viva La Vida by Coldplay' no less...

Kind of wish he hadn't. I hate watching people embarrass themselves. Even though... he doesn't really seem embarrassed. Oh dear God - those pants! My eyes! Yeah, I have a tooth brush that is now dedicated to scrubbing my eyes clean...

Nigel says that while it wasn't really dancing, it sure looked like fun. Mary says it was entertaining, but he looked kind of crazy. (Note to Mary - don't tell crazy people they're crazy. They don't like it.) Tyce says he was wondering the whole way through if this guy was serious, but yes... he can see indeed he was. Okee dokee then...

They wish him well and send him on his way, and as he walks out the door he says he still thinks he can dance, dance, dance. I have to admit, this cracks me up. I do that all the time... So You Think You Can Dance, dance dance...

This last performance seems to wake the dormant mean side of Tyce, and now he's just on a whole. Calling people boring, disgusting, like nails on a chalk board. I often find him unnecessarily mean. I used to find it entertaining, but not so much anymore. I'm not so jaded with Tyce ...I loved this!

Last guy of the night is Kevin Hunte. He auditioned back in Season 3, didn't make it, but is here to try again.

Another Boom Boom Pow performance (Kim must be hating it - oh she is! - and Carly, but good thing for me, I like the song!), and I think this guy is really good.

Mary asks what training he has taken since they last saw him and he replies that he has been taking contemporary. Nigel says he has great musicality, and his waves and popping were good.

And Tyce, staying in form, in a bit of an asshole to him. Basically calls him a liar about taking the training, blah blah blah, just being a jerk, really. I don't understand why Tyce made such a big deal about this...the Krumper from earlier had a crapload of training in other genres and didn't use them and no one said anything about him Not using those genres. Come on now ladies, Tyce is an Emmy nominated choreographer now. He knows all and is always right, even when being blatantly contradictory.

They send the guy to choreography, where he does make it through to Vegas, and I'm glad. So there, Tasty Oreo, take that.

A quick glimpse at the choreography session and 20+ of them get their tickets, and we are done again for the night.

Have you noticed that there are a lot less auditions from people who've auditioned before? Last season seemed like a very 'repeater' heavy season, so I'm glad we're seeing mostly new folks this time around.

Join in next week for auditions in Atlanta!

Thanks everyone, and goodnight! Bye!