And we’re back once again for the Top 12 Performance show!
Advanced warning - I’m in a foul mood. I’ll do my best to keep it out of the post, but no guarantees.
Dancer intros and, honestly, Emanuel’s gotta get a stylist or something ‘cause he always looks atrocious during this part. Same goes with Austin’s hair. Every week it looks like he’s used a vat of Dippity Do in that mop of his.
Joining Tre and Jean Marc this week are Mia Michaels (Yay!) and Rex Harrington. Hopefully this means Mia’s doing the group number tomorrow.
General judge gabbery, blah, blah, dance your ass off, blah, blah, COME ON!, blah, blah.
On to the dancers!
Up first are Tara Jean and Everett. They’ve picked Theatre with Sean Cheesman this week. Sean’s working some Tap into it to work with Everett’s strength.
They’re dancing to ‘The Joint Is Jumping’ from the Ain’t Misbehavin’ soundtrack by the Original Broadway Cast. Everett’s obviously really comfortable in this space and Tara Jean’s holding her own too. The lifts are great, they keep the energy up the whole way through, all around a great job.
Mia’s all excited about the Tap and says they’re totally amazing. Rex says it was incredible, great and fantastic. Tre says it was a bang on performance. She says they’re on the way to the Top 10. Jean Marc gives a COME ON to Sean and says they set the stage on fire. He says they’re going to be here a long time.
Back from the break and Leah tells us that Luther will be choreographing the group number tomorrow night (What? Why? Did we forget that Mia’s here? We can get Luther any old time). Bah.
Moving right along quickly (it’s only an hour long show this week), we’ve got Melanie and Cody who’ve drawn Jazz with Melissa Williams. She says it’s a dark, twisted, vampire piece. Just hoping this isn’t a rip off of something we’ve already seen.
They’re dancing to ‘Glory Box’ by Portishead (inspired choice Melissa). Okay, I just totally forgot to write while I was watching that. My fears of the dance being a copy of a previous dance were completely unjustified. What a great piece. And danced really well. Considering how ‘cute’ these two are, it’s hard to imagine them pulling off sexy and alluring, but, like they do every week, they surprised me. Great job.
Mia loved Melanie’s performance but thought Cody was a little lacking in this genre. Rex doesn’t think Cody stepped up enough for this one, but thinks Melanie is a beautiful dancer. He does say that they’ll be in the Top 10. Tre believed Melanie and says Cody allayed her worries about him in this genre. Jean Marc critiques Cody’s transitions but praises his growth. He says Melanie is a force of nature.
Up next we’ve got Corryne and Austin who’ve pulled Salsa with Tony and Melanie. It’s going to be flirty and sexy with lots of pelvic thrusts apparently.
They’re dancing to ‘I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)’ by Pitbull. This is one of those songs that’s getting terribly overused. Austin should not be in that shirt. It’s all kinds of wrong. And the pants are too tight. And his mugging is not helping. He looks a bit like a caricature out there. As to the dancing, it seems...okaaay, I guess. There’s just something off about the flow of it or something, to me. They get all the pieces right (by the looks of it) but it’s just turning me off on the whole and I can’t really say why (besides Austin’s styling).
Mia says it was the most forced sexiness she’s ever seen. THAT’S IT! Thanks to Mia for figuring that out for me. She says Corryne didn’t own it, but Austin did. Rex agrees with Mia and says Austin is one of the strongest men in the competition. Tre says that this was obviously tough for Corynne, being that she’s a classical dancer, but she committed. Austin did a great job. Jean Marc was originally afraid for them, but he’s not afraid anymore. He loves them and thinks they sold it. He says they deserve to be in the Top 10 (really Jean Marc? Even if they’re both in the bottom 3 for a third time?).
On deck now we’ve got Kim and Emanuel. They’ve drawn Hip Hop with Luther this week, who says it’s a hot sweaty situation (which I think is what he says every time he choreographs).
They’re dancing to ‘Respect My Conglomerate’ by Busta Rhymes featuring Lil’ Wayne and Jadakiss. Jadakiss is still around? Who knew? Kim’s totally believable in this but I get a little bit of ‘trying too hard’ from Emanuel. They’re both hitting hard and ugh! Kim had to grab Emanuel’s nether regions! GAH! I think I need to go scrub my eyes with my toothbrush after that! Think of the children Luther! Aside from that, they both danced great in this. Well done.
Mia says Luther’s hot. She says it was rough and raw and says Kim slayed it. There’s some squealing about the crotch grabbing. She says Emanuel’s commitment was there but she’d like to see him hit harder. Rex says it was incredible and sleazy and he loved it. He says Emanuel is one of the strongest dancers they have and Kim is sexy and amazing and makes him ‘question parts of [him]self’. HA! Tre says Emanuel got into it and grounded and got dirty and says Kim is damn strong and she murdered it. Jean Marc says Kim’s swagger was amazing and Emanuel exceeds his expectations.
After the break we’ve got Jayme Rae and Daniel. They’ve picked Contemporary with Blake and it’s about their wedding. Everybody seems to think it’s very intense.
They’re dancing to ‘It Must Have Been Love’ by Kari Kimmel (the original - and much better - version of this song is done by Roxette). Ugh, Blake. Between the brutal cover of the song and blatant rip off of the make-up thing from the Zombie routine from last season’s SYTYCD US? Turn. Off. The dancing’s good here and all and I’m sure the judges will give it raves and kiss Blake’s ass but it’s a big ugh for me. And that’s really too bad because it’s all because of stuff that the dancers have no control over. I’m giving the dancers a ‘Well Done’ here, but Blake needs a slap.
Mia says they were committed to the piece and it was a special piece. Rex says we saw Jayme Rae’s soul and says Daniel partnered her beautifully. Tre praises Jayme Rae’s style and says Daniel did okay with it. Jean Marc is choking up again over Jayme Rae and says Daniel did well with limited tools (I think that’s what he was getting at).
Finally, we’ve got Amy and Vincent. They’ve picked Jive with Tony and Meredith. This is Vincent’s style so that’s a plus for them.
They’re dancing to ‘Pony Time’ by Chubby Checker. Amy seems to be keeping up with Vincent really well here. The synchronization is good and the energy is staying up. Great flow, really together. Great job.
Mia says it was so much fun. She says Amy was real and hot and Vincent is her favourite male dancer here. Rex loved it and says they did a fantastic job. Tre says they did one hell of a routine. She says Vincent is a transformer and Amy shone. Jean Marc says they looked like pros in parts of that and was impressed that Amy was able to keep up.
Aaaaaand we’re at the end again. I’d say there are three couples who are a lock for Top 10 here: Melanie and Cody, Kim and Emanuel, and Jayme Rae and Daniel. Which leaves the other three for our bottom three. Based on what the judges were saying tonight, it’s tough to say who out of those three couples would be sent home. It’s another wait and see, I guess.
Carra’s back tomorrow night with the results and Auditions #3 for SYTYCD US. We’ll see you then!
Cheers!
Advanced warning - I’m in a foul mood. I’ll do my best to keep it out of the post, but no guarantees.
Dancer intros and, honestly, Emanuel’s gotta get a stylist or something ‘cause he always looks atrocious during this part. Same goes with Austin’s hair. Every week it looks like he’s used a vat of Dippity Do in that mop of his.
Joining Tre and Jean Marc this week are Mia Michaels (Yay!) and Rex Harrington. Hopefully this means Mia’s doing the group number tomorrow.
General judge gabbery, blah, blah, dance your ass off, blah, blah, COME ON!, blah, blah.
On to the dancers!
Up first are Tara Jean and Everett. They’ve picked Theatre with Sean Cheesman this week. Sean’s working some Tap into it to work with Everett’s strength.
They’re dancing to ‘The Joint Is Jumping’ from the Ain’t Misbehavin’ soundtrack by the Original Broadway Cast. Everett’s obviously really comfortable in this space and Tara Jean’s holding her own too. The lifts are great, they keep the energy up the whole way through, all around a great job.
Mia’s all excited about the Tap and says they’re totally amazing. Rex says it was incredible, great and fantastic. Tre says it was a bang on performance. She says they’re on the way to the Top 10. Jean Marc gives a COME ON to Sean and says they set the stage on fire. He says they’re going to be here a long time.
Back from the break and Leah tells us that Luther will be choreographing the group number tomorrow night (What? Why? Did we forget that Mia’s here? We can get Luther any old time). Bah.
Moving right along quickly (it’s only an hour long show this week), we’ve got Melanie and Cody who’ve drawn Jazz with Melissa Williams. She says it’s a dark, twisted, vampire piece. Just hoping this isn’t a rip off of something we’ve already seen.
They’re dancing to ‘Glory Box’ by Portishead (inspired choice Melissa). Okay, I just totally forgot to write while I was watching that. My fears of the dance being a copy of a previous dance were completely unjustified. What a great piece. And danced really well. Considering how ‘cute’ these two are, it’s hard to imagine them pulling off sexy and alluring, but, like they do every week, they surprised me. Great job.
Mia loved Melanie’s performance but thought Cody was a little lacking in this genre. Rex doesn’t think Cody stepped up enough for this one, but thinks Melanie is a beautiful dancer. He does say that they’ll be in the Top 10. Tre believed Melanie and says Cody allayed her worries about him in this genre. Jean Marc critiques Cody’s transitions but praises his growth. He says Melanie is a force of nature.
Up next we’ve got Corryne and Austin who’ve pulled Salsa with Tony and Melanie. It’s going to be flirty and sexy with lots of pelvic thrusts apparently.
They’re dancing to ‘I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)’ by Pitbull. This is one of those songs that’s getting terribly overused. Austin should not be in that shirt. It’s all kinds of wrong. And the pants are too tight. And his mugging is not helping. He looks a bit like a caricature out there. As to the dancing, it seems...okaaay, I guess. There’s just something off about the flow of it or something, to me. They get all the pieces right (by the looks of it) but it’s just turning me off on the whole and I can’t really say why (besides Austin’s styling).
Mia says it was the most forced sexiness she’s ever seen. THAT’S IT! Thanks to Mia for figuring that out for me. She says Corryne didn’t own it, but Austin did. Rex agrees with Mia and says Austin is one of the strongest men in the competition. Tre says that this was obviously tough for Corynne, being that she’s a classical dancer, but she committed. Austin did a great job. Jean Marc was originally afraid for them, but he’s not afraid anymore. He loves them and thinks they sold it. He says they deserve to be in the Top 10 (really Jean Marc? Even if they’re both in the bottom 3 for a third time?).
On deck now we’ve got Kim and Emanuel. They’ve drawn Hip Hop with Luther this week, who says it’s a hot sweaty situation (which I think is what he says every time he choreographs).
They’re dancing to ‘Respect My Conglomerate’ by Busta Rhymes featuring Lil’ Wayne and Jadakiss. Jadakiss is still around? Who knew? Kim’s totally believable in this but I get a little bit of ‘trying too hard’ from Emanuel. They’re both hitting hard and ugh! Kim had to grab Emanuel’s nether regions! GAH! I think I need to go scrub my eyes with my toothbrush after that! Think of the children Luther! Aside from that, they both danced great in this. Well done.
Mia says Luther’s hot. She says it was rough and raw and says Kim slayed it. There’s some squealing about the crotch grabbing. She says Emanuel’s commitment was there but she’d like to see him hit harder. Rex says it was incredible and sleazy and he loved it. He says Emanuel is one of the strongest dancers they have and Kim is sexy and amazing and makes him ‘question parts of [him]self’. HA! Tre says Emanuel got into it and grounded and got dirty and says Kim is damn strong and she murdered it. Jean Marc says Kim’s swagger was amazing and Emanuel exceeds his expectations.
After the break we’ve got Jayme Rae and Daniel. They’ve picked Contemporary with Blake and it’s about their wedding. Everybody seems to think it’s very intense.
They’re dancing to ‘It Must Have Been Love’ by Kari Kimmel (the original - and much better - version of this song is done by Roxette). Ugh, Blake. Between the brutal cover of the song and blatant rip off of the make-up thing from the Zombie routine from last season’s SYTYCD US? Turn. Off. The dancing’s good here and all and I’m sure the judges will give it raves and kiss Blake’s ass but it’s a big ugh for me. And that’s really too bad because it’s all because of stuff that the dancers have no control over. I’m giving the dancers a ‘Well Done’ here, but Blake needs a slap.
Mia says they were committed to the piece and it was a special piece. Rex says we saw Jayme Rae’s soul and says Daniel partnered her beautifully. Tre praises Jayme Rae’s style and says Daniel did okay with it. Jean Marc is choking up again over Jayme Rae and says Daniel did well with limited tools (I think that’s what he was getting at).
Finally, we’ve got Amy and Vincent. They’ve picked Jive with Tony and Meredith. This is Vincent’s style so that’s a plus for them.
They’re dancing to ‘Pony Time’ by Chubby Checker. Amy seems to be keeping up with Vincent really well here. The synchronization is good and the energy is staying up. Great flow, really together. Great job.
Mia says it was so much fun. She says Amy was real and hot and Vincent is her favourite male dancer here. Rex loved it and says they did a fantastic job. Tre says they did one hell of a routine. She says Vincent is a transformer and Amy shone. Jean Marc says they looked like pros in parts of that and was impressed that Amy was able to keep up.
Aaaaaand we’re at the end again. I’d say there are three couples who are a lock for Top 10 here: Melanie and Cody, Kim and Emanuel, and Jayme Rae and Daniel. Which leaves the other three for our bottom three. Based on what the judges were saying tonight, it’s tough to say who out of those three couples would be sent home. It’s another wait and see, I guess.
Carra’s back tomorrow night with the results and Auditions #3 for SYTYCD US. We’ll see you then!
Cheers!
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