Alright kids. I meant to do this earlier, but I came down with a major case of the fuckits. The fuckits generally pop up after a busy day at work, usually immediately post-afternoon-nap. The worst symptom of the fuckits is a general 'don't give a shit-ness' about pretty much anything, so I figured it best to postpone the recap until the symptoms had diminished a bit.
Subsequently, I'm throwing both the performance show and results (the few bits I watched of it) into one post. So here we go.
Best thing about no more tap dancers on SYTYCD? No more mic'ing the stage for the tapping! God that was irritating. It fucked up the sound and threw everything off. Intros rolled along much better. Also, Mary clearly went directly from the taping over to the New Moon premiere in LA that night 'cause she was photographed on the red carpet wearing that exact outfit. How embarrassing! I liked her outfit - worth wearing to two events I think.
On to the dancing!
Ashley & Jacob
Hip Hop by Tabitha & Napoleon
'Whatcha Say' by Jason Derulo
This started off a little messy for me, but they seemed to pull it together really quickly and did a really good job with it. They were sharp and hitting it hard and while these two pretty much scream 'WE'RE NOT HIP HOP DANCERS' they really pulled it off. I'm with the judges in that these two are a lock for the Top 10.
Karen & Kevin
Broadway by Spencer Liff
'If My Friends Could See Me Now' from Sweet Charity, performed by the 2005 Broadway revival cast.
One word for this...BOOOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGG. OMG Yes. And did you see Kevin's face? He kept 'remembering' to smile. There wasn't really anything to this routine and I just got a big ole' Debbie Downer 'wah wah' out of it. Next.
Noelle & Russell
Fox Trot by Eddie Simon
'Baby, You've Got What it Takes' by Michael Buble with Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings
This was pretty good. Better for Russell than the first time around, but I think Noelle stood out more. She really seemed to work the lifts and the extensions. Well done all around I'd say, but I'm not sure that these two are destined for Top 10.
Channing & Victor
Jazz by Tyce Diorio
'Blackbird' by Bobby McFerrin
Right off the bat, I'm totally with the judges that the song choice was distracting. Agreed. The concept for the piece was very cool and the dance itself was great but the song took something away from it. There are so many great versions of that song that could've been made to work, it's disappointing that the one chosen took away from the dance. I think Channing and Victor did a good job with this, but it's hard to be objective about the dancing when the music kind of set me off.
Kathryn & Legacy
Paso Doble by Tony Meredith
'Pursuit' from the Cirque du Soleil show 'Ka'
Legacy's on the fast track I'd say. He's pretty clearly in this thing to win it. Whether or not he can - considering he's up against trained dancers - tough to say, but he's doing everything he can to make it happen. He definitely showed it on this piece. Kathryn was pretty good as well, aside from the near miss with her feet at the end, (I internally said 'grab it grab it come on!) but I get the feeling she's riding Legacy's popularity a bit.
Ryan & Ellenore
Contemporary by Travis Wall
'Your Ex-Lover's Dead' by Stars
Oh, Travis Wall. How I do adore you. *le sigh* I want you to be my friend. You make such wonderful art. I just wish you had gotten different dancers for this one. Sorry guys. I've got a permanent case of the fuckits where these two are concerned. I realize Ryan is all popular and shit and Ellenore is great but I Just. Don't. Care. I'm going to forfeit to the judges on this one because I can't be objective about the dancers here. I like the dancers but think these two REALLY benefitted from great choreography tonight.
Mollee & Nathan
Pop-Jazz by Laurieann Gibson
'Bad Romance' by Lady Gaga
There was so much working against these two in this dance for me specifically. First, I loathe the song. I think they need to put a permanent ban on Lady Gaga songs on this show, it's so overdone. Secondly, I don't really care for Laurieann's choreography. She does too much 'side-by-side', 'matchy-matchy' dancing and not enough stuff that relies on chemistry and partnering. Did you also notice how far apart Mollee & Nathan were from each other throughout the whole routine? And what the hell were those 'wheels on the bus' moves about? I just don't get it. That being said, Mollee and Nathan did a good job with what they were given here. They were 'matchy-matchy' where they needed to be and hit hard the whole way through. Good job on a bad piece. I was surprised that the judges liked this so much. I was kind of waiting for this routine to be over from about 15 seconds in.
RESULTS!
Okay, straight up, I only watched the group performance (killer!) (Woot! Wade Robson) and fast forwarded to the results at the end. Sometime over the weekend I'll come in and post the music for the solos and stuff so you have them for reference.
The group routine, choreographed by Wade and Amanda Robson was truly awesome. It just goes to show that you don't need the choreographer to explain the theme/story before the dance in order to get it. Truly a great piece. Loved the music choice for this as well. 'Aha!' by Imogen Heap.
Our bottom three couples tonight were Mollee & Nathan, Karen & Kevin and Channing & Victor. Mollee & Nathan were a little surprising, but according to the judges, they really pulled it out with their solos, so they were the first ones in their respective groups sent to safety. I agreed with Nigel's admiration of Mollee's aerial cartwheel drop to the knee move - Wow!
Ultimately going home are Channing and Kevin. Eh. Can't say as I'm all broken up about it. Channing, for all her talent, never really stood out and Kevin's up against a lot of really talented dancers.
So, Goodbye Picadilly, Farewell Leicester Square to Channing and Kevin and hopefully I'll be kissing off the fuckits before next week's show!
Cheers!
Subsequently, I'm throwing both the performance show and results (the few bits I watched of it) into one post. So here we go.
Best thing about no more tap dancers on SYTYCD? No more mic'ing the stage for the tapping! God that was irritating. It fucked up the sound and threw everything off. Intros rolled along much better. Also, Mary clearly went directly from the taping over to the New Moon premiere in LA that night 'cause she was photographed on the red carpet wearing that exact outfit. How embarrassing! I liked her outfit - worth wearing to two events I think.
On to the dancing!
Ashley & Jacob
Hip Hop by Tabitha & Napoleon
'Whatcha Say' by Jason Derulo
This started off a little messy for me, but they seemed to pull it together really quickly and did a really good job with it. They were sharp and hitting it hard and while these two pretty much scream 'WE'RE NOT HIP HOP DANCERS' they really pulled it off. I'm with the judges in that these two are a lock for the Top 10.
Karen & Kevin
Broadway by Spencer Liff
'If My Friends Could See Me Now' from Sweet Charity, performed by the 2005 Broadway revival cast.
One word for this...BOOOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGG. OMG Yes. And did you see Kevin's face? He kept 'remembering' to smile. There wasn't really anything to this routine and I just got a big ole' Debbie Downer 'wah wah' out of it. Next.
Noelle & Russell
Fox Trot by Eddie Simon
'Baby, You've Got What it Takes' by Michael Buble with Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings
This was pretty good. Better for Russell than the first time around, but I think Noelle stood out more. She really seemed to work the lifts and the extensions. Well done all around I'd say, but I'm not sure that these two are destined for Top 10.
Channing & Victor
Jazz by Tyce Diorio
'Blackbird' by Bobby McFerrin
Right off the bat, I'm totally with the judges that the song choice was distracting. Agreed. The concept for the piece was very cool and the dance itself was great but the song took something away from it. There are so many great versions of that song that could've been made to work, it's disappointing that the one chosen took away from the dance. I think Channing and Victor did a good job with this, but it's hard to be objective about the dancing when the music kind of set me off.
Kathryn & Legacy
Paso Doble by Tony Meredith
'Pursuit' from the Cirque du Soleil show 'Ka'
Legacy's on the fast track I'd say. He's pretty clearly in this thing to win it. Whether or not he can - considering he's up against trained dancers - tough to say, but he's doing everything he can to make it happen. He definitely showed it on this piece. Kathryn was pretty good as well, aside from the near miss with her feet at the end, (I internally said 'grab it grab it come on!) but I get the feeling she's riding Legacy's popularity a bit.
Ryan & Ellenore
Contemporary by Travis Wall
'Your Ex-Lover's Dead' by Stars
Oh, Travis Wall. How I do adore you. *le sigh* I want you to be my friend. You make such wonderful art. I just wish you had gotten different dancers for this one. Sorry guys. I've got a permanent case of the fuckits where these two are concerned. I realize Ryan is all popular and shit and Ellenore is great but I Just. Don't. Care. I'm going to forfeit to the judges on this one because I can't be objective about the dancers here. I like the dancers but think these two REALLY benefitted from great choreography tonight.
Mollee & Nathan
Pop-Jazz by Laurieann Gibson
'Bad Romance' by Lady Gaga
There was so much working against these two in this dance for me specifically. First, I loathe the song. I think they need to put a permanent ban on Lady Gaga songs on this show, it's so overdone. Secondly, I don't really care for Laurieann's choreography. She does too much 'side-by-side', 'matchy-matchy' dancing and not enough stuff that relies on chemistry and partnering. Did you also notice how far apart Mollee & Nathan were from each other throughout the whole routine? And what the hell were those 'wheels on the bus' moves about? I just don't get it. That being said, Mollee and Nathan did a good job with what they were given here. They were 'matchy-matchy' where they needed to be and hit hard the whole way through. Good job on a bad piece. I was surprised that the judges liked this so much. I was kind of waiting for this routine to be over from about 15 seconds in.
RESULTS!
Okay, straight up, I only watched the group performance (killer!) (Woot! Wade Robson) and fast forwarded to the results at the end. Sometime over the weekend I'll come in and post the music for the solos and stuff so you have them for reference.
The group routine, choreographed by Wade and Amanda Robson was truly awesome. It just goes to show that you don't need the choreographer to explain the theme/story before the dance in order to get it. Truly a great piece. Loved the music choice for this as well. 'Aha!' by Imogen Heap.
Our bottom three couples tonight were Mollee & Nathan, Karen & Kevin and Channing & Victor. Mollee & Nathan were a little surprising, but according to the judges, they really pulled it out with their solos, so they were the first ones in their respective groups sent to safety. I agreed with Nigel's admiration of Mollee's aerial cartwheel drop to the knee move - Wow!
Ultimately going home are Channing and Kevin. Eh. Can't say as I'm all broken up about it. Channing, for all her talent, never really stood out and Kevin's up against a lot of really talented dancers.
So, Goodbye Picadilly, Farewell Leicester Square to Channing and Kevin and hopefully I'll be kissing off the fuckits before next week's show!
Cheers!
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