I'm going to be blogging about different things - among them, SYTYCD.
Meet your Top 11 Show
First of all, this season each of the top dancers will be matched up w/ former favorite contestants from seasons past - the All Stars.
For this 1st performance show, each contestant got to do one showcase dance in their own (or closest to) style with one or more of the All Stars. I'll mentioned the contestants first, followed by the "+" sign and the All Star's name. The judges may make a comment, but weren't really critiquing & no one gets voted off.
1. "Paris is Burning" choreo - Travis Wall (yay) comtemp/jazz Kent (Farm Boy), Lauren (Blonde girl) + Mark (quirkmaster from my home, O'ahu) and Kathryn.
This was gothy good, quirky, and we got to see Kent & Blondie play strange. Loved the dance & thought the new kids did well & didn't seem so squeaky clean. Mark was in his element! 4 stars
2. Broadway number from "Sweet Charity" choreo-Tyce Di Orio
little Alexie, Melinda (tapper) + Allison (season 2) and Lauryn (season 4)
AKA 4 Girls dance. Everyone did well, but Alexie seems to get dwarfed by the other girls. It was a change to see Melinda in a dress. Judges told them to get their "star power" (like the All Stars girls have).
3. Hip Hop number by "Nappy-Tabs" the husband & wife hip hop choreos who are extremely cool.
Jose (B-Boy) + Dominic (season 3), Twitch! and Comfort (season 4)
The dance told the story of Jose getting initiated into the SYTYCD Hip Hop Club.
Twitch & Comfort broke it off! They really look like PROS out there-they exuded confidence & showmanship. I don't love Dom, so I didn't watch him much. Jose, the new kid, had to learn choreo and to dance w/ others vs. spinning on a piece of cardboard by himself. I thought he did well, he has a nice smile (and high cheekbones), and at the end of the dance he got to wear the same 'colors' as the A.S.'s.
4. Latin ballroom 3-way, choreo-umm, some pale Canadian guy I forget his name.
Cristina (salsa girl) + Anya & Pasha (Russian ballroom dance partners from season 3).
First of all, how unfair is it for one girl to have to go up against an already established partnership. Poor girl. And specifically Anya, who looked like a jumbo light blue satin I-don't know what. Pasha got to be sandwiched & he looked HOT! He looks more mature than he did in season 3, even manlier - and...wait for it...he took his shirt off - BONUS! He'd trade off & dance w/ each girl, but Cristina was a little eclipsed by Thunder Thighs (Anya just seems selfish to me). Cristina looked good though, good first effort.
5. "Time" choreo-Mia Michaels, contemp
Billy (hyper-limber contemp dancer that was a Top 20 finalist last season but had to withdraw due to health reasons, Alex (ballet guy that was a Top 20 finalist last season but had to withdraw for contractual reasons) + Ade' (the gentle giant from season 5?6?).
This dance depicted 3 stages in a man's life: boy (Billy), man (Alex), old man (Ade). Perfect casting by Mia. Billy "danced" mostly on the floor playing with a toy, Alex looked confident & magnificent, sort of like an Asian Gene Kelly. Ade, as the old man used a cane, on old shaky legs, and put in one of his understated yet strong performances. Very nice Mia number, it was moving at the end as all 3 turned & faced the side of the stage & walked off...boy, man, old man.
Of course, the judges love it.
6. "I can be a Freak" choreo-Sonja! contemp/jazz number
Robert (dark, handsome metrosexual dancer), Ashley (brunette girl), Adechike' + Neal (yay! blond finalist from season 3-wuvs him) and Courtney (shortie, cute finalist from season 4)
Well, they all wore quasi-S&M costumes; guys, no shirt, only straps on top instead of a shirt (bonus). It was so good to see Neal, he's light and bright and does tricks and looked very polished & strong. Courtney was back in her naughty dolly role like in her 'Garden' dance she did w/ Mark that season. The new girl is a good dancer but I wasn't getting the freak-vibe. Adechike' looked happy to be there. Robert was freaky & pretty at the same time-he did well. The dance was athletic w/ tricks & was of course, freaky. Totally Sonja!
Next week, the gloves are off - each dancer gets judged & America votes.
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