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Toward the beginning of the live shows I had originally written off this season, but looking back through things, we got a lot right. For one, the combination of a Top 20 and having them perform with All-Stars was a perfect choice. I hope this becomes the norm for the
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The opening routine started with the boys surrounding a giant pink flower. The girls slowly joined them for some separate partner work before coming together in sync. It was very syncopated, full of lots of freezes. The rest felt flowy and playful. The lifts were simply lovely. A great routine
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The opening number was a circus-themed piece set to "The Circus Set Up" from the "Water for Elephants" soundtrack. Everyone was decked out in white makeup, with Jess as the ringleader. The movements were slow and mesmerizing, but not memorable. I wasn't wowed by it. Tyce DiOrio choreographed the routine.
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So it's down to the Top 10 now, and that means that the dancers will be splitting from their partners and will dance with the All Stars. And that means there's a shirtless Pasha in there somewhere. Yay! I've skipped the last few weeks and felt like this season was
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I was actually dreading tonight's show. Eliminations are never fun, but tonight's results were going to be especially tough to swallow. The opening routine set to "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone (yup, the iPod commercial song) was choreographed by Dave Scott. Usually, I like his stuff, but this one didn't do a
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"Dance" got to a bit of a late start tonight because of the President's speech about Afghanistan. I was actually psyched (I know, I'm weird) because I thought I'd have to choose between the two. But people on Facebook and Twitter got their panties in a twist. I love "Dance"
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Admittedly I missed the first 20 minutes or so of tonight's episode (long story). For a results show though, usually that means I missed the group performance and Cat dragging out the actual results for-e-ver! So, with no further adieu, the bottom couples were: Mitchell (because of the injury), Jordan &
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It felt like we zoomed straight through the audition phase this year (thank goodness), and have already arrived at the first performance show of the season. What ensued was a mish-mosh of elating highs and downright depressing lows. Let's get straight to it, shall we? Cat Deeley looked sexy as hell
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Keeping with the changing format of the show, rather than an agonizingly slow two hours of JUST finding out who the Top 20 were, we also got to see them dance. Well played, Mr. Lythgoe. What wasn't well-thought out: the judging panel. For one, Lil C is still here (I'll spare
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It's do or die time - and the judges take the "die" part serious on this show. Injuries and pressure were in full supply during Vegas week. Since the judges seemed to let so many dancers through the initial audition rounds (more than usual, I think), it was time
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Wednesday night's episode left me wanting a lot more from Season 8. There were a few highlights, but they weren't as spectacular as some of the things we've seen in seven seasons of this show. But let's get to the good, the bad, and the downright crazy, shall we? Week two
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"So You Think You Can Dance" has become as much a part of my summers as Abbott's frozen custard and trips to Seabreeze, and I'm ecstatic the season has turned again. Like summer, I always try to go in with high expectations. We're up to Season 8 and despite some
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It was another emotional week here on "SYTYCD" as another dancer fell victim to an injury. Ashley, whose star was just on the rise, hurt her ribs during Monday's rehearsal, leading many to call this season cursed. I'm starting to believe it too. The opening number was a Broadway number set
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I've had a love-hate relationship with "SYTYCD" this season. As of last week, we weren't even on speaking terms. But I'm ready to move on if you are, "Dance." Just please, no more bullshit. OK? OK. Let's get to tonight's show then, shall we? Like last week, the opening "meet your
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All is not well in the "SYTYCD" universe. The show took a drastic nosedive this week, and tonight's episode did not rescue the "Dance" jet from an unsettling, fiery crash. The opening routine, set to "When We Dance" by Sting, was set in heaven. It was anything but heavenly. The costumes
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Things were all over the place tonight, and not always in a good way. Although the show started off rough (more on that in a second), it did get much better by the end of the two hours (if you were brave enough to endure all the shit in hour
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Tonight's show continued to be exceptionally blah, starting with the opening routine. Choreographer Jamal Gains had the contestants dance to "O Fortuna." Really, new guy? Really?! That song is epic, but WAY overused. Plus his choreography was totally lacking. The most exciting part was the flashing light show, which was
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The theme for tonight's show was inspiration, and unfortunately it was anything but. The bulk of the routines tonight were just so-so for me, with the exception of maybe two. This crop of dancers is talented, certainly, but I don't feel like many of them are really pushing and exceeding
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After a sizzling season opener last week, this week's episodes seemed to just simmer. We still got some strong dancing this week, but not much in the way of outstanding or phenomenal performances. Sonya choreographed tonight's opening routine, which was a quirky jazz piece set to Roisin Murphy's "Royal T." The
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The show started with a photo/video montage of current and childhood pics of the dancers. Cute, but a bit clichéd and forced. The childhood theme continued during the intro videos as the dancers shared info about their early dance experiences. After Cat showed us the video of the dancer/partner picking
