Cat shows off her long legs with a short silver top, but her hair is not as good as last night, as a Brand New Day (choreographed by Tyce) frames the dancers popping out of a golden frame. I liked the number, given what we have seen before. It was an underhanded homage to Michael Jackson, but probably should have been a little more overt—some moonwalkin’ or something… And talking about dancing:
Vitolio and Carla & Evan and Randi are up first on dreaded judgment night. I expect in this comparison V & C to sail on by, and in this case we are wrong! Randi and Evan are safe. The Quick-Step Kiss of Death curse may be back!
Next Brandon & Jeanette get choo chooed with a tamale by Cat—when K and K are up against Melissa and Ade’ it seems that it is an almost unfair comparison. Indeed Melissa and Ade’ are safe, and I think that… well, I’ve got one out of two so far… and that Kupono will be out, but then along comes Mia, slamming, with her hidden anti-ballet agenda, saying that the choice of the US dancing fans is crock, saying that they are all idiots, that THAT was the BEST performance of last night! RUK’ding me?!? The BEST?!/! No Way, Mia! No Way!
I guess if Kupono or Kayla are in the bottom tonight, a divided vote it will be…
The last pair is obvious, I think, between Jason and Caitlyn & Phillip and Jeannine, as the REAL best number comes up for results (P & J, just if you’ve a doubt), and Phillip and Jeannine are obviously safe. However, the aliens DID phone home and Jason and Caitlin are not bottom threed! Perhaps, I need to believe in conspiracy theories again… after all, P & J could use some showcasing.
The solos are, whatever… Karla and Kayla are thumbs down for me, Vitolio’s is pretty good! Then Kupono comes in with his ragged Bermudas and love beads and, what can I say—I hope I don’t have to see him again???
Kupono’s solo was amateurish, to say the least…
Finally we see Jeannine showing off and demonstrating why she is top ten material and even higher! She is not fairly in the group of three and then—Phillip comes out to show us that he may be spineless and boneless but he sure can put on a number! He is top Top TOP! Why he is bottom three is a TV-show-producer’s-conspiration mystery, but I am sure he will not be at the bottom one. Mia will say whatever and maybe Kupono will stay and Vitolio leave, but do you think that would be fair? If that happens I can only say… read my previous blogs re Mia and her ethnic preferences…
The not so shocking end: Sarah and Lisa are happy that Jeannine is safe!!! (Great to see you guys again in the audience… I really envy you enjoying it all in L.A.) --- Karla is gone, and amazingly (and explainable by many other reasons except for dancing) so is Vitolio!
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Contrition, Forgiveness and Redemption: SYTYCD No Matter How Nice, You’re Still not Sugar, Spice!
Top 14, Wed. July 1, 2009
Carmina Burana’s dramatic notes mark the start of the show, and after the top 14 do their thang, Cat Deeley, fresh from the prom in a beautiful fuchsia dress, quizzes guest judge Mia Michaels about her feelings. Mia, with a coy Attitude—or perhaps recognizing her past sins—suggests that she has changed her opinion regarding some unnamed dancer… but Nigel, pulling some teeth, gets her to admit that it is a short, male dancer. No matter how much contrition, Mia, I still believe that your true colors will show again, just as your tattoo peeks out of the sleeve of your dress!
And talking about Brandon: Up come Janette and Brandon in the first slot, challenged by a Jean Marc & France Generaux Cha Cha. Danc/gerous it is, as J falls and B is kicked near the b’s in rehearsal. Though at first it seems tentative it gets better after the first minute or so, going on really dangerously. It lacks however a je-ne-se-quois overall, but in the last two thirds they really get into it: bump and all. Cat wants to get into the moves, so (after kneeling a bit to overcome height differences) she bumps Brandon (she IS a host with the most!). This dance was hot but perhaps not steamy (I guess that was the je-ne-se-quois). After the dance, Nigel and Mary really overflow in praise, perhaps to needle Mia into saying what she said to Brandon: “you’re amazing—but you will love me and hate me in this journey.” Ok, so she publicly repented of her past sins, but let’s see if she internally makes amends.
Kupono and Kayla do contemporary by Sonya (my favorite) – a very suggestive dark pas that, I believe, will put them in the danger zone tomorrow. It was complicated, and full of tricks, so much so that emotion gets thrown out the window. Despite Mary’s comments, I do not believe that the technique was flawless, with arms flailing, and shaky legs. Mia plays nice, but she probably knows that it is bottom three again for these two.
Next, Evan and Randi do a Joey Dowling’s Broadway. Tall and spiked heel, Joey tries to whip them into shape and Mia compliments her for it. Randi does not seem to be used to dancing in shoes so she seems off balance all the time. Evan is better, but she was so bad, it was hard to watch. I did not like this number, despite Nigel’s excuses about the underlying homage to Fosse and Liza. Mia actually was the only sincere one this time, sugar coating her criticisms, but at least not saying “it was the best I’ve seen of…” that M 'n N have kept on doing all night.
Jason and Caitlin – let’s see if Brian Freedman can do something that is not in the bottom three this week. Dangerous Aliens! However BF’s idea of how an alien woman should seduce the last man on earth is STRANGGGGE! What does that say or mean about him, I do not know or want to go there. (However, not original either, since there are sooo many cult movies about this topic – Amazon Women of Outer Space and so on and so on…) The dancing, however, was overcome by the costuming, the idea and the music. It was hard to tell if they danced well or not, but Mia says she has been on that ride (abduction?). Perhaps live at the studio it looked better, but if this dance gets many votes it probably will be from the populous extraterrestrial crowd.
Phillip and Jeanine do NappiTabs! Chained together they dance to one of my favorite songs: Locked Down by Kanye W! The chain restricts but lets them do moves! Phillip pops, and Jeanine jumps. Why should Phillip have given J the key at the end makes no sense to me: They are bound together to make it very far in season five, d
espite Mia’s jealous stabs to NappiTabs chainography. A shout out to Lisa and Sarah Ponczek with that great sign rooting for Jeanine!
Melissa and Ade’ do a classical ballet with a Prokofiev’s R&J pas, a first in many ways. Even though Jessica Fernandez in season two did her last solo in Pointe shoes before getting kicked off, at this time I am elated that this style is shown shamelessly in this show. I have not lost total hope in the dancing public, so I’m sure that this number is not going to be bottom threed. One question though: could any other dancer besides Melissa have done this choreography as dreamily? Perhaps that tells us something about the “versatility” of other dance styles… after all Melissa has kicked some doing hip hop/jazz, contemporary and rumba. One of our twitter (Prosemonkey) followers does pose an interesting question: how come the only ballerina in the bunch pulled the ballet pas de deux out of the hat? Is that not a happy coincidence?
Katie Holmes, DizzyFeet, blah, blah, blah… this type of “special announcements” make my eyes glaze over.
Karla and Vitolio do Quick Step, a difficult and toughly dangerous move with a hat on, clicking heels at the Ritz. Statuesquely starting from a podium Vitiolio does good, ending with Karla at the same starting point. It was well executed, but not tour material (except perhaps for that eye popping costume change).
Carmina Burana’s dramatic notes mark the start of the show, and after the top 14 do their thang, Cat Deeley, fresh from the prom in a beautiful fuchsia dress, quizzes guest judge Mia Michaels about her feelings. Mia, with a coy Attitude—or perhaps recognizing her past sins—suggests that she has changed her opinion regarding some unnamed dancer… but Nigel, pulling some teeth, gets her to admit that it is a short, male dancer. No matter how much contrition, Mia, I still believe that your true colors will show again, just as your tattoo peeks out of the sleeve of your dress!
And talking about Brandon: Up come Janette and Brandon in the first slot, challenged by a Jean Marc & France Generaux Cha Cha. Danc/gerous it is, as J falls and B is kicked near the b’s in rehearsal. Though at first it seems tentative it gets better after the first minute or so, going on really dangerously. It lacks however a je-ne-se-quois overall, but in the last two thirds they really get into it: bump and all. Cat wants to get into the moves, so (after kneeling a bit to overcome height differences) she bumps Brandon (she IS a host with the most!). This dance was hot but perhaps not steamy (I guess that was the je-ne-se-quois). After the dance, Nigel and Mary really overflow in praise, perhaps to needle Mia into saying what she said to Brandon: “you’re amazing—but you will love me and hate me in this journey.” Ok, so she publicly repented of her past sins, but let’s see if she internally makes amends.
Kupono and Kayla do contemporary by Sonya (my favorite) – a very suggestive dark pas that, I believe, will put them in the danger zone tomorrow. It was complicated, and full of tricks, so much so that emotion gets thrown out the window. Despite Mary’s comments, I do not believe that the technique was flawless, with arms flailing, and shaky legs. Mia plays nice, but she probably knows that it is bottom three again for these two.
Next, Evan and Randi do a Joey Dowling’s Broadway. Tall and spiked heel, Joey tries to whip them into shape and Mia compliments her for it. Randi does not seem to be used to dancing in shoes so she seems off balance all the time. Evan is better, but she was so bad, it was hard to watch. I did not like this number, despite Nigel’s excuses about the underlying homage to Fosse and Liza. Mia actually was the only sincere one this time, sugar coating her criticisms, but at least not saying “it was the best I’ve seen of…” that M 'n N have kept on doing all night.
Jason and Caitlin – let’s see if Brian Freedman can do something that is not in the bottom three this week. Dangerous Aliens! However BF’s idea of how an alien woman should seduce the last man on earth is STRANGGGGE! What does that say or mean about him, I do not know or want to go there. (However, not original either, since there are sooo many cult movies about this topic – Amazon Women of Outer Space and so on and so on…) The dancing, however, was overcome by the costuming, the idea and the music. It was hard to tell if they danced well or not, but Mia says she has been on that ride (abduction?). Perhaps live at the studio it looked better, but if this dance gets many votes it probably will be from the populous extraterrestrial crowd.
Phillip and Jeanine do NappiTabs! Chained together they dance to one of my favorite songs: Locked Down by Kanye W! The chain restricts but lets them do moves! Phillip pops, and Jeanine jumps. Why should Phillip have given J the key at the end makes no sense to me: They are bound together to make it very far in season five, d
espite Mia’s jealous stabs to NappiTabs chainography. A shout out to Lisa and Sarah Ponczek with that great sign rooting for Jeanine! 
Melissa and Ade’ do a classical ballet with a Prokofiev’s R&J pas, a first in many ways. Even though Jessica Fernandez in season two did her last solo in Pointe shoes before getting kicked off, at this time I am elated that this style is shown shamelessly in this show. I have not lost total hope in the dancing public, so I’m sure that this number is not going to be bottom threed. One question though: could any other dancer besides Melissa have done this choreography as dreamily? Perhaps that tells us something about the “versatility” of other dance styles… after all Melissa has kicked some doing hip hop/jazz, contemporary and rumba. One of our twitter (Prosemonkey) followers does pose an interesting question: how come the only ballerina in the bunch pulled the ballet pas de deux out of the hat? Is that not a happy coincidence?Katie Holmes, DizzyFeet, blah, blah, blah… this type of “special announcements” make my eyes glaze over.
Karla and Vitolio do Quick Step, a difficult and toughly dangerous move with a hat on, clicking heels at the Ritz. Statuesquely starting from a podium Vitiolio does good, ending with Karla at the same starting point. It was well executed, but not tour material (except perhaps for that eye popping costume change).Okay: My predictions for bottom three are Evan and Randi, Jason and Caitlin, and Kupono and Kayla. Who do I think will be out? Caitlin, although I do not think she’s the worst of the three. But I think that’s where the show is going. About the guys, I’m not sure but I would like to see Kupono leave.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
So You Think You Can Dance: Top Eight Couples – June 24, 2009
Butt They Dance, Don’t They…
Sorry, fans, but I set priorities tonight and enjoying dinner while watching SYTYCD with the daughter won over writing a proper blog. Hence, I’m going to be very brief tonight. Hopefully, I’ll get some complaints, which will tell me that some people really read my blog!?! Or Not! Maybe, if I were to go away, would some people really miss me?
Anyhow, my favorites tonight were: Brandon and Jeanette’s Hip Hop; Jeanine and Phillip’s feathers dance; Randi and Evan (Mia Michael’s BUTT choreography); and Melissa and Ade’s Rumba. I really enjoyed Melissa’s performance. Actually, I think she’s one of the best Season 5 dancers. But Brandon, Jeanette, Ade, Randi and Evan were pretty good also. And I was kind of upset with the “simple” comments from Nigel. These dances weren’t simple, Nigel. The dancers were CLEAN, which makes a big difference, making them look simple/easy and almost effortless. They were not simple; they were well executed. I dare you to watch them again and see how NOT EASY or SIMPLE they were. Randi and Evan in particular looked simple but, if that choreography was not danced properly it could so easily look so very sloppy! That was a great Mia Michael’s choreography, by the way.
Also great were Caitlin and Jason. I love them as dancers; but this was NOT one of my favorite dances tonight. But I still think that Caitlin is among the best dancers this season.
So, I guess we can already predict the TOP TEN for SEASON 5: Melissa, Caitlin, Jeanine, Janette, Randi, Brandon, Ade, Randi, Evan and Philip.
Bottom Three: Karla and Jonathan; Asuka and Vitolio; Kayla and Kupono. Out should be Asuka and Kupono, especially considering that they both do not seem to be able to dance for their lives, even if their lives were in actual danger.
And, briefly, just some random comments: Tony Basil was definitely wearing Bloch’s little girls’ ruffle backpack over her head (this is an insider’s joke, and a shout out just for our friend Jimmy). Did Tony Basil spill the beans when she said that Mia Michaels had been observing Evan and Randi and creating choreography FOR THEM. Did you mean for them in particular? So, do you mean that Mia picks who she wants to choreograph for? No! Really? So: It isn’t picked from a hat? And, about the “what would they be doing if they weren’t dancing” theme: Doesn’t the whole thing make you think that those career options are their actual career goals? Like, looking into the Crystal Ball: Jewelry making, elementary school teacher, aspiring actress, studio owner… Not that hard to see that in their futures… Oh, and of course I cannot leave you tonight without mentioning Randi’s and Phillip’s Butts overexposure (only the last one was an accident). Well, I guess I wasn’t that brief after all… BUTT I wasn’t thorough, I know!
Sorry, fans, but I set priorities tonight and enjoying dinner while watching SYTYCD with the daughter won over writing a proper blog. Hence, I’m going to be very brief tonight. Hopefully, I’ll get some complaints, which will tell me that some people really read my blog!?! Or Not! Maybe, if I were to go away, would some people really miss me?
Anyhow, my favorites tonight were: Brandon and Jeanette’s Hip Hop; Jeanine and Phillip’s feathers dance; Randi and Evan (Mia Michael’s BUTT choreography); and Melissa and Ade’s Rumba. I really enjoyed Melissa’s performance. Actually, I think she’s one of the best Season 5 dancers. But Brandon, Jeanette, Ade, Randi and Evan were pretty good also. And I was kind of upset with the “simple” comments from Nigel. These dances weren’t simple, Nigel. The dancers were CLEAN, which makes a big difference, making them look simple/easy and almost effortless. They were not simple; they were well executed. I dare you to watch them again and see how NOT EASY or SIMPLE they were. Randi and Evan in particular looked simple but, if that choreography was not danced properly it could so easily look so very sloppy! That was a great Mia Michael’s choreography, by the way.
Also great were Caitlin and Jason. I love them as dancers; but this was NOT one of my favorite dances tonight. But I still think that Caitlin is among the best dancers this season.
So, I guess we can already predict the TOP TEN for SEASON 5: Melissa, Caitlin, Jeanine, Janette, Randi, Brandon, Ade, Randi, Evan and Philip.
Bottom Three: Karla and Jonathan; Asuka and Vitolio; Kayla and Kupono. Out should be Asuka and Kupono, especially considering that they both do not seem to be able to dance for their lives, even if their lives were in actual danger.
And, briefly, just some random comments: Tony Basil was definitely wearing Bloch’s little girls’ ruffle backpack over her head (this is an insider’s joke, and a shout out just for our friend Jimmy). Did Tony Basil spill the beans when she said that Mia Michaels had been observing Evan and Randi and creating choreography FOR THEM. Did you mean for them in particular? So, do you mean that Mia picks who she wants to choreograph for? No! Really? So: It isn’t picked from a hat? And, about the “what would they be doing if they weren’t dancing” theme: Doesn’t the whole thing make you think that those career options are their actual career goals? Like, looking into the Crystal Ball: Jewelry making, elementary school teacher, aspiring actress, studio owner… Not that hard to see that in their futures… Oh, and of course I cannot leave you tonight without mentioning Randi’s and Phillip’s Butts overexposure (only the last one was an accident). Well, I guess I wasn’t that brief after all… BUTT I wasn’t thorough, I know!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
SYTYCD: Results Show June 18, 2009
The show starts with a Mia Choreography. Liked it!
A montage of Philosopher King Lil’ C. I’m so sorry that I wasn’t recording the show tonight! I would have loved to write down each and every word of that montage!
Rushing into the first round of results. Melliser (Cat’s loving pronunciation) and Ade are safe, as expected. Philip and Jeanine’s Tango gets them … safe! Caitlin and Jason are bottom three-d. I had not done that, so my blog from last night is totally off, however it was a dance that turned me off. I contradict myself sometimes, what can I say, accelerated writing and reactions sometimes…
Brandon and Janette are safe, even after that tough choice. I’m glad.
Karla and Jonathan are buck in Lil’C’s eyes and the US! Shane Sparks is in hot water as two of his choreographies are in the bottom (even as Kupono is disguised as Brian Friedman). To be honest, I didn’t like Shane’s choreographies either (see my Twitts-www.twitter.com/ttitude). However, I wrongly assumed that America will vote for them. I guess I should give America and myself more credit next time!
Evan and Randy are safe with their fun number. Asuka and Vitolio’s Waltz overcomes the woman killer choreography of Brian. Is it odd that the renowned Sparks and Friedman are the choreographers in the bottom two?
Again, not to justify it, but out of “respect” for the status quo I wasn’t as harsh as I wanted to be about these two last night. But I’m actually glad that America got it right. My predictions were wrong because I assumed that the audience will go for the Friedman/Sparks’ choreographies. Next week, I’ll try to believe in myself a bit more!
And then we have a “Bollywood” dancer whose name occupied the whole screen from left to right and I couldn’t capture. As I see her. I remember when I used to see the American Indian PowWows out West as those jingling anklets and bracelets are a common accessory for both these ethnic-like dances. Loved it!
The solos, what can I say? The most pathetic is Kupono’s, disguised as a poor dancer’s version of Brian Friedman, but Ashley’s isn’t exactly uplifting either. Caitlin is still one of my favorites this season, and as I expect to see her to be part of the top ten, I assume she’ll stay. Kayla’s solo is okay, nothing exceptional.
Maks’ solo is a blur of moving legs that make him definitely safe in my eyes. The show needs a ballroom dancer, and he’s definitely a professional that can pick choreography.
After the Britney-Spears-Has-been-Lip-Synching-Wannabee performs, we find out the jidges decision (not unanimous says Nigel). Ashley is out, after the robot routine and Shane’s shadow. Amazingly, in a STOOPID decision, Maksim is out! This guy’s soo muuch bbetterr than Kupono! RUKM! This decision is a joke!
Are they going to pull out one of their trick later on, ala Thayne, and bring him back when someone else gets injured or whatever and they need a professional dancer… Maybe… I hope so…!!!
Well, I cannot understand this decision. Voting off Maks instead of Kupono?!?!? Am I SOO out of it? P***d off does not begin to describe my feelings about this result. I do not understand: between K and M the clear choice was M—even when seeking TV ratings! Maybe I AM out of it after all…
I’m not happy right now! Bye. Until next week.
A montage of Philosopher King Lil’ C. I’m so sorry that I wasn’t recording the show tonight! I would have loved to write down each and every word of that montage!
Rushing into the first round of results. Melliser (Cat’s loving pronunciation) and Ade are safe, as expected. Philip and Jeanine’s Tango gets them … safe! Caitlin and Jason are bottom three-d. I had not done that, so my blog from last night is totally off, however it was a dance that turned me off. I contradict myself sometimes, what can I say, accelerated writing and reactions sometimes…
Brandon and Janette are safe, even after that tough choice. I’m glad.
Karla and Jonathan are buck in Lil’C’s eyes and the US! Shane Sparks is in hot water as two of his choreographies are in the bottom (even as Kupono is disguised as Brian Friedman). To be honest, I didn’t like Shane’s choreographies either (see my Twitts-www.twitter.com/ttitude). However, I wrongly assumed that America will vote for them. I guess I should give America and myself more credit next time!
Evan and Randy are safe with their fun number. Asuka and Vitolio’s Waltz overcomes the woman killer choreography of Brian. Is it odd that the renowned Sparks and Friedman are the choreographers in the bottom two?
Again, not to justify it, but out of “respect” for the status quo I wasn’t as harsh as I wanted to be about these two last night. But I’m actually glad that America got it right. My predictions were wrong because I assumed that the audience will go for the Friedman/Sparks’ choreographies. Next week, I’ll try to believe in myself a bit more!
And then we have a “Bollywood” dancer whose name occupied the whole screen from left to right and I couldn’t capture. As I see her. I remember when I used to see the American Indian PowWows out West as those jingling anklets and bracelets are a common accessory for both these ethnic-like dances. Loved it!
The solos, what can I say? The most pathetic is Kupono’s, disguised as a poor dancer’s version of Brian Friedman, but Ashley’s isn’t exactly uplifting either. Caitlin is still one of my favorites this season, and as I expect to see her to be part of the top ten, I assume she’ll stay. Kayla’s solo is okay, nothing exceptional.
Maks’ solo is a blur of moving legs that make him definitely safe in my eyes. The show needs a ballroom dancer, and he’s definitely a professional that can pick choreography.
After the Britney-Spears-Has-been-Lip-Synching-Wannabee performs, we find out the jidges decision (not unanimous says Nigel). Ashley is out, after the robot routine and Shane’s shadow. Amazingly, in a STOOPID decision, Maksim is out! This guy’s soo muuch bbetterr than Kupono! RUKM! This decision is a joke!
Are they going to pull out one of their trick later on, ala Thayne, and bring him back when someone else gets injured or whatever and they need a professional dancer… Maybe… I hope so…!!!
Well, I cannot understand this decision. Voting off Maks instead of Kupono?!?!? Am I SOO out of it? P***d off does not begin to describe my feelings about this result. I do not understand: between K and M the clear choice was M—even when seeking TV ratings! Maybe I AM out of it after all…
I’m not happy right now! Bye. Until next week.
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