Episode 2: SYTYCD? SITYAD!*

In Utah snow falls outside and dancers spill inside. The cold weather outside in Salt Lake City was sometimes more welcoming than the judges comments inside. And Dallas may have been a little warmer outside, but dancers still had to fend off cold hearted comments. But I must say, in most if not all cases they were warranted. What were these people thinking? That they can dance? S-E-X was more entertaining than some of these!
Nigel seemed to be a little more constructive last night: his comments on “you slip on those socks, you’ll dance better without them” or “I’ll give you a ticket to Vegas if you promise never to wear those soccer shorts again” were right on target. The reason people use fitted clothes and proper dance shoes is so that they can dance better and actually show their lines; not slip and spill on socks, not distracted by scarves, not pulling up their jeans every three seconds…
But Nigel really redeemed himself in Dallas with the “Stepford Dancer” remark: a scathing critique to the prefabricated moves, sequential stop-and-go tricks, and artificial costuming and emotion we often see. Smart comment Nigel!!!
Holy Hot Tamale Mary, you are always fun and often sharp but, what were you drinking? Did you notice? I went back and forth on the tape and saw that she had a bottle of something that she was pouring in her glass… Is that the same thing Paula drinks on AI?
The guest judges, Mandy Moore and Adam Shankman did not participate so much this time. Best comment: “are we being punked?” Truly there were some delusional movers and shakers out there that think they can dance. Some can’t be part of the show because, well, they pop kids out every two years! Gives a whole new meaning to “dancer mom”. We liked her, but, not for this show (there are some reality TV possibilities there). Some can’t be part of the show, well, because they can’t dance! Have they ever seen good dancing, even in a club? When Naomie Christensen (the one in black, with black socks) blamed the floor for her own shortcomings, Mary’s follow up to Mandy’s comment was justified” “Where are you Ashton?” (meaning Kutchner, not Frederick). And when the Mickey Mouse Hair/ears guy ranted and raved about his dancing abilities! Well, he now has left the house! (Or been escorted out from it…)
Some great lessons learned today. One, regarding costuming, it obviously helps to have the right one. I honestly think that those with fitted clothing that showed the body movements and lines had a better chance of getting through. We liked Kelly Baker, Chelsey Hightower and Arielle, the girl who brought a partner (who wasn’t a dancer, by the way, but was a great partner); all of them had the right choreography, right clothes, right shoes, great legs, right moves. We also liked Matt who, despite his red soccer shorts, displayed his ballet training mixed with some odd jazzy moves in an interesting choreography. We also liked the two 25 (really?) year old divorcees, and the skater/hip-hop guy from Borat’s country (named Gey) who was not Borat, after all! Finally, we liked the Snuggle teddy bear (did you notice?). You can see a clip of him at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y74d3wVc654

And the main lesson of all tonight was that, besides the right choreography, appropriate attire and great technique, the most important ingredient for success in these auditions is dancing with your heart!

*So I Think You Are Delusional

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