It's that time of year again! Season 5 of So You Think You Can Dance kicks off with two hours of auditions. Was it just me or was this audition show a little less painful than usual? As many of you know (and the rest of you will learn), I don't enjoy these early shows. I love great dancing, but if I wanted to watch it being done badly, I'd watch Dancing with the Stars. Oh snap. Kidding. Sort of. Our first two pit stops on the audition train (on the way to hot tamale town) are Brooklyn and Denver.
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Fluff fluff fluff Filler filler filler And the winner is Joshua Americas favorite dancer is Joshua Allen JOSHUA He wins 250000 and a featured dance role in Step Up 3D Now Ive seen the first two Step Up movies so Ill be all over that I might even be willing to buy the DVD eventually so I can own a piece of Joshuatoo farLets start at the beginning of tonights 2-hour results show Really Does it have to be that long I can understand that the shows producers and the network want to milk this for everything its worth but I was seriously in agony for two straight hours My palpitating heart couldnt have taken much moreThe top 20 dancers return for a group hip-hop number choreographed by Shane Sparks Did anyone see him in the audience Usually we get at least a cursory shot but I didnt see him anywhere We miss you Shane And what about the dancing I thought it was great Shanes choreography from what I
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Wow Tonights show was packed with a lot of great dancing and some very nice personal moments on Cats couch Although I will admit to tearing up once or twice or three or four times Im going to leave the personal stuff out because I kind of consider it filler Very interesting and emotional filler but filler just the same And I want to hear what you think of tonights performances so lets get right to itCourtney and Twitch start the night off with a Hip-Hop piece choreographed by Tabitha and NapoleonMandy Awesome Way to start it out Tab Nap give such great characters Twitch is hysterical on stage PerfectMary Felt it Routine is a knockout Tough raw around the edges Gets a Mary scream FabulousNigel Twitch Should feel grateful to be dancing with Courtney Courtney Takes to the role perfectly Characters are fantastic Musicality is great Lost a little energy at the end Absolutely perfectI think this was a totally
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If your cable operator carries Fox Reality they are re-airing all episodes starting today and continuing tomorrow and WednesdayNothing else new to add except that my level of excitement and anticipation grows every day I cant wait
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I have to breathe a very small sigh of relief Im so glad most people were able to pick up their phones and vote My favorite dancers Katee and Joshua are safe For more results read onThe group dance is interesting I would have liked to see a few less close-ups and a few more wide shots so I could actually see all the dancers during the group dance Despite that I think everyone did a great job There are some very nice lifts and some great partnering A little more synchronization amongst the three couples would have been even better but I was still very entertained during the routine Thanks for that goes to choreographer Mandy MooreAdam Shankman sweetened the winners pot by adding a featured dancer role in his latest movie I think that is a great prize to win in addition to the money It will give that dancer a lot of great exposure and possibly turn them on to a career on the big screen NiceJudges thoughtsNigel He wants the dancers to prepare
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Are you as glad as I am about Joshua and Katees reunion I just love them together and tonight they did not disappoint They are my favorite couple But Im getting ahead of myselfOnly one more week to go before the finale and I think the dancers made it very hard tonight to determine who should be in the Top Four We got strong performances from every dancer I hope you votedCourtney and Mark kick off the night with a Viennese Waltz choreographed by Jason Gilkison from the Australian SYTYCDAdam Doesnt know how America will vote Really beautiful Mark has the best rise and fall of any guy whos done a waltz this season They throw away the last lift a little bitMary Excellent routine Flowed across the floor Lifts seemed effortless Marks coming alive growing every week This number does it for her tonightNigel Beautifully romantic He hopes theyre having the time of their lives They start the evening really well Congratulations
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Noooooooooo I am so upset I might have to switch to speaking in the third person Kara is so mad there might be some ranting in tonights blog Comfort going home Great Good Fine But Will I dont understand what he did wrong on Wednesday night to deserve this kind of treatment from America Was it his solo Was it his pairing with Courtney Why America WhyOK Im done with the histrionics for now I guess we may as well go in order since Ive just given away the ending for those of you who didnt watch or didnt get to see it count yourself luckyThe group dance is a hip-hop piece I think I was somewhat distracted by how this was shot Sometimes I just want the director to stop moving around so much and let me focus on the dancers I want to focus on So I think that decreased my enjoyment of the piece Ill call it strange and interesting Not sure I loved the costuming or makeup either I just didnt love it I absolutely w
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I cant believe were only two weeks from the finale Can you believe it Its been a very exciting season so far A few unexpected twists but that makes it more fun And before I say anything else I must mention the fact that the legendary Toni Basil is a guest judge on the show tonight I only know of her from her Mickey days but shes gone on to do some very impressive things Right now shes working with Bette Midler and very soon shell be working with Tina Turner And it seems as though shes been nominated for almost every award known to man Im soldWe start with the night with Will and Courtney performing a Samba choreographed by Jean-Marc GenereuxNigel Its gonna be a great night When not thinking about technique theyre great Chemistry is good Congratulates them on starting the night out on a highMary Thinks shes being punkd because she sees two Samba dancers Terrific job Wills technique is
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Wow Wow Wow But before I get to that lets talk about the group dances and how excited I was about not having a musical interludeThe first group dance is a Bollywood piece choreographed by Nakul I must admit to being a little disappointed with it After seeing the high energy Bollywood piece Joshua and Katie performed two weeks ago I fear anything else would have been a disappointment I mean I enjoyed it But it just didnt seem as energetic Or as funThe second group dance is a Contemporary piece for the girls choreographed by Mia Michaels I think Ive used strange and beautiful to describe her work before and Im going to use it again now There was some beautiful floor work and a lot of great emotion in Mias piece Great job The final group dance is a combination of Broadway and Hip-Hop choreographed for the guys by our very own Nigel It was a fun piece I liked the blending of styles and each of the guys got little spotlight moments
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Cat is looking delicious and delovely in her gold dress Im liking this hair way better then the fake hair from last Thursday That hair went to Mary Murphy this week Come on we know your hair aint that long Mary I still love ya thoughSo in addition to seeing the new partners dance two styles well also see a solo I think adding the solo is a pretty smart way to get some dancers to stick around longer than they would otherwise If a good dancer picks two dances theyre not familiar with or particularly good at they can all but save themselves with their solo Theyre making our jobs hardOur first new couple of the night is Courtney and Joshua They get a Hip-Hop number choreographed by Dave ScottLilC Great choreography Enjoys the comedy Joshua kills it Courtney did good They made the routine their own and added characterMary They have chemistry Joshua blew it up while Courtney is respectableNigel Joshuas dancing is te
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