As we gear up for the biggest and truest reality extravaganza of the summer, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, a few thoughts on my other favorite competition of TV’s off-season: Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, which wrapped its fourth season Thursday night with a smashing display of dancing versatility, flexibility, passion and unabashed emotion that puts the summer’s other reality contests (including the cheesy-beyond-belief America’s Got Talent) to shame.Now this is how you produce a finale. First, reprise the greatest hits from the season—did anyone else notice how many numbers Katee was asked to recreate, making me think she probably would have been the judges’ pick. She certainly was mine. Kudos for rewarding her a surprise $50,000 bonus for being the top-ranked female. (Making me even more OK with Joshua winning; that charmer was my runner-up.) The Bollywood number rocked. The pas de deux was near perfection. The door routine sizzled.Also enjoyed s...
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When TVGuide.com spoke with Cat Deeley on Monday night, the So You Think You Can Dance host previewed the "exciting but sad" week ahead for the four finalists. "It's going to be a very close call," she says, noting how underdogs such as Courtney have proven resilient with each elimination (see the 1:50 mark). "They all have strengths and weaknesses," she says. "It's up to America now" to choose a winner.While a new champ will walk away Thursday evening with money and more, Cat hopes to have sent "19 people away with an amazing life experience."More fresh Dance videos:• Dance Boss Nigel Judges the Final Four• Mary Murphy on the Dancer Who Surprised Her• Dance's Wade Robson Previews a Finale Surprise
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For like a millisecond I thought SYTYCD was taking a break this week I think they did it last year and with Independence Day just around the corner I thought that might be the case this week Arent you glad this is on my season pass Well I dont have TiVo but its on the equivalent of my season pass And Im also glad each pair got to dance two styles tonight I always like it when they start mixing it upBut before we get to our lovely couples can I make some comments about Cats dress You know I love her Her hair Gorgeous Her makeup Loved it Her dress boo Actually I take that back It would have been perfect if those strange little bowties had been ripped off Cats stylist are you listeningAnd now Im ready to talk about the dancingJessica and WillFirst dance The Jive choreographed by Tony Meredith Melanie LaPatinTabitha Napoleon hereafter known as TN Great way to kick off tonights show Feels the fig
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I think the judges are sending the right people home But before we get to that Ill start at the beginning of the showAt first glance Cats dress tonight is even better than the one last night But the more I look at it the less I enjoy it The ruffle thing going on at the neckline just isnt that flattering I like everything from the waist down and the neck up I hope her stylists dont do that to Cat againI really like the group dance Some of you probably pick it out as a Mia Michaels original immediately but I thought it was actually a Wade Robson piece You know how much he likes all those jerky movements and he is the only one before tonight to put a scream in his choreography But Im not disappointed Mia choreographed it Its strange and weird and cool just like herAre my eyes playing tricks on me or did we see Nigel wearing leather tonight Im not sure weve ever seen that before I guess it was nice to see him out of his su
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Just as the finales of American Idol and Dancing with the Stars leave us pining for more highs lows sparkly costumes and spiky hair the two-hour premiere of So You Think You Can Dance is prancing in to feed our contest need on Thursday Fox May 22 8 pmET The series which airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer promises to serve up weekly doses of crazy kicks flips and other moves that were already dying to see To help get us all warmed up for a summer of dance action SYTYCD cohost Cat Deeley gave us a sneak peek of what to expect how the show has changed and why shell be just as cheery as ever all season long Heres what the British personality had to say onContestants who develop crushes on herClearly their sanity level needs to be checked I think the men in white capes are probably about to come and take them away Listen I mean theyre great dancers but nobody said theyve got any tasteI do feel very protective over them Thats my job
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