There are two weeks to go until the final episode. All I can say is: Already? That means summer is coming to an end.Tonight’s judges are Adam Shankman, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe, and each dancer will dance two different routines in two different styles with the same partner.Danny and SaraFirst Routine: Argentine Tango choreographed by Alex DeSilva to "Whatever Lola Wants" by Sarah Vaughan & Gotan Project. I just loved this number and I am starting to see some more personality in Danny — he actually connected. I am just wondering if Sara out-danced him. What do you guys think?Second Routine: Hip Hop choreographed by Shane Sparks to "Push It" by Salt-n-Pepa.Loved the song — brought back some fun memories. This is the first time I’ve seen Danny looking like he was having fun.Dominic and LaurenFirst Routine: Krump choreographed by Lil C to "I Get Money" by 50 Cent.I just didn’t feel anything from this number. I also did not get the feeling that they were...
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Jaimie Goodwin, So You Think You Can Dance
Even though 19-year-old Jaimie Goodwin was the first dancer eliminated by fan voting rather than by the judges, she's more concerned with the doors the show has opened for her than the ones that have closed. The contemporary dancer and BFF of Season 2's Travis Wall opened up to TVGuide.com about the best and worst things about her experience on the show and what's next for her.
TVGuide.com: Do you think you deserved to go home?Jaimie Goodwin: I did my best, so I can't really say that I deserved to go home, but I'm not upset about it. Everyone there deserves to be there, and if someone has to go, then I'm completely OK with it. I actually said to my dance teacher and my friends, “Do you guys want to come to the show on Thursday? Because I think I'm going home.” I think I'm psychic.
TVGuide.com: Do you think you're in shock about it, or that it might hit you later?Jaimie: I don't think so. My main goal was to be in the top
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Kameron Bink, So You Think You Can Dance
After enjoying weeks of safety as partner to Lacey Schwimmer, Kameron Bink was the first guy eliminated from So You Think You Can Dance's top 10. But he was happy to spill to TVGuide.com about his final solo and his favorite remaining dancers.
TVGuide.com: Do you think that you deserved to go home?Kameron Bink: Honestly, everybody's worked so hard, nobody deserves to go home. But by this point, we're all in the top 10 and we're all going on tour. I'm just happy to have come this far. It's an amazing feeling of accomplishment.
TVGuide.com: How does it feel to be the first male kicked off by the viewers instead of the judges? Kameron: I felt it coming, and I know that I had much support throughout the show, so I'm not disappointed at all.
TVGuide.com: You'd never been in the bottom group before. So how did you know it was coming?Kameron:
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So You Think You Can Dance by Kelsey McNeal/Fox
Stop me if you've heard this one. On Thursday, Fox's So You Think You Can Dance came in first in the 18-49 demo, with a 3.3 rating. Don't Forget the Lyrics came in second with a 3.0 rating in that age group. CBS' lineup brought up the rear, with Big Brother 8 (2.7, third in the demo), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2.6, fourth in the demo) and Shark (2.1, fifth in the demo). Because, really, what says "young" and "hip" and "now" like cranky ol' James Woods?
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So You Think You Can Dance by Kelsey McNeal/Fox
In the 18-49-year-old demographic — i.e., the only one the networks seem to care about — Fox kicked tail on Wednesday, winning every half-hour between 8 and 10 pm. First the 90-minute episode of So You Think You Can Dance enticed eight million viewers in that age range for a 3.0 rating and a 9 share, then Don't Forget the Lyrics! drew 7.4 million young-'uns for a 2.8 rating and an 8 share.Speaking of So You Think You Can Dance, the top 10 hoofers from this season will be kicking up their heels in 14 more cities than last year's group, for a total of 49 North American dates. Most tix go on sale at 10 am on Aug. 11.Friday's Today's News was written by Ben Katner.
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Cat Deeley and Jaimie Goodwin, So You Think You Can Dance
Emmy-nominated choreographer Mia Michaels thought she was going to have a wonderful day. She woke up this morning to find hundreds of messages posted on her website. "And I thought, wow, I must've been a really good judge last night," says Michaels.
But then she opened the messages and was shocked by their tone and content. "It was hate mail," she says simply. "Saying things like, 'You should be ashamed of yourself.' It was really intense. It was awful."
The writers were responding to a jacket worn by Michaels on Wednesday's show. She had no idea that anyone would be offended by it, she says. She simply thought she was being fashionable by wearing a navy blue military jacket that happened to have a Marine emblem, upside down, on the sleeves. After hearing the feedback, Michaels tried to make amends on the air. "I understand why people were upset and I respect that," she says. "That symbol is sacred
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Tonight is the first results show of the top 10. From here on out, all the eliminated dancers will be on tour in the fall. The rules on how this part of the competition work are pretty straightforward: The bottom two male and female dancers will perform a solo and then the male and female dancer with the lowest vote totals go home. The voting is from Wednesday night’s performance.A drumroll, please, for the ladies' results, which are as follows: Sabra, Lacey and Sara are safe. Jaimie and Lauren will now need to dance a solo.A trumpet fanfare, please, for the gentlemen's results: Neil, Danny and Pasha are safe. Dominic and Kameron will need to dance a solo. After 6.5 million votes, we are saying goodbye to Jaimie and Kameron.Did you see Kameron’s and Pasha’s reactions? They were shocked at the results. It seemed like Pasha expected to be in the bottom and Kameron expected to be safe.Am I surprised that both Dom and Kameron were in the bottom two? Not really. Am I surp...
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Wow, Sabrina sure picked a difficult night for me to start. We're in the top 10 now, so everyone got to dance twice, once with a partner and once solo, and the audience voted on the dancers individually.I'm going to split this entry into two parts, the couples' dances and then the individual dances.The CouplesLauren and Pasha: They did a hip-hop number choreographed by Shane, and I loved it. I'm trying to decide what they were performing as in the dance. I'm thinking they were zombies that were trying to crawl out of the grave, but everyone else there seemed to think they were Transformers.Sabra and Kameron: These two did a contemporary number choreographed by Tyce. All I can say is wow.Lacey and Danny: This pair's samba number was choreographed by Dmitry from last season. I'm pretty certain the ladies and some gents as well will think Dmitry was looking fine, but I thought Danny looked so uncomfortable when the routine called for him to be physically close to Lacey. I also got the ...
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"Hok" Konishi, So You Think You Can Dance
Fans of So You Think You Can Dance have been on a real roller-coaster ride with Hokuto "Hok" Konishi for the past two seasons. Last year he emerged as an entertaining hip-hopper with the kind of personality that would get him far in the competition — only to get cut before the top 20 because of problems with his visa. This season he was back and better than ever, making the top 12. After last Thursday's sad farewell, Hok opened up to TVGuide.com about his experience on the show and where you'll see him next.
TVGuide.com: Do you think you deserved to go home?Hok Konishi: That's a hard question, but I think that whatever the judges say, their decision is right. At this point in the show, anyone can go home, so it was meant to be.
TVGuide.com: For the last few weeks, the judges have been criticizing your performances while complimenting your partner Jaimie's. What was that like for you? Hok: It was hard. I think it's my ow
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Anya Garnis, So You Think You Can Dance
At 26, Anya Garnis was the oldest female competitor on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance, but that didn't stop her from cha-cha-ing her way into America's hearts. The morning after coming up just short the top 10, the ballroom dancer talked to TVGuide.com about what's next, her best friend Pasha, and what Danny's really like.
TVGuide.com: Do you think you deserved to go home?Anya Garnis: Based on the feedback from the judges throughout the whole competition and my solo last night, I don't think I deserved to be sent home. But it's really not up to me and I know that. I don't have any regrets. I did my best and I really danced my heart out.
TVGuide.com: Since the judges seemed to really like your performance, did being in the bottom three come as a surprise?Anya: Being in the bottom two the two weeks before that, I was hoping our dance would come across a little bit stronger. But I was kind of prepared because it'
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