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Was anyone else disappointed tonight?
The show was 2 hours lOng for only 7 couples and each dance was only one and a half minutes? So there wasnt even a half an hour of dancing in a two hour show? The dances were all so short that it seemed like they didnt even get a chance to do anything worth remembering. Very disappointed tonight
Definitely not my favorite show of the season! I didn't really like Marko and Melanie's routine, although they did amazing with the choreography they were given. My favorite dance was Caitlynn and Mitchell (Caitlynn is my second favorite girl), that was incredible. And, surprisingly, my next favorite dance was the David Bowie "Fashion" routine with Ryan (my least favorite girl) and Ricky. LOVED it. I also really liked the waltz with Jordyn and Tadd. And, although I didn't love the salsa, I have to give props to the lifts! Yikes! Those were crazy!
I really liked the guys and girls group routines, those were awesome. :)
Overall, though, I felt the night was mediocre. I enjoyed hearing about the contestants' families and backgrounds, but the show was too long! Thank goodness for DVR, I watched the whole thing in less than an hour. ;)
I thought the Zombie routine was well-danced by Ricky, but didn't anyone else notice that Ryan didn't extend her leg nearly as high or as far as his several times? Didn't love the salsa, but though they tried really hard, and while I thought Clarice and Jess did better this time than they have before, I was not impressed overall. I liked the siren routine and thought Jordan did a much better job this time. I do hope Sasha and Alexander are not in the bottom, though it wasn't their best, they are both great dancers.
Just my 2 cents!
yeah definitely no need for that to have been a TWO hour show. there was so much fluff I almost couldn't stand it. I eventually stopped watching in real time and watched something else so I could go to my DVR and fast forward through all the nonsense stuff.
7 couples, 1 and a half minute routines, plus two extra dances. so that's only like 15 minutes of dancing for a TWO HOUR SHOW? that's a bit much.
My issue with Ryan is that she's totally in her head. It's like she's not at all connected to her body. I bet that if she let herself feel, she would be not only be totally overcome with whatever emotion she pushes down, but would also make magic on stage.
So far, Marko and Tadd are my favourite guys, and Melanie is my favourite girl. I really don't like Ashley, and felt that she should have gone home last week over Miranda. My predictions for tonight, is that Chris will leave for the guys and I'm hoping Ashley is done for the girls.
I agree with who went home, although I'm still not a fan of Ryan's. With that being said, her routine with Ricky was my second favorite last night. I really don't like the whole couples thing, I'd like to see it done like last season. I could really focus on the individual dancers, not the pairings.
After next week they will be dancing with returning contestants from prior seasons. So that should be good.
I feel like they are purposely (sp?) sending home couples that are paired together. I was actually wanting to see Ricky go home tonight. I thought all three guys did good on their solo dances....Ricky being my least favorite routine of the three. For the girls I only liked Jordan's routine. Ryan looked like she was just throwing herself all around the stage.
I enjoyed seeing the background on the contestants. I didn't realize Ashley is from Antioch.....only about 20 minutes from me. And Ryan is from Morgan Hill, also close to me. That was cool.
Oh, and I made a mistake earlier (I think I posted it here) that Melanie was married. Oops! Don't know where I got that. :o
Melanie and Marko are my favorite couple with Jordan and Tadd coming in next. :)
It's because when they did their 8 second "get to know me" thing near the beginning, she said she was married. I caught that last night, too, when she said "boyfriend." Interesting. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Taz_Zoee
Melanie and Marko are my favorites, with Jordan and Tadd being my next choice. BUT . . . Melanie is my favorite girl, with Caitlynn in second. ;)
I really liked all the guy's solos last night, and all the girls (Ryan's was my least favorite - although performed well, I thought it was too abstract for a solo). I think Chris was the right guy to send home, but again, I think paired up with a different partner, he'd have done better. I never felt a connection with him and Ashley.
I'm excited to see the pros come back, although now I don't want to see Melanie and Marko split up (which is another reason I don't like coupling contestants, I get too attached). Ah well. :)
I do agree with who went home last night, but like someone said earlier, they seem to be sending them home in couples this year. I've always found it interesting to see how the dynamics change when they send home the weaker partners of certain pairings and match up the partners who are left. It doesn't look like we will see that this year.
That said, I like this combination of the original format and the all-star format from last season so far. I'm curious to see which all-stars they bring back this season.
Thank you!! So I wasn't hearing things. Whew! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by finn's mom
I like Jordon as well, but I'm bored with her solos. How many times can you stick your leg up in the air in one routine? I'm assuming that's what Nigel cautioned her about last night but he used a dance term that I'm not familiar with.
Ok, so we all know I am far from a professional on dancing. But last night I actually liked both of Ryan and Ricky's dances. LOL And the judges hated them. Of course, I would not be sad in the least if either of them went home tonight.
It was nice to see the guest judge give some honest criticism, but he still said he LOVED everyone and everyone was his favorite. :rolleyes: But I think he is hilarious anyway! :D
I liked Clarice and Jess's hip hop dance, Jordan and Tadd's "vulture" dance and of course Melanie and Marko's "moth" dance. :)
Another favorite girl of mine is Sasha. She was great with the mess up at the end of the second dance. I almost didn't realize it was a mistake.
See, I did not like Clarice and Jess' hip hop - he just couldn't do some of the "hip hop" moves well enough, the whole grabbing the foot and hopping over it looked like it was a kid trying it for the first time. I also think that every time he actually has to lift his partner, you can see him mentally brace himself, accomplish it, then do back to dancing. That's just not pleasant to see. That and his open mouth while dancing far too much.
I actually thought Clarice did very well in their other dance, better than Jess markedly. I did actually like Ryan in one dance, for the first time, but I thought their whole Broadway number was pretty lackluster.
I like Sasha, I hope one of the choreographers gives her something more delicate and flowing next week, they all seem to be thinking "strong girl, give her a "fierce" part" which is getting a bit repetitive. I liked the vulture number and thought they both did well with it ...
It will be interesting to see who is in the bottom three tonight, I don't know after this, but it was nice to see the judges give actual critiques for the most part this week.
I wasn't able to watch the dances last night but I'm looking forward to the group numbers and results tonight.
Yeah last nights show was much improved from the previous week. I actually enjoyed Ryan in the first number they did but the second one she looked so heavy on the stage... like she was clomping around like an elephant. She didn't look graceful or light on her feet at all and that was really distracting.
what bummer news about Alex Wong tonight :( That guy can't catch a break. He's so incredibly talented and to suffer not only ONE lacerated Achilles but to then suffer ANOTHER one? :eek:
I really liked Melanie and Marko's contemporary and I didn't dislike any particular dance, although none of them really stood out. I'm glad to see Ryan go home, she did look terrible standing on stage, in the bottom three, and I didn't like her solo at all. There's just something about her that really rubs me the wrong way. I could have seen any of the three guys go or stay, although Ricky is becoming my favorite of those three.
I thought Nicole S's performance stunk, but I'm not a fan of hers to begin with. I've only ever enjoyed her when she was Derek Hough's partner on Dancing with the Stars.
I'm underwhelmed by the line up of all stars, only because I was hoping to see Lauren and Alex, I guess. ;) What a terrible turn of events for Alex!
I was glad to see Ryan go home, of course, as she just doesn't seem up to par with the other dancers in terms of skill or performance. I was a little surprised to see Alexander go home, after he finally did a good job this week, and I thought his solo was great, but I know nothing about the technical aspects of dance, so cannot be too mad at that!
And I did check the Emmy nominations yesterday as soon as I got up. and was pleased Cat Deeley finally got the nod. She just seems genuinely nice and like she honestly cares about the dancers. Then I looked through the choreography nominations and was surprised to see so many from this show, but that's nice for them.
I listened to a few seconds of Nicole S's performance, and then skipped over the rest of it. Loved the tap dancers, though!
I don't watch it regularly, but my mom and my sister do. I landed on it last night when I was flipping channels. I thought Alex was, by far, the best of the three men. I thought Nigel Lythgoe was being hyper-critical when he commented on Alex's flexed knee on the pirouettes. There were no comments that pointed about either of the other two men. I'm sorry he was eliminated but I can picture him as part of a professional company. Come to Chicago and dance with the Joffrey, Alex!Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks19
I'd love to have the Bobby McFerrin song "Thinkin About Your Body" that Sascha used as part of an aerobics class! And I love the Queen song "Body Language" that one of the men used.
I meant Alex Wong from last season. he was a clear front runner and then his achilles tendon basically snapped. he just came back from that injury and was supposed to be an all star this season but alas he has now done the same to his other achilles tendon :(
Like my mom said, this year the choreographers are not that good. So the dances have not been that great.
I thought Ricky's solo was AMAZING!!! Mitchell should have gone home, IMO, based on their solo's.
I hope the routines get better with the all-stars in them. But I'm not overly excited about any of them either. I do like Robert a lot. And I was so sad and shocked to hear about Alex.........again! One of the dances nominated for an Emmy (the Twitch and Alex hip-hop that Ellen stood in for Alex on) is one of my all-time favorite dances.
While Cat does annoy me sometimes, she is very comfortable on stage and that makes for a great host.
That is also one of my all time favorite dances. I still bring it up on Youtube every once in a while lol. it was just incredible. Yeah I thought maybe I was just starting to tire of the show because it seemed like there wasn't much to get excited about. I'm hoping once they pair up with the all stars it will turn around. I LOVED that format last year so I'm excited to see it again this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taz_Zoee
I think I heard them say Twitch is back this season right? I hope so. I adore him.
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Originally Posted by sparks19
Yeah, he's back, and so is Kathryn, Comfort, Pasha and Allison, to name the ones I could think of right away. Love them, except for Comfort, although she does well in her style, but was really hoping for Lauren Froderman, Joshua (of Joshua and Katee fame), or Jeanine Mason. They're some of my favorites. :)
Yes I love Joshua too. The bollywood he did with Katee was epic and no bollywood routine since then has even come close.
Did you know....
A lot of former SYTYCD dancers are background dancers on The Fresh Beat Band? Oh yes... Hannah loves this show and the first episode I watched was the hawaiian one and Mark was one of the dancers. In the tap dancing episode Joshua and Comfort are both in that one and then Legacy is a permanent background during the first and last song that they do in every show.
Did they have any winners as all stars last season? I can't remember.
Because all the people finn's mom named were winners. Lauren, Joshua and Jeanine.
I would have loved to see all three of them as well. :)
I didn't know that! I'll have to pay attention. We don't go out of our way to watch, but sometimes it comes on. I saw Mark on a live concert of Lady Gaga's. It was on the channel Paladia (Paladium?). I love Legacy! I'll definitely keep an eye out for him!Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks19
I think Sasha should have been voted off to be honest.. she seems so immature to me. They were really mean to Ryan last night, I felt bad for her.
I like all of them except Sasha that made it into the top 10. I am sad Melanie and Marko will be broke up they are like the power couple of the season! Can't wait to see the all-stars though! I was hoping Dominic would be an all-star too.. but he is busy with all the stuff he is doing and we barely saw him last year. He is HOT. :D I can't wait to see Twitch and Pasha and all the others of course.. :D
I wish Courtney and Lauren were back on this year! It's awesome Kathryn has the lead role in Step Up 4ever that is coming out next year, she is so awesome! Yes I am rambling sorry! :o So sad about Alex Wong, I hope he makes a good recovery and will be able to be an All-star next year. For those of you don't know, Twitch plays a big part in Step Up 3 if you haven't seen it!
Who are your favorite choreographers? I really LOVE Travis Wall and Tabitha and Napoleon! :D I am trying to learn their choreography for National Dance Day! :p
My favorites of the season are Marko & Melanie.. Caitlynn and Mitchell, and Clarice and Jess! :) I like Jordan and Tadd too.
FINALLY! An awesome show! It's been at least two weeks since I liked most of the dances. I think Catelynn's may have been my favorite. Tadd danced my favorite solo. :) Catelynn is trying hard to be my favorite girl, but Melanie still holds that place, for now. I loved Neil Patrick Harris as a judge. I've been a fan of his for most of my life, Doogie Howser will always have a spot in my heart. :)
I thought everyone did a much better job tonight, and I thought Sasha was fabulous in her routine with Twitch! He kept up with her or vice versa very well, and their synchronized movements were very crisp and sharp. I thought Catelyn did a much better job in her partnered dance than her solo - she just seems to fling her hair around a lot every solo, I wanna make her tie it back so she cannot use that - it's distracting. Didn't love Jess' partnered dance, and could still see that minute hesitation before lifts. He's obviously strong enough, it's just a mental thing. I thought the Viennese Waltz was breathtakingly lovely, so very smooth and flowy! I have no idea who will be in the bottom tonight.
I honestly think Melanie has the potential to win the show. :)
Agreed!Quote:
Originally Posted by Karen
Of the girls, Clarice and Jordan are probably my least favorites, but they're both awesome and I thought Clarice's Bollywood was great, but for the life of me, I cannot remember the routine Jordan did. :eek: All I know about the bottom, is that I hope Melanie isn't in it. I am not a fan of Catelyn's solos, either, but her Tango last night was incredible. Melanie's Waltz was gorgeous, but I think of the two ballroom routines, I enjoyed the Tango more. And, Sasha is a bad *ss, for sure. She is so funky and what a face!
As for the guys, Tadd is actually becoming more my favorite than Marko, just based on last night's performances. I could see any of the other three go home, and be ok with it, although I don't dislike any of them. Again, with the bottom, I just don't want to see Marko or Tadd in it. ;) It'll be interesting to see what happens.
I am sooooo grateful for the all-stars. I just think it makes for a more entertaining show.
My husband and I called her as the winner from her first audition. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by luvofallhorses
I love how various guests judges keep saying what an old-fashioned beauty Melanie has - but not one has mentioned she's like a real life Betty Boop, but who happens to be an excellent dancer!
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Doncha think? ;)
LOL maybe Karen. She is a beautiful dancer and the most passion I think. :)
I didn't have any issues with who went home tonight. Besides Tadd and Marko, I'm sorta indifferent about the guys. They're all amazing dancers, and I really like what Nigel said before announcing the two to leave. It was really good of him, and definitely true! They will all go far!
Yeah, I do like Ricky better than I did Mitchell, but I would rather Jess had gone home before either of them.
I didn't care for Ricky when he was with Ryan until the week Ryan went home. That week Ricky's solo was AMAZING! And I've liked him more since.
I predicted (after the bottom four were revealed) that those two would go home. Or should I say.....I hoped they would be the ones to go. I like both of them, but like Jordan and Ricky more.
I'm excited that there will be other all-stars next week. LAUREN!!! :D :D
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Originally Posted by Taz_Zoee
Lauren Froderman?! I didn't watch much of the results show! Who else will be on the show? I hope it's Lauren Froderman that you're referring to. I LOVE her. I'd also like to see Jeanine Mason as an all star one day.
Yes, actually two Laurens. Sorry I didn't specify. But Lauren Froderman and Lauren Gottlieb (sp?) will both be on next week. Going from memory there was Ivan, Ade, Pasha (again) and Anya, both Laurens....that's all I can think of right now. Oh now I'm going to go watch it so I can tell you...... Ok I only didn't get two of them...yay me! Jaimie, that danced that bird dance with Hok, and Neil are the two I missed.Quote:
Originally Posted by finn's mom
I also hope Jeanine comes back one week. :D
Last night's show, I thought the guest dancer was excellent, but would have been better had I understood the words to the song, I suspect, but didn't care for the musical guest. When they started the first singer was sharp - as in off-pitch - and it didn't get much better as it went on. And Snoop Dog was on so briefly that I almost missed him, as I was hitting 3-secind skip, and just caught where he was walking of the stage, and had to back up to see him at all. All that hype for less than 30 seconds of rapping? Sheesh, great job if you can get it!
Thank you! :) I can't wait to see the next show! Neil is one of my favorite all stars, so I'm super excited to see him. I think I'd like to see him paired with Melanie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taz_Zoee