"So You Think You Can Dance" is Back!! — Page 7

I agree with Tom - Jessi was robbed. Had she been able to perform with Pasha this week, she would have been safe. Her solo was not fabulous, but it was not the worst either. So for them to just let her go without any explanation is very disappointing. I suspect that the producers saw her as a liability and wanted to get rid of her. Also, the dancing portion of the show is taped on Mondays (so the performances can be filmed from various camera angles and then edited). She was taken to the hospital on Monday. So unless she was in hospital for 3 full days, they could have taped her performance with Pasha another day and just rushed it through editing to be ready to air on Wednesday.

I don't think she should have won the whole competition, but I do think she deserved to go on for 1 more week to let the audience vote decide her fate.

Between Jessi being sent home and Cedric still hanging around, I'm really not interested in this show any more. It's becoming a joke, where good dancers are passed over for mediocre ones in the interest of having a top 10 that the tweens will want to see on tour this fall.

So sad it wasn't on this week.

After a week off, let's get right to it:

Lacey & Kameron (the hustle): “One thing America doesn’t know about me,” said Kameron,” is that, despite my protestations, I am a big ‘mo.” Okay, with that said, this is a terrific partnership, with both working extremely hard. Kameron really partnered Lacey well, but he seemed a bit stiff at times. Lacey, thus far, has been able to do anything that she has been asked. Very well done on her part.

Shauna & Cedric (mambo): Ugh. I grimaced during this whole number, feeling liked Cedric was holding Shauna back. Boy did he dance his heart out, but that looked painful for her, fighting for every movement. Mary was right: Cedric fought for it in this number and has grown. However, it was not enough for him to stay. Interestingly, Nigel kept his criticism to a minimum. Surely he knows that his thrashing in the last round helped keep Cedric on the show.

Anya & Danny (contemporary): A secret obsession with sunglasses?!? This did not endear Danny to me. I finally figured out what it is I don’t like about Danny. There is no question that he is a superior technician. However, when I watch what I feel are his passionless performances, I sense that Danny feels this competition is beneath him. (I truly typed that before Adam Shankman made his comment about Danny thinking he has already won the competition.) Anya, on the other hand, with the lesser technique gave a very impassioned performance.

Sara & Pasha (West Coast swing): I know very little about this style of dance, but this seemed an odd choice of music. However, that was a great number! What a joy to see Sara smiling throughout the entire number, enjoying what she was doing despite being out of her element. Kudos to her. It certainly helped that they had the master showman, Benji, choreographing and coaching them this week. This was an entertaining crowd pleaser.

Sabra & Dominic (hip hop): Wow. Who knew hip hop could be so sensual?!? And it told a story! Great job Shane Sparks. Dominic, who I assumed would dance a hip hop routine well, really impressed me with his performance and emotion. Sabra is still one of my favorites.

Jaimie and Hok (waltz): Jaimie, just shut up and dance. Boy, does her personality bug me. Anyway ... this number underwhelmed me. I can’t pinpoint anything in particular. She is a beautiful dancer; he did a good job completely outside his element. But neither of them wowed me with their performance level.

Lauren & Neil (jazz): It was with furrowed brow I watched this number. It was very odd, yet well performed, though not one of my favorites of the evening. Like Adam, this is the first time I liked Neil because he was not relying on his tricks.

So, the top performances tonight, for me, were Sara and Pasha and Sabra and Dominic. The worst, for me, were Shauna and Cedric (though not her fault) and Jaimie and Hok. The other couples, Lacey and Kameron, Anya and Danny, and Lauren and Neil, fell somewhere in the middle for me.

---

Interesting article about Danny Tidwell:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/arts/dance/11tidw.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

---

I completely agree with you DBilly, about Lacey.

I haven't read that article about Danny, but as I believe I said in an earlier post, I would have let him go, last week. I agree with Nigel about the "x-factor". He doesn't have it. And, nobody is entertaining me half as much as Benji did, last year.

Ok, I just finished watching last night's episode and all I have to say was excluding 3 performances, it was HOT HOT HOT! Best episode this season in my opinion. And we once again confirmed the fact that Mary is insane.

Ok, Lacey and Kameron - Eh. I was really disappointed with them this week. They weren't bad, but I just felt that they weren't up to par, ESPECIALLY after watching the other performances.

Shauna and Cedric - Another EH performance. They were my least favorite couple.

Anya and Danny - I loved their performance. The choreography was just beautiful and their performance didn't seem to hinder them one bit.

Sara and Pasha - Ok, I'm already a fan of Benji so when I saw he choreographed this, I already knew I would love it. This was my favorite performance of the night (with Anya and Danny's performance in a CLOSE second). But seriously, the choreography was absolute brilliance.

Sabra and Dominic - I usually HATE hip-hop dancing. Breaking is interesting, but hip-hop for me is just like watching grass grow. BORING. HOWEVER, their performance was just intriguing and I loved it.

Jamie and Hok - The third eh performance of the night. Jamie running around Hok in the one part was just awkward and not natural at all. Bottom 3 for sure.

Lauren and Neil - Wade's choreography was just unique. It was SO good and they pulled of a GREAT preformance. Wade always comes up with some of the most interesting choreography, and Neil and Lauren both played into that very well. What a way to end the show.

Bottom 3 tonight will be, without a doubt, Lacey and Kameron (UNLESS there are honestly that many people who were willing to pick up the phone for her regardless of her decent performance, and this is coming from someone who LOVES Lacey), Shauna and Cedric, and Jamie and Hok. Cedric will be sent home, and I'm gonna say that Jamie will go home. Shauna's last solo was birlliant so I have no doubt that she'll save herself tonight, as will Lacey for sure.

---

Updated On: 7/12/07 at 01:38 PM

I still can't place that song Danny and Anya danced to. Anyone?

ETA -- nevermind, found it.

The Hairspray footage made me REALLY excited for the movie.

---

Updated On: 7/12/07 at 09:32 PM

Jane2- I agree. Personally, I don't see where the arrogance comments are coming from. It's like the judges keep planting that assessment in our minds. I have never seen leaps like that. His hands and his toes are perfect! He is beautiful to watch. However, I don't think he has the performance factor of Pasha though. I do think he needs to work on that for this show but wow! Of course, I have to take this opportunity to comment on Hillary Duff. Once again, she gave a boring performance. Even my daughter said she's barely moving on stage and she holds the mike so close to her mouth that you can't see her sing. It's like, here I am in my cute sexy outfit with my new great body but she just didn't bring it. If you're going to dress sexy, then at least act sexy. She looked disinterested. I won't EVEN go there with her "dancing". Okay- I'm done. I still have to watch my tape as I missed most of the solos- can't wait to see! At least I saw that my favorite performers were not in the bottom.

Cedrick and Shauna. The judges said they didn't base their decision on tonight's solo performance but on the overall performances throught the show. As soon as they said that, I knew Cedrick would be gone- especially since Danny and Hok were up there. They told Shauna that she didn't have the wow factor in her performance. Even tough Anya has weak solos, they credited that with the fact that she's a ballroom dancer. They told her she needed to work on her solos but her performance factor takes her over the top. They didn't say that much about Jamie. I did agree with the judges this week. Yes, shauna is technically great but I have always felt that something is missing. To me, Jamie will probably go soon due to her lack of wow factor. Hope this helps!

supportive-I noticed the same thing about Hillary Duff. Actually, I didn't know a thing about her until tonight. First, she can't dance. Second, the makeup was awful, and you're right, she did look disinterested. I'm not one to talk, but she looked kind of old for that kind of number to me.

About Danny-the arrogance thing is such BS. He has the correct attitude and poise while he's dancing!

---

the judges are jealous, lol! I like the way Danny refuses to be affected by their "attitude" nonsense. I think he's confident and is sticking to what he's doing because he knows he's damn good. Contest shmontest, I'm sure he's got quite a career ahead of him.

---

Thanks, supportivemom. I'm upset to hear Shauna was let go, she was amazing. Yes, lacking something performance-wise, but I think, given the right partner, she could've won. Now, I don't think a girl's gonna win this season...

Cedric's gone... 'Bout time.

---

Coma- Well, I really like Lacey and Sabra. I think they have done well with whatever dance has been given to them. Lacey;s triple turn into that beautiful leg extension was great! Also loved Sabra's break dancing poses. I don't know- I think a girl can win this year. I guess it's up to who is voting and young girls seem to go for the guys. This year, I would be happy with whoever wins. At this point- they are all outstanding. In the words of Mary Murphy- WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!