SYTYCD Top 6

Last week we said goodbye to Salsa dancer Janette & Contemporary dancer Jason.  I'll miss Jason and his baby face.

Lil C is this week's guest judge. The dancers will again have new partners and will each be dancing a solo.  We'll also get two group dances.  I'll only be commenting on the group dances and the pairs dancing, not the solos.  On with tonight's show!

GROUP DANCE #1  The top 6 guys danced a routine, choreographed by Sonya Tayeh, to True Romance by She Wants Revenge-- Nice!  The guys really worked great together!  Super lifts.  You can see the video here.

DANCE #1

Couple #1:  Jeanine (Contemporary dancer) & Ade (Contemporary dancer)-  Dancing a Salsa routine, choreographed by Louis Van Amstel to Love Game by Lady Gaga-- That was pretty hot!  I must admit that I'm glad they edited the lyrics of the song though.  Nice costume on Jeanine.  :)  They had pretty good chemistry together.  Watch the dance here.

M:  Good.  The dance worked for them.

Couple #2:   Melissa (Classical Ballet dancer) & Evan (Broadway dancer)- Dancing a Broadway routine, choreographed by Tyce Diorio, to Get Me To The Church On Time from My Fair Lady (Matt Dusk)-- Cute!  They worked well together and the dance was just adorable!  Catch it here.

M:  They were smokin'!

Couple #3:   Kayla ( Contemporary/Jazz dancer) & Brandon (Contemporary dancer)- Dancing a Contemporary routine, choreographed by Stacey Tookey, to All I Want by Ahn Trio-- That was really great!  This was an evenly matched in technique pairing that worked exquisitely.  The lifts and leaps were perfection.  You can view it here.

M:  Great leaps!

GROUP DANCE #2  The top 6 girls danced a routine, choreographed by Sonya Tayeh, to Kick It by Nina Martine-- Awesome!  That was tight!  The video can be found here.

DANCE #2

Couple #1:  Jeanine (Contemporary dancer) & Ade (Contemporary dancer)-  Dancing a Hip Hop routine, choreographed by Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo to Move (If You Wanna) by MIMS-- Now that was hip hop!  LOVED the hard pops and moves.  Watch the dance here.

M:  Pumpin'!  Really good!

Couple #2:   Melissa (Classical Ballet dancer) & Evan (Broadway dancer)- Dancing a Quickstep routine, choreographed by Louis Van Amstel, to As Long As I'm Singin' by The Brian Setzer Orchestra-- They really need to get rid of this dance in the competition.  I don't think in 5 years they've had someone nail it.  These two didn't either.  Enhance your boredom by watching the dance here.

M:  Classy.  Good lift at the end.

Couple #3:   Kayla ( Contemporary/Jazz dancer) & Brandon (Contemporary dancer)- Dancing a Disco routine, choreographed by Doriana Sanchez, to Dance (Disco Heat) by Sylvester-- I HATE Disco.  It's dated, always the same and I can't stand it.  However, that was the first Disco routine that I've actually enjoyed!  It was filled with energy and was really good.  Great lifts!  You can view it here.

M:  Sexy and fast.

It's so hard to pick bottom people now. 

My picks for the bottom 4 are:  Ade, Melissa, Evan, and Jeanine.

Possibly going home:  Evan and Melissa

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Until next week!

Comments

[Nicole]

I agree with you on the quick step. They did have one couple that did well on the quick step but I don't remember the couple or they year. I will have to ask Telly. I don't like Disco either. The only one I've ever liked is the dance with the girl who, I think, won year before. She might have been the one that did the quick step too. Of course, I can't remember her name. *lol* This Disco was hard though and even with their few slips, they did a good job. The contemporary dances lacked for me this year. They are usually my favorite ones but it just wasn't right this season. Even, my girl, Mia's dances were just different. Am I the only one that thinks that? I think Evan and Melissa may go home too. I bet if she does, she will blame Evan for the rest of her life. She was a little hard on him in that segment before their quick step.

[Ronnica]

I was surprised that they edited the lyrics to the Lady Gaga song. I've heard it a lot recently and never could hear those lyrics!

I think the highlight of the night for me was the guys' group routine. I love Sonya's choreo, and they just did so well...even my Evan. ;)

I didn't really think any of the couple routines stood out for better or worse. They were all good, but had flaws: Kayla/Brandon didn't seem to connect in the contemporary and the ends of the tricks in the disco were very sloppy, Evan/Melissa's broadway showcased Evan's pasty legs and their quickstep was well, a quickstep (though I though they did it well, it's just not that great of a style), and Ade wasn't that hot in their samba and the boxes were distracting in their hip hop. It may sound nit picky, but those are all minor flaws on good pieces!

[maryleigh]

What a great synopsis! Just stopping by from SITS to say, "Hi."

[Shannon]

The guys' group dance was the highlight for me, too! LOVED it. But I didn't care too much for the girls' group dance... it was just ok.

I'm over disco and quickstep, too. I don't see what all the hoopla is over either of Brandon & Kayla's routines.

I was kind of hoping for a shocker of a result that Kayla would go home. She's just ok for me.

No idea who will win! I'd say Evan's fanbase might give everyone else a run for their money!