DS Passion
Last week we said goodbye to Jazz/Contemporary dancer Randi & Contemporary dancer Kupono. I'll miss Kupono and his abs.
One of the best choreographers in the world, Wade Robson, choreographed last week's group number to So Much Betta by Janet Jackson. Good stuff!
Mia Michaels and Ellen Degeneres are this week's guest judges. The dancers will again have new partners and will each be dancing a solo. We'll also get a group dance. I'll only be commenting on the group dance and the pairs dancing, not the solos. On with tonight's show!
GROUP DANCE The top 8 danced a routine, choreographed by another great choreographer, Travis Wall, to Let It Rock by Kevin Rudoff (feat. Lil Wayne)-- Travis pulls out another great routine. Loved the glow strips on the costumes. Too cool! Watch it here (go to 4:40 to skip the intro)
DANCE #1
Couple #1: Janette (Salsa dancer) & Evan (Broadway dancer)- Dancing a Jazz routine, choreographed by Sonya Tayeh to Move by CSS-- Interesting costume on Janette. I'm so not feeling the chemistry between these two. I liked the dance from her, but not him. I'm over Evan. I think he needs to go now. Feel the lack of chemistry for yourself by watching the dance here.
M: Good & energetic
Couple #2: Jeanine (Contemporary dancer) & Brandon (Contemporary dancer)- Dancing a Waltz routine, choreographed by Hunter Johnson, to May It Be by Hayley Westenra-- BORING!!!! Both the music and the dancing made me want to curl up with a blanket and snooze for awhile. No really it did. I thought Jeanine looked great in yellow, but other than that I got nothing from the dance. Catch up on your sleep by watching the dance here.
M: Missed the dance due to a potty break.
Couple #3: Melissa (Classical Ballet dancer) & Ade (Contemporary dancer)- Dancing a Cha Cha routine, choreographed by Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin, to Yeah (Como Goza Mi Morena) by Chino Espinoza Y Los Duenos Del Son-- It wasn't hot like I expected it to be. It was actually rather boring. You can view it here.
M: Good and sexy!
Couple #4: Kayla ( Contemporary/Jazz dancer) & Jason (Contemporary dancer)- Dancing a Broadway routine, choreographed by Tyce Diorio, to Mr. Monotony (from Jerome Robbins Broadway) by Kim Criswell-- It was nice and jazzy. I think they work well together. View it here if you'd like.
M: Sexy and really good. Jason has stepped up his game.
DANCE #2
Couple #1: Janette (Salsa dancer) & Evan (Broadway dancer)- Dancing a Rhumba routine, choreographed by Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin to Heartless by Kris Allen-- Well duh she's got the Latin part down, she's Cuban! I wasn't impressed with the dance though. It wasn't as sexy as I've seen other Rhumbas. Evan totes can't pull off sexy. It just doesn't work for him. Feel free to watch it here and see what you think.
M: Sexy & good. Janette was great.
Couple #2: Jeanine (Contemporary dancer) & Brandon (Contemporary dancer)- Dancing a Pop Jazz routine, choreographed by Laurieann Gibson, to Battlefield by Jordin Sparks-- That was just horrible! I don't see what the judges see. Let me watch it again, hold on....Nope, still not seeing it. The choreography is wicked, but I don't think they pulled it off. Jeanine did better than Brandon IMO, but I still didn't like the dance. You can watch it here and decide for yourself.
M: Awesome!
Couple #3: Melissa (Classical Ballet dancer) & Ade (Contemporary dancer)- Dancing a Contemporary routine, choreographed by Tyce Diorio, to This Woman's Work by Maxwell-- HOLY COW!!!! This dance was raw, powerful and just great! I'm not a fan of a dance being related to an issue, but I didn't mind this one. Having a friend who has been through the trials of breast cancer twice, and beaten it both times, I got this dance's message loud and clear. This dance brought every judge to tears, it was just that good. I agree that Tyce should get an Emmy nod next year for this. The leaps and lifts in this dance were incredibly beautiful. You can see it here.
M: Pretty good!
Couple #4: Kayla ( Contemporary/Jazz dancer) & Jason (Contemporary dancer)- Dancing a Hip Hop routine, choreographed by Shane Sparks, to They're Everywhere by Izza Kizza-- YES!!!! Shane is back and better than ever! LOVED IT!!!! This is the kind of hip hop I love, even if most don't get it. LOVED the ending! I guess I'm a little sick like Mia. :) You can see the video here.
M: Awesome!.
It's so hard to pick bottom people now. If people vote based on the solo dances verses when they dance together, these are my picks for the bottom.
My picks for the bottom 4 are: Ade, Melissa, Evan, and Janette.
Possibly going home: Evan and Melissa
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Until next week!
"I'll miss Kupono and his abs."
LOL, but so true. Other than that, I think we have a lot of differences of opinions of this week's show!
I missed the 15 minutes of the show and hadn't even realized that they did a group number. I'll have to go back and watch it!
My favorite of the night was actually Evan and Janette's jazz. I was only so-so about it the first time I watched it, but like always, I enjoy Sonya so much more when I re-watch it. Definitely nowhere near the top piece of the season, though...tonight lacked standout performances.
I felt like a bright yellow dress was a poor choice for a waltz. So distracting!
At this point, I'm most impressed with Jason because I wrote him off weeks ago. He really is doing much better. Doesn't help that he isn't bad to look at!
Okay, so I really liked the pop-jazz, too. Something was definitely off, but I enjoyed it, still.
I thought the cancer piece was fine, but nothing special (when you think of the dance itself). I'm always leary when they make anything about cancer or whatever because I'm a bit of a cynic and feel like it's a gimmick (sorry, had to rhyme!).
I'd say B4: Evan, Jason, Melissa, and Kayla, with Jason and Melissa going home.
Posted by: Ronnica | Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 10:04 AM
I was so nervous watching the results tonight... thought for sure Evan was going to be in the bottom and quite possibly going home. I know you're over him, but Evan is still my fave guy!
Who do you think will win? At this point, I still think Jeanine could take it! She's fabulous!
Posted by: Shannon | Friday, July 24, 2009 at 01:02 AM