So You Think You Can Dance – 6/20&21/07

Good Day Everyone:

Well I retrieved my notes when I got home last night and put them in my purse, watched the show last night, put the new thoughts in my purse and spent 10 minutes this morning trying to find them!!!  Anyway… here I am and here we go:

So You Think You Can Dance – 18 Finalists – 6/20/07

This week’s judges are Nigel, Mary and Mia

First up is Lauren and Neil who danced a ‘hip-hop’ routine choreographed by Dave Scott.  Song:  The Way I Are – They seemed to have more chemistry this week than last.  He looked terrific.  The judges loved him; thought she was OK.

Then came Jessi and Pasha who danced a ‘jazz’ routine choreographed by Toce Torio(?) He wanted to have them express and earthy, urban style.  They danced to:  Stuff-Jazz - It was a nice routine; a little sexy!  Love Pasha and his eyebrow.  Anyway, I thought they were great with the ‘bird’ theme and so did the judges.

Next up was Jaimie and Hok who danced a ’samba’ routine choreographed by Jean-Marc and his wife.  They danced to Bang Bang to the Rock and Roll.  This was another good routine.  Yes for Mia; No for both Mary and Nigel.  They wanted to see a more traditional (once again Dancing With The Stars-type) Samba.

Sabra and Dominic danced to a ‘contemporary’ routine which was choreographed by Mandy Moore (NO…not ‘the’ Mandy Moore!).

The song was I’ll Stand By You by The Pretenders (I know this one!!)

It was a pretty strange dance; not my cup of tea.  Wasn’t thrilled by it.  However, the judges loved it….must be me.  (I have to admit that I am liking Dominic more each week though)

Then we had Fiana and Cedric who danced to a ‘foxtrot’ routine which was choreographed by Hunter Johnson.  The song was “You’re The Boss” from Viva Las Vegas sung by Elvis and Ann-Margret.  That was probably the best part of this dance.  DON’T care for her and he’s struggling to keep up each week.  Think this is your first Bottom 3 for tomorrow night and the judges agreed…how about that?

Next was Lacy and Kamerson who danced a ‘broadway’ routine choreographed by Ty Tiorio.  The song was:  All That Jazz/Chicago Overture and I liked it a lot.  I’m partial to this kind of dancing and I really thought they did a good job.  Mia -No   Mary-Yes   Nigel-Yes  We’ll see.

Commercial:  Don’t Forget The Lyrics starting on July 11th.  How many times do we forget the lyrics to a song?  This looks like it could be fun!

Back to the show:

Anya and Danny who danced to a ‘Vienniese Waltz’ which was choreographed by Hunter Johnson.  The song was:  You and Me by Lifehouse – This couple is awesome!  It was flowing and smooth.  The song was a perfect fit for this routine.  LOVE THEM!  So do the judges; in fact, they see them in the Top 10!!!  Hope so.

Shauna and Jimmy danced a ‘hip-hop’ routine which was choreographed by Dave Scott.  Song was:  U Sexy Girl – Can’t say I was moved by this couple.  They did a ’steppin’ type’ dance.  Quick story on Jimmy:  If you’re a Red Sox fan….Mike Lowell’s wife Bertha taught Jimmy years ago in FLA.  Interesting.  I think he has beautiful lines and she’s not bad.  The routine/dance might hurt them this week though.  Judges like them though.

Sara and Jesus danced a ‘paso doble’ routine which was choreographed by Jean Marc.  The song was:  We Will Rock You by Queen (I know this one too!) – OK, Jean-Marc should be sent to the couch for this one.  The song was way outta whack for this type of dance and they did their best with what they had to work with!  LOVE Jesus by the way…

Mia-N  Mary-Y   Nigel-Y

OK, that’s it for tonight….one final thought…do you think they could have fit any more commercials into this show????  It was very annoying!

Sooo, if I had to pick the Bottom 3 – another week of hard choices.

Sabra and Dominic        Fiana and Cedric        Sara and Jesus

The judges, once again, have their work cut out for them.

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Results Show on 6/21/07

Here’s Cat dressed in yellow….she can’t be all bad cause I dressed in yellow today too!!!! – By the way, BOY is she tall!

Started off with a group dance – Song:  It Was All In Your Mind by Wade Robson – This was a little provocative for me and, believe me, I’m no prude….

Here we go (which I like…no suspense):

• Neil/Lauren – Hip Hop Routine        SAFE
• Pasha/Jessi – Jazz (bird routine)    Bottom 3  (whattttt?????)
• Hok/Jaimie – Samba routine           SAFE
• Kameron/Lacy – Broadway routine  SAFE
• Danny/Anja – Waltz routine             SAFE   (my fave couple!)
• Dominic/Sabra – Contemporary       SAFE   (whattttt?????)
• Sara/Jesus – Paso Doble                SAFE
• Shauna/Jimmy – Steppin- routine     Bottom 3 (kinda saw this one comin’)
• Fiana/Cedric – Foxtrot routine          Bottom 3

(Saw this one comin’ too….hope she goes bye-bye tonight.  She’s my Sanjaya of this show!)

Now I have to say this…these judges are VERY careful with these kids feelings.  They all but walk on eggshells not to hurt their feelings.  They need a little of Simon here!!!

So this is what it came down to:

• Shauna – Yes (even though her solo wasn’t good)
• Jessi – Yes (even though I thought she just did an OK solo)
• Fiana – NO – Bye Bye – go give Sanjaya a call Fiana!
• Pasha – Yes (I loved his solo; the judges didn’t but passed him anyway).
• Cedric – Yes (can’t really get excited over this kid)
• Jimmy – NO – Bye Bye  —- Whaaaaaaa?????  This kid’s solo was awesome and he is a VERY talented dancer.  I can understand why Mary was crying.

- OK, I take back what I said about ‘feelings from the judges’.  Nigel let Cedric have it with both barrels saying that HE saved him last night but it was the LAST time he was going to save him and he had better not be in the Bottom 3 again because he WILL be sent home.  He will now be dancing with Shauna).

Can’t say I agree with their decisions but they’ve got some very talented dancers left….cya next week.

Joanie

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The Next Best Thing – 6/20/07

In Las Vegas for the last group of auditions before the semi-finals.

The venue was RAIN at the Palms Casino (where they have a lot of Texas Hold ‘Em tournaments).

Here we go:

• Jay Leno – a BIG  YESSSSSS
• Ozzy – No            Garth Brooks – NO          Oprah – No
• John Travolta – NOOO
• Barbra Streisand – Yes (why, I don’t know….I wasn’t impressed!)
• Frank Sinatra – Another YES but this guy was good
• Billy Idol – No (liked the way the judges had fun with this guy)
• Mike Myers – No (almost a yes)
• Dolly – NO       Alice Cooper – No but a good look
• Pee Wee – No but I liked him a lot
• Sammy/Elvis combo – NO
• Johnny Mathis/Elvis combo – NO
• John Wayne/Katherine Hepburn combo???? – NO
• 8 Elvis’s performed and #8 was a dear ringer for the ‘old’ Elvis WOW!!!!
• this guy was great!  (although the Elvis from the other show was good too)
• James Brown – No
• Cher – NO – Hey, I wonder what song she sang????
• Johnny Cash – NO              George Burns – No          Jerry Lewis – No
• Bob Hope – NOO
• Boston Comic Bob Cotroe(?) – did DeNiro and they almost passed him NO
• Willie – NO         Howard Cosell – NO (I guess they let this guy go on and on forevahhhh!)
• Tina’s – 4 of ‘em    3 NO    1 YESSSSSS
• Bette Midler – No        Arnold - No    Liberace – No (he looked good and then starting RAPPING!)
• Sammy – No        DeNiro – No  Patsy Montana(?) – yodler – NOOOO
• John Wayne – No   Edward Scissorhands – NOOO  Rocky – NO
• Johnny Carson – No    Rick James – NOOO   WC Fields – terrible
• Fran Drescher – Go away with that voice!
• Marilyn Monroe – YES and then she came back as Shania Twain and got another YES – she chose to go forward as Shania.

soooo here we have all the semi-finalists from all the venues:

•  Las Vegas:    Frank, Shania, Jay, Tina, Elvis, Babs

• LaLa Land:    Lil Richard, Tim McGraw, Robin Williams, Geo. Bush, Jack Nicholson, Lucy, Celine, Bono, Simon, Al Pacino. The Honeymooners
• NYC:             Rodney, Howard Stern, Gloria E., Kenny Chesney, Madonna, Roseanne(*), Paris
• Orlando:        George Bush, Dolly, the other Elvis, Robin Williams

Next week we start voting…

Joanie