Guest "jidge": Kenny Ortega, he is a professional in this particular business so I expect to hear some solid critiques from him.
Group piece: So intricate! What a way to start the season off! I love when Christopher Scott is on the show!
Witney and Chehon: Samba choreographed by Louis Van Amstel
Lucky Witney, starting off in her specialty.Chehon seemed to hold his hold. In the middle of the routine his energy seemed kinda flat in comparison to Witney's. I think Nigel's comment hit the nail on the head that he needs to give in more to the music. Hope he figure's out what that will mean to him, because once he let's his personality fully come out he will blow everything away.
Tiffany and George: Contemporary, by Sonya
The story line sounds gorgeous. Sonya paints pictures. I watched this twice before watching the judges comments. It's just beautiful.
Janaya and Brandon: NappyTabs, hip hop
Haha..Brandon's face when his 9 seconds ended..he looked so sad! It was a solid routine. NappyTabs are such great story tellers.
Alexa and Daniel: Sean Cheesman, Jazz
I am first of all SO excited for this pairing! I expect this routine to be great. This routine has the feel for me that some of the great jazz routines from season 1 and 2 did, and that makes me happy. I wish it had a little more of that story feel to it though. Are the costumes hot pink or red? I can't tell. I particularly like how they used the prop at the end. If the dancers keep dancing like this,it really might come down to the choreography and solos when it comes to who goes. It's not their fault that there weren't any "breaths" in the choreography. I hope that the voters realize how great this was. Okay, thanks Mary, the costumes are in fact red.
Amber and Nick: Jason Gilkison, Viennese Waltz
Nick's name almost took up the full nine seconds. Another ballroom dancer get's their genre. Looks like it might be tougher for him though. Love how the routine starts. The music selection added so much to the piece, or the dance to the music I suppose. The end seemed somewhat random. Best quote EVER goes to Nigel: "He was a proper little Abby Lee Miller from Dance Moms" (talking about how Jason spoke during rehearsal). Even Better that ALM herself was in the audience!
Amelia and Will: NappyTabs, hip hop
OMW, Will strongly believes he's Simba. Cracked me up so bad!
The story line and their personalities seem likely to be a winning combination. Nappytabs went outside the box a bit, and I like it. That lift was crazy! Was this hip hop? Can we agree to call it hip hop jazz? It still freaks me out every time they say "Tabitha." Best ever was one day at work and old man saw my name badge and said "oh like..." and I cringed waiting for the wrinkle of the nose and a witch joke. However he surprised me and ended with "...like the choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance?" I was beyond happy to be compared to her!
Janelle and Dareian: Sean Cheesman, African Jazz
I am loving the endings of these 9 second takes. I'm super siked for African Jazz! Janelle suddenly looks so young to me. I love, love, love, loved this routine! Can someone teach me African Jazz? I need to find someplace that has a class in this! Okay, yes this routine was breath at the beginning breath at the end again, but it felt to be more of a story, or maybe I just really like African Jazz.
National Dance Day: July 28th. I really wish I lived in LA so I could go to the Dizzy Feet event, it sounds Amazing!
Eliana and Cyrus: Tyce, broadway
Okay, this pairing sounds really exciting too! "Finger's crossed, I'm not lying" -Tyce. I don't know how I feel about this. It was good, but it didn't overly excite me. Apparently I was the only one? What did you think? I do agree with Nigel's comment on Eliana setting the bar for the girls, and that we didn't get to see her full capabilities in this routine.
Audrey and Matthew: Contemporary, Travis
I'm so excited to watch this routine! I've seen so many gifs from this piece. It's set aboard the Titanic! It's a Travis Wall piece! I'm about to burst! Emmy here we come! This dance was EVERYTHING! Excuse me while I go watch it 5 million more times! opiashdpifheoi;j! Gah! I can't even!
WATCH THIS!!!!
Lindsay and Cole: Paso, Jason Gilkison
WHAT a start! I love the slow, quick, slow. The musicality is SO spot on, the lighting and everything just solidifies this piece. Definitely the best paso ever on this show! All the ballroom dancers drew ballroom.
My bottom 3:
Boys: Chehon, Nick, Cyrus
Girls,\: Janaya, Amber, and ???
What do you think? Who's in the bottom? What was your favorite routine of the night? Standout quotes? Can we just make Adam Shankman a permanent jidge and have a rotating guest 4th that only talks if they have something really significant to say?
Don't forget to watch the show live! This is so important! I know we all have dvr and tivo, and I am guilty to starting a show 15 minutes late to not have to watch commercials. However, if we want another season we MUST WATCH LIVE! The ratings really need to be much higher!
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