Chris August..err um Toby Mac concert

Wrote this months ago and have been putting off posting it...don't know exactly why but I just needed to sit on it for a while. Seeing as I will see him again in concert in a few weeks here I figured it was time..

Bear with me here, because I promise you this get's really exciting.

Ugh, so I know it's been a few weeks since the Eye On It show...hey, the tour itself is even over now, but I just still don't even know how I can put this night into words. (And I REALLY don't want to fangirl).  It was BY FAR the best concert I've ever been to, and I've been to my fair share.

And now it's been more than just a few weeks..it's been over a month and I go over and over what I want to write on this thing and I just can't decide.  Not sure why it's so important to me, but I just don't want to "get it wrong." It was one of (if not the) best nights of my life and I just really want the words to come out right..so bear with me here.

Over the past year I have sent out a lot of emails trying to get someone to book Chris August in my area.  It all started with that whole cruise thing..i decided I couldn't wait any longer I just HAD to meet him.  I received a few responses (but nothing concrete has come out of them...YET :) ).  Nonetheless I was quite pleased to hear that he would be opening for Toby Mac in a town that is an hour and a half away.  Buy the tickets..front row center. Is it crazy to buy front row center tickets just to see the opening act? I mean Toby Mac is great in concert, I've seen him before, but I would be lying to you if I said I was going there to see anyone except Chris August.  I mean if you are here I'm assuming you are one of the like 4 people that have read this blog before and already know how much I love Chris August, and some of the reasons why, so this should come as no surprise to you.

We make our way to pick up my sister's boyfriend (he goes to college in the town Chris is performing) and to go out to dinner.  At this point I kinda feel bad for them...I'm so nervous and antsy..it's getting close to the time of the show and I'm pretty sure I just keep saying "Are you still eating? Are you done yet?"  I mean I can't even describe to you how nervous I was, I have never felt that way in my life. I was shaking, I think I teared up a little bit..it was just out of my control..and I really don't know why.

We get there..and i make them bust their butts from the car to the venue.  At this point I ask the usher to show us our seats and I'm so glad that I did because someone was sitting in them!  They also had the nerve to say I was in the wrong seat! So glad the usher was there to kick them out. Now I really have to pee, but don't want to leave my seat, and I'm freaking out because the microphone is like 2 feet from me!

Jamie Grace is up first and I run for the bathroom.  She was fantastic, and her boots were fantastic, and she was inspiring..and I can't say enough good things about her..but I am ANTICIPATING CA.

And this is the part..even now writing this, I loose my words.  My brain is like a twisted, jumbled, mess of emotion. UGH! This is the part that Chris August comes on stage!  He's wonderful and he is playing the keyboard and singing like 2 feet from me and he's cracking jokes and I'm cracking up..and I am in heaven! Pretty sure no one behind me is standing, but I don't even care!



Then he gets up and dances around while singing (pretty sure it was to Let the Music Play?) This is important guys!  When he's done..he's working his way back to the keyboard and someone yells something at him and he's like "Sorry I can't here you over my breathing I have..." And we both say "ASTHMA" and he's like "ahhh I see I have a connection with someone here" And I'm like "YES! I LOVE YOU!" And he starts to say "I lov......TABITHA IS THAT YOU?!"
Not even kidding guys, Chris August looked down at me from the stage and said "Tabitha is that you?"!!!
I can not tell you what happened after this. It is a blur. Best moment of my life.  I guess it's important to point out that we'd never met before! And I think at this point I'm practically falling over the banister thing in front of me in disbelief and he's like half explaining to the crowd that he recognizes me from twitter? I don't even know!

THEN he says "Can we meet real quick? I wanna meet you!" and comes and shakes my hand. I am now shaking and in total disbelief so I sit down to calm down and try to text someone/anyone what just happened but I'm shaking and MY PHONE IS BROKEN! THE SCREEN WON'T TURN ON!  This is probably the only time that this could ever happen and me not care!  Also, I'm really glad this is when he sings 7x70 because I am toooooo hyped up to start crying and I really need a serious song so I can relax a bit.  I still don't really know how he knows who I am..so hey Chris if you're reading this wanna clue me in? (And quite honestly I reallllllly hope he's not reading this..cuz I think I would probably be real embarrassed.)

(This was right after "meeting"..and is a terrible picture but I think it captures how I really could barely control my excitement!)

I go out by the merch table during intermission because a little birdie told me he was there and he wasn't allowed to take pics with people in order to get through everyone. NO WAY am I leaving without getting my picture with him!  So I just kinda stand off to the side until everyone clears out. It's just a couple and I left and I take a picture of them with Chris and they return the favor.  And misc. picture taking lady..in the very slight chance that you would ever come across this I have two things to say to you. 1) THANK YOU SO MUCH and 2) You are freaking amazing at taking pictures! You zoomed and everything! I really can't thank you enough!

So I don't know..I think I'm gonna leave it at that..I stayed and talked to him a bit.  He is super nice, and (almost) everything I expected. He was not as outgoing as I expected.  He thanked me for coming and when I said I can't believe he recognized me he said that was the first time that ever happened to him.

I was floating on a cloud for a good 4 days.

SYTYCD9 Finale!!: MY PoV

Ugh second time "SYTYCD" was just blacked out on my tv..so I ran around the house until I could find it working!!! Way to make me nervous Time Warner

Jidges: Nigel, Mary, Tyce, Debbie, Lil C, and THE Adam Shankman! Loving the bow ties gents

"Torn"
The girls are wearing socks with those dresses right..for part of it? I kinda like it..quirky.  Favorite group routine so far. This is the best..when at the end it's just the top 4 left!!!

Nigel's pick: TITANIC ROUTINE Audrey and Matthew
Thank you Nigel! Fav routine of the season!

Lil C: Witney and Twitch
Love Wit in this routine, good choice Lil C double hashtag bucc. #oldsytycdreference #waitingforthebus

Debbie: George and Tiffany Sonya poiece "Turning Page"
I forgot about this, but once it started I remember really liking it and loving the song and wanting to get it, thanks for the reminder

Shankman's favorite ballroom routine: Paso Cole and Lindsay
Ahh I almost forgot if her name was an a or e...It's been a while.

Tyce: Love Cats. Nappy Tabs
IT makes total sense for Tyce to love this dance the best, it's right up his alley. (See what I just did there ;) )

#4 fav Audition: Bree Hafen This routine made me cry! Completely melted my heart! (sorry I forgot to put the first one)

Mary's fave "emotional" routine: Tyce's holocaust piece

I really LOVE this routine, mostly because I have always honed right in on anything I can learn about the Holocaust. I read everything about it.  It's just something that has always grasped my attention.  It pains me now to know he "stole" this choreography though...


Eliana's fave routine: Bang Bang with Alex

This is a great choice, the first time she could just let go and show what she's capable of.

Audition #3 NINJA TWINS! They were SOOOOOO entertaining

Cat's fav routine: Disco (11 lifts) Tiffany and Brandon
One of the best Discos on the series
Haha...Tiffany's outfit is really Shankman's?

Chehon's favorite routine: Argentine Tango with Anya
Didn't see that one coming.

New HIP HOP: Twitch, Comfort, Cyrus and Christopher Scott
I am so hyped to see Christopher Scott dance right now you guys don't even know!!!! Can he come on tour?

Tiffany's favorite routine: The Power of Love with ADE!!!!!!
The other of my two absolute favorite routines this season! Thank you for picking this Tiffany!

Um no..I did not like the 2nd most memorable moment: exorcist...I don't understand why everyone was crying, I didn't like it at ALL.

1st: Dragon House

Carly Rae Jepsen: This Kiss
I freaking LOVE her hair! Ryan and Nathan...SYTYCD alums as a backup dancer! That's right..SYTYCDers booking jobs left and right.

Cyrus' favorite routine: Cyrus and Twitch
this is a given favorite.for him. What's up with them overlapping the "live" footage with the tape.  Hey, we got to see Christopher Scott again.

Ahh you know what though..I kinda wish we would have got to see the DUBSTEP routine again! That was great!

Judging from the screams, I think Cyrus is the winner for the guys.

New! Nappytabs top 20 routine(kinda) TOP 10 PLUS ALL STARS: LION KING

omw Will must be in HEAVEN right now! Nappytabs taking hip hop to new heights.  Allison must be the best, she is totally standing out above EVERYONE..a group of 20! This dance was the BEST!

And Cat is the best host ever! I love how she interacts with the contestants!

And the (female) winner is....................

ELIANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Omw I'm so hyped!!!!!!!!!!

And the (male) winner is.......

Chehon

I am thrilled! but SHOCKED! I truly thought America liked Cyrus best! And that is the first time I think I ever heard papa Jeff's name on the show.

I am SERIOUSLY running around the room screaming! This is one of the most exciting nights of the year for me #sadtruth I LOVE SYTYCD! Until next year guys...well or tour..maybe I'll blog about tour!


Ah and I mean really..TWO BALLET DANCERS JUST FREAKING WON SYTYCD...BALLET IS THE LIKE FOUNDATION OF 99% OF DANCE AND IT JUST MADE A COME BACK!

What routines did you want to see as favorites?

SYTYCD9 Performance Finale; Finale 4:My pov

Opening number:
This number is important, I mean who doesn't still think of Heidi, Donyelle, Travis, and Benji when Sexy Back comes on? O wait...what? There isn't one. I guess it's apparently not important? Maybe at the end of the show...

Eliana and Cyrus: Paso
Cyrus is being a good partner in the fact that he is lifting well, and all you are noticing is her.  He is by far being out danced..which only kinda shows in the end when she is the one standing powerfully on the stage.

Tiffany and Will: Sonya
This routine is obviously very technically difficult, but it doesn't seem like a finale standout routine.  She's killing it, but I'm just worried at the end of the night no one will remember it, and she didn't do anything to deserve not being remembered.  I mean Sonya always choreographs brilliantly, but she usually get's your emotions involved in it...and this was the first routine I think she didn't give them that opportunity.

Eliana and Chehon: Ballet, duh!
I think this is the first time classical ballet has been a featured routine on the show, which when you think about it is extraordinary seeing as this is the ninth season and ballet is the foundation of most all styles of dance.  They are dancing flawlessly and are breathtakingly beautiful.  It takes serious control to make all of that craziness look so effortless.  Those may be the two winners ladies and gents.

Cyrus and Tiffany: lyrical hip hop with someone that isn't Nappy Tabs
Ok the first couple seconds and I'm feeling like here is the SYTYCD I know and love again. This is what they need to be given in the finale, this may put them back in the running.

Ok, here it is. TOP 4 ROUTINE: Tyce Diorio
What a PERFECT fusion of all of their styles that really showed them all off. I don't know how much it flowed, or how much it will stand out when it comes to all 9 seasons of the top 4 dances.  However, I do really appreciate that they sincerely tried to show them all off.

Eliana: solo
Watching her dance makes me remember why I wanted to in the first place, and I know I've said that before but that's really significant to me. I haven't danced in a while and she makes me want to again.  She reminds me what it is I love about dance.

Chehon and Allison : Stacey Tookey
2 points for Chehon so far, this piece is being danced beautifully.Best piece so far?

TOP TWO GIRLS: Eliana and Tiffany: burlesque/broadway
Eliana obviously has the advantage here.  This is definately the most standout piece so far whether it's your cup of tea or not, it's the only one that is vying for a place in the finale.

Cyrus: solo
If you don't expect his solo to be brilliant you are just bitter because you are mad that your favorite got cast off.  I say this, with him not being my favorite, ever.  His solos are untouchable.

Tiffany: solo
she's fantastic

Top TWO GUYS:Chehon and Cyrus:Sonya
The top two guys routines are always the best!  This is a routine that should be in the fainle for sure!  Hope to see this one on tour!

Someone from Paris:
It's nice that they are showing how people of varied abilities can dance, but honestly I just would rather  see more of the top 4 so I can decide who i want to win!

Chehon: solo
Yes, he is dancing for his life.  Best solo for him so far.

Eliana and Alex: Travis Wall routine!!
This is the positive of when they get to dance with all-stars, the all-stars are if not at the same level, better than them so they get to just let go and fully perform and show what they are capable of.  Travis is a brilliant choreographer and they danced this beautifully!

Tiffany and Chehon: Dmitry rumba
 Beautiful.  I don't really think there are any other words for it than that.

Cyrus and Twitch: Animation
Very cool. First time he got to do a choreographed combination and just be himself. I can't believe Nigel just told us who he wants to win, and I'm honestly shocked.  I thought he was partially the reason Cyrus was still here.

What was your favorite routine of the night? What two dancers do you want to win next week?

SYTYCD9 TOP 6: My POV

Top 6: Sonja

This routine was so good and really gave an opportunity to compare the dancers side by side.

Guest jidge: Christina Applegate
Yay! She's a fun one!

Cole and All-star Melanie:

NOW THIS IS A DANCE ROUTINE! This was perfect in every way. Melanie is a BEAST! And Cole made sure she did not outshine him.  This is just what he needed! Ahhhhhhhh soooooooo good!

Witney solo:

I know this is not popular opinion, but I think she just gets better as the weeks go on!

Tiffany and All-star Benji:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! BENJI!! He is my favorite SYTYCDer ever and I'm SOOOOOOO excited! This dance is so much fun and Tiffany must be having a BLAST! I was so happy to see the signature double cartwheel..it just wouldn't be a Benji routine without one.

Eliana:
She has the best solo of the night so far.  It was magical! She just has this quality about her that makes ballet what I remember seeing it as before I danced, when I was a little girl.

Witney and All-star Marko:

I would like to start this by saying IHOP! (;) if you get that). Also, Marko shaved his head.  Also, remember the time (like only a week or 2 ago) when SYTYCD tour page posted the pic I took of Marko kissing my sister's cheek on their twitter and facebook? Yea me too, that was exciting.  THIS PIECE EMPHASIZES MY POINT THAT WITNEY CAN DANCE MORE THAN JUST BALLROOM! She is outstanding! This piece was magical and brilliant and I loved it! Oh, it is such a good night of dancing! And then tomorrow will come, and I will read online that everyone hated all the pieces and I will be mad at you, because I love them and I love SYTYCD.

Cole:
 Okay Cole, I will admit it: you are a REALLY good dancer.  Well done.

Chehon and Kathryn: 

This piece enchanted me.  I feel like most people won't feel the same, but I don't really care.  It was a story, and one that was well told, and I love stories.

*apparently this piece was stolen from a different country's sytycd that tyce judged on?*

Tiffany:

It was a very pretty solo.

Eliana and All-star Twitch:

Anyone else love that Twitch is seemingly a mainstay on the show like Nigel or Cat? This routine is very cute. Not my favorite routine ever but Twitch killed the character and Eliana did great.

Chehon: 
 He brought way more to the routine than I expected him to; I thought he did great.

Cyrus and All-star Comfort:

This night is shaping up to be SO GOOD! First of all just the concept of this routine, the music, and the dancing is just SPOT ON! So exciting to see Cyrus do a little bit of what he does best.  ALSO, so exciting to see a hip hop female dancer that is not Lauren G!
Nigel's regards to people questioning why Cyrus is still there..he must be reading tumblr.

Witney and Chehon: Chacha

I feel like Chehon did really well, but Witney was trying to compensate really  hard for the little bit he was missing.  The lifts seemed really forced and I don't think we were able to see the best of Witney, and it totally wasn't her fault.

Cyrus solo:

You know what, I have not been a Cyrus fan in particular. He's just been there, I haven't been either pro or con when it comes to him.  However, I am freaking proud of him. He fought freaking HARD to get to this place, and he is still fighting.  His solos are always stand out.

Eliana and Cole: Mia Michaels

From the beginning this routine just crys out that it's going to be great.  Mia is such a good storyteller, and she is so good at not only pushing the dancers, but really using their strengths.

Tiffany and Cyrus: Spencer! Broadway

When it started I thought it would be "greater" than it was, but it was still pretty great.   Cyrus really kept up, I was highly impressed with them.

Dance company:
I want them to help choreograph a routine for Artie on Glee! That would be fantastic!  The lefts and assists were beyond!

Girls: comes down between Witney and Eliana.  Eliana stays and Witney goes home.  I honestly couldn't have made a decision between the girls, too hard.  I think I want Eliana to win now though.  Eliana and Witney were my faves.

Boys: comes down to Cole and Cyrus.  Cyrus will for sure stay.  Everyone is on their feet for Chehon and even both boys seem genuinely excited for him.  Yup, Cyrus stays.  Cole had to have known at that point, it would have been crazy for Cyrus not to when he's never been in the bottom.  But hey, producers can change things...(in my opinion) because Lacey never was in the bottom and she placed fourth.  It's just my opinion, but I don't think they wanted sibling winners, especially in sequential seasons.

SYTYCD9: Top 10 my pov

Opening Number:

Tiffany and All-star Brandon disco
Okay, number one the music was an excellent selection. Number two, this is the best disco routine I've seen in some time! What a way to open the show!!

Witney and  All-star Nick Jazz
First, let me remind you all that this girl is a BALLROOM DANCER, and this is a JAZZ routine. Emphasis on jazz.  Nick is one of the standout Jazz dancers from all 9 seasons, so much so in fact...he WON, and Witney truly held her own!  I am becoming more and more of a fan

Cole and All-star Anya cha cha

Dmitry picks the best songs to choreo too that you probably wouldn't guess would be "ballroom" songs.  I think as a not ballroom dancer it would be especially intimidating to ballroom dance along side Anya or Pasha.  Cole held his own pretty well.

Lindsay and All-star Jakob broadway
The lighting was killer in this piece!  Jakob was fantastic! Lindsay was alright.  There was something about her that just seemed very...move.move.move..not fluid enough.  Even though their were many poses that they needed to hit Jakob had a little more of a flow between them.

Will and All-star Kathryn bollywood
Kathryn is one of my favorites, ever.  Bollywood is (almost) always a hit.  What I mostly have to say is Will's  faces were hilarious throughout the routine and he kept me thoroughly entertained. Bravo.

Cyrus and All-star Jamie- Travis Wall contemporary
I LOVED it and I'm not sure if it's because I mostly watched Jamie, or if Cyrus just seemed to dance flawlessly with Jamie. Truth is I don't care, the fact that I couldn't tell means quite a lot.

Chehon and All-star Lauren G- Dave hip hop routine
It was fine.  I think Chehon did a very good job.  He transformed well.  I think the choreography spot lighted  Lauren too much, and that's hard for me to watch.  I know she's one of the alumni that get's a spotlight on anything So You Think related, but it's hard for me to like her seeing as to how she treated the other dancers her season.

George and All-star Allison-Tyce
Kind of reminds me of season 1.  A little prop, a lot of dance, very jazzy.  They both performed on the same level which says a lot about you if you are dancing with Allison.

Eliana and Alex- Stacey Tookey
This is how I've been waiting to see her dance! Thank you Stacey!

Audrey and Twitch- Dave Scott hip hop
I think she did great, and Twitch just gets better as the years go on.

Bottong 2 girls:
Witney and Audrey

Bottom 2 boys:
Chehon and George

Witney:
great music choice, she killed that

Audrey:
She was better, she laid everything on the line
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Chehon:
His solo is reminding me of Ade's solos and I LOVE it! The music combined with the musicality makes it so unique and I love it!

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George:
He's my least fav of those in the bottom but his solo was the best last week so we'll see.  His solo's might just save him everytime until they are finally like "You're in the bottom every week time to leave."  Yet again, his solo was the best.

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LA Dance project:
The music started to wear on me towards the end.  It became like terrible grade school organ -esque



Goodbye to: Audrey and George

SYTYCD9 TOP 8: my pov

Opening number: It was great, but for some reason, even when watching it twice, couldn't keep my full attention

Guest Jidge: JESSE TYLER FERGESON!!! SOOOOOOOOO EXCITED! (video contains SPOILERS)

Tiffany solo: Solid, she poured emotion into it, I justdon't know if it will stand out by the end of the night.

Witney and all-star Twitch: hip hop

You can all stop saying Witney can only do ballroom now, not sure how you didn't see this already in all the other non ballroom routines she did but she KILLED this routine and completely kept up with Twitch the entire time. Haha Jesse holds up the cards with dancers names, tell us more production secrets JTF! "I especially love the part where you were waiting for the bus together"

Will solo: I must I did not like Will in the beginning and I don't know why.  However, out of all the dancer's his personality seems the most endearing.  This solo was solid as well.

Cole and Allison:  "Sonya"-I mean that should be the name of the style right?
Why do they give Cole the "adistic" characters.  Allison is BY FAR upstaging him.  Although, this may be his best character acting.  Allison KILLED this!

Lindsay:
Name-throwing like no one's business.  The fact that she is young enough to have had Mark Ballas from DWTS as a teacher should make most everyone one of us feel old.  Her solo was ok, ballroom solos are tough.

Eliana and all-star Ryan: quickstep..aka kiss of death by Jonathan Roberts
Thought: they should use Ryan for the more "formal" ballroom styles and Pasha or Dmitry for the latin styles. Genius  I know.  I think she defeated the kiss of death.  She had just enough story line, personality, and technicality to beat it. Oh Mary Murphy saying her interview that she wanted Eliana to do Quickstep was a joke? Uhuh suuuuuuuuuuuuure. The waterfall trick was great.  Who's the old lady sitting next to Jonathan?  Don't the assistants usually sit next to them??

Chehon: When Cat says ballet dancer does anyone else think it sounds like belly dancer?  She must be missing Janelle.  My eyes are starting to tear up and I'm not quite sure if it's allergies or this dance, but I think he did extremely well.  I know from fb that he wanted his solo to show vulnerability and tell his story and I think he was successful.

Lindsay and Alex: Sonya again

I'm rather excited to see a dance to this song, only Sonya! Usually my sister an I "prance" around like mice to this song, it's um...interesting.  I have a bias against Lindsay because I think she's been the favorite between her and Witney since the beginning and I like Witney better, but she did great. Haha I love JTF, "I'm in fan boy heaven"...me too JTF, me too.

Will and Lauren G: hip hop
Can we just get Sara as a hip hop allstar instead please.  I would like him to be hitting some of the "poses" a little harder but he's doing WAY better than I'd expect.  One of the few times the show I'm watching the contestant instead of the all-star.  I like their set and costuming. Um, Nigel, please stop making extremely inappropriate passes at the GIRLS. Most of them are DECADES younger than you, and even if they weren't, it's creepy and inappropriate, you are an authority figure to them on this show. And this has no place.

*side note* I feel like this season is lacking in Mary Murphy screams.  She seems much more subdued this season.  I hope that she's ok..

Witney:
Okay, maybe Linday's solo was better than Witneys, but I think Witney's choreographed performance was more stand out tonight.

Cole:
ooooooooh Cole wants to be an actor, it all makes sense now.  He is EXTREMELY unique.

Cyrus and Melanie: Mandy Moore jazz

oooooo this could be TOUGH for him.  This might be my least favorite dance of the night.  They did great, the style of the jazz..so Austin Power-y just doesn't mesh well with me.  Cyrus brought tons of personality, but to be honest most of the time I was watching Melanie.

Eliana:
I just love how she makes ballet feel a little more modern.

Chehon and Anya: Argentine Tango
I freaking LOVE watching Argentine Tango!  I mean, he partnered well, but we should expect that right? He is a ballet dancer after all.  Standing O from everyone, it's not an easy feat to dance with Anya and have everyone love your performance. Bravo!
Ok, I feel a little better now that Mary put somebody on the train! Hahaha..nachos,,,hot jalapeno bus! Can JTF be on any week that Shankman isn't???

Cyrus:
Did we doubt that he would have one of the most interesting solos?  I mean, he would be the ONE dancer I would NOT want to go up against in dance for your life, cuz even if your dance was EVERYTHING, his would be one that no one has ever seen before, and that will win out nearly every time.

Tiffany and Ade: Mandy Moore

First of all ADEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Secondly: I LOVE that instead of introducing them you just hear Cat cracking up! Perfection.  By the end of the show I forgot Tiffany was still here, but she had the stand out female performance of the night (non all-star). The end was soooooo unexpected and yet so perfect.  Standing O was BEYOND deserved!!  Why do they keep quoting One Direction?

Bottom two:

Girls: Lindsay and Witney

I was sooooooo expecting them to keep Lindsay and I'm soo excited they kept Witney!

Boys:  Cole and Will

I can't believe this. Cole stays.  I mean he's a great actor, but I don't know..I would just think that Will is more capable of connecting with America.  I think Allison may have saved Cole.

Only Cat could essentially call someone a dog and have it truly mean it to be, and have it be taken as a compliment.

So You Think You Can Dance9: Top 14 Perform (my pov)

Opening number: ??????

2 GIRLS and 2 GUYS leaving to compensate for the hiatus? boo! This makes me nervous

TOUR!! I'm beyond excited guys, last year ended up being my favorite tour even though I wasn't as emotionally attached to the dancers but the experience as a whole was great..except for one major thing: The major lack of organization.  I had meet and greet passes and couldn't for the life of me find out where/when, by the time I finally got to someone with an answer I had missed it! Was told there wouldn't be one after, found it anyway, and didn't get to meet the one dancer I wanted to because he was the last one and they made him go in with just 3 of us left to meet. MAJOR BOO! THIS YEAR THOUGH, the tour is coming back to my home town and a venue that doesn't suck!

In other hiatus news: the SYTYCDtour page posted one of my pics on their fb page and twitter! I have no clue how they got it, apparently I posted it on their page but I realy don't remember. It was the best night ever! (That was the start of my happiness that night and I was BEYOND excited!)

Guest Jidges: The Ballet Boys
edit: I actually really like that they never have seen the original choreo or these dancers perform before.  It gives a fresh perspective to the judging.

All Mia routines, I have known this was gonna go down, and not gonna lie this makes me nervous.  We are already in love with these routines and how the original dancers danced them.  So I'll post the performance and try to post the original afterwards so you can compare if you don't remember.

Oh here the opening number is, thanks for joining us!

Eliana & Cyrus: Mercy, the "Door" routine (Originally danced my Katie and Twitch)

First thought: Of course Cyrus has this routine. You know if Twitch can't dance it just put in glitch? Holy cow their kiss, with how nervous they were they really went for it, more than I think I've seen on this show. I actually am loving this.  They are staying true to it but bringing just enough of themselves to make it different. This actually may put them back in the running.

Tiffany and George: Hometown Glory (Originally danced by Katee and Joshua)

Okay the walk at the beginning gave me goosebumps again but when they looked down at their hands it didn't seem desperate enough. I think Tiffany is killing it but George is holding back, he's not giving into the character as much as Joshua did.  Tiffany killed it, George didn't come close, he partnered her well but I TOTALLY disagree with Mary that he elevated the role.  Am I the only one that didn't love George in this routine?  I mean, I guess when they slow-mo it he looks better...

Amelia and Will: the butt dance (Randi and Evan!!)
Will's favorite is the best..hahaha I love how he was like "I'll never kidnap you Nigel!"  "She sticks it out really well.  Like a french poodle." hahaha...oh Mia!
They are such different dancers than Randi and Evan, and I totally didn't see this coming but this was PERFECT for them!  They danced this brilliantly!

Janelle and Dareian: the bed routine (originally performed by Kherington and Twitch)

Dareian is freaking KILLING this!  Janelle isn't doing too shabby either but I think Dareian is dancing circles around her.  I think perhaps the ballet boys hit it on the head that the routine's movement is mostly about the guy so Janelle had it going against her in terms of standing out.

Audrey and Matthew: Time (Lacey and Neil)

This may be the hardest routine to stand up to so far (and judging from what I've seen on Twitter I'm right).  I actually (can't believe I'm saying this) liked it better.  I bought it more, I noticed the little intricacies, the desperate moments.

Witney and Chehon: the bench routine (Travis and Heidi)

This is probably the one I'll be most judgmental of and in 3 places, under/on top of the bench, the run leap off the bench and, the flower at the end.  The bench part sold, the leap...eh kinda, the flower, kinda.  Overall though it filled my heart just like it did the first time.

Lindsay and Cole: Addiction (Kayla and Kupono)
Ask my friend C, I share this routine with people A LOT, ugh Mia is SO good! I feel like it's not as fluid.  I'm ok with Cole making it really different.  I just feel like they are really like move. move. move. And it's just not as fluid, which in turn takes away from the strength. Kayla also just seemed more desperate.  Don't get me wrong, Lindsay is killing this for a ballroom dancer, I would be shocked if I learned she didn't have any other kind of training.

Bottom 3
Girls: Janelle, Amelia, and Lindsay
Boys: George, Dareian, and Matthew (WHAT?)

Phew, they all get to dance again..although I'm SHOCKED Matthew is in the bottom-he was GREAT the first two weeks and freaking good the third, I really want them to give Dareian a chance.  I think he is a phenomenal dancer and so different than anyone else and they just can't look past his toes!

Amelia's solo
excellent song choice.  The last like 6 seconds of her routine were so great.


Janelle's solo:
She is such a great performer.

Lindsay's solo:
Her song choice is, I don't know, nothing can replace Danny and Lacey.  I like her outfit, and she is doing great.  I always think the ballroom solo's are the hardest and she killed it.

George's solo:
His solo was everything! So now I'm confused, because I am just not a fan of his choreographed routines, but his solo's are always top par.

Dareian's solo:
He'll probably leave tonight because of his toes, dumb but true.  His solo also isn't touching George's.

Matthew's solo:
YUP. That's all I have to say about that.

Wait I forgot four people are going, crap!  My guesses are...actually I have no clue.  I just really don't even know.  My heart is torn guys!

So Lindsay stayed; as did George.  Wait, WHAT? Granted he DID have the best solo, but still...
This is the thing though, two alternates have to come along on tour.  Guesses as to who it will be?  What all stars do we think will grace us with their presence next week?

Ps. I really liked that they had the dancers tell their favorite SYTYCD moment; it made me feel connected to them.

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