Welcome to the fastest recap of SYTYCD I’ve probably ever done.
First up Ryan and Ricky. Blech. I usually like a Mandy Moore routine – but this one left me uninterested. I found it to be… whatever the OPPOSITE of the word sexy is. Ryan’s smile creeps me out. It’s a little too Stepford Wives for me. Well the judges didn’t agree with me – does anyone else?
*Aside* Why must we remake movies like Footloose and Fame? Is it only singing/dancing movies that begin with the letter F? If so – does that mean Flashdance is next?
Caitlynn and Mitchell doing a Stacey Tookey routine. CHILLS when she jumped off the chair into his arms. Straight UP chills. Loved it so much I hit rewind to watch it again. When he came behind her in the chair – so great to start – it was so amazing.
Wadi and Missy doing a cha-cha by Jean-Marc Genereux. Okay – I dislike this song more than I can possibly express. This routine was almost as bad as the song for me. There was no flow at all it was steps into steps into forced “sexy face”. Awkward doesn’t even begin to describe it. I don’t even care if the judges agree with me. How is Mary impressed with Missy – nevermind I said I don’t care.
Iveta and Nick doing a Bollywood routine by Nakul Dev Mahajan. Okay – so I still like Nick as a person… but I was not a fan of this routine for him. He was not nearly masculine enough for me. He wasn’t as grounded as I’d have liked him to be. He reminds me of Ken last season for likeability but I don’t know if he’s going to be safe at this point. Iveta was bouncy and cute.
*Aside* So excited for Harry Potter’s final installment.
Robert and Miranda doing a Nappy Tabs hip hop routine. She tried to bring the tude to it that it needed. And she brought swagger which was great but honestly she was still a little awkward for me. And I was distracted by her too much to notice him at all. She really did give it everything she had though and I appreciate that. Still I worry they’ll be in the bottom again.
Jess and Clarice doing a Stacey Tookey routine. I’m biased. I don’t like Jess at ALL. Like I feel about him the way I felt about Brandon a couple seasons ago. I just can’t get past how into himself he is. She is good though. Sadly I think he’s going to hold her back – or get her kicked off.
Jordan and Tadd doing a Jean-Marc “Vietnamese” waltz – oh, Donyelle how I miss you and your renaming of the Viennese Waltz. I am predisposed to like anything danced to a David Cook song – especially one with a bench that reminds me of the bench routine from Season 2. Okay, I have to rewind and watch it for the dancing in front of my eyes. Lovely lines. He’s got crazy good extension for a B-Boy. A little sloppy on the one lift but for the most part really lovely. Costumes also great. Nice upside down lift and dance move. Really lovely overall.
Melanie and Marko doing a Jazz routine from Mandy Moore. Okay – I really didn’t like that at all. The costumes were horrible – HORRIBLE and distracting as were the strobe lights. And I LOVE both Melanie and Marko but I really just didn’t like the routine. That doesn’t mean it didn’t get danced well – I just wasn’t a fan of it.
Sasha and Alexander doing a NappyTabs routine. Okay – I really, really, really, really like Sasha. And I like Alexander – but he was so not her equal in this routine. She was amazing. She needed – Joshua or another really strong/masculine hip hop dancer. But she was emotional and perfection in her part. For her performance alone they should both be safe.
Lastly Ashley and Chris doing a SpencerLiff Broadway routine. I LOVE her dress. I don’t feel the tension they’re supposed to have. It was a really unique concept. Some interesting visual pictures. Not my favorite Broadway routine. Nice use of bars? Really that’s all I’ve got at this point.
So - what did you guys think of the top 20 re-do?
