Okay, first off, I know there has been a lot of spoilers in So You Think You Can Dance forums stating that it was a fix for Comfort to replace Jessica King. I think not. If Jessica sulked on being dissed last week by Nigel saying 2 girls should have been off, there's no way that Nigel would take that and bring her back for the tour. I also don't think that Nigel can "force" Jessica to go - if that were the case why didn't he just vote her off last week? I think the injury is legitimate. My solution is that although Comfort gets to dance this week, she should not be allowed to stay in the competition. There's no way that someone who has constantly been in the bottom three gets to stay longer than another girl.
Now onto the show.
Maybe I didn't like the music, maybe I am just mourning the loss of the couple of Gev and Courtney but I wasn't feeling the connection for Courtney and Joshua's bride of Frankenstein routine. It was okay but nothing spectacular.
Wow, how disastrous was the two-step for Kherington and Mark?? For some reason, despite the craptacular performance, it was actually entertaining... It was like a redneck high school ho down.
Unlike the entertainment value of Kherington and Mark's two-step trainwreck, Comfort and Twitch's waltz was bad and boring. It looked cumbersome and lacked finesse.
Okay, next is the cream of the crop with Will and Katee. Even though the judges kissed their ass, it was just okay for me in their Broadway routine. But then again, it's not a dance "genre" that I like. I prefer Broadway numbers in the context of the actual show, not pulled out like that and performed. I have only liked one Broadway routine in all the seasons of So You Think You Can Dance and funnily enough, it was from Katee and Joshua.
For Gev and Chelsie, I thought it was a believable couple. They really are likable which enhanced their dancing a contemporary love story routine. Gev and Chelsie both came from very solid partner pairings but I think they too can get that spark for themselves.
Okay, even though Joshua has got the ass for the rhumba and he and Courtney danced it well, I didn't feel the passion. It was beautiful though. Beautiful choreography, beautiful music... just the pitfalls of a new couple.
For Mark and Kherington's second number, they had jazz. There was no story, the choreography was just about showcasing the technique. Sure, if you want to lose the competition and get no votes! Was that just laziness on the choreographer's part? Mark and Kherington just got hosed tonight with their dance selection this week.
Finally! It was great to see Comfort and Twitch in their element and getting hip hop while not getting dragged down by their non buck partners. After all the slams that Twitch and Comfort got for not being trained dancers... it was nice for them to hit one out of the park. Nice bit of redemption and something they can hang their hat on.
Let me say this right now. No one could have done the pas de deux other than Will and Katee! Okay, so they had a little glitch at the beginning but who cares! It looked so difficult but so beautiful. Individually, Will and Katee might lack personality but when they get an emotional piece that they can sink their teeth into it's just breathtaking.
With all that being said... I think Chelsie right now is my favorite girl... It was a wonderful jive between her and Gev. Yeah, she can make a mannequin look good but Gev was surprisingly there with her. I caught a slight disconnect with their hands but they got it together for some of the turns. It's a tough call between her and Katee but Chelsie gets my vote for a better personality. Before I didn't get her vibe and she disappointed me with the Argentinian tango but she has progressed with more emotion and more characterization of her dance parts. Where Katee shines on slower pieces, I think Chelsie can do it all.
As for who had the best solos... again, Chelsie. It was cute, sexy and it actually looked well choreographed versus freestyle. And it wasn't the same hip hop tricks or contemporary leaps. By being the only ballroom dancer, she stood out.
Also standing out from the crowd was Mark! It was quirky and memorable just like him. Good job because it just might save him from the two disastrous routines he had...
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