After enduring some awful auditions for So You Think You Can Dance Season 4, Las Vegas week has finally arrived! There were some shockers as the heavily featured dancers did not make the cut! But before I spill the beans, let's recap some of the Las Vegas highlights.
Right off the bat, Robert Muraine, the insane popper from the first episode of So You Think You Can Dance bowed out. He couldn't even get through hip hop. It's hard to say whether or not it was a good decision... he certainly wasn't versatile enough, but just stay in for the face time, ya know?
Another to go bye bye quick was Claire Callaway. I'll say it before and I'll say it again. Girl should have waited another year to go back to SYTYCD auditions. It was just too soon and she didn't stand a chance in hell. She was over rated in her season anyway, now that I look back on old So You Think You Can Dance episodes.
So those were the pretenders. Others who deserved to make the top 20 that didn't make it are:
Kelli Baker! What a shocker. She's the girl whose mother is the High School Musical choreographer. Despite this, I believe she could have gotten in on her own merit. But, a hella lot of tough competition for the girls.
Sheila Kaiser also didn't make the cut. She's the student/dancer. You wonder how good she can be if she wasn't majoring in genius.
For the guys, I was surprised to see Evan Kasprzak go. I thought his Gene Kelly bit was great.
But the biggest shocker of all was Brandon Bryant not making the So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 top 20. Wow! But seeing as he's only 18, maybe they are saving him for another year? I mentioned that if he'd have any personality, he'd be the winner. Maybe he needed to be more camera ready.
Nigel Lythgoe always says that So You Think You Can Dance is about finding America's most favorite dancer not, most talented dancer. If that's the case, I hope the cast has plenty of charisma as I am not in agreement with a lot of the choices.
Those who already got face time and were featured who made it include:
Courtney Galiano, Chelsea Hightower, Susie Garcia, Kourtney Lind, Joshua Allen, Twitch, Kherington Payne, Katee Shean, Gev Manoukian, Matt Dorame, William Wingfield, Thayne Jesperson.
I couldn't quite the last names of these unfeatured dancers but they include:
Chelsea, Rayven, Jamie, Chris, Jessica King, Mark, Marquis Cunningham, Comfort.
Since they cut my favorites, I really don't know what to expect from this cast. There are still some extremely strong girls but it remains to be seen whether or not their personality can shine through along with their dancing.
I'm surprised that there is no red hot ballroom male dancer though. In fact, there used to be a few latin/ballroom dancers. Where'd they all go? I wonder if it's more of a departure this time around with the emphasis on solos.
We shall see what this year of So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 brings. Stay tuned on Fox and here to find out!
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So You Think You Can Dance Season 4, Milwaukee auditions
This week's So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 auditions were a mixture of dance auditions from Milwaukee and elsewhere. I guess they didn't want to show bad auditions anymore so they decided to show us the Las Vegas bound dancers who weren't already featured to give the audience some prep time to like them.
The people who made it to the next round of Las Vegas on this episode of So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 is:
Michael Kim is a great popper who had previously tried out. It's really good to see that these self taught dancers take their craft seriously to get dance lessons. He said he took ballet after he got cut two years ago. I'd love to see old So You Think You Dance Dance episodes to see how he's improved.
When I first saw Katee Shean and Natalie Reid feature piece, I thought oh now, another dumb BFF pair. But they turned in a couple of strong performances and I was pleasantly surprised.
Janette Manrarra and Romulo Villaverde are a pair of salsa dancers. Great soccer trick were the guy literally bounces her head on his foot! Other than that, there salsa was just okay. Janette is actually a much better dance than he is so she got through but Romulo didn't.
I can't see a tap dancer doing well on So You Think You Can Dance. It's just not the right platform but you never know. Bianca Revels just might prove me wrong that a tapper.
I like male dancers who are suave, and understated. Evan Kasprzak did a Gene Kelly bit with a fedora and that was so elegant. You knew he was powerful but he held it in. It's such a nice contrast as opposed to guys always showing off.
Kourtni Lind is a contemporary dancer who did really well and had interesting choreography. This year, the girl's competition is super tough so it will be interesting to see if she makes it.
Susie Garcia is the type of teacher that you can see get in trouble with the young male students. Maybe that's a bad stereotype but she flaunted it with a school girl look in her auditions. She squeaked through the choreography and got to Vegas. I guess the show needs sex appeal.
Next, comes the lesson that costuming is very important in dancing. Rebecca Hart had been rejected in a previous So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 audition. But persistence pays off and she got into Vegas by changing her costume and reauditioning!
Phillip Courter's story was about how he came to the auditions with his friend but she got injured. It was quite touching but that doesn't negate that Phillip's audition was only good and not spectacular.
Lizz Plott is another tap dancer who I question for So You Think You Can Dance. If she makes it to top 20, she's cannon fodder.
And that's it for the preliminary auditions. On the next episode for So You Think You Can Dance episode, we get to see who makes it to top 20 finalists!
The people who made it to the next round of Las Vegas on this episode of So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 is:
Michael Kim is a great popper who had previously tried out. It's really good to see that these self taught dancers take their craft seriously to get dance lessons. He said he took ballet after he got cut two years ago. I'd love to see old So You Think You Dance Dance episodes to see how he's improved.
When I first saw Katee Shean and Natalie Reid feature piece, I thought oh now, another dumb BFF pair. But they turned in a couple of strong performances and I was pleasantly surprised.
Janette Manrarra and Romulo Villaverde are a pair of salsa dancers. Great soccer trick were the guy literally bounces her head on his foot! Other than that, there salsa was just okay. Janette is actually a much better dance than he is so she got through but Romulo didn't.
I can't see a tap dancer doing well on So You Think You Can Dance. It's just not the right platform but you never know. Bianca Revels just might prove me wrong that a tapper.
I like male dancers who are suave, and understated. Evan Kasprzak did a Gene Kelly bit with a fedora and that was so elegant. You knew he was powerful but he held it in. It's such a nice contrast as opposed to guys always showing off.
Kourtni Lind is a contemporary dancer who did really well and had interesting choreography. This year, the girl's competition is super tough so it will be interesting to see if she makes it.
Susie Garcia is the type of teacher that you can see get in trouble with the young male students. Maybe that's a bad stereotype but she flaunted it with a school girl look in her auditions. She squeaked through the choreography and got to Vegas. I guess the show needs sex appeal.
Next, comes the lesson that costuming is very important in dancing. Rebecca Hart had been rejected in a previous So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 audition. But persistence pays off and she got into Vegas by changing her costume and reauditioning!
Phillip Courter's story was about how he came to the auditions with his friend but she got injured. It was quite touching but that doesn't negate that Phillip's audition was only good and not spectacular.
Lizz Plott is another tap dancer who I question for So You Think You Can Dance. If she makes it to top 20, she's cannon fodder.
And that's it for the preliminary auditions. On the next episode for So You Think You Can Dance episode, we get to see who makes it to top 20 finalists!
So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 Premiere
I just finished watching the first episode of So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 on Fox. It was a compilation of auditions from Charleston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Salt Lake City.
The first episode of SYTYCD Season 4 was an 2 hour episode and here were the highlights:
I've seen Devin Oshiro before on America's Most Talented Kids. She definitely has talent and can dance which would be why she got a gold ticket right off the bat.
Jonathan Anzalone from Italy is hot but what a manho! There are just some moves that some men shouldn't do and that includes putting your leg behind your head. Dude could probably lick himself.
Sex (David) is back for his third year. Yeah, he's good for a few laughs but I hate the righteous indignation of the judges. If they hate him so much, then Nigel (being the producer) would cancel his screen time from the more deserving dancers.
Twitch from season 3 who was the last guy to get cut in Vegas is also back. To be totally honest, his audition disappointed. He was smooth but didn't have the wow factor. If he makes it to the live show, he'll be cannon fodder.
Phillip Chbeeb (rubber arms boy) also made a returned visit from last year and got through the choreography round is off to Las Vegas.
William Wingfield was cool in his audition. It was a tad pretentious but I dug it because it made a statement.
Erika Gee showed that she's a beautiful dancer and got a ticket to Vegas. Let's see if she's got the goods to go into the voting rounds.
Leonidas Proskurov and Aliona Vetrenko were smoking hot. A ballroom dancer will never win this show but when they are in their element, their skill just blow away all the wannabe amateurs.
Another ballroom pair, Ricky Sun and Asuka Kondoh got their tickets to Vegas but I seriously doubt we'll be seeing more of them. Just not memorable enough.
Kherington Payne reminds me of Keira Knightley from Bend it like Beckham. I think it was definitely the IT factor because I don't think she had the technique to go straight through to Vegas. We'll see though.
Robert Muraine had an unbelievable audition! Dude is just sick, sick, sick! His whole body must be double jointed.
So to recap, known ticket holders to the Vegas round:
Devin Oshiro, Twitch, Phillip Chbeeb, William Wingfield, Erika Gee, Leonidas Proskurov and Aliona Vetrenko, Ricky Sun and Asuka Kondoh, Kherington Payne, and Robert Muraine.
Good start for So You Think you Can Dance Season 4!
The first episode of SYTYCD Season 4 was an 2 hour episode and here were the highlights:
I've seen Devin Oshiro before on America's Most Talented Kids. She definitely has talent and can dance which would be why she got a gold ticket right off the bat.
Jonathan Anzalone from Italy is hot but what a manho! There are just some moves that some men shouldn't do and that includes putting your leg behind your head. Dude could probably lick himself.
Sex (David) is back for his third year. Yeah, he's good for a few laughs but I hate the righteous indignation of the judges. If they hate him so much, then Nigel (being the producer) would cancel his screen time from the more deserving dancers.
Twitch from season 3 who was the last guy to get cut in Vegas is also back. To be totally honest, his audition disappointed. He was smooth but didn't have the wow factor. If he makes it to the live show, he'll be cannon fodder.
Phillip Chbeeb (rubber arms boy) also made a returned visit from last year and got through the choreography round is off to Las Vegas.
William Wingfield was cool in his audition. It was a tad pretentious but I dug it because it made a statement.
Erika Gee showed that she's a beautiful dancer and got a ticket to Vegas. Let's see if she's got the goods to go into the voting rounds.
Leonidas Proskurov and Aliona Vetrenko were smoking hot. A ballroom dancer will never win this show but when they are in their element, their skill just blow away all the wannabe amateurs.
Another ballroom pair, Ricky Sun and Asuka Kondoh got their tickets to Vegas but I seriously doubt we'll be seeing more of them. Just not memorable enough.
Kherington Payne reminds me of Keira Knightley from Bend it like Beckham. I think it was definitely the IT factor because I don't think she had the technique to go straight through to Vegas. We'll see though.
Robert Muraine had an unbelievable audition! Dude is just sick, sick, sick! His whole body must be double jointed.
So to recap, known ticket holders to the Vegas round:
Devin Oshiro, Twitch, Phillip Chbeeb, William Wingfield, Erika Gee, Leonidas Proskurov and Aliona Vetrenko, Ricky Sun and Asuka Kondoh, Kherington Payne, and Robert Muraine.
Good start for So You Think you Can Dance Season 4!
Welcome to a new season of So You Think You Can Dance Season 4!
Whoo! So You Think You Can Dance is back for 2008, season 4! This has always been my favorite dance show with it's combination of judges, voting and dance versatility of the YOUNG generation. They know where it's at.
Welcome back Cat, Nigel, et al! I might not always agree with you but you guys are entertaining.
Can't wait for a great new year of cheering, frustration and more cheering, lol!
On my blog, you'll find my biographies of my favorite dancers, pictures and whatever else I can dig up.
Get ready for So You Think You Can Dance 2008, Season 4!
Welcome back Cat, Nigel, et al! I might not always agree with you but you guys are entertaining.
Can't wait for a great new year of cheering, frustration and more cheering, lol!
On my blog, you'll find my biographies of my favorite dancers, pictures and whatever else I can dig up.
Get ready for So You Think You Can Dance 2008, Season 4!
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