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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 9:47 pm
I just found the link below while searching for something else. Along with reviews of tonight's dances, it seems to have the videos of all the pairs performances. I said "seems", because I couldn't test out...I am on dialup connection tonight! http://tapeworthy.blogspot.com/2007/08/so-you-think-you-can-dance-aces-8s_4431.html
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Keldogg
Member
08-12-2005
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 10:01 pm
Everybody sees things so differently...I was curious after reading what you all had written about Lacey and the flower. I saw it totally differently. After such an emotional and gut-wrenching dance, and the judges reviews and all, I simply saw it as a way to "let go", relieve the tension, that type of thing. But everybody comes from their own place. My favorite dancer of the night was Sabra, my favorite dance was Mia's.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 10:17 pm
Mia's routine didn't affect me. I was more affected by Lacey and the flower(not in a good way) I voted for Sara tonight. Just cuz. Msbullwnkl I forgive you 
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 10:39 pm
The show was interupted in my area due to a main bridge collapeing. Hopefully they will replay it late night one of these nights so I can watch it.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 1:34 am
Costa, sorry I missed your post. I'd be up for going to the show if you get a chance to do so again. Sabra still just amazes me.
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Sharinia
Member
09-07-2002
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 4:56 am
I have to chime in about the wonderfulness of Sabra. She uses everything she has to the fullest - her arms, her hands, her eyes, her smile.... her legs even look long though she's petite. And her movements are so strikingly and beautifully fluid. Looks like she's the front runner here! Danny gets kudos btw for finding chemistry with Sara. Lacey and Neil's lack of chemistry was odd - it seems like they don't like each other.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 6:18 am
Sabra definately has natural talent and I think she'll go far.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 7:00 am
Is it wrong of me to love Neil without his shirt on? I just think he is very very very cute. And Lauren is growing on me. I was glad to hear the judges kind of criticize the choreographers because it seemed earlier to me that the dancers were getting blamed for what the choreographers were doing, which was staging dances that had very little to do with the indicated style. It happened several times last week. Not the dancers' fault (IMO) if the choreographer doesn't give them the right moves. Otherwise they would be criticized for not doing the choreography! I realize Lacey's hair is fake but couldn't she fix it a little better? Dom looked really good in all black and he was born to do Latin dances. He looked really good regardless of whether it was a rhumba or not.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 7:03 am
I'm with Ketchup on this... I loved the idea behind Mia's routine, but thought the park bench last year was about 100 times better. I'm really not a Lacey fan, and I just didn't see the emotion. And yeah, that flower. Certainly didn't help my impression of her. Loved Sabra's and Pasha's dances. Dang, that girl is good. I now want Sabra to win this thing! Danny's really impressing me lately. And he and Sara really did have some chemistry, which surprised me. The only reason I don't want Danny to win this is because I think it's a better opp for Sabra (Danny's already been there done that). Sea, I'll keep you posted. I'm on a wait list for the show in two weeks, so keep your fingers crossed.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 7:06 am
Dom has a cute lil butt in those black pants.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 7:33 am
Dom is just cute. Sabra is just wonderful. Pasha has enough charm to be dangerous. I didn't get the emotion in the Mia piece. I appreciated the sentiment but I thought the dance was a letdown and didn't showcase the dancers. But I'm pretty obtuse when it comes to things like that.
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Roppiepie
Member
05-06-2004
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 7:46 am
Cricket rickey.org usually posts YOUtubes after the performances. You could also search YOUtube yourself.
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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 8:10 am
I think Sabra and Lauren are going to give Lacey a run for her money. I think they're both so good!
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Doublethink
Member
08-23-2006
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 8:18 am
Glad to see there were some others who didn't feel affected by Mia's routine. I lost my father at a very young age, was expecting to feel something, but nada. Thanks Ketchup and Costa, I was feeling all alone in this opinion last night.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 9:46 am
If we didn't know it was about her father, would people have been so moved and/or impressed?
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Biginjapan
Member
07-23-2005
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 10:02 am
No--I actually missed the intro to the dance and at the end i was thinking why is everyone crying. I don't get it.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 10:09 am
I think it was the story, much more than the dance itself, that touched everyone. The story choked me up, but the dance didn't have the same effect. And the hamming-it-up-flower-spitting was really out of place.
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Mack
Member
07-23-2002
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 10:11 am
I do think they "set up" the comments last night by pre-loading emotions with an explanation of what Mia's routine was supposed to be about. While nicely done it wasn't fantastic and certainly nothing like the park bench number which was incredible.
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 10:15 am
I missed the park bench routine..Is there a link to see it?
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Trini
Member
07-06-2004
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 10:19 am
...I am not feeling feel Neil in any of his pieces he might just be going home tonight.
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 10:21 am
Heidi and Travis' "Park Bench" routine
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 10:44 am
The story definitely had a lot of emotion. But the dance lacked it completely, in my opinion. Had I not known what it was about, there is no way I'd have caught the meaning. And I was all prepared to be all weepy, and really, I only got weepy when I saw Mia and Mary breaking up.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 10:47 am
BTW, I absolutely disagree with Nigel about a thousand percent... There is no way that dance last night could even come close to the Park Bench. You could see the emotion in Heidi and Travis, even in that teensy YouTube video. Even this season's hummingbird with Hok and Jaime didn't come close.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 11:52 am
Don't you just love the generosity of people who are willing to share what others have missed? Thank you, Neko, for sharing the youtube, which then also made me remember to go and watch the "Hummingbird" routine (I got into DWTS late) and see how beautiful it was also.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, August 02, 2007 - 11:56 am
Glad I'm not the only one who thought Lacey's flower blowing at the end was inappropriate. As much as I loved Benji and can appreciate her technical skills, I'm not a fan of hers. And thanks to neko for posting the link to last year's dance -- that was such an amazing number I remember watching it over and over and over again. I understand that this year's number had meaning to Mia, but as an outsider watching it left me feeling nothing much. I forgot to vote, but The first couple was my favorite.
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