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The TVClubHouse: Other Reality Shows ARCHIVES: Archives for 2008 - 2: Step it up & Dance on Bravo: Archive through May 30, 2008 users admin

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Sromano
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04-04-2008

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 7:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sromano a private message Print Post    
Did anyone watch the premiere? Thoughts?

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
I did.

My thoughts? I miss So You Think You Can Dance. Is that show totally over?

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 11:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Yanke, not over! Someone on the figure skating board I visit was talking about their experience at the auditions going on right now for this season SYTYCD.

Step it Up so far, hard to tell. But of course I'll keep watching!

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
I watched a piece of it today on rerun. It bothered me that they had so many flashing lights on stage that it was hard to clearly see the dancers. I never even noticed when the one blonde dancer exited the stage! Please, fewer lighting effects and more pure dancing!

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Friday, April 25, 2008 - 6:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Is anyone still watching?
I tried to find this thread last night to post, and couldn't find it--partly because the word "Dance" isn't in the title (it's "Step it Up and Dance", isn't it?); and partly because it had fallen down so far.

I am continuing to critique them for their camera angles...I can't believe they actually cut to the judges' faces in the midst of a dance solo (I remember specifically a solo by Cody)...who DOES that in a dance competition? And sometimes there camera is very far away from the stage.

I also miss the interactive nature of "So You think you can dance" (ie viewer voting). I did predict who would go last night (Tovah). Janelle and Cody are still my favorites.

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Bluejaxrock
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04-23-2004

Friday, April 25, 2008 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bluejaxrock a private message Print Post    
I caught pieces of this last night. All I know about this show is from the commercials for it, and from those teasers I'd decided I didn't like Miguel because of his hair. After what I was able to sit through last night, I now have valid reasons for not liking him...lol

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Friday, April 25, 2008 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I keep falling asleep on this show.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, April 25, 2008 - 1:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I DVR it (since there are other shows I record that are on at the same time). :-)

Ramsfan
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01-27-2004

Friday, April 25, 2008 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ramsfan a private message Print Post    
I completely forgot about this show (which probably says something about it...). I did watch last night. I'm disappointed with the lack of actual dancing. The performers from the show Stomp are extremely talented, but I really missed dancing. My favorite part was the time of solos. I wish they had been longer.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 9:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Tonight was Broadway dancing to songs from Damn Yankees, from a production Jason Alexander recently did (he brought along his choreographer). More than anything, my chief complaint with this is that they STILL insist on cutting away from the dancing to show someone watching for a few seconds (one of the judges, someone in the wings). Totally distracting and uncalled for! Who does this on a dance show?

PS Oscar went home.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, May 02, 2008 - 6:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
The do it to show the judges' expressions. As when the elimination group danced first, it looked like they were completely out of sync. Seeing the judges' expressions just laid the groundwork for what they said after that first dance. I don't mind the cutaways; if I wanted to watch an entire hour of dance, I'd go attend a performance. This is a TV show after all. They also don't show the entire 1.5-2 hours of rehearsal, or their costume fittings, and so on.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Friday, May 09, 2008 - 12:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Mike finally went home tonight. He does seem to have "raw" talent and natural ability, but needs more technical training. I thought Miguel (whom I like less and less) really set him up tonight when Miguel took over the choreography, and had Mike doing a spontaneous solo of his own choosing (that bit skipping around in a circle, for one thing). Manuel basically was dancing with Janelle and leaving Mike to his own devices at that point.

I still like Cody first, foremost, and best on all counts, and can't understand why anyone else would win.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Monday, May 12, 2008 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Watching the previouslies, and their complaining about how tired they were after just two hours rehearsal (in the Damn Yankees segment). Geeze! These people would all out die in a drum corps. Drum corps practice every day, in the hot summer sun....get up, eat breakfast, rehearse for hours, have lunch, rehearse for more hours, have dinner, more rehearsal, dinner...rinse, repeat.

And, if anyone is wondering if doing drum corps is not very physical.....twice, some labs have hooked up members to machines and monitored their heart rate/respiration during a regular day's rehearsal, and its been shown these folks have the heart rate/respiration of an elite marathoner.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 9:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Seems like I'm about the only one watching, but if anyone cares:
NO ONE was eliminated tonight, and as a matter of fact they ADDED back in one of the eliminated dancers (Oscar). Cody ended up in bottom 2 with Janelle, so thank goodness for no elimination.

The spotlight tonight was on Latin ballroom dancing, and I knew they were going to have guest dancers, so was hoping to see some Dancing with the Stars pros, but no luck---instead the guests were the eliminated dancers, who were competing for a chance to come back, with Oscar winning that.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 9:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I'm still watching. My DVR doesn't pick it up till one of the repeats on the weekend though, cause it clashes with too many things on Thursday nights.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Hi, Whoami!
For anyone who's interested, they are running a Step it Up and Dance marathon, I think on Saturday, if my tired brain remembers correctly!

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Friday, May 16, 2008 - 5:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Yeah, I catch the repeats at some point during the week. I have been watching on Wed. nights, I think ... the night before the new ones comes on.

Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Friday, May 16, 2008 - 6:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
I'm watching as well and I enjoy it for some oddly reason lol

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Friday, May 16, 2008 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
Liked the dancing this round.

Biginjapan
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07-23-2005

Friday, May 16, 2008 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biginjapan a private message Print Post    
That Cody is an awesome dancer.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Monday, May 19, 2008 - 9:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
I love Oscar's reaction to Elizabeth Berkeley. That she was in Showgirls. Good thing they aren't making them play the Showgirls Drinking Game.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 9:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I'm loving Nick! :o))

And sorry to see Oscar leave again. :-((

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 9:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
I was so sorry they brought Oscar back only to oust him again.

Wow, they left a large group (five) for the finals! Did they run out of funding for the show and need to end it early? It just seems strange they didn't go to a final 3 at least before the finale.

Bitbitsmom
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08-17-2007

Friday, May 30, 2008 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bitbitsmom a private message Print Post    
I am still loving this show -- but the lack of activity here makes me think the cheese stands alone. I've been singing 'The Man in the Mirror' all day. I'm so over Cody and sounds like the judges are too.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Friday, May 30, 2008 - 7:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
I am still watching, but didn't bother posting last night because of the lack of activity here. Glad to see someone else here!
Sorry to see Janelle go home, I was rather hoping it would be Miguel.
I LOVE Mochi, and am actually hoping she wins.