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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 10:39 am
Public Relations?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 11:36 am
Project Runway (Sea mentions it in a post above)
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 11:44 am
LOL Scooter. Yeah, public relations but not when we are talking about designer reality shows! 
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 12:39 pm
LOL...I was thinking Puerto Rico.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 12:48 pm
Costa!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 5:49 pm
Oh she who thinks she's an angel but she is so NOT! 
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 8:28 pm
Thanks LadyW, interesting info!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, June 02, 2009 - 12:06 am
According to a link in the spoiler thread over at TwoP Kelli Baker did make the top 20 last year but quit to dance in LA. She was replaced by Courtney Galianno.
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 7:41 pm
I am so sad that Natalie got cut!!! I don't understand how she did after being so close last year and getting such good reviews in the first shows this year.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 8:03 pm
My girl Paula's still in it!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 9:18 pm
I couldn't believe they cut Natalie either. They kept some others that were not very good. She should have gotten bonus points because the Choreographer asked her to demonstrate how to do the dance.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 9:28 pm
I love the 2 brothers and want them in the top 20. They have life in their dancing.
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Redpen
Member
07-24-2003
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 9:59 pm
Why didn't they let Natalie "dance for her life?" She is as good as some they kept. I don't get it. I think the judges are being subjective.
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Ladyw
Member
06-28-2007
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 10:38 pm
they best keep brandon...and at least 1 of the brothers....
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 11:12 pm
Remember Danny from season 3? According to another site he's no longer dancing.
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Jennywa
Member
07-17-2003
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 11:17 pm
Redpen, I thought the same thing. I agree that the judges are very arbitrary about who they ask to dance again, but I guess that's their preogative.
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Carmenv
Member
04-14-2006
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 6:44 am
I was shocked and saddened that they cut Natalie, and am surprised by how negative they have been to Brandon. I think they are both wonderful dancers and I agree that Natalie is better than many they have kept. She is certainly better than either one of the blond sisters. Whatever. Judging by the previews for tonight, my guess is they bring the last spot for the guys down to the two brothers, and go through that whole drama like they did with Katee and Natalie last season over which one gets to stay. Sad, really, because I would like to see them BOTH in the Top 20. Maybe they will surprise us and say - you are BOTH through?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 7:06 am
Natalie screwed up on the choreography, and that's why they asked her to perform the same dance again. It's different than saying "OK you did the choreography OK but we'll let you dance for your life." That said, I was sorry to see her go but I did see some female dancers that were better than she was. She is definitely good but I didn't see the charisma that this show is also wanting to air.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 7:41 am
One of the blonde sisters got cut. I don't think that Natalie got a second opportunity to do choreography - wasn't that the tall guy? It was strange that she was not as good during the actual audition as she was when she was demonstrating the choreography with Brandon. Perhaps her nerves got the better of her? I was sorriest to see that little girl go who was so amazing in her audition (was it Gabi Rojas?) and yet just couldn't do choreography. I had really wanted her to do well. I was very proud of that little tapdancer guy when he acknowledge that the responsibility for getting through was on him...none of that blaming everybody else for his own inability to do what it takes to shine in this competition. But I felt for them all by the end of the day - what a long, brutal day. You could see that all of them were absolutely drained and exhausted - I guess the point was seeing who could endure and still be charismatic even past the point of exhaustion.
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Sia
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 10:58 am
And why are they forced to stay up all night long working on a routine with a group of people of disparate dance-styles? It's like in AI when they're tossed together into makeshift groups and personalities clash and people just crash and burn. I think the fatigue alone would knock some of them out of the competition. As for the Rojas girl, she's an awesome dancer, but I don't think she was allowed any rest time. She has crippling rheumatoid arthritis, and it's cruel, imo, to expect her to dance for endless hours. Natalie must have been exhausted after so much dancing, too. She should have survived the cut based on the quality of her dancing during the demonstration. By the time the actual audition came around, she must have been extremely fatigues. Not fair. Brandon is quite possibly the best dancer I've ever seen. I can't imagine why the judges have been so critical of him. I would place him in the 20 immediately, based solely on his initial audition. Awesome, amazing dancer!
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Carmenv
Member
04-14-2006
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 12:33 pm
I saw that one of the blonde sisters got cut, but she still made it further than Natalie, which I just don't understand. Did the judges see Natalie & Brandon demonstrate Sonya's (not sure of the spelling!) choreography? It was flawless, and I can't believe they wouldn't just put her through based solely on that. Does anyone else think it was some kind of weird ratings stunt??? Or was she just not as good as I thought she was...given how far she made it last year, I would be surprised if that was the case, but...
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Ladyw
Member
06-28-2007
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 1:45 pm
I asked my daughter - when we were watching last night -- and they were making all these weird cuts "what are they looking at? -- her guess, was that they weren't "feeling" the music, they were just doing the dance motions. Something else she said, -- that maybe only dancers understand - those that they showed and cut seemed to be not dancing "thru" -- "Dancing thru" being: movements (especially Mia's stuff), must be so intense and even just a hand placement and movement needs to flow though all the way past the fingertips -- that you must show a commitment to the dance piece not just going through the motions -- I think that's what the cut was all about. they know technically who can do what, but now they needed to see -- who could take the emotion and show that. You can be a technically great dancer, but you need to be able to show emotion and feel the music (not just with your solo that you have practiced over and over) but with any music. Because -- look at the show itself, you have many different types of music and dance and need to be able to adapt and pretend that you have been dancing that style all your life.. Does that kind of make sense...
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 2:25 pm
Not even close. Please try again Seriously you did fine.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 2:58 pm
It makes sense to me and your daughter said it beautifully. It is the same way with singing - there are some singers who can sing beautifully but if there is no emotion behind it then it doesn't mean anything...and then there are some singers who aren't as good of singers but they make the listener feel exactly what they are feeling when they sing (I always thought Garth Brooks was an example of this).
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 3:33 pm
Which is why I think Natalie was cut. She may have rocked during practice, but when it came time to dance to impress the judges, she failed. I didn't "feel her." As far as the group dances, I totally get them. They will be paired up and will be dancing with others who may or may not be within their style of dance. They also need to be able to play well with others, and having a group of 5 or 6 choreograph a short number that showcases their combined skills is a great team building exercise.
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