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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 10:57 am
Yes, Paula Abdul got a big break by choreographing for Janet.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 12:31 pm
aahh cool info Smokey. Interesting about Sonny Bono. So the commercials probably are careful to use just that amount.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 1:00 pm
I think, Pamy, that when they use a song in a commercial, the writer has given permission for its use and is being paid a very hefty fee (it's just a cost of production). Whenever I hear a commercial with a recognizable song, DH and I always say, "Oh, [fill in name here] is making a pile of money on that!" Ironically, I saw that insurance commercial last night that plays the Jackson 5 song (I'll be there?), and I thought, "Well, I hope some of that money will get back to his kids."
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 7:55 am
The MJ special will not be this week. If they get the clearances it will be next week, at the soonest.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 7:21 pm
Unless something is wrong, I'm showing the Michael Jackson episode of AI idol airing at 8pm local time tonight. (It's on my DVR channel guide.)
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, June 29, 2009 - 7:34 pm
Costa, I think LT is referring to a Michael Jackson tribute that SYTYCD is going to do, not the AI one.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 8:34 am
Yeah, this is the SYTYCD thread and we were talking about Nigel tweeting about a special he's trying to put together, so I was talking about SYTYCD
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 9:57 am
Someone upthread mentioned the AI show would repeat.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 10:38 am
Yeah Nigel tweeted yesterday letting people know that this wasn't just being thrown together overnight. The AI one was last night and IMO was probably not the best idea since it just didn't scream MJ to me and seeing the whole top 13 wasn't a good flashback.. I mostly FF through all the judging and Ryan and just listened to the performances and with many of them also just ff on through.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 6:19 pm
Anyone watching tonight? The chain dance was interesting...what was the "TMI" that one of the dancers shared? I missed that.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 6:31 pm
Classical ballet piece tonight. Pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet. Problem I had with it was that I kept memory-flashing Barishnikov in the movie "Turning Point", a movie I loved and saw over and over. What did others think of the piece?
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 6:38 pm
I was only half listening, Beth, but it wsa something about keeping the chains in their apartment, I think. Liked the chain dance. Ballet was OK. I wasn't as enthused as the judges. Thought the lifts were a bit forced. But keep in mind that my last ballet class was when I was 9, so possibly their opinion is more valid than mine. I have said this so often, but I love this show. It makes me happy.
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 7:37 pm
Same here, Yesitsme. It makes me happy, too. I love what I've learned about dance from this show and I love that the show has given this to me. I wasn't thrilled with the ballet, but did think it was beautiful. My favorite two dances were the first dance with Brandon and Janette and the vampire dance with Kupono and Kayla. I also enjoyed Phillip and Jeanine. It's strange and interesting to me that I don't feel totally pulled to any one dancer over the others. It seems each week I enjoy someone else.
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Dancingurl3813
Member
07-20-2005
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 8:19 pm
I'm sorry if this was already discussed but wasn't Brandon a dancer on this show like a few years ago?
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Dancingurl3813
Member
07-20-2005
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 8:21 pm
Oh and one other thing, did anyone see the new dance movie that Kenzington is starring in? Looks pretty cool!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 8:23 pm
Brandon & Jeanette's Cha-cha was really good. Mia actually said some really nice things to Brandon (made him tear up).
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 8:50 pm
I love Brandon!!! he teared up, I teared up! I think even Cat teared up. WTH is it with the 3rd judge?? why do they try and talk the longest and throw out a bunch of mumbo jumbo half the time? Things like 'the lyrical twist in the bend of your protruding toe needed to pop more' LOL
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 7:33 am
Brandon tried out for the show last year but didn't make it pass Vegas - I think he was the last man cut. The chain thing...she said that they had chains all over their apartment...and it came out wrong...which of course wasn't what she meant at all but it was just one of those things that got everybody's mind at the wrong place at the right time... This was the first time I have ever totally loved Kayla and seen what the judges were so excited about. I think before perhaps her extreme beauty kept me from focusing on her dancing...let's face it, the girl is very beautiful...but with the makeup her face was less of am emphasis and you could see the lines of her dancing. Oddly enough I thought Randi and Evan were some of the weaker dancers last night, especially Evan. They are my favorites at this point though so I'm hoping it was just an anomoly. The thing is that I don't think any of the couples were weak last night so although I think there were some that were BETTER than the others none of them were bad. I'm sure that Caitlin and Jason and Karla and Vitolio will be in the bottom, but I don't have a clue who will be the 3rd couple.
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Ladyw
Member
06-28-2007
| Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 8:40 am
How can you not love the ballet piece -- Ballet is the foundation-- it is the Yi Chi (sp) of dance. --sorry its the 8 years of being a dance mom in me.... That being said, Ade was not all that in the ballet (his feet and extentsion ere ehh..) and I would have been curious to see what it would have looked like without a trained ballerina doing it flat not en-pointe. That was a total set up in my opinion. I can't see how any of the the other girls would have readily put on pointe shoes to do that (NOT). But I agree with Nigel in that it was nice to be able to sse a classical ballet piece. Plus I give props to doing anything en-pointe on that stage it is probably so slippery..... I really liked all of the dances except for the alien one -- didn't get it. I also agreed with Mia (for once)-- the chain --I focused more on the chain then the dancers -- waiting to see if the chain was going to "muck" things up... This is such a great season...
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Madelane
Member
08-20-2001
| Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 8:59 am
It's so crazy that despite my obsession with this show I rarely comment on here. It's probably because all I can say is I loved this! I loved that! This and that made me cry! I don't know if Mia deserved such quick forgiveness but I am going to let it go if she will let it go. Grr. The ballet made my cry! Real classical ballet on SYTYCD! Of course, last season's pas de deux was also divine, but the pointe shoes sent me over the edge. And Melissa looked so angelic. I think Caitlin is going home tonight. And maybe Jason. Both Randi and Evan looked so different last night, both in face and body. You know what's funny, I don't see Kayla as being all that beautiful RoxiP but that doesn't stop me from loving her every move. She kind of looks like every girl I went to high school with to me. If she leaves, though, I will cut someone. Can we talk about the guy with the fur hat on in the audience? I would like to discuss that.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 9:04 am
Do the dancers have anything to do w/ picking out their costumes? I keep hearing the judges criticize them (for ex. the tin foil on the alien costume last night). Should that be a consideration of judging and voting for your favorite?
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 9:50 am
I doubt the dancers get to pick their costumes so I don't think the judges should comment on them, unless it is in defense of a dancer. And that guy with a fur hat was just weird.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 9:51 am
I really liked how Karla so easily did the costume switch in their number. Flawless! (Maybe I'm just easily amazed! LOL) I think my favorites last night were Brandon and Jeanette and Karla and Vitolio. I liked the music and the feel of Randi and Evan's routine, but agree with Roxip that they did seem weaker to me than many of the other dancers last night. I still don't really have a "favorite" yet though. I don't know the whole history of Mia/Brandon because I usually only start watching the show after they pick the top 20. From what I gather she was extremely harsh toward him? I wonder if her words were sincerely true last night about be the hardest on the most talented, or was she trying to win back some good will. I know that their are instructors that apply that method. I don't know too much about the situation between the two of them though. What do you think?
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 9:52 am
Grooch, I think the choreographers pick the costumes out, don't they? It's their vision and the dancers need to make their vision show in their dance. I loved the first dance with Brandon and his partner. They are so good together. I thought Mia said a bunch of garbage to get around the point she was so unfairly hard on Brandon in the past. Give me a break that she's hardest on those she loves. I'm not buying it one bit. Lady w, great post on the ballet dance.
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 10:07 am
I too loved Romeo and Juliet. I am glad Ade could support Caitlin in the lifts. I was worried that someone other than Caitiln would get the ballet piece. At least she got to do one piece in her genre.
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