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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 11:27 am
You may want to have tissues at the ready tonight(or whenever you watch).
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 11:31 am
You can't just put something like that out there and not say anything further! I have to go to church so I won't get to see the show until around midnight...darn it Ketchup!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 4:15 pm
As I understand it, Ade & Melissa do a contemporary piece related to breast cancer that is very moving.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 6:17 pm
I missed the Ade and Melissa piece unfortunately, but I am really enjoying Ellen DeGeneres on the panel. I wish it were just Nigel, Ellen and Mary tonight.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 6:20 pm
Beth, you are in luck because they have not danced it yet. Each pair does 2 dances tonight.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 6:51 pm
Wow, Tice really did an outstanding job in portraying the emotions of cancer in that dance. On to a lighter note, Brandon's solo was spectacular!! That boy can move and flip and split like nobody's business!!
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Msbullwnkl
Member
08-16-2005
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 7:28 pm
Melissa and Ade's performance tonight inspired me to pick up the phone and vote. That was so beautifully danced, and I for one don't want to see them in the bottom tomorrow night.
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 7:28 pm
Tyce's breast cancer number was SO moving! I was in tears. I think they should have closed the show with it.
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 9:37 pm
The breast cancer number was so moving and beautiful. This is why I love this show so much. Before ever watching SYTYCD, I never realized how dance can be such an emotional experience and how deeply moving it could be for me. It's given me an incredible love and respect for dance.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 10:23 pm
And to think that they were almost voted off last week. Hope that's on the tour.
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Houstonndirish
Member
03-23-2006
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 10:54 pm
Ade and Melissa did Tyce proud. I had tears as well at the end and even more when the judges were discussing it. Mia really broke up and I lost it some more. I know she recently lost her dad to cancer - I remember one of her dances last year was in honor of him. That being said, I thought the first part of the show was rather flat as well. Between all the ballroom dances and the uninspiring music that went with the dance - it just didn't do much for the dancers. The show seems to have more ballroom dances this year. I thought Shane's dance was quite good as well.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 5:23 am
Without doubt Ade and Melissa's performance was the highlight of what was a less than outstanding evening. Tyce had the perfect couple and he maximized their particular abilities. I don't mean to say that Ade and Melissa are individually the best dancers but together, for this type of choreography, they were the perfect blend of psychical strength and grace. I'm not sure any other potential couple blend could have pulled this off as well.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 7:16 am
Nigel was right... the first half of the show was a royal snooze. It wasn't until the last three dances that any of the dances actually went anywhere. Jeannine/Brandon: That pop jazz routine was out of this world. BOTH of them were awesome... strong and hitting it. Love this routine and loved them! Melissa/Ade: There's nothing that hasn't already been said about this piece. It was beautiful, it was heart breaking, it was glorious. And yes, I cried. (The two of them have always had great chemistry, but the trust she has to just fling herself at him and know he's gonna catch her? Amazing!) Kayla/Jason: While the two of them are not my favorite dancers, this was a great piece and I was surprised how well both of them did. I enjoyed it. All of the rest of the dances were bor-ring! And oh yeah, talk about cross promotion. Simon Fuller? Seriously? TWO songs from American Idol winners? Really? How stoopid do you think we are? Oh yeah. Evan. Sorry. I hope he goes this week. He's great in his own genre, as evidenced by his solo, but I just don't "feel" him in any other style.
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 7:30 am
Brandon and Jeanine second dance was powerful and marvelous!
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 7:40 am
I'm just wondering out loud here so don't rag on me too bad. Seems to me that there's an excellent chance that Ade and Melissa will get enough votes based on their breast cancer performance to keep them out of the bottom. If that's true then Evan's fan base is really going to have to come through which would put Jason and Brandon in the bottom. That probably puts Jason at the most risk though I don't know how strong is Brandon's fan base. On the ladies' side seems to me that Kayla might be at the most risk with maybe Janette close. My point is that this one performance, based on the potential of people being motivated to call in because of it, could be extremely pivotal. With this close of a group, Evan notwithstanding, there is going to be at least one or two really good dancers let go tonight possibly slightly out of order of what might have happened without this great piece. Am I making sense....not sure I am?????
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 7:42 am
When the evening started, I had high hopes. I loved the opening group number. I'm not sure what happened, but the first round was pretty much awful. For most of it, I don't blame the dancers, but blame the choreographers. For pete's sake, a waltz to a funeral dirge? Okay, it might not have been one, but it felt like it. Loved Brandon and Jeanine's pop jazz thing. when I saw who the choreographer was, I was scared and my daughter asked when she became pop jazz instead of hip hop, but it was good. We both liked it. Evan/Janette - umm, well, it was okay. That rumba was awfully slow, though. I was kind of disappointed because I thought she could have been showcased better. Kayla/Jason were a pleasant surprise with Shane's hiphop routine. I had to go back later and watch it again to appreciate it because it came after ... Melissa/Ade's Tyce number. This was the showcase dance and it should have been last. I was bawling before it was half over. Gosh this piece grabbed (not just touched) my heart and soul. His strength and her grace were a sight to behold. I don't think another couple could have carried this off. She knows how to jump, and they'd worked together and built up such a trust that she didn't think twice about it. My daughter is billy badass's little sister, if you know what I mean, and I even caught moisture in her eyes. I never vote on these things, but I had to vote for Ade numerous times last night because I'm so afraid that he will go home tonight. I was reading someplace yesterday that Evan was predicted to win this thing and that scares the crap outta me.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 7:45 am
Mack, you posted while I was typing, but yes, you made sense, but I sincerely hope that last dance was enough to keep Ade out of the bottom. Both last week and last night, he's danced his bum off and I personally don't think he deserves to go before Jason OR Evan.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 8:14 am
my guess is: Bottom 2 guys: Evan & Jason (with Jason going home) Bottom 2 girls: Kayla & Jeanette (with Kayla going home)
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 8:25 am
Ladytex, if he does (Evan wins), I may never watch this show again! He has been, from the beginning, my least favorite male dancer!!!! I know you are supposed to vote for your "favorite" dancer, but honestly, neither Kayla, Jason, or Evan have been anywhere near my favorites this season. I tend to prefer really good dancers who can shine in almost any genre, and who have personality and look GOOD while dancing. Jeanine is a good example of this, as is Ade. I certainly hope that that dance keeps Melissa and Ade out of the bottom. Both of them were in the bottom last week, and I hope that their partnering on THAT dance keeps them around. At this point, I think the three dancers I'd like to see at the end are Melissa, Jeanine, and Ade. I know I need a fourth dancer in there, and it's a toss up for me between Brandon and Jason.
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Emeraldfire
Member
03-05-2003
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 8:41 am
ITA with your post Costacat, and for me, the last one in the final four would be brandon.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 9:10 am
I think if the bottom 2 are Evan and Jason that Evan will be going home. I think the judges have made it very clear the last few weeks that they are ready for Evan to go home. I love Evan and he is a joy to watch in his own genre but I'm not sure that he is versatile enough to make it all the way on this show...if he does win it will definitely be a popularity thing and not a dancing thing (and in no way am I saying that he is not a good dancer - its the versatility thing). And although I think the judges still prefer Kayla I think that they have finally realized that the public is not so much about her...personally I think Kayla is (to my untrained eye) an amazing dancer, and I think she is beautiful to watch, but she hasn't caught the public's attention that much. I wonder if the judges hadn't pushed her so much the first few weeks would our perception of her be different? At any rate it seems to me that they are giving up on her but they obviously still think she is going to have huge success.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 9:11 am
I would be very happy with Melissa, Jeanine, Ade, and Brandon as the final four.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 9:28 am
I still love Evan, but don't expect him to win. At this point I think they're all very talented and wonderful to watch. Every elimination from this point out is going to be painful. RE: Melissa and Ade's dance last night. Wow, Ketchup! You weren't kidding. I managed to hold it together until the very end when Nigel started crying. That blew me away. And when everyone started sobbing, even DH was crying and he NEVER cries! I know so many women who've had breast cancer, including my mother, my grandmother and a couple of aunts. It was a beautiful tribute, beautifully danced. If he doesn't win an Emmy for that, he will have been robbed. It will for sure be on the tour and I would expect to see it again at the finale.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 9:28 am
The thing is that the judges have NO say anymore (at least supposedly). It's all based on votes, and it seems evident (at least to me) that Evan has a heckuva fan base. I'd prefer Janette in that final 4 instead of Melissa, but the other three work for me.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 9:30 am
LT, me too! Jeanette is a little firecracker. DH loves her too.
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