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Houstonndirish
Member
03-23-2006
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 12:19 pm
I'm with most of you all here. I think Evan is as cute as can be. But frankly, his dancing skills are no where near the other 3 guys. I don't believe he's ever been at risk. He must have a huge fan base. I don't want to see him win because of that. It would take away from the integrity of the show. He's just not in the same league as Brandon or Ade or Jason. I hated to see Janette leave as well. I was half watching it last night, doing something else and at first I thought it had to be Jeanine who left. I was surprised. Tyce's routine saved Melissa without a doubt. It's going to be interesting to see who is going to win this. Seems like it is anyone's ball game right now.
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Houstonndirish
Member
03-23-2006
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 12:21 pm
I was surprised at Katie Holme's lackluster performance last night. I saw her do a dance routine on Eli Stone and it was a great deal more complicated than the one last night. I think it would have been terrific to see recipients of the scholarship dance! That would have said more about the charity. Anyone remember Katie from the ole' Dawson's Creek days?
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Ahnicka
Member
08-08-2007
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 1:05 pm
I think the judges by now know very well how the viewers react to certain comments they make about the dancers, and I think they sometimes use it to their advantage to manipulate outcomes. From the moment Mia said that Janette was her "Favorite favorite favorite in the competition," I wondered if she said it on purpose to cause some voters not to vote for Janette since voters usually do not like open gushing and favortism towards the dancers; which is why I suspect Kayla isn't very favorable with the voters due to Nigels blatant favortism. I hated to have seen Janette go and I wonder if manipulation and perhaps some cheating on SYTYCD's part took place, because Janette was never in the bottom before and Kayla has been in the bottom a few times. So why now all of a sudden is Kayla's fan base is larger than Janettes? It also annoys me that in all the group dance numbers when the girls are dancing together or in a clump with the boys, they always have Kayla in the very front and center and usually a few feet in front of all the other girls. It's very obvious and unfair, because Jeanine is just as talented and skillful as Kayla or more. Evan has a strong fan base and I think his family is really rallying the troops to get those votes in, which says to me Brandon's fans really need to get on the phone next week, as well as Ade's fans, and vote numerous times. One vote per fan is simply not enough, at least not against Evan. Evan is good in his own genre, but he's not a better overall dancer than Brandon or Ade.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 1:13 pm
I think Melissa and Ade got a definite "pass" due to that fabulous routine.. not saying they'd have been voted off, but their other routine wasn't so great and they got the money shot with the Tyce breast cancer homage, but of course they danced it well, too. I didn't think Brandon should be bottom two. I was underwhelmed with Katie's performance (was there any dancing?), but props that she came out to support Dizzyfeet.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 1:23 pm
I agree. I'm going to say this very quietly because so many people loved it as a great performance but I think that it gave them a huge (arguably unfair) advantage as it is an issue that inevitably tugs at everyone's heart.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 1:32 pm
I find it interesting that the Tyce D'Orio dance is being considered as an unfair advantage. Each season there is at least one standout dance (we saw two of them performed last night). This is the dance that will be remembered. I don't think any of the choreographers know when they will "get" that standout dance. A lot of factors have to come together... the choreographer, the dancers, even the music. I don't think that had Tyce given that routine to Evan and Kayla, it would have had the same impact. Part of the impact of the dance was the absolute trust Melissa has in Ade. She flung herself at him, without thinking about it, and he was always there. I just can't see anyone else doing that. So the stars aligned for Melissa and Ade last night, but honestly, I think the two of them have been the two of the strongest dancers throughout the competition. And except for Evan and Kayla, any of the remaining six would've been hard to see leave, yes? (I hope hope HOPE that Evan and Kayla are gone next week. If not, I really may have a problem watching the finale.)
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 1:40 pm
I think that Kayla is front and center in a lot of the dances because she is very tall and it would be disproportionate to put her at the end of one of the lines. Quite honestly in some of the group dances I have a hard time distinguishing one of the dancers from another unless their hair is uncovered. I too agree that the viewers tend to react - either favorable or disfavorably - to the judge's comments. I think if Nigel had been less negative toward Evan, who has always been a favorite, several weeks ago Evan would have already gone. But now he has kind of been carried forth with momentum so who knows what the outcome of this competition will be. And it is "America's Favorite Dancer" after all - they brought this on themselves when they allowed it to go to an all vote system. They can't control it past the top 10.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 2:17 pm
Bravo Costacat! I usually find myself at odds with what you say but this time I am in TOTAL AGREEMENT. I really think Ade and Melissa are excellent dancers and deserve to be there. Time for Evan and Kayla to move on.
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Ahnicka
Member
08-08-2007
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 2:18 pm
I don't think Kayla is any taller than Jeanine, I actually think Jeanine is taller than Kayla (I may be wrong, but at least equivalent), and yet Jeanine is never front and center and positioned a few feet ahead of all the other female dancers. The judges favor Kayla immensely; they've been vocal about it from the beginning.
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 2:35 pm
Winning is nice, but the tour & exposure is more important since it leads to other work (especially Phillip).
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 2:50 pm
If I remember correctly, the judges do their best to influence with their comments. Didn't Nigel pretty much beg America to call for Sabra, saying it's time a female won?
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Ahnicka
Member
08-08-2007
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 3:10 pm
Darrellh, LOL, you're right, he did! I'd forgotten about that.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 3:39 pm
The winner gets $250K. That is a LOT of money and can go a long way towards one's career (if nothing else, to support oneself while pounding pavements).
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 4:10 pm
When we saw the live performance with Sabra on tour, she was not the strongest dancer by any means! Lauren was marvelous on stage! And of course, the guys were great that season. I liked Sabra alot during the show, but it is different when you see them on tour or at least it was for me. For one thing, Sabra is a tiny woman - she just did not come across as a powerful dancer. We are ordering tickets today for the tour!!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 6:51 pm
Josh did dance, he was in the number with Katie. They had a close up of him after he did a flip towards the end.
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Skydiver6
Member
07-21-2006
| Friday, July 24, 2009 - 7:00 pm
I totally agree with Costacat and Auntie Mike! Ade and Melissa deserve to be there. I do not think that if others dancers got that dance that it would have been as moving and had such an impact. Ade is very strong and they have a chemistry together and complete faith in each other and that shined through and helped make that dance what it was.
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Danzdol
Member
04-21-2001
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 4:03 am
when I saw Sabra on tour she was lost on that stage and Lauren stood out as well!
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 4:32 am
Lauren was in the bottom two so much, she got more experience than Sabra! (FYI I liked Lauren better than Sabra.)
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Stormie
Member
03-01-2007
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 4:37 am

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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 7:10 am
I think with any performing it isn't just about the talent...who knows why certain people are chosen to be out front (or who America votes for as their "favorite" dancer, for that matter.) I think the choreographers are the ones that would pick who goes out front...and they could do it for any number of reasons. Maybe she is the most teachable, maybe she is the nicest, maybe she is the one standing in front when they start to place people, maybe she is the one who gushes over their work. It's like interviewing people for a job - the most experienced person or best person interviewed is not the one that always gets the job. I have interviewed people at times and sometimes it was just the one who hit me on a good day or who I thought would be fun to work with....or who I interviewed when I was tired of interviewing! Or it is like two friends of mine who are pianists....one was far better technically, but the other was a great performer and played more emotionally. I preferred to listen to him. Others may have preferred her. Ot when an opera singer or a pop artist performs...I would probably prefer the pop artist.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 7:11 am
Pamy, I did not realize that was Joshua in that routine. I really wanted to see him have more of an appearance than that.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 12:16 pm
Beach, once I realized it was him I rewatched it knowing it was him and I saw him more often than the first time. I would have loved to see the final 4 from last yr do a routine this yr. Jeanette and Brandon's Wade Robson routine is still my fav from this season. I loved the Robson 'thriller' routine, I am almost sure he started that thinking they would use it in the Michael Tribute show. It was awesome.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 1:02 pm
We will just have to wait for Step Up 3D next year to see Josh and Twitch dance again unless they throw us a bone at the finale this year. Adam Shankman said at last year's finale that the winner would get a featured dance in the movie. Then I saw on ET that Twitch and Kherington were part of the cast and I wonder if Katee might too.
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Stormie
Member
03-01-2007
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 5:02 pm
I don't think Ade and Melissa had an unfair advantage, I think they danced their socks off in that routine. They could have flopped, as has happened in other routines with the dancers in general, but it looked to me like it went beyond Tyce's expectations, which may have swept away the first routine for some voters, like me for example; that routine helped me decide. Ade to me has always been a strong dancer in this competition, his solo's are outstanding. I had thought he and Brandon would be the final two men, but with Brandon having been in the bottom two this past week, I don't know. Jason and Evan are great, but I don't think they are as strong, but Evan is an excellent performer, which, I think, might be giving him the huge backing he seems to have. And I have always favored Kayla over Janette, I just think her solo's have been so much more powerful. I didn't understand why Mia was melting all over her, she's good, but what was the point, and Nigel too, I didn't get that, I never do, why do they even speak, lol. Debbie Allen did say people will choose who they like, someone mentioned it last week here, so maybe that's what people are doing. I still don't get the Katie number, she's not a box office draw and I think has been in one play, she's just beginning that part of her career I thought. Maybe someone mixed her up with Michelle from DC, who was nominated for an academy award before the tragedy (still breaks my heart). Maybe not, in any event, I wonder had Cat not been told to read she was a star of movie and screen, would anyone have really said anything other than she knows Tyce? I agree with the idea it should have been kids from DF, that would have made sense, or even the Blackeyed Peas, they had confetti, lol. Is Katie famous in England? I don't know, this season seems to have been slapped together with crazy glue. I also loved seeing the Robson routine--fantastic. I didn't notice Josh! I wish they had Josh and Twitch do that number from last season, I think it was a Bollywood one. This season is so frustrating.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 - 5:40 pm
I think the number you are thinking of from last season was the Russian dance. It was mentioned when Janette and Phillip did a Russian dance this season... it worked for Josh and Twitch but it didn't work this time.
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