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Melissamm68
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07-07-2005
| Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 4:08 pm
Oh thanks!!! I thought I had forgotten to record it and was so bummed when we got back from the movie. Yeah! I have now set it to record and am so glad that I haven't missed it. Thanks a lot for cluing me in. LOL!
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Stormie
Member
03-01-2007
| Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 6:16 pm
Here's the top 10 and some pics from last Thursday's elimination night. Top 10
Cat Deely
Nigel, Mary, Tyce
Caitlin and Phillip elimination

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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 7:20 pm
Will there ever be another good Paso on this show?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 7:37 pm
So I take it Randi and Kupono didn't do a good paso?
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Mack
Member
07-23-2002
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 5:12 am
That would be an understatement Costacat. There simply wasn't a lot good to say about it. Our major problem with their routine was the music, it just didn't fit the dance and may have made it more difficult for the dancers. That said the routine was stiff and came off like a "dance by numbers" routine with numbered foot prints pasted on the floor. Our favorites last night were Jason and Jeanine, Ade and Janette, and Brandon and Melissa. Our take after last night is that Randi, Evan, and maybe Kupono could be in trouble despite their loyal following.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 6:44 am
I just get so annoyed when Nigel criticizes stuff like the costumes, the wig (do we really think Randi chose to wear that thing on her head?), etc. - like that should have any impact on the viewer's decision to vote or not - but still when you start off with something negative I think it impacts people and they think the dancers aren't as good simply because Nigel was negative about something. Love Debbie Allen!
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Costacat
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07-15-2000
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 6:55 am
Ack. I just finished watching the paso doble, and that was the worst dance of the season! I'm sorry, but Kupono just can't pull off a super masculine role like that. He's too feminine in his dancing. And I didn't believe Randi, wig or no wig. Although I do agree with Nigel... she should've said she didn't want to wear the wig. I've not finished watching, but so far my faves have been Jason and Jeanine. Jason has not been one of my favorite dances to date, but he sure changed my mind on this show. And while I've always loved Jeanine and Phillip, it WAS nice to see her dancing with someone who is her equal. There was a lot of passion in that dance! Still not a fan of Evan and I didn't think that waltz was all that great. I also thought it was cheating that she danced barefoot (OK, she was wearing barefoot sandals, big whoop). I just think Evan dances like a rock. I'm not so much of a Debbie Allen fan any more. I don't know what it is, but I'm getting tired of her. The "it's a new partnership" excuse is bull, by the way. EVERY dancer had a new partner. It was up to the dancers to find the connection and make it work. (Kupono and Randi couldn't.) I wish Mary would stop already. This show is NOT all about her. She spent two minutes (yes, I timed it!) on Jason and Jeanine, and only a minute of that was talking about the dancers or Travis. She wasted a lot of time. Mary, this show is about the dancers, not the judges. Please be respectful of that. (I don't know how much, if any, the show ran over. If it did, I blame her.) Back to finish watching... 
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Carmenv
Member
04-14-2006
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 7:18 am
I was going to check the spoiler, Costacat, but...I didn't really want to know WHAT they danced to...I like to be surprised...just how many times they danced. So I was afraid to check Seamonkey's spoiler! The group dances were a nice surprise...I don't remember them from past seasons. I know in the finals everyone dances together, but I don't recall the Top 5 girls and the Top 5 guys dancing together. LOVED the African number...especially Ade! I thought it was a great night. I didn't like the paso, but other than that, the dancing was wonderful. My favorite was the routine choreographed by Travis. It was fabulous...good for him!
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Roteach
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06-01-2003
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 8:18 am
Congrats for the choreography noms. NappyTabs, Tyce, Mia, and Dimitri were all nominated. I will go back to the nomination page later today and do a cut/paste so you will know what dances they were nominated for. A big Phooey because Kat was not nominated as best reality host.
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 8:24 am
SYTYCD was nominated several times for choreograpy. Here are the noms. Hope my cut and paste works. 81st Annual Academy Awards • Musicals Are Back • ABC • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Rob Ashford, Choreographer Dancing With The Stars • Jive / Great Balls of Fire • ABC • BBC Worldwide Productions Derek Hough, Choreographer Julianne Hough, Choreographer So You Think You Can Dance • Bleeding Love • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment Tabitha D'umo, Choreographer Napoleon D'umo, Choreographer So You Think You Can Dance • Mercy • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment Mia Michaels, Choreographer So You Think You Can Dance • Adam and Eve / Silence • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment Tyce Diorio, Choreographer So You Think You Can Dance • A Los Amigos • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment Dmitry Chaplin, Choreographer
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 8:34 am
Bleeding Love - that was the dance that Chelsia Hightower and Mark Kanamura did last season - still my absolute favorite SYTYCD performance!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 8:50 am
Rox, agreed. I still think of that dance every time I hear the song. While I remember most of the others, that dance was amazing. Mercy was the one with Twitch, Katie and the door, right? Other than Travis's dance last night, it doesn't seem like any of the dances choreographed to date have that kind of rememberance.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 11:06 am
Goodbye, Randi and Kupono. To me, Kupono is absolutely beautiful -- until he opens his mouth. For this woman, his mannerisms are too fem for me. But he's gorgeous when he's just standing there. LOL
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Sportygirl
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06-14-2005
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 11:12 am
Kookliebird, I agree that none of last night's dances really stood out for me like the ones that were nominated. Even Travis' dance was distracting at times because of the heart necklace being tossed around. The info on dialIdol.com really has some incomplete info but according to it Randi and Evan are the only ones safe and Kayla and Jason are the ones predicted to leave. I do think Evan is a good dancer but not at the stuff on SYTYCD. He is amazing at Broadway. I feel bad for Kayla because I think think she is an awesome dancer and you feel every move she makes down to her fingers and toes but all the overkill of praise from the judges is just turning people off.
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Costacat
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07-15-2000
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 11:29 am
Yanks, I agree. I thought Kupono danced too effeminate for the paso doble. And then when I watched the guys doing the African dance, I thought it then, too. He DOES dance too lightly. Which is great for contemporary or lyrical but not so much when you need a MAN to be dancing. I hate to think that Randi and Evan will continue for many more weeks. I think those two, along with Kupono, are the weakest dancers. Far weaker than Kayla and Jason. I'd think Jason's "he's so cute" fan base would keep him around longer than Evan. And yes, Evan is good in his own genre. But he has not impressed me with anything outside of Broadway. I dunno what it is about Kayla. I think she's got beautiful lines, but I don't think she is that beautiful herself (I want to give her so-very-thin hair a haircut that'll make it look like hair!). I don't really see what the judges see each week when they fawn all over her. I don't know if it's something that just doesn't translate to the screen or what? For example, I think Jeanine is a great dancer, and has personality and charisma. Ah ha! I think that's it. Kayla doesn't have charisma. To me! ETA: I so did NOT need to see Evan half-nekkid last night either.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 11:53 am
Cat is the greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 12:35 pm
Jeanine and Jason were the best for me last night. And I'm really not a Jason fan, so that's saying something. I've always loved Jeanine and was so happy to see her get a partner that she could match up with. She has so much more ... something ... than Kayla, who the judges fall over themselves fawning over. Ade has taken over as my fave male dancer. His dancing plus his personality won me over. Jeanine and Janette are my fave female dancers. As soon as I heard Kupono was going to dance a paso doble, I told my daughter that it was gonna be a train wreck. He is NOT a strong male dancer.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 4:12 pm
Ladyt, ITA. Brandon was my fav at first, but there is something about Ade that is so charming and appealing and he is now my favorite male dancer. What did Ade do last night in his solo that Kat was talking about? Was it the backflip?
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Stormie
Member
03-01-2007
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 4:37 pm
Top 10 Women Bollywood Dance
Top 10 Men African Dance
Evan Kasprzak and Kayla Radomski Waltz
Ade Obayomi and Janette Manrara Hiphop
Jason Glover and Jeanine Mason Contemporary
Kupono Aweau and Randi Evans Pasodoble
Brandon Bryant and Melissa Sandvig Broadway

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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 5:55 pm
Jason and Jeanine look like they are ice skating. Ade looks like he's kootchie kooing Janette. Randi is 100% unrecognizable. Brandon and Melissa should be sharing that "smoke."
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 6:29 pm
I thought Ade was the only one out of all the guys last night who made the African dance look natural and smooth. The others all got the moves down, but not the feeling, I thought. I really liked Jason/Jeanine's dance last night. By the end, I had chills. I have to admit that there are no huge standouts for me this season. I think Janette is very talented, though. Oh, and I know I said this earlier today, but darn Kupono is cute. He's my type, looks-wise (as anyone who's met or seen pics of my dh can attest to). Until he talks. Maybe he could be a print model? LOL
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Stormie
Member
03-01-2007
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 6:30 pm
I liked both the group dances, I thought they were very well done. What I didn't like was Nigel, as the first thing he said to the women was not you danced brilliantly, but an apology to past women dancers, bc these five were prettier--how patronizing and toolish. They are on this show bc of their talent. Their looks, nor Nigel's interpretation of them, does not define who they are. I like him less this season, lol. I love Debbie Allen too, I'm glad she was on the panel, she has more constructive criticism than nonsense I mute. I wasn't sure who to choose all the way through, though I do agree with comments on the pas, honestly, I think if Evan (or Jason, or Brandon) had danced that routine, it would have looked much stronger. I think Kapono is a wonderful dancer, but there are other men stronger than he is in this competition. I liked Jason and Jeanine's routine, but it wasn't the lovefest that the judges had with it. When the prop necklace was thrown around my mind wandered to the routine from last season, where the dancers used their hands and expressions to denote a beating heart--it was brilliant. I found it: Mark & Chelsea Bleeding Love SYTYCD S4 2008 Anyway, I wasn't sure who I was going to vote for (no one stands out for me this season either) and initially I was going to go by their solo dances, but then Brandon and Melissa danced their routine, and I really liked it--I was wowed lol. Even though some of the solo's were just as good (some even better than Melissa) to me, I put the solos together with the couples routine and decided to choose those two. I liked that routine, I thought it was great. Thanks for the above info and congrats to the choreographers and to the dancers who executed the routines 
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 6:32 pm
Oh, and ... I don't think there has been ONE show this season where I haven't said, to my dh about Nigel, "He's SUCH a LECH!" Seriously, he's disgusting.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 6:33 pm
Oh, and Stormie - Mark & Chelsie's Bleeding Love was nominated for an EMMY today! Mark and Hok are my all-time favorite SYTYCD dancers
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Costacat
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07-15-2000
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 6:40 pm
I think Travis wanted to do something different than last season's "Bleeding Love." That's the challenge of being a choreographer... you want to bring something new to each dance. To interpret each song.
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