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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 7:12 am
Jazz or not, I liked Travis's routine and the abuse routines the best. Agreed on the 'deal with Travis privately' comment above.
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 7:54 am
I like everything Travis Wall does. I loved Robert and Anya, too! Robert is very charismatic. Anya and Pascha are both very hot! I really miss Mary at the judges table. Mia's been trying to not be hard on the dancers, it seems to me. I know she's a great choreographer but sometimes her personality is a little harsh. That Kent is such a cutie. 
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 8:13 am
Last night my hubby goes, "Does it seem like Mia's having a hard time being nice?" She is kind of harsh and says things with that fake smile. Just don't like her much. And I agree, criticizing the dancers on what the choreographer gave them is totally not fair. They should be talking about technique and skill, not costumes and choreography. Kent is adorable. He reminds me so much of Neil Patrick Harris. Tons of charisma! He could be on TV. I could just sop him up with a biscuit (Pamy!!!).
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 8:23 am
Mia didn't seem to like much of what she saw last night. And I am still NOT missing Mary!!! I think Kent is adorable, but I just don't "feel" his dancing. Yes, he's cute and makes me smile, but... I dunno. It kind of leaves me flat.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 9:20 am
I don't feel any charisma around Robert. Something about him just bugs me, still can't place my finger on it. I see him going in the next few rounds. I bet tonight if a guy and 2 girls end up in the bottom 2, the guy goes home (unless it's Billy or Alex).
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 9:38 am
If the judges still pick who goes home out of the bottom dancers, then yes, I agree, a boy will go home. When does only the public's vote count?
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Missyb
Member
07-28-2004
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 9:43 am
I looked up a couple Youtubes of Bob Fosse. There were not too mnay to be found. In any case, Mia was right on in her remarks to Alex. Fosse had a a very "closed" in style for lack of a better word, that could have been better inspired had Alex seen a couple of the youtubes available. That being said, I enjoyed his piece.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 10:23 am
The thing is, Tyce clearly stated that this was "his interpretation" of Bob Fosse's style. So it wasn't supposed to be 100% true to Fosse. I'm glad Alex went and did some research, but he did appear he did the dance well. What we don't know is how much Tyce coached him to dance "closed in" or to expand his moves (since Tyce was interpreting the Fosse style, it could've been that's the look he wanted). So once again, the judges are dinging the dancer for something that (potentially) the choreographer did.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 10:29 am
I thought that one of the changes is that the judges determine who goes up until the final 2 or 3. But, I can't find anything that specifically says that.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 11:22 am
I agree with you there, Costa. They were supposed to be dancing in the Bob Fosse "style," not be Bob Fosse. It's just like on American Idol where they tell singers to sing a certain artist's song, but then they tell them it's karaoke. We've already had a Bob Fosse. We don't need another one.
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Stormie
Member
03-01-2007
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 12:06 pm
I thought the judges were unfairly critical on many points, I agree about the costume and choreographer critique, that has nothing to do with the dancers' performances. I liked Alex' routine a lot, I thought he did so well, so he's my choice, I hope that he is not in the bottom three, I want him to win, that's how good I think he is. I did enjoy everyone's performance, though, there was nothing really wrong I could find, maybe that's why the judges went on about the costumes and choreographers, they couldn't find anything else to go on about. I am starting to like this new format, I think the all-stars are great and I enjoy seeing them, I especially loved Pasha and Comfort this week, but I still miss Mary. Here are some pics of the June 23, 2010 Top 10 show, for slightly larger pics click here. Cat Deeley
Nigel Lythgoe, Mia Michaels and Adam Shankman
Adechike Torbert and All-Star Allison Holker Contemporary Routine by Mandy Moore
Alex Wong and All-Star Lauren Gottlieb Broadway Routine by Tyce Diorio
Ashley Galvan and All-Star Mark Kanemura Jazz Routine by Travis Wall
Billy Bell and All-Star Comfort Fedoke Krump Routine by Lil C
Cristina Santana and All-Star Pasha Kovalev Paso Doble Routine by Jean-Marc Genereux and France Mousseau
Jose Ruiz and All-Star Kathryn McCormick Bollywood Routine by Nakul Dev Mahajan
Kent Boyd and All-Star Courtney Galiano Jazz Routine by Tyce Diorio
Lauren Froderman and All-Star Dominic Sandoval Lyrical Hip-Hop Routine by Tessandra Chavez
Melinda Sullivan and All-Star Ade Obayomi Contemporary Routine by Stacey Tookey
Robert Roldan and All-Star Anya Garnis Argentinian Tango Routine by Jean-Marc Genereux and France Mousseau

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Laneesmom
Member
05-12-2005
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 5:15 pm
Last night when Nigel thanked (or whatever) Tyce for a real jazz routine..you see Travis mumble something beside him....and he didn't loook happy.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 5:30 pm
Babyjaxmom, LOL watching him last night and I sat here smiling and said the same thing and then thought of you! LOL Robert tries too hard to be funny. It is getting old. Even Cat seemed irritated when she said oh trying for sympathy vote. That tango wasnt as good as Derek and Nicole's from DWTS. Melinda doesnt have charisma. Adecke, God love him, he has never been trained on his facial expressions. No matter how talented he is that is a huge drawback. He needs to stop trying so hard or he will go soon. I love Jose. I liked Lauren Tyce's Fosse routine sucked, boring.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 5:32 pm
oohh I forgot...I loved Mark and Ashley!! I thought the judges were too critical of her. Damn Mark was hot last nite!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 5:42 pm
I tend to agree with you, Pamy. Poor Melinda doesn't have much charisma. I just can't get into the tap dancers. Didn't like them last year either. It looks like so much fun to do, but doesn't translate well to the other styles.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 5:46 pm
So I think Adechike and Melinda will be in the bottom. Was I right?
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 6:41 pm
Here you go - Kent Boyd is...SAFE Adechike Torbert is...SAFE Cristina Santana is...IN THE BOTTOM 3 Alex Wong is...SAFE Jose Ruiz is...SAFE Ashley Galvan is...SAFE Melinda Sullivan is...IN THE BOTTOM 3 Lauren Froderman is...SAFE Billy Bell is...SAFE Robert Roldan is...IN THE BOTTOM 3 CRISTINA SANTANA IS ELIMINATED
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 9:10 pm
Billy should have been in bottom over Robert. I hope this was a wake up call to Robert. Stop trying so hard to be funny, he needs to come across more sincere. Im surprised they kept Melinda over Cristina. No biggie since neither one of them would have made the top 3. Unless Melinda knocks it outta the park she should go next week. I am liking Ashley even more than Lauren as a dancer but it might only be because she was with Mark 
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Friday, June 25, 2010 - 4:02 am
I hear ya Pamy with the Mark love. He has really buffed up his bod since his season and was very good eye candy last night in those cute shorts. Mods, can we get a cougar growl sound effect?? LOL!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, June 25, 2010 - 5:21 am
LOL Beach!!!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, June 25, 2010 - 5:37 am
Yummmo for Mark! Love him! GRRRRRRRR!...LOL! I can't believe they kept Melinda over Christina. Yes, neither of them was finalist material, but I found Christina so much more appealing than Melinda. To me the problem with tappers is their hands. They are always flailing around (I guess to help keep their balance). And the positioning of their body always looks crooked to me. Not a tap fan I guess! Robert could have gone and I would have been happy. And that Bollywood picture of Jose and Kathryn above shows his technical deficiences...look at the placement of her leg as opposed to the placement of his leg. Not even close. Please keep voting off women! Do those people realize that the less women we have the less chance we have of seeing our favorite male all-stars?
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Friday, June 25, 2010 - 5:49 am
We thought it was a real toss-up between Melinda and Cristina so one or the other going really wasn't a surprise or particular disappointment. Melinda will not last more than a couple of more shows unless things improve. Of the men we think Jose, Robert, and Adechike are the relatively weakest right now. Maybe they'll target the men to get the balance back...the ladies are getting hammered right now.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, June 25, 2010 - 5:56 am
Christina was robbed. I can't believe Mia and Adam wanted to keep Melinda over Christina. I also think Robert should have gone. As it stands now, the finale is looking to be all guys. Bleah. Actually, I think Adechike should've gone home. I'm just not getting him. I see absolutely zero emotion in his dancing. Even the smiling he did this week seemed forced. Like "step, one, two, three, SMILE! step, one, two, three, SMILE!" He's a good dancer but I just don't really get him. I agree Jose is one of the weaker dancers but he has a lot of passion and joy, and he exudes it when he dances (Adechike could learn from him). Of the guys, the only one I really love is Alex. The rest of 'em kinda bore me, they all sorta blend together. Mostly contemporary dancers and very young boys.
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Aussiedeb
Member
07-05-2004
| Friday, June 25, 2010 - 6:38 am
Kent is from the next town over from me.. It was so funny watching Nigel try to find the town.. when he was on the road, I knew exactly where he was.. So of course I am rooting for Kent since he is a local boy 
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Friday, June 25, 2010 - 8:47 am
I predict that Robert will be in the bottom 3 again next week, no matter what he does.
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