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Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Alex goes home....

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 6:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oh crumb. I really loved watching Alex dance, too. I thought he was one of the better dancers we've seen.

I hope he heals quickly and is back to his passion!

Stormie
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03-01-2007

Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 6:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stormie a private message Print Post    
Did they say how bad Alex' injury is and if he'll need surgery? I'm so bummed, Alex is the best dancer this season, but more important, I hope he'll be okay, so he can continue to dance, no matter where.

Beth4freedom
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10-24-2003

Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beth4freedom a private message Print Post    
Surgery next Tuesday and then 3 months rest before back to dance, as I recall. It sounded like, yes, they expect him to dance again, and he is invited back for next season. He had MRI, which gave detailed results of injury, and something is detached from something, surgery needed to re-attach.

Dakotagirl
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07-12-2009

Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 7:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dakotagirl a private message Print Post    
Totally bummed that Alex had to leave. I'd been looking forward to him since last season when he couldn't get out of his ballet company's contract. Nigel did say he could try out again next year. Wonder if he will. Man, he was awesome and will be missed

Shel
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07-27-2005

Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 7:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shel a private message Print Post    
Yes, Alex is having his Achilles re-attached on Tuesday. It will be 3 months (according to what Nigel said the docs told them) before he is able to start doing anything. Nigel also said the docs give him 80% chance of dancing again - which I think is just the doctors covering their butts because I'm sure he will have the best surgeon available and has a much higher recovery chance.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 8:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
ya know what? I knew the first number was chored by Mia, you know why? cuz of the crappy little part she gave Adecke!!! She even went so far as to get Ade to be the center part to show him how much she despised him!

She really irks me and I hope whatever site Nigel reads that they talk about how awful a judge she is

Max
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08-12-2000

Thursday, July 08, 2010 - 9:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
I'm so sad to see Alex have to leave. He is such a joy to watch.

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 6:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Lol Pamy! It was a crappy routine so maybe Adechike should be happy he had a small role in it.

Didn't a girl get hurt in Season 4 and have to leave and get replaced by Comfort? Was that contestant given the chance to come back the next season? I am just wondering if the rules are the same this season as they were in season 4.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 6:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
No, whomever left the competition that year wasn't invited back the next year (apparently). I think they have amended the rules since last year when Billy got sick in the first week.

Alex is such a great dancer that I do hope he comes back. He was obviously doing very well and I think had a great chance of winning. Funny thing is, while his dancing was awesome emotionally he left me rather flat...but after the last two nights of watching the pain and agony in his face - not from the injury but from being removed from the competition - I have a lot warmer feeling about him. Does that make me weird or what? You could tell just how broken-hearted he was to not be able to continue with the competition and that he truly loves/loved what he was doing.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 7:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Pamy, ita re: the opening number and Adechike's small part...he barely even danced.

I'm SO glad he was in the bottom 2.

I was glad that Mia apologized or whatever, but...it didn't seem like much of an apology to him...not heartfelt at all, just cya.

Knightpatti
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12-05-2001

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Knightpatti a private message Print Post    
That was Jessica that got hurt with cracked ribs. She had already earned her spot on the tour and she did do the tour.

No tour again?

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 8:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
DH thinks the producers made her apologize. At least she did it. That kind of criticism may be okay in the dance world, but this is a tv show and the vast majority of people watching don't like to see that kind of meanness on their televisions. It seemed like she was beating up on a less powerful person. It was unnecessarily mean, as she was last week to Melinda (didn't like her but didn't like the way she was treated).

The other thing I have to say is that Mia gets all kinds of Emmy nominations (I know she's very talented), but Cat still gets nothing? Cat Deely was robbed. Why doesn't anyone see what an awesome host she is? Maybe next year. My heart is broken for her. And for Alex. He was the best one on the show. Hopefully he'll get the best care possible and be back next year.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 8:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
So sad about Alex.. and he won't just be resting.. after he heals enough he will have to go through some really hard/painful physical therapy.

But he will be allowed to compete next season!

Mia.. well I've never cared for her. Yeah she gets emmy nominations so they seem to have to kiss up to her but at least when she wasn't a judge they could kiss up but we didn't have to always hear her voice.

I'm not a particular fan of Adechike and I do see the lack of something in his eyes but that is no excuse for the type of critiques Mia gives.

It may work well if she is teaching/training/coaching a dancer and they have built up a level of trust, then one on one or in a class, maybe her type of critique would get a dancer going.. pitting one against the other or getting one to compete with another, but not in a judging situation, that simply wasn't helpful. Anyway I am so not a Mia as a judge fan and I miss Mary a whole bunch.

Not to mention that when they enrage the voters it may actualy encourage some dancers to feel like they don't need to listen to the helpful critiques and it hurts other dancers too.

I loved that Cat called them out or called Mia out on the difference, where they have gushed over Jose a couple of times, basically saying, "your dancing was awful but we just love you so who cares?" and then choose the same style dance to blast Adechike for being a lot less awful". That was so glaring and I just adored Cat for bringing it up. Not sure that helps Adechike to grow but it sure helped him to stay.

I think Cat would find judging really difficult.

Babyjaxmom
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10-20-2002

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 8:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyjaxmom a private message Print Post    
Yeah!!! What Sea said (so much better than I did, too).

Max
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08-12-2000

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
I usually love Mia's choreography. The opening piece last night wasn't very good, though.

As to her commentaries, it seems like she doesn't always think about what she's going to say; she just blurts things out and they're not always nice comments or delivered kindly.

However, I still prefer her on the judging stand over Mary Murphy. I don't miss her screaming AT ALL! :-)

And I love, love, love Cat Deely! She's gorgeous and smart and funny and rolls with the punches SO well. It's very obvious that she loves what she does and she cares a lot about all the kids on the show, too. Maybe she's just so good at it that people who make award show nominations skip over her just because she pulls it all off so effortlessly. I don't know. I just know she's awesome. :-)

Chief
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08-09-2009

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 9:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chief a private message Print Post    
I'm just catching up on my recordings, and before even reading your comments here, I absolutely despised Mia for the way she treated Adechike! So glad to see I'm not the only one who feels that way. I really, really liked the performance and Adechike scored major points with me after that performance. The guy is good! But because (like others have stated) the judges have their fav's already, other dancers are having to take the heat. SO unbelievably unfair. It's as if they are trying to get America to vote they way they want.

I was stunned so I watched Adechike's expression after receiving that beatdown from hell. He was holding it together - barely - but the tears were on the surface, and I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't finally fall backstage. For that, he's displayed his dancing professionalism.

Adechike will be getting nearly all of my votes from now on. That's how much I dislike Mia's attitude!

Kent is a cutie patootie, but he was horrible in that dance with Comfort! It was so obvious that he was way out of his league. The same thing was true of Jose. So what do they do? Praise them anyway! How bass ackwards is that?!

I hope Mia is gone after this. Bring Mary back! And BTW, she would have put Lauren on the hot tamale train for that sizzling performance with Pasha!

Flossiebebe
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09-01-2005

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Flossiebebe a private message Print Post    
I agree that Mia can be biased and tactless, but I am watching much more this year. I could only take so much of Mary's screeching!

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I thought their comments about Adechike during the Bollywood dance were spot-on. I dont know anything about dancing, and especially Bollywood, but I even thought while he was dancing that it looked more like African dance than Bollywood.

Mack
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07-22-2002

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 11:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mack a private message Print Post    
Interestingly Mrs. K and I both commented during Adechike's Bollywood dance that it looked somewhat like an African dance. Nothing wrong with that other than it was supposed to be Bollywood which we both have actually come to enjoy because of SYTYCD.

Smokey
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07-08-2003

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 11:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Smokey a private message Print Post    
For me, it was more about how Mia critiqued Adechike. I agree that his Bollywood was not up to par. But, like Cat so kindly pointed out, neither was Jose's. Mia could have told Adechike what was lacking in his performance or what he could have done to make it better. She may have even done that a little bit. What I don't like about her is that she has to make it personal. When Cat compared Adechike's routine to Jose's, Mia had to point out that it's ok for Jose because he has "that heart thing going on" (implying Adechike didn't possess the heart). I just felt that was such a slap to Adechike and unnecessary to say something like that.

Mia reminds me of an old queen from another time, sitting on her throne looking down on her subjects and screaming, "off with his head" to her least favorites. :-) Just my impression.

I miss Mary's joy. Her screaming was rough at times, but I really miss her presence.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I would like a rotating judge every week, with Nigel and Adam anchoring it from week to week. No screaming Mary, no meanie Mia...somebody from the world of dance who has something constructive to say...maybe even one of the other choreographers.

Chief
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08-09-2009

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 1:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chief a private message Print Post    
Roxip, that's a great idea! So long as Mia is OUT. I'd bet any of those choreographers (especially the one's who have worked with these specific dancers) would do a great job with judging! They really get to know the dancers.

Mia gives no warning when she gets diarhea of the mouth - she just blurts things out - like some zap of electricity hit her at the wrong time. At least we can tell when Mary is winding up her screaming, and can adjust the volume on the TV set!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I can take the screaming when I see the smiles of the dancers when they get a scream out of Mary or she puts them on the Hot Tamale Train. They just beam and feed off that.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, July 09, 2010 - 6:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Beach, as I remember it that girl was Branden's partner. He was a pet of judges and they couldnt stand her. blamed her for him not getting votes, when it wasnt her fault. They didnt ask her back. She got totally hosed that year.

That Brandon was like Robert, technically great but something about him seemed phoney