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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Monday, May 30, 2016 - 5:11 pm 
This is going to be cute.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, May 30, 2016 - 9:33 pm
It might be too cute. A little bit of cute goes a long way. And I cannot stand precocious children. Or Paula Abdul.
We watched the first episode and I'm kind of on the fence. Some of the kids were really good, but of course they had the little girl who cried and begged to be given another chance. How could they say no? I just don't think the pressure of a TV show like this is good for kids. Not sure how long we'll watch. If at all.
They took my favorite summer TV show and flushed it down the toilet. The fact that I'm the only one commenting on tonight's show is a bad sign.
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Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Monday, May 30, 2016 - 9:40 pm
how far will Maddie be as a judge to Ava? Ava has been on a rival team for a few years. I know Maddie is friends with Sophia and prolly many others. .
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, May 30, 2016 - 10:00 pm
I don't watch any of those other dance shows, so I don't know who any of those people are. I just don't know what they were thinking. I keep thinking about all the adult dancers who didn't make it who they told to "come back next year," and then they do this. I'd be pissed. I wonder how the ratings were?
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Florin
Member
08-27-2006
| Monday, May 30, 2016 - 10:30 pm
I am also curious how Maddie will react to Ava. Although I think most of the conflict was between Abby and Ava's mom rather then Ava and Maddie.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Monday, May 30, 2016 - 11:29 pm
I went to the SYTYCD Facebook page. The comments on this season's format are overwhelmingly negative. What were they thinking?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, May 30, 2016 - 11:43 pm
I have managed to avoid having to know who Maddie and Ava and Abby and Ava's mom are.. well I know kind of how Abby is and then she was a judge one night on DWTS, which was unpleasant.
So.. I have recorded but not watched and not sure I will.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 9:20 am
I think we're done. I saw somewhere (maybe on the SYTYCD FB page) that the ratings for last night's show were even lower than last year. I don't mind Jason Derulo, but can't stand Paula Abdul. I miss Mary Murphy. She was the heart of this show in past years. If I wanted to watch Dance Moms (which I have never had any desire to--I don't see the appeal of adults yelling at children), I would. This is not the show we all used to love. I'm done.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 10:15 am
This show has started? I honestly didn't know. I was just so turned off by the "junior" format that I didn't even give it a thought.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 11:54 am
I recorded it and will give it a look. It just seems like a bad idea overall. too much pressure for kids. It's not like they can leave home and move to NYC and go on broadway. There are limited options for them. They need to finish school! 
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Gldnlvr
Member
08-03-2007
| Wednesday, June 01, 2016 - 6:13 am
I tried really hard to watch but it is not for me. Maybe when the allstars come on. So disappointing!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, June 01, 2016 - 1:19 pm
I still haven't watched.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, June 01, 2016 - 1:38 pm
Brenda, I don't watch the show but unfortunately I watched dance moms. And those kids don't go to school. The moms would take their kids out of school so fast if their kid got a gig on Broadway. Not all, of course- but many.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Thursday, June 02, 2016 - 11:34 am
Yeah, I know the kids home school and online school so they can dance, dance, dance. I guess my point is that there is such limited opportunity for a kid to do anything _now_ with their dance, not like a 20-something can. If you're an adult you can go perform in so many places and launch a career. I'm sure being on the show helped launch a lot of careers. So I agree with who stated above that it's a loss for all of those young adults who were hoping for their break on this show.
THe kids are fun in small doses, but really they just need to concentrate on having fun, growing up, and learning!
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Thursday, June 02, 2016 - 12:32 pm
If this "younger" version of the show proves somewhat popular, maybe they could alternate and do one season of "older" performers and one of "younger". Sort of like changing off coaches on The Voice only changing performers instead.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Thursday, June 02, 2016 - 12:34 pm
We met a family on vacation about 3 years ago. Their daughter was 13 and a dancer. She was looking forward to the day she'd be old enough to audition for SYTYCD. Well, now's she's 16, but now she's too old. So unfair!
If I wanted to watch children dance I would go to a dance recital. Or watch Dance Moms (which doesn't interest me in the slightest). They won't be able to do the level of emotional stories they've done in the past. As one poster on the SYTYCD FB page said, "No emmy nominations this year."
So sad. 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 02, 2016 - 10:31 pm
I watched and it was kind of underwhelming so far.. I do like that they are sending them to training so that will help some of them I guess.
I think the show kind of jumped the shark awhile back I some ways.
And I miss Mary.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, June 03, 2016 - 6:28 am
I liked Mary. I know some people didn't like her but I thought she was one of the best things about the show.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, June 03, 2016 - 9:34 am
I didn't like Mary at first, but then she grew on me. She was the heart of this show. Paula Abdul can barely put a sentence together. I can't stand her.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Friday, June 03, 2016 - 10:42 am
Mary's absence is felt for sure. She brings a lot of heart to the show. Paula tries, but I just don't know that she's that bright. She always seems a bit sedated or something.
My daughter and I did watch and I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure week after week of kids dancing is going to hold our attention. I miss the young adults dancing. Some of these kids just seem too precious. I'm reminded of the young Hollywood kids who are stars and how many of them crash and burn.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, June 03, 2016 - 3:44 pm
True, Mary grew on me but I miss her and the hot tamale train..
And good point about the kids. For one thing dance can be really hard on the body so encouraging them to push hard to compete at higher levels so young isn't necessarily in their best interest in terms of injury and wear and tear.
Gymnasts have been pushed younger and younger with some countries even falsifying records to get younger than legal kids competing (China, for instance) and pushing kids into those roles younger and younger. Tennis will have the very young phenoms and many are totally burnt out way too young.
This isn't like Master Chef Junior where cooking is something that can be done at any age (though some of the little chefs have trouble lifting some equipment, or reaching things)
Clearly some of the kids just love dancing and that's a good thing.
I have to wonder about popping and locking and similar styles.. what is that doing to those joints?
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Flossiebebe
Member
09-01-2005
| Monday, June 06, 2016 - 6:28 pm
I watched it last week for 30 min and was just bored. Turned it on tonight just in time to see some kid vomiting all over Paula. Why did they even show that! Switched to the Bachelorette. So sad as I used to love this show
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Heckagirl631
Member
09-08-2010
| Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 5:58 am
I'm pretty sure some people enjoyed seeing Paula being puked on. lol.
They said next week is the last of the audition shows. Should get interesting when they get paired up with the all-stars.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 6:51 am
The little girl was cute saying, "I hugged Nigel and then I hugged Paula and she just squeezed me too tight and all the happiness came out on her jacket!" 
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Friday, June 10, 2016 - 12:05 pm
Are the children going to dance with adult all-stars?
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