So You Think You Can Dance 2010 - Who's Watching?

Dee4707 · Jul 1, 2010

I'll say it again....Mia is on the bottom of my list for what she said to Melinda. Even if Melinda is due to go home...does that give Mia the right to say...we saved the wrong person???? OMG, I can't believe she did that. I must be crazy because no one else commented on that injustice.

heyang · Jul 1, 2010

For me, Alex was the best of the night. He got the swagger and hit it. The choreography was great too IMO.

I loved finally seeing Adechike smile. He definitely appeared to experience a turning point this week - hope it continues.

For me Melinda, Jose and Lauren were bottom. Melinda should go.

As for Mia, I think she didn't need to say it, but I think it was a kind of tough love. It was apparent that she had thought about it because she apologized before saying it. Of all the dancers, Melinda has not taken their notes and I think that she (and Adam, too) felt that she was failing to grow, especially as compared to some of the other contestants. Melinda, as an actress, already knew how to perform, but she hasn't been working on her dancing and the 'space' between her and the audience. To me, Mia was trying to shock Melinda into looking at herself since she definitely wasn't working to improve as much as the others. Music, dance and acting are very critical fields - you won't survive if you can't take criticism and make it constructive, regardless of how it's presented. I believe that the judges word their critiques much more kindly than most choreographers in the studio do.

heyang · Jul 1, 2010

Forgot to add that I doubt Jose will be in the bottom. I could see Robert back in the bottom and not sure who else will be in bottom 3.

heyang · Jul 1, 2010

Melinda, Robert and Billy were in the bottom.

Kind of ironic that 2 dancers who performed with Alvin Ailey's company would be in the bottom 2 so early; so, well. I think it's as Nigel or Mia said - they are already so technically perfect that it's harder to show growth, as well as needing to connect more with a different type of audience.

All 3 of them had the same problem - connecting with the audience. No surprise that Melinda was let go.

heyang · Jul 1, 2010

Looking forward to next week. Nigel said that each contestant will dance with an all-star that they haven't danced with before , as well as doing a 2nd routine with a fellow contestant!

Dee4707 · Jul 1, 2010

I thought Melinda handled her dismissal like a lady....Mia should take lessons from her. I will never...ever like Mia again. EVER!!!

i love to skate · Jul 5, 2010

I am unsure how I feel about this season. I do like some of the dancers but I am not sure if I like the new format....

There are/were many dancers that I absolutely cannot stand - Robert, Kent, Adechike, and Melinda. I do love Alex, Jose, and Ashley and hope they will be in the finals.

mikiandorocks · Jul 6, 2010

I don't about the show in the US but I've been paying attention to the portuguese version of it.
Here are a few links to So You Think You can Dance (Portugal):
Mariana - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8qRGIqq8I
Marco - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlUOMJJrtzA
Rita - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fSkyQvqZLc
Tiago & Ines - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gxmOYe_cB4
Kelly - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU8C9IRg_1Q
Tiago & Ines - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpHjn5VNVPA

I really like the show. Can someone give me a few links to videos of the show in the US?

heyang · Jul 8, 2010

Season 4 in US

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luGbwSQIis8 Season4 Joshua & Katee - Joshua won the title. Katee was top girl - #3 for her season overall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0xhPDR3mEo&feature=related 1st Bollywood routine with Katee & Josh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs9elnS2-rM&feature=related Katee & Josh samba

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EmWRNp_6l8 Mark - Chelsie H Bleedin Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R3bLE1CiFs Mark (top 6) & Courtney (4th place) The Garden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DFupzn1SXk Twitch (finished #2) & Katee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h38SZrL2HJM Twitch with original partner Kherington

heyang · Jul 8, 2010

Season 2 in U S

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLaNqGfurpM Benji #1 & Heidi #3 Black Mambo (they were cousins who used to compete together)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRkhhVy_duA Tranji - Benji and Travis (#2) during finale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADBgqJgfU7M Travis & Heidi The Bench by Mia Michaels (won an Emmy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zov6YqrmqRI Benji & Donyelle (#4) Hip Hop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdElyAGTRv4 final 4 Sexy Back

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH_5NSNYtoM Allison (top 8) & Ivan (top 6) Contemporary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpSq5mvOuYA&feature=related Ivan & Allyson tango

I can't find the routines that I'm looking for of Dmitry Chaplin - he was also on this season of SYTYCD and has been on Dancing with the Stars for a couple of seasons now.

heyang · Jul 8, 2010

Season 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_mwDRI-FO8 Lacey (#4, little sister of season 2's Benji, also on Dancing with Stars now) and Danny (#2, adopted brother of season 3's Travis.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsU6wq8BKtg Neil (#3) and Lacey conteporary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV4hWV5RcnU Neil and Danny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36OVv7pVSpQ Neil and Sabra (#1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lafanGzvvu0 Dominic (somewhere between 5th and 10th) and Sabra rumba

heyang · Jul 8, 2010

Season 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIm2RrEzONg Jeanine (#1) and Phillip (Top 12)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2UCUD6lFFo Jeanine and Phillip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtciLkntQEU Jeanine and Jason (somewhere between #5 and #10) as choreo'd by Travis Wall of season 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu0W6a69X-U Brandon (#2) and Janette (somewhere between #5 & #10, she and Jason started dating during the tour) Ruby Blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVbku5TfPzg&feature=related Brandon and Janette's disco (best I've ever seen on SYTYCD)

heyang · Jul 8, 2010

Getting late - so I'll find season 6 & 7, as well as some group #'s later.

As for this week's US show, it wasn't a good week IMO. Just nothing stellar again.

I really didn't care for Mia saying that she missed Alex so much in the Bollywood routine - she didn't even consider that Adechike had to learn and perform Alex's part in 1 day and that he might've been a bit nervous about doing it after seeing Alex injure himself during their rehearsal. She did apologize for being overly harsh last night, but it won't stop her later. In a way, I think she really wants Adechike to be another Brandon - she didn't even want B in the top 20 during season 5 and he won her over within weeks after the competition started. With Adechike, she liked him from the start and the judges have been saying that he essentially has to work on his performance, which is what Brandon also lacked during Vegas week for Mia.

I'm glad Cat called out the judges on how easy they are on Jose and how harsh they are towards some of the others. Now, I understand the harshness because it is tough love, but I don't like that they gush over Jose and call him the weakest dancer. They need to critique each from the same perspective.

Sad that Alex had to leave due to injury. I know he won a lot of fans after last week's hip hop with Twitch.

heyang · Jul 8, 2010

Forgot to mention that I enjoyed seeing Katee fill in for Allyson this week. Katee definitely looks more like a cat than Allyson, who is one of my favorites, too.

Tonichelle · Jul 8, 2010

BENJI RULES ALL... just saying.

Dee4707 · Jul 9, 2010

Tonichelle said:
BENJI RULES ALL... just saying.

Never liked him.....just saying.

heyang said:
I really didn't care for Mia saying that she missed Alex so much in the Bollywood routine - she didn't even consider that Adechike had to learn and perform Alex's part in 1 day and that he might've been a bit nervous about doing it after seeing Alex injure himself during their rehearsal. She did apologize for being overly harsh last night, but it won't stop her later.

Again, that's why I got upset with Mia...she compares dancers or say things that are soooooo unprofessional. Whether it was Melinda's time to go or not was didn't give Mia the right to say to her....we saved the wrong dancer....how low is that....sorry never thought I would say this .....but..................where's Mary!!!!

I thought it was just me getting upset over Mia, the cruel judge, but I see on the message board at SYTYCD there are 17 pages of others thinking the same way. Thank God for them and my sanity.

http://dance.community.fox.com/go/thread/view/101894/25311897/Mia%20Needs%20to%20Leave%20the%20Judges%20Table

heyang · Jul 9, 2010

As I mentioned, for me, it's how Mia is speaking her mind, not neccessarily what she is saying. There are many ways to say that she expects more from Melinda and Adechike without implying that they are mistakes.

A lot of people on that board are saying it's bigotry, etc. Don't see that because one is white female and the other black male. Also, she's praised minority Jose and other dancers of various cultural backgrounds, as much as she's criticized everyone else.

She's obviously a very passionate person about dance and the dancers do respect her opinion a lot. So, for me, she really needs to express what she really means in a less harsh manner. All she really had to say to Adechike was that his performance wasn't up to her expectations of his capabilities and he needs to improve x, y & z. If she had just said that and not brought up the great Alex Wong, I wouldn't have had a problem with what she said.

Unlike other big egos, she is willing to say that she was wrong. During season 5, she told Brandon she didn't understand why the other judges were so passionate about him after seeing him in Vegas. However, when she watched him compete in the show, she publicly apologized and told him how thrilled she was to be proven wrong.

Other judges have not liked contestants. Tyce DiOrio told Benji during the finals that he didn't even want him in the top 20, but was glad to be proven wrong.

Anyway, what I'd really like to ask the judges after how get they tough on the better dancers and gush over Jose is 'Would you hire Jose or _____ if you had to choose between the 2 to fill in an emergency spot right now on a show you choreographed?'

Dee4707 · Jul 10, 2010

Thanks Heyang for your comments.

When Nigel was talking to Melinda and her tap style, he called it another name. Does anyone know what that name was???

Tonichelle · Jul 10, 2010

clogging? I haven't watched so I don't know.

Didn't see the exchange re: Mia... but it sounds like she's going for the Simon Cowell reward, don't see what the big deal is. it works for him.

mikiandorocks · Jul 10, 2010

Heyang, thank you so much for the links.
I became a fan of Benji. His hip hop number with Donyelle was super cool.

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