So You Think You Can Dance 6: Top 14 Elimination
Posted by ERIN in So You Think You Can DanceNovember 18th, 2009, 11:40 PM
Phew! I am totally cool with tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance elimination results. What about you? It all pretty much made sense and there were no shockers that made me throw the remote at the TV. Progress - hooray! Quick recap and videos (from MJ) ahora mismo:
GROUP DANCE: It’s a night at the museum and our Top 14 dancers are alabaster statue + zombie hybrids come to life. They’re not all in sync and I always have a hard time telling who is who(m?), but the number itself is compelling and “Thriller”-esque. The dancers do a lot of hulky-hulking movements to “Aha” by Imogen Heap (the true genius behind the “mmmmm, whatcha saaay?” song. Yeah children, that isn’t just from a hip hop song). Not surprisingly, it was choreographed by Wade & Amanda Robson. It does makes me miss Mia Michaels because it’s reminiscent of her style, too. But hey, Wade loves him some drama and I’m down with that. VIDEO
Alright, now let’s find out who our Bottom 3 dancers are! It’s Karen & Kevin versus Ashleigh & Jakob. C’moooonnn, you really think Ashleigh & Jakob were in trouble after their “mmmm, whatcha saay?” Hip Hop last night? Hell naw! But unfortunately, this means Karen & Kevin are in the Bottom and must DANCE FOR THEIR LIVES. I like Karen (though someone needs to tell her to stop standing and walking like a beauty pagaent contestant with a stick up her buns), but think it’s Kevin’s time to go - we shall see…VIDEO
Next, we learn that Ellenore & Ryan are safe along with Noelle & Russell. Channing & Victor are at the bottom. Technically, they shouldn’t have been and many of you voted that their playful “Blackbird” routine was one of the best dances of the night. Noelle & Russell’s Foxtrot, on the other hand, really underwhelmed… but they obviously have a lot of fans calling in for them and got lucky. VIDEO
Finally, we learn that our last Bottom 3 couple are Mollee & Nathan - perhaps it was comeuppance for last week, when their nasty Salsa SHOULD HAVE landed them at the bottom. Nigel doesn’t think they should be in the bottom this week though - I disagree with him; their Pop Jazz routine wasn’t better than Channing & Victor’s dance. VIDEO
Resident Bollywood choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan put together an energetic, fast-paced number to “Desi Girl” from Dostana (Original Soundtrack) while the Bottom 3 couples prep to DANCE FOR THEIR LIVES. Who doesn’t love Bollywood? VIDEO
SOLOS: Time to watch the Bottom 3 DANCE FOR THEIR LIVES! Karen is in tight leather and tries to show a different side of ballroom by dancing to ”Break on Through” by the Doors. It’s sassy, but not her best. Kevin does another “ehh” Hip Hop solo to ”Freeze” by T. Pain feat. Chris Brown. I don’t feel the FIRE in it. Channing comes out in a lovely, flowy dress and (as usual) dances competently, but not memorably (song: ”The Face” by RyanDan). Victor stretches and pirouettes for 500 years in an elegant solo to ”Baby’s Romance” by Chris Garneau. VIDEO
After the break, Mollee dances and manages to not act TOO immature, but it’s a lot of… I dunno, cheerleader-y, gymnast trick stuff, imo - well, who are we kidding, I am just over her and want her eliminated (song: ”Let Me Think About It – Radio Edit” by Ida Corr vs. Eddie Le Grand). Like Victor, Nathan also does many pirouettes and incorporates some isolation shtuff to ”So Insane” by Discovery. VIDEO
While the judges deliberate, we see a performance by guitarist-turned-rocker Orianthi. The song is called “According to You”. VIDEO
ELIMINATED: Channing Cooke & Kevin Hunte
Well, I wanted Mollee out, but this elimination makes sense. Both of these dancers were lacking the X factor in their routines. I still don’t know where Channing was hiding her bubbly personality that she showed during auditions… Kevin seemed like a really sweet partner for Karen, but she regularly outshone him, and in his own element (Hip Hop), he was overshadowed by the skillz of Legacy and Russell. VIDEO
I guess that means next week’s Top 12 will merge Karen and Victor into a new partnership. Yikes, will they find chemistry? I hope so! Catch So You Think You Can Dance next Chooseday– I mean “Tuesday” (got Cat’s wonky British accent stuck in my head).
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November 19th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Great synopsis, except there might be some mention of the most suspenseful (imo) moment of the night with Nathan/Mollee (dedicated voting fans), and Legacy/Kathryn. Really hard to call that one (unlike Jakob/Ashleigh and Karen/Kevin), given Nathan and Mollee’s fanbase, which kept them safe last week for one of the worst performances ever. Of course, I’m a Legacy/Kathryn fan, so I was sweating it!
At least the right couple went to the bottom three. Sometimes I’m scared they are going to be another Sanjaya. Now there might be hope that they don’t stay when a more deserving couple goes.
Anyway, that was the “edge of my seat” moment last night for me.
All’s well that ends well, and like you, I think the judges did the right thing in the end.