so you think you can dance-summer 2010
 

begins tonight! will sex show up again? what about the jumpstyle power ranger?

I'm ok with power ranger showing up but Sex irritates the life out of me. I've danced my entire life, he's just mocking the entire dance world. On a more positive note, I'm sooooooo excited for the alum coming back! NEIL ftw:D

OMG I MISSED IT. :(

I missed it too :(, at least its just the audition show, imo now a days the audition shows just focus on bad dancers

What is the real story behind why Mary Murphy is not a fulltime judge? Granted, she got on my last nerve with all of that screaming, but I must have missed the scoop on why she is not back.

I agree, Tropical Dancer, I am so over the bad dancers. It feels very fake and like I am being manipulated. I didn't even feel very connected to the few good dancers they showed last night.

On the other hand, I am excited about the new format and looking forward to SYTYCD!!

You don't miss beiing on the hot tamale train?:eek:

WOOOOO WOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I missed it last night too because I was working! I'm so excited for the "all stars" and I can't wait for this season!!

But Mary Murphy DID get on my nerves sometimes...I had to turn down the volume sometimes.

Why are they only having a top 10 this season? :-(

so excited!!!
i love this show so much more than american idol (probs the dancer in me talking though! :rolleyes:)

Is it just me, or have there just been more contemporary dancers out there in the past few seasons? Anyone ever been to the tour the top 10 does? I went one year (the year that Sabra won.. Jaimie was my favorite!!) and I absolutely had a ball!!!

Me too. As someone who studied dance for 12 years, I still :eek: over the talent of these dancers.

My hubby bought me and my mom tickets for my birthday a couple years ago!! Actually, the same season...it was AH-mazing!!

I'm not really digging the fact that they only have a top 11 and are dancing with "all stars," for the following reasons...
1) 11 Dancers (5 female, 6 male) is obviously very few. I feel like the audition rounds were mostly a waste because we kind of knew who was going to make it. Why did we waste so much time caring about the others?
2) While it's nice to see all the dancers from previous seasons return, I feel like they take my attention away from the contestants.
3) Because there are so few people, the contestants don't have time to learn and to build a fan base. When there's 20, there's more "expendable" people that you don't care about losing...and if you get a choreography stinker, you still have a chance to stick around. With 11, you are expected to be amazing from jump street.
and 4) With such expectations, the level of butt kissing and set downs from the judges are even more over the top.

On the plus side:
1) I like that the panel is isn't as loud with Mary gone. I do think she had some great commentary about the ballroom routines, but at other times she was just nutso.
2) I love most of the guys. I think Kent is ADORABLE and sweet. Billy is so talented and humble. Alex is powerful and a joy to watch. Jose reminds me of all the b-boy and hip hoppers I loved in previous seasons, and Robert is a pleasant surprise (since he was barely mentioned in auditions).

I 100% agree with everything!! I spent most the dances looking at the all stars, not the contestants. I think if they wanted to do an alum show, do 20 all stars and no one new. The new stage has nothing on the old stage- there'll be nothing using stairs, coming up from the side...etc. Season 6 was fine to test it but they should've gone back... I did love Alex's dance (Canadian ballet dancer!!!), but overall, I was disappointed with the choreo last night. It's really going to affect some of the dancers, cutting their prep time in half essentially is going to make some pretty big waves.

i couldn't help but think how sad it was that they couldn't let everyone have one night where they all got a pass and no one would be voted off. hubby and i did enjoy last night and we loved seeing some of our favorites from seasons gone by.