So You Think You Can Dance: Season 5

[WinniBug]

There were maybe 3 for me - the "Butt" dance, the Paso, and....?

Nigel wasn't mincing words last night, was he??

[WinniBug]

I was ready for Auska to go home
And did you notice Vitolio quit and started doing his little "dance, dance, dance" twitch with 2 seconds left on the clock? It's like he just stopped

[Tropical_Dancer]

I agree about the Kayla thing, its like Kherington all over again. Kaylas tricks are amazing but I havent seen anything to make me really stop and look.

Also I hope Caitlin and Jason get out of the bottom next week. I think Caitlins solo might save them next week, it was awesome, and she definately deserves to be in the top 10.

[ZTAngel]

Maybe I don't get it because I'm not a dancer but why do all the dances have to have a story?? "This week, you're an alien and you're going to procreate with the last man on earth." wtf? I don't get why they just can't dance without the crazy stories.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

Maybe I don't get it because I'm not a dancer but why do all the dances have to have a story?? "This week, you're an alien and you're going to procreate with the last man on earth." wtf? I don't get why they just can't dance without the crazy stories.

I came here and read some of the comments before I actually watched the show. When I read this, I was originally laughing because I thought you made this alien thing up as an exaggeration of the stories that are usually told through the dances. Needless to say, I was also laughing when I learned that they actually did this.

I thought that the actual dance was good, and I liked it, but the story/costume completely threw off the entire thing and I couldn't fully enjoy it. I could have probably used that same choreography with about twenty other storylines that would have been 100 times less weird than that.

With all of the other performances being great, if not excellent, I'd be very surprised if Caitlin and Jason aren't in the bottom 3 this week (which is a shame because they're both very good dancers who got stuck with a weird theme).

[WinniBug]

I LOVED the ballet! It's the first time a dance actually made me tear up!

I think I want Melissa to win

[WCsweet<3]

In the past weeks, I have always had at least two or three dances that I didn't like. This week is difficult to decide. While I am happy to have classical ballet on the show, I do not think they did the best job representing it. Melissa did a great job dancing, but Ade could have done more. Also, for variations, it was fairly boring. It focused more on emotion and character than actual dance and while emotion and character are important, this is a TV show about dance and to show ballet to people (some for the first time) I think they could have chosen a much better pas de duex. I don't know I know some people like it, but I was not impressed.

Boyfriend dittos that and he is a ballet dancer, so he has some actual opinion.

For some reason I don't like Caitlin in the partner dancers, but like her solos. Weird. However, I liked her tonight.

[SydneyK]

I totally agree about questioning the producers/choreographers need for each dance to have a theme. I felt really bad for Caitlyn and Jason. I get that variety spices up the show, but from a competition POV, I wish they would have the same choreographer coming up with all the routines each week. That way, everyone is equally at risk for being stuck as the crash test dummy or the alien impregnator. Then again, I'm biased: I like Caitlyn and Jason and don't like to see them get screwed.

I hate that I had the same reaction to the chain dance as Mia Michaels. (I generally think she's over-rated and pretentious, and therefore don't like agreeing with her. Childish, yes. I can't help it.) The chain distracted me, even though the dancers did a good job with it.

I'm not much of a fan of Kayla's. I don't understand what all the hype is with her.

[LeslieAGD]

I thought all the routines were very strong last night!

I think Caitlyn/Jason and Karla/Vitolio will definitely be on the bottom, but I am unsure of who will be the third couple.
Maybe Kayla/Kupono or Randi/Evan...?

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by LeslieAGD

I think Caitlyn/Jason and Karla/Vitolio will definitely be on the bottom, but I am unsure of who will be the third couple.
Maybe Kayla/Kupono or Randi/Evan...?

Unfortunately, I think you're right about Caitlyn and Jason.

What dance did Karla and Vitolio do? Were they the quick-steppers?

[LeslieAGD]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

Unfortunately, I think you're right about Caitlyn and Jason.

What dance did Karla and Vitolio do? Were they the quick-steppers?

Yep, K&V did the quick step at the end.

I feel bad for Caitlyn and Jason...they actually danced very well but the routine was strange and I don't think many people will vote for it.

[amanda6035]

I really wish Nigel would have just said "The choreography for the Russian Dance sucked"...

[pbear19]

Mmph. The second dance I've seen Kayla do barefoot when she should have been in heels. That just bugs me, and really makes me assume they are barefoot because they couldn't do it in heels.

I just like her less and less every week. Oh, and I totally agree about the Russian piece^^!

[kddani]

Originally Posted by pbear19

Mmph. The second dance I've seen Kayla do barefoot when she should have been in heels.

Seriously, there's no costuming reason why she should've been barefoot. It looks unfinished to me.

[gee_ess]

Originally Posted by amanda6035

I really wish Nigel would have just said "The choreography for the Russian Dance sucked"...

Because it definitely did!

Is anyone else a little sick of the now requisite choreography praise? Yes, sometimes it is deserved, but not always. The repeated fawning over the choreographers is wearing thin and seems ingenious. In my opinion, unless the choreography is above and beyond the norm, let's just assume that they did a good job with their assigned task and stick to judging the dancers.