SYTYCD Semi Finals
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eggshellblueChelsie and Mark were eliminated. They were easily my faves. *sigh*
In terms of the girls, all 3 were really strong, and as much as I love Katee, I loved Chelsie and Courtney more, so I had hoped they'd be the ones to make it. For the guys, the decision was obvious. The judges clearly had their favorites (Twitch - anyone else notice how they sort of breezed by his awful Mambo performance? Mary gave him props for "pretty much sort of keeping time"? What? Even my brother, who is a huge Twitch fan, said that it was clear favoritism); so, essentially Mark wasn't going to make it (especially not against Josh, that boy is a beast XD). Mark's solo tonight was fantastic, though. I wish he'd used that one last night, it may have tipped things in his favor (since Twitch's solo was also rather lackluster). Too bad voting isn't available in Canada. I'd've voted till my phone broke.
Oh well, the remaining dancers are all spectacular and wonderful, so I'm not angry in the least, just sort of sad that Chelsie and Mark didn't quite make it. Ah well, at least they'll be on the tour, I guess.
I'll definitely post some videos once they're available.
[EDIT] VIDEOSSSSS ~
Mark's Solo (results show):
KICK ASS, OMG, I LOVE HIS WEEEIRD QUIRKY STYLE. It's so different from the usual contemporary fare, he really stands out <3
Chelsie's Solo (competition show):
And this is why Chelsie was eliminated. The girl is fabulous, can adapt to different styles, has massive sex appeal, not to mention the legs of a goddess... but she cannot perform a decen solo to save her life. I still believe that after four seasons, Snow was the only ballroom-latin dancer who could pull off an engaging and charismatic solo, that wasn't just randomly flailing around the stage doing promenade walks. (Okay, Lacey was decent too)
[EDIT 2] - While I'm on the topic of Snow... some more videos! Considering that many people didn't see season one, I feel it's my duty to expose the masses to the kick-ass that was Snow >)
Snow is a rarity in amongst the L-B dancers that have appeared on SYTYCD, in that she can actually hold her own performing without a partner. The best proof? She freaking auditioned for the show without a partner. Pretty ballsy, huh?
This is by far my favorite performance from her, simply because she looks and dances like a gypsy *_*;;;
Her first solo on the show:
And her final solo on the show (she didn't last too long, as she kept getting hip-hop to perform XD ~ Also, ignore the wretched hair, she had it spiked for a performance earlier that night):
Aaand, that's all I'll spam you with. Despite the fantastically versatile and talented dancers who came after her, Snow will probably always remain my SYTYCD fave <3
In terms of the girls, all 3 were really strong, and as much as I love Katee, I loved Chelsie and Courtney more, so I had hoped they'd be the ones to make it. For the guys, the decision was obvious. The judges clearly had their favorites (Twitch - anyone else notice how they sort of breezed by his awful Mambo performance? Mary gave him props for "pretty much sort of keeping time"? What? Even my brother, who is a huge Twitch fan, said that it was clear favoritism); so, essentially Mark wasn't going to make it (especially not against Josh, that boy is a beast XD). Mark's solo tonight was fantastic, though. I wish he'd used that one last night, it may have tipped things in his favor (since Twitch's solo was also rather lackluster). Too bad voting isn't available in Canada. I'd've voted till my phone broke.
Oh well, the remaining dancers are all spectacular and wonderful, so I'm not angry in the least, just sort of sad that Chelsie and Mark didn't quite make it. Ah well, at least they'll be on the tour, I guess.
I'll definitely post some videos once they're available.
[EDIT] VIDEOSSSSS ~
Mark's Solo (results show):
KICK ASS, OMG, I LOVE HIS WEEEIRD QUIRKY STYLE. It's so different from the usual contemporary fare, he really stands out <3
Chelsie's Solo (competition show):
And this is why Chelsie was eliminated. The girl is fabulous, can adapt to different styles, has massive sex appeal, not to mention the legs of a goddess... but she cannot perform a decen solo to save her life. I still believe that after four seasons, Snow was the only ballroom-latin dancer who could pull off an engaging and charismatic solo, that wasn't just randomly flailing around the stage doing promenade walks. (Okay, Lacey was decent too)
[EDIT 2] - While I'm on the topic of Snow... some more videos! Considering that many people didn't see season one, I feel it's my duty to expose the masses to the kick-ass that was Snow >)
Snow is a rarity in amongst the L-B dancers that have appeared on SYTYCD, in that she can actually hold her own performing without a partner. The best proof? She freaking auditioned for the show without a partner. Pretty ballsy, huh?
This is by far my favorite performance from her, simply because she looks and dances like a gypsy *_*;;;
Her first solo on the show:
And her final solo on the show (she didn't last too long, as she kept getting hip-hop to perform XD ~ Also, ignore the wretched hair, she had it spiked for a performance earlier that night):
Aaand, that's all I'll spam you with. Despite the fantastically versatile and talented dancers who came after her, Snow will probably always remain my SYTYCD fave <3
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Date: 2008-08-01 06:34 pm (UTC)Sigh.
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Date: 2008-08-01 07:29 pm (UTC)But I agree completely. This season made me kind of sick because not only did they boot out several talented dancers, they also upped their "favoritism" game severely, and turned a blind eye to several bad performances so they could pimp out their favorite dancers and make people more likely to vote for them. JSg;08ahg;ora8gh8rgh. Ugh.