All That Jazz number was a total showcase for Kayla.
And the thing is, I like my evil like I like my men: evil. You know, straight up, black hat, tied to the train tracks, soon my electro-ray will destroy metropolis BAD.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
quester - Aug 05, 2009 3:39:53 pm PDT #10057 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
le nubian - Aug 05, 2009 3:47:44 pm PDT #10058 of 23273
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
a vegan who doesn't eat gluten or soy?
Wow. Is she a raw foodist?
quester - Aug 05, 2009 3:50:08 pm PDT #10059 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Jeanine just did her tribute to Janette.
quester - Aug 05, 2009 4:10:52 pm PDT #10060 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Seeing them side by side, I think Kayla is the better dancer.
SailAweigh - Aug 05, 2009 4:13:27 pm PDT #10061 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'm insanely in love with Kayla's extension, but I get more emotion out of Janine's dancing and that's what I'm looking for ultimately.
quester - Aug 05, 2009 4:15:11 pm PDT #10062 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Yes, I think Janine is the better actress and conveys the characters more convincingly.
SailAweigh - Aug 05, 2009 4:52:14 pm PDT #10063 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Hated the paso. Hated it. Thought it was dramatic as hell and well danced for what it was. But it was not a fucking paso doble.
Jesse - Aug 05, 2009 5:08:03 pm PDT #10064 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
TC: I was super annoyed with myself last weekend when we walked by Fleur de Lys just after dinner! Ah well.
Kathy A - Aug 05, 2009 6:36:43 pm PDT #10065 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I think that Brandon is the overall best dancer out of the four, but Janine is the best performer, mostly due to this:
I think Janine is the better actress and conveys the characters more convincingly.
Evan did somewhat impress me during his first dance, but looking back at it, that was probably more due to Janine (and Sonya's choreography) than to him breaking out of his rut. I thought it was his best performance since the butt dance. His "Nasty" number showed that he cannot break out of his sweet-faced persona, no matter how hard he tries.
Kayla is a terrific dancer, but suffers from that inability to connect. Her duet with Janine was probably the best I've seen her since the addiction number, but her solo was really weak.
Brandon had a bad night in terms of not shining when he has to. He did dominate "Nasty," but that wasn't hard for anyone to do. Kayla took over the "Life" number, he and Janine were nicely matched in the "paso doble" (I liked it, but I don't know if it was a "real" paso--I'll take Sail at her word that it wasn't), but his solo was a bit too frantic for my taste.
Janine just popped off the stage tonight. She made Evan look better than he has in weeks, she matched Brandon in a very intense number, and didn't let Kayla run away with the layers number. And that solo was terrific--really stood out and showed off her strengths. It was the equal of Brandon's amazing solo from last week, IMO.
msbelle - Aug 05, 2009 7:01:53 pm PDT #10066 of 23273
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Evan is the only dancer that I can think of, that the costumes make me go, "oh no, he can not pull that off". Surely there have been equally ridic outfits for other dancer, but they make it work, they wear the clothes. I feel like Evan can't morph into what is needed to make the dances believable.