SYTYCD: I guess I'd say Kupono & Kayla's addiction piece. But I don't think the season on the whole was as strong, which is weird because I think there were stronger individual dancers. I guess that says something about what this competition is, though. It's its own thing.
Big stop just to renew your license to companion. Can I use companion as a verb?
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Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
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Liese S. - Aug 10, 2009 6:21:41 pm PDT #10236 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Vortex - Aug 10, 2009 6:23:51 pm PDT #10237 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I liked the thief dance.
Kathy A - Aug 10, 2009 6:27:59 pm PDT #10238 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The addiction piece was great, as well as the thief piece, but I also liked Brandon and Janette's rock-n-roll vs. hiphop number, as well as their tango. And I am a big sap for the French music that Mia used for the butt dance, which was really well-performed, so I'll go with that as another fave of the season.
Liese S. - Aug 10, 2009 6:31:28 pm PDT #10239 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, we loved that music. Dave went right out and downloaded it.
quester - Aug 10, 2009 6:35:04 pm PDT #10240 of 23273
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
The Thieves, the one Travis choreographed, the addiction dance.
Seeing last season's dancers doing the Emmy nominated ones reminded me how much more I enjoyed last season. This time the dancers were strong but the choreography was off, or something.
Kathy A - Aug 10, 2009 6:36:47 pm PDT #10241 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
If you like that type of music, I really recommend the soundtrack for A Good Year, the rom-com from a few years back with Russell Crowe as the Brit exec turned French vitner. It's got everything from Nilsson and Piaf to a French version of "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"!
SailAweigh - Aug 11, 2009 6:18:32 am PDT #10242 of 23273
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Yeah, I don't think we get nearly as many strong Emmy contenders as last year. Nor nearly as many good ballroom pieces out of the year.
My faves were the addiction dance, the butt dance, the thief dance and (even though I bitched it wasn't a paso doble) that final paso with Jeanine and Brandon. I couldn't keep my eyes off it and that's what matters in the long run for the dancers.
Kathy A - Aug 11, 2009 6:25:07 am PDT #10243 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yeah, the only good ballroom dance that really stands out was that tango with Janette and Brandon.
Vortex - Aug 11, 2009 6:34:24 am PDT #10244 of 23273
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yeah, that was a really good tango. It wasn't as good during the finale, but I think that they didn't have the rehearsal time.
megan walker - Aug 11, 2009 8:13:39 am PDT #10245 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'd say my three favorites were Shane's zombie dance, the final paso, and the butt dance (although I never thought of it as French-sounding music).
Other favorites: the chain dance, addiction, and Sonya's death dance.
For ballroom, I liked Brandon and Janette's cha-cha and argentine tango as well as Jean-Marc's "Puttin' on the Ritz" quickstep.