I'm watching now, online, and I notice that when I only watch the dances, and nothing else, I like Kayla best of the girls. She's really a great dancer. I just hate her personality and voice.

The recurring height discussion kind of fascinates me (as a 5'11" woman). My impression is that 5'6" is impossibly tall for a female ballet dancer, and height matters a lot in ballet. Is it as much of an issue in contemporary? How tall are the kids (I wish they'd post heights!)? My only reference point is when they stand next to Kat - so I'm guessing Ade is close to 6 feet, but Brandon maybe 5'6"? How tall is Kayla? Taller than Brandon, at least in her heels!

Wow, I really enjoyed that boys group dance. Evan impressed. He really hung in there. Double tour? Standing back tuck? I did not know he had that in him. Brandon and Ade were lovely, as expected. They all had good power and good technique.

ditto.

And WTF on the music? Samba to Lady Gaga? Louis lost his whole entire mind. Yuck.

I wonder if the music choices don't sometimes make the problem. In trying to do traditional moves to non traditional music, they sometimes get caught, maybe dancing to the lyrics, not the music.

Ade's Solo - I think maybe he can't hear. That's the only reason I can think of for why his solos are so supremely un-musical and lacking in all subtlety or softness. Yuck. He's a beautiful dancer, but he needs another side to his movement.

Might be a choreo thing. He just does what he's comfortable with/good at, so he doesn't appreciate the softness.

Melissa's solo was as it always is, a little naughty, a little saucy, nice technique but I'm bored with it now.

I feel bad for Melissa with the solos. She has to do ballet, and there just isn't much to do by yourself.

She's really a great dancer. I just hate her personality and voice.

this.

I've said it before but, I think SYTYCD is "Dancing With the Stars" with the music. It is annoying and distracting and ill-advised at times.

I think the nadir was the paso doble to "We Will Rock You."

I wonder if the music choices don't sometimes make the problem. In trying to do traditional moves to non traditional music, they sometimes get caught, maybe dancing to the lyrics, not the music.

I don't know, after watching International Standard and International Latin competitions these past two weeks on PBS (where top couples danced to music like "Smells Like Teen Spirit"), I'm a little more forgiving when it comes to songs.

She's really a great dancer. I just hate her personality and voice.

Cannot be said enough. Kayla is a gorgeous dancer. It's just a shame that she is so stank.

I wonder if the music choices don't sometimes make the problem. In trying to do traditional moves to non traditional music, they sometimes get caught, maybe dancing to the lyrics, not the music.

Also this. The rhythm in that Lady Gaga song wasn't even a samba beat. I felt badly for the kids because they were trying to do moves to music that just did not fit at all. Compare that Gaga mess to Danny and Lacey's samba to Hip Hip Chin Chin, just the music. Totally different beat. I mean they still danced it poorly, but they were handicapped from the jump by the awful, awful music choice.

I think the nadir was the paso doble to "We Will Rock You."

Heinous. And Chuy was magnificent in that routine, too, which makes it even more criminal. I still maintain that this was one of the contributing factors to his wholly undeserved early exit from the show.

I will be really upset if Evan knocks out either Ade or Brandon tonight, but I can totally see it happening.

I will be really upset if Evan knocks out either Ade or Brandon tonight, but I can totally see it happening.

I actually voted last night, that's how much I don't want Evan to get through.

Yes, I enjoyed Evan in the first half of the competition, but he should really have left a few weeks ago.

this is why i love PacMan aka Phillip. i think he and his Marvelous Motion cohorts need to go on America's Best Dance Crew. it's more their thing than SYTYCD ever will be.

my fear is that Ade and Jeanine will be gone.

Very late, but finally up is my blog for last night's show if you are so inclined.

I think Evan has a greater than 50% chance of getting past Ade, and I think if Melissa sneaks into the finale it will be at the expense of Kayla rather than Jeanine. I wouldn't mind any of the three girls making it to the finale, but I will be pissed if Evan makes it in.