Ellenore & Ryan's Lindy-hop -- That was one tough routine, very well choreographed. Personally, I've known lots of swing types, and they did not seem happy and free wheeling enough for me. I liked Ryan's slide. Okay, but not stunning.
Kathryn & Legacy's Jazz -- As a choreographer, Sonja is hit and miss with me, but I LOVED this one. It was so acrobatic and she was so lucky to have two dancers who could do all that really difficult strength based movement. Also, I hated Karen's weird one piece with the flesh colored bits. Bad and distracting.
Karen & Victor's Tango -- One of the hottest dances EVER ON SYTYCD. EVER. LOVED IT. Loved the costuming, loved the music, loved the choreography, loved the performance. Can't say enough good things about this one.
Mollee & Nathan's Hiphop - This was a fun routine, and the first half of it was surprisingly hard hitting. Mollee was surprisingly good on her rolls and stuff at the beginning; she was a lot better than a many of the other little white girls who have done this style before. I thought it was fun, but near the end Mollee got tired and it showed a little. Decent. Definitely not bad.
Noelle & Russell's Samba -- Dips not low enough. I have seen a black hiphopper shake his stuff ad sell a Samba (Joshua, Season 4), and Russell, who I love, could not have been less convincing here. Neither one of them seemed into this at all, or into each other. This was the worst of the bunch so far. Shankman said they were "too nice" and I agree. It was not a hot steamy dirty dance, and it needed to be.
Jakob & Ashleigh's Lyrical Jazz -- Sonja again, brings on the good stuff. The dancing? Technically just perfect and beautiful, which for Ashleigh is so impressive for being able to do it because this is no where near her style. She is very talented. Emotionally, it felt empty to me. It just didn't do it for me.
Weakest two of the first round: Noelle & Russell and Ellenore & Ryan (though the hiphop was close).
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Ellenore & Ryan's Broadway -- Holy crap! THAT WAS SO GOOD! What a wonderful piece and the dancing was great! That was possibly one of the very best Broadway performances I've ever seen on this show. One of my favs of the night. Totally redeemed the first half.
Kathryn & Legacy's Viennese Waltz -- Okay. I cried. I did. I cried. So beautiful. So emotional. I just loved it. I cried even before Legacy did. I don't care that it wasn't technically beautiful, because I was moved. Very nice.
Karen & Victor's Tango -- Bad. They weren't together at all, and the entire freaking piece was basically united movement. Weakest of the night, which sucks because the Tango was so good.
Mollee & Nathan's Cancan -- Hmmm. I can definitely see how Mollee hurt her ankle. It's funny because this was exactly as united in movement as there is. It made the previous performance look even worse by comparison.
Noelle & Russell's Contemporary -- I love this song, but did not like this version. It was a nice piece by Tycee and I think this really helps overwrite the really bad showing in the first half.
Jakob & Ashleigh's Cha-cha -- I did not look at Jakob once. Usually I think all of XX's salacious comments as just the weird ramblings of a very dirty old man, but DAMN! She was so freaking hot. I mean just could not be hotter. I'd vote for them just so she could keep going. She was just so wonderful. Wow.
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Favs of the night: Karen & Victor's Tango, Ellenore & Ryan's Broadway, Kathryn & Legacy's Viennese Waltz
Bottom 2: It's really hard for me to cut anyone, but honestly, I'd cut Karen and Victor. I just don't find either of them to be very consistent. The other couple I night put at the bottom is Nathan and Mollee. They aren't bad at all. They just haven't overwhelmed or wowed me at any point. As I look back over my notes from the previous weeks, I just feel sort of eh toward them. I really hope it isn't Ellenore and Ryan, who I'd like to see for another week.
And because this is the week of Thanksgiving, I will say this: I am thankful for not serious prop routines this week! Hallelujah! Even when the dances had props, they weren't the focus. Amen, hallelujah!
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