SYTYCD (Episode 7) – Top 8 Dancers
After a couple of surprising instances on last weeks show, every SYTYCD fan was anticipating the Top 8 dancers: Katee, Chelsie, Courtney, Comfort, Josh, Will, Twitch, and Mark. The judges for the day are Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe, Ballroom Expert Mary Murphy, and dancer extraordinaire Toni Basil. Who are the new couples?
Couple 1: (Courtney and Will) –
Samba (First Performance):
Judges: Nigel said that he feels tonight is going to be a great night, and boy was he right. “When you get out of technique, it was fantastic and the chemistry was really good,” said Nigel. Mary said “Where’s Ashton because I feel I am being punked… these two contemporary dancers are salsa dancers. Wow!” Guest judge, Toni Basil, said “every dance style takes a lifetime to master, but I was so entertained, I almost forgot I was judging.”
Lyrical Hip Hop (Second Performance):
Judges: Nigel said he was emotionally effected by this routine because it was very beautiful. Mary agreed and said “you are two tremendous dancers, so I really have high expectation or you… Unfortunately, you didn’t met them — you BLEW them away!” Toni said it was a great act that makes you feel something and she is glad to have seen it on this show. She then adds “America will never feel the same about dance again after seeing this show.”
Couple 2: (Katee and Twitch) –
Contemporary (First Performance):
Judges: Personally, this was my favorite performance of the night! The technicality, artistry, and musicianship with this dance is incredible! Nigel said “the performance was just fantastic… What goes on through Michaels mind, he jokes. He adds that this was danced brilliantly – wonderful characters and entertaining. Mary said these are probably two of the best dancers the show has seen on this stage. Toni Basil said that she didn’t take any notes on this performance either – “I loved it,” she said.
Broadway (Second Performance):
Judges: Nigel said that he loved this performance — “Twitch, you blow we away with your dancing and Katee, you are such and beautiful and entertaining dancer,” he admits. “That was just terrific,” Mary exclaims. She adds that the performance was magnificent and it doesn’t even look like work out there for you two. Toni said she believed they both did wonderful, she felt Katee may have had a slightly more difficult time to evoke the character than Twitch.
Couple 3: (Comfort and Mark) –
Hip Hop (First Performance):
Judges: Another one of the hottest performances of the night! Nigel said “Comfort, you are absolutely incredible… what surprised me was how good you were Mark!” Mary told them that they did a great job and the synchronizations were on point. “Comfort, you were hitting it tonight because you are a great dancer. Mark, you did a good job tonight as well,” she said. Toni said “the opening piece was fabulous, joyful, and terrific… I think you all brought everything together.”
Fox Trot (Second Performance):
Judges: Everyone should have figured that the judges were not going to be the greatest fan of this from the start. Nigel said “… lady luck walked in with hip hop and walked out during this routine. It was slightly amateur,” he adds. Mary agrees and said that nothing was melting in this routine. Toni agreed with the other two judges and said “Mark, your lines were good, but this just okay… Your hip hop routine was fabulous though.”
Couple 4: (Chelsie and Joshua) –
Argentine Tango (First Performance):
Judges: Nigel said they picked the most technical of all dance routines thus far… Chelsie, your legs are amazing and Josh you do have the biggest ‘bum.’ Loved the performance!” Mary exclaimed “you are still on the Hot Tamale Train!” She adds that when Josh came out, he set the mood of it all and that Chelsie was so sexy.” Guest judge Toni said she needed to feel like it was spontaneous and it was. She admits that she saw at least one mistake from Josh, but it was still amazing.
Disco (Second Performance):
Judges: Nigel starts by saying that Josh’s strength is Dorianna Sanchez’s dream because those are lifts very strong people can do. He also says while that is amazing, it is great that Chelsie had the courage to do it. Mary says “you two are out-of-sight tonight!” Toni says “this performance brought back the spirit of disco and you two have the strength, versatility, and lines.”
Top 8 Dancers (SOLOS): I will post clips when they become available
1.) Comfort – Good solo, but needs more versatility and movement
2.) Will – I always love his solos… NOT this time though.
3.) Katee – This woman is extremely versatile and one of the best dancers on this entire season!
4.) Mark — Very interesting solo; sometimes interesting isn’t that good.
5.) Chelsie – Thought the solo could have been better; still a STRONG competitor though.
6.) Josh – Finally a solo that I love. I will be surpirsed if he doesn’t make it to the finale.
7.) Courtney – Another solo that is worth praising.
8.) Twitch – The crowd loves Twitch and so do I, but I wanted something more from his solo.
Prediction of Bottom Two Girls:
1.) Comfort
2) Courtney (difficult to pick the second girl)
Prediction of Bottom Two Guys:
1.) Mark
2) Twitch (extremely difficult to select the second guy)
Who will be eliminated this week?
Last week, I said that Comfort and Gev would be eliminated last week, but I was surprised when I found out it was Kherington. Comfort is definitely a fighter – This week, I think her fight will end. The remaining girls are more versatile, although I love Comfort and wish her will. I believe the guy going home will be Mark. He has an interesting dance style, but I believe the other men are too strong and has to large of a fanbase to be eliminated.
