Best Show of the season so far! Amazing night! And may I just say, Tony Basil is the best judge ever...seriously, she needs to be a permanant fixture. Her critique was inciteful, succint, and not over the heads of us lay-people. So kudos to her!
Anyway, on w/ the ranking:
1. Will-His Samba and Hip Hop routines with Courtney were spectacular. Sexy and masculine. His solo was a spot-on, hilarious, phenomenally danced James Brown impression-complete with wig! How could he go wrong?? Still on top, for sure.
2. Courtney-A surprising pick for my number two spot. But she was fantastic last night in both of her routines with will. In the hip-hop, she totally moved me. In the samba she was Cyd Charisse-style sexy. But her solo blew me away! It was so joyful and beautiful. She accomplished more in that thirty seconds than just about anyone else.
3. Twitch-The contemporary routine choreographed by Mia Michaels was my favorite of the season so far. To that overplayed Duffy tune, they portrayed a yin and yang style couple having a-er-confrontation of sorts. Twitch was a cool dude who refused to be ruffled by his crazy girlfriend and the incorporation of the steps and the performance and even the door...fantastic. His broadway routine was absolute perfection. His solo, impressive. He's still doing amazing work, especially to be the most untrained of the contestants.
4. Chelsea-her legs, her legs, her LEGS! Even though she's not the slimmest girl, her grace and poise and freaking sex appeal are unforgettable. In the tango, she was sultry and moved like taffy. In the 2nd routine, she and Josh danced a disco. In my eyes, it seemed heavy and a little sloppy...possibly due to the rediculous ammount of lifts incorporated into the choreography. Can we please do away w/ Doriana Sanchez next season? There have to be better disco choreographers out there! Anyway, of the two-Chelsea stood out to me due to those great legs and the sheer energy she exudes. And again, her solo was just great.
5. Katee-I love her joy , her spirit, her beautiful movement. She is a gifted and natural dancer. The only reason I rank her third of the females is that I don't feel her true personality comes thru as well as Courtney's or Chelsea's. It's tough though. Her contemporary piece, with Twitch, was absolutely brilliant and her broadway was charming-though I agree it should have been a little 'dirtier'. Her solo wasnt as impressive as last week, in my eyes.
6. Josh-This guy is still able to grab every style of dance he is assigned and just 'kill' it. Yeah, his butt is big and he's a powerful guy, but he still exhibits such grace when it is called for, like in that great Argentine Tango that he and Chelsea performed. The disco was not as appealing to me but there is no doubt he was 'there' for her as a partner and he really shone on the 'Travolta' style moves in the middle. His solo was hard hitting and strong, though not quite as impressive as last week's.
7. Mark-Poor Mark. He was fantastic this week in two of his three numbers. The Hip Hop was one of the best of the season...so fun to watch! And he danced it extremely well; I actually noticed him more than Comfort during the performance. His solo was so much better than last week and he utilized the music and his unique birdlike style throughout. Unfortunately, though I felt it was still pretty, the foxtrot was not up to par with the rest of the competitors' routines and therefore, will probably be his downfal.
8. Comfort-she's ridden the wave long enough. Her Hip HOp was phenomenal-a great high note for her to leave on, I feel. The solo was dull and meandering and the foxtrot was not believable from her.
I'm almost certain that my bottom two will also be the country's bottom two.
Edit: Gasp! My top three ended up in the bottom four last night...and my season-long love affair with Will-arguably the best dancer in the show's history-came to an abrupt end when he was ousted from the show! It was a travesty. I almost cried. Anyway, I don't know what America is up to but for the first time, I'm considering picking up the phone and voting next week. Grrrrrr.
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Normally I wouldn't post a comment however I was mildly disturbed by the comment regarding Chelsea's "sex appeal" because she was in my congregation back home. When you are on national television it opens the opportunity for exploitation, and for many people, some with bad intentions to look at you the same way.
Great girl--very talented, very cute, very personable. And it must be a struggle balancing our dedication with our personal desires especially when we are so talented.
Gasp! Leekyrad? Have you been visiting and not commenting all this time? How disturbing is that? LOL
Anyway, concerning your comment. I had no idea Chelsea was associated w/the organization and I think that's great. However, I do feel that today's dances call for a good ammount of sex appeal-and by that term I mean speaking with your body in a way that communicates your feminity to the opposite sex. It's just the lay of the land, especially where the latin dances are concerned. If you are a Christian and you choose dance as your career, you are indeed putting yourself out there to be objectified to some extent. That said, I feel sex appeal can be a marvelously positive thing when it's not overtly expressed to the point of being 'trashy'.
Cyd Charisse was gloriously sexy in Singin' In The Rain but I never once thought she crossed the line from ballet to exotic.
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