So You Think You Can Dance-Weekly Rundown

Well, I think its gonna be another great season! The contestants seem even more talented than prior seasons, with a few definite standouts.

Here's the order I think they should be in based on last night's show. We'll see if I'm right on tonight's results show. Incidentally, I find it comforting to see that the judges get to make the decision on who leaves since they are, after all, the ones with all the experience. Then America gets to decide between the final four. In other words, anyone who isnt good enough will not make it farther than they should (like American Idol).

1.Chelsea H. and Mark, both Contemporary dancers but Mark really stands out for me because his style is so bird-like and unconventional. It was a great move, on Mia Michaels' part, to design a contemporary routine for them that was about an unconventional wedding. It was incredible, my favorite routine of the night. She was like a feather in her white wedding dress and he tossed her around like a cotton ball...it made me tear up.

2.Carrington and Twitch-Twitch is a hip-hop breakdancer and Carrington is a Contemporary Jazz dancer. She is only a senior in high school and I wondered how they would do together since he's quite a bit older. They were dy-no-mite! They did a broadway routine and her gorgeous face and his comedic style really carried across to the audience. It was immaculately done. They will be front-runners down the line.

3.Katie and Josh-Katie is a Contemporary dancer and Josh is a hip-hip breakdancer. THey did a hip-hop routine that was really well executed and smoother than most. It was also kind of moving since it told a story. And they danced the heck out of it. To those of you who know Summer Zack, I'll bet you Katie remind you of her!...hee hee.

4.Will and Jessica-I think Will may be the best dancer in the competion. He and Jessica were both Contemporary dancers that had to do a Tango Last night. It was pretty close to perfect, except for a few little wobbles from her. But she more than made up for it with her commitment to the movements. And they seem to have alot of chemistry.

5.Chelsea and Thayne-Chesea is a Jazz dancer and Thayne is a Contemporary dancer. They did a Cha Cha and it was great. She, especially, is amazing. Her hips, her legs, her smile...she was just on fire. Thayne was the 'prop' he was supposed to be but he was masculine (a stretch for him,I'd wager) and smiled alot. Looked like they both enjoyed themselves.



6.Susie and Marquis-Susie is a Latin dancer and Marquis is a Contemporary dancer. He is phenomenal but during the auditions, she just seemed to kind of be a music-video Shakira style girl. I was shocked how well they did w/ the smoothe waltz they were given. Susie was really impressive, especially when she extended her beautiful legs and arms. Marquis was very elegant. The music was really strange-reminded me of Enya mixed with Evenescence.

7.Comfort and Chris-Chris is a Contemporary Ballet dancer and Comfort is a hip-hop dancer. They did a respectable Jive. Having watched alot of jive in Vegas, the thing I love about it is the loosey goosey style of it. Since neither of these dancers had done it before and the choreography was a little bit difficult, that was hard for them. Comfort was straight-legged and a little stiff throughout. Chris was a little too elegant. But they did a good job regardless and Comfort's personality was great.


8.Raven and Jamie-Raven is a contemporary dancerand Jamie is a West Coast Swing dancer. They were out of their element slightly w/ the hip hop routine they did. Both of them did a great job and it was good...albeit slightly less memorable than some of the other contestants'...I blame that on the routine.

9.Courtney G. and Gev-Courtney is a Lyrical dancer and Gev is a breakdancer. They did a very energetic but kind of sloppy disco. I love her so I hope she makes it through but I haven't been all that impressed with her from the beginning.

10.Courtney and Matt-As a tall couple they had the opportunity to really impress. She is really fun to watch when she dances her own style ,which is Contemporary, and he is a really good Lyrical dancer (which looks alot like ballet to me). But the pop routine was a bit trite, in my eyes. They looked like something out of an eighties episode of Solid Gold. And I do agree that Matt needs to bring a bit more personality across.