*YAWN* Boring!
Am I the only one bored by this season of So You Think You Can Dance?
Really, there are no really memorable dances. By this time last year we’d already had Twitch and Kherington’s Viennese Waltz, Mark and Chelise’s “Bleeding Love” (the one where he was a business man) and Josh and Katee’s “No Air” (he’s a soldier leaving for war) which aired THE FIRST WEEK!
I’d say overall the dancers a just a smidge technically better than last year, but they have NO PERSONALITY. We had Josh and Twitch and Gev and Mark and Katee and Courtney Galiano last year. I might even include Comfort on that list if pushed. This year we have Evan, Brandon, Phillip and maybe Randi and Caitlin.
I’ve been reading the comments over at the EW.com boards and someone made a great point. Last year by the fifth week (which is what we are coming up on next week for this season), all the dancers had TWO dances. They were working their asses off. Which yes, led one of them (Josh I think) to be treated for fatigue later on, but so what? They judges made an awful lot out of the fact that many of the dancers last year were “untrained” and yet they pulled off all those great dances with such ease. This year we’re supposed to have better, more “trained” dancers and yet the choreography they are being given is so damn simplistic (I think the dances that Brandon and Jeanette have done are about the exception).
The judges clearly have favorites. Because last night Kupono did about the WORST solo I’ve ever seen and yet he was safe. Phillip Chbeeb has been highly praised, but he’s really only shone in his style. He did well that first week in hip-hop but severely stumbled in the ballroom week two and the only highlight of week three’s broadway routine for him was the fact he jumped that damn couch. And I’m not buying that he “randomly” got hip-hop a second time in less than four weeks. But the judges will keep him through to the top ten because he has a rabidly huge fan base who will pay to see him on the tour.I kind of feel a little for his partner Jeanine who seems to be forgotten, but her solo was gorgeous and I think she truly belongs in the top ten.
Caitlin is a solid dancer, but EVERY SINGLE WEEK (except this week) the choreographers seem to include something that highlights the fact that she has a gymnastics background. That’s getting old. She and Jason have been sent to the bottom three twice, I think that says something. Kayla is a better dancer in partnered situations than in her solo. I just don’t quite get what the judges see in her other than a pretty blonde. Sorry.
Brandon and Jeanette are a great solid pairing. They remind me a little of Josh and Katee from last year. Randi and Evan are my favorite couple but if they don’t start stepping it up they could be in trouble. I think I prefer Evan but only because he’s a Broadway specialist which kind of sets him apart from all the contemporary dancers. Melissa and Ade could be the spoilers. Their ballroom last week was one of the only highlights.
I really, really hope that things pick up as we go along in this season. I love that there is a program to highlight people who make their living or want to make their living being dancers. It would be a shame if it kept being boring and made me not want to watch (but I probably will anyway).
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@Jeff@Movie Reviews – Shane does *SOME* of the choreography but not ALL. I do like Shane’s dances most of the time. There are other choreographers for the show cause they do all kinds of dances, not just hip-hop.