SYTYCD Top 16 Power Rankings
I’m gonna rank my most and least favorite routines first and then rank the dancers. How’s that about bang for your buck?
1. Noelle & Russell’s Afrojazz
2. Pauline & Peter’s quickstep
3. Channing & Victor’s contemporary
4. Kathryn & Legacy’s Broadway
5. Karen & Kevin’s hustle
6. Ashleigh & Jakob’s jazz
7. Elleanore & Ryan’s krump
8. Mollee & Nathan’s salsa (hate to do it…)
Whew! Now that I have that out of my system, I can properly address what I think the ranking will end up being tomorrow night.
Probably safest do a little spoiler space before I go into too much detail…
Top Three Girls Dancers:
1. Noelle danced for her life last week and tonight, she proved why the judges kept her in the game. She is a white girl who convincingly became an African princess and more than held her own in a strong and powerful routine, yet remained beautiful and feminine.
2. Everybody loves Karen.
3. Ashleigh’s grown a lot and had a memorable Mandy Moore routine with Jakob.
The Middle Two:
4. Kathryn did an amazing job and I’d love to put her in the top 3, yet I think that the judges’s disapproval might hurt her.
5. Channing did a great job tonight, but the judges passed over their achievement as expected. It’d be nice to see her and Victor pull something outside their style and kill it so they can get some serious praise.
Bottom Three Girls Dancers:
6. Mollee just might squeak out of the bottom 3 due to her enormous popularity and the strength of her previous routines with Nathan. Her salsa was truly atrocious and though I love her, I’m starting to doubt she’s gonna be able to grow as much as some of the other dancers already have grown.
7. I think Pauline did a great job, but may end up being in the bottom 3. Channing’s been getting more love from the judges. Kathryn could easily take this spot due to the judges’s comments, but I think she’s got more of a following than Pauline. Plus, Legacy was heaped with praise and it’s still voting by couples.
8. Elleanore will likely, unfortunately, find herself here after that wretched krump. Not her fault, though. She did a great job with what she had to work with.
Top Three Guys Dancers:
1. Russell had a great night with that charismatic and powerful Afrojazz. He’s the king, according to Mary, and on the tamale train.
2. Jakob is amazing, so he’ll keep his spot in the top this week.
3. Kevin had a unique Mandy Moore, so I think he’ll do well also.
The Middle Two:
4. Legacy was praised for his improvement, but it wasn’t his best routine on the show.
5. Victor wasn’t given nearly enough credit for his contemporary with Channing. Cause well, he just had to be great, it’s his style.
Bottom Three Guys Dancers:
6. Peter was charming and skilled in his quickstep with Pauline, but I think their early position in the lineup and Pauline’s lack of following might hurt them.
7. Nathan did his best in that salsa, but it was pretty bad. Despite his fan following, he might find himself here.
8. Ryan did an admirable job in an awful krump.
Who’s gonna Go:
Girl – I think Mollee’s safe. I think between Pauline and Elleanore, Pauline’s the most in danger.
Guy – Pretty sure Nathan will be safe as well. Which leaves me worried about Peter, who I love. He did a much better job than Ryan tonight (and was given more to work with), but Ryan’s a big judge favorite. It’ll come down to how they dance for their lives. If Peter incorporates other styles into his tap in an obvious way, he’ll have a shot, I think. All that said… I think Peter’s the most in danger, though I don’t want to say it.
Something tells me I could be waaaay off this time. Maybe I’m a bit insecure cause I have no clue how America will vote yet. Let me hear your thoughts. Am I dead on or way off? Who do you think’s going?
People are starting to catch on to the fact that Ryan and Ellenore’s krump (or hip hop?) routine was recycled by Lil C, for some strange reason, I think that might save them tomorrow. Don’t ask me why, especially because Natalli and Vincent from SYTYCD Canada S1 who did that same routine totally killed it. I honestly don’t know who’s going home. But America tends to attach themselve to the underdogs.
@Margaret: So true. I really like everybody I predicted to be in danger tomorrow, so I’m fine if I’m completely wrong. I’ve grown to like Ashleigh and Legacy a lot more and individually, I’d be happiest if they were leaving. However, they have such good chemistry with their partners right now, that it’d be a shame. Hmmm, though…Jakob and Kathryn would be pretty freaking incredible. Or too much of a good thing? Look how indecisive I am! Honestly, seeing how much their version of the Lil C sucked compared to the Canadian dancers’ version makes me have waaaay less sympathy for them, though I really like Elleanore and I think both she and Ryan bring great things to the show. And I’m still irked at Lil C for doing that to them. Sheesh! It already seemed like he hadn’t bothered to work with his dancers or their strengths at all, but to know he just dropped a used routine on them…
hmm for me I didnt really like the contemporary that much…don’t know why though. I don’t think I quite got the story by watching the dance. Oh well still beautifully danced.
About the recycling dances…If anyone watched season one. They started with top 16 and they have 4 dances for that entire show. So dances were repeated that night. It’s unfortunate for Ryan and Ellenore the Lil C did that.
As far as who will go home well that will depend on there solos. So we will see.
that’s true Amanda, I forgot that was the way they had done it at the beginning, man I’m glad they got away from that. I agree that I don’t have quite as much sympathy for Ryan and Ellenore now that I recognize the song and the routine, but I think this might be our first case of “Evan syndrome” they didn’t do too well but they’re just so likeable that it just might save them. While they’re not my favorite couple, I think it would be a shame to see them leave. I think solos are going to have a major impact, especially if people like Nathan and Mollee end up in the bottom.
I voted for 4 of the 8 couples.
My absolute favorite tonight was Jakob and Ashleigh’s dance! That’s the one I’m already watching over and over. Now, I will add that I usually am not that enamoured with Mandy Moore’s choreography. She’s good, but I tend to find most of her pieces a tad boring. Even the Neil/Sabra table one (which is sacrilege, I know! lol). My favorite piece of hers up until now was actually Will/Jessica’s “shirt dance.” Now this one has just edged it out 🙂 Mandy should always work with a prop! As for the dancers, Ashleigh really impressed me, and there are just no words for how delicious Jakob’s dancing is.
Russell and Noelle’s afro jazz was amazing! Like Nigel, upset as I was about Bianca, I’m now really happy Noelle stuck around.
Victor + Channing + Stacy Tookey = win! I got a little Mark/Chelsie vibe from V/C!
I love Kathryn/Legacy every week, and I loved the Broadway piece. I was a little surprised by all the Kathryn criticism. I thought the playful way she portrayed her character felt more fitting to the song than the “vixen” they were looking for.
Ryan and Ellenore are really likeable. Plus if Ryan dances with out a shirt on you won’t hear me complain…lol
@Amanda: Yeah, I really like Elleanore. But you can have Ryan. I’ll take Peter. Especially in that uniform. ;”)
@Emilie I love Peter too…random question though what branch of the army did they say he was supposed to be from? I thought they had said Navy and if thats the case he should have been in white.
I don’t think that both N&M and E&R will be in the bottom 3, but of those 2 couples I think it is more likely that E&R will be in the bottom. I hope neither is in the bottom because they are my 2 faves, it was disappointing to see both couples dance so poorly. I actually liked the quickstep, but i think if they land in the bottom they could both be gone. They don’t seem to be the judges favorites. I actually think Karen/Kevin have a good chance of being in the bottom too. The dance was very average and do either of them have enough fans that will pick up the phone? Victor and Channing are a wild card too, if they land in the bottom while dancing their style they could both go. I thought that Victor’s contemp dance with Bianca was better than last night’s. Tonight will be interesting since we finally get to see who has the strong fanbases.
I think Pauline and Peter, Karen and Kevin, and either Ryan/Ellenore or Mollee/Nathan are going to end up in the bottom. I can’t guess the final group because I don’t know the strength of the fanbases yet.
Unfortunately, I feel like Pauline and Peter are in danger. Their quickstep was decent, and they performed the heck out of it, but quicksteps just don’t go over well. And I don’t think the judges are all that enamored with them. Pauline isn’t striking me as growing much, and Peter is growing slower than someone like Legacy. I predict that the judges don’t want to split another two sets of couples up, and send Pauline and Peter home.
Since it’s being talked about a lot in the thread, I’ll throw in my two cents about the contemporary piece with Victor and Channing. I disliked the performance, more than Nigel did. I just can’t get into Channing, I don’t see her as authentic or mature, and I get the impression she doesn’t enjoy partner work. She struck me as disinterested and indifferent throughout the piece. I saw no emotion in her eyes and I saw few attempts to connect to Victor in the piece. I feel bad for Stacy Tookey since it was a good piece of choreography, but I couldn’t enjoy it given what I mentioned.
Strangely, most of the other dancers I had a bad first impression of during the audition episodes are usually not in my bottom sets of routines and performances. For example, I thought letting Legacy and Ashleigh in were huge mistakes, and that their personalities would grate on me. However, I’ve been very surprised by them, and like them a lot more than I ever thought. I give them props.
I guess I’ll have to see where the season goes.
@Amanda: Nigel said Navy and then corrected himself and said Army. Who knows. It was a hot uniform, regardless. 🙂
@Rachel: You may be right about Karen/Kevin and Channing/Victor. I was trying to figure those out. I liked Karen/Kevin’s routine, but I don’t necessarily love them. We’ll have to see.
@James G: Yes, if you give Ashleigh and Legacy props, they apparently do well. ;”)
James – I couldn’t agree with you more. I do think that Peter and Pauline will be going home just because the judges don’t seem to like them much. I hope that Victor and Channing go home though, as an overall pair they are my least fave. And did it seem like Nathan & mollee just phoned it in last night. Neither one seemed to care much about the routine or the judges comments. I’m actually liking Ellenore more each week so I hope she’ll pull through. I would be surprised if the judges dump Nathan/Mollee or Ellenore/Ryan this early in the season. Maybe if they dance poorly next week then they’ll deserve to go.
I can’t wait to see what happens tonight. Really, just like you said in your post Emilie, there are so many ways that things can go!
I’m surprised by my favorites now. I was determined not to like Nathan or Jakob due to their popularities (I like the underdogs! :)) and I didn’t like Kathryn, Legacy or Ashleigh due to what we saw of them in Vegas.
Now, I have to say that Kathacy has been amazing, Ashleigh is growing steadily in my books (starting to remind me of S6’s “Melisser”) and Nathan and Jakob I think really deserve whatever fanbases they have (I was really blown away by Jakob in the jazz last night – talk about performance AND technique! Whew!
Personally, I think that Kevin and Karen will end up in the B3. As much as Karen is hyped by the judges, their routine wasn’t very memorable and I don’t see Kevin as having a huge fanbase yet. I think Peter and Pauline may be in trouble (despite doing amazing with that Quickstep!) and I personally hope that Channing and Victor can be in the B3. I’m tired of the judges saving Channing after having dismal performance. I love Stacey Tookey, and I thought the choreography was amazing, but there was something quite evidently missing in that routine.
Yay S6 and a fabulous group of dancers! 🙂
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Last night, I voted for half the couples:
Jakob/Ashleigh, who have been consistently good.
Victor/Channing, because I like Victor, because this was the first time Channing seemed even remotely interested in her partner, and because I don’t think the judges gave them enough credit. I know the dancer’s styles come into play, but it annoys me that a well-performed contemporary routine gets basically no credit because the dancers are contemporary, whereas an insanely amateurish cha cha like Kevin did two weeks ago is forgiven because he’s a hip hop dancer.
Ryan/Ellenore, because I really like them both and I think Nigel was too hard on them.
Russell/Noelle, who were fantastic.
I almost voted for Legacy/Kathyn, but I really dislike Legacy, even though he’s good.
I knew I was definitely not voting for Kevin and Karen, because after two weeks of the judges basically giving Kevin a pass on poor performances, I think he needed to be held accountable.
@Emilie I know Nigel said something about Russian last night. Today I could help but to wish Phillip and Jeanine would come out ready to dance. lol for those of you who havent been to the tour its the running joke of the show.
@Amanda: I think he said “Russian folk jazz,” which cracked me up. And yeah, I totally wished Jeanine and Phillip would’ve jumped out when he said the magic words “Russian folk.” They were there last night, how come they didn’t? ;”) That would’ve been too cute.
That was one of the poorest shows I’ve seen in a while. Noelle and Russell were good and Legacy and Kathryn was enjoyable but noone else really stood out.
Mollee and Nathan were particularly shocking – I honestly think they simply missed or aborted any number of moves in the latter half of the routine. (And I don’t think Mollee knows the meaning of the word sultry…). Both have thier fans though.
I also get the sinking feeling that Karen and Ashleigh are being cosseted a bit in the early rounds.
Channing/Victor, Elleanore/Ryan and Pauline/Peter for my bottom 3 couples.
I had really high hopes for the show last night, with fresh choreographers and new routines, and except for jakob/ashleigh and noelle/russell and legacy/kathryn, everyone else just kinda fell flat. here’s hoping tonight isn’t too painful. it’s gonna be tough to see who gets eliminated.
Hi, this is my first time posting, but i really wanted to say this. As much as some of the dances were disappointing, I was kind of happy to see some misses. Last season, it seemed like everyone was at least decent at everything and you didn’t have that unpredictability. I mean, last week, who would have thought Mollee and Nathan could have faltered so much.
and @ahs i really enjoyed the Broadway piece too, and if you watch the choreography, it wasn’t fit for a vixen, it was supposed to be childish.
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