*updated* Top 10 Spoilers
I’m getting ready for finals, like our friend Trandrew over at SYTYCDISM (kudos to them for staying up on these spoilers) so I’ll make this fast…
*spoilers after the jump*
each couple is doing 2 dances and all 10 dancers are doing solos
Jakob & Ellenore – Contemporary (Sonya Tayeh yay!), Quickstep (Tony and Melanie)
this is the partnership everyone has been waiting for, I’ll be shocked if they don’t do well in both routine (even the dreaded quickstep, somehow I think they’ll find a way to pull it out)
Nathan & Kathryn – Broadway (Spencer Liff yay!), Rumba (Tony and Melanie)
I actually really like this pairing, something feels right about this one. They may have some issues with the rumba, since it’s a passionate dance in need of chemistry, something that may be tough to come by as a new partnership. I LOVE that Spencer Liff is back again, he hit a home run with Ryan and Ellenore and I think he’s gonna do it again with N&K
Russell & Mollee – Jazz (Mandy Moore), Jive (Pasha and Anya, yay!)
I think Mandy Moore will create something that works for both of them. Russell showed a lot of promise in ballroom during Vegas and in his foxtrot(s) so I’m interested to see how he does with a more up-tempo style like the jive, and we all know that with Pasha and Anya, it will be up-tempo and Mollee will have to be sexy, definitely.
Legacy & Ashleigh – Contemporary (Gary Stuart), Hip Hop (Dave Scott)
I think they’ll do well with the contemporary (don’t know anything about the new choreographer, let us know if you do). I’m worried about the hip hop, Dave’s work is way different from Napoleon and Tabitha, whose work seemed to fit Ashleigh really well. We shall see I guess…
Ryan & Noelle – Waltz (JT Thomas and Tomas Mielnicki), Hip Hop (NappyTabs)
I’m excited for this pair, Noelle is very different from Ellenore and I think it will bring a new vibe to their partnership. I know both of them are probably eager to change people’s minds during the hip hop because neither of them did that well last time they each did it.
Agreements? Disagreements? Can’t wait for tonight!
I kinda hate this week’s pairings.
Jakob and Ellenore should be fine (and I’m excited to watch them!!!), given that both of them consistently give brilliant performances and their techniques should be the best in the competition. They will probably do well regardless of the pairing.
Nathan and Kathryn should be okay as well. But they got the rumba~seeing how Nathan stumbled over ballroom a couple of weeks ago, I am kinda keeping my fingers crossed. I hope Kathryn can remain as brilliant as she did the past weeks, but I find it hard to imagine chemistry between her and Nathan.
Russell and Mollee should do okay as well, I hope!!! I feel as though the only reason why Mollee is still in the competition is because of her awesome solos, so I definitely hope to see her do better in the actual partnering routines.
I’ve this feeling that Ryan and Noelle are gonna be awesome in the Waltz routine but gonna fail in the hiphop routine.
As for Ashleigh and Legacy, I’m totally worried for them!!! They are both one of my favorites (though I don’t personally think their dancing’s the most brilliant), and I really can’t see how they can connect to each other. IMO, both of them seem to have come this far somehow because they had really supportive partners, but luckily for them, they got one hiphop routine which I think will be fairly awesome if they throw in Legacy’s skills and Ashleigh fared really well in her previous Nappytabs routine. I’m kinda looking forward more to their contemp though~
Uh-oh… I’m getting nervous for Legacy & Ashleigh.
I’m actually really excited to see Nathan and Kathryn dance together. If she has to be split from Legacy, i think Nathan will be a great 2nd partner. The rumba could be scary though, I always think of how great Courtney and Gev did. I’m not sure about the Legacy/Ashley pairing and Noelle/Ryan. I think the judges want Ryan and Noelle gone and thats why they’re together. Just judging by the popularity polls on other sites, Ryan doesn’t rank too high. Unless he is amazing this week, he could be going home. I think last week was proof of that, they had 2 solid routines, and still ended up in the bottom. I think Noelle has been riding on Russell’s popularity and could be in trouble too. She could be the Randi of last season.
I have a different opinion with another guys.
I think Legacy & Ashleigh r gonna be fine and Mollee & Russel could be in danger with Jive, specially Mollee..In past week, I thought that Mollee is really good for solo, but really bad for ballroom..I think Mollee and Russel are in the time to go..
Yes all true what everyone has said but forgeting one BIG thing. Now we DONT vote for the couples we vote for the INDIVIDUAL dancer. So that alone will be a factor, like Kathryn will be fine and Nathan may not be. We have complete control now of who goes home. So vote for you favs.
Amanda is right, we are beginning the individual voting now. however, I think who you’re paired with does make a difference and what styles you get, especially in top 10 because it’s the audience’s first time seeing everyone with new partners.
Kherington fell victim to it in season 4. She and Twitch had built this fabulous partnership and while she got lucky getting paired with someone like Mark, they weren’t so lucky to pull the country two-step. Then Will’s partner Jessica cracked her rib and couldn’t continue so they brought Comfort back and paired her with Twitch, when 2 hip hop dancers had never been paired together. That was intriguing to the audience, enough to keep Comfort around another week. If Jessica had stayed, I would guess that it probably would have been her going home rather than Kherington.
That’s why I’m kind of excited for these couples, but also nervous. Legacy and Kathryn built up a great relationship, as did Ashleigh and Jakob, and I would hate to see them fall the same way Kherington did. can the audience latch onto these new pairs. I’m just glad I didn’t have to write Country Two-Step or Russian Folk Dance. 🙂
Weren’t both Jeanine and Kayla in the bottom couple at least once before the top 10, and then they ended up being the top 2 girls. Its so hard to predict who is really going to shine with a new partner. I just hope that Nathan can prove the judges wrong, and having Kathryn will hopefully help. Nathan and Mollee were just not good together as a couple.
@Rachel, you’re totally right, it is so hard to predict who can shine with a new partner, that’s part of what makes this such a crazy show.
In terms of Kayla and Jeanine, I think they both got put in the “they’ll have more than enough votes we don’t have to vote for them” category before the top 10, which can sometimes be a worse place to be. Kayla was in B2 week 2 after getting great reviews from the judges for her 2nd routine w/ Max, and Jeanine was in B2 after “Love Lockdown” with Phillip getting great reviews. top 8 week was the toughest because it was kayla and janette in B2, so whoever went home we were going to lose a fantastic dancer.
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