December 22, 2009
Emilie’s Top Routines From Season 6
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This was hard! There were a lot of routines that were equally good in my mind, so I had to work hard to limit myself to a Top 10. I gave myself 5 extra routines for group numbers that rocked – we had a lot of amazing group work this season, especially when you factor in the Meet the Top 20 episode. I did not consider “fairness” or equal distribution here. So I think you’ll see a lot of the same dancers, which didn’t surprise me, personally.
Paired Routines
1. “Machine Gun” Ellenore/Legacy Travis Wall
2. “Tore My Heart” Ellenore/Jakob Sonya Tayeh
3. “At This Moment” Kathryn/Jakob Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden
4. “Little Green Bag” Pauline/Peter Wade & Amanda Robson
5. “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” Ellenore/Ryan Travis Wall
6. “2 Steps Away” Kathryn/Legacy Stacey Tookey
7. “Frog Dance” Noelle/Russell Sean Cheesman
8. “Put Your Hands on Me” Kathryn/Ryan Jason Gilkison
9. “Violentango” Ellenore/Ryan Miriam and Leonardo
10. “Put Your Hands On me” Kathryn/Ryan Jason Gilkison
Honorable Mentions (alllllmooooosssst): Kathryn/Legacy’s paso doble, Noelle/Russell’s “A Case of You” contemporary, Noelle/Ryan “Give It To Me Right” hip hop, Mollee/Jakob’s “Ordinary Day” waltz, Ellenore/Jakob “Gotcha” Broadway, Ashleigh/Jakob “Whatcha Say” hip hop, Ariana/Peter’s “Black and Gold” hip hop, Bianca/Victor’s “Wasted Time” contemporary, Ellenore/Russell paso doble, Kathryn/Russell hip hop (both finale).
Group Routines
1. Top 20 “Comanche” Wade & Amanda Robson
2. Top 12 “What’s a Girl to Do” Nappytabs
3. Top 14 “Aha!” Wade & Amanda Robson
4. Top 16 “Warrior” Dave Scott
5. Ariana, Channing, Jakob and Nathan “Cryin’” contemporary Tyce Diorio
These were my standouts, the routines I’d expect on a tour (with the exception of those who didn’t make the Top 10). What were yours?
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Umm… you must have really liked that cha cha cha. See what I mean?
Yea i wondered about that too.
Maybe you meant Kathryn and Legacy’s first hip hop Dave Scott routine.
After watching that contemporary with Ellenore and Ryan, I really have to commend Ryan for his dancing. It was really well executed and with such feeling. He wasn’t just a prop because he really did stand out in my opinion.
I think Ellenore pretty much nailed every Jazz or contemporary routine, but that one just gave me chills (aside from loving the song Your Ex-lover is dead)
Legacy and Kathryn…simply an amazing couple. I wish I could have watched them dance together much longer.
ur best 8 & best 10 are same, it means u can pick one more great routine!!
i would add the sonya top 8 routine. i loved that. and the jakob and ashleigh nappytabs would make my personal top ten. i’ve never been to a tour, but if they had one for this season, i’d go.
I guess I should work on my favorites list. I havent really sat down to think about it.