Anya Garnis Announced As Next SYTYCD All Star
Anya Garnis, from SYTYCD Season 3 was just announced by Nigel as the next SYTYCD All Star for season 7. Here’s his full tweet:
It seems I forgot to Tweet an all-Star name yesterday? Sorry! One of our best Latin Ballroom partners ever on #SYTYCD ANYA is returning.
Anya and Pasha have been performing all over and seem pretty well tied to Nigel. They were on Superstars of Dance and DWTS also. I will admit that I will never forget Anya and Pasha’s first audition for SYTYCD. I think it was one of the best SYTYCD auditions ever. At least the best latin ballroom. In case you forgot, you can watch it again here:
Although, after that steamy and sexy performance neither of them lived up to that performance in their other performances. Although, as I rewatch this video, you also realize why Nigel wants Anya around so much;-)
I am a little disappointed with Anya being on the show. Not because I don’t like her. Just that I would have rather had Chelsie or Lacey on the show. Their DWTS contracts might have been the problem there.
Either way, Add Anya to the list of SYTYCD 2010 All Stars.
John I knew it would be her. Considering the dwts stuff it narrowed it down to five choices Snow(s1), Anya, Janette, Fiana(i know i didnt spell that right but season 3 but not in top 10, and Ashley. Out of those five Anya ranks number one for me, then Janette. Plus Anya and Pasha have choreogrphed for the show as well.
Eh, I liked Anya, but I wanted Lacey. Like I said before, there’s a reason that Pasha lasted so much longer than Anya, he had the personality that endeared him to so many people. I actually forgot that Janette was ballroom, haha, but she would have been fun too. I will say though, that cha cha that Anya and Pasha did for Courtney and Gev was super sexy and really good. Who could forget Gev giving Courtney, “the message”, hahaha
It must be the DWTS contracts… or maybe Nigel was trying to negotiate w/ DWTS to see if he could get either Chelsie or Lacey for SYTYCD, but was unable to do so… so Anya was next?
I’m happy with Anya, though I’d rather have Chelsie, and Lacey is (finally) growing on me.
@Margaret Pasha only lasted one more round than Anya. Anya made it to the top 8.
Okay Anya was top ten but still Pasha didnt last but two episodes more than she did.
@Amanda… Any was just shy of the top ten, she exited the same time as Hok.
The top ten for Season Three were:
Danny Tidwell
Neil Haskell
Pasha Kovalev
Dominic Sandoval
Kameron Bink
Sabra Johnson
Lacey Schwimmer
Lauren Gottlieb
Sara Von Gillern
Jaimie Goodwin
Sorry, Anya, not Any… that’d be interesting if there was an “Any”… Anyway go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_(season_3) for a breakdown of finalist and when they exited…
Also here…. http://realitydancing.contentquake.com/2007/07/20/a-sad-goodbye-hok-eliminated-anya-too/
Honestly… between Pasha and Anya, Anya had a good amount of personality, it just was no where near as good as her original audition. Pasha was able to exude more personality than Anya during his dances and solos.
Anya also struggled with solos more than Pasha did… (Sorry I had Season three recorded on my comp at home til recently… so I’m a wee picky).
Looking back at solos, Pasha had more content and in some ways personality in his solos than Anya did. Anya’s personality shown most when she was in ballroom, but suffered a little bit when dancing in other styles… plus she never really caught on with the audience (Danny too was a bit stoic and shy and didn’t really catch on w/ the audience until towards the end…. Danny exuded personality in the Foxtrot w/ Anya and as thus has a “breakthrough” of sorts… Anya wasn’t as lucky…. I believe.
I guess in hindsight Pasha didn’t last that much longer episode wise, but top 12 to top 6 felt longer in my head, haha. I think you guys are both right in neither of them really ever hitting the expectations we all had for them after their amazing audition, but they both had really memorable performances. Funny that Pasha’s came in something other than ballroom, a true testament to the caliber of talent they’ve had on the show.
I think Pasha’s partner stuff helped his popularity, people felt sorry for him that Jessie left. Plus, he smiled and all the girls melted, haha. But he had a breakout dance at top 16 (I think) with his and Sara’s west coast swing, I think that really propelled him.
Well…. considering all the ballroom guys thus far:
– Season 1: Artem
– Season 2: Benji, Dmitry, Stanislav
– Season 3: Pasha
– Season 4: Jamie
– Season 5: Maksim
– Season 6: Ryan
The only one’s that hit top ten were Benji, Dmitry, Pasha and Ryan.
Dmitry probably b/c of his contract at DWTS wouldn’t work, Benji’s more of a swinger… =P, and isn’t Ryan on Burn the Floor w/ Ashleigh? So that leaves Pasha. =P
Gotta love process of elimination.
hahah Benji a swinger, funny. yeah, Ryan and Ashleigh are up in Canada with Burn the Floor (with Artem too). Dmitry would have been fun, mostly bc he hates wearing shirts, 🙂 but I’m psyched about Pasha.
@Margaret: I’m with you on Anya. I don’t mind her, per se, but she’s never been one of my favorites. Maybe Season 7 will change my mind. 🙂
Benji’s definitely a swinger. Have you ever seen the swing competitions where they get random partners and make something creative up on the spot? That’s crazy good. I’m so jealous.
It’s called, “lead and follow”… =D Maybe you should take some ballroom lessons… *innocent look*
I’ve been to an open swing dance thing here in IL and some of the crazy things they do on the spot is amazing… even for recreational dancers… so Benji and co doesn’t surprise me…. much =P
Yes, that’s the proper term. I love the lead and follow. I have taken some ballroom classes and loved them. I use to dance recreationally 2-3 times per week before I got married. Been to a number of swing clubs too and loved it. Too bad I’m the one husband that’s wife doesn’t like to dance:-( At least I have these shows.
WHAT!!! A husband whose wife doesn’t dance?!?!? Ok that’s not surprising, ballroom dance isn’t as widespread as like… club dancing *shudders*
She wouldn’t club dance either;-) I still occasionally take my little sister and dance with all her little friends. Soon enough my little daughter will be old enough and I can dance with her. Already do in our living room;-)
you know what it was she was on tour they had four guest performers that year. lol they get jumbled together.
Yea was very sexy in that routine.
She looks different in this audition than she looks now. She dyed her hair black or maybe she didn’t dye it while she was competing on SYTYCD. She had more appeal in this audition than in the competition for some reason.
well if she performs like THAT with her partner it could be incredible.
Oy, Nigel did the skeezy older guy thing with Anya here, his jaw just hit the floor. Veering in creepy land.
I think Anya’s been experimenting with her hair color since then, I remember her saying on the show that her natural hair color is actually blonde.
Anyone know the song that played when the dancers were eliminated? I thought it was I will remember you, but that is sung by Ryan Cabrera and this was sung by a female.
It was not used on the last 2 seasons.