2012 June 13 | Pure So You Think You Can Dance

SYTYCD Season 9 Music: Salt Lake City Auditions

SALT LAKE CITY AUDITIONS DAY ONE
Intro to auditions music: M83 – Outro

Opening of the Utah auditions: Outasight – Now or Never

Witney Carson Interview Music: Goldfrapp – Strict Machine

Witney Carson Audition Music: Bond – Libertango

Lynn Gravvatt Interview / End of Audition Music: Carpenters – Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day) [1989 Remix]

Dancer’s dad auditions & she judges him: The Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow

Deanna “Dee” Tomasseta Interview Music: LMFAO – Get Crazy

Deanna “Dee” Tomasetta Audition Music: Blaire Reinhard – I Can’t Make You Love Me

Montage of “unique” dancers: Madness – One Step Beyond

Gene Lonardo Audition Music: Jahcoozi – Fish

Lindsay Arnold Audition Music: Deadmau5 – Ghosts N Stuff

Montage of Ballroom Auditions: Sweet – Ballroom Blitz

Mariah Spears Audition Music: Kardinal Offishall feat. The Clipse – Set It Off

Murphy Yang Audition Music: District 78 – I Won’t Dance (Official Step Up 3D Mix) can be downloaded via District 78′s America’s Best Mixtape

Choregraphy Round: Jennifer Lopez – Papi

Montage of people going to Vegas after Choreography Round: Martin Solveig & Dragonette – Hello

SALT LAKE CITY AUDITIONS DAY TWO
Lead In Music to Day Two Salt Lake City Auditions: Jack White – Sixteen Saltiness

Dareian Kujawa Interview Music: Cindy Alexander – Turning Into You

Dareian Kujawa Audition Music: Michael Grimm feat Jack Mack and the Heart Attack – I’ve Been Loving You Too Long

Johnny Ahn Interview Music: Dan the Automator feat Hieroglyphics – Don’t Hate the Player

Johnny Ahn & Whitney Hallam Audition Music: Rodolfo Guerra Y Su Sincopata Latina – Mueve El Cuerpo

Adrian Lee Audition Music: Otis Redding – Try a Little Tenderness

Montage of dancers going to Vegas: Afrojack & Shermanology – Can’t Stop Me (Club Mix)

Rachel Applehan Interview Music: Marilyn Manson – Slo-Mo-Tion

Rachel Applehan Audition Music: Jessie J – Mamma Knows Best

Montage of bad auditions from day 2: Nicki Minaj – Starships

Leroy Martinez Audition Music: Chris Brown – Yeah 3X

Montage of people going to Vegas after Choreography Round Day 2: The Wanted – Chasing the Sun

Podcast: SYTYCD Season 9 – Auditions: Atlanta

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Time Stamps
0:00 – Introduction
2:51 – Dragonhouse Crew: Boris Penton, Andre Rucker, and Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer
9:02 – Other Hip-hop/Street Dancers: Tim Conkel, Jackson Alvarez, Asher Walker, and Damon & Deon
16:28 – Bellydancing: Janelle Issis
17:53 – Contemporary Guys: Joshua Alexander and George Lawrence II
21:31 – Contemporary/Jazz Girls: Audrey Case, Danielle Dominguez, Courtney Kirby, and Brittney Ortner
29:46 – Wrap-up

Episode Length: 32:18

After an exciting set of auditions in Los Angeles, we found ourselves disappointed with the turnout in Atlanta this year. That’s not to say there weren’t some standouts, and those standouts were pretty amazing. We were treated to some absolutely amazing hip hop from the members of the Dragonhouse Crew, with Boris Penton, Andre Rucker and Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer each offering us unique and draw-dropping takes on their “robotic” style of dance. It’s breathtaking what is possible with this style, whether it’s a fresh take on a character-based performance or melding two unrelated elements together, such as Boris’ movement atop a beautiful piano piece. Beyond the Dragonhouse Crew, Asher Walker surprised us with his self-taught brand of hip-hop dancing. While his dance vocabulary is limited, he overcame this with a great personality and sense of musicality, gliding to and fro across the stage without effort. George Lawrence II put forth a strong contemporary performance, putting every inch of his body into his extensions and balancing this with a tasteful routine full of contrasts in speed and quality of movement. Rounding out the dancers that impressed us was Danielle Dominguez, who’s Sonya-inspired style stood out and displayed a sense of power while maintaining a quirky character.

We wish we could say that we liked everyone from Atlanta, but many of the other contestants left us with mixed feelings. We felt lukewarm towards Tim Conkel, Jackson Alvarez, and Joshua Alexander, and we didn’t know what to make of Courtney Kirby. In addition, during her segment we wondered if having family members sit up at the panel is actually a good idea or if it carries a risk of biasing the judging panel. We discuss these things and more in the Atlanta audition episode of our podcast!

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