Top 8 Power Rankings
Great night of dancing last night but with the All Stars joining the Top 10, I can’t say I’m surprised. Twitch, Marko, Brandon, Jakob, Robert, Neil, Kathryn, Melanie, Comfort, and Witney were the All Stars for this episode.
The bottom four was Jenna, Makensie, Nico, and Tucker (who was only there by default). There were no solos last night and looking back on it not sure if that was the right thing to do, but in the end Nico and Makensie were the two to say goodbye.
Since the partners were split up I figured I would rank the girls and guys separately.
Girls
Jasmine: Marko joined here for this fun dance to one of the songs of the summer. Jasmine gets the top spot cause she seemed to outshine her all-star partner; it was hard to take your eyes off her. To answer Nigel’s question, he was looking at two all-stars last night.
Jenna: I still have no clue as to why I just can’t connect with Jenna but she is a great dancer. I loved Mandy’s choreography and with Neil as a partner I say this helped Jenna.
Amy: I had to watch this twice cause the first time the song threw me off. Brandon to me is the perfect disco partner with all those crazy lift and that death drop at the end that was so close to the ground. Amy rocked this number keeping the energy up threw the entire dance.
Hayley: This is a perfect example of why sometimes dancing with an all-star isn’t such a good thing. Hayley and Twitch did have the chemistry and dance well with each other. However, even though Hayley did a great job, I think may people were watching Twitch.
Makensie: Paired with Jakob, they definitely have the best feet. This actually was my favorite dance out of all the girls so needless to say I’m sad she was voted off.
Guys
Tucker: What can I say; everything about this piece was just absolutely amazing. Travis provided us with a story that both Tucker and Robert could relate to. They have both survived life threatening accidents, I would imagine it was easy for them to tap into the emotion of the dance. I haven’t really cried while watching a dance on this show but this one came close.
Aaron: It’s crazy to think that he wasn’t part of the original top 10 guys; he has proven he deserved a spot on the show. Love watching him and Kathryn dance together.
Paul: Must have be the luck of the draw that he and Witney were paired together for this cha cha. Thankfully they did not disappoint, which I figured since this is Paul’s style.
FikShun: He is by far the most improved dancer on the show. He kept up with Melanie in this sassy jazz number. I’m excited to see what he has next.
Nico: Loved this reptilian hip-hop. I thought Nico and Comfort were selling not only the character of the dance but the choreography as well. Hated to see him leave but after Tucker’s performance I figured it might happen.
So Hayley, Amy, Paul, and Fikshun make up my bottom four but will the fans agree.
Next week should be interesting since the all-stars are choreographing and dancing with the top 8. Maybe we will get to see Travis dance on the stage again, or maybe even Dmitry.
I read that the all-star/choreographers for next week are Twitch, Comfort, Dmitry Chaplin, Courtney Galiano, Chelsie Hightower, Allison Holker, Mark Kanemura, and Travis Wall.
Will no one acknowledge that Tucker and Robert were off?
Thanks Kaitlyn I saw the tweet myself and I’m excited.
@Mac yes Tucker and Robert were a bit off but I really didn’t care.
Chelsie is for sure will be on next week. She posted up a Vine and said so herself. I cannot wait 😀
Weird. Everyone in my house thought Marko was the standout. We were throwing stuff at the tele when the judges said Jasmine did well. She didn’t. She was boring.
Sad to see Makenzie go. Would have preferred Jenna. Wish Jasmine was in bottom four because she should be gone by now.
Also Nico > Paul > Aaron. America why you always get it wrong?!?
Just saw the Tucker/Robert number. *yawn* judges made the wrong call with their cuts tonight.
I had a similar bottom 4 – Amy, Hayley, Fik Shun and Aaron/Paul.
Amy: her dance was good but a bit forgettable once the others produced brilliant performances.
Hayley: my favourite female dancer was hampered by a poor choreography. Plus like you said, I was watching Twitch.
Fik Shun: I honestly don’t even remember his performance. Melanie was so dominating that it was hard to look anywhere else. Plus this is approximately the time that good hip hop dancers go – Dominic & Legacy for example.
Aaron/Paul: I can’t decide who will be bottom. Aaron undoubtedly had the better dance of the two but he was overpowered by Kathryn. A lot of Aaron’s work was lifts and it seems like he was there to make Kathryn look good instead of the other way around (one of my issues with contemporary pieces on this show). Paul on the other hand had a good cha-cha but it was meh in the grand scheme of things. I think Paul has a bigger fan base than Aaron though so it might come down to popularity instead of dance ability.