We’re back again with the list of music from SYTYCD 2013 Meet the Top 20 week. I’m sure that Marianya will nail the list of music shortly, but feel free to share the songs you know in the comments as well. You can find the previous week’s music here.
Now on to the music!
SYTYCD Meet the Top 20 Music
Coming Soon…
We’ve been talking for a while about doing a video where the writers of Pure SYTYCD talk about the various things that happened on So You Think You Can Dance. Marianya and myself finally scheduled a hangout and talked about SYTYCD 2013 Vegas Week and projected who we thought would be in the SYTYCD top 20. It was a lot of fun analyzing the various genres including how few contemporary men there could be in the SYTYCD top 20. Plus, I pushed Marianya into predicting the SYTYCD Season 10 top 4. We have it on video now, so you can hold us accountable.
Enough summary, if you’re a SYTYCD fan then I’m sure you’ll enjoy this video:
We’d love to hear if you agree or disagree in the comments of this post or on the YouTube comments.
Also, let us know what you think about the video. Do you like the format? Should we do it again? Would you like to join us in a future G+ hangout?
We’re back again with the list of music from SYTYCD 2013 Vegas week. The music on Vegas Week is always hard to do since it doesn’t always follow the same pattern, but Marianya’s a rockstar and will likely get most of it for you. Feel free to share the songs you know in the comments as well. You can find the previous week’s music here.
Also, we’re excited to announce that Thursday June 13th at 6:30 PM EST (3:30 PM PST) we’re going to do our first ever SYTYCD 2013 G+ hangout. We’ll post an embed of the video stream here on Pure SYTYCD, or you can watch it on the linked G+ hangout event page. If you love SYTYCD, then I think you’ll enjoy our SYTYCD Vegas Week banter. If you can’t make the live broadcast, you can subscribe to the Pure TV Network YouTube page where the video will be posted after the event.
Now on to the music!
SYTYCD Vegas Week Music
Before Title Credits
Nuttin But Stringz(?) (I am fairly certain that a piece of music from a Nuttin But Stringz soundtrack was used, I just don’t know which song off the top of my head).
SOLO ROUND
Malece Miller’s Solo: Elizaveta – Meant 
Staying in Vegas Montage: OneRepublic – Life in Color
Donovan Gibbs Solo:
Montage of Dancers being sent home: Lykke Li – Tonight
DuShant “Fik-Shun” Stegall: Drehz – Heart Cry
HIP HOP ROUND
Pass Round: Capital Cities – Safe and Sound
JAZZ ROUND
Choreography Music: Disclosure feat. Sam Smith – Latch
Next Morning: Elton John – Good Morning Freedom
Pass Round: The Knocks – Magic
Did Not Pass Round: Nikisha Reyes-Pile – So Cold (lyrics by Ben Cocks)
BALLROOM ROUND
Choregraphy Music: Aretha Franklin – Respect
Pass Round: Cimorelli – Believe It
GROUP CHOREOGRAPHY
Boston Inspired Group: Tank – I Can’t Make You Love Me
Group Two (including Fik-Shun, Jasmine): Timomatic – Set It Off
Pass Round: Heavy feat. The Dap-Kings Horns – Coleen
CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHY
Choreography Music: Ed Sheeran – Give Me Love
Not Pass Round: Jake Bugg – Someplace
BluPrint vs Jade Animation Battle: Thriftworks – Tho Sthick
I’ve been watching So You Think You Can Dance for quite a while now and I’ve noticed some tropes that happen every single year. Despite the dancing getting better, the stories being more and more dramatic and the injuries going up every year, it can be a bit boring to have the same trope year after year. That’s why they invented drinking games.
You don’t have to do this with alcohol. I would recommend doing it with soda or water. Fill up a tall glass and get ready for Vegas week.
Note: I created this before the Vegas show aired. Judges/choreographers could be different.
Initial Solos
Take a shot/sip if:
A judge cries during a solo
Mary screams
Lil C makes an elaborate analogy
Lil C uses a fancy word to sound smart and eloquent
Extra shot/sip: if the other judges are confused at his vocabulary too
Adam starts screaming
Different Styles
Take a shot/sip if:
A dancer exclaims “This is hard!” or “I’m tired”
A dancer mugs to the camera (optional to avoid alcohol/water poisoning)
A choreographer yells at a dancer
Bonus if it’s Mia, Tyce or Sonya
The Judges say “I expected more out of you” or “We’re disappointed in you”
Somebody hurts themselves
Dancers start crying and/or claim they don’t understand what the judges are looking for
A dancer out of their element gets called out for being out of their element
A dancer quits because they can’t do choreography
The Group Number
This one is ripe with tropes. Take smaller sips to avoid dying.
Two dancers of different styles don’t get along
Two dancers start screaming at each other
Dancers scream “I’m done!” or “I’ve had enough”
One dancer bashes a member of their group to the camera behind their back
Groups go to bed early after giving up
Dancers admit to being nervous about their group
The Judges are not impressed
Bonus if the judges say “I’m disappointed” or “I expected more”
Dance for Your Life
If your favorite dancer gets sent home, drown your sorrows and drain your glass.
Picking the Top Twenty
Take a shot/sip if:
The judges psyche out a contestant
A dancer with an entire back story gets sent home
A dancer the show spent no time on in auditions makes the top twenty (there’s always one)
If your favorite dancer makes the top twenty, drain your glass. WOO HOO! TOP TWENTY!
Memphis, Tennessee is the final stop on the hometown auditions. Wayne Brady joins Mary and Nigel on the judging panel. I love Wayne and his attempt to channel Lil’ C was a favorite moment for me.
Day One starts off with a member of the Dragon House BluPrint. I’m starting to appreciate the animation style of dance a little more. BluPrint has a different style from Cyrus and I enjoyed him.
Tucker Knox is an amazing dancer with a moving story. It always makes me happy to see someone come back from that type of accident, it really is inspiring even though it sounds kind of cheesy.
Courtney and her dad, loved everything about this audition right down to their lucky pigs. Courtney’s audition is at least for me one of my favorites of the night. I could watch her dance all day. I personally hope to see her in the top 20.
Tonight introduced us to a new cultural dance, the Mongolian Bowl Dance. I love experiencing new dances that I haven’t seen. Very beautiful from the movements to the costume. Love that Mary mentions Phillip Chbeeb, granted for me I thought of that Russian Folk dance. The judges had me fooled for a second because I didn’t think they would have sent her though to Vegas.
Who stood out for you on day one.
Day Two
Didn’t really see the ballroom blitz they refered to but Jenna was great and I can see her on the show.
Novien I liked but I think I needed to see more of his dancing to really have a good opinion of him, but he is a good strong dancer. Maybe the hat is what bothered me.
Now for my other favorite of the night Caleb. Very entertaining and he reminded me of Will Thomas from last season. Overall a great dancer with a great personality and surprisingly good at hip hop. What can I say I love my nerds…lol.
Jasmine Harper who just happens to be Cryus’s ex-girlfriend. She is a beautiful dancer and I agree with what Wayne said she danced they way Destiny’s Child sang the song. I can see her on the show.
Of course a trip to Memphis wouldn’t be complete without an appearance from Elvis and his daughter. Granted Paige was a good dancer but she does need refine her skills a little more to make it to Vegas.
Next week it’s time for the long and grueling week in Vegas.
UPDATE: Here’s Rachel’s thoughts on tonight’s episode:
Wayne Brady! I’m excited to see what he’ll bring to the panel. I remember him from Who’s Line is It Anyway (which is returning to TV in July) and know he can be very funny. I don’t know if he can dance though. He can at least fake a jig and a hoedown though.
Curtis the tapper
Oh I like him. He was so good! His speed and talent were so awesome. He reminds me of Cary Grant a little just in the old fashioned way he presented himself. It was very old school and I really liked it.
Shanshan
I was mesmerized by this dance. She is so graceful and elegant. I’ve never seen this dance before. I might go on a youtubing spree after this. She is so adorable too! I’m wondering how well she’ll adapt to a modern style. I’m going to be watching her in Vegas.
Caleb
Cutie Patootie. I love his story and the fact that he’s a total dork who knows hip hop. He’s got an old school grace to him that’s very musical theater. I’d love to see him do a Tyce number. He’s adorable and I love him and his character dancing. His dad’s cute too. I love it when parents dance and are super supportive.
I’m super excited for Vegas week. I’m rooting for the girl from Temecula with the jazz singer parents (my hometown hero). I don’t think a lot of our hip hoppers are going to last through the week. I’m hoping The Exorcist makes it further than he did last time.
Finally a quick list of audition music from the Memphis Auditions!
Mind you this is not complete… so any help is greatly appreciated.
MEMPHIS DAY ONE AUDITIONS
Introduction:
- C2C – Down the Road
- Elvis Presley – A Little Less Conversation
Dorian Hunter
- Audition: District 78 – On the Edge
Curtis Holland
- Introduction: Flight of the Bumblebee
- Audition: Al Hirt – Green Hornet
Tucker Knox
- Introduction: OneRepublic – I Lived
- Audition: Ray LaMontagne – Let It Be Me
Contemporary Dancers Go Through: Locksley – Don’t Make Me Wait
Courtney Thurston
- Audition: Celine Dion – Power of Love
- Dad Dances: Chris Brown – Yeah 3X
Bad Dancers: American Authors – Believer
ShanShan Qiao-Roethlisberger
- Audition: Equinox 9 – Mist of the Mountain
Nico Greetham
- Audition: Ólafur Arnalds – Brotsjór
Elise Freilinger
- Audition: Ben Howard – Old Pine
MEMPHIS DAY TWO AUDITIONS
Jenna Johnson
- Introduction: Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work
- Audition: Lloyd feat Andre 3000 & Lil Wayne – Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)
Novien Yaber
- Audition:
Isabel Freiberger
- Audition: Eddie Palmieri – La Malanga
Caleb Brauner
- Introduction: Devo – That’s Good
- Audition: Percy Faith and His Orchestra – Theme from “A Summer Place”
Montage of Chivalrous Men: The Avett Brothers – Hard Worker
Men Contemporary Goes to Vegas:
- Creedence Clearwater Revival – I Put a Spell On You
- Sean McConnell – Madly in Love With You
- James Brown – This is a Man’s World
Larry Booze
- Audition: T-Pain – Dance Floor
Jasmine Harper
- Introduction: Blue Foundation – Eyes On Fire (Zeds Dead Remix)
- Audition: Destiny’s Child – Amazing Grace
Out of Town Talent Montage: Elvis Presley – Burning Love
Paige Pellicano
- Introduction: Elvis Presley – Memphis Tennessee
- Dad Singing:
- Audition:
Choreography Round Music: Atwater Men’s Club – My Life’s a Dream
My life can be summed up in the following two quotes: 1) "I am married to engineering and am its faithful wife by day, but at night my wanderlust takes hold and the arts becomes my jealous paramour." and... 2) "Engineering is my safety net. Writing is my passion. Acting is my escape when the other two become too much." So where does dancing fit in? Pretty much anywhere at this point... =)
Note: I realize this is a little late, but fans of the show won’t mind. Plus, this is an opportunity to introduce you to a new writer named Rachel who sent me this post. If you like this post, let us know in the comments so we can get Rachel to write more posts in the future.
The new season is finally here! I’ve been watching SYTYCD since the second season and got both my mom and my roommate into the show (just like I got them into dance moms, project runway, and many other reality shows). Last season was the season for ballet dancers, and so far this season is full of beautiful, emotional contemporary and jazz dancers who tell their story through their movements. But you shouldn’t count the hip hop dancers out just yet (especially since they keep teasing the exorcist guy from last year).
First thing I noticed was the fact that they have the same opening from what Season 5? Have they just run out of money to keep making new openings? I mean the opening is cool and all but the dancers are out of date. I kinda feel bad for those who won and don’t get a little cameo in the beginning. Do the new viewers know what dancers their watching? I could just be really nitpicky. Second thing I noticed was the gratuitous use of Fall Out Boy’s new song “My Song Knows What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up).” Last year they used Panic! At The Disco’s “Ready to Go” which caused me to squeal and sing along loudly (much to the annoyance of my roommates and everyone in the TV room). I am a die hard FOB fan and was really pleased to hear the song in the montages.
Okay, enough of my nitpicking the background, let’s actually talk about the dancing! I’m not a ‘trained’ dancer. I’m a dancer because I love to dance and I love the art of it all. I’m very good at picking winners, and there was only one season where I rooted for someone I didn’t think was going to win (he was my friend’s bf at the time, so I had to). I called the last season being for the ballet dancers, but this season, I’m not too sure on an exact person yet. There have been some very beautiful dancers so far with a lot of great stories to tell. Let’s hope they last through Vegas week. Side Note: Who else hates it when they spend forever on a dancer’s story, only to kick them off during Vegas? Like the girl with one hand a few seasons ago. Anyway, THIS SEASON!
The Winner of SYTYCD Armenia
That was an interesting twist, I must say. I knew they had different versions of the show and our version has taken choreographers and ideas for the format itself and incorporated them. I didn’t expect him to be Latin Ballroom either. I was impressed they did the jive too. You rarely see Latin couples doing something other than salsa at auditions. I think it’s because that the style that audiences relate more to and can recognize. Anyway, the jive. His kicks were great. He didn’t have the best legs I’ve ever seen, but it should be interesting to see how he does this time around. Side Note: Can we celebrate our winner this season by tossing them above our heads too? That looked like fun.
The Dislocated Knee
Like the girl who misspelled Vegas “V-E-A-G-S,” this girl will forever be known as her incident at her audition more than her audition itself. I personally want to know what made her choose dance over what it was she was doing before. I’m really glad she made it through her audition because that dislocation looked bad. And just in case you missed it, the cameras showed it to you again. In slow motion. But don’t worry! It popped back in again. Let’s show you that in slow motion too!
I almost changed the channel. No thank you. Ew. Anyway! I’ll be happy to see how she dances fully healed.
The Crying Dad
I was in the bathroom when this started, so I’m not sure how her dad ended up on the stage. It was great to watch. My parents are masters of the art of embarrassing parent dancing. This guy was good. Fortunately, his daughter was better. She blew me away. I think she could be a top contender. I’ve seen a pattern with the dancer’s the judges are picking. They like the ones who tell a story through their bodies. She danced with all her heart right through the tip of her fingers. And there was her dad, sobbing. In any reality show I watch, I love it when do the dramatic push-in on the crying dad. That’s my favorite. Doesn’t matter what style they’re dancing or singing, there’s dad crying like a baby. It’s so sweet!
Those are my thoughts on the new season. I think we should be on the look out for those emotional beautiful dancers. I don’t think just one style will win this year. I think it’s the person and the story that will prevail.
Mary Murphy has been one of the mainstays of SYTYCD, so it’s interesting to hear her thoughts about this upcoming season and her experience over the past 10 years (although she wasn’t on all 10 seasons). She’s right that the 10 seasons have passed so quickly. I haven’t seen the numbers for SYTYCD season 10 yet, but I hope they’re doing well so we get a SYTYCD 11.
An interview with Mary Murphy discussing So You Think You Can Dance 2013:
Adam Shankman is so successful in so many areas of entertainment, that I’m always interested to hear his perspectives. In this video Adam talks about what it means that SYTYCD has reached its tenth season and what SYTYCD has meant to dance. Enjoy!
An interview with Adam Shankman discussing So You Think You Can Dance 2013:
SYTYCD 2013 Judge and Executive Producer, Nigel Lythgoe, discusses what we can expect on SYTYCD 2013 in the following video interview. He talks about how amazing it is that SYTYCD is in its tenth season. Nigel also talks about the most shocking thing he’s seen on SYTYCD. If you’re a SYTYCD fan you’ll enjoy this interview.
An interview with Nigel Lythgoe discussing So You Think You Can Dance 2013:
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