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SYTYCD Canada – Jordan & Joey’s Sean Cheesman Jazz Routine from Top 20 Show

I know everyone is anxiously awaiting SYTYCD Results Show tonight, and I usually would keep my “Canadian Content” to weekends and Monday (Performance Shows) and Tuesday (Results Shows) but I said I would share this routine when I found it on youtube, and here it is….

SYTYCD Canada’s Jordan Clark & Joey Arrigo perform a comedic Sean Cheeseman routine last Monday.

Jordan Clark & Joey Arrigo are my most favourite couple on SYTYCD Canada this season.

Anyways, I can’t wait for SYTYCD Tonight…. but had to throw a little bit of Canadian SYTYCD inthe mix as I just loved the routine and thought you would too!

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And See details and music for the TOP 20 Performance Show HERE

Season 8 Top 10 Power Rankings and Poll

Thoughts….

Top Three

1. Sasha (& Twitch) – Sasha had the best combination of incredible routine, chemistry with a popular All-Star and her own popularity (she came in 5th in our Top 10 Prediction Poll). I think it was the most memorable routine of the night. Plus, it came in the 2nd half of the routines and towards the end is always a nice little bonus.
2. Caitlynn (& Pasha) – Caitlynn was 4th in the same poll and she had a breakout performance with Pasha tonight. This was one of the sexiest, most sensuous Argentine tangos I’ve seen. She’s quickly become my #2 favorite and I think this routine will help win over a lot of holdouts (if there are any).
3. Melanie (& Pasha) – Melanie came in first in our poll. Her Viennese waltz might’ve been just slightly better technically than the Argentine tango, but I’m going to put it in the bottom of the Top 3 because tangos seem to be a little more popular than waltzes. That could just be me, though.

Middle Four

1. Marko (& Chelsie) – Marko was 2nd in our poll and while his samba with Chelsie was really good, it was also the first routine of the night and I think the choreo showed off Chelsie more than him. I still think the combination of his own popularity and people’s excitement that Chelsie was back on the show will make the routine memorable enough to keep him safe.
2. Jess (& Kathryn) – Jess ranked 6th in our poll. While he’s not a favorite of mine, he probably danced his best routine tonight with Kathryn, who is a very popular (and talented) dancer. She brought out a lot in Jess tonight, but I can’t help wishing it’d been another dancer in Jess’s place, in the routine and with Kathryn.
3. Clarice (& Robert) – Clarice was 7th in our poll, but I think that dancing a strong Bollywood with Robert and being the last of the episode will help her a lot. Her solo surprised me tonight and it’s hard to tell how she’ll do without Jess. I think she danced better with Robert than she did with Jess, but that she still might be one of the weakest.
4. Tadd (& Comfort) – Tadd was 3rd in our poll and his solo rocked. If not for those two things, I think he’d be in danger tomorrow (and he might still). It was one of the weaker routines, or at least not my favorite because it felt very strange. Comfort redeemed herself a bit as an All-Star last season, but she’s not the most popular of the All-Stars.

Bottom Three

1. Rickey (& Allison) – Rickey was 8th in our poll and his solo tonight wasn’t as strong as it could’ve been. I think he’s picking up more of a following apart from Ryan. He probably danced his best in this routine and it was one of the later ones, but I had to put somebody in the Bottom 3, so I put him here because of his low ranking in the poll and his solo.
2. Jordan (& Brandon) – Jordan was 9th in our poll. I could see her trying to change up her solo, but she seems over-reliant on the same moves, not growing as much as other contestants. She danced the 2nd routine of the night and while it was beautiful, it might not be the most memorable. Some people struggled to connect to Brandon in his season and sometimes people don’t connect to Desmond & Dwight routines, so those factors might not do her any favors.
3. Mitchell (& Melody) – Mitchell was 10th in our poll, danced with one of the lesser known All-Stars and was unlucky enough to get the weaker of Tyce’s two routines, an awkward Broadway (hit or miss with voters). His solo was really strong, but he looked like he was wearing a large diaper. I thought he handled the judge’s comments really well – he’s come a far way in my opinion, but I think this may be the end of the road for him.

Because we can vote for individual dancers, they probably won’t arbitrarily cut 1 boy and 1 girl anymore. Still, it might be kneejerk for the judges and I think they might cut Jordan and Mitchell tomorrow night. Oh, wait, we’ll only lose 1 dancer a week now, won’t we? Well, if that’s the case, I think Mitchell will be the one to go tomorrow night.

And here’s a poll (you can pick up to 3 couples):

Season 8 Top 10 Thoughts and Discussion

SOOOOOO extremely happy to see Neil Patrick Harris as the guest judge. I adore him and I’m not surprised he’s a fan of the show or of Cat Deely. She cracked me up when she said, “You’re not popular at all,” after all the cheering for Neil and then told Nigel the audience didn’t have any energy left for him. Lol.

My live thoughts follow, so I guess I’ll put in a spoiler space here…

Season 8 Top 10 Performance Music

I’m so excited to see the routines tonight – Top 10 is always a great moment in the season and I’m excited to see what the All-Stars bring to the table. Many of them were All-Stars last season, we we already know they’re great, but it will be nice to see them interact with new dancers. And oh yes, I’m sure the music will be incredible. 🙂 Here we go…

Marko danced a Jason Gilkison samba with Chelsie to: Kate Hudson’s “Cinema Italiano” –

Sasha danced her solo to: Duffy’s “Syrup & Honey” –

Jordan danced a Desmond & Dwight contemporary with Brandon to: Jessie J’s “Who You Are” –

Jess danced his solo to: Harry Connick, Jr.’s “Come By Me” –

Tadd danced a Chuck Maldanado hip hop with Comfort to: Chris Brown ft Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes’s “Look At Me Now” –

Melanie danced her solo to: Angus & Julia Stone’s “You’re the One that I Want” –

Mitchelle danced a Tyce Diorio Broadway with Melody to: “Take Off With Us” – from “All That Jazz”

Rickey danced his solo to: Cassidy Haley’s “Daylight Breaks” –

Clarice danced her solo to: Crookers ft. Roisin Murphy’s “Royal T” –

Caitlynn danced a Miriam & Leonardo Argentine tango to: Orquesta Color Tango’s “Malajunta” –

Mitchell danced his solo to: John Legend’s “This Time” –

Sasha danced a Christopher Scott hip hop to: Dorothy Moore’s “Misty Blue” –

Jordan danced her solo to: Lykke Li’s “Tonight” –

Jess danced a Stacey Tookey contemporary with Kathryn to: Christina Perri’s “The Lonely” –

Tadd danced his solo to: Robin Thicke’s “Everything I Can’t Have” –

Melanie danced a Jason Gilkison Viennese waltz with Pasha to: Tina Arena’s “Everybody Hurts” –

Caitlynn danced her solo to: Florence & the Machine’s “Cosmic Love” –

Rickey danced a Tyce Diorio jazz with Allison to: Tori Amos’s “Precious Things” –

Marko danced his solo to: Gavin DeGraw’s “More Than Anyone” –

Clarice danced a Nakul dev Mahajan Bollywood with Robert to: “Aila re Aila” – from the “Khatta Meetha” soundtrack

Introducing Your Season 8 All-Stars

Tonight’s Top 10 episode is going to rock, not least of which because it’s the first time we’ll see the Top 10 dance with the All-Stars.

First, we have Melody Lacayanga, the Season 1 runner-up. I chose her disco with SYTYCD Canada judge/choreographer Blake McGrath because I don’t normally go for disco and this Doriana Sanchez disco was fun. I didn’t watch Season 1, but looking back over the season, it seems like Melody’s partners tended to get eliminated a lot. I hope this doesn’t happen to her Season 8 partners!

Allison Holker from Season 2 was an All-Star last season and had some phenomenal routines. I’m going to resist my urge to find videos from last season and instead give you something from her original season. Here is her Alex da Silva Argentine tango with her original partner Ivan Koumaev.

Pasha Kovalev was also an All-Star from last season and I am NOT going to show you the phenomenal tango he did with winner Lauren Froderman. No, I am NOT. I’m going to stick with first seasons and show you him “out of his element,” dancing Mandy Moore jazz with Sara von Gillem.

Yet another All-Star from last season, Twitch Boss was originally the runner-up from Season 4. Chelsie Hightower, who was also from Season 4, was scooped up by DWTS along with Lacey Schwimmer, danced this fun Nappytabs hip hop with Twitch during their season.

Comfort Fedoke, also from Season 4 and also an All-Star last season, also danced with Twitch. Instead of showing you that video, I’m going to show you dancing with Mark Kanemura, Chelsie’s partner for most of the season, in another awesome Nappytabs hip hop.

Brandon Bryant was the runner-up of Season 5. I so want to show you his Wade Robson jazz with Janette, but Margaret showed that video in her All-Star post (same reason I didn’t show Pasha & Sara’s West Coast Swing). So instead, I’ll show you their Dave Scott hip hop, where they were both “out of their comfort zones.”

As an All-Star last season, Kathryn McCormick danced so much with Robert that I could just give you one video for both of them. However, let me show you Kathryn in her Season 6 glory (she came in 3rd), especially since her season didn’t get their own tour. So here she is, with runner-up Jakob Carr in a contemporary routine choreographed by Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden.

Season 7’s Robert Roldan (3rd in his season) has already danced once in Season 8, with Caitlynn Lawson, so he was already an All-Star as far as I was concerned. Because the All-Stars started at Top 20 last season, most of his dances are with Kathryn or another All-Star. I wanted to show you his Dee Caspary contemporary with winner Lauren Froderman, but it wouldn’t embed. Instead, I’ll show you their Dmitri Chaplin (Season 2 and DWTS) samba because it’s fun and they were both out of their element.

Chelsie’s only going to be an All-Star for tonight’s episode and it sounds like they may switch up the All-Stars from week to week. It’ll be interesting to see who else they bring on board and all of the great routines that result. Also, I haven’t ever seen it confirmed, but Allison and Twitch may be dating and it’ll be interesting to see them together as All-Stars again. Also, I’m dying to see our Georgia peaches, Kathryn and Season 8’s Melanie Moore dance together. You know what else I’d love to see? I’d love to see a current contestant dancing with an All-Star and choreographed by another SYTYCD alumni. That would be awesome. 🙂

Are they any Season 8 contestant/All-Star pairings you’re dying to see?

SYTYCD Canada Top 20 Results Show – Down to 18

Tonight’s Results Show was disappointing and really came down to Canada’s votes.

But before that, the opening was an amazing Bollywood routine by Slubdog Miilionaire’s choreographer, Longinus Fernandes. I have to say it was absolutely amazing. I will try to post a video for those of you who missed it or don’t get CTV.

Bollywood: “Hadippa” by Pritam & Mika Singh from “Dil Bole Hadippa!”

For now here is a rehersal photosm as CTV hasn’t posted tonight’s photos or details yet.

Results:
Lindsay & Christian – safe
Geisha & Francois – safe
Jordan & Joey – safe
Carlena & Boneless – dance for your life
Yulia & Adam – safe
Denitsa & JP – dance for your life
Melissa & Shane – safe
Shelaine & Matt – safe
Lauren & Rodrigo – dance for your life
Teya & Kevin – safe

What a shock! When it came down to Teya and Kevin or Laurenand Rodrigo I thought for SURE Teya & Kevin would be dancing for their lives… wow!

Solo’s:

Carlena- Jessie J – “Do it like a dude”
Denitsa- (not sure?)

Lauren- (not sure?)

Boneless- “Yea 3x” – Chris Brown

JP- “See You in Everyone” – survivor

Rodrigo- “Hit the Lights” – Jay Sean (ft lil Wayne)

Then two were sent home… Lauren & Rodrigo.

The judges, Rex in particular, mentioned that Rodrigo being sent home was not unanimous, but was based on votes!

What did you think about the results??

It just shows how important voting is, it seems that the dance for your life did not make the decision for the males tonight, it was just who had the lowest votes – too bad!

NOW WE ARE DOWN TO TOP 18:

More random Leah Miller dislike… The way she delivers the news….

“You are…”

-in the Top 18
-in danger
-dancing.. Next week
-dancing.. For Your Life

Its spoken too fast and monotone… Annoying! I get they are supposed to be suspenseful, but Leah doesn’t pull it off. At least her outfit tonight didn’t hurt my eyes 🙂 A cute little black cocktail dress.

SYTYCD Canada – My favourite duo: Jordan Clark and Joey Arrigo

I am still trying to find video of Jordan & Joey’s Routine from last night to share with you all – it is on CTV if you go to their video links. If you can’t access that, I will post a youtube video as soon as I can find one.

In the meantime, here is an interview from backstage last night talking about their Sean Cheesman’s comedic jazz routine:

Also, because I absolutely LOVE Jordan, here are some more video’s to share with you. I am noticing youtube videos of performances and interviews going up with in 2-3 days of the show for those of you not in Canada or without access to CTV.

Here is Jordan’s Audition:

And her first routine on the show with partner Joey Arrigo:

I am completely in love with this pair…. I expect them to do well!

[RealYeo has several backstage interviews on their youtube channel]

SYTYCD Canada Top 20 Performances

Tonight was the Top performance show and I have compiled a list of the dancers, choreographers, music and a few thoughts.

I will power rank them at the end of this post – feel free to comment with your own thoughts.

Judges Tonight: Jean-Marc, Tre Armstrong, Rex Harrington, Mary Murphy.

Rodrigo & Lauren
Hip Hip – Luther Brown
“Look at me Now” – Chris Brown (ft. Lil’ Wayne & Busta Rhymes)

I really enjoyed this routine. We learned Rodrigo had an injury last week, as he walked on stage to do his solo/dance for his life he actually fell and hurt his neck. He had a minor concussion. He is better now and they two danced really well. It is kind of an awkward song for dance, but Luther choreographed it well and I thought they did a fantastic job.

Christian & Lindsay
Contemporary – Blake McGrath
“1+1” – Beyonce

This was one of my favourites of the night. It was emotional and deep. It was about the importance of touch in relationships and was very sensual. I usually love Blake’s routines and this was no different.

JP & Denitsa
Jive – Danny Arbour (Past contenstent)
“Blue Suede Shoes” – Elvis Presley

This was a fast moving edurance dance. I thought they both did very well and was impressed to see Danny back choreographing for the show. It was in the middle for me tonight.

Carlena & Boneless
Dancehall – Jaeblaze
“Star Bwoy” – Mavado

This was fun and had a good vibe. I am not sur ehow I feel about Carlena yet, some days I love her, others I just remember her crap-attitude and unfortunately it really puts that dark cloud over everything she does. Amazing dancer, yes, and hopefully that will continue to shine and cast away the bad attitude I remember. Overall this dance had the swagga’ it needed.

Kevin & Teya
Viennese Waltz – Pierre Allaire
“Good to You” – Marianas Trench

This was my least favourite dance of the night. It was slow, dull, boring and they really did not have a strong grasp of the steps. Granted, it is supposed to be a calm dance, but they didn’t glide across the dance floor – they kind of stumbled. It wasn’t horrific, and I couldn’t do any better, but it just didn’t entertain me. I predict this will be inthe bottom 3.

Geisha & Francois
Hip Hop – Tucker Barkley
“Roman’s Revenge” – Nicki Minaj (ft. Lil’ Wayne)

I enjoyed this routine. The costumes were a bit strange, but the choreo was good and they delivered it well. Compared to the rest of the night, it was about middle rating, but entertaining and fun!

Adam & Yulia
Samba – Gustavo Vargas
“Samba” – Ganga Giri

This was really really fast. I think Yulia did better than Adam, but together it seemed a little chaotic, frantic and just off. Granted, it was fast, but it went from “fast – wow!” to “fast – what?” and I predict they may end up in the bottom three.

Melissa & Shane
Contemporary – Sabrina Matthews
“This Year’s Love” – David Gray

This was amazing! Sabrina Matthews always choreographs such amazing pieces and this one was about a friend helping another friend through HIV AIDS. The topic was emotional, but these two dancers nailed it. THey brought raw emotion and amazing lifts, I was in tears! The judges agreed and got quite emotional connecting the dance to experiences of loved ones lost from AIDS. One of my favourites of the night!

Shelaina & Matt
Hustle – Maria Torres
“Melody of Love” (Wanna Be Loved) – Donna Summer

I usually like Maria Torres’ work and was excited to see a Hustle, but was disappointed. I do not know enough about the genre to say if it was the choreo or the dancing or just the song, but it was really slow and felt almost like it had to be choreographed at half time or something. I was bored besides a few nice lifts and spins. I think it may put them in the bottom three.

Jordan & Joey
Jazz – Sean Cheesman
“That’s Life” – Frank Sinatra

By far my favourite of the night! This dance was athletic, comedic, completely in sync and absolutely fantastic! Judges called these two a power couple and I couldn’t agree more. Jordan was an early favourite for me in auditions and tonight I think she quickly became Canada’s favourite! The two of them nailed the facial expressions, comedic moments, dance moves and chemistry! The story was a first date at the movies and the boy wants a kiss and tries to get one… it was so funny – once I find it I will post it for those of you who don’t get CTV to watch… really fantastic!

With that said here are my rankings for the night – please comment if you agree or disagree.

Top 3:

-Jordan & Joey
-Melissa & Shane
-Christian & Lindsay

Middle 4:

-Rodrigo & Lauren (almost top 3)
-JP & Denitsa
-Geisha & Francois
-Carlena & Boneless

Bottom 3:
-Adam & Yulia
-Shelaina & Matt
-Kevin & Teya

We will see if I am right, it is sad because the bottom 3 couples are not necessarily my least favourite dancers, they just didn’t pull through tonight for some reason.

What do you think?
Stay Tuned for Results tomorrow, Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 8pm Local time on CTV. I will post the results here tomorrow night.

Random Comment: Am I the only one who dislikes Leah Miller? I know I always say it, but she is way too young to have that much botox! Her outfit tonight was so strange! An orange skirt that went up her back and a purple long sleeved shirt that was tied up to show her upper torso? I wish Cat Deely could do our show here too 😉

[Photo Source: CTV]

SYTYCD Canada – TOp 22 becomes 20 after first elimination

I apoligize for posting this late, I had my wisdom teeth out Tuesday morning so I have been delayed in posting.

Meet the TOP 22 Dancers here

Moses suffered an injury and was replaced by Quebec’s Adam Asselin-Rioux, who almost made Top 22 originally.

Monday Night’s routines were as follows:

Salsa: Lindsay and Christian
(choreographed by Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin)
“Salsa Dura” – La Excelencia

Contemporary: Jordan and Joey
(choreographed by Stacey Tookey)
“For the People” – Mark Huculak

Hip-hop: Denitsa and JP
(choreographed by Tucker Barkley)
“Somebody to Love” – Justin Bieber

Contemporary: Shelaina and Matt
(choreographed by Sabrina Matthews)
“The Nutcracker: Act II: Tableau 3: Pas De Deux: The Sugar-Plum Fairy & Prince Orgead – Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra/Ondrej Lenard AND “Sofi Needs a Ladder” – Deadmau5

Musical Theatre: Yuliya and Adam L.
(choreographed by Melissa Williams)
“Oh Boy” – Buddy Holly

Rumba: Cassandra and François
(choreographed by Eric Caty and Kelly Lannan)
“Alone Again” – Alyssa Reid (feat P. Reign)

Hip-hop: Carlena and Boneless
(choreographed by Steve Bolton)
“Super Bass” – Nicki Minaj

Contemporary: Teya and Kevin
(choreographed by Stacey Tookey)
“You Lost Me” – Christina Aguilera

Cha Cha: Lauren and Rodrigo
(choreographed by Gustavo Vargas)
“El Sol De La Noche” – Salsa Celtica

New Disco: Geisha and Adam A.
(choreographed by Melissa Williams)
“Edge of Glory” – Lady Gaga

Afro Jazz: Melissa and Shane
(choreographed by Sean Cheesman)
“Umoya We Nkosi” – Soweto Gospel Choir

*I apologize if some music is under wrong couple, let me know in the comments and I can switch up – the wisdom teeth surgery had me loopy*

Tuesday was Results Night…

The Top 22 Group routine was choreographed by Luther Brown.
Hip-hop Routine: On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) – Jennifer Lopez

So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s results show is only 30 minutes, so we really get down to it quicker than the USA version.

CTV writes:

Each of the bottom six dancers had 30 seconds to dance for their lives. First up was Cassandra performing a jazz routine, followed by Lauren’s salsa number and finally, Geisha’s lyrical contemporary performance.

The guys took to the stage next. François kicked it off (literally!) with a high energy jive, followed by Rodrigo’s hip-hop routine that had the audience shrieking with excitement. Last up, Adam A. combined contemporary moves with b-boying tricks.

At that point, Adam and Cassandra were sent home, leaving only the Top 20 for next week. Talk about short-lived for Adam A?! Ah well…

Get to know the SYTYCD Canada Dancers better here

Adam A and Cassandra were sent home Tuesday night.

[EMILIE’S UPDATE 7.18.11
Cassandra danced to Martin Solveig & Dragonette’s “Hello” –
Lauren danced to Robin Thicke’s “Everything I Can’t Have” –
Geisha danced to: Sia Fuler’s “I’m In Here” –
Francois danced to Sue Foley’s “Gotta Keep Moving” –
Rodrigo danced to Danny Fernandes ft Shawn Desman’s “Feel It” –
Adam danced to Ron Pope’s “A Drop in the Ocean” – ]

Choreographer Kelley Abbey

I really loved the Kelley Abbey Top 12 Group routine last night and was intrigued by a comment I saw when I was re-watching the video online. A commenter said that it was a “remake” of a routine that was danced by one of the Australian Top 20s. I watched the last season of SYTYCD AU and really, really loved it, so I did remember one Kelley Abbey routine in particular that I’ll share with you, but it took some digging to find what the commenter was talking about.

She seems to only choreograph Top 20s or 12s from what I’ve found. Check it out.

From SYTYCD US Season 6, Kelley Abbey’s Top 20/Top 6 Finale routine

From SYTYCD AU Season 1, Kelley Abbey’s Top 12 Group routine

From SYTYCD AU Season 2, Kelley Abbey’s Top 12 Group routine

SYTYCD AU Season 3, Kelley Abbey’s Top 20 routine

And, I’m not sure what season this is from, but I think it’s AU’s 3rd (and last season), the guest performance from the FAME musical, which Kelley Abbey choreographed and which includes AU alumni. Pay particular attention around minute 1:36. Anything seem familiar?

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SYTYCD Canada – Jordan & Joey’s Sean Cheesman Jazz Routine from Top 20 Show

Season 8 Top 10 Power Rankings and Poll

Season 8 Top 10 Thoughts and Discussion

Season 8 Top 10 Performance Music

Introducing Your Season 8 All-Stars

SYTYCD Canada Top 20 Results Show – Down to 18

SYTYCD Canada – My favourite duo: Jordan Clark and Joey Arrigo

SYTYCD Canada Top 20 Performances

SYTYCD Canada – TOp 22 becomes 20 after first elimination

Choreographer Kelley Abbey

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