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I’ve previously talked about the new SYTYCD 5 dances that we can hope to see on So You Think You Can Dance 2009. I also have suggested some new SYTYCD 5 music that they could consider using on So You Think You Can Dance 2009.

The question now is who could be the new judges on So You Think You Can Dance 5.

I wish I could say that Mary Murphy was going to be gone and replaced by someone else. However, I’ve read that her and Nigel will be back for another season.

The first person to top my list of judges on So You Think You Can Dance 2009 is Kenny Ortega. Not only is he the mastermind behind the choreography on High School musical, but he really knows what he is talking about. He has a great way of describing what people are doing well and not doing so well.

I’d love to see Luther Brown make an appearance on So You Think You Can Dance US. I don’t want him there every week, but I enjoyed his feedback on So You Think You Can Dance Canada.

I’d also love to see almost any of the judges from So You Think You Can Dance Australia. Those judges were raw and interesting. Much more so than the SYTYCD US judges.

I don’t want to see any of the supposed “judges” who were on Superstars of Dance. They were a joke and shouldn’t be on television again.

I’d love to have Benji Schwimmer back as a judge, but I hear he might be on So You Think You Can Dance Canada as a full time judge. Dmitry, Chelsie, and Lacey are busing on Dancing with the Stars. How about bringing the too quickly discarded Allison Holker as a judge? That would be really neat.

I just hope that SYTYCD US isn’t submitted to the lame and rather arrogant Blake McGrath as a judge. His choreography is cool, but not as a judge.

Oh yeah, I still think that So You Think You Can Dance should bring in a fan of the show to be a guest judge on one of the shows. Possibly someone who knows the show and has followed it quite extensively. Someone who knows how to write about the show and share impressions of the show. I might know someone who runs a blog called Pure So You Think You Can Dance that would be willing to do it *wink* *wink*

Who would you like to see as new judges on So You Think You Can Dance?

Check out the performances from the So You Think You Can Dance Top 12

Check out the videos from the SYTYCDC Top 14 results show

Check out the So You Think You Can Dance Canada 14 Performance videos

A nice list of the top 12 music from SYTYCDC. Check out previous SYTYCDC music.

Francis Lafreniere and Natalli Reznik danced a Salsa to the song “Hasta Que Se Rompa el Cuero” – Sonora Carruseles choreographed by Gustavo Vargas

Danny Arbour and Allie Bertram danced a Hip Hop to the song “In the Ayer”—Flo Rida feat. will.i.am choreographed by Luther Brown

– Music Video
Miles Faber and Lara Smythe danced a Foxtrot to the song “Summer Wind”—Michael Bublé choreographed by Danny Quilliam

Izaak Smith and Kaitlyn Fitzgerald danced a Jive to the song Untouched—The Veronicas choreographed by Dmitry Chaplin

– Music Video
Nico Archambault and Arassay Reyes danced a Jazz to the song It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World—James Brown choreographed by Paul Becker

Vincent-Oliver Noiseux and Lisa Auguste danced a House to the song 100% Pure Love—Crystal Waters choreographed by Sho-Tyme

– Music Video

Group dance to the song “Dragula (Hot Rod Herman Remix)” from Rob Zombie (contemporary; Choreographer: Melissa Williams)

Lisa Auguste danced a solo to the song “Veins”—Charlotte Martin
Lara Smythe danced a solo to the song “Blue Monday”—Nouvelle Vague
Caroline Torti danced a solo to the song “Your Ex-Lover is Dead”—Stars (band)
Vincent Noiseux danced a solo to the song “Hometown Glory”—Adele
Miles Faber danced a solo to the song “So Ruff So Tuff”-Zapp and Roger
Jesse Catibog danced a solo to the song

Eliminated:
Jesse Catibog
Caroline Torti

14 contestants left means 7 great songs to listen to. Although, I must admit that I think I’m missing people like Mia Michaels, Shane Sparks, Wade Robson and the likes. Still good stuff, but could be even better with the above listed choreographers.

Vincent-Oliver Noiseux and Lisa Auguste danced a Samba to the song Skip to the Bip—Club Des Belugas ft. Brenda Boykin choreographed by Dmitry Chaplin

Miles Faber and Lara Smythe danced a West Coast Swing to the song Livin’ for the Weekend—The O’Jays choreographed by Benji Schwimmer

Nico Archambault and Arassay Reyes danced a Hip Hop to the song Don’t Touch Me (Throw da Water on ‘em)—Busta Rhymes choreographed by Luther Brown

Danny Arbour and Allie Bertram danced a Contemporary to the song Someday—John Legend choreographed by Paul Becker

Francis Lafreniere and Natalli Reznik danced a Musical Theatre to the song Cell Block Tango—Countdown Singers choreographed by Sean Cheesman

Jesse Catibog and Caroline Torti danced a Hustle to the song Womanizer—Britney Spears choreographed by Benji Schwimmer

Izaak Smith and Kaitlyn Fitzgerald danced a Jazz to the song Breakin’ Dishes—Rihanna choreographed by Blake McGrath

I apologize for posting this a little bit late. It’s been a busy week for me including a quick trip to Hawaii and back. I’ll be catching up with everything this weekend. Enjoy the music and check for previous SYTYCDC music.

Click on the iTunes link below the song to download the music from iTunes.

Miles Faber and Lara Smythe danced a Krump to the song Tiny Ram Antem—Tha J-Squad choreographed by Lil C

Izaak Smith and Kaitlyn Fitzgerald danced a Cha-cha-cha to the song Make Me Sweat—Basement Jaxx choreographed by Benji Schwimmer

Vincent-Oliver Noiseux and Lisa Auguste danced a African Jazz to the song Hlohonolofatsa—Soweto Gospel Choir choreographed by Sean Cheesman

Joey Matt and Tamina Pollack-Paris danced a Hip Hop to the song Ditch That…—The-Dream choreographed by Luther Brown

Francis Lafreniere and Natalli Reznik danced a Rumba to the song Perfidia—New 101 Strings Orchestra choreographed by Gustavo Vargas

Danny Arbour and Allie Bertram danced a Quickstep to the song The Boogie Bumper—Casa musica Sound Studios Düsseldorf choreographed by Pierre Allaire

Nico Archambault and Arassay Reyes danced a Contemporary to the song Let Me Leave—Marc Broussard choreographed by Blake McGrath

Jesse Catibog and Caroline Torti danced a Rock and roll to the song Miss Murder—AFI choreographed by Melissa Williams

– Original Music Video

Since the US version of So You Think You Can Dance is over until next summer, I decided it’s time to turn our attention to some of the various international So You Think You Can Dance shows.

First up is So You Think You Can dance Canada. The Series Premier of So You Think You Can Dance Canada is on September 11th at 8 p.m. ET on CTV, and with an encore presentation on September 14 on MuchMusic. That means we don’t have much longer to wait.

The Judges:
The judges are Tré Armstrong and Jean Marc Genereux with host, Leah Miller. You’ll also get to see alternating Third Judges: Blake McGrath (US SYTYCD Season 1) and Luther Brown. The following guest judges are also scheduled to appear: Paul Becker, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty, Rex Harrington, Melissa Williams, and Sean Cheesman.

Auditions have already taken place in the following locations:
* April 7 – Vancouver, British Columbia – The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts
* May 5 – Halifax, Nova Scotia – Cunard Centre
* May 12 – Calgary, Alberta – MacEwan Conference & Event Centre
* May 27 – Montreal, Quebec – Theatre St-Denis – 600 auditioned
* June 8 – Toronto, Ontario – Metro Toronto Convention Centre – approx. 1000 auditioned

A few quick quotes about So You Think You Can Dance Canada:
“We were amazed at the diversity of dancers we found in each of our audition cities,” said Executive Producer Sandra Faire. “They inspired us with their passion for dance and their determination to become Canada’s favourite dancer. We know viewers will fall in love with them!”

“During the inaugural audition tour, the feedback from the judges and choreographers was that Canada’s crop of dancers was absolutely phenomenal,” said Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc.

“Canada has some of the best dancers on the planet!” says U.S. So You Think You Can Dance judge Mary Murphy

Other Good News for SYTYCDC:
Putting its best foot forward, CTV announced its biggest promotional campaign ever for a television series on the network. Beginning September 1, CTV will roll out an extensive national multi-platform promotional campaign supporting the highly-anticipated premiere of So You Think You Can Dance Canada.

Personal Thoughts
I can tell you from my experience on this blog that no one is more passionate about So You Think You Can Dance than Canadians. I’ve pissed off more than a few canadians with my comments and they are happy to give it right back. I love them for it.

Of course, as always we’ll be trying our best to post all the So You Think You Can Dance Canada music once the shows start in September. In the meantime, you can go back and see the list of US SYTYCD music.