New Judges on So You Think You Can Dance 5
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?
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I really can’t wait until the new season starts. But, judging-wise, I would love to see more of Debbie Allen and Toni Basil. Also, I think it would be cool to see classically trained dancers as judges too. Baryshnikov, Desmond Richardson, and Rex Harrington would provide some interesting insight.
I didn’t like Debbie Allen on there at all. She just promoted herself and provided so little value as far as critique of the dancers. It was like she was afraid to give them real honest feedback.
I don’t know who Toni Basil is. Can you enlighten us?
Baryshnikov or Desmond Richardson would be interesting to see. Although I think they might feel a little bit out of place and uncomfortable which would probably come across on camera.
Toni Basil was on the panel Season 4 but I forget which episode. Anyway, she had a hit back in the 80’s with “Mickey”. But, she’s also done choreography for David Bowie’s “Glass Spider” tour and Bette Midler’s Vegas show.
Other names that come to mind are Tina Landon and Bonnie Story. They would be cool. And maybe bring back Wade Robson and Brian Friedman.