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SYTYCD 7: Top 11 Performances Reactions

Sooo normally I don’t have an opinion when it comes to dances and emotion and what not, but there was so much going on that you can’t help but react, so I’m going to give it a shot… ๐Ÿ˜€ Just a quick warning, chances are high I’m not going to react to the actual dances as much as some other things that have happened… ๐Ÿ˜€

Overall Show format

Marianya’s Reaction: Now I’m really digging this All Star format, I think the All Stars are really a big help in helping the dancers get acquainted with unfamiliar dances… but another week I think will help me refine that opinion.

Dancer: Billy Bell
All-Star: Lauren Gottlieb
Style: Broadway

Marianya’s Reaction: Ok, Billy is a beautiful dancer, no question… but he seems to have lost a bit of that luster from Season 6. Though I’ll admit this is one of the better Broadway routines.

Dancer: Cristina Santana
All-Star: Mark Kanemura
Style: Jazz

Marianya’s Reaction: Took me a while to realize that Cristina was wearing a body suit and not body paint >.< But dang Mark was flirting with the audience as he walked off stage... with the finger pointing and the semi-Elvis semi-The Fonz look... such a ham. Dancer: Jose Ruiz
All-Star: Comfort Fedoke
Style: Hip Hop

Marianya’s Reaction: Jose looking all werewolf-y yeeeaaah, didn’t expect that, but I think Jose got cut a break with a good portion of his dancing being more breaking than actual dancing… he’s better on the floor than on his feet… and doesn’t necessarily work in dancing, in other activities I’d agree, but not dancing.

Dancer: Adรฉchikรฉ Torbert
All-Star: Kathryn McCormick
Style: Contemporary/Jazz

Marianya’s Reaction: This had SO MUCH potential and it felt flat. I mean COME ON, I work in the office and I have fantasies of being able to do that to a couple of guys, but this routine is a man’s fantasy not a female’s fantasy. Seriously dude.

Dancer: Melinda Sullivan
All-Star: Pasha Kovalev
Style: Ballroom โ€“ Jive

Marianya’s Reaction: *Squee* Pasha’s back, I’m a Pasha fangirl. I was going to say something about the routine but Adam totally made me forget what I wanted to say when he said, “look in here please don’t look down here…” with his fingers aiming towards his family jewels… so he had to add to that, “and by that I mean your legs and feet”. I love Adam… I don’t care which team he bats for.

Dancer: Alex Wong
All-Star: Allison Holker
Style: Jazz

Marianya’s Reaction: O.M.G. Where the hell did that come from!??!?! I’ve never see Nigel speechless… and I swear I thought Nigel shed a tear or two or three… One thing I noticed is that Alex held Allison for a very long time… almost as long as Neil and Ashley later on… but that was such an emotionally driven piece that they needed a bit to calm down. Oh and SONYA ROCKS tonight… I’ve never been a huge fan of Sonya, I am now.

Dancer: Alexie Agdeppa
All-Star: Stephen โ€œTwitchโ€ Boss
Style: Hip Hop

Marianya’s Reaction: Shankman of the 90s scares me, and instead of the girl barging through the door it’s Twitch barging through the window… He so suave in that dance, he could sneak through my window any night. Though, I totally would love to see the extended clip of Shankman in Star Search.

Dancer: Lauren Froderman
All-Star: Ade Obayami
Style: Contemporary

Marianya’s Reaction: As much as I love Ade, Lauren totally killed the routine for me. I ended up fast forwarding through the routine because Lauren seemed to be a dancing Barbie doll. It’s pretty and all but there’s no substance behind the pretty face and lines.

Dancer: Kent Boyd
All-Star: Anya Garnis
Style: Ballroom

Marianya’s Reaction: OMG I know what Kent needs to do in order to remain on top… he needs to enjoy dancing and not think! I love, LOVE, LOVE his last back bend and when he gets out of it and looks at Anya, did anyone notice a bit of a flick of his tongue out the right side of his lips? OMG. Forget the lips puckering or his Jessica Rabbit impersonation. And then he went from being a “man” to being a “boy” again… it’s like *blink* I’m a kid again. And Mia and Adam’s reactions to the cougar exchange… priceless!

Dancer: Ashley Galvan
All-Star: Neil Haskell
Style: Contemporary

Marianya’s Reaction: Another strong emotional routine, right up there with Alex/Allison. But for more of my reaction, go to this exchange between myself and Emilie.

Dancer: Robert Roldan
All-Star: Courtney Galiano
Style: African Jazz

Marianya’s Reaction: Courtney’s my least fav All-Star… so you could bet I was a wee disappointed that Robert didn’t “really” kill Courtney ๐Ÿ˜€ I watched Robert primarily through this whole thing. This is a dancer that’s like Ade where you know almost nothing about them at the beginning but their dancing spoke for them… and his exchange with Mia was entertaing… RAWR! Though Adam’s assessment of Robert would be interesting considering there’s Kent and Billy there too… I’m beginning to understand way there are so many male dancers, it just made me wonder how did Anthony Burrell do in the other styles that forced them to let him go because that has GOT to be the reason they didn’t keep him on…

June 16, 2010 I Written By

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... =)

Are Ashley Galvan and Neil Haskell in Love?

Okay, so probably it’s a case of *very* good chemistry and good acting (I wouldn’t be surprised at all that Neil was just *that* good), but there’s something about that Ashley/Neil performance that had me thinking and has kept me thinking.

K. For me, I noticed the chemistry right away. And Neil’s face when he drops Ashley down toward the ground, the way he watched her as she lay back – that got me thinking. Then, he held her for a really long time when they were finished and seemed *very* and I mean VERY reluctant to walk away.

And then… and then… Ashely was asked if she’d ever been in love and she said, “As a matter of fact, I think I am.”

WITH NEIL?!?!

When the judges were talking to her, she still seemed so moved and I was completely intrigued, still moved myself by that routine, but how affected both she and Neil seemed by it. He didn’t seem to want to walk off the stage at the end.

So, Marianya was watching it just after me and I waited for her to watch it. Sure enough, she messaged me:

Marianya (9:02:50 PM): ashley’s in love with neil?!?!?!?
Me (9:03:06 PM): that’s waht i’m thinking…
Me (9:03:12 PM): i didn’t want to say anyting
Me (9:03:15 PM): i wanted to see what you thought
Me (9:03:19 PM): what makes you think neil?
Me (9:03:24 PM): did you see his face when he walked away?????
Marianya (9:03:25 PM): what ashley said
Marianya (9:03:30 PM): “i think i am now”
Me (9:03:47 PM): it doesn’t have to be neil, but it kinda seems like it…
Me (9:03:51 PM): did you see his face????
Marianya (9:03:53 PM): you’re right
Me (9:03:53 PM): rewind!!!!
Marianya (9:03:54 PM): i think i am
Me (9:03:56 PM): woman, rewind!!!
Marianya (9:04:29 PM): ooooo
Marianya (9:04:36 PM): he held her a VERY LONG time
Marianya (9:04:45 PM): i’m watching that again
Marianya (9:04:47 PM): and again
Marianya (9:04:48 PM): and again
Me (9:05:04 PM): lol
Me (9:05:05 PM): ๐Ÿ™‚
Me (9:05:10 PM): what if they fell in love in like 3 days?
Me (9:05:15 PM): or maybe he’s just a really good actor
Me (9:05:18 PM): but what IFFFFFF?
Marianya (9:05:23 PM): that’s what i thought tooo
Marianya (9:05:40 PM): here’s the thing
Marianya (9:05:58 PM): at first glance i was thinking, “wow very nice chemistry”
Marianya (9:06:13 PM): and he was holding her for a long time and i thought “well they must have been friends for a while”
Marianya (9:06:27 PM): and then didn’t think anything of it until that line
Marianya (9:06:35 PM): then i’m like, “say wuh?!?!?”

So, what do y’all think? Are we seeing too much into great chemistry, great acting and a great routine? Or, is something going on here, between Ashley and Neil. Could they be another Janette and Jason?

[Lunchtime update: Well, thanks to our reader John (see comments) and to Korbi for getting to the bottom of this. I guess Neil is just *that* good of an actor and they were both extremely moved by the performance, by the moment. Check out the video below, it’s adorable:

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SYTYCD 7: Top 11 Performances Music

SPOILER ALERT for the WEST COAST… YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. ๐Ÿ˜€

Over at SYTYCDism.com… spoilers have been posted as to which dancers are dancing what with which All-Star…

Now that we’ve seen the dances here is your music list for this evening… ๐Ÿ™‚

Dancer: Billy Bell
All-Star: Lauren Gottlieb
Style: Broadway
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: Kenny Loggins “Footlose” – Kenny Loggins - Footloose (15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition) - Footloose

Dancer: Cristina Santana
All-Star: Mark Kanemura
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: Santogold’s “Starstruck” – Santigold - Santigold - Starstruck

Dancer: Jose Ruiz
All-Star: Comfort Fedoke
Style: Hip Hop
Choreographer: Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo
Song: Ne-Yo’s “Beautiful Monsters” – Ne-Yo - Beautiful Monster - Single - Beautiful Monster

Dancer: Adรฉchikรฉ Torbert
All-Star: Kathryn McCormick
Style: Contemporary/Jazz
Choreographer: Travis Wall
Song: Florence + the Machine’s “Addicted to Love” – Florence + The Machine - Addicted to Love - Single - Addicted to Love

Dancer: Melinda Sullivan
All-Star: Pasha Kovalev
Style: Ballroom – Jive
Choreographer: Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin
Song: VV Brown’s “L.O.V.E.” – V V Brown - Travelling Like the Light - L.O.V.E

Dancer: Alex Wong
All-Star: Allison Holker
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah” – Jeff Buckley - Grace - Hallelujah

Dancer: Alexie Agdeppa
All-Star: Stephen “Twitch” Boss
Style: Hip Hop
Choreographer: Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo
Song: Jason Mraz’s “Butterfly” – Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things - Butterfly

Dancer: Lauren Froderman
All-Star: Ade Obayami
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Mandy Moore
Song: Yello’s “Oh Yeah” – Yello - Stella - Oh Yeah

Dancer: Kent Boyd
All-Star: Anya Garnis
Style: Ballroom
Choreographer: Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin
Song: Diva Invasion’s “Lady Marmalade” – Diva Invasion - Oxygen Workout Music, Vol. 3: Disco Jamz - 122 BPM for Running, Walking, Elliptical, Treadmill, Aerobics & Fitness - Lady Marmalade

Dancer: Ashley Galvan
All-Star: Neil Haskell
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway “For All We Know” – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - For All We Know

Dancer: Robert Roldan
All-Star: Courtney Galiano
Style: African Jazz?
Choreographer: Sean Cheesman
Song: “Norweg” – Cirque du Soleil - Saltimbanco - Norweg from Cirque du Soleil’s Saltimbanco

For music from earlier episodes, check out all Season 7’s music.

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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... =)

SYTYCD 7: Top 11 Performances Discussion Thread

Yay the first episode where the Top 11 dance for your votes!

[Emilie’s addition: Ade tweeted earlier today, “SYTYCD tonight. Rehearsing for show 1! Tonight is the night it ALL begins! Get ready to vote ppl..I already know who I’m calling in for :-)” Apparently, the All-Stars can vote for their favorite dancers, just like us. Insider voting!!! Lol]

Top 11 meets the All-Stars

Discuss away! ๐Ÿ™‚

I Written By

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... =)