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SYTYCD Canada Results Night – Who makes the finale?

Tonight was emotional…. I have to go through the results as they happened so you can fully understand the rollercoaster my brain went through…..

The night opened with a Sean Cheesman choreographed routine to Madonna’s “Vogue” Vogue - The Immaculate Collection

It was fun and sexy, I liked the voguing/tutting portion and the end with the chairs the best.

What was frustrating about tonight was that all the dancers did their solo’s, even though Leah was clear that it wouldn’t change the results as in the Top 10 it was all votes. I felt with only a half hour show it was really lame. They all came out, were sent back, did solo’s, came back out for results…. Can you say time wasting?

Anyways, the results were as follows:
Denitsa
Sent home. No surprise here to be honest, I am shocked she lasted this long

Christian
Jean-Marc said he was “joining Denitsa, but not right now” lame. Needless to say he stays and was on the floor ecstatic.

Jordan
Tre asked her to “leave the stage…. to dance next week” Another lame psych-out, they really annoy me to be honest, especially poorly executed ones. Jordan was in tears!

Adam
Sent home. I wasn’t too shocked, I feel he comes across too cocky – him and his abs ha ha

Matt
Jean-Marc pointed out that he had never been in the bottom 3 but there was a first time for everything…. but not tonight – utter shock…. He stays over Shane? wait… HUH?

Lindsay
Is going to finale… over Melissa? wait… WHAT?

So I am raging… literally angry at Canada that Shane and Melissa aren’t in the finale when Jean-Marc announces the finale will not be Top 4….. but Top 6……

HAPPY DANCE!
I swear if Melissa and Shane had actually been sent home I would rage, boycott, freak! Besides Jordan those are my favourite two dancers!

Anyways, to make it clear….

Denitsa and Adam went home.

The rest go on to the Top 6 Finale, which is fine because to be honest, I didn’t know they planned to narrow it to a top 4 tonight… I don’t think they even know what they are doing half the time to be honest ha ha!

So… for the comments:
– Thoughts on who went home?
– Thoughts on the finale 6 vs finale 4 decisions?
– Thoughts on the Vogue routine?
– Thoughts on the “psych-out” judges do on SYTYCD repeatedly?

August 30, 2011 I Written By

I am a blogger and reality tv lover. I blog here for SYTYCD but mostly the Canada version, since I live in Vancouver BC. I also blog about other reality tv shows on my own blog www.mandysmind.com

Top 8 Perform on SYTYCD Canada

I apologize for this post being delayed, and I further apologize as I have not seen the episode yet because I got caught up tonight after a long day and went to the movies with a friend.

I probably won’t get to watch before tomorrow results so PLEASE use the comments below to rank the performances and predict the results.

Tonight the TOP 8 Performed:

 

Here is the break down of the show:

Jordan and Adam
Hip_Hop – choreographed by Luther Brown
Say It With Me – Say It With Me - F.A.M.E. Chris Brown

Solo: Melissa
Crime for a Crime – Crime for Crime - Not a Pretty Girl Ani DiFranco

Solo: Matt
Hold On (feat. Amber Coffman) [Sub Focus Remix] – Hold On (Sub Focus Remix) - Hold On (feat. Amber Coffman) - EP Rusko

Lindsay and Shane
Contempoaray – choreographed by Stacey Tookey
Uninvited – Uninvited - Alanis Morissette: The Collection Alanis Morissette

Solo: Christian
Miami 2 Ibiza – Miami 2 Ibiza - Until One (Deluxe Edition) Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah

Solo: Denitsa
Airmail Special (Club Des Belugas Remix) – Airmail Special (Club Des Belugas Remix) - Zoo Zizaro Ella Fitzgerald & Club Des Belugas

Denitsa and Christian
Samba – choreographed by Gustavo Vargas
Tambourine – Tambourine (Radio Edit) - Serena Williams' Interval Run Eve

Solo: Lindsay
Half Life – Half Life - Ellipse (Bonus Track Version) Imogen Heap

Solo: Shane
Hit the Lights (feat. Lil Wayne) – Hit the Lights (feat. Lil Wayne) - Hit the Lights (feat. Lil Wayne) - Single Jay Sean

Melissa and Matt
Jazz – choreographed by Melissa Williams
Nobody’s Perfect – Nobody's Perfect - Who You Are Jessie J

Solo: Jordan
What Turns You On (Live) – What Turns You On - KT LIVE Katie Thompson

Solo: Adam
Fire – Fire - Fire (single) - Single Raghav

Jive: Top 8 (choreographed by Danny Arbour)
Land of a 1,000 Dances – Land Of A 1,000 Dances - Music From Forrest Gump Union of Sound

Tomorrow Night is Results as well as a group performance choreographed by Sean Cheesman – Can’t wait!

PLEASE post your thoughts on tonight’s performance below…
I will do a post tomorrow on the results as well as my thoughts / ranking (I plan to watch BOTH episodes tomorrow after work)

August 29, 2011 I Written By

I am a blogger and reality tv lover. I blog here for SYTYCD but mostly the Canada version, since I live in Vancouver BC. I also blog about other reality tv shows on my own blog www.mandysmind.com

One Dance One Chance Contest

Ovation TV has a pretty cool dance contest coming up where a dance group/class/troupe can win $10,000. Here are the details:

If you enter the contest, let us know in the comments so we can all see your entry and vote for you in the Viewer’s Choice category.

August 25, 2011 I Written By

Ovation TV Is Interviewing Cat – And YOU Can Too!

Ovation TV is interviewing Cat on Saturday and they’d like YOU to send them questions to ask her. Go ahead and submit your must-knows to Ilsa Berg (Iberg at ovationtv dot com) by Friday. Don’t forget, you can also record yourself asking the question and if your question is picked, they’ll show your clip as part of the interview.

Check out their dancer interviews for an idea of what their interview with Cat will be like.

 

 

August 24, 2011 I Written By

SYTYCD Canada Top 10 Results – Down to 8

I apologize for not listing the bottom 3 or who I thought would go home in last night’s performance show post.

I wasn’t entirely sure how it would look because of the individual voting, also, I was pretty tired from driving 5 hours in the rain on scary highways from Kamloops to Vancouver.

Moving on….

Here is tonight’s results.

Top 10 Group Routine – Sabrina Matthews
“Heavy in Your Arms” Heavy In Your Arms - Lungs (Deluxe Edition) – Florence + The Machine

This was awesome. They all looked nude, wrapped in tape. It was really well choreographed and danced. I will post it once I find it on YouTube.

Female Results:

Lindsey – Safe
Denitsa – Not Safe
Yulia – Not Safe
Melissa – Not Safe *gasp*
Jordan – Safe

Male Results:
Christian – Not Safe
Shane – Safe
Francois – Not Safe
Adam – Not Safe
Matt – Safe

Solo’s
Denitsa – “Born This Way” Born This Way - Born This Way (Bonus Track Version) – Lady Gaga
She did very well, but she always does in her genre and her solo’s, trust me as we have seen her “dance for her life” numerous times.

Yulia – Not sure the song
She had feathers all over her outfit, danced like a bird and looked kind of strange to me. ANother we have seen too often “dance for her life”

Melissa – “Swans” – Uncle Bob
Shocked to see her in the bottom, but Jordan was there once also. I thought it would be Lindsey or Jordan only because we needed a bottom three. Was nice to see her solo, such talent!

Christian – Not sure the song
Danced amazingly well as I imagined he would.

Francois – Not sure the song.
He danced well. I didn’t expect him in the bottom based on last night but based on the whole season so far it didn’t surprise me.

Matt – “Fix the World Up for You” Fix the World Up for You - Songs for You, Truths for Me – James Morrison
So great to watch, really talented and powerful dancer!

In the end it was Yulia & Francois who went home.
It is going to be tough next week as we get down to the best of the best, or Canada’s most favourite!

Lindsey, Jordan, Melissa are so talented! Denitsa is also, but I think she is a one-trick show for the most part. I would LOVE Jordan to take it but I think Melissa may.

For the men, at this point, I feel bad saying that they all blur together still. I mean Shane is the clear front-runner for me, but Christian, Adam and Matt are all very talented, I would have a tough time putting one miles ahead of the others. I just feel Shane is amazing!

Who are your bets to take it all the way?

Side Note: It drives me NUTS when Leah Miller says “Why are you so…” last night she said it so many times.. “Why are you so good?” or “Why are you so in shape?” and “Why do you have to stop?” I can’t stand her! She comes across so condescending! Between her and Jean-Marc I almost can’t stand watching the show! I usually just watch the dances and maybe a guest judge or two, thank goodness for PVR (fast-forward the annoying parts)

Last Night Leah Miller:

August 23, 2011 I Written By

I am a blogger and reality tv lover. I blog here for SYTYCD but mostly the Canada version, since I live in Vancouver BC. I also blog about other reality tv shows on my own blog www.mandysmind.com

SYTYCD Canada Top 10 Power Rankings

 

Tonight’s judges were Jean-Marc, Tre Armstrong, Stacey Tookey and Mary Murphy.

Tonight the dancer’s had new partner’s as well as solo’s to perform as we start voting for individual’s not couples this week.I think this will really show us who Canada likes and not mask poor dancers with partner’s who are favourites.

First of all I will do the Ranking of the Coupled Dances:
1. Jordan & Christian
Jazz – Sean Cheesman
“Skin” – Skin - Loud Rihanna

*CTV Has more photos that are amazing*
I know not everyone will agree with me but this routine was sexy and amazing. The start with one on each side of the wall yet still in sync, the spins and back flips and all that skin. It was sexy and my favourite of the night, but I think Canada may place them lower than I do.

2. Shane & Melissa
Hip Hop – Luther Brown
“The Time” The Time (Dirty Bit) - The Beginning (Deluxe Version) – Black Eyed Peas

I really loved this routine also, but hip hop sometimes scores lower with Canada’s votes. Melissa got her 6th standing ovation from the judges and she really worked this routine hard.

3. Lindsey & Adam
Contemporary – Blake McGrath
“Remember When it Rained” Remember When It Rained - Closer – Josh Groban

This was an amazing routine. It was my favourite when it came on but after the whole episode I felt stronger about the Hip Hop and Jazz routines, though I could be wrong. Honestly, all three of these routines were just absolutely fantastic!

4. Yulia & Matt
Contemporary – Sabrina Matthews
“My Love” My Love - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Version] – Sia

I love this song and was impressed with Yulia despite her uncomfortableness with the routine. The fact is, to go further she needs to be able to step outside her genre, and she really doesn’t do that well. Tonight was good, but I think others were better.

5. Denitsa & Francois
Mambo – Gustavo Vergas
“Bemba Colora” – Ceilia Cruz

There were some nice moments and they are both ballroom so it was well done, but it was the first dance of the night, and not that memorable. Denitsa’s scarf didn’t come out and she almost dropped the one Francois threw to her to use. There was great partnering but overall it was just not as memorable or entertaining as the others.

Now for Solo’s, I don’t actually like the dancers in this order at all, but based JUST on what I saw tonight here are my thoughts…

Men:

1. Shane: David Guetta ft. Chris Willis’s “Love is Gone” – Love Is Gone (Original Mix) - Pop Life

2. Francois: Jackie Wilson’s “Reet Petite” – Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson: 20 Greatest Hits

3. Adam: The Bee Gees’s “You Should Be Dancing” – You Should Be Dancing - Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [Remastered]

4. Christian: Max Sedgley’s “Happy (Spiritual South Go Happy in Rio Remix)” – Happy (Spiritual South Go Happy In Rio) - Happy - EP

5. Matt: Hedley’s “For the Nights I Can’t Remember” – For the Nights I Can't Remember - Never Too Late (Bonus Track Version)

 

Women:

1. Melissa: The Cinematic Orchestra’s “To Build a Home” – To Build a Home - Ma Fleur

2. Lindsey: Katie Thompson’s “It Doesn’t Hurt” – It Doesn't Hurt - KT LIVE

3. Jordan: Adele’s “Hometown Glory” – Hometown Glory - 19

4. Denitsa: Guem et Zaka Percussion Ensemble’s “Le Serpent”

5. Yulia: Peggy Lee’s “Fever” – Fever - The Best of Peggy Lee

 

PLEASE comment with your thoughts, I could be way off, but based on tonight’s show this is how I feel. I do not know how the eliminations will go tomorrow, but I will post results tomorrow

[Photo Source: CTV]

August 22, 2011 I Written By

I am a blogger and reality tv lover. I blog here for SYTYCD but mostly the Canada version, since I live in Vancouver BC. I also blog about other reality tv shows on my own blog www.mandysmind.com

SYTYCD Canada Top 10 Performance Show Discussion

I am in Kamloops BC for a conference at work so I am not certain if/when I will get to watch the Top 10 perform, however, I wanted to make sure I posted this as a place to hear your feedback and power rankings.

I really loved last week’s comments and personal rankings – it’s awesome hearing what other fans think.

Here are you Top 10 dancers:

So with that being said, I promise to update this as soon as I am able and in the mean time – leave your comments and thoughts below…

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SYTYCD Canada Top 12 Group Routines

This was choreogrpahed by ShoTyme and features the Top 12 last week on SYTYCD Canada’s Performance Show.

I really liked the routine overall, especially since there is not a single Hip Hop Dancer left in the group…

They also did a Top 12 group routine choreographed by Jean-Marc & his wife on the Results Show:

Which do you like better? Isn’t it typical for Jean-Marc to have such a sexy routine?

I am excited to see what the Top 10 will bring Monday Night!!

August 21, 2011 I Written By

I am a blogger and reality tv lover. I blog here for SYTYCD but mostly the Canada version, since I live in Vancouver BC. I also blog about other reality tv shows on my own blog www.mandysmind.com

Talking with SYTYCD Canada’s Top 10

CTV spoke to the Top 10….

The Season 4 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA Top 10 describe in one word how they feel about making the Top 10 and also share their favourite moment in the competition so far:

ADAM LoPapa, 19, a Jazz dancer from Woodbridge, ON – “Indescribable”
ADAM’s top SYTYCDC moment so far: The standing ovation I received from the judges for the first time when I did hip- hop.

CHRISTIAN Millette, 28, a Ballroom dancer from Montreal, QC – “Honoured”
CHRISTIAN’s top SYTYCDC moment so far: When I saw my family in the audience for the first time.

DENITSA Ikonomova, 24, a Ballroom dancer from Laval, QC – “Dreamlike”
DENITSA’s top SYTYCDC moment so far: Performing Sabrina Matthew’s contemporary routine with Matt Marr.

FRANÇOIS Pruneau, 26, a Ballroom dancer from Trois-Rivières, QC – “Joy”
FRANÇOIS’ top SYTYCDC moment so far: Working with judge and choreographer Luther Brown.

JORDAN Clark, 19, a Contemporary dancer from Tottenham, ON – “Awestruck”
JORDAN’s top SYTYCDC moment so far: Dancing for Canada during the first performance show.

LINDSAY Leuschner, 19, a Contemporary dancer from Stouffville, ON – “Flabbergasted”
LINDSAY’s top SYTYCDC moment so far: The group huddle before the Top 22 performance show.

MATT Marr, 20, a Contemporary dancer from Quispamsis, NB – “Amazed”
MATT’s top SYTYCDC moment so far: Dancing Sabrina Matthew’s contemporary routine with Denitsa Ikonomova.

MELISSA Mitro, 23, a Contemporary dancer from Richmond Hill, ON – “Surreal”
MELISSA’s top SYTYCDC moment so far: When I received my first standing ovation from the judges.

SHANE Simpson, 24, a Jazz dancer from Thornhill, ON – “Blessed”
SHANE’s top SYTYCDC moment so far: Any group number when I am dancing with my SYTYCDC family.

YULIYA Zavadska, 29, a Latin dancer from Toronto, ON – “Accomplished”
YULIYA’s top SYTYCDC moment so far: The stage reveal when I got to stand on the SYTYCDC stage for the very first time.

[Source:CTV]

August 19, 2011 I Written By

I am a blogger and reality tv lover. I blog here for SYTYCD but mostly the Canada version, since I live in Vancouver BC. I also blog about other reality tv shows on my own blog www.mandysmind.com

SYTYCD Canada Top 10 Revealed

The opening number featured the Top 12 dancers doing a routine choreographed by Jean-Marc and his wife . The ides was mobster women controling the men. I was pretty sexy and fun.

Top 12 Routine
“Dirty Dancer” – Dirty Dancer (feat. Usher) - Euphoria Enrique Inglesias

Results:
Melissa & Adam – safe
Jordan & Francois – safe
Lindsay & Christian – in danger
Geisha & Joey – in danger
Denitsa & Matt – safe
Yulia & Shane – in danger

These results were not too surprising, but I really thought Geisha and Joey did well last night.

Solo’s

Lindsay
Jason Derulo – “Whatchya Say” Whatcha Say - Jason Derulo

Amazing to see her dance her solo, stunning!

Geisha
Robyn – “Indestructible” Indestructible - Body Talk

A regular in the solo’s. She did well but not mind-blowing.

Yulia
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies – “Jump Jive & Wail”

Same as usual, great technique in her own style… not very good in anything else, always in the bottom and always saved by judges – Lame!

Christian
AfroJack – “Take Over Control” Take Over Control - Dance Party 2011 (Mixed by The Happy Boys)

Great to see in the solo’s he is absolutely amazing to watch!

Joey
Michael Bublé – “Feelin’ Good” Feeling Good - It's Time

Fabulous dancer, amazing solo, I just adore him!

Shane
(Unknown which artist did this version) – “Stand By Me” Stand By Me - In Concert (Live) [Probably the Rockapella version – Emilie’s note]

Really brought it in his solo, which was a surprise, I thought he would go based on the other two in the bottom.

I was shocked to see Geisha and Joey sent home. I knew Geisha or Yulia would leave, based on the number of times they have been in the bottom, but Joey? I am stunned! He is amazing!

So now we have our Top 10… Jordan is still a favourite but she is being outshined by Melissa as of late. Joey was my favourite male dancer and now that he is gone… I am sad!

August 16, 2011 I Written By

I am a blogger and reality tv lover. I blog here for SYTYCD but mostly the Canada version, since I live in Vancouver BC. I also blog about other reality tv shows on my own blog www.mandysmind.com