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SYTYCD Season 8 Revisited: Outstanding Choreographer Nominations

With the Emmy nominations out… I decided to scour the internet to find the routines from Season 8 that the choreographers created that earned them the Emmy nominations. Based on the the routines you see below… there is a poll at the bottom where you can choose the choreographer that you’d like to see win the Emmys this year. Keep in mind that Smash also earned an Emmy nomination but since it is not SYTYCD related… I did not include them in this list.

Interesting enough we have representation for:
– Contemporary (Travis Wall / Stacey Tookey)
– Hip Hop (Christopher Scott)
– Broadway (Spencer Liff / NBC’s Smash)

No love for ballroom? Awww… =( But I digress…

First I am going to start with the homegrown SYTYCD alumni:
TRAVIS WALL: Dancing with the Stars
Episode: Season 14 – Top 8 Results Show (24 April 2012)
Style: Contemporary
Other Choreographer: Teddy Forance

Thoughts: Travis has yet to create a “mediocre” routine, then again what can be considered as a “mediocre” routine for Travis would be strong routine for other choreographers. He has really grown into his own with developing his skill set and moving outside of the box, going from choreographing partners on SYTYCD and smaller groups to the larger scale routines as show on DWTS last season. Adding in the fly system so that one of the dancers is floating on air just adds more to the routine as opposed to being a gimmick.

Also, it is always nice to sift through the dancers and play “are they from So You Think You Can Dance”? For example I saw Nick Lazzarini, Jaimie Goodwin, Melanie Moore, Ryan Ramirez… the list goes on. If he keeps this up I will be very interested to see what he brings onto the plate in the Off-Broadway production of Bare that he is tapped as choreographer. Not to mention the reality based television series on cable that is rumored to revolve around his new dance company.
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July 19, 2012 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... =)

SYTYCD Season 8 Finale Part 2 Music

So excited for tonight! I’m going to have to work double hard cause I’ll just want to soak it all in instead of taking notes. 🙂

Sonya Tayeh Top 20/Top 4 (+All-Stars??) Group Routine: District 78’s “Wanna Get Hype” – Wanna Get Hype - Radios At Reception

Mary picked Tyce’s Sasha/Kent routine: Me’Shell NdegĂ©ocello’s “Fool of Me” – Fool of Me - Bitter

Nigel picked Nappytabs’s Melanie/Marko routine: Leona Lewis’s “I Got You” – I Got You - Echo (Deluxe Version)

Robin picked Mandy Moore’s Tadd/LoFro routine: Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” –Another One Bites the Dust - Queen: Greatest Hits

Lil C picked Nappytabs’s Miranda/Robert routine: Busta Rhymes’s “Break Ya Neck” – Break Ya Neck - Genesis

Cat picked Tyce’s Top 8 Group Routine: James Newton Howard’s “The Circus Sets Up” The Circus Sets Up - Water for Elephants (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – from the Water for Elephants soundtrack.

SYTYCD UK champ Matt Flint, Nick Young and Jess LeProtto tap to: Michael Buble’s “Can’t Buy Me Love” – Can't Buy Me Love - It's Time

Mary picked Mandy Moore’s Melanie/Neil routine: Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” – Total Eclipse of the Heart - Faster Than the Speed of Night

Jesse picked Sonya’s Marko/Allison routine: Jeff Buckley’s “I Know It’s Over” – I Know It's Over - So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley

Tyce picked Sonya’s Top 10 Girls routine: Chonique Sneed ft. Lisette Bustamante’s “Pop, Drop and Roll” – Pop Drop & Roll (feat. Lisette Bustamante) - Pop Drop & Roll (feat. Lisette Bustamante) - Single

Lil C picked Spencer Liff’s Ashley/Chris routine: Rachel Sweet’s “Please, Mister Jailer” – Please, Mr. Jailer - Cry-Baby (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) from the “Crybaby” soundtrack (THANK YOU BETH!)

Nigel picked Christopher Scott’s Sasha/Twitch routine: Dorothy Moore’s “Misty Blue” – Misty Blue - Misty Blue

Sonya picked Christopher Scott’s Top 10 Guys routine: Nathan Lanier’s “Velocity” – Velocity - Velocity - Single

Jesse picked Miriam and Leonardo’s Caitlynn/Pasha Argentine tango: Orquesta Color Tango’s “Malajunta” – Malajunta - Con Estilo Para Bailar

Mary picked Travis’s Melanie/Marko routine: Ingrid Michaelson’s “Turn to Stone” – Turn to Stone - Turn to Stone - Single

Nigel picked Sonya’s Melanie/Sasha routine: District 78’s “Game On” – Game On - Game On - Single

August 11, 2011 I Written By

Season 8 Top 6 Results Music

The Top 6 Justin Giles Group Routine was danced to: Lia Ices’s “Grown Unknown” – Grown Unknown - Grown Unknown

Sasha danced her solo to: Miri Ben-Ari’s “We Gonna Win” – We Gonna Win (Featuring Styles P.) - The Hip-Hop Violinist (I love the name of her album – The Hip-Hop Violinist, awesome!)

Caitlynn danced her solo to: Natasha Bedingfield’s “Touch” – Touch - Strip Me (Deluxe Version)

Melanie danced her solo to: Sia’s “My Love” – My Love - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Version]

Tadd danced his solo to: Tower of Power’s “Only So Much Oil in the Ground” – Only So Much Oil In the Ground - The Very Best of Tower of Power: The Warner Years

Marko danced his solo to: James Morrison’s “You Give Me Something”- You Give Me Something - Undiscovered

Rickey danced his solo to: London Music Works and Clint Mansell’s “Requiem for a Tower” – Requiem For A Tower - Coming Soon - Trailer Tunes

LoFro and Kent re-danced their Travis Wall Prom routine to: Howie Day’s “Collide” – Collide (Acoustic Version) - Stop All the World Now (Special Edition Version)

The Bad Boys of Dance danced to: Daft Punk’s “Derezzed” – Derezzed - TRON: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) from the Tron Legacy soundtrack.

We say goodbye to Caitlynn to: Greyson Chance’s “Waiting Outside the Lines” – Waiting Outside the Lines - Waiting Outside the Lines - EP

Pia Toscano sang her single: “This Time” – This Time - This Time - Single

We say goodbye to Rickey to: Sharif Iman’s “Shine” – Shine - Shine

August 4, 2011 I Written By

Season 8 Top 8 Results Music

Odds are, Lady Gaga will be a better musical performer than last week’s Blush. Excited to see what music we’ll have tonight, all around.

Here we go, the live list…

The Top 8 danced a Tyce Diorio jazz to: James Newton Howard’s “The Circus Sets Up” – The Circus Sets Up - Water for Elephants (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) from the soundtrack of “Water for Elephants”

LXD performed to: Kerry Muzzey’s “Bernini’s Angels” – Bernini's Angels - Trailer Music 2

Spoiler space for the solos:

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July 28, 2011 I Written By

Season 8 Top 10 Results Music

We’ll see the first individual cuts tonight and (most likely) the reveal of next week’s All-Star’s. I’m excited to see what music goes along with all of that.

The music list will be updated here live…

Top 10 Broadway group routine choreographed by Josh Berebus (sp?): “Act I: On Broadway” – Act One: On Broadway - Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller from “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”

Daniil Simpkin danced to: Jacques Brel’s “Les Bourgeois” – Les bourgeois - Master sĂ©rie : Jacques Brel

Spoiler space for the solos…

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July 21, 2011 I Written By

SYTYCD Top 12 Results Music

Well, I’m dying to see if the results of our Poll predict who’s going home tonight. According to your preferences, Ryan and Alexander should go home tonight, but we’ll see how it shakes out. And tonight, we’ll find out about the All-Stars, too.

Kelly Abbey Top 12 Group Routine: Sean Peter’s “El Fuego,” which I did not see on iTunes. Try Santana’s until I can grab it for you: El Fuego - All That I Am

Jason Samuel Smith and Anybody Can Get It tapped to: “Sole Sessions Part 1,” which is not on iTunes

Spoiler space for the solos…

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July 14, 2011 I Written By

SYTYCD Season 8 Top 14 Results Music

Just praying I won’t be heartbroken tonight. I don’t have to worry about the music – that’s always good. Love finding new songs through SYTYCD! But it doesn’t seem like I’ll get off easy as far as the elimination goes…

Nakul dev Mahajan Top 14 Bollywood routine: Ila Arun & Kunal Ganjawala’s “Kata Kata Bechara Bakra” – Kata Kata Bechara Bakra - Raavan from the “Raavan” soundtrack

Guest performers Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet: Mikael Karlsson’s “Ends” – Ends - Ends - Single

Ashley danced her solo to: John West ft. Pusha T’s “Lovely” – haven’t found on iTunes yet
Chris danced his solo to: Basement Jaxx’s “Scars” – Scars (feat. Kelis, Meleka & Chipmunk) - Scars (Bonus Track Version)
Jordan danced her solo to: Kelly Rowland ft. David Guetta’s “Commander” – Commander (feat. David Guetta) - Commander (feat. David Guetta) - Single
Tadd danced his solo to: Gloria Estavan’s “1-2-3 (Remix)” – 1,2,3 (Remix) - Greatest Hits
Ryan danced her solo to: BRNO Philharmonic Orchestra’s “Adagio for Strings” – Adagio for Strings - Absolute Masters, Vol. 1
Rickey danced his solo to: Mario Spinetti’s “When You Say My Name” – When You Say My Name - [1/1]

Florence & the Machine performed “Cosmic Love” – Cosmic Love - Lungs (Deluxe Edition)

Results after the spoiler break…

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July 7, 2011 I Written By

Season 8 Top 16 Results Music

Well, I’m dying to see what happens tonight and what music it happens to. Here’s your spot for all of tonight’s music, updated live.

Michael Rooney Top 16 Broadway routine: Michael Giacchino’s “Incredits” – The Incredits - The Incredibles (Music from the Motion Picture) from “The Incredibles” soundtrack

AXIS Dance Company: Janine Jansen’s “Partita for Violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona” –
Partita for Violin Solo No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemande - The Bach Album (Bonus Video Version)

Spoiler space for the solos:

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June 30, 2011 I Written By

Top 20 (Part 2) Results Music

Dave Scott Top 20 group routine: Nina Simone’s “Sinnerman” – Sinnerman - The Essential Nina Simone

Rage Crew’s 3rd appearance on SYTYCD: Colton B’s “Party Like This” – not on iTunes, try “Famous” – Famous - Famous - Single in the meantime

And a spoiler space for the solos:

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June 23, 2011 I Written By

Top 20 Results Music

Sonya Top 20 group routine: M.I.A’s “XR2” – XR2 - Kala (Bonus Track Version)

Keri Hilson performed “Lose Control” – Lose Control / Let Me Down - No Boys Allowed (Deluxe)

Guest dancer Gennadi Saveliev danced to: Yuri Simonov’s “Gopak” – Gayaneh: Gopak - Khachaturian: Famous Ballet Suites: Spartacus – Gayaneh - Maskarade

Premiere of Lady Gaga’s “Edge of Glory” – The Edge of Glory - Born This Way (Bonus Track Version) video

And… a spoiler space for the rest….

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June 16, 2011 I Written By