tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41529612775471723712011-11-27T16:57:35.466-08:00YOUR space for expression and information about So You Think You Can Dance Season 5Coach Roachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622946439885177138noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152961277547172371.post-23865538246942721712009-09-11T13:23:00.000-07:002009-09-11T13:25:06.521-07:00

9/9I thought I was looking forward to this new season of So You Think You Can Dance. . . but after sitting through 2 hours of auditions - I found out that I was bored!! WHAT?? Me - bored with SYTYCD??!!I think Season 6 is just too close to Season 5. Also too many familiar faces from past auditions, too much contemporary with bad choreography, and more sappy/sad stories of obstacles these

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Congratulations to JEANINE !!! This was a very entertaining night. We got to see some of the judges favorite dances from this season. It was great seeing them again. There was a group dance that was performed by the Top 20 and the Top 16. It reminded me of how strong this season really was.KAYLA got 4th place (but she is the one dancer from this season who will be able to get work in whatever

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Congratulations to KAYLA, JEANINE, EVAN, & BRANDON. I don't think the Final Four Finale changed anyone's mind about who their favorite dancer is. BRANDON was excellent - but why was he dancing in his bathing suit??. JEANINE was excellent - her solo which was more ballet than contemporary - will probably win MELISSA'S fans votes. Her turns in croise that started out fast then ended in a balance

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Congratulations toJEANINEKAYLABRANDONEVAN(I'm not surprised that ADE & MELISSA went home. ADE had been weak for a couple of weeks - I think the "Cancer Dance" was the only thing that saved both of them last week - and MELISSA is a beautiful dancer but she's just too old)*** I'm not going to make any predictions. You know I LOVE KAYLA & BRANDON - but we all have to realize that EVAN has LOTS of

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Well - it's almost time for the Final 4 Finale !!!! So I was really expecting to see some great dancing. . . but I was a little bit disappointed tonight.JEANINE & ADE did a Samba and a Hip Hop. I thought both dances were very weak.MELISSA & EVAN did a Broadway routines and a quickstep. Cute but childish. Not up to the standards of a "final 6" performance.KAYLA & BRANDON did a contemporary

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In addition to sending 2 more dancers home - we got to see some favorite dances from past seasons. The Hummingbird and the Flower (by WADE ROBESON) The Bench (by MIA MICHAELS) Ramalama (by WADE ROBESON)KATIE HOLMES performed a tribute to Judy Garland. She's very cute (and rich cuz she's married to Tom Cruise) - she also has a cute voice and she's cute when she dances. Can you tell that I

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The night started with an interesting dance by Travis Wall. The costumes were "lighted". Very cool.Then Cat Deeley entered wearing a dress that looked like it was made from a trash bag.Tonight the guest judges were Ellen Degeneres and Mia Michaels. Ellen was funny thru-out the show and really seemed to enjoy the dancers. Each couple performed 2 dances and then each dancer did a short solo.

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The bottom 2 girls = RANDI & MELISSA The bottom 2 guys = KUPONO & ADE Going home = RANDI & KUPONO I don't think anyone is surprised by tonights elimination. KUPONO had been in the bottom 3 many times. I've enjoyed RANDI's dancing (and personality) - but that paso doble (and wig) was the "kiss of death" for her. Just my opinions: Cool opening routine by WADE ROBESON. Cat Deeley's dress was too

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Each dancer got to do a solo. Not much to comment on since these solos are so short and done in "their style".Last week the girls had to draw names out of a hat to see who they would be partnered with. This is always interesting because we've gotten used to certain couples!KAYLA & EVAN did a waltz. She was beautiful and he was short. Not a pleasing couple to watch. This might be EVAN'S last

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Bottom 3 couplesCAITLIN & JASONJEANINE & PHILLIPMELISSA & ADEThe two who were eliminated were CAITLIN and PHILLIP. I thought it was time for PHILLIP to leave - but I wish we could have seen CAITLIN dance with different partners. I think she is better than what we've seen (and it has been her bad luck to get some pretty bad choreography). But the good news for these 2 dancers is that NIGEL told

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Tonight each of the 6 couples had to perform two dances. . . so we got to see a jam-packed 2 hours of dancing !!MELISSA & ADE danced a disco and a waltz. We all know MELISSA is a beautiful ballerina - but I felt that both of their routines were weak.KAYLA & KUPONO danced a contemporary dance by MIA MICHAELS (about addiction). I LOVED it !!!! Then they did a "cute" broadway dance. ( I don't

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7/2WOW - I was way off on predicting who the bottom 3 were going to be !!Bottom 3KARLA & VITOLIOKAYLA & KUPONOJANINE & PHILLIPKARLA was sent home (I thought her solo was very good. . . but I also thought she should have gone home a couple of weeks ago)VITOLIO is the guy going home. He is soooooo much better than KUPONO. Sometimes I don't think the judges are watching the same show that I am!!!!

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Two more dancers sent homeThe 3 Bottom couples were:OSUKA & VITTOLIOKARLA & JONATHONCAITLIN & JASONNo surprises there!!!Then they danced their solos. *** I think some of these dancers need to watch the last 2 seasons. They are trying to put way to much into these short solos. (Nigel made the comment last week that they look desperate.)OSUKA and JONATHON were sent home. That means that next week

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Eight couples danced. . . VERY entertaining 2 hours !!!I'll start with the dances/dancers that really impressed me.MELISSA & ADE danced the sexiest Rumba that I've every seen. How did she keep that costume in place?!?!JANETTE & BRANDON did a Hip Hop routine. BRANDON continues to impress me.KAYLA & KUPONO did a beautiful waltz (barefooted). But you know that I always worry about if "America" will

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Here are the couples that were in the bottom three:CAITLIN & JASONASHLEY & KUPONOKAYLA & MAX*** The first 2 couples are the ones that did SHANE SPARKS routines. . . hmmmmmm.Anyway, after dancing their solos the judges sent ASHLEY and MAX home. ( I totally agreed with their choices)Next week KAYLA (one of my favorites) is going to have to dance with KUPONO. . . which is a huge disadvantage because

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Modifying your Manipulation of Movement ?!?!Yes - that was one of many flowery, flowing sentences that LIL ' C said during last night’s episode of So You Think you Can Dance. I'm not sure what he was saying. . . but it really sounded good!!Cat Deeley is soooo gorgeous. . . why do they make her wear curtains??I'm bugged. . . every season I complain about the camera work and the flashing lights. I

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The three couples in the bottom were...PARIS & TONY,ASUKA & VITOLIO,KARLA & JONATHON.Each of the 6 dancers got to perform their solos. I thought all the solos were a little weak.The 2 dancers that were eliminated were PARIS & TONY. Truthfully, I thought KARLA should have gone home. . . but TONY should not have even been in the Top 20 - so I am totally OK with him being the first guy sent home!!I

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For last night's episode of So You Think You Can Dance, the dancers were paired up and we got to see a VERY entertaining program.I LOVED the contemporary dance with MELISSA and ADE. I LOVED the hip-hop routine with JANINE and PHILLIP. I thought the foxtrot danced by JANETTE and BRANDON was beautiful . . . but will it make people call in?? (past seasons have proven that the foxtrot and waltz are

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Well, the Top 20 were chosen last night. . . so next week "So You Think You Can Dance" will REALLY begin.The only thing that bugged me during the Top 20 picks. . . was when Mia and Lil' C ganged up on Brandon (probably the strongest technical dancer). Mia said he "bugged the shit out of her" and she didn't understand why the other judges had all made such a fuss over him. Debbie Allen stood up

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Vegas EpisodeThe judges cut 45 dancers after the solo round, 37 after hip-hop, 16 after ballroom, 13 after contemporary, etc. etc. I am surprised (but not disappointed) at how many lockers, poppers, and breakers were sent home.I don't understand why Natalie was cut after performing Mia Michaels combination. She was one of the strongest dancers and a lot of us wanted her to have a chance this

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Is it just me??I think Nigel needs to change the rules. . . no one over 25 years old or 50 pounds over-weight!I LOVED Asuka (she did a sexy Latin Ballroom dance with her partner Ricky). I think she'll do great in Las Vegas. . . but might come off a little bit too cocky for America to love. We'll see.I really don't want to mention the "dance off" between Sex and Leo.New words = hair choreography,

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I thought that last night's show was pretty standard stuff. I would have thought that the Miami auditions and the Memphis auditions could have brought a little more flare to So You Think You Can Dance. Even the judges seemed a bit lack luster.Here are my impressions of the dancers . . .Miami auditions-Janette and Romulo - great tricks that got a scream out of Mary Murphy. Though they need to

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The death of a father, re-construction of a hip, death of a husband, dreadful "dreads" (that matched his shirt), a "terrible" case of bronchitis, brothers, sisters, and twins. . . . Do you think you are reading about "The Young and the Restless" ?. . . no - it's just another episode of auditions for So You Think You Can Dance!!!Well, I got home from the studio and sat down to watch So You Think

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Well, it's official. . .Nigel has apologized for his "Brokeback Ballroom" comments. So much for free speech!! Personally, I am very disappointed that he apologized. I thought that during the show he was very polite to Misha & Mitch - and even though they both fell to the floor - the judges let them go on to the choreography part of the audition. Nigel's comments were made on his own personal blog

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So You Think You Can Dance judge Nigel Lythgoe has sparked the flame of gay rights activists over his comments on the So You Think You Can Dance premier. Nigel, who is a judge on the show and an executive producer for American Idol, sharply criticized contestants Misha Belfer and Mitchel Kibel after they auditioned with a same-sex samba routine.Following the pair’s less than polished performance,

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There were moments of greatness, moments of wierdness, and moments of "do they really think they have talent??". I even learned some new words last night - joint-tortionism, mutation dance genre, and schmean.Coach Roach is all into the colors and emotions and personal stories. . . I just want to see as much dancing as possible!! (I do have to admit that I love hearing about the hardships

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Right of the bat, I notice that the colors seem to be really popping this year. The intro graphics look especially nice. Even when shooting the audition lines outside the venues, the colors seem to be enhanced. Might be due to advanced technology or could be some post production magic. Either way, I love it and I don’t even have an HD receiver.Mary looks really good this year. Nigel too. I

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Well now that Armerican Idol is finished, it's time for the new season of "So You Think You Can Dance". . . hopefully America will pick the right winner (unlike A.I - yes, I was a fan of Adam's from day one!!). Anyway, it's gonna be fun. This blog is for super-fans of dance. We are going to be commenting on everything - costumes, choreography, bad feet, judges comments etc. So watch tonight and

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Dance auditions are always so much "fun" (to watch. . . not participate in). Dancers train for 10+ years and then have a few minutes to stand out from the crowd and impress the judges. I have to admit that in the previous seasons of So You Think You Can Dance, I have never chosen the winner from the auditions. . . I do think that the producers edit the show so that we don't see too much of the

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Mia Michaels' choreography for Céline Dion's "A New Day..." under the direction of Franco Dragone at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas received stunning reviews. The show featured a cast of 50 dancers with two hours of pure dance artistry. Currently her work can be seen on Céline Dion's world tour, "Taking Chances" and Cirque du Soleil's first touring show, "Delirium," which premiered March 2006. She

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Canal Fulton, OH, native Mary Murphy is an in-demand film and television star. In addition to her crowd-pleasing work as a judge on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Mary has traveled for special guest appearances in Australia, Canada and Norway.Murphy's also appeared in a featured role in the thriller "Killer Movie," starring Kaley Cuoco, Jason London and J.C. Chasez. The long list of stars she has

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Nigel Lythgoe, currently the President of 19 Television, joined 19 Television as Chief Executive in 2001 from London Weekend Television, where he was controller of entertainment and comedy. Lythgoe is one of the U.K.'s most respected TV talents and has a host of major credits, including the U.K. series "Pop Idol," "Gladiators" and six Royal Variety Shows. He co-created and executive-produces the

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Birmingham, England, native Cat Deeley is also one of the foremost television presenters in the UK and has recently become one of the hottest new faces on American TV following her hugely successful seasons hosting SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. Deeley was Jay Leno's first regular entertainment correspondent on "The Tonight Show" and recently performed the same duty for "Good Morning America."

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Hey everybody! I am Coach Roach and this is the So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 super fan blog. I will be assisted with this blog by my wife, Ms. Laura, and of course, all of YOU.Who are we??Well I am just your basic Southern California guy that has always had a love for Dance and been a long time fan of So You Think You Can Dance.Ms. Laura has been a Dancer all her life. She has been the

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