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jlhSo the first half hour of So You Think You Can Dance was a review of "auditions we didn't see." It even had separate credits. So I'm pretty annoyed about that. Anyway, moving on.
- Heidi and Ryan's hip hop routine was really great, though Karaty was right about it looking like a cheering routine.
- Martha and Travis worked out that salsa routine but depending on the rest of the night I might vote for them to make sure they're coming back.
- Ashlee and Dmitry's contemporary dance was kind of a mess IMHO. I'm not sure I agree with Karaty that they didn't play their characters, and I'm not sure if it was the choreography, but it just seemed like a lot of frenetic running around with flexed feet. And I even like that song!
- Disco and Natalie and Musa could have been great and here I actually fault the choreography, which I think is why the judges were so pleased with them. The choreographer I think saw big strong Musa and thought, "lifts!" I could have done with a little less strength and a little more dance from him. And he can be graceful—remember the beautiful contemporary dance they did?
- Donyelle and Benji's Viennese waltz, I mean, what is there to say? They're magical. That last lift where she was in his arms for like thirty seconds? Wow.
- Allison and Ivan's west coast swing was so much fun! They've really come a long way.
- Jessica and Jaymz have really left me cold in the past. I find them personally annoying, with Jaymz so arrogant and Jessica so pouty. While it was really fun to see a seriously old-school popping and locking routine (Shane Sparks is an amazing choreographer) they just didn't get the break through they needed. And frankly, I don't think they ever will, because that disco routine they did the first week was fantastic and they were still in the bottom three.
