Archive for August, 2009

Jeanine wins!

Well, that was a close one! Here’s why!
Kayla wins! – Why not? She was amazing! She has the body, the technique, the diversity in every dance style. Why didn’t she win? In my opinion, there were 2 reasons:

• She was praised so much by the judges, people voting thought she was either going to sail through to win the whole enchilada, or because she was the judges’ favorite, they didn’t want her to win.
• She was a brilliant dance technician! This means that the execution of her movements were perfect in almost every dance!  But, possibly she needed to dance with a little more soul.  She just wasn’t getting “popular” with the audience.  Oh yea, everyone knew she was a fantastic dancer, but let’s not forget that it is more than that…you need to connect.

Evan wins! – Why not?  This is a tough one.  I think that people finally realized that he wasn’t “bringin’ it”  Why, oh why, did he repeat the same number for the final solo? I don’t know what strategy he had for doing that…it didn’t work for me.  I was with Adam Shankman.  We said, “That was a risk.”  Evan is great.  People loved his “Gene Kelly style” myself included.  But, in the end Jeanine and Brandon grew more through the weeks then he.

Brandon wins! – Why not? Brandon’s improvement in personality and stage presence was amazing.  We began to see this in the final 3 weeks.  And, his solos were nothing short of spectacular!  Man…that kid can dance!  His power and technique came through like gang-busters!!  I think that he must have been very close to Jeanine in votes.

Jeanine wins!! – Yippee!! Why!

• She’s beautiful and a great technician like Kayla!
• She has style like Evan!  I would call her, POWerful! That is what she brings to the table.
• Her ability to dance “toe to toe” with Brandon and keep up with his strength….fabulous!
• As the judges commented, she peaked at the right time!  Nobody really noticed her much in the beginning then, she broke out and rose to the top.
• Jeanine must have been listening to all the critique, because she improved every week.

Congratulations to the top 12!  I say 12 because they will all go on tour this season.  All were wonderfully talented dancers!  It was a very enjoyable season.

Mark Your Calendars:
A special featuring favorite routines from previous seasons of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE will air Wednesday, Sept. 2 (8:00-8:58 PM ET/PT), and the sixth season of the original dance competition will premiere Wednesday, Sept. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Kayla, Evan, Brandon and Jeanine are all such amazing dancers! It is almost impossible to choose a  “favorite dancer”, because they are all so enjoyable to watch.  I cannot believe that Kayla and Jeanine are only 18. They are strong, dedicated, mature and intelligent!  Congrats on being on the show to you 4 and the top 12! I loved everyone!
Kayla is amazing and technically perfect.  She is almost too perfect, if you know what I mean.  It is like she is a machine!  But, she does comment emotionally to the pieces as well.  I would love to see her in person.
Jeanine is so strong and beautiful.  Her strength comes through in everything she does.  I love watching her.  She wasn’t my favorite in the beginning, but she has won me over during the last 3 weeks.
I have been cheering for Evan since the beginning.  But, in the past few weeks, I feel he needs bring just a little more style change to the table.  His training is so engrained. He needs to be more of a chameleon.  But, he sure is popular.  Perhaps the judges should lay off the negativity.  I was shocked at Melissa’s comments regarding his height and his strength during last week’s competition.

Brandon is just incredible PERIOD! Other than not being able to get down into the latin ballroom pieces, which sorry who cares!  I love him and feel he may win!! How does he do those things?  I will miss Ade’s strength and ability.  I would love to see him do those straight leg back flips in person!
I hope there are many opportunities for these wonderful dancers in the future. We love seeing them every week! My only complaint is that the prize is only $250,000.00! All the other reality and game shows are a million or more.  What’s up with that!