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Mark Kanemura on tour w/ Lady Gaga

Sandy — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:45:43 +0000

Not only was Lady Gaga fricken amazing, one of my FAVORITE dancers from SYTYCD season 4 was one of her backup dancers…MARK KANEMURA! yay. I was able to get some pictures of him … I <3 you Mark

SYTYCD’s Katee Shean, Kherington Payne, and Comfort Fedoke Guest Star on Glee!

Sandy — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:08:22 +0000

Here’s some more SYTYCD / Glee cross-over. SYTYCD’s Season 4 finalists Katee Shean, Kherington Payne, and Comfort Fedoke Guest Stared on Glee. I love it! Two of my favorite shows =)

Here’s Katee Shean… one of my favorite SYTYCD dancers of ALL time!

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SYTYCD Choreographers Finally Brought It!

Sandy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:17:57 +0000

I was a little worried for SYTYCD when Mia Michaels (@MMRAW) left the show, and the first three performance shows of SYTYCD were just… satisfactory.

But, this past week, So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 finally WOWs. *phew*

The Top 14 performance episode was the first episode this season that really impressed me and reminded me why I LOVE SYTYCD.

However, the criticism towards the dancers from Nigel is pretty annoying. He’s trying to blame it on the dancers, but honestly.. I think he’s just trying to cover up for the fact that it’s the quality of the choreography that’s inconsistent and lacking. I have noticed the show is trying out a lot of new choreographers this season. They are trying to make up for Mia Michaels’ absence… and they probably also want to make sure that the success of the show doesn’t fall so heavily on one choreographer in the future.

Nigel (@dizzyfeet) said the dancers finally brought it. In my opinion, the dancers this season have always been awesome… and btw, I thought Ellenore’s solo ROCKED.

The statement should be: “The choreographers finally brought it!” Not to take away from the fact that there are quite a few amazing choreographers that are consistently brilliant, like Napoleon and Tabitha D’uomo (@nappytabs), Tyce Diorio (@tycediorio), Travis Wall (@TravISova), Wade Robson, and some awesome new additions like Stacy Tookey and Nakul Dev Mahajan… there’s definitely a lot of talented choreographers on the show, but there are also some mediocre ones.

I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes this week. In the meantime, here are my three absolute favorite routines of this episode:

Dancers: Kathryn McCormick and Jonathan “Legacy” Perez
Choreography: Paso Doble by Tony Meredith
Song: “Persuit” from Cirque du Soleil
Performance Show: Nov. 17th

Dancers: Ellenore Scott and Ryan Di Lello
Choreography: Contemporary routine by Travis Wall
Song: “Your Ex-Lover is Dead” by Stars
Performance Show: Nov. 17th

Dancers: Ashleigh Di Lello and Jakob Karr
Choreography: Hip-Hop Routine by Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo
Song: “Whatcha Say” by Jason Derulo
Performance Show: Nov. 17th

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Follow SYTYCD on Twitter!

Sandy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:48:30 +0000

Below is a compilation of everyone on So You Think You Can Dance who is on Twitter. Follow all members of each group with one click by clicking the icons. Please let us know if there’s anyone we’re missing.

Judges/Host/Choreographers
Adam Shankman
Brian Friedman
Cat Deeley
Lil’ C
Mary Murphy
Mia Michaels
Nappy Tabs
Nigel Lythgoe
Shane Sparks
Tyce Diorio

Season Six Dancers
Bianca Revels
Billy Bell
Brandon Dumlao
Channing Cooke
Ellenore Scott
Jakob Karr
Jonathan “Legacy” Perez
Karen Hauer
Kevin Hunte
Mollee Gray
Nathan Trasoras
Noelle Marsh
Pauline Mata
Peter Sabasino
Phillip Attmore
Victor Smalley

PAST SEASONS

Season 5:
Ade Obayomi
Brandon Bryant
Caitlin Kinney
Janette Manrara
Jason Glover
Jeanine Mason
Jonathan Platero
Karla Garcia
Kupono Aweau
Paris Torres
Phillip Chbeeb
Tony Bellissimo
Vitolio Jeune
Kayla Radomski
Melissa Sandvig
Randi Evans

Season 4:
Chelsie Hightower
Comfort Fedoke
Courtney Galiano
Gev Manoukian
Joshua Allen
Kourtni Lind
Mark Kanemura
Marquis Cunningham
William Wingfield
Stephen “Twitch” Boss
Katee Shean

Season 3:
Dominic Sandoval
Faina Savich
Hokuto Konishi
Jaimie Goodwin (Personal)
Lacey Schwimmer
Lauren Gottlieb
Neil Haskell
Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis
Shauna Noland

Season 2:
Benji Schwimmer
Donyelle Jones
Jason Williams
Joy Spears
Natalie Fotopoulos
Travis Wall

Season 1:
Blake McGrath
Destini Rogers
Melody Lacayanga
Nick Lazzarini
Ryan Conferido
Sandra Colton

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Five Standout SYTYCD Couple Routines

Sandy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:03:54 +0000

Check out my five favorite SYTYCD routines so far this season. Now you can replay them over and over again! =) woohoo

Dancers: Kathryn McCormick and Jonathan “Legacy” Perez
Choreography: Hip-Hop Routine by Dave Scott
Song: “On & On” by Missy Elliot
Performance Show: Oct. 27th

Dancers: Kathryn McCormick and Jonathan “Legacy” Perez
Choreography: Contemporary routine by Stacey Tookey
Song: “2 Steps Away” by Patti LaBelle
Performance Show: Nov. 3rd (week 2)

Dancers: Nathan Trasoras and Mollee Gray
Choreography: Bollywood routine by Nakul Dev Mahajan
Song: “Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah” by Jodhaa Akbar
Performance Show: Nov 3rd (week 2)

Dancers: Noelle Marsh and Russell Ferguson
Choreography: African Jazz routine by Sean Cheesman
Song: “Frog Dance” by Mickey Hart and Planet Drum
Performance Show: Nov 10th (week 3)

Dancers: Channing Cooke adn Victor Smalley
Choreography: Contemporary routine by Stacey Tookey
Song: “Be Be our Love” by Rachael Yamagata
Performance Show: Nov 10th (week 3)

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SYTYCD Season 6 changes

Sandy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:08:29 +0000

So You Think You Can Dance started out with a bang this season, when they decided to try something different and dedicated an episode to showcasing the top 20 dancing in their own styles.

After watching this episode, I was completely floored… the level of talent on the show this season is freakin amazing!

My favorite of the group routines is this Wade Robson routine:

and this Tyce Diorio contemporary routine:

But after watching the next few episodes, I was honestly a little let down. I think my expectations were SO high after seeing that top 20 episode, so I was expecting to be blown away.

I think it’s clear that the talent of the dancers are definitely superior this year. However, can they get enough new talented choreographers to fill the void of Mia MIchaels? I hope so!

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Glee’s Heather Morris’ elimination from So You Think You Can Dance

Sandy — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:02:49 +0000

Now check her out workin’ it on Glee!!!:

It just goes to show you: when one door closes, a better one can open. Never give up on something you’re passionate about! Way to go Heather!

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Nigel Confirms Mia Michaels’ departure from SYTYCD

Sandy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:03:50 +0000

It’s true. Nigel Lithgoe has confirmed=( I’m sooo devastated that mia michael’s has decided to leave SYTYCD!! She was my favorite choreographer on the show, and a HUGE reason why I got so hooked on it. I always looked forward to her routines, because they were always so inspired and passionate.

Nigel’s announcement:

“We are thrilled to have given a talent such a Mia Michaels a platform to create Emmy Award-winning choreography,” he said in a statement. “During the auditions this season, she has helped chose the best, most diverse top 20 we have ever had. She knows that she is always welcome to return later this season or next. She’s chosen to move on to new challenges, and we will continue to support her and wish her all the best.”

Read more about what people are saying about Mia’s departure here

The official reasons for Mia’s departure are still unclear, but rumor has it – she may be leaving the American version of the show to join SYTYCD in another country. In a last desperate effort, let’s all tweet to Mia @MMRAW and beg her to stay!!!!

As a tribute to her, here are some of my favorite Mia Michaels’ Routines:

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