I feel a little bit dirty for watching So You Think You Can Dance? tonight. The choreographers have decided that sex sells, and for nearly all of the couples their chemistry was on display in all its glory.
Natalie & Musa have always had great chemistry, and their hip hop routine was hot. Musa totally carried the routine with his dancing – he’s one of the best hip hop dancers I’ve ever seen. Did you see those moves? Holy moly. Natalie was there…really just to rub up on Musa though. Wow.
Heidi & Ryan were next with the cha cha. That seems to be Heidi’s specialty, and she was great tonight. Ryan was good too, especially for never having danced cha cha before.
The performance of the night was Allison & Ivan, who danced a contemporary routine. It made Mary cry; it made my jaw drop open. It was brilliant – the choreography was amazing, and the dancing was perfect. Their technique was right on, and the chemistry was amazing. If you didn’t like contemporary dance before, I don’t know how you wouldn’t after seeing that.
I felt bad for Dmitry & Ashlee having to follow Allison & Ivan. And golden boy Dmitry just couldn’t cut it when it came to pop. He just wasn’t very good, and you could tell that the judges didn’t know how to mesh that performance with the fact that he’s clearly been their favorite. Ashlee was fine – it just wasn’t great.
Martha & Travis were next, dancing the fox trot. It was nice, and on other nights it would be good enough to keep them safe from the bottom three. But after seeing the really hot performances at the top of the show, it just wasn’t as good.
Going into the final performance, I was worried for Benji & Donyelle – they’ve been my favorites from the start, but had a tough act to follow tonight. They had broadway, which was perfect for them. Their performance to music from Hairspray was fantastic, and I agree with Nigel – it will likely be the two of them in the final.
My prediction? Well, for the first time this summer, I actually picked up the phone to vote. A bunch of votes for Allison & Ivan; a bunch of attempts to vote for Benji & Donyelle (it was busy each time). If there’s any justice, they will be the top two couples. I’m not sure who the other “safe” couple will be; probably Natalie & Musa. Who will go home? It should be Dmitry & Ashlee, but I think that the judges will ride the shirtless Dmitry bandwagon one more week and say goodbye to Ryan & Ashlee instead.
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