Paris Torres and Tony Bellissimo, the first couple eliminated from the finals of So You Think You Can Dance, have detailed their show experiences and described what may have contributed to their early exit.
The couple's final pairs performance was an energetic hip-hop routine to the Black Eyes Peas' "Let the Beat Rock."
But judge Mary Murphy said that the performance was not extraordinary -- and, actually, Paris and Tony agreed.
"What's funny is that Tony and I, when we first learned our routine, we were killing it," said Paris. "(Choreographers) Tabitha and Napoleon were so pleased. ... I think ... we over-rehearsed ourselves, to where it was watered-down. It was just becoming steps to us."
Tony opined, "It was a great piece that was not executed the right way."
Paris, 19, is a contemporary dancer from Issaquah, Washington. And Tony, 20, is a hip-hop dancer from Buffalo, New York who actually tried out for the show last season and made it through to Las Vegas before getting cut.
Both performers were thrilled to make it to the Top 20 level and thoroughly enjoyed their brief stay. Paris said, "The roar ... was like nothing I've ever experienced before!" But she added that she does regret that she didn't stay in the finals long enough to perform Latin ballroom.
As for her future, Torres said that with the publicity that she garnered for being on the show, she hopes to be able to do more choreographing in the Seattle area -- and eventually earn enough money to more to Los Angles for dance auditions there.
In the first week of Top 20 competition, viewers had telephoned votes to determine which of the dancing pairs would be safe and which would be in the bottom three. The lowest scoring dancers performed solo routines for the show's three judges -- and ultimately the judges decided who to send home.
Full articles:
Leaving Dance: Tony and Paris Dish on Exit and "Watered-Down" Routine by Anna Dimond, TV Guide
Local dancer Paris Torres gets booted from 'SYTYCD' by Marian Liu, Seattle Times
Hamburg hip-hop specialist dances his dream on Fox Reality Show by Anne Neville, The Buffalo News
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