Paris Torres is a 19-year-old performer from Issaquah, WA and Tony Bellissimo is a 20-year-old from Buffalo, New York. Both had survived multiple cuts to make it into the season's Top 20.
The lowest ranking three couples included the eliminated pair, Asuka Kondoh and Vitolio Jeune and Karla Garcia and Jonathan Platero.
But rest assured, all twenty finalists performed like top professionals -- so there is no disgrace for anyone in being chosen to leave. And, undoubtedly, these two talented dancers have a bright future ahead.
"Paris failed to measure up in the deep talent pool of contemporary dancers while Tony took a risk by attempting to lock his way through his solo "but not very well," judge and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said.
Reuters article by Ashleigh Patterson
"I agreed with Nigel when he said that Asuka's a little star, and that Paris didn't bring anything to the stage, and hence she was eliminated. The judges were very disappointed with the boys' dances, considering none of them very good to keep them in the competition for long. ... Nigel didn't like that Tony chose to pop and lock and moreover didn't think it was very good, so Tony was sent home."
LATimes Blog by Claire Zulkey
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