tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879682736915612692024-03-12T16:47:00.074-07:00So You Think You Can Dance FeverSoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-79782423480440675562009-11-12T08:40:00.000-08:002009-11-12T09:42:04.647-08:00SYTYCD BOTTOM COUPLES DRAW TOUGH CRITICISM -- PAULINE AND PETER HEAD HOME!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZdZEvAWvxmvoxnAw1J_a2c29rSnLQk7moDUjI1pgvIzBaNBm_isuyuLDYGNPajKYFhcyXfr0Yco0AjsblorFdk4VrqBu8F3qVy2AeLTeRsYdzbxxvfT91LqsTS3xlols9raZ6w2fS-wd/s1600-h/pauline-peter-quick-step-62cabee0f8cd86b4_large.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403273358430568130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZdZEvAWvxmvoxnAw1J_a2c29rSnLQk7moDUjI1pgvIzBaNBm_isuyuLDYGNPajKYFhcyXfr0Yco0AjsblorFdk4VrqBu8F3qVy2AeLTeRsYdzbxxvfT91LqsTS3xlols9raZ6w2fS-wd/s400/pauline-peter-quick-step-62cabee0f8cd86b4_large.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>There were not many happy dancers at the So You Think You Can Dance eliminations this week. Of course, elimination night is never happy for those chosen to leave, but this week was brutal for every dancer placed in the bottom three couples. Nigel Lythgoe scolded all "bottom three" dancers, saying that none of them had performed solos well enough to expect to stay on the show! Scanning the dancer's faces, they appeared almost in shock at the harsh remarks.<br /><br />The show began with host Cat Deeley hugging the couples and announcing which were safe and which were in danger of being sent home.<br /><br />In the first set of three couples, Channing Cooke and Victor Smalley, who had performed a contemporary routine, and Kathryn McCormick and Legacy Perez, who performed the Broadway style, were announced as safe -- and Ellenore Scott and Ryan Di Lello, who did a lively hip-hop, were the first couple placed on the in-danger list.<br /><br />The second set of dancers found Ashleigh Di Lello and Jakob Karr, who performed a Mandy Moore choreographed number, and Noelle Marsh and Russell Ferguson, who did an impressive African jazz, safe -- while Pauline Mata and Peter Sabasino, who had entertained with a quick step, became the second couple with a possibility of being sent home.<br /><br />The results of voting for the third set of dancers drew shock from the audience. Karen Hauer and Kevin Hunte, who had garnered high praise from the judges for their hustle number, were placed in danger. And Mollee Gray and Nathan Trasoras, who the judges felt had not performed their salsa well, had been voted safe.<br /><br />But Lythgoe spared no words in telling Nathan that while the young girls might vote for him because he is cute, his dancing was not impressing -- so he had better get serious if he expected to stay on So You Think You Can Dance. Nathan's parner, Mollee, looked paralyzed with fear as Lythgoe spoke to Nathan, but it seemed that Lythgoe hardly noticed her -- and, in the end, she was likely very happy to have been left unchided.<br /><br />As is typically the case, all six dancers in the bottom three couples performed their solos -- some quick-cutting hip-hop moves, jumps and twirls. And then it was time for the judges to once again decide which boy and which girl must be sent home.<br /><br />Usually Lythgoe returns and reminds the dancers that, no matter what happens, they are very talented to have made it so far in the competition. But this week the judge returned with no smile -- and sternly announced that it was the opinion of the judges that none of the dancers had danced up to expectations and that the judges were absolutely disappointed.<br /><br />Still, it would be two dancers who would be sent home, not the entire group. And it really did not seem to surprise many fans that the judges chose Pauline Mata, an 18-year old from West Covina, CA and her partner, tapper Peter Sabasino, 21, of Philadelphia, PA to depart. Neither were strangers to the "bottom three, but, still, clearly disappointed that their competition time had come to an end. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>But it had to be a disappointment to So You Think You Can Dance tap dancing fans to have Peter leave because he was actually the third tapper in two weeks to be eliminated from the show -- meaning, too, that there are no tap dancers remaining in the competition.<br /><br />It was definitely a rough week, but the harsh remarks will likely compel the dancers to work even harder this week. So perhaps next week's dancing will actually be the best of the season! The talent is obviously there -- the dancers simply need to step up to the plate, or in this case, step perfectly on the dance floor!<br /><br /><br /></div>SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-36300502772289557282009-11-04T11:43:00.000-08:002009-11-04T12:27:44.907-08:00"IT HURTS" SAID JUDGE NIGEL LYTHGOE IN ELIMINATING BIANCA REVELS AND PHILLIP ATTMORE FROM SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5BYnZ2thsw7CTqgiEpiA2p-JTdjrF7LbpYm9p-q9bqPXdFkSgRy4R2ZHV9QUtdBhddrc7HGSTYGwct1FE-rV0VkHwl4yawB7dlii0PApHQhjeuyoLJOjUPT5Tb7yD6dWMS_XqahV-gxV/s1600-h/BiancaRevels.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400345797011707154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5BYnZ2thsw7CTqgiEpiA2p-JTdjrF7LbpYm9p-q9bqPXdFkSgRy4R2ZHV9QUtdBhddrc7HGSTYGwct1FE-rV0VkHwl4yawB7dlii0PApHQhjeuyoLJOjUPT5Tb7yD6dWMS_XqahV-gxV/s400/BiancaRevels.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />"Two tappers are gone tonight, and it breaks my heart" said judge Nigel Lythgoe as he announced that dancers Bianca Revels and Phillip Attmore had been chosen by the show's judging panel to leave the show.<br /><br />Following an evening capped with expertly performed dances -- including Argentine tango, hip-hop, contemporary and jazz routines -- SYTYCD judges lowered the number of remaining contestants from 18 to 16 when they eliminated 20-year-old Revels who hails from Detroit, MI and 25-year-old Attmore from Pasadena, CA.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMB8mf1gLxBKdKzw3rktSMFEZVcakUyRLvQqR5Qs_98uVwcuTeQfaHCCRbgIqyGVrhlJ4iO8OQ7wOQ8Ev-bMgaGOXXrFh6DKnHjPxPf1Ul_Urif7wHixbPqczl_Dh-cv8WqQisvYZMoxB/s1600-h/PhillipAttmore.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400347157866777970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 143px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMB8mf1gLxBKdKzw3rktSMFEZVcakUyRLvQqR5Qs_98uVwcuTeQfaHCCRbgIqyGVrhlJ4iO8OQ7wOQ8Ev-bMgaGOXXrFh6DKnHjPxPf1Ul_Urif7wHixbPqczl_Dh-cv8WqQisvYZMoxB/s400/PhillipAttmore.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />After being eliminated Revels said that performing on So You Think You Can Dance made her both a better person and a better dancer. Attmore, whose father passed away recently, thanked the judges for opening doors for him -- and said that he knew that he father was looking down and smiling at him.<br /><br />It was pointed out that this is the first season with tappers among the contestants, and Lythgoe said that he personally was sad to see the pair voted from the show.<br /><br />Among standout performances praised by SYTYCD judges were Karen Hauer, 27, from Fort Lee, NJ and Kevin Hunte, 23, from Brooklyn, NY whose hip-hop routine brought screams and the reward of tickets on judge Mary Murphy's fictitious Hot Tamale Train!<br /><br />The youngest contestants, 18-year-old Californians, Mollee Gray from Upland and Nathan Trasoras from Downey, drew praises for a Bollywood routine. Judge Adam Shankman opined that Mollee was "coming into (her) own". Murphy rewarded the couple with two loud and lengthy screams. And Lythgoe opined that they were terrific.<br /><br />Surviving the "dance for your life" portion of the show were Noelle Marsh, 18, from Sanford, NC and Victor Smalley, 20, from Miami, FL.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the So You Think You Can Dance set has an empty chair at the judges table with the name "Paula Abdul" printed on the back. Is there a chance that sometime, perhaps next week, Abdul will actually show up to sit in the chair and become the STYCD fourth judge? Let's hope!SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-48555772627094679672009-10-28T18:50:00.000-07:002009-10-28T19:35:01.074-07:00SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE BIDS ADIEU TO ARIANA AND BRANDON<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlC5__TMloC0alrxlAqHwk302jGKs9Eq4vn8yCNk2YxRBQLFa5RY5lrD3S9rubFX1m6PIVUoqj4AvbUU37WEOCLY-44JJWOaqhs0cHw4LxPoKLvirNCas5FxEdEZAv5oSOI18m7ixyWU7/s1600-h/ariana_mg_2578_lyf.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlC5__TMloC0alrxlAqHwk302jGKs9Eq4vn8yCNk2YxRBQLFa5RY5lrD3S9rubFX1m6PIVUoqj4AvbUU37WEOCLY-44JJWOaqhs0cHw4LxPoKLvirNCas5FxEdEZAv5oSOI18m7ixyWU7/s400/ariana_mg_2578_lyf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397844617467898210" /></a><br />It was quite a night -- a whole new season with 20 talented competitors on So You Think You Can Dance! And just as home viewers were getting used to new names and new faces -- and the dancers were getting used to their new partners, two of the dancers were to be sent home!<br /><br />With the season just getting underway, already the show has suffered two casualties -- 19-year-old Billy Bell from West Palm Beach, considered a strong contender, left the group due to illness. And 18-year-old Noelle Marsh from Sanford, NC suffered an injury that prevented her from performing, although she still was expected to dance next week.<br /><br />The couples whirled, twirled, jumped and twisted in various dance styles. Ashleigh and Jakob performed a Broadway routine, Ariana and Peter drew a hip hop, Russell and choreographer Melanie, a substiture for Nicole, performed a fox trot and Bianca and Victor really impressed with a Travis Wall choreographed routine.<br /><br />Karen and Kevin did a sexy cha cha -- which garnered Karen a ride on the hot tamale train. Ellenore and Ryan did a commendable contemporary jazz. Brandon and Pauline, with only a day and a-half of dancing together, did a waltz that seemed good considering their brief preparation. Channing and Philip performed a jive; Kathryn and Legacy hit a home run with their hip hop and youngsters Mollee and Nathan impressed with a super energetic disco that had even Adam Shankman, who admits that he is not a disco fan, saying that he loved the number!<br /><br />It almost felt too soon for an elimination -- as if everyone deserved a bit more time to strengthen their fundamentals and a bit more time to adjust. But rules are rules and a boy and girl were to be sent home by judges Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Shankman.<br /><br />Chosen to dance for their lives were Brandon Dumlao, 21, from Concord, CA; Pauline Mata, 18, from West Covina, CA; Ariana Debose, 18, from Raleigh, NY and Russell Ferguson, 20, from Boston, MA.<br /><br />The decision of the judges was unanimous, said Lythgoe -- first eliminated was Ariana, and second was Brandon. And Lythgoe reminded the dancers and viewers that all four dancers were incredibly talented to make it all the way to the top 20.<br /><br />So the remaining dancers will need to work hard to keep improving, stepping up their acts. Lythgoe said that all of the dancers must really excel to remain in the competition to the end because the level of talent is so high this season.<br /><br />Without Ariana, Brandon and Billy -- the remaining dancers will return for another round as they try to become America's favorite dancer!SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-55363432760944781362009-10-08T15:59:00.000-07:002009-10-08T16:42:06.813-07:00VIVA LAS VEGAS -- OR SAYONARA TO MANY DANCERS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBH3TlRr9unmwEyooL6mcBSiKkqGPnm800v-IklrlNQsF7wG4fUxntZMvbzd6Zbh45N7LB81m2oKgJtBiaD4AeEgoge-lek41dinPwNNeyh_UVoM_QPIDyY10tRJBLwrcc7S8F7WpRJNf/s1600-h/EvanRyan.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 116px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBH3TlRr9unmwEyooL6mcBSiKkqGPnm800v-IklrlNQsF7wG4fUxntZMvbzd6Zbh45N7LB81m2oKgJtBiaD4AeEgoge-lek41dinPwNNeyh_UVoM_QPIDyY10tRJBLwrcc7S8F7WpRJNf/s400/EvanRyan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390378614961738162" /></a><br />This week in Vegas promised to be fun. The further along in the "So You Think You Can Dance" season, the better the dancing and the more heated the competition!<br /><br />Over and over dancers practiced, lined the stage to perform routines -- and then a few were praised while others were told that their SYTYCD dreams had reached the end of the road.<br /><br />By 4 p.m. on the initial Vegas day, 41 dancers had been told that they would be heading home. Another 111 competitors had made it through -- but were counting their lucky stars and holding their breath that they would stay.<br /><br />And by 9:30 p.m., the judges had eliminated another 21 dancers.<br /><br />For many, the heartbreaking elimination was Ryan Kasprzak -- whose brother, Evan, was a finalist last season. During Ryan's initial audition, he had wowed the judges with a tap dance routine that judge Nigel Lythgoe had called one of the strongest auditions in the history of the show.<br /><br />But in Vegas, Ryan faltered. After an initial audition, he was told that his hip hop performance was not strong. But since hip hop was not his favored dance style, he felt confidant that his remaining routines would be better. "It's only up from here," he told Evan during a phone conversation.<br /><br />However, his next routine was not an improvement -- and Lythgoe said that while it hurt them to cut him from the competition, they indeed were cutting him. So Ryan was left to call Evan to report that it was over for him. He told Evan, "I was cut." And he said that he "didn't deliver" -- disappointing because, "I know I can do better."<br /><br />By the end of episode, hopefuls had been pushed to the limit -- and only 77 dancers remained.SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-44894017080994847322009-09-29T11:40:00.000-07:002009-09-29T12:14:35.580-07:00SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE -- NIGEL LYTHGOE, MARY MURPHY AND SOME THOUGHTS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHKmSsbIb9QM-hFXjhTozBoutiFv0r0wcGgEEncbCGjUHWwuy7D4VH-SkD9uiaDFhSG52K9cyMh2au640VW40OQwh6ncRhKAAleCS-vK1Rfu-c01LRRlAyXwiY5ABNQ7OeEZ_yU1OQ2yc/s1600-h/NigelLythgoe2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 84px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHKmSsbIb9QM-hFXjhTozBoutiFv0r0wcGgEEncbCGjUHWwuy7D4VH-SkD9uiaDFhSG52K9cyMh2au640VW40OQwh6ncRhKAAleCS-vK1Rfu-c01LRRlAyXwiY5ABNQ7OeEZ_yU1OQ2yc/s400/NigelLythgoe2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386969908418222642" /></a><br />So You Think You Can Dance auditions can be fun, but the real deal is getting past them -- and finally moving on to Las Vegas and watching the selected dancers improve and take their shot at moving on to the Top 20 dancers.<br /><br />Judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, along with host Cat Deeley, have opined that the competition should be stiff this year -- that there will be many dancers simply loaded with talent. And the trio has gone so far as to predict that this might even be the best season ever of SYTYCD.<br /><br />Lythgoe has used social network Twitter to keep in touch with fans -- writing both about his personal life and his thoughts about SYTYCD. After taking a needed break from Twitter, earlier this month he wrote: "It's been a wonderful break. My son, Kris got married to the beautiful Annalise in Italy and we finally sold SYTYCD to the BBC in the UK."<br /><br />As for the talent in Boston, he posted, "Boston this Wednesday. Just doing the 1 hour show doesn't really give us enough time to show the extensive talent in this wonderful city."<br /><br />And Lythgoe posted several messages about Dizzy Feet Foundation. First, he wrote, "The Dizzy Feet Foundation donated $20,000 for 2 scholarships to the Alvin Ailey school yesterday. I am proud to be part of this organization." And then he enthused, "We are producing a big show at the Kodak Theater on the 28th Nov. For the Dizzy Feet Foundation. Incredible stars have agreed to participate." And finally, "The show will not be televised. Tickets will be onsale Info nearer the date on dizzyfeetfoundation.org All proceeds will fund scholarships."<br /><br />But perhaps the Lythgoe's most exciting Tweet of all was regarding entertainer and former American Idol judge Paula Abdul. He revealed, "I saw Paula @ the "Power of Women" event yesterday. I asked her to come on SYTYCD again and she said she would. I hope she means it ?"<br /><br />Of course, there were many SYTYCD fans who hoped that Abdul would gain a permanent seat at the So You Think You Can Dance judges table, but with the recent addition of Adam Shankman as a third judge, there does not appear to be a spot for Abdul.<br /><br />But, still, SYTYCD and Abdul fans will take what we can get -- and would enjoy seeing her take the largest role on the show possible. So it remains to be seen, but perhaps Paula will at least do a bit of choreography or perhaps sit in as a guest judge on occasion. However it all works out, SYTYCD and Paula do seem a perfect pairing -- so we'll keep our fingers crossed!SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-73416730812897942842009-09-23T14:08:00.001-07:002009-09-23T14:08:56.741-07:00SIMON COWELL SAYS NO -- HE HAS NO PLANS FOR A DANCE COMPETITION SHOW<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIG1kAy9j_4Fv9rx1myGl8ctBlhWDPjFhNb2POAztMuOh0CCfwUbv4AGktMIheYAkVlWbUqmYa-fcwBPD4Di6uwh_BDyTeoK8FUJuG9zep2C7fjhivTXIT7vJ4BE9BaETJHSOjJXByPK-g/s1600-h/400_scowell_080503_fox.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384772518248220610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIG1kAy9j_4Fv9rx1myGl8ctBlhWDPjFhNb2POAztMuOh0CCfwUbv4AGktMIheYAkVlWbUqmYa-fcwBPD4Di6uwh_BDyTeoK8FUJuG9zep2C7fjhivTXIT7vJ4BE9BaETJHSOjJXByPK-g/s400/400_scowell_080503_fox.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>So many rumors flying .... And it turns out that Simon Cowell is not planning on a new dance competition program as was being rumored.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>"There's absolutely no truth to this," Cowell's rep said, according to RadarOnline. "Simon hasn't spoken to Ian Burton in 20 years and they aren't in talks to go into business."</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Of course, you never know what will happen -- and perhaps this will give him the idea that a dance show might be a welcome addition to his already long list of projects.</div>SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-65289728116869215732009-09-23T13:48:00.001-07:002009-09-23T13:57:24.464-07:00NIGEL LYTHGOE'S FINGERS WALK ON THE KEYS TO TWITTER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsz7VflEeluoRxvzJuzTaaMRv7d1uiIKowkfnhNwHpxpEOZ0Xyo2Zfd4B2Ml88YV4fDuODQqDEBARXXQ4OBThM0qxrlGRM79IGVRyF0DZIO75jcZX1WWxLyzhugqujqAL296_zjNWPZjW/s1600-h/nigellythgoe456_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsz7VflEeluoRxvzJuzTaaMRv7d1uiIKowkfnhNwHpxpEOZ0Xyo2Zfd4B2Ml88YV4fDuODQqDEBARXXQ4OBThM0qxrlGRM79IGVRyF0DZIO75jcZX1WWxLyzhugqujqAL296_zjNWPZjW/s400/nigellythgoe456_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384769889732168994" /></a><br />So You Think You Can Dance judge Nigel Lythgoe has been actively keeping in touch with fans via Twitter.<br /><br />On Sept 18th, Lythgoe wrote: "I needed to take some time out but I'm now back with renewed energy. I promise to TWEET the TWEET, the whole TWEET and nothing but the TWEET"<br /><br />Then:<br /><br />"It's been a wonderful break. My son, Kris got married to the beautiful Annalise in Italy and we finally sold SYTYCD to the BBC in the UK."<br /><br />On Sept 22, he wrote: "I saw Stephen Fry at dinner in Cecconi's last night. If you enjoy intelligent humor and great warmth check out his Tweets @ stephenfry"<br /><br />Then: "Boston this Wednesday. Just doing the 1 hour show doesn't really give us enough time to show the extensive talent in this wonderful city."<br /><br />Followed by: "I forgot to say that I had dinner with Idol judge, Kara and her husband Mike after the Emmy's. What a lovely lady, what a lovely couple!"<br /><br />And: "Just had a training session with ex-Brit Gladiator Rhino. I think my old body is held together by rubber bands, string and glue. No muscles!"<br /><br />And finally: "I tried to tell him running up hills wasn't good for heart attack victims like me but I found I couldn't talk during or for an hour after!!?"<br /><br />Lythgoe must have gotten tired -- because thus far there have been no Tweets today!SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-32225935277675227122009-09-23T13:45:00.000-07:002009-09-23T13:47:12.973-07:00AMERICAN IDOL'S SIMON COWELL MIGHT BE PLANNING TO GIVE 'SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE' SOME COMPETITION!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd9RNTUlCg373rWiam1YV0LO-41oE9vW-pBkm30jFPUhQXP5Dp5KWgQdImBFYKOPtNO9UIMKPoP15UbM7O9NqgI-KhYzkv75yIsOPSws87iR558Fu3VwKbqoWlJP22xEt73L5M4JWIYx6/s1600-h/cowell.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd9RNTUlCg373rWiam1YV0LO-41oE9vW-pBkm30jFPUhQXP5Dp5KWgQdImBFYKOPtNO9UIMKPoP15UbM7O9NqgI-KhYzkv75yIsOPSws87iR558Fu3VwKbqoWlJP22xEt73L5M4JWIYx6/s400/cowell.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384767263389487170" /></a><br />Rumor has it that American Idol Simon Cowell is busily planning a dance competition show!<br /><br />Cowell is reportedly chatting with his British friend, Ian Burton, about starting the dance contest show. Burton has record label experience and has also managed dancers.<br /><br />"It's his own SYTYCD (So You Think You Can Dance) show," a source told The Insider. "He is always trying to do his own thing to compete with the Idol team. Now he is trying to steal the SYTYCD thunder.”<br /><br />Of course, American Idol is not the only thing currently on Cowell's plate. He produces America's Got Talent, and judges both The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent.<br /><br />Doesn't Simon ever run out of time?SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-41112532128039712422009-09-17T17:23:00.000-07:002009-09-17T17:36:18.646-07:00THIRD JUDGE FOR SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE IS ....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlPt2r-dlr_JNp_Xyc9cLhqNGvdpKyRiaUzpcUHUvVKxEzci5NLe_KVY8eOr-cOnM5pAzK_TOZ5k_KspXSc4CCyz3mx-IsRhlUw5abaMC1kHhkjugpdklXEAhoKdvnu0bltuL8GPM9Xay/s1600-h/so-you-think-dance143.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlPt2r-dlr_JNp_Xyc9cLhqNGvdpKyRiaUzpcUHUvVKxEzci5NLe_KVY8eOr-cOnM5pAzK_TOZ5k_KspXSc4CCyz3mx-IsRhlUw5abaMC1kHhkjugpdklXEAhoKdvnu0bltuL8GPM9Xay/s320/so-you-think-dance143.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382599791419906738" /></a><br />After weeks of thinking that former American Idol judge Paula Abdul might slide over into a judging chair at So You Think You Can Dance, it was announced that the third judge for Season 6 will be ... Adam Shankman.<br /><br />Director, producer and choreographer Adam Shankman will join longtime judges Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe at the judges' podium. He'll be there throughout the season, opining on dancers, choreography and specific performances. <br /><br />Shankman, has actually been around SYTYCD for quite some time. He has been a guest judge and choreographer on the show since 2007. And he has been widely acclaimed for his work on films "17 Again" and "Hairspray." He also was choreographer on films such as "Boogie Nights," hit tv show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- and numerous music videos.SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-87209366475903424492009-09-15T22:38:00.000-07:002009-09-15T22:52:29.875-07:00BRITISH VERSION OF SYTYCD WITH NIGEL LYTHGOE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPR8qLhfCVN9MuwAOjyfF6bIWx1ObYNv4lNn8Osx0yiovb4dINsbUkRZ11ntaEtOVENurIhqF38b6lQg2F5XW6t6IBW879QtK-QHwGwpD7eDaz6i7THHRbB8lxpV69uOziOFM13u5PR8Cn/s1600-h/nigellythgoe456_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPR8qLhfCVN9MuwAOjyfF6bIWx1ObYNv4lNn8Osx0yiovb4dINsbUkRZ11ntaEtOVENurIhqF38b6lQg2F5XW6t6IBW879QtK-QHwGwpD7eDaz6i7THHRbB8lxpV69uOziOFM13u5PR8Cn/s320/nigellythgoe456_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381939093559766258" /></a><br />US's So You Think You Can Dance executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe is returning to British shores to find the nation's hottest dancing talent on BBC One, it has been announced. <br /><br />After five seasons with the popular dance competition show US, Lythgoe will sit on the judges panel that will select finalists to compete for the title of Britain's Favourite Dancer this January. Auditions of performers representing all dancing disciplines will be held in October.<br /><br />Finalists will travel to London where they will compete for a dancing spot in the weekly shows at BBC Television Centre.<br /><br />Similar to the U.S. version of SYTYCD, each week contestants will perform different dance styles -- as hip hop, jazz, Broadway, lyrical and contemporary. While judges will offer their analysis of the performances, viewers will vote for their favorite dancer at the end of each live show.<br /><br />In discussing his own experience, Lythgoe, said, "I began my career as a dancer on the BBC in the Sixties. Now, I'm back as a judge of dancers. I believe I've made a full circle back to television's home of dance here at the BBC. I couldn't have imagined that dance would become a global phenomenon that would ultimately be responsible for this, my very special homecoming. It's good to be home."<br /><br />Nigel will be joined by award-winning choreographer Arlene Phillips on the judging panel. She was a regular panellist for six seasons of Strictly Come Dancing. She said, "I've always supported dance talent and look forward to seeing the most promising developing before our eyes each week."<br /><br />So You Think You Can Dance was created by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, and originally produced by 19 Entertainment Ltd and Dick Clark Productions, inc.<br /><br />So You Think You Can Dance in the UK will be a co-production between BBC in-house entertainment and 19 Productions.SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-87598944544078067532009-09-14T19:23:00.000-07:002009-09-14T19:58:52.000-07:00NIGEL LYTHGOE WANTS TO SEE PAULA GUEST JUDGING ON SYTYCD<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqt2jvzvjp0lPTUqdtGjTKXqJ3z6mjsk8EYC3nZvg9WTeNlUDpu2uFxWWmKBVTubQrlx3CHsH8Jau2KVKZMZcPm484YTI9SEcpvD746LzCdTeQY1BSMNFxWrxPQkGnl82RmkxphlgYyIe/s1600-h/2009+GRAMMY+Salute+Icons+Clive+Davis+Arrivals+-y5395FLvwLl.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqt2jvzvjp0lPTUqdtGjTKXqJ3z6mjsk8EYC3nZvg9WTeNlUDpu2uFxWWmKBVTubQrlx3CHsH8Jau2KVKZMZcPm484YTI9SEcpvD746LzCdTeQY1BSMNFxWrxPQkGnl82RmkxphlgYyIe/s320/2009+GRAMMY+Salute+Icons+Clive+Davis+Arrivals+-y5395FLvwLl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381522894664597458" /></a><br />Idol creator Simon Fuller, associated with both American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, “started sniffing around and asked, ‘Are you interested?’ explained Paula Abdul's replacement on Idol, comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. "I said, ‘Yes, of course. I love that show and I’d love to do it,’”<br /><br />So You Think You Can Dance executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is happy enough with the outcome because he hopes to have Abdul make appearances as a guest judge on his dance competition show. And he told EW, "I'd prefer Paula. "I think it is a great idea to put her on." <br /><br />And now that DeGeneres is taking Abdul's seat on the American Idol judging panel, Abdul is free to make other plans for her career.<br /><br />Some fans have expressed that Abdul on SYTYCD makes a lot of sense because of her dancing and choreography background -- but that they cannot understand why Idol would choose a judge from outside the music industry.<br /><br />"I would really love to see Paula on So You Think You Can Dance," opined Melissa Parker from Los Angeles. "But I really don't know whether I will like American Idol with Ellen as a judge. She's fine on her talk show, but I think that is her strength." <br /><br />Lythgoe thinks that DeGeneres will do well on Idol. “What it does is give the public, who are the people who decide in the end who is crowned the victor, a voice on the judges panel," Lythgoe told EW. "And they have never had that before."<br /><br />In an interview with People, DeGeneres explained that it was her guest judging on an episode of So You Think You Can Dance that drew the attention of Idol judges to her.<br /><br />DeGeneres said that on American Idol, she intends to be a compassionate judge, but that she will also be honest in assessing the contestant's performances. “I think it’s going to be hard, but as my career has grown," she told People. "I’ve learned how to be tougher and learned how to say no. I think I can do it and I think I can do it in a respectful way.”SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-32181124498994961002009-09-11T00:13:00.000-07:002009-09-11T00:28:23.500-07:00SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AUDITION SEEMED A LITTLE LIKE A REUNION WITH RYAN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJo3rU-NEJ1Ifst16N7QUO_fIBYcjFBoBDeSLV4kMixKUtRwhHkNS4wwrvKBZJ7YtKWj3oe-stHq1-AsQOe57HWXGEWUJ9Gc1SN0SHDbdZdxctL7KKZQ43f4zAijoaBT7JNNUQigqvJMf/s1600-h/Evan_Ryan_Kasprzak.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJo3rU-NEJ1Ifst16N7QUO_fIBYcjFBoBDeSLV4kMixKUtRwhHkNS4wwrvKBZJ7YtKWj3oe-stHq1-AsQOe57HWXGEWUJ9Gc1SN0SHDbdZdxctL7KKZQ43f4zAijoaBT7JNNUQigqvJMf/s320/Evan_Ryan_Kasprzak.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380108334778268994" /></a><br />So You Think You Can Dance fans will remember last season's popular finalist, Evan Kasprzak -- and his brother who nearly made it into the finals, Ryan.<br /><br />Well, Ryan was back to try out for the upcoming SYTYCD season, and he performed a tap routine that completely wowed all three judges -- Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Adam Shankman!<br /><br />Following his own audition, Ryan clicked his feet in a tapping battle with Bianca Revels -- who did a pretty decent job of keeping up. And Ryan's friend, Phillip Attmore, arrived and tapped well enough to garner a ticket to Vegas.<br /><br />Together with some other talented dancers who earned their way to the next round, these three tappers will likely show that the era of tap is not over. In fact, Lythgoe opined that this might actually be the year of the tappers!SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-39978017008629906172009-09-03T22:25:00.000-07:002009-09-04T03:57:38.558-07:00EVAN KASPRZAK'S BROTHER, RYAN, RETURNED FOR SYTYCD 6TH SEASON AUDITIONS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFxVwztUCd_SGT2zrdg3hxZoFMco0EDSPHmZK6UQdHzVYVFrFq0svwSG2DD21hdkhw37E4-5O3Pu5YDDo0dW_JklU6B8YAkL5zJI44X8yML4-BfUrOd9C9auU4SGBy8_AJnRm-tXj5Oqi/s1600-h/Evan_Ryan_Kasprzak.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFxVwztUCd_SGT2zrdg3hxZoFMco0EDSPHmZK6UQdHzVYVFrFq0svwSG2DD21hdkhw37E4-5O3Pu5YDDo0dW_JklU6B8YAkL5zJI44X8yML4-BfUrOd9C9auU4SGBy8_AJnRm-tXj5Oqi/s320/Evan_Ryan_Kasprzak.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377486570994206226" /></a><br />Season 5 finalist Evan Kasprzak has a brother, Ryan, who auditioned for the show's upcoming sixth season, according to So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley.<br /><br />And while Deeley would not reveal any secrets, she did say that Ryan Kasprzak "did very, very well."<br /><br />Evan Kasprzak, by the way, was a fan favorite who made it all the way into the SYTYCD finals.<br /><br />"His (Ryan's) audition just blew everybody away," said Deeley. "So when you have that moment where they have to dance for their lives, he did the audition again, and it literally makes the hairs on your arm stand on end and you get chills. He was amazing during Vegas Week, but you're going to have to watch to find out [if he makes it]."<br /><br />Last season Evan and Ryan, close-knit brothers, both made it all the way to the point where SYTYCD was selecting the Top 20 -- but since the pair have similar dance styles, the judges only wanted to move one of the brothers on in the competition and chose Evan. But they also hailed Ryan's dancing and told him that they hoped that he would attend try-outs for this next season of the show.<br /><br />"I think Ryan is definitely a stronger dancer than his brother Evan," said Mia Michaels of last season's competition. "We all fell in love with both of them. We had a hard time deciding actually which one to put in the Top 20 this year."<br /><br />"I think it's this everyman touch," Nigel said in describing the appeal of the brothers. "[Ryan] is such a lovely lad. He is loved. I think he's one of those kids that every mom would like him for a son, every sister would like him for a brother because she could probably beat him up."<br /><br />"Ryan and his brother -- people fall in love with them; because they are real people," explained Michaels of the Kasprzak brothers' popularity."SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-91675317882234368282009-09-03T13:41:00.000-07:002009-09-03T13:47:23.307-07:00SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE PROVIDED SPECTACULAR REVIEW OF FIRST FIVE SEASONS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JK-kawGqTt6YRcjgD54Egf7P9oRmEw50uns_p1wAxCUCAB_7VP_In9fTh2ods4amkMs8VoS3J0qLWvyVChTdrzMRJQAqGzIqaT5j3FrlFXF6-7T7Ph5n8dMMb-Nn88dh04XUUA3AV3C8/s1600-h/Melissa_and_Ade_Breast_cancer.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JK-kawGqTt6YRcjgD54Egf7P9oRmEw50uns_p1wAxCUCAB_7VP_In9fTh2ods4amkMs8VoS3J0qLWvyVChTdrzMRJQAqGzIqaT5j3FrlFXF6-7T7Ph5n8dMMb-Nn88dh04XUUA3AV3C8/s320/Melissa_and_Ade_Breast_cancer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377345159469443490" /></a><br />Last night’s review of the best dances of five seasons of So You Think You Can Dance was a glorious moment in several weeks of primarily tv show re-runs.<br /><br />After a recounting of performances of the first five seasons, the highlight of the evening came when Executive Producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe selected his favorite all-time dance.<br /><br />Lythgoe’s choice was likely no surprise to SYTYCD fans who during the past season watched Lythgoe and the show’s other judges marvel over a contemporary routine performed by Melissa Sandvig and Ade Obayomi to Kate Bush’s, “This Woman’s Work.”<br /><br />Choreographer of the dance Tyce Diorio explained on the evening that the dance was originally performed, “I just felt compelled to talk about breast cancer and a friend who was faced with it.”<br /><br />The dancers exhibited every emotion of battling the disease – and on that evening the performance had brought both judges and the audience to tears.<br /><br />The evening of So You Think You Can Dance’s top performances not only was an enjoyable journey through five seasons of incredible dances, including several Emmy-nominated routines – but it served as a gentle reminder to watch the coming new season of SYTYCD which begins at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9.SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-71414517929176346542009-09-02T15:18:00.000-07:002009-09-02T15:24:04.164-07:00SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE AIRS A SPECIAL TONIGHT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnk15RbIDwz05uC0yJZiZIlAifeCS3t2-aQU5xprHuc4qjqLKJVqi4Ld0wBfn_YaJOSqKcvg0KiavQDW45OYpb8sU1LCwpwcF_X3JY3nBgEysXAVCQZSXT88x4e3Z35IxDZhzyGejDLlb/s1600-h/jEANINE.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnk15RbIDwz05uC0yJZiZIlAifeCS3t2-aQU5xprHuc4qjqLKJVqi4Ld0wBfn_YaJOSqKcvg0KiavQDW45OYpb8sU1LCwpwcF_X3JY3nBgEysXAVCQZSXT88x4e3Z35IxDZhzyGejDLlb/s320/jEANINE.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376999436089740306" /></a><br /><div>So You Think You Can Dance fans who can hardly wait for the next season to begin -- are in for a special treat tonight! The dance competition show will air a special featuring the 15 Best Routines Ever!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Watch to see which routines made it onto the show -- and which dancers are there!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The 15 Best Routines Ever airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. on FOX. The season premiere is Wednesday, September 9 at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 central).</div>SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-58333119367075272722009-09-01T00:29:00.000-07:002009-09-01T08:15:50.785-07:00FORMER SYTYCD CHOREOGRAPHER DA SILVA IS EXPECTED TO NEXT APPEAR IN COURT ON SEPT 30A former <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SYTYCD</span> choreographer Alex Da Silva, 41, who last Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted four women, is scheduled to next appear in Van Nuys Superior Court on Sept. 30, according to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dailybreeze</span>.com.<br /><br />"An arrest warrant filed Aug. 17 charges <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Da</span> Silva with eight felonies: four counts of forcible rape and two counts each of assault with intent to commit rape and sexual penetration by a foreign object. If convicted, he faces up to life in prison, according to the District Attorney's Office," reported <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">dailybreeze</span>.<br /><br />The alleged assaults occurred between August 2002 and March 2009 and involved four women, dancers or aspiring dancers, who met <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Da</span> Silva through his dance instruction classes, said Deputy District Attorney Rosa <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Alarcon</span>.<br /><br />"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Da</span> Silva's attorney, Harland <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Braun</span>, has maintained that his client's interaction with the women 'was consensual,'" reports <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">dailybreeze</span> which also reports that a request to have his client's bail, set at $6.2 million, lowered was denied without prejudice.SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-49547757671424973892009-08-27T11:45:00.000-07:002009-08-27T12:05:12.937-07:00TATIANA AND TAYLOR WERE FIRST DANCERS ELIMINATED ON SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyENq2lg724M5EdCu1T9yTU4iGqLg1wl9pH-iTyUbmTW21vhRs141Fg58Ga576S-EpPevrFDBwfOlSD-bQKfRtum0K7YOB9xQeiAt6dYkiUzZOR2bgkSh08H5EUIIclldv1aGxWx0KEf51/s1600-h/160_tatiana_leah_20090826.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374717367491700578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyENq2lg724M5EdCu1T9yTU4iGqLg1wl9pH-iTyUbmTW21vhRs141Fg58Ga576S-EpPevrFDBwfOlSD-bQKfRtum0K7YOB9xQeiAt6dYkiUzZOR2bgkSh08H5EUIIclldv1aGxWx0KEf51/s320/160_tatiana_leah_20090826.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It is always difficult to send dancers home from So You Think You Can Dance Canada -- and, somehow, maybe the hardest thing of all is to select dancers to leave on the very first week. But those are the rules of the dance competition show -- and this week Tatiana and Taylor were eliminated.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>The results were revealed by host Leah Miller after the three couples with the lowest votes participated in a dance-for-your-life dance-off. Miller also said that nearly a million votes were cast on this first episode of the dance contest show.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>The first of the three bottom couples were announced -- Amy Gardner, 21, and Vincent <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Desjardins</span>, 20 who performed a rather sexy samba. Tatiana Parker, 21, and Austin Di <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Iulio</span>, 19, put their efforts into a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">capoeira</span> routine. And Melanie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Buttarazzi</span>, 22, and Taylor James, 22, livened things up with a tango.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Each of the six bottom ranked dancers performed solo routines -- following which the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">show's</span> judges announced that hip-hop dancer Tatiana and contemporary dancer Taylor would head home.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Remaining on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">SYTYCD</span> Canada are:</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Girls: Amy Gardner, 21, Calgary, Alta.; Corynne Barron, 18, Edmonton, Alta.; Jayme Rae Dailey, 21, Montreal, Que.; Jenna Lynn Higgins, 18, Toronto, Ont.; Kim Gingras, 23, Montreal, Que.; Melanie Buttarazzi, 22, Woodbridge, Ont.; Melanie Mah, 19, Richmond Hill, Ont.; Natalie Lyons, 23, Halifax, N.S. andTara-Jean Popowich, 20, Lethbridge, Alta.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Guys: Anthony Grafton, 24, Calgary, Alta.; Austin Di Iulio, 19, Mississauga, Ont.; Cody Bonnell, 19, Unionville, Ont.; Daniel Dory, 23, Montreal, Que.; Danny Lawn, 21, Brockville, Ont.; Emanuel Sandhu, 28, Vancouver, B.C.; Everett Smith, 25, Glen Morris, Ont.; Nicolas Bégin, 24, Quebec City, Que. and Vincent Desjardins, 20, Trois-Rivières, Que. </div><div></div><div></div>SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-2994233881562846802009-08-26T11:52:00.000-07:002009-08-26T11:55:02.951-07:00DANCING WITH THE STARS PAIR MAKES A REALLY FUN VIDEO<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EDXqTu7Q8iU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EDXqTu7Q8iU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />Former Congressman Tom DeLay, who will be dancing on the upcoming Dancing With the Stars, has revealed that he and his partner Cheryl Burke are rehearsing and and doing well. And judging by this video, they are dancing up a storm!<br /><br />Delay posted a few messages on Twitter: "Headed to the studio for my first rehearsal and to meet my partner. Hoping it's not Nancy Pelosi :)" And, "I've got the best dance partner in the bunch. I'm very excited." Also, "After two dance sessions I can tell you Cheryl Burke is the most patient person I have ever met." And finally, "In LA for rehearsals and title shoots. Also learning two dances. Cheryl says I am progressing very well."SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-21216119148475173052009-08-25T19:35:00.000-07:002009-08-25T19:46:23.832-07:00SYTYCD's Will Wingfield Joins "In The Heights"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGMctDgQhXKjAjmi1ougzevIGSwhfwLl4n4fi_pZHS_88Lq4oCQXpyXsE-PTI7LnOaLWZKKR9-dMAAYmEPiyqBteLtwfZ_CIeO6M3hv2guiCJnm06m97s88SEXwNzDD34ljOHBeU6rAS4/s1600-h/William_Wingfield.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374098328244251874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGMctDgQhXKjAjmi1ougzevIGSwhfwLl4n4fi_pZHS_88Lq4oCQXpyXsE-PTI7LnOaLWZKKR9-dMAAYmEPiyqBteLtwfZ_CIeO6M3hv2guiCJnm06m97s88SEXwNzDD34ljOHBeU6rAS4/s320/William_Wingfield.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Will Wingfield, a contestant on Season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, is joining the cast and making his Broadway debut in the Tony-winning musical <a href="http://www.broadway.com/In-the-Heights/broadway_show/540419">In the Heights</a>. He takes over the role of break-dancing street artist Graffiti Pete. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Wingfield replaces original cast member Seth Stewart beginning on August 25 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Joining Wingfield is returning original cast member Andrea Burns who returns to the role of salon owner Daniela after a summer break.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Wingfield is a protege of dance and Broadway veteran Debbie Allen,, and he has performed as a dancer and singer with Celine Dion.</div>SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-46116767116473648562009-08-25T19:28:00.000-07:002009-08-25T19:35:19.710-07:00SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON"So You Think You Can Dance Canada" will offer a tribute to Michael Jackson with a special group number involving the new Top 20 contestants, reports The Canadian Press. It will air on Wednesday during the show's first results episode of the season. <br /><br />CTV says dancer Gil Duldulao, a longtime collaborator of Janet Jackson, has choreographed a special routine in honour of the pop legend. Duldulao has choreographed and danced on Janet Jackson's world tours and videos for more than a dozen years. His choreography appears in her videos for Rock Wit U and Feedback.<br /><br />Duldulao has also toured with Britney Spears, Prince and Tina Turner.SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-8185917053092587192009-08-25T12:16:00.000-07:002009-08-25T12:18:23.629-07:00TOP 20 REVEALED FOR SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADATop 10 Girls:<br />Amy Gardner, 21, Calgary, Alta.<br />Corynne Barron, 18, Edmonton, Alta.<br />Jayme Rae Dailey, 21, Montreal, Que.<br />Jenna Lynn Higgins, 18, Toronto, Ont.<br />Kim Gingras, 23, Montreal, Que.<br />Melanie Buttarazzi, 22, Woodbridge, Ont.<br />Melanie Mah, 19, Richmond Hill, Ont.<br />Natalie Lyons, 23, Halifax, N.S.<br />Tara-Jean Popowich, 20, Lethbridge, Alta.<br />Tatiana Parker, 21, Toronto, Ont.<br /><br /><br />Top 10 Guys:<br />Anthony Grafton, 24, Calgary, Alta.<br />Austin Di Iulio, 19, Mississauga, Ont.<br />Cody Bonnell, 19, Unionville, Ont.<br />Daniel Dory, 23, Montreal, Que.<br />Danny Lawn, 21, Brockville, Ont.<br />Emanuel Sandhu, 28, Vancouver, B.C.<br />Everett Smith, 25, Glen Morris, Ont.<br />Nicolas Bégin, 24, Quebec City, Que.<br />Taylor James, 22, Vancouver, B.C.<br />Vincent Desjardins, 20, Trois-Rivières, Que.SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-77933781399067032342009-08-23T11:19:00.001-07:002009-08-23T11:24:51.198-07:00DANCING WITH THE STARS PAIRINGS FOR CELEBRITY AND PROFESSIONAL DANCERS HAS BEEN LEAKED<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZWCDs_SH0gtJbYgDiohTGtZ8UZqSwa01Rjly9jq7rOgI-tysbJTG5D343kHzwj1tisQ4oF3TfV1kQa_UJOytX42JEGQeSok8DOE4CZR8MZHQwIsbId6Lr6t9udxV93E_0uzvsb22xDAG/s1600-h/donNYOSMOND.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373226874547330866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZWCDs_SH0gtJbYgDiohTGtZ8UZqSwa01Rjly9jq7rOgI-tysbJTG5D343kHzwj1tisQ4oF3TfV1kQa_UJOytX42JEGQeSok8DOE4CZR8MZHQwIsbId6Lr6t9udxV93E_0uzvsb22xDAG/s320/donNYOSMOND.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Dancing With the Stars, the "other" dancing competition reality show, will reveal the pairings of professional and celebrity dancers on the Good Morning America show on Monday.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>But the entire list has been leaked -- although it will take the official announcement to confirm that the rumored list is acturally correct.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The expected parings are:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Snowboarder Louis Vito and Chelsie Hightower<br />Singer Macy Gray with Ronathan Roberts<br />Actress Melissa Joan Hart with Mark Ballas and<br />Model Kathy Ireland with Tony Dovolani<br />Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay an Cheryl Burke</div><br /><div><br />Singer Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff<br />Entertainer Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson<br />The Osbournes star Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Amstel<br />Actor Ashley Hamilton and Edyta Sliwinska<br />Retired Dallas Cowboys star Michael Irvin and new professional dancer Anna Demidova</div><br /><div><br />Olympic gold medalist swimmer Natalie Coughlin and Alex Mazo<br />Singer Mya and Dritry Chaplin<br />Actress Debi Mazar and Maksim Chmerkovskiy<br />Actress Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough<br />Food network host Mark DaCascos and Lacy Schwimmer<br />Mixed martial arts fighter Chuck Liddell and Anna Trebunskaya </div>SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-27893519096270708552009-08-22T06:46:00.001-07:002009-08-23T14:14:33.914-07:00SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE GET FITSo You Think You Can Dance this month released two new fitness DVDs that are aimed at getting folks onto the dance floor.<br /><br />"Dancers from past seasons attempt to get you into shape with two new fitness DVDs: So You Think You Can Dance Get Fit: Tone and Grove and So You Think You Can Dance Get Fit: Cardio Funk," reports nbcsandiego. "You can learn hip-hop with Twitch and Lauren, get jazzy with Katee, Cha-Cha with Dmitry, get groovy with Courtney and bop contemporary style with Travis."<br /><br />In discussing the making of the DVD, Season 4th Katee Shean told buddytv, "Mine is definitely more for like your legs and toning up. There's a little bit of everything, which is cool. ... We'd count everyone like '5, 6, 7, 8' and to a dancer that's normal. You know, after 8, that's when you start. So we had like fitness trainers and people who had done DVDs before come in and help coach us on how to instruct and how to break it down without slowing it down to the point where you'd stop the cardi pace or change your heart rate. To the point you'd still be dancing, and still learning."<br /><br />The dancers are said to use easy routines that speed up as the DVD progresses along.SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-31826873367724486072009-08-20T06:24:00.001-07:002009-08-20T07:00:25.189-07:00FORMER SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER WILL BE ARRAIGNED ON TUESDAY IN CONNECTION WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBGuZrvFNycA4T5hHSS46Zfwkm8eTKQo3U-MMLUj46eKpW7_5EHoqbDh-wnxEM2DygBVcyCTRLFJrHYHsSGW6zvGWSc2lZl_u7OKUKIq1nusHj7pNpaBiY6lfDTn85fFn1QYAdv4c9Ug7/s1600-h/Alex-Da-Silva-photo-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBGuZrvFNycA4T5hHSS46Zfwkm8eTKQo3U-MMLUj46eKpW7_5EHoqbDh-wnxEM2DygBVcyCTRLFJrHYHsSGW6zvGWSc2lZl_u7OKUKIq1nusHj7pNpaBiY6lfDTn85fFn1QYAdv4c9Ug7/s320/Alex-Da-Silva-photo-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372044455769616354" /></a><br />Former So You Think You Can Dance choreographer and salsa dancing champion Alex Da Silva, accused of four counts of rape, did not enter a plea on Wednesday, but did agree to postpone his arraignment, according to cabc.<br /><br /><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=6973371" target="_blank">Click here to view related news report video </a><br /><br />"Four women who claim that they had sex with him involuntarily and they are all involved in the salsa community -- the dancing community. His position is that it was consensual," Silva's attorney Harland Braun expressed.<br /><br />Silva was initially arrested in April on charges of sexually assaulting four women between May 2003 and March of 2009, reports cabc. It is reported that he was released, but the District Attorney asked detectives to investigate further.<br /><br />Braun expressed that he does not know what new evidence has led to Da Silva's arrest.<br /><br />The judge ordered Da Silva to stay away from the alleged victims.<br /><br />"You are not to harass, strike, threaten, assault including sexually assault, follow, stalk, molest, destroy or damage personal or real property, disturb the peace, keep under surveillance or block the movements of any of these four protected persons," said Judge Thomas Rubinson of Los Angeles Superior Court, according to cabc.<br /><br />Da Silva's bail is set at $6.2 million, and the arraignment will be on Tuesday, according to cabc -- which also reports that Eyewitness News was told that Da Silva will enter a not guilty plea.SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587968273691561269.post-62315973456376261122009-08-18T21:26:00.000-07:002009-08-18T21:49:49.932-07:00FORMER SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0rPuqX_byM9ozYpxzwCs5YfawMU1QXmMF86CYFN1rtDD6CFIsHgKxpJ37FkvnWkPCztJsyx9Mhl4v63SJbBCA1w_WX_1PKfiHqvnr9TsLoRNznT3szeLiry0zFpqpXOEIHiCfjfYHm_S/s1600-h/alex-da-silva-picture_211x331.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371528646676249170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 204px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0rPuqX_byM9ozYpxzwCs5YfawMU1QXmMF86CYFN1rtDD6CFIsHgKxpJ37FkvnWkPCztJsyx9Mhl4v63SJbBCA1w_WX_1PKfiHqvnr9TsLoRNznT3szeLiry0zFpqpXOEIHiCfjfYHm_S/s320/alex-da-silva-picture_211x331.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Former So You Think You Can Dance salsa dance instructor and choreographer Alex Da Silva “was arrested again for allegedly sexually assaulting four women – but this time he’s actually being charged with a crime … or eight, to be exact,” reported foxnews.com<br /><br />Alex Da Silva, 41, was arrested at his home after the District Attorney filed an arrest warrant that charges him with eight felony counts of assault, according to police and Foxnews. There are four counts of forcible rape, two counts of assault with intent to commit rape and two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object, cites Fox.<br /><br />The alleged assaults, according to the D.A., occurred between August 2002 and March 2009 – and the four alleged victims were described as dancers or aspiring dancers, aged 20 to 26, who claim to have met Da Silva through his dance instruction classes, police report.<br /><br />Da Silva was earlier arrested in April as he taught at a performing arts center, but after being jailed briefly was released after the D.A.’s office decided not to file charges and asked police to resubmit the case with additional evidence, reports the latimes.<br /><br />“Los Angeles police investigators alleged that Da Silva raped four female students using various ruses to get them into his bedroom, such as wanting to show them new clothes or asking for help fixing his computer.”<br /><br />Da Silva's, born in Brazil, has been credited with contributing to the LA Style of salsa dancing. He was a choreographer for the So You Think You Can Dance show between 2005 and 2008.<br /><br />Da Silva’s attorney Harland Braun, at the time of the original arrest, called the case a misunderstanding of “the difference between seduction and rape,” the Times reports.<br /><br />Da Silva, reportedly scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, is being held on $6.2 million bail.SoYouThinkUCanDancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273598890794935133noreply@blogger.com0