Top 20 Performance Show
Opening number: I really liked this and how it incorporated
so many different people. The first time I watched this I got so excited every
time I saw a different choreographer. Nigel isn’t a very good animator.
Christopher Scott is much better than the contestants. I liked that this was
all one shot and that it moved all over the place. It was cool. I am really
glad Napoleon and Tabitha are still choreographing. Their baby is
adorable.
Mariah and Carlos – Jive – Not bad, it seems kind of slow,
but I guess it isn’t the quick step so it doesn’t have to be really fast. She
reminds me of Chelsea, not in dance style necessarily, more in look and
personality. I like her. There is something weird about her legs or feet in
this dance, it might just be the shoes. I don’t know. I thought it was a good
first dance for them. I have no idea why Mary was so crazy at the beginning of
her comments. I agree that it seemed a little labored and needed to be lighter.
I agree with Wayne that it seemed a little frantic.
Jasmine M. and Alan – Contemporary – I like her, not wild
about him. We shall see how this goes. Travis is the choreographer, should be
good. The blindfold should be interesting. I am pretty sure they can still see
through those. Good song, good lighting, good costumes. I think it is really
pretty. They have to be able to see through those blindfolds, at least enough
to see silhouettes. I liked this one a lot. I liked what Wayne had to say. I
agree with Nigel about the getting the emotion from Jasmine and not Alan. It
was good. Mary was right about it being light, it was pretty.
Malece and Jade – Jazz- The lighting at the beginning of
this is awesome. I love that they filmed the first part in black and white. It
was good until about the middle of it, then you can see that Jade isn’t very
good at other things. I am not sure I understand the story of the dance, but
that is alright. I love that they finished it in black and white too. It was a
cool effect. I think it was just alright. I am not sure I really like Malece
very much. Nigel thought it was much better than the dress rehearsal and
thought it was fantastic. It was good, just nothing special. I like that Wayne
gave Jade some constructive criticism.
Jenna and Tucker – Broadway – I am so glad Tucker cut his
hair, that whole crazy curly hair hanging in front of his face did not work for
me. She is really good. That drop down to the split thing was really crisp and
awesome looking. It was cute. I thought it was fine. Not the best one, but
definitely not the worst. I didn’t
really listen to the judges for this couple. I am not sure they are a power
couple, but they could end up being one.
Brittany and BluPrint – Afro-Jazz – I am glad to see
BluPrint with a little more personality. This is really good. BluPrint is there
for her on everything and is getting into it. He is doing well on his parts and
she is doing really well too. I liked it. I thought it they did it really well.
I like what Wayne said about BluPrint being “Just a …” but actually being able
to do more. I thought Wayne saying Brittany had the motherland in her was
funny. I liked what Nigel had to say too about BluPrint not growing up in the
African jungle. They did well. Mary is crazy, but it was really good.
Alexis and Nico – Hip-Hop – This will be interesting. I like
Nico because he is from Woodbridge. Or at least that is what it said at his
audition. It started out pretty fun. I like it. He reminds me, in look, of
Ivan. I thought it was fun and that they had a good time doing it. It wasn't
perfect, but I thought it was good. I don’t agree with Nigel. I thought they
felt it. Yes, I think Christopher Scott added things that were for them and
watered down the routine, but I still liked it.
Makenzie and Paul – Viennese Waltz – I love this dance. I
like her from her video and the rehearsal. It is just so pretty. I like the
song, the whole thing is just beautiful. I enjoyed it entirely too much to try
to find anything wrong with it. I noticed that Cat said it was very Roman
Holiday and then Nigel said the same thing. I just thought it was lovely.
Jasmine H. and Aaron – Jazz- I haven’t really liked Jasmine
so far. I think her legs and/or feet are weird, we will see how it goes. I like
Aaron. I am glad he actually made it onto the show this season. I don’t mind
her legs and feet anymore. The work in this routine, and maybe it is just
because she has a partner that is just as tall. Her splits were really good. I
like this one. It isn’t my favorite and I am sure they are doing things wrong,
but I liked it. I loved that Cat said she felt normal because Aaron and Jasmine
were tall too. Wayne is funny.
Hayley and Curtis – Hip-Hop – She is adorable. I think it is
cute that they were having trouble with the sexy aspect of it because he had to
put his hands everywhere. She looks like she should be in a rap/hip-hop music
video. I think it started well, but I don’t think it stayed well. The handing
light kept flickering and going out and I got really distracted by that. I
didn’t think they were very together. She lost an earring during that dance. I
completely disagree with Nigel. The two dances were completely different and
needed to have a different feel. I didn’t like this one very much at all.
Amy and Fik-Shun – Contemporary – Fik-Shun is my favorite!!!
Amy is the judges’ favorite from the auditions and Vegas week. This could be
awesome. Amy reminds me of Allison. I have liked Fik-Shun since his audition.
He just got so into it. It is so good. I am so proud of him. The lighting and
costumes are good. I think they could be the winners. I want him to win, for
sure. He reminds me of everything good about Twitch, Dominic, Cyrus, and Ivan.
I knew the judges would be standing. Sonya looked like she couldn’t believe how
good it was. I am so proud of him. Wayne Brady, so funny. I wasn’t sure how far
he would go with taking the clothes off. Fik-Shun is so excited, I love it. It
was my favorite of the evening too. That might be one of the few things Nigel
and I agreed on for this episode.
Good show. I am sad it doesn’t come on twice a week, but I
guess they liked last year’s format better. Oh well. That is fine. We get more
dances this way.
I think Mariah and Carlos, Malece and Jade, Alexis and Nico,
and Hayley and Curtis are the bottom couples, possibly Jenna and Tucker too. I
like Jade, but I don’t think he is strong enough, so I would be okay if Malece
and Jade were gone after this week.
