The first stop is Charleston. Tice D’Orio is the guest judge there.
Jeremiah Hughes, despite a near fall, looks to be one of the stronger contemporary dancers. He easily gets through to Vegas.
Syiddah King has particularly noticeable socks. She’s been “if you want to call it dancing” forever. She’s over but okay with it. Nigel doesn’t think she’s listening. She isn’t.
Anthony Hart gets shot down for not showing enough talent. His brother Antwain Hart, however, has potential. Antwain says he would prefer that his brother be there instead of him and that Anthony was just nervous. Nigel agrees to let them dance together. With the routine they do together, both prove to be stronger than they’d originally showed. Both go through to choreography. The brothers survive this and are headed to Vegas.
Abigail Thurman doesn’t even need to dance for Tice to be afraid. Her choice of tights is enough for him to know it’ll be a disaster. She takes Nigel covering his face as a hint that she needs to stop, admitting she sucks as a dancer.
Breaker BJ Harris arrived via a fundraiser from his performing arts school. The judges are thrilled with his performance but want him to go through choreography to see if he can do anything else.
A perky Courtney Galiano wants Mary to scream for her. She has the look of a star and heads to Vegas with the support of her grandparents.
Cross dresser Jason Looney (aka Betty Wallace) is neither a good dancer nor a good cross dresser. The judges are insulted and want to slap him upside the head.
Claire Callaway auditioned in Charleston in season 2 and made it to Vegas. She injured herself before Vegas and then took some time off after she had a baby. She looks damn good for someone with a young daughter, but Tice is unconvinced that she’s a good dancer. Mary and Nigel suggest the bar has been raised. They’re willing to let her go through to the choreography, though.
BJ is cut. Claire is going to Vegas.
Dan Karaty joins Nigel and Mary in Washington DC.
Megan Campbell is first on stage. This is the first time she’s ever auditioned, but Mary doesn’t want to see choreography… she wants her to go straight to Vegas.
Dancing Derrick is a disaster waiting to happen. This is the guy who last year had to get oxygen. He sucks as bad as he did last year, but at least he’s entertaining. He looks pretty good at charades, though. He’ll be back next year whether Nigel’s bored with him or not.
Markus Shields is dancing in memory of his mother. He’s not happy with his dancing, and he doesn’t hide it at all. The judges, who didn’t even notice that he messed anything up, are letting him go through to the choreography. Markus makes some minimal effort to smile based on that news.
Markus Smith and Deonna Ball dance DC swing. We know before they begin that they’re good, and they don’t disappoint. They’re going to choreography.
Deonna Ball won’t be going to Vegas. Her partner Markus is also cut. The other Markus is headed to Vegas, but he’s going to have trouble if he remains as laid back as he is.
Brandon Bryant auditioned in season one but had to quit because he lied about his age. Now that he’s actually 18, he’s back. Nigel says he’s one of the best, Mary screams, and Dan is blown away.
Phucdat Ngyuen (aka the atomic goofball) is dressed up like a stick of Juicy Fruit. He has a message that nerds are cool. The judges pass him through to choreography.
Anthony Bryant is another person returning from a previous season. He’s pretty impressed with himself, and he’s wearing camouflage to show he’s not feminine. Nigel likes his technique but believes something’s missing. Mary agrees. Dan thinks we’ve seen this before. Despite his technique, they’re sending him to choreography.
Phucdat isn’t going to Vegas. Anthony is also not going to Vegas. So with that he gives us an audition for an acting gig.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance 4 episode 4, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.