The first two contestants were sent packing in So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 11. Ariana DeBose was the first girl to go home. Then, Brandon Dumlao, who wasn’t ready for the show and shouldn’t have been given only a day and a half to prepare, was also eliminated.
Paula Abdul still isn’t sitting next to Nigel. Noelle, however, is ready this week.
Noelle Marsh & Russell Ferguson
Style: Hip hop with tennis rackets
Choreographer: Jamal Sims
Song: Move Shake Drop Remix by DJ Laz, Flo Rida, & Casely
Adam: Ramble ramble. Felt like it was overwhelming you a little bit.
Mary: Russell won the match. Couldn’t tell Noelle just recovered from an injury.
Nigel: So fast that they didn’t really get hold of it. Not sure that’s gonna be strong enough for a first performance for Noelle. Better than last week from Russell.
Jakob Karr & Ashleigh di Lello
Style: Viennese Waltz – just married couple
Choreographer: Melanie Lapatin & Tony Meredith
Song: At Last by Etta James
Adam: Can still do no wrong. Madly in love.
Mary: Lift sequence was very good, but Jakob’s dancing could be better. Ashleigh is lovely and gorgeous. Closer and closer to the top 10.
Nigel: Jakob is such a beautiful dancer. Ashleigh is proving people wrong.
Bianca Revels & Victor Smalley
Style: Broadway – dancing in church
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: Maybe God Is Tryin’ to Tell You Something from The Color Purple Soundtrack
Adam: Danced well, but that’s not really the point. Wanted to see them lose it.
Mary: Good but didn’t really go there.
Nigel: Characters weren’t strong enough. Victor looked like a fish out of water. Didn’t sit comfortably with Bianca either.
Mollee Gray & Nathan Trasoras
Style: Bollywood – warrior prince going to war, but his princess is not happy about it
Choreographer: Nakul Dev Mahajan
Song: Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah from the Jodhaa Akbar Soundtrack
Adam: Such an exciting couple. Mollee is coming into her own. Such maturity.
Mary: Adored the beginning, and it just kept getting better. Outstanding partnership.
Nigel: Mollee’s maturing. Tremendous stuff from Nathan.
Channing Cooke & Phillip Attmore
Style: Samba
Choreographer: Tony Meredith & Melanie Lapatin
Song: Maracatu Funk by The Samba Squad
Adam: Could see you struggling. Wonderful personal interactions.
Mary: Felt like hard work. Phillip wasn’t really helping Channing trying to get to the tricks. Channing was coming to life out there.
Nigel: Phillip has all the right movement but didn’t utilize it. Chemistry didn’t work. Looked like Channing was nervous in the lifts.
Karen Hauer & Kevin Hunt
Style: Hip hop – mechanic looking under hot girl’s hood, whatever that means
Choreographer: Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo
Song: Ice Cream Paint Job by Dorrough
Adam: Karen had more confidence than Kevin in his style, and tore that up. Kevin was fantastic, which was expected.
Mary: Karen’s on the hot tamale train in first class. Kevin’s supposed to be great in this style and is phenomenal. Also on the hot tamale train.
Nigel: Kevin was really good. But Karen’s a real pleasure to watch.
Kathryn McCormack & Jonathan “Legacy” Perez
Style: Contemporary – woman living in fear
Choreographer: Stacey Tookey
Song: 2 Steps Away by Patti LaBelle
Adam: Legacy’s a different man than ever before. So proud of both. So special.
Mary: Legacy is really dancing out there. Kathryn just keeps nailing it.
Nigel: Legacy is growing, and Kathryn is proving people wrong with that great routine.
Pauline Mata & Peter Sabasino
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Wade Robson
Song: Little Green Bag by George Baker Selection
Adam: Committed.
Mary: Danced well but won’t take you anywhere.
Nigel: Routine that won’t be forgotten, whether it’s appreciated or not. Peter’s a bit tight in his shoulders. First time Pauline’s danced to the full extent.
Ellenore Scott & Ryan di Lello
Style: Argentine Tango
Choreographer: Miriam Larici & Leonardo Barrionuevo
Song: Violentango by Astor Piazzola
Adam: Hard to dance in a dress caught in your heel. Stillness and maturity from Ellenore. Great partnering from Ryan.
Mary: Remarkable that Ellenore didn’t even fuss with her dress. Phenomenal living that routine through Miriam. Ryan played the part, too. Outstanding technique. Have to stand up one more time.
Nigel: Don’t know another couple on the show this season that could have done any better.
The four dancers in danger come from three couples. Noelle is first. Phillip is also in the bottom four, as are Victor and Bianca.
Starting with the girls, the judges don’t think either girl came up to the best they can do in the duets, and they are not unanimous. Bianca has grown across the seasons. Noelle danced for her life, as asked, so she will be staying. Bianca Revels has been eliminated.
Next up are the guys. Phillip has been eliminated. In what had been billed as the season of tappers, two of the three have been cut tonight.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 13, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.