Salt Lake and Utah in So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 Episode 2 brought us Chyna Smith, Chase Thomas, Brandon Jones, Virgil Gadson, Mary Kate Sheehan, Jess LeProtto, and Kristen Dobson. Tonight we head to Los Angeles, where Tyce Diorio joins Mary and Nigel.
Jordan Casanova dances to a song called Naughty Girl, while insisting she’s innocent. Mary calls that one of the hottest performances ever.
Derion “DC” Chapman teaches Nigel some new dances that Nigel considers hip. This is Nigel we’re talking about here, but anyway, he enjoys that the most since season 4 when Twitch did the conducting.
Arielle Coker keeps coming back each year and promises to keep coming back until they let her be on the show. A quick search tells me she has made it to Vegas before, so it goes without saying she’s going again. Nigel was captivated and says she keeps getting better, while Mary was knocked out.
Hero McRae came here from Japan to dance for us. Nigel loved that. He’s not sure whether she can do anything else but doesn’t care, and she’s going to Vegas.
Joe “Big C” Doyle is under the impression he’s Santa Claus. He’s not, for the record, and I’d be happy if I weren’t eating while he strips.
Season 5 winner Jeanine has brought her little sister Alexis Mason. High expectations to live up to, but she does not disappoint.
Patty Anne Miller is a hip hop dancer that has the judges chatting from the start. The judges love her, and Nigel doesn’t mind not getting an answer to what other styles of dance she’s done.
The final audition of the season is sisters Natalia and Sasha Mallory. Once they’re done slapping each other, they perform together. Nigel was especially shocked by Natalia, who lacks the physique of a dancer, but nonetheless is a strong dancer. Tyce wanted more, though. They’re the first of the night to head to choreography, and then they head to Vegas.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 Episode 4, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.