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.

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The producers have decided to stop by Salt Lake City, Utah for some reason. Guest judge Mandy Moore (not the one from Chasing Liberty) joins Nigel and Mary.

Chelsie Hightower has a sad story about how her family lost a house and several cars… but she could still dance. The judges find her hot. Mary loves her legs. She’s going to Vegas.

Michael Moore is from a Native American dancing family, though he himself prefers something more modern. Nigel wants him to switch to decaf. He admits he’s bad.

Figure skater Gev Manukyan, originally from Kazakhstan, breakdances on ice. With his unique style, they’re letting him go to the choreography.

Lindsey Judkins comes on immediately after Gev, and she receives a good response from the judges as well. Mary thinks she’s cute. Mandy is concerned she’s too one dimensional. Nonetheless, she’s going straight to Vegas.

Stay-at-home mom Nicole Downard shows up at the auditions with her four children. She’s got plans just in case she gets to Vegas, but we know within about two moves she doesn’t have to worry about finding a sitter.

Kelli Baker’s mom Bonnie Story was one of the choreographers in High School Musical. Kelli starred as Lea in High School Musical 2 (I’m assuming that’s an actual part). She’s able to live up to the build up. Nigel calls her one of the best dancers this season. Mary says wow. Mandy’s got goose bumps. She gets through to Vegas.

Naomie Christensen gets her two minutes of fame. That’s enough of that. She claims she was doing kind of a jazz thing and is unsure what planet she’s on. The judges want to know where Ashton Kutcher is while they’re being Punk’d.

Ryann Race is a strip club DJ. Whether he goes to Vegas or not, he’s gonna be having some fun. Nigel likes his unique comic book-like style. He’ll be going to the choreography, starting off by acting like he’s stretching.

Matt Dorame impresses the judges. If he loses his shorts, Nigel will give him a ticket to Vegas.

Kortney Pearson and Michelle Stringham are two blonde friends who got married and divorced about the same time. Kortney is finally back after 5 years off, but she’ll need to work on it if she wants another shot, though she gets through to the choreography regardless. Michelle likewise has given up dancing for 5 years, but they’re more impressed with her, despite the slipping in her socks. She’s also going through to choreography.

Michelle is going to Vegas. Kortney, likewise, gets through to the next round. Ryann knows he crashed and burned, but he doesn’t have to go back to the strip club because he’s made it through as well.

The next stop is Dallas. Adam Shankman is the guest judge in Dallas.

Brian Davidson doesn’t get nervous because it doesn’t matter since he knows he sucks. This isn’t even interesting.

Chad Agnor is a full contact fighter trainer and is also a ballroom dance instructor. He injures himself while warming up but will dance anyway. Nigel warns him not to continue because it’s dangerous. Despite the positive attitude, he’s been rejected, but he’ll be back next year.

Paige Jones believes she’s a real life Barbie doll. Her dance instructor has taught her how to walk and wave. Nigel likes her but doesn’t like the competition style of dance. The other judges fall in line but put her through to choreography.

Joshuah Allen turns out to be one of the better dancers. Nigel believes he could easily fight for his life. Mary’s in love. He goes to choreography.

Cassidy Corder says she can throw down. Nigel calls it one of the worst auditions they’ve seen. It wasn’t quite that bad, but I think they mostly want her to dance with a pole.

Arielle Coker managed to rope John Dix into dancing with her. He’s mostly just there so she has something to jump on, but she does a great job. Arielle goes straight through, but John will be going to choreography.

Steven Arner starts off chair dancing. Should have just stayed in the chair. Nigel tries to convince him he sucked, but he’s not buying. Adam wants him to not sleepwalk on stage again. Mary calls him delusional then throws him out.

John doesn’t get through to Vegas. Paige can keep smiling as she heads to Vegas, and Joshuah also goes through.

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