So You Think You Can Dance 5 Episode 2 was largely forgettable, but we did end up seeing Priscilla Marrero, Janette Manrara and Romulo Villaverde, Erik “Silky” Moore, Caitlin Kinney, and Evan and Ryan Kasprzak.
Adam Shankman will join Nigel and Mary in LA.
Bianca Revels was cut last year on the last day of Vegas (was everybody cut on the last day of Vegas last year?). She does a tap dancing routine that gets Mary up on her feet. She is heading back to Vegas.
Xavier and Brynelle Blanton are always going everywhere together and holding hands. People think they’re a couple, but they’re really just brother and sister. Kissing brother and sister? Xavier says that he’s fine if he doesn’t go further because it brought him and his sister closer together. I think they need some time apart. Brynelle, however, is disappointed because she’s been dancing on and off since she was 4.
Debra Lawson needs to get less revealing clothing and get dance lessons. Beyond that, she also has to make a decision whether her religion will let her dance or not because she supposedly can’t dance in front of men or on the sabbath. It’s really a moot point because the judges will pass.
Suzanne Fernandez does a fairy medicine dance. Whatever the hell that is. Next.
Calico Sequeira is a swinger. Nigel feels like she’s a member of a lindy hop club, but it’s entertaining. She will not be advancing, but Adam makes the mistake of volunteering to dance with her. He’s going to Vegas.
Asuka Kondoh and Ricky Sun dance international Latin ballroom, which they realize is unusual for Asians to be doing. Nigel says that Ricky holds his own really well, despite the fact that Asuka steals the limelight. Mary calls it breathtaking. Adam could not keep his eyes off Asuka. They’re both going to Vegas.
Nathan Trasoras quit dancing in eighth grade for a little while but then unquit it. Adam calls him pretty damn extraordinary. Mary seconds that. Nigel says he’s one of the best dancers they’ve had on the program. There’s a problem, though. He’s 17 and, therefore, ineligible. If he does not come back next year, Nigel and Mary will hunt him down. He will have to wait for fall to go to Vegas, but he has already been granted a ticket there for season 6, assuming he’s 18 by then. Considering this is a show with a public vote, this is not the wisest move. People will probably not remember this episode in 4 months. Granted, he’s a strong enough dancer that that’s probably a moot point.
Sammy Ramirez is a popper who’s having difficulty deciding what color he wants his hair to be. Adam just hopes he can do something else. Mary agrees and thought he was wonderful. He will go to choreography.
Stacey House is another one of those dancers who thinks she’s from the 80s. Adam asks if she has any training. What was she trained on a farm? Yes, yes she was.
Amanda Kerby hopes to bring her dad joy since he has multiple sclerosis. Nigel’s being grabbed by her beauty, rather than her dance. Mary says she’s got it going on. Adam says that she was disconnected from the song, but she was definitely dancing what she’s feeling, which is empowerment from seeing her father do what he does considering his condition. She’s going to Vegas.
Philip Chbeeb got pneumonia last year, so he couldn’t go to Vegas. He gets a golden ticket without auditioning.
However, this year, he has showed up with a partner, so he will dance anyway. He dances with Arielle Coker, whose mom taught them partnering from a wheelchair. Mary thought it was very good and clever. Adam calls her a beautiful dancer who made her partner a better dancer as well. She’s going to Vegas, too.
Kevin Cormier believes he’s Shakiro, like Shakira. Oh bloody hell. Nigel tells him that if he wants to be called a dancer, he’s got to do more than shake his hips. Nobody wants to see him shake anything else.
Sammy is going to Vegas. Diana Vaden and Alexi Agdeppa (from the going to choreography montage) also advance.
From sunny LA, they head to surprisingly rainy Seattle. Mia Michaels joins Nigel and Mary.
Christopher Keller does a mix between Argentine tango, east coast swing, and international tango. At least in his mind that’s what he’s doing anyway. His partner is not competing. She’s the sensible one.
Nick “Nasty” Salzman is an aspiring tattoo artist. So is he an aspiring dancer as well? He started strong but has difficulty with finishing prematurely. He’s not overly concerned whether he makes it through or not, and he tells Nigel that he’s there for the ladies instead. Nigel considers this disrespectful. Oh, somebody get this guy a binky. Poor executive producer got his feelings hurt. Mary comes to Nigel’s defense, pretending that she’s changed her mind from yes to no. As if.
Dmitrious Bistrevsky is 6’6″ and less confident after he videotaped himself dancing. The judges are worried he’ll hurt himself. Mary felt that he looked like he’s been dancing for three months, which he has.
The judges are getting fed up with Seattle and hope Kelsea Taylor will turn the tide. Nigel calls her zany and slightly crazy. He likes it. She will be going to choreography, where she advances to Vegas. She’s one of only four dancers from day one to go there.
Kuponohi’ipoi (you can’t just put a bunch of vowels in a hat when naming someone, and then add an apostrophe) Aweau leaves Mary on the fence. She liked his strong movements but not the very feminine elements. He goes to choreography.
David “Sex” Solher is back for his fourth year. Last year, Nigel begged him not to come back. Here’s an idea. Stop putting him on TV. This got old a long time ago. He won’t be dancing just yet.
Leonid Knyshov is pretty well just filling space in what’s looking like the most lackluster audition city ever. Once the judges are done trying to figure out what purpose this guy serves, they find a purpose. It’s not a good one. He will participate in a dance off against Sex. Double the pointless, half the fun. Strangely enough, with the commercial break leading up to the dance off, my local Fox station froze. I take this as a sign that they’re trying to protect me from having to see this trainwreck.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Episode 4, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.