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The top 8 (minus Alex) performed in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 12. Tonight one more will go home.

Due to his injury, Alex Wong is automatically the first person to join the bottom three.

Billy Bell and Lauren Froderman are first. Billy is in the bottom three. Adam doesn’t think he deserves to be there. Lauren is safe.

Everybody else steps forward next. Kent Boyd is safe. Jose Ruiz is also safe. Robert Roldan is, too. Ashley Galvan is the final dancer in danger tonight. Mia apologizes to Adechike for attacking him after Cat asked why Jose was praised for something Adechike was being criticized for.

That brings us down to Alex Wong, Billy Bell, and Ashley Galvan in the bottom three and dancing for their lives.

Alex’s injury, which has not been revealed so far, is Ashley’s only hope of surviving against these two powerhouses. The judges are unanimous in their decision. The results of Alex’s MRI came in last night. He has suffered a lacerated achilles tendon. He’s been given a timeline of resting for three months, and he has been eliminated. However, he is invited back next year.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 14, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Melinda Sullivan was eliminated in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 11. Tonight the top 8 perform two routines each.

At the advice of the doctors, Alex Wong will not be performing tonight. Nigel is hoping for the best but warns that they think it is a fairly serious injury. He will automatically be placed in the bottom three and will be eliminated next week if he is not back yet.

Lauren Froderman with Pasha
Style: Cha cha
Choreographers: Jean-Marc Genereaux & France
Song: Telephone by Lady Gaga and Beyonce
Nigel: Smoldering. A different girl than last week.
Mia: Pure murderation. (That’s a good thing.) So hot.
Adam: Made what very little there of that costume that exists work. Totally different girl. Just grabbed that stage.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-01

Jose Ruiz with Lauren
Style: Contemporary
Song: Mandy Moore
Song: Never Tear Us Apart by INXS
Nigel: Looked amazing. You have accepted the challenge of the show.
Mia: Believed every single step. You loved her for more than her butt.
Adam: Played to every one of your strengths.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-02

Kent Boyd with Comfort
Style: Hip hop
Choreographer: Dave Scott
Song: You’re Not My Girl by Ryan Leslie
Nigel: Like a soft hop, a style that suits you. Cool like Justin Timberlake. Sat in the groove.
Mia: Not mad at you. A cool factor to you that worked, kind of. Lacked the funk.
Adam: Saw growth in you this week.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-03

Adechike with Courtney
Choreographer: Mandy Moore
Song: Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (You can’t make this stuff up) (Rae & Christian Remix) by Dinah Washington
Nigel: Came up to the task. One of the best I’ve seen you outside your own style.
Mia: Very mediocre.
Adam: Didn’t find enough.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-04

Billy Bell with Allison (make that Katie from season 4)
Style: Broadway
Choreographer: Spencer Liff
Song: Macavity: The Mystery Cat by CATS original Broadway cast
Nigel: Best you’ve danced outside of your solos.
Mia: Absolutely fabulicious. Best I’ve seen you. Jerome Robbins would have loved you.
Adam: Never connected with a partner or understood the material so well.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-05

Ashley Galvan with Dominic
Style: Hip hop
Choreographers: Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo
Song: How Low by Ludacris
Nigel: You can do something else other than contemporary. Could take a firmer base, but I loved it.
Mia: Danced so hardcore. Lack of kill in your eyes.
Adam: Quiet contender. A big deal.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-06

Robert Roldan with Kathryn
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Sean Cheesman
Song: Sinking Feeling by Roisin Murphy
Nigel: Don’t understand why you’ve been in the bottom three.
Mia: Perfect piece for you. Could have been tightened up more.
Adam: So great. Give 1000%.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-07

Adechike with Nakul’s assistant Mara
Style: Bollywood
Choreographer: Nakul dev Mahajan
Song: Mourya Re from Don the Chase Begins Again Soundtrack
Nigel: Gotta be careful with a style like this. A little funky in places by putting your own style into it. Loved the split jumps at the end (which is where Alex got injured).
Cat: Why is it okay for Jose to put his own spin on Bollywood?
Mia: Since you’re not Jose, I’m going to be tough on you. Seemed a little African. Not feeling it. I miss Alex.
Adam: Enormous amount of power but lacked finish.

Kent Boyd & Lauren Froderman
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Travis Wall
Song: Collide (Acoustic Version) by Howie Day
Nigel: Proved what a real good contemporary dancers you are. Felt Lauren’s heart tonight. All of Kent’s hard work is going to pay off.
Mia: Stunning. Gorgeous. Lauren is the perfect female dancer in this. Didn’t lack the soul.
Adam: So honest and very real. I felt weird watching that, which is a really good thing.

Robert Roldan & Ashley Galvan
Style: Quickstep (kiss of death)
Choreographers: Jean-Marc Genereaux & France
Song: Man with the Hex by The Atomic Fireballs
Nigel: Robert’s elbow tended to dip, and he was jumping around a bit. Character and dance were right. Ashley was absolutely lovely.
Mia: Got through it. Not a trainwreck. Robert’s legs were too far apart and really needs to do ballet.
Adam: Did get through it.

Billy Bell & Jose Ruiz
Style: African Jazz
Choreographer: Sean Cheesman
Song: The Hunt by Mickey Hart
Nigel: Billy felt like a broadway cat. Not powerful enough from either.
Mia: Whatever animal Billy was, I loved it. Jose went for it. Not enough. Weakest performance.
Adam: There’s a moment when Billy has to let go of his lines. Jose has to hit it harder.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 13, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.

The top 9 danced in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 10. Tonight one more will go home.

Alex Wong, Ashley Galvan, Adechike Torbert, and Kent Boyd are up first. Alex is safe. Ashley is also safe. Adechike is safe, and so is Kent.

Lauren Froderman, Billy Bell, and Robert Roldan are next. Lauren is safe. The first member of the bottom three is Billy. And Robert is joining him.

The final two contestants are Jose Ruiz and Melinda Sullivan. Melinda rounds out the bottom three.

That leaves Billy, Robert, and Melinda dancing for their lives.

Tonight’s result is unanimous. Billy and Robert will have to go figure out where they went wrong so they can fix it next time. With that said, Melinda Sullivan has been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 12, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Cristina Santana was eliminated in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 9. Tonight the top 9 perform.

Adechike Torbert with Lauren
Style: Hip hop
Choreographer: Dave Scott
Song: HOT-N-FUN by N.E.R.D. feat. Nelly Furtado
Nigel: Something that hasn’t been there before. A lack of nerves. Fun and swagger (one of the most overused words on this kind of show).
Mia: Yay for the smile, personality, and performance.
Adam: That’s what I’m talking about.

Ashley Galvan with Ade
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Dee Caspary
Song: Cosmic Love by Florence & The Machine
Nigel: Completely different dance than the last two weeks. Beautiful smooth fluidity.
Mia: Like a hurricane and a summer breeze. My favorite still.
Adam: Breathtaking. One of the best contemporary female performances in any season.

Robert Roldan with Courtney
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: XXXO by M.I.A.
Nigel: Choreography suited you. Very strong dancer.
Mia: Take ballet.
Adam: Commitment and performance was great. Don’t jump down.

Melinda Sullivan with Pasha
Style: Salsa
Choreographer: Fabian Sanchez
Song: Magdalena, Mi Amor (Quimbara) by D.L.G.
Nigel: Don’t feel the fluidity of your movement. Don’t know if you feel that flow of music.
Mia: Danced as hard as you could. Felt at moments like just trying to survive. Very obvious pigeon toes. Letting Cristina go was a mistake.
Adam: Sort of felt the same way. A lot of gumption.

Lauren Froderman with Neil
Style: Broadway
Choreographer: Joey Dowling
Song: Let Me Entertain You by Debbie Gibson
Nigel: That was a seduction and a half.
Mia: Great piece danced really well. Need to work harder to have more of a feminine quality.
Adam: Like a young Cyd Charisse.

Billy Bell with Kathryn
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Stacey Tookey
Song: Jars of Hearts by Christina Perri
Nigel: Such a brilliant dancer. Gotta to learn to partner.
Mia: Agree with Nigel. Have to bring the element of connection to the masses.
Adam: Watch the playback.

Jose Ruiz with Anya
Style: Samba
Choreographer: Dmitry Chaplin
Song: Long Time by Shakira
Nigel: Not the best dancer on this show. But you have magic and charisma.
Mia: Clearly not a great dancer in different genres, but I love your performances.
Adam: You made the dance work for you.

Kent Boyd with Allison
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Mandy Moore
Song: Heartburn by Alicia Keys
Nigel: Need to be careful that you keep an honesty to your work. Magical quality in your eyes. Don’t lose yourself in the audience.
Mia: A little green. Like a competition dancer. Have to take the choreography to another level.
Adam: One of the most hireable dancers on the show. Gotta lose the hungry jazz face.

Alex Wong with Twitch
Style: Hip hop
Choreographer: Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo
Song: Outta Your Mind by Lil Jon & LM*AO
Nigel: Brilliant concept. Napoleon & Tabitha’s best routine ever. This is about a ballet dancer doing the most incredible hip hop. Should be up for an Emmy.
Mia: Who the hell are you? Held your own with Twitch, who’s the best in the business.
Adam: This is your world, and I am just visiting. Proud to be on this show.

Numbers
Billy: 1-888-6-BEST-01
Jose: 1-888-6-BEST-02
Kent: 1-888-6-BEST-03
Alex: 1-888-6-BEST-04
Ashley: 1-888-6-BEST-05
Robert: 1-888-6-BEST-06
Melinda: 1-888-6-BEST-07
Adechike: 1-888-6-BEST-08
Lauren: 1-888-6-BEST-09

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 11, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.

The top 10 performed in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 8. Tonight one more will go home.

Cristina Santana is the first person in the bottom three.

Alex Wong, Ashley Galvan, Jose Ruiz, and Melinda Sullivan are up next. Alex is safe. Jose is also safe. The second dancer to join the bottom three is Melinda.

Lauren Froderman, Robert Roldan, and Billy Bell are the last group of the night. Lauren is safe. Robert is the final person in the bottom three.

That brings us down to a battle between Christina, Melinda, and Robert.

After they all dance for their lives, the judges have made a decision that is not unanimous. Robert is quickly told he’s safe, leaving it down to the two girls. Nigel would let Melinda go, as she’s someone the public are not connecting with. The other two, however, have vetoed that decision. Cristina Santana has been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 10, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Alexie Agdeppa was the first person to be sent home in So You Think You Can dance Season 7 Episode 7. Tonight the top 10 perform.

After the random drawing, Neil and Twitch will not be dancing this week.

Cristina Santana with Pasha
Style: Paso doble
Choreographers: Jean-Marc Generaux & France
Song: Ira Deorum/Sanctus by James Dooley
Nigel: Needs passion, power, fire, and control. Cristina brought that tonight.
Mia: Everything.
Adam: Mucho caliente. Extraordinary confidence and commitment.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-01

Adechike Torbert with Allison
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Mandy Moore
Song: Listen to Your Heart by D.H.T. Feat. EDMEE
Nigel: Improvement is there. Watch that you don’t interrupt the flow of your emotional side with steps.
Mia: Better than last week.
Adam: You’re dancing from your head rather than your heart.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-02

Alex Wong with Lauren
Style: Broadway
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: Summertime by Sylvester
Nigel: Should have watched some Youtube videos first. Bring a little more power to your performance now. Everything technically is there.
Mia: Should have been more ssssssss…
Adam: For you, this competition is about versatility and growth. Not a lot of levels. Flash and no smolder.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-03

Ashley Galvan with Mark
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Travis Wall
Song: Wonderful by Annie Lennox
Nigel: Haven’t really learned anything new about you.
Mia: One of my favorite girls.
Adam: Really challenging but would have liked to have seen some more moments for you to lose yourself in.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-04

Billy Bell with Comfort
Style: Krump
Choreographer: Lil C
Song: So U Think U Can Krump by Tha J-Squad
Nigel: Toughest style you will find. Have not found the warrior in you yet.
Mia: Knocked on the warrior’s door, but you were afraid to open it. A little freaked out.
Adam: I got no buck. A failed experiment.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-05

Robert Roldan with Anya
Style: Argentine Tango
Choreographers: Jean-Marc Generaux & France
Song: Libertango by Bond Quartet
Nigel: Magnificent. Everything about it was tremendous.
Mia: Anya devoured you. Needed more power.
Adam: Beautiful footwork. Looked fabulous but stressed out.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-06

Melinda Sullivan with Ade
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Stacey Tookey
Song: Squander by Skunk Anasie
Nigel: Fantastic lines for a tapper.
Mia: Love the concept. Would never have thought you were a tapper.
Adam: Great. Fantastic.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-07

Jose Ruiz with Kathryn
Style: Bollywood
Choreographer: Nakul dev Mahajan
Song: Marjaani Marjaani Kesame from Billu Barber (Soundtrack)
Nigel: Didn’t quite get there.
Mia: So wrong that you were so right.
Adam: Brightest light on this show. Totally wrong but fantastic to watch.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-08

Lauren with Dominic
Style: Lyrical hip hop
Choreographer: Tessandra Chavez
Song: If I Were a Boy by Beyonce
Nigel: Believable. Give yourself a stronger base.
Mia: Worked so much. Outstanding performance. One of the best of the night.
Adam: Took my notes. Got better. Extraordinary performance.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-09

Kent Boyd with Courtney
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: Amy Amy Amy by Amy Winehouse
Nigel: Not as much fun as the cha-cha.
Mia: Great moments of technique and physicality. Have to transform out of Kent world.
Adam: What she said.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-10

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 9, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.

The top 11 danced in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 6. Now one will be going home.

The first four people step forward. Obviously, Alex Wong is safe. Robert Roldan is also safe. Kent Boyd is safe. So is Lauren Froderman.

The second group of four are up next. As Nigel predicted, Melinda Sullivan is in the bottom three. Billy Bell is safe. Alexie Agdeppa is the second person to join the bottom three. Ashley Galvan is safe.

One last group of three to go. Jose Ruiz is safe. Cristina Santana is the last person in the bottom three, while Adechike Torbert is safe.

That brings us down to a bottom three of Melinda Sullivan, Alexie Agdeppa, and Cristina Santana, who will all dance for their lives. The judges are unanimous in their decision tonight. Melinda’s tap is cool and cute, but she’s going to have to bring the fire. Cristina brought the fire, if not the steps, and she was the one who most was dancing for her life. Alexie was very contained and must learn to dance to the extent of her movement. She is the first person leaving the show.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 8, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

The top 11 killed some time in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 5. Tonight the competition starts for real. Oh, and the numbers have changed this season, to ones that seem silly.

Billy Bell with Lauren
Style: Broadway
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: Footloose by Kenny Loggins
Nigel: Really suited you.
Mia: So proud. Awesome job.
Adam: Dancing is too bloody easy for you. Your biggest challenges will be figuring out the character and staying there, filling out what’s in between the steps, and finding what the choreographer did not give.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-01

Cristina Santana with Mark
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: Starstruck by Santigold
Nigel: Tremendous in that routine. Now showing America that you’re good.
Mia: Partnered with the best, and you did an awesome job.
Adam: Saw no trace of a salsa dancer.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-02

Jose Ruiz with Comfort
Style: Hip hop
Choreographers: Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo
Song: Beautiful Monster by Ne-Yo
Nigel: For me for you, that was absolutely outstanding.
Mia: The choreography is a little bit of ihh (I don’t know if that’s how you spell it).
Adam: Improving from week to week is what gets people through. Work on power moves that are faster.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-03

Adechike Torbert with Kathryn
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Travis Wall
Song: Addicted to Love by Florence + The Machine (is this a real singer?)
Nigel: Didn’t quite believe this was your fantasy, that you really wanted her as much as she was giving. Steps were done really well.
Mia: No sexual chemistry. Just stiffness, strength, and empty technique.
Adam: There for your partner all the time, but you did not go that extra step.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-04

Melinda Sullivan with Pasha
Style: Jive
Choreographers: Melanie Lapatin & Tony Meredith
Song: L.O.V.E. by VV Brown
Nigel: Be careful you don’t pull your lovely face around too much. Style didn’t suit you. Break open your tap shoes so you can dance tomorrow.
Mia: Something about your legs. There’s a lack of… something. Like a big box of Corn Flakes (I think that’s a bad thing).
Adam: Good performer, which was used to mask your weaknesses.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-05

Alex Wong with Allison
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
Nigel: Set a new standard. You can have structure and artistry melded together.
Mia: The best piece of work danced on the So You Think You Can Dance stage anywhere in the world to date.
Adam: Those dancers made Sonya a totally different choreographer.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-06

Alexie Agdeppa with Twitch
Style: Hip hop
Choreographer: Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo
Song: Butterfly by Jason Mraz
Nigel: Such a cute little dancer. Maybe too cutesy.
Mia: Danced like a young adorable girl. No hip hop groove.
Adam: Won over by charisma. Make sure you’re dancing with power.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-07

Lauren Froderman with Ade
Style: Pop jazz
Choreographer: Mandy Moore
Song: Oh Yeah by Yello
Nigel: Great routine but no chemistry. Safe. At the moment.
Mia: Kind of flawless technically and athletically, but there’s a lot of unused space.
Adam: Focused on presentation. And don’t thank us for criticizing you.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-08

Kent Boyd with Anya
Style: Chacha
Choreographer: Melanie Lapatin & tony Meredith
Song: Lady Marmalade by Diva Invasion
Nigel: The overriding factor is you enjoyed it. Wapakoneta can be proud.
Mia: Committed to everything. Great other than the one step in the middle.
Adam: Determination, and it showed.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-09

Ashley Galvan with Neil
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: For All We Know by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Nigel: Absolutely beautiful.
Mia: I felt you a lot, but I’m not sure what I felt.
Adam: Not connected with you emotionally.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-10

Robert Roldan with Courtney
Style: African Jazz
Choreographer: Sean Cheesman
Song: Norweg from Cirque de Soleil’s Saltimbanco Soundtrack
Nigel: A dark horse in this competition.
Mia: So many things I love about you.
Adam: Knew exactly what you were dancing about. One of the best contemporary dancers ever on this show.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-11

Aside from a couple of shining examples, it was hard to focus on the actual contestants because of who they were dancing with. Shocker.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 7, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.