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So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 3 brought us Russell Ferguson, Channing Cooke, married couple Karen and Matthew Hauer, and Kevin Hunte. Tonight we head to Atlanta.

Billy Bell started out dancing around 5 years ago when he tried hip hop and was told he was terrible. So he went into ballet instead. Nigel likes his legs and technique but wants him to be careful about some of his bad habits. The judges are no for choreography because he’s going straight to Vegas.

Amber Jackson was performing for nobody. She’s going to need to improve that so that her performance matches her dancing talent. She will be heading to choreography, with a warning from Nigel that he intends to slap her around if she doesn’t get better.

I’m going to wager a guess that Travis Denison isn’t really a dancer. That is a winning bet. Nigel had fun, but that’s about as far as it’ll go, even though Travis looks like he may be related to Adam Shankman.

Jamal Jackson and Victor Smalley are lumped into a going to Vegas montage.

Anthony and Antwain Hart have returned. Nigel’s happy to have them back, and he’s seeing some things he’s never seen before. Nigel wants to see them go to choreography because, well, he doesn’t give a good reason why.

Amber will be advancing to Vegas. Anthony will be as well. Antwain, however, will not be joining him.

Matthew “Boogie Links” (really?) Pollard believes he’s a ladies’ man. Cat tells him to not call her because she’ll call him. Honest. Nigel found that interesting to watch because he’s not humanly capable of doing half of those things, but he doesn’t know based on that whether he can actually dance.

Jessica Jensen had cancer in her hand and eventually had it amputated. She was back in the studio two weeks after that. They will be asking her to stick around for choreography, which will be interesting because it will require modifications considering it’s partner work.

Jonathan Bryant says he’s a dope, or that his solo is dope. Something to that effect. It’s not entirely clear what he’s doing. Whatever it is, it’s lost on the judges, who want him to funnel his energy into some sort of structure. He begs to differ. Nigel says that his lecture will be cut out of the show because it’s boring.

Thomas Hamilton is looking to escape from his childhood, in which he was born a crack baby and immediately adopted by his aunt since his mom is a drug addict. He hated contemporary dancing until he did a class with Mia Michaels. Nigel was lost at the end because he was praying rather than dancing to the audience, but the first part was beautiful. Mary sees a bright future. He advances to choreography.

Boogie has been eliminated. Jessica has also been eliminated. Thomas has done enough to go to Vegas.

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The stop in Phoenix in So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 2 brought us Sasha Mallory, Allison Becker, Willem de Vries, Jacob Jason, and Jonathan “Legacy” Perez. Tonight we head to Boston, where Mary and Nigel are joined by Tyce Diorio.

Teddy Tedholm says he’s whimsical. Whatever that’s supposed to mean, I’m not getting this dancing, but the judges love him. He’s going to Vegas.

I’m not sure what to expect from Jean Lloret from how he starts, but when he gets down to his power moves, he proves to be an excellent breaker.

Kimara Wood will be joining him in Vegas.

Channing Cooke has been waiting until she turned 18 to be on this show. Nigel thinks she’s got everything needed. Tyce would like to see her go further. He asks for more guts on the stage. If she’s looking for clear guidance, she ain’t getting it here. She advances to choreography.

Brian Casey is a 6’8″ tall tap dancer. They’ll probably pair him up with some girl who’s just shy of 5′. Nigel is impressed by his feet, and he’s going to choreography.

Russell Ferguson is a krumper, and he’s hoping to be the first one to ever make it to Vegas. Nigel says that was buck, which what we’ve gathered from Lil C is a good thing. His concern is that krump is too one dimensional. Tyce thought that was filthy and dirty, and Russell’s one of his favorite people there in Boston. He will be getting a shot at choreography.

Fabrizio “Breeze” Jenkins may or may not have just injured himself. He acknowledges he fell in the middle of that, but he just kept going. Tyce tells him he’ll need to train and gives him a no to choreography, but Mary and Nigel say yes.

His advance to the choreography round turns out to be pointlesss, as Breeze is unable to continue without being able to do the turns after having fallen earlier and landed the wrong way on his ankle. Brian will not be going to Vegas. Channing, however, will be, and so will Russell.

Married couple Karen and Matthew Hauer are cha cha dancers. Mary calls her a hot tamale. She’s Jennifer Lopez hot with solid technique. They will be both heading to Vegas.

Gene Bersten has fallen in love. With himself. Cat can’t help but roll her eyes at him. Although he’s a good dancer, his arrogance will be a big turn off, and I don’t see him getting the female votes he’s expecting. Mary’s worried about his out of control facial expressions, but he will be advancing to choreography.

Paul Magliato is, uh, well, it’s not clear what he’s doing. Tyce is afraid. Aside from the fact that he wasn’t really what you would call dancing, he’s 46, which puts him outside the age range for the competition to begin with. Mary says he’s off his rocker.

The final dancer of the night, Kevin “K’Bez” Hunte, auditioned during season 3. Mary still doesn’t know whether he’s strong enough. He’s good but not great. Tyce wants to know why he didn’t show off his contemporary, which he says he’s been training in. He will be going to choreography. Why choreography?

K’Bez obviously makes it through Vegas, and so does Gene.

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So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 1 turned out to be a pretty eventful opening night, as we saw performances from Mollee Gray, Ryan Kasprzak, Bianca Revels, Amber Williams, and Phillip Attmore.

Tonight we head to Phoenix, AZ, which some have said is less than a mile from the sun.

Brandon “Shorty” Smallwood (a little guy who may well be Urkel) and Demitrio “Biggie” Bargas (a white guy who should consider applying for The Biggest Loser instead) will apparently be dancing together. Nigel doesn’t know anybody who watched that but didn’t enjoy it. That’s not to stay it was good. Nonetheless, he wants them to go to choreography.

Sasha Mallory auditioned in season 4 but was cut in Vegas. Mia thought that was a really strong solo. Mary felt it was so beautiful. Nigel knows her family is very proud because the judges are, too.

Katie Muth and Ellie Soto will be joining her in Vegas.

Allison Becker was diagnosed with spinal meningitis at 16 months and is deaf. It’ll be interesting to see how she can perform without being able to hear the music or instruction. Nigel thought her movement and face were beautiful, though her technique is not as good as he would like it yet. Mary sees her as an inspriration because she didn’t give up. Allison will be going through to choreography.

Willem de Vries and Jacob Jason are same sex dancers, something we know from last season that Nigel does not like. To be real men, they need to be able to spit and belch and watch monster trucks. Mary is really proud having just seen a lot of emotion, passion, and great technique. Mia celebrates their courage. Nigel thanks them for showing him that same sex dancing can be very good.

Jonathan Noronha comes on stage with two sticks in his hand. This will be bad. Nigel had fun, but it’s not right for this show. So what show is it right for then?

Demetrio calls it quits in the middle of the choreography round. His buddy Brandon has been rejected. However, Allison, Jacob, and Willem will be going to Vegas.

Jarvis Johnson is so excited, and he just can’t hide it. Dude, it’s called decaf. Nigel calls him a dancing fool. There are worse kinds of fools he could be. Mia can just say one thing. Wow. For whatever reason, Mary and Nigel let him go through to choreography. Nigel wants a nap now.

As the day goes by, things get more and more strange. It’s not the heat; it’s the stupidity.

Kelsey White will see if she can break the trend by actually being normal. Nigel runs away out of fear that there are aliens in the vicinity, but from off stage he gives his okay for choreography. Mia thought it was just okay. Mary sees potential.

Jonathan “Legacy” Perez is a breakdancer closing out the day. Nigel thinks he’s tremendous but is not sure how he’ll do in other styles. Mary calls him one of the most exciting B-boys she’s seen. Mia calls him stupid, which is apparently a compliment.

During choreography, Jarvis collapses. The judges should have seen this coming. Kelsey has been cut but is told she was really close.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 3, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

So You Think You Can Dance is back for its first fall season and sixth season overall. Tonight the audition rounds kick off in Los Angeles.

Cole Clemens has something special to show the judges. It’s not dancing. Or anything good. Complete silence from the audience. Felt off off Broadway, like in Cleveland.

Mollee Gray is from Utah, home of High School Musical. Apparently, though, dancing in those movies was insufficient, so she packed up and drove away to California. Adam is a huge fan and loves the energy he’s getting from her. Mary thinks she will be a sponge. Nigel felt she’s a beautiful dancer, but she failed to make a connection.

David Hovhannisyan, Amanda Kirby, and Brandon Dumlao get rave reviews from the judges.

I’m expecting Ryan Kasprzak to advance to the top 20 and do very well this year based on how popular his brother was last season. His audition is a formality. Adam calls it the best audition he’s ever seen on the show. Nigel agrees it was one of the most unique, brilliant auditions.

Likewise, Bianca Revels was cut in Vegas last year, when she swore she would not be returning. So of course she’s back again. With prodding from Nigel, she agrees to do a tap battle with Ryan. She may have gotten lost in the crowd with whatever audition piece she planned, but that will help make people remember her.

Christopher Aguilar came here to make a film called Drum Song. Here’s hoping he doesn’t injure himself in the process. Despite the high level of sucking, the judges all really get into this routine.

Amber Williams has a story about how her mother is paralyzed from the waist down and finds it moving to watch her dance. Nigel found the performance beautiful, but again he’s looking for charisma. Adam is blown away.

Alexie Agdeppa and Paula van Oppen get put into a going to Vegas montage.

Salsa dancer Christina Santana immediately gets a wow out of Nigel and then a few more wows to boot. Mary thinks it’s fabulous and finds out she also does ballet, jazz, and belly dancing.

Phillip Attmore was Ryan Kasprzak’s roommate on tour. We can expect a lot out him then. Nigel thinks this may be the year of the tappers.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 2, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

The top 4 danced in So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Episode 22, and tonight after two hours of filler we will find out who the So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 winner is.

It will now be narrowed down to the final three. The person in fourth place after last night’s votes is Kayla Rodomski.

With three remaining, it’s time to take it down to two. The dancer in third place is Evan Kasprzak. I was afraid he might end up winning. Likeable guy, but he was outshined by some other dancers who didn’t make it quite so far.

As Nigel predicted, and perhaps influenced, it’s between Brandon and Jeanine. The winner of So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 is Jeanine Mason, which puts Brandon Bryant in second place.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 has already been announced, and for the first time it will air in the fall instead of the summer. The new season begins in less than one month, Wednesday September 2.

Melissa and Ade were eliminated in So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Episode 21, and tonight the final four perform.

Tonight everybody will be dancing with everybody else. Adam Shankman joins the judges. In case you missed it the first 12 times, there are 3000 fans in the audience for tonight’s show.

The top 4 dancers start off dancing to a Wade & Amanda Robson routine where the guys are jocks hitting on cheerleaders who turn out to be more than they can handle. The judges offer no feedback, presumably realizing it’s pointless to do so.

Jeanine Mason & Evan Kasprzak
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Routine: A man is trying to keep his girl, who’s over him and beating him up.
Song: Heartbreaker by MSTRKRFT featuring John Legend
Adam: Really great. Never saw Jeanine coming or Evan in the top 4.
Mary: Good partnership. Jeanine stood out a little bit more. Evan held his own.
Nigel: Jeanine’s got the strength to be able to do this. Evan has to take over now.

Brandon Bryant
Song: Dies Irae by Karl Jenkins
Adam: That is competing. Threw that down on the floor. Very take no prisoners kind of a thing.
Mary: Gave me goose bumps. Athletic, dynamic, defy gravity. Born to dance.
Nigel: Brandon is amazing. Just wiped out the opposition.
Number: 1-888-TEMPO-01

Kayla Rodomski & Brandon Bryant
Style: Broadway
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: Bye Bye Love from the All That Jazz soundtrack
Adam: That was so good. Always saw you two ending up here. Just like heaven. Nothing Kayla can’t do. Brandon was an animal out there.
Mary: Rock stars. Frontrunners from the beginning. Never disappoint.
Nigel: Superb. Work well together. Filled the stage. The show is beginning now.

Jeanine Mason
Song: Por Una Cabeza by The Tango Project
Adam: Are you kidding? Did you know you were going to be able to do that? Just killed it.
Mary: Growing every time. That was the best thing you have done on the show.
Nigel: You’re in the final two.
Number: 1-888-TEMPO-02

Evan Kasprzak & Brandon Bryant
Style: Pop Jazz
Choreographer: Laurieann Gibson
Routine: Battle for the top spot.
Song: Nasty by Janet Jackson
Adam: Evan got a little dusted on that one. Couldn’t get rid of the natural sweetness. Brandon got dirty and won the battle.
Mary: Brandon did a little bit better job.
Nigel: Mr. nice guy in nasty boys doesn’t sit comfortable. On top of that, Brandon also outdanced Evan.

Kayla Rodomski & Jeanine Mason
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Mia Michaels
Song: The Four Sections: IV. Full Orchestra by Steve Reich
Adam: Like watching two thoroughbreds racing. Absolutely beautiful.
Mary: Laid your heart and soul out there. Never gonna forget it.
Nigel: Jeanine has peaked at the right time.

Evan Kasprzak
Song: The Best is Yet to Come by Michael Buble
Adam: Like a variation on the audition piece. Either gonna make people crazy or be like “I’ve seen that.”
Nigel: Haven’t grown as much as I would like. Not as strong as Brandon and Jeanine.
Number: 1-888-TEMPO-03

Evan Kasprzak & Kayla Rodomski
Style: Jive
Choreographers: Tony Meredith & Melanie Lapatin
Song: T.R.O.U.B.L.E. by Travis Tritt
Adam: Not sure that was a finale level routine. Very strong showing for Evan.
Mary: Evan’s still not strong in doing the jive. Everything was kind of safe. Kayla stole the show.
Nigel: Where has Kayla’s personality been all this season? Both did very well together.

Kayla Rodomski
Song: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics
Adam: The solo was fine but didn’t really show anything. However, throughout the season, Kayla has joined the special club of being among the best dancers ever on this show.
Mary: Gifted. Exquisite. Loved the solo.
Nigel: Justly deserves the opportunity to be voted as America’s favorite dancer.
Number: 1-888-TEMPO-04

Jeanine Mason & Brandon Bryant
Style: Paso Doble
Choreographer: Louis van Amstel
Song: Tesujin from The Matrix Revolutions soundtrack
Adam: Filled out every single in between with intensity and movement. Killer.
Mary: Couldn’t be more spot on.
Nigel: Edging the other two out.

Who’s going to win?
Nigel’s the only one to man up. The winner will be Brandon or Jeanine.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Episode 23, where we will find out who the So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 winner is, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.

The top 6 danced in So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Episode 20, and tonight two more will go home to bring us down to the final four.

The girls are up first. One will be going to the finale right now. Jeanine has made it. Lil C pulls out his thesaurus to say that she deserves this.

One guy will also immediately be safe. The first guy in next week’s finale is Brandon. Mary’s believed in him from day one, unlike certain people who shall remain nameless (Mia and Lil C).

After so much filler I thought I was watching an American Idol results show, the next girl in the finale is Kayla, meaning Melissa has been eliminated.

Now it’s time for the final boy. Evan has somehow advanced to the finale, and Ade has been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Episode 22, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

America got a little loopy when Janette was voted out in So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Episode 19 (oh, and Jason Glover was sent home, too). Tonight the top 6 will perform.

The girls pick a new partner out of a hat tonight.

Lil C is joining Mary and Nigel at the judges’ table, which means we’re going to get a lot of big words from someone who got a thesaurus for Christmas, like Paula Abdul.

Nigel wants to see a star. If they can’t stand out, the one who lucks into the best routine will be safe.

Top 3 Guys
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: True Romance by She Wants Revenge
Lil C: Loved it. Brandon is so dedicated. Ade is still proving it. Evan is commendable for not getting swallowed by the others.
Mary: I just loved it. Phenomenal.
Nigel: Evan stood out tonight because he hasn’t attempted stuff like this. Congratulations to all three.

Jeanine Mason & Ade Abayomi
Style: Samba
Choreographer: Louis van Amstel
Song: LoveGame by Lady Gaga
Mary: The first 15 seconds was absolutely incredible. Then it started to fall apart. Ade was hopping around that floor. So novice.
Lil C: Really fell short. Ade was just frollicking.
Nigel: Ade has to change his style with each routine. Jeanine was beautiful and confident and did a wonderful job.

Melissa Sandvig & Evan Kasprzak
Style: Broadway
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: Get Me to the Church on Time from My Fair Lady by Matt Dusk
Lil C: Expected so much out of Evan… but didn’t get that. Danced really good but could have been better.
Mary: Could be get me to the finale on time. Really fun and entertaining. Nice to see Evan in his own style. Melissa really came to life. Still hasn’t taken a wrong step.
Nigel: The other ballet girls can’t adapt as well as Melissa has. Evan brought enough to the routine, which was not technically demanding but was demanding on their personalities.

Kayla Rodomski & Brandon Bryant
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Stacey Tookey
Song: All I Want by Ahn Trio
Lil C: Really intense and beyond amazing. The first time Kayla’s been equally matched with a formidable partner.
Mary: Brandon is on the hot tamale train. Brilliant dancing. Kayla is as exquisite as anything. Perfection on the dance floor.
Nigel: Would have liked to see the pair of you dance together sooner. Not sure about the chemistry, but couldn’t have asked more from the technique.

Jeanine Mason & Ade Abayomi
Style: Hip Hop
Choreographers: Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo
Song: Move (If You Wanna) by MIMS
Lil C: Danced that way better than I expected. Ade utilized his dirty kind of groove.
Mary: Jeanine was terrific in the samba. But let’s talk about this dance. Will not be getting your eviction notice after that performance. Ade brought it on down.
Nigel: You got down, and it was absolutely fantastic. Not expecting that from Jeanine at all.

Melissa Sandvig & Evan Kasprzak
Style: Quickstep
Choreographer: Louis van Amstel
Song: As Long As I’m Singin’ by the Brian Setzer Orchestra
Lil C: Evan didn’t take heed to Nigel’s advice from the second week. Melissa was fabulous, though.
Mary: Crumbled and fell apart toward the end. A little disappointing.
Nigel: Melissa is extremely talented. The lindy hop section went down. Not one of the best routines tonight. May have the audience second guessing their votes.

Kayla Rodomski & Brandon Bryant
Style: Disco
Choreographer: Doriana Sanchez
Song: Dance (Disco Heat) by Sylvester
Lil C: There was no darkness (whatever that means).
Mary: Gave it a homerun tonight.
Nigel: This is what this show’s all about. Absolutely incredible.

Top 3 Girls
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: Kick It (Superheroes Remix) by Nina Martine
Lil C: Still rambling, but the point is that they all didn’t really go for the gusto.
Mary: Kayla stood out because she had a couple tougher moves. Next year, call up Comic-Con because they need you.
Nigel: Didn’t find anyone stand out. All fantastic.

Kayla: 1-888-TEMPO-01
Ade: 1-888-TEMPO-02
Melissa: 1-888-TEMPO-03
Brandon: 1-888-TEMPO-04
Jeanine: 1-888-TEMPO-05
Evan: 1-888-TEMPO-06

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Episode 21, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.