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Near the beginning of So You Think You Can Dance, I read someone suggest that SYTYCD should have the various choreographers dance on the show. Ok, I think this is a great idea if we’re talking about Wade Robson, Lil C, Shane Sparks, Tice D’orio, etc. However, there are a number of choreographers that I respect and enjoy as choreographers and professionals, but I never want to see them dance. My short list for now includes: Mary Murphy, Nigel Lythgote (sp?) and more than any of the others Mia Michaels.

Take a look at the following video and see what I mean about Mia Michaels dancing.

It’s nothing personal. I’d say the same thing about myself dancing on SYTYCD. Not something that America wants to see. She’s a great choreographer and I usually like her as a judge, but I don’t want to see her dance.

Who else did I miss? Oh, I wouldn’t mind seeing Tabitha and Napoleon do a little number.

What a show!! Both of my favorites get sent home. Sucks for me. I guess that’s why I’m posting this music a little later than usual. If I’m late just check the music from past SYTYCD episodes.

Group dances:
All dancers: “JBJ” from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom by Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan & Zubin (Bollywood; Choreographer: Nakul Dev Mahajan)

Female dancers: “Ave Maria”—Celine Dion (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels)

Male dancers: “Five Guys Named Moe” from Five Guys Named Moe (Broadway; Choreographer: Nigel Lythgoe)

Solos:
Comfort Fedoke: “Egypt, Egypt”—Egyptian Lover

Mark Kanemura: “Black Betty”—Ram Jam

Kherington Payne: “Myphilosophy”—Inner

Gev Manoukian: “Feeling Good”—Michael Bublé

Eliminated:
Kherington Payne
Gev Manoukian

Elimination songs:
Kherington Payne: “Forever You May Run”—Gavin Rossdale

Gev Manoukian: “It Ends Tonight”—All-American Rejects

I’m excited to see So You Think You Can Dance represented at the Emmy’s. Great routines and great choreographers! Don’t forget the great dancers that made these routines memorable.

So You Think You Can Dance Routine: Hokuto “Hok” Konishi and Jaimie Goodwin from Season 3-week 3
Hummingbird and Flower / ‘The Chairman’s Waltz’ -FOX - 19 TV Ltd and Dick Clark Productions
Wade Robson, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance Routine: Pasha Kovalev and Lauren Gottlieb from Season 3-week 6
Transformers / ‘Fuego’ -FOX - 19 TV Ltd and Dick Clark Productions
Shane Sparks, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance- Routine: Neil Haskell and Sabra Johnson from Season 3-week 8
Table / ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ -FOX -19 TV Ltd and Dick Clark Productions
Mandy Moore, Choreographer

After dealing with Jessica being out and Comfort back in, there was 2 hours of incredible dancing on SYTYCD. The 2 hour show also means tons of great SYTYCD music. Here’s the full list of songs from the top 10 show.

Courtney Galiano and Joshua Allen danced Hip-Hop to the song Skippin’—Mario choreographed by Dave Scott

Courtney Galiano and Joshua Allen danced Rumba to the song Hero—Enrique Iglesias choreographed by Jean-Marc Genereux

Kherington Payne and Mark Kanemura danced Country/Western Two-step to the song Kick Back—Ty England choreographed by Ronnie DeBenedetta and Brandi Jobais

Kherington Payne and Mark Kanemura danced Jazz to the song Canned Heat—Jamiroquai choreographed by Tyce Diorio

Comfort Fedoke and Stephen “Twitch” Boss danced Smooth Waltz to the song Open Arms—Journey choreographed by Hunter Johnson

Comfort Fedoke and Stephen “Twitch” Boss danced Hip-hop to the song Forever—Chris Brown choreographed by Dave Scott

- Original Music Video
Katee Shean and William Wingfield danced Broadway to the song Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat from Guys and Dolls choreographed by Tyce Diorio

Katee Shean and William Wingfield danced Pas de deux to the song Imagine—David Archuleta choreographed by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson

Chelsie Hightower and Gev Manoukian danced Contemporary to the song These Arms of Mine—Otis Redding choreographed by Sonya Tayeh

Chelsie Hightower and Gev Manoukian danced Jive to the song The House is Rockin’—Brian Setzer choreographed by Jean-Marc Genereux

Music from the Top 10 SYTYCD Solo Performances
Chelsie Hightower danced a solo to the song “Pon de Replay” sung by Rihanna

Gev Manoukian danced a solo to the song “Hello Goodbye (Uncool)” sung by Lupe Fiasco ft. Unkle

Courtney Galiano danced a solo to the song “I Want You to Need Me” sung by Celine Dion

Mark Kanemura danced a solo to the song “Bohemian Rhapsody” sung by Queen

Comfort Fedoke danced a solo to the song “Need a Boss” sung by Shareefa ft. Ludacris

Stephen “Twitch” Boss danced a solo to the song “I Question Mark” sung by Wade Robson

Katee Shean danced a solo to the song “This Woman’s Work” (MTV Unplugged) sung by Maxwell

William Wingfield danced a solo to the song “Dance With My Father” sung by Luther Vandross

Kherington Payne danced a solo to the song “Breakin’ Dishes” sung by Rihanna

Joshua Allen danced a solo to the song “Jam” sung by Michael Jackson

Today, Rocky and myself were chatting about tonight’s SYTYCD top 10 show. I thought it might be of interest to our readers. Feel free to chime in with your thoughts in the comments. Also, let me know if you think a SYTYCD chat on this blog would be cool too.

Rocky says:
I’m with you! I can’t wait till the sytycd comes on tonight….but I’m not looking forward to Thursdays anymore.
John says:
why not?
John says:
it will make you cry?
John says:
2 hours tonight…should be good
Rocky says:
I think what I will feel most is annoyed For the next few weeks elimination will be strictly fanbase without regards to quality of performance on Wednesday. Every season good dancers go home because weaker ones still have pity votes.
Rocky says:
Kherington may well go home tonight and that will make me sad.
John says:
nope…she can’t go home…i won’t let her
John says:
everyone said that twitch was carrying her, but I think that she might have been carrying twitch, although since they were in the bottom 3 it’s hard to say either was carrying the other
John says:
tonight should be exciting, because it’s the night where they get new partners
Rocky says:
I know, that makes it exciting to see what everyone can do with new partners. I’ve read that overall it will be a good show. They are doing a group Bollywood routine Thursday night, I can’t wait. I love it.
John says:
sweet…i loved the previous Bollywood number. Bollywood can be really cool if done right or really bad if done wrong. Like most dances really
Rocky says:
Very true, but for this show, I’m sure they will make it good! The dancers will be doing another routine on Thursday, as well. One with just the females, and one with just the males. Mia choreographed the one for the girls so it will be interesting, for sure.
John says:
Well, I’m biased and will certainly love almost any dance with all females. Mia can do some really cool stuff, but some of her stuff is just weird. I definitely haven’t drunk the Mia koolaid. She’s very talented, but not God.
Rocky says:
I agree, she’s not the world’s greatest choreographer but I love weird and quirky so most of her routines are great to me.
John says:
I’m really looking forward to the show…nothing like a beautiful Wednesday night of SYTYCD
Rocky says:
Agreed. Lots of dancing tonight. Two dances per couple and a solo each.

In my continuing effort to list all of the music from Nashville Star, here’s the list of music from last night’s Nashville Star. I pretty much LOVE all the country music on this list, but I have to admit that this may be the first show where I love the original versions of all these songs better than the Nashville Star versions. Should be great to hear the Nashville Star original songs next week.

LAURA & SOPHIE performed:
“Picture To Burn” by Taylor Swift

- Video version
MELISSA performed:
“My Baby Loves Me” by Martina McBride

ASHLEE performed:
“Cowboy Take Me Away” by Dixie Chicks

COFFEY performed:
“It’s Your Love” by Faith Hill & Tim McGraw

SHAWN performed:
“Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood

- Video Version
GABE performed:
“Must Be Doing Something Right” by Billy Currington

I’m a little late on this, but I want to make sure I have a complete list of Nashville Star Music. Below you’ll find all the music from Episode 5 and links to download the music from Nashville Star. Got to love country music.

TOMMY performed:
“Should Have Been A Cowboy” by Toby Keith

COFFEY performed:
“Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

GABE performed:
“Somebody Like You” by Keith Urban

SHAWN performed:
“The First Cut Is The Deepest” by Sheryl Crow

ASHLEE performed:
“Take The Money And Run” by Steve Miller Band

MELISSA performed:
“Danny’s Song” by Loggins & Messina

LAURA & SOPHIE performed:
“Walkin’ After Midnight” by Patsy Cline

PEARL HEART performed:
“Ain’t Going Down (Til The Sun Comes Up)” by Garth Brooks

We’ve been the home of So You Think You Can Dance tour information in the past. We don’t plan on changing that anytime soon. Once the tour tickets go on sale, you can be certain to be able to purchase So You Think You Can Dance Tour Tickets on ebay.

The following are the list of SYTYCD tour dates. I’m mostly just upset that Las Vegas didn’t make the list. Looks like I’m going to have to travel a bit to be able to see the SYTYCD tour.

SEPTEMBER
DAY MONTH DATE CITY VENUE
SAT SEPT 20 Tacoma, WA Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
SUN SEPT 21 Portland, OR Rose Garden
TUE SEPT 23 West Valley City, UT “E” Center
THU SEPT 25 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
SAT SEPT 27 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
SUN SEPT 28 San Diego, CA Sports Arena
TUE SEPT 30 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

OCTOBER
WED OCT 1 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre
THU OCT 2 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
SAT OCT 4 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
SUN OCT 5 Fresno, CA SaveMart Center
TUE OCT 7 Glendale, AZ jobing.com Arena
FRI OCT 10 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre
SAT OCT 11 Houston, TX Reliant Arena
SUN OCT 12 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
TUE OCT 14 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
WED OCT 15 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
FRI OCT 17 Chicago, IL United Center
SAT OCT 18 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
SUN OCT 19 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
TUE OCT 21 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
WED OCT 22 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
FRI OCT 24 Highland Heights, KY Bank of KY Ctr
SAT OCT 25 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
SUN OCT 26 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
TUE OCT 28 Trenton, NJ Sovereign Bank Arena
WED OCT 29 Boston, MA Agganis Arena

NOVEMBER
SAT NOV 1 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theater
SUN NOV 2 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Center
MON NOV 3 Providence, RI Dunkin’ Donuts Center
WED NOV 5 Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum
THU NOV 6 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
SAT NOV 8 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center
SUN NOV 9 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center
MON NOV 10 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
WED NOV 12 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
THU NOV 13 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett
FRI NOV 14 Pensacola, FL Pensacola Civic Center
SUN NOV 16 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
MON NOV 17 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum

It was officially announced this morning that Jessica King had to drop out of the competition for “So You Think You Can Dance”. Jessica will appear on the show wednesday night to explain why she had to leave the competition. I’m sorry to see her leave. It’s possible she will be back on the finale show, but it’s not yet clear if she will go on the SYTYCD Tour this year. We’ll have to wait and see.

Jessica, I wish you a speedy and full recovery. Please continue with your dancing, many of us love and support you!

You can read more about it here:

Jessica drops out

“Fox announced Monday morning at the TCA press tour. “I would like to say how sorry I am that Jessica cannot continue dancing in the competition at the advice of her doctor,” executive producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe said in a statement.”

If you missed tonight’s Miss Universe Pageant 2008, then you missed Miss America falling on her butt after tripping on her dress. Check out the video of Miss America tripping over her dress:

I mean seriously, the one thing you’re asked to do for a pageant is to walk around without tripping. Is it really all that hard?

Apparently it is for Miss America, since it happened last year too. Here’s the video of Miss America’s fall from last year and the subsequent booing she received.

One thing that I did learn from the Miss Universe Pageant tonight was that despite all of our cultural differences, every country in the nation has one thing in common: beautiful women.

Of course, I couldn’t do a post on Pageant mess ups without posting Miss South Carolina’s Miss Teen USA 2007 answer. I’ve seen this and listened to it probably 20 times and it still astounds me. Enjoy!