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Mia Michaels and Other SYTYCD Choreographers Dancing

John — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:23:22 +0000

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.

SYTYCD Top 10 Elimination Music

John — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:02:04 +0000

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

So You Think You Can Dance: 3 Emmy Nominations!

Rocky — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:51:00 +0000

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

Tons of Songs from SYTYCD Top 10 - Solos and Couples

John — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:29:43 +0000

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

Download the Songs from Nashville Star Season 6 Episode 6

John — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:32:42 +0000

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

Download the Music from Nashville Star Season 6 Episode 5

John — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:04:30 +0000

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

So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) Tour Dates and Venues

John — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:37:30 +0000

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

SYTYCD: A second chance for Comfort Fedoke

Rocky — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:13:11 +0000

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.”

Streaming Video of Hell’s Kitchen Season 4 Finale

John — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:13:49 +0000

Watch the full finale of Hell’s Kitchen right here. I won’t spoil you with the winner, but let’s just say that I was a little disappointed. I can see why Chef made the decision he did, but I still would have liked to see the other person win.

Enjoy the finale of Hell’s Kitchen Season 4. I wonder what Chef will bring next season.

America’s Best Dance Crew: Sexy Not Trashy!

Rocky — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:42:48 +0000

Fan-ny Pak, Fan-ny Pak! I was chanting right along with the audience. My favorite performance of the night. I have a confession to make, Fanny Pak was on my list of crews to be eliminated early in this competition. During the auditions I thought Fanny Pak was a joke, during the top twenty show I was surprised when they made it through to the top 10. Fanny Pak, really?!? But after the first show I saw creative potential and they’ve grown on me ever since!

My favorite three crews, Super Cr3w, SoReal and Boogie Bots are still my favorites, but tonight were a little disappointing. Both Boogie Bots and Super Cr3w were just okay. Thankfully, SoReal were good… again!

Which brings me to A.S.I.I.D, how did they manage to get more votes this week than SoReal? Every week SoReal is a fan favorite, both with the live audience and those posting on message boards. Last week their routine was definitely one of the top four.

A.S.I.I.D. has always seemed a bit sloppy to me, as Lil Mama pointed out about their performance last week. I think right now they’re getting sympathy votes for having a hearing impaired person on the team. I know it’s not PC to say it but that’s how I feel. They made it into the top three crews this week over two more popular crews. One crew that was awesome last week. Of course, I’m basing my opinion of popularity on what I read online and hear from real life people. Maybe their fan base just puts their efforts into voting rather than talking and posting. Not a bad thing. It didn’t help my opinion of the situation when the show made sure we knew that it was the loss of a hearing aid that threw them off and not just sloppy dancing. Milk the sympathy votes some more! Of course, I have to be fair; they milked sympathy votes for my Boogie Bots, too. Yeah, so I’ll be quite now.

Phresh Select and Supreme Soul landed in the bottom. Many people were predicting that Phresh Select would go this week, as was I. So that was not a surprise. But Supreme Soul, that threw me. I think they are the sleeper crew and will be in the final battle. I’ve seen some of their performances before this show and they are definitely not showing their full potential. Actually, if the bottom two were not decided by public votes, I would say this was planned. My prediction: Expect Supreme Soul to continue to shine strong for the rest of the show.

Overall, it was just an okay show, but I still love it!

This week Phresh Select heads home.