top 12 performing a clip of the Broadway, “Brand New Day” group number and some interviews.
The Top 10 of So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 perform on Ellen. Ellen shows her groove with a “Calle Ocho” piece which was fun to watch; They’re all in sync! This is in two parts. First part was the dance and the second is Ellen talking about the dance with choreographer Tabitha [...]
After their (some would say surprising) elimination Thursday night, “So You Think You Can Dance” contestants Jason Glover and Janette Manrara chatted Friday with journalists on a conference call about their experiences on the show. Jason, on how he felt following Melissa Sandvig and Ade Obayomi’s emotional dance, inspired by a woman’s fight with breast [...]
When you get to the end, it gets so hard to determine who will be the audience’ bottom two. We had the gamut tonight, from dancers that were in last place but launching themselves into first place, and from dancers that delivered consistent and professional performances throughout, but were still short of the first place [...]
Well, not much surprise for us tonight. The two we thought would be eliminated were, and on the women’s side, our second pick for elimination was in the bottom two. Ade was the only dancer that did not belong, and we thought it like last year when Twitch was threatened, but really, had no business [...]
The top 10 SYTYCD finalists perform their solos, for some of them who have never been in the bottom three- their first time on the spotlight with a solo… Randi Evans: “Dream” —Priscilla Ahn Brandon Bryant: “In Your Eyes” —Jeffrey Gaines Kupuno Aweau: “Marina Gasolina” —Bonde do Rolê Melissa Sandvig: “Gabriel” —Lamb Evan Kasprzak: “Zing! [...]
Tonight breaks the mold because the dancers must all change partners after dancing with their prior partner for weeks. Partnering is a very difficult aspect of dance. Sometimes there is chemistry, sometimes there is beauty and sometimes there is just discomfort. It is conveyed by the dancers if the match is not right and it [...]
Janette Manrara and Brandon Bryant danced Argentine Tango to the song “Libertango” From Forever Tango, Choreography by Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo Janette Manrara and Brandon Bryant, Jazz number “Ruby Blue” by Róisín Murphy, Choreography by Wade Robson
This week we have to work top down. Most weeks we are thinking we have to nail the bottom three. So we go bottom up and try to pick who we liked least. This week, we loved every performance. These dancers are true stars and a step above everyone else in dance. The choreographers do [...]