So You Think You Can Dance: Blackbird Singing On A Tuesday Night: "Why Can't You Leave My $%#@ing Song Alone?"

In a dramatic voiceover Cat tells us that thousands auditioned, hundreds (or one hundred and fifty two) moved on to Vegas, but only twenty got to appear on the crappy new stage (twenty one if you count Brandon Dumlao, which I guess they're not doing). 

We are down to fourteen, and tonight they will battle it out for your votes. In the end, there can be only one.



Lythgoe was an effete snob! He died on his knees! I took his head and raped his woman before his blood was even cold... hahahaha!  

Welcome! To So You Think You Can Dance (dance.............dance)!

I still don't like the opening dance intros on the new stage. Of course this would bug me even if we were still on the old stage.....



UGH.  Buy a fucking shirt with buttons!!!!!  



Don't you just love my sparkly tin foil dress??  

No guest judges again this week. At this point I think I might even get excited over Toni Basil.



Nevermind. 

This week's filler question?   How did you get into dance? And just for shits and giggles we'll get to see kiddie pictures and maybe even some video of the dancers. I hope everyone's been good to their moms lately!  

But before we get to the contestants, Cat has a little surprise for us; childhood pictures of the judges. Anyone want to see a nine year old Nigel? Me either.



I was expecting an oil painting; I didn't know photography was invented so long ago. 



Before the botulism 

Adam says that thanks to botox she doesn't look any different. Hahahahaha! I love you, Adam!



Adorable then, adorable now. 

First up to dance are Asseleigh and Jakob. Asseleigh says that as a child she was always energetic and her mom tells her she never slept. Translation: even her mom hates her.

Her most memorable dance performance was when she beat out CeCe for the part in Mr. Melman's new show.



Jakob has always been really artsy. No way! He also went through a chunky phase which is when he really got into dancing.  



He loved it, and as an added bonus, he also lost weight. I for one am glad that he loved it because he's a pretty amazing dancer. I am also glad he lost weight because I am very, very shallow.

This week they will be dancing a Tabitha and Napoleon hip hop routine. The story of the piece is about a couple (duh), they're in love, and she finds out that he has cheated on her. This should be great practice for when Cat inevitably seduces Ryan.







Okay, the first thing I have to say is that the text messages displayed on the stage screen? Dumb. That aside, I was surprised that someone finally gave Asseleigh some actual choreography to perform. Shocking!

Perhaps even more shocking than that was the fact that she wasn't terrible doing that choreography. Don't worry, I still hate her. What did bug me about her in this was that I thought she was overselling the emotion. Her dancing was okay, but her faces were over the top which ruined her performance for me. I think I might have actually liked her in this if it weren't for the face pulling. Eeek! 

Jakob is definitely one of my favorites. He continues to kill it in every style he gets. I was actually worried about him getting hip hop, I wasn't sure if he'd be able to hit it hard enough, but I thought he did a really good job. I don't think these guys are going anywhere anytime soon.

As they finish Cat says that right now thousands of men are deleting messages from their phones. Ummm, if they're watching the show with their wives or girlfriends I'm thinking they're not even looking at that cell phone right now. No need to call attention to it, right?



Don't delete my messages, Hugh! 


Nigel's speaking first this week. He thinks this was a great routine, he thinks they always find a great gimmick, and texting was no exception. He knows so many people that have suffered from that. 



Other pervy old men? 

He's going straight home and wiping his phone. I don't know how that will help when evidence of your disgusting perviness is recorded weekly and broadcast on TV. But yeah, wipe your cell phone, jackass.

He tells Jakob that every single week he is challenged by the choreographers and every week he comes up to scratch. Scratch that. Not only does he come up to scratch, he adds to. Does that even make sense? Whatever, there is little doubt in Nigel's mind that Jakob will continue to grow into the top ten. Yeah, I'd be pretty shocked if he got cut before then. I'm hoping to see him go very far.

Nigel says he always thought that Asseleigh had the ability to grow and then he basically confirms that he paired her with Jakob so that she could ride his coattails to the top ten. I knew it!!!!!! He does add a but, saying that she has grown at a faster pace than he imagined she would and she has really contributed to this partnership, particularly this week. Baloney! This is the FIRST week she's contributed in my opinion. 

He thinks she was really good tonight, and says he could name a number of people that didn't give her a chance in this show that are now eating their words. I think that's a little premature, Nigel. I'm not prepared to eat any of my words just yet, thanks. 

Mary says that Asseleigh is a star tonight. She can't believe how hard hitting and believe her passion was in the dance. You too, Jakob.

Adam says he doesn't really know what to say to Jakob. He thinks Jakob's just about as sure a bet as you can get to be in the top ten. He thinks he's crushing it this season. I agree. Adam then goes on to tell Asseleigh that he was one of the people that didn't believe in her. He now thinks she is absolutely a top contender for the top ten. Well, DUH Adam, she's paired with Jakob! 

He thinks Nigel is right, it has nothing to do with Jakob's coattails anymore. Her total commitment to this style of movement was absolutely so convincing, gripping, and it was just awesome to see how much she's changed. Pleh.

Up next are Karen and Kevin. Karen was a total goody goody who always did everything that she was told. As a child Karen performed at the Martha Graham Dance School which I think is pretty cool. It sounds like she had a language barrier at first and learned what steps meant by watching. Which is pretty much how all kids learn, so whatever Karen.

Kevin is the oldest of six kids. He says when his dad was away he was the man of the house, and no matter what age he was, he was always in charge of his mom. Wha??? He didn't start dancing until he was seventeen, but one of his most memorable dance experiences was performing a tribute to Michael Jackson after he died. Less than a year ago. Ahhhhh, memories. 

Kevin tells us it was amazing, and they felt like MJ's spirit was there. He just let go and really thought he was Michael Jackson at that time.



Did you get a sudden hankering for young boys? 

Sorry, I just couldn't resist. They will be doing a Broadway number with new choreographer Spencer Liff. Oh. My. God. Another week with no Sir BitchyPants?!?!?!?!? I am the happiest recapper on the planet!!!



Spencer is much much cuter than Sir BitchyPants!! 

I had no idea who Spencer was and what he has done, so I did a little research. Turns out, he was in Equus as one of the horses (and dance captain), so I've seen him perform! He was also in Across The Universe as Evan Rachel Wood's ill fated boyfriend, as well as a few other film and stage roles going back to when he was a kid. I really hope he's a good choreographer!!!!

They will be doing a number from Sweet Charity. YAY! A show I like! Karen says that Broadway looks easy on stage but then she sees all the things she has to do and realizes it ain't so easy. Spencer says he thinks they were shocked by how difficult the routine is; he actually thought this routine was going to be a cake walk, but he's guessing that he was wrong.







Whoa. That was BAD. Like really, really, bad. I actually really liked the choreography, and I love the song ("If My Friends Could See Me Now"), but they danced it horribly and had zero personality. This was an epic FAIL. Did anyone else catch Kevin kissing Karen on the teeth? 



AWKWARD! 

Cat remembers Shirley MacLaine doing this number in the movie and she was phenomenal. Uh, okay. Thanks for sharing, Cat.

Nigel would first like to congratulate Spencer. Nigel says that certainly was Broadway choreography and that style requires humor in the performance. He says you can hear it in the music and singing - shout out to Christina Applegate! - but they had none of it in their performance. 

He says this is probably the first time that Karen has been asked to dance without being a sex kitten. She had to be a cute little character here. He thinks that is possibly why he didn't enjoy her performance this evening. No wood. Kevin on the other hand was wooden. Nigel thinks that with a hip hop background Kevin should have been able to better bring the humor that the routine needed. 

Mary agrees. She says it needed to be so much more. She also thinks that Karen fared better than Kevin, and tells Kevin his shoulders were up too high for most of the performance.  She reassures them that they've had some spectacular moments in the show (they have?) and she thinks this is just a bump in the road tonight. She hopes they learn from it and grow. I think they better start hoping that someone else bombs worse than they do.

Adam tells Spencer that he thinks it was a great combination of staccato movement meshed with lyrical and smooth movement in there because it really challenged the dancers. Did it challenge them too much? Possibly.

He thinks this is amazing for Kevin to even get through that given that he is a hip hop dancer. Ugh. Isn't that the purpose of the show, Adam? He does agree that Karen fared better, but says she is equipped to fare better. He was actually happy to see her being asked to play something other than the tigress for a change. He does agree this was a bump, but good for the show. Huh? I'm going to guess that he means adding Spencer as a choreographer.

Now it's time for Russell and Noelle. 

Russell tells us that he was very outgoing as a child; he wasn't shy about performing at all. He always knew he had an interest in the arts; he was always singing songs, or trying to do dances that he saw. When he was about seven or eight he performed Billie Jean in a show. He does not say that he thought he was Michael Jackson.



So adorable! 

Noelle tells us she was crazy as a child, a wild thing. She tells a story of how she lost her front tooth because she was jumping on the hood of a car and smacked her head into the windshield.



That may explain a lot of things. 

They will be dancing the fox trot choreographed by Eddie Simon. Are you serious that Russell has to do the fox trot again? And so soon? That is such complete bullshit!!

Eddie thinks it's interesting that they've picked fox trot again. That's one word for it. Sabotage is another. Noelle is excited to do this dance with Russell, thinking it's good that he doesn't have to do it with Melanie this time. You better watch out, Noelle! She might trip you again!







I really liked this. I just love watching Russell dance, and yet again, he just made me smile throughout this whole number. He definitely has that certain something about him.   I also thought they did a good job with the actual dancing of the piece, I didn't really see a lot of missteps. This is a hard style to sell, and I can't say I LOVED it, but I really did like it. A lot.

Nigel says it's only been a couple of weeks since Russell did this style but either Eddie Simon has brought something out of him, or he has vastly improved in two weeks. He thinks the carriage is better, the rise and fall is better, and there is no question that Russell is a star. He never ceases to amaze Nigel and he continues to grow every week.

He tells Noelle she has a star partner, but what he likes about her is that she is not content in his shadow (coughAsseleighcough). She fights each week to get herself out there and make herself seen. And she is successful in doing that.

Mary says Russell is so far outside his style yet he still made it look so effortless there. He didn't look worried to her, and there is a lot to be worried about when you dance a fox trot. She loves him! She thinks Noelle is absolutely gorgeous.



In her granny dress 

Seriously, what the fuck is up with that dress? It makes her look fat and dumpy. Noelle, you can't go around pissing off the costume department, see how they pay you back?

Mary says she looked smooth because her foot work was correct, and something about tracking in the line. I'm sorry, she's lost me. Oh, I get it, when she's talking about tracking she means having your feet forward instead of turned out; usually contemporary dancers have a hard time not turning out their feet. She is so proud of them tonight.

Adam thinks the key thing to underline in their performance was joy. YES!! He says the joy just exuded out of them, and they had a huge amount of confidence considering he is a hip hop krumper and she is a contemporary dancer doing the second most deadly dance next to the quickstep. Whatever, Adam. The foxtrot only has a fifty percent rate of elimination. I'm pretty sure there are other dances that rate higher on the deadly dance scale. 

Anyway, He thinks they are fantastic and he loves them!

Up next are Victor and Channing. Channing tells us she was crazy energetic and adventurous as a child. She thinks her mom enrolled her in dance class so that she could burn off some of that energy, and also, to have some time away from her. Ouch!

Victor tells us he was a brat; he was that kid who gets lost in a department store. And then he does an impression of his mom yelling for him in a deep voice. Hee! That made me laugh. He remembers a dance he did when he was young saying his turns then were terrible compared to his turns now. 

This week they will be doing a jazz routine choreographed by Sir BitchyPants. URGH. Just one week off? Really? At least he's not doing Broadway. He tells us this routine is about two curious, eclectic blackbirds coming out to play. He finds himself to be waaaaaay too amusing.

BARF 

He wants them to feed off each other in this routine. And then we see him yelling at them. A lot. And still finding himself to be amusing while doing that. Have I mentioned lately that I hate him?







AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I seriously hate this fucking Bobby McFerrin version of "Blackbird" that they're using. What the hell is it with this show and the horrible versions of this song that they subject us to??? I LOVE this song (The Beatles' version) and I cannot fucking stand any of the versions they've ever used on this show.

The song completely ruined the first viewing of this dance for me. I seriously couldn't concentrate on the dancing because I was so consumed by hatred for the song. So I watched it again. Same problem. Then I tried watching with the sound muted. Much better.

You know, they both are really good dancers, but I just can't seem to connect with them emotionally. Channing still seems more butch than her partner to me, and Victor, while technically really great, doesn't have a lot of personality in his performance. I really want to like them, but I sorta keep forgetting they're even in the competition. Uh oh.

Cat is working my last nerve tonight as she is now making kissy animal noises at them, the sound that annoying people make when they're calling their cat or dog.

She asks Victor about his war wound from this dance. Apparently Channing got a little over exuberant with the pecking and gave him a gash about his eye requiring five stitches. Yeouch!! He says he asked for six, to represent season six, but the doctors wouldn't do it. 



And his mom's insurance wouldn't cover it. 

Nigel tells Channing that this is the first week for him where it looked like she actually enjoyed herself, so he actually enjoyed her performance. He says it's funny that they were dancing in a cage because he feels like sometimes she cages her own feelings and emotions. Does she? She says she does, but she stepped outside of the cage this week.

He tells Victor that he has a lot to say to him. Ever since they saw him the first time, right through to Vegas week, all the way through to this point he has really grown as a man and matured. He's so proud of him. As a dancer he has always been of a high standard but he's not seeing Victor grow much more than that week after week. Nigel is seeing other guys start to spike and overtake him in that respect. He needs him to grow in his performances, but he is a superb dancer, and Nigel loves his work.

Mary tells Sir BitchyPants that she just loves this concept. It was such a fun piece. She tells Victor that he hasn't had that star moment yet, but he is so consistent and that is why he is still here because he is consistently really really good. She wants him to dig deeper. She thinks that Channing has been great and strong all the way along. She loved watching her break down and just let it go and get into this character. 

Adam says it's as if she's finding her way into the show right now. He says he thinks there was a rocky start with some of the partnership upsets and some of whatever. But she's now loosening up and letting go, and if she keeps growing now she's going to do great. 

He tells Sir BitchyPants that this was an incredibly smart routine. Ugh, enough with that, Adam. I may scream the next time he tells a choreographer that. Nigel butts in saying he prefers the Beatles singing "Blackbird."



As much as it pains me to say this.....WORD, Nigel. 

Adam agrees. He says that this version of the song kept him out of feeling for the dancers a little bit. That having been said, he agrees with Nigel and Mary about Victor. They've always thought he was a great dancer, now he needs to get in it to win it. Then he says "I'm just in it to give advice. Alright? You're welcome." Wow. Is someone starting to get a little big for his britches?



Please don't make me start to hate you, Adam. 

We're moving on now to Kathryn and Legacy. Kathryn was very shy as a child.



And adorable!! 

Her mom owned a dance studio and got her into dancing, and her first performance was with her mom. Say it with me now, awwwwwwwww. 

Legacy was a rebel. He followed his passion no matter what anyone said. He remembers his first performance being at a house party. His dad used to do some dancing and would grab his hand and try to get him out there as well, but Legacy wasn't having any of that. Until his dad gave him five bucks. He says he owes his dad a thank you because if it wasn't for that moment, he wouldn't be here today. Say it with me again, awwwww.



Shit! I think I'm just going to have to deal with the fact that I actually like this kid now. Damn! 

They will be dancing a paso doble choreographed by Tony Meredith. Hey! Where's Bette?!?!? Oh, wait. I bet I know what happened.



She kicked Adam's ass last time she was here! Tony just watched, so they let him come back. 

Tony tells us that the paso doble is passion, it's power, it's provocative, it's intense. The story is that Legacy is an admiral who comes in from his naval fleet and he sees his lover, his concubine who he has been longing to be with. She's angry with him, and the entire dance is like a fight. Wow. I guess someone misses Bette.



Shankman can't keep us apart forever! 

Tony says this is the paso doble from hell. It's gonna be up, down, on the floor, around. Legacy tells us it is no joke. Kathryn thinks it is fast! Legacy tells us something's gotta give! And then he splits his pants. 



Well, better in rehearsal than on stage, right? Just ask Chbeeb.







Okay, so there were definitely a couple of really awkward moments in there, like the final lift and the death drops, but even despite those, I really enjoyed this number. These two have really chemistry together and I think they did a great job of selling the number. Even when they're weren't necessarily getting the technique exactly right.

I'm still sort of in shock over how much I've ended up liking these two especially given how much they both annoyed the crap out of me during Vegas week. I keep expecting to wake up and decide I hate them again, but they keep right on charming me. I think I might be getting soft.

Oddly, we are taking a break before hearing the judges' comments. I don't think we've ever done that before.

Once we're back, Nigel's up first. Again. He doesn't know where Tony's got this story from. How many admirals wander around shirtless? Adam pipes up to say that if Legacy's an admiral, he knows a lot of people who'd want to sign up for that Navy.



They just better get in line behind me! 

Nigel reminds Kathryn that he called her dancing juvenile last week. He thinks she's certainly changed that this week! Eeewwwww. Nigel's boner is back. He says Tony was asking her for intensity and passion, and she brought it all. Absolutely magnificent.

He says every time he sees Legacy he is practicing. He even saw him practicing with his shadow. Nigel says it's that passion and that hunger, it's that need for knowledge and everything else that is going to push him into the top ten. He tells Legacy that if he gets into the top ten, it will make him very, very proud indeed.



Please! Like you'd even consider sending him home! 

Mary agrees that Kathryn was right on the money. She was a little vixen out there. And Holy Smokes! She thinks Legacy is just crazy again this week. The character that he portrayed was so right on, she can't even believe it. Yes, there were some technical aspects weren't there, but she thought his syncopated steps were just perfect. Ole, brother!

Adam tells Kathryn she killed it, she just destroyed out there. She had so much bravado. Every head snap. the use of her skirt, when she hit the ground, she HIT the ground. He thought she was amazing and fabulous. 

Adam tells Legacy that in Vegas one of the things that was shocking to everyone on the panel was his lack of stamina. He says his stamina now is absolutely spectacular. Yeah, I'm going to leave that one alone. He says over half of the people questioned whether or not he should be in the top twenty. Apparently there was a raging debate about it. Ooooo, I wonder who didn't want him to make it? Mia? And who else?

Adam says that now he thinks Legacy is going to make it into the top ten because he is crushing it. If he keeps growing the way he has been, he could go all the way. He says Legacy is a total inspiration to all these breakdancers out there because he is no longer a breakdancer, he is a dancer. Pleh.

Oh! Now I see why we had a break before the comments! It's so we could have yet another in-show commercial for the Dizzy Feet Foundation and it's gala event.

Already the foundation has been able to provide scholarships to nine amazing dancers. We see some of the kids who are going to some pretty awesome schools. Among them are Julliard, JKO at American Ballet Theatre, Ailey II and (of course) the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. 

They've also gotten together with community programs that work with inner city schools. I do like that. A lot. Nigel says that hopefully from the thousands of kids that are experiencing dance at this age, one or two of them will come out of it and be professional dancers. But at this age what they really want is to just get them involved in dance.



They need to raise money, so they are having the gala event that Nigel mentioned last week. Ummmm, I'm still waiting to hear who would like to take me to that. Did you fail to see that I said I would put out?!?

Aside from everyone they've already told us about, Cat says there will be many more surprise appearances from the world of film, television, and dance.



Cat! Just tell me if he's going to be there! Come on! TELL ME!!!! 

Oh, probably not. His show is still going on. Phew! I still want tickets, though! Call me! I do a bendy pretzel bobcat thing you'll love! Nigel says if you haven't bought tickets yet you still can, or you can just give money. He should talk to Pay Per View about getting this on there for those of us that don't live in California. I know I'd fork over some dough to watch!

Alright, time to get back to the dancing. Next up are Ellenore and Ryan. Ellenore tells us she was a very sassy little girl. She says the first time she got out on stage she was just watching everyone else dance, picking her wedgie, and waving to her mom. Ha! I sort of love that!  

Ryan started dancing when he was four and it really came naturally to him. So does modesty. He says it's kind of in his blood because his grandparents were professional ballroom dancers. I wonder if his grandfather pranced around all the time refusing to button his shirt? His first performance was as a bunny.



In what has to be the biggest rip off of a costume I have ever seen. 

At least he was wearing a shirt. They will be dancing a Travis Wall contemporary piece. The story is about a reunited couple. Wait! Is that? It is!



Jaimie!!! Love her! 

Anyway, it's about a couple that gets reintroduced to each other ten years down the road. She's proud; he realizes he missed out on the best thing he ever had in his life. Oh, barf. Travis, you know I love you, but that concept really might make me puke.

Ellenore thinks there will be a lot of emotional investigation for both her and Ryan. Careful, Ellenore! Asseleigh is watching you!







First of all, I really love that song, "Your Ex-Lover's Dead" by Stars. I absolutely loved that moment in the beginning that they held and took a moment, just looking at each other before they began to dance together. You know, Ryan is another one that is not my favorite. I'd love to see him, his unbuttoned shirts, and his wife all get booted before the top ten. But I don't think that is going to happen. And part of that is because of the way he just danced.

When I watched it the first time, I actually completely dismissed him thinking that he didn't do anything other than lift Ellenore. But that wasn't the case. He did actually dance, and it was pretty good. She was better, but overall, I enjoyed their performance.

Nigel thinks there's so much about luck on this program. This week after performing an awful krump (that was billed as hip hop) last week, and barely making it through, he thinks they've cemented their place for next week. They've benefited from an absolutely brilliant Travis Wall routine. I don't know that I'd call it brilliant, Nigel. Don't get carried away, okay?

He tells them it was his favorite routine of the night, and tells Travis that he is an absolute asset to season six. Well, yeah, especially now that Mia's gone and quit. He says that in talking to the choreographers, they have all said that Ellenore is one of the sharpest tools in the box this season. But he is worried that in becoming a different person and character with every routine that she does, that the public won't know who she is. Yes, because we are all idiots, Nigel.

He thinks tonight that we will all finally understand what a complete all round brilliant performer she is.



And what a complete, total, all-round dickhead HE is 

Nigel tells Ryan he would have never guessed that he is a ballroom dancer tonight had he not known his history. He believes having watched him tonight that he is the best ballroom dancer that has ever done contemporary. Uh, Nigel? I hope you're just talking about the guys because I the ballroom girls have certainly held their own. Heidi was in Mia's piece that won an Emmy, and even though I wasn't a huge fan of Lacey, her piece with Kameron was pretty darn good. Oh! And Chelsie's with Mark. The ballroom guys? Yeah, they weren't so good at contemporary. He thinks Ryan was outstanding tonight.

Mary thinks that Travis hasn't taken a wrong step this season and she is so proud of him. She thinks Ellenore is the perfect blend of just being gorgeous and having star quality moments. Not only because of her beauty, but also because of her technique. Her legs, her feet, and the fact that she can take on any character that they give her.

She tells Ryan that he is being an inspiration now to thousands of ballroom kids out there. She says so many ballroom kids do not want to get off the circuit, they don't want to come and try out for this show (probably because they know you overload it with contemporary dancers), they're intimidated by doing other styles. He has broken so many barriers for ballroom dancers across this country. And then she gets choked up.

She tells them that her grandmother used to have a saying when you did something well, she would say it was like walking on tall cotton. Huh? Wha? What was her grandma? A plantation owner or something?



"I do declare, Mammy, you lace me up as if you were walking on tall cotton!!"  

"Fuck you, Miss Scarlet." 

Adam says that So You Think You Can Dance has kicked in just now! Nice. Way to insult the rest of the dancers, Adam. He has been loving many things throughout this season but he was just saying to his colleagues earlier that he hasn't yet had that moment that catches his breath. Well, not since the first performance show when everyone danced in their own styles.



God, I miss that Billy Bell. 

This brought him the same amount of joy. He says they made him catch his breath again. He gushes on and on about Ryan, but I think I've hit my max on the fawning all over Ryan at this point, so I refuse to listen anymore. Oh! He's pretty sure both Ryan and his wife (did you know he's married?) are going to end up in the top ten. Bleh. 

No word on whether he thinks Ellenore will be there too. I'm pretty sure she will. Unless they get another hip hop.

Time for the last couple of the evening.  Are you ready to meet the kiddie versions of Mowee and Nathan?





Nathan tells us he is the youngest of three boys and he always got what he wanted, and he was kind of a brat. He says watching his brothers dance really got him into dancing.  Mowee tells us she was a little diva. She was always decked out and always acted like she was she older, even though she was only four or five. Funnily enough, she tells us, now that she is eighteen she acts younger. Ha. Ha. Ha. Yeah, that's not funny at all. Just sort of sad really.

They will be performing a pop jazz routine by Laurieann Gibson. HAHAHAHAHA!! Now THAT is funny! Please please please let Mowee raise her hand and ask to go to the bathroom!



Hold it in, Betsy Wetsy! 

Mowee is nervous. Hee! I hope it makes her have to pee! Laurieann says she expects one hundred percent. A hundred and ten. Mowee tells us this dance is very passionate and everything they do is from the soul. Laurieann says they better give the audience goosebumps because she will accept nothing less.

Feh. Who turned Laurieann down to three? We need her at least a six!!! Dammit! She then shows them a chill they put on her arm, then tells them not to get happy. That was it?!? What a disappointment, Laurieann.





I did not like that at all. I just really can't stand the way Mowee moves. She still seems sloppy to me. You know, Nigel blasted Kathryn last week, telling her that her movement was juvenile, but it's Mowee's movement that is juvenile and childish. 

I didn't like Nathan in this either. You know, Laurieann choreographs with such strong movement, I don't think either one of them could pull it off. Color me unimpressed.

Nigel thinks they've both dug much deeper this week for this performance. He thinks it was so much stronger from that point of view. He tells Mowee she is one of the most committed dancers he has ever met.



Someone commit him. PLEASE. 

He says that will stand her in really good stead as she moves on in her career and she becomes the professional that they all know she's going to be. He's says you need that commitment and that passion because where else but in dance are you going to have to put up with people moaning at you, shouting at you, being underpaid and overworked, only in dance. I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you on that one, Nigel.



Ummm, yee-ahhh. I'm gonna have to go ahead and ask you to come in on Saturday.

He tells Nathan that quite a few people thought Nigel was too tough on him last week. He's not going to be any easier this week. He thinks Nathan is possibly one of the most talented young men that he's ever had the pleasure of meeting. He says he's going to stay on Nathan's back the entire time he's in this competition because he has got to grow.

Nigel thinks he has the potential of being one of the best dancers they've ever had on this series, so he's got to make sure he's growing. A lot of other dancers that are not as technically proficient as him are growing in leaps and bounds. So he needs to mature and reach his full potential in the time that he is in the competition.

Mary says it's good to have the dream team back again! Oh, shut up, Mary! She was shocked how badly they did last week, and she is happy to see them back strong and committed. Did it give her chills? No. But it was really good tonight, so she'll give them a little shout out.



Excuse you! 

Adam agrees with what's been said. So now he wants to talk to them about strategy. He thinks things have come easy to Nathan (especially given what he said about getting everything that he wants), and he tells him that this will not come easy. And ohmygod he's just going on and on and on and seriously? I do love Adam, but I really want him to shut the fuck up right about now. Especially when he says they were in sync this week. I strongly disagree.

He wants them to look at the people that are being praised, and look at what they're being praised for. He wants to see them go really far. He's expecting in the future one of those gasp, catch your breath moments from them.

Cat talks us through a quick review of the dances and phone numbers for tonight's performances, and then all the dancers are on stage and she wants the judges to tell us who they think might be in trouble this week. Nigel? He wants to first point out that it's not about the choreography, just the sucky way they danced it. Kevin and Karen. Mary? Ditto. Adam? Same. I can't say I disagree with them on that one.

What did you think, Gasmi? Who were your favorites this evening? Which dances left you unimpressed? How freaking cute is Russell? Are you all as resigned as I am to just liking Legacy now? And most importantly, am I the only one that wants to see Ryan button his fucking shirt?

As always, I am jumping right over to the results show, so I should have that for you soon! Until then....

SWAK, PottyMouth