After a questionable Top 14 show, this past week’s Top 12 episode of So You Think You Can Dance was exponentially better within the first few minutes. Anna Kendrick replaced Carly Rae Jepsen as the guest judge, and man was she a breath of fresh air. I was not sure what to expect given her extensive musical background in…um... Pitch Perfect. But she can call herself “Academy Award Nominee, Anna Kendrick” so I imagine she tells the other cast members of Twilight to “suck it” on occasion. Regardless, she added some much needed humor to the show while also giving feedback that had substance. Bravo, young lady.
Before we could even get going though, Cat notified us that Curtis had injured himself and was unable to dance. That’s a shame for him because he was also in the bottom 6. Not looking too good there, buddy. Also joining Curtis in the danger zone (where is Kenny Loggins these days?) were Alan, Nico, Mackenzie, Alexis and Jasmine. Mackenzie was once again sent to safety immediately, with Nigel essentially telling America they get it wrong every week and he’s never going to send this girl home. The judges also decided that none of the guys needed to dance for their lives, so Curtis was probably back stage prepping for his “goodbye” video package. In the end, only Jasmine and Alexis had to dance, with Alexis and Curtis leaving the show.
The evening did have some stellar routines though. I especially enjoyed Jasmine and Aaron’s contemporary routine based on The Giving Tree. I was very moved by their performance right up until the time Nigel decided to bestow upon us what The Giving Tree is about. We got it, Nigel. The choreographer explained it during the pre-performance video and they just danced it beautifully. Geesh.
My favorite routine of the night though was Amy and Fik-shun’s (there’s nothing you can do about this, spell check), sexy hip hop performance set to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye. Fantastic. Sure, Amy just about ate the floor when her chair slipped in the water, but I was greatly entertained by the whole thing and smiled for quite some time afterwards.
Quote of the night, by the way, goes to Ms. Kendrick: “I don’t always get ballroom, but that just made me want to take lessons and have an affair on a tropical island….well, maybe just the second part.”
Tonight the dancers will go from 12 to 10 as we creep toward the end of the season. Will Mackenzie sail through this week or will she need another free pass from the judges? For the record, I really like her. I’m just not sure that she is so superior that Nigel would call out Ameriker on the voting, Is Fik-shun destined for the Final Four? Will Paula Abdul puulllleaaaasssee come back and guest judge again? Time will tell. Til then!
No comments:
Post a Comment