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"Top 12 Rank 'em"
DoodleBug 5133 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-09-09, 10:22 AM (EST)
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"Top 12 Rank 'em" |
Here they are in order of appearance (descriptions taken from the ECT). Who should the Top 10 be?Melissa and Ade Dance 1 = Disco (Doriana Sanchez), Move On Up, Destination Dance 2 = Waltz (Ron Montez), Natural Woman (MJ Blige) Kayla and Kupono Dance 1 = Contemporary (Mia), Gravity, Sara Bareilles Dance 2 = Broadway (Joey Dowling), The Dance At the Gyme, West Side Story Caitlin and Jason Dance 1 = Foxtrot (Tony Meredith), Minnie the Moocher, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Dance 2 = Jazz (Mandy Moore), Show Me Heaven, Maria McKee Jeanine and Phillip Dance 1 = Russian Folk Dance (Youri and Lila),Kalinka,Barynya Dance 2 = Jive (Tony Meredith), Stuff Like That There, Bette Midler Randi and Evan Dance 1 = Hip Hop (Nappy Tabs), Halo, Beyonce Dance 2 = Samba (Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis),Ritmo de Bam Bam,Jujuba Janette and Brandon Dance 1 = Argentine Tango (Miriam and Leonardo),Libertango, Forever Tango Dance 2= Pop Jazz (Wade Robson), Rubey Blue, Roisin Murphy Tribe made me wave
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DoodleBug 5133 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-09-09, 10:57 AM (EST)
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1. "RE: Top 12 Rank 'em" |
LAST EDITED ON 07-09-09 AT 09:00 PM (EST)I ranked my dances based on the "wow" factor and the ones that really moved my emotions last night.... 1. Kayla and Kupono - (Contemp) - I love Mia's choreography and this dance had me in tears after beat 4. It was stunningly beautiful and well executed. Kupono never broke character and Kayla was fierce. Biggest wow factor for me. 2. Janette and Brandon - (Argen Tango) - the best tango on SYTYCD! This was a very close second... These two are amazing together. Seeing them paired with someone else will be very interesting. 3. Janette and Brandon - (Jazz) - loved this, so good, synchronized and hard hits - brilliant! Wade is awesome. 4. Jeanine and Phillip - (Jive) - Jeanine's expressions during this dance really made it wonderful (she was crackin' me up) and Phillip looked great. I really liked this one a lot. 5. Melissa and Ade - (Disco) - the lifts were crazy good and they were really fun to watch. 6. Melissa and Ade - (Waltz)- Melissa was stunning in this dance and the spins of Ade - whoa..... I sighed a lot during this dance. 7. Randi and Evan - (Hip Hop) - while I didn't quite get the story of her pregnancy (other than a couple tummy touches), I thought it was an adorable dance and they did a good job. 8. Jeanine and Phillip - (Russian) - very corny, extremely boring in places, but they did well with what they were given. And I sad "wow" a time or two with Phillip's footwork. And it would have been an absolute mess if any other couple danced this. 9. Caitlin and Jason - (Contemp/Jazz) - it was good but was missing something - would have liked to have seen Melissa and Ade dance this one. 10. Kayla and Kupono - (Broadway) - not enough acting going on there, I liked the choreography, they just didn't execute it well enough 11. Caitlin and Jason - (Foxtrot) - meh 12. Randi and Evan - (Samba) - that was awkward looking Tribe made me wave
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Glow 14353 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-09-09, 11:00 AM (EST)
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2. "RE: Top 12 Rank 'em" |
This is really tough. 1, 2, 3 is easy. 11, 12 is easy. The rest is tough. 1. Kayla and Kupono - Dance 1 = Contemporary (Mia), Gravity, Sara Bareilles - I think she's fabulous all the time but I thought Kupono was exceptional in this. I'm sure a lot of it came from the performance aspect of it moreso than the actual dance part... but he was really great to watch in this. And Mia really did an outstanding job with the choreo. You could really see what it was about. The way he ran his mouth up her leg was seductive in that destructive way that addiction is. The way he was keeping his hold on her, not letting her go. He really knew what he was doing here... where he was supposed to be taking his part of the choreo. Kayla did her part well. Trying to break free only to be pulled right back into his grasp. Brilliant. Heartwrenching. Mia really outdid herself. Just brilliant. 2. Janette and Brandon - Dance 2= Pop Jazz (Wade Robson), Rubey Blue, Roisin Murphy - I had this at number one until I started describing why I had these numbered the way I do. Janette and Brandon are, I think, the two best dancers in the competition at this point. They portrayed the characters well. They remained in sync. The stair work was fab. Wade is a genius. Fun! 3. Janette and Brandon - Dance 1 = Argentine Tango (Miriam and Leonardo),Libertango, Forever Tango - sexy. Janette is a beast. mmmm... Miriam and Leonardo. Can we keep them? Please. 4. Melissa and Ade - Dance 2 = Waltz (Ron Montez), Natural Woman (MJ Blige) - so pretty 5. Kayla and Kupono - Dance 2 = Broadway (Joey Dowling), The Dance At the Gyme, West Side Story - Dear Uncle Nigel, Joey told them they had just fallen in love at first sight. Why would they act "tough"? They portrayed the characters as described and danced well. 6. Randi and Evan - Dance 1 = Hip Hop (Nappy Tabs), Halo, Beyonce - I liked the choreo and they danced well enough. 7. Caitlin and Jason - Dance 1 = Foxtrot (Tony Meredith), Minnie the Moocher, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - it was okay 8.Jeanine and Phillip - Dance 2 = Jive (Tony Meredith), Stuff Like That There, Bette Midler - she can do anything. He did fine. 9. Melissa and Ade - Dance 1 = Disco (Doriana Sanchez), Move On Up, Destination - it was okay 10. Caitlin and Jason - Dance 2 = Jazz (Mandy Moore), Show Me Heaven, Maria McKee - this should have been better. 11. Randi and Evan - Dance 2 = Samba (Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis),Ritmo de Bam Bam,Jujuba - it just didn't fit them 12. Jeanine and Phillip - Dance 1 = Russian Folk Dance (Youri and Lila),Kalinka,Barynya - not their fault. Not the choreographer's fault. It's just not a fit for this competition.
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aethelstan 4348 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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07-09-09, 11:23 AM (EST)
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3. "RE: Top 12 Rank 'em" |
LAST EDITED ON 07-09-09 AT 11:55 AM (EST)I'm never available for the performance feeds so I'll put my comments in here. All around a good night. I suspect that two or three of these numbers will come back for the finale. 1. Brandon/Jeanette Jazz. For once, the camera work was excellent for this piece. The close-ups worked. Excellent use of the stairs, excellent timing, excellent characters, just excellent. 2. Karla & Kupono. A very powerful piece. My spouse's first chills of the season. My favourite part was when Kupono was behind Kayla and she tried to throw him off again and again. It started off slow and then built to frantic (for her) while Kupono kept the same "you're not getting away" grin. 3. Brandon/Jeanette Tango. Best tango on this show. My spouse wanted to watch it a second time, which never happens. The final lift across stage and closing drop was priceless. We both gasped as we momentarily worried that she'd fall. I love how Janette had the 'pained - I hate you but I love you' look on her face which is typical of a good tango. The professionals had it a few weeks ago. BIG GAP 4-9 really bunched together. 4. Randi/Evan - Samba. Here Evan showed me he can do lifts. I was impressed here even though here, more than in other dances, you could tell they were short. My spouse and I both think that Randi's very cute too. 5. Philip and Jeanine - Jive. A fun number but it was not nearly as difficult as Randi and Evan's earlier this year. There was no critique on kick retractions because there were no kick retractions! Still, it was entertaining. Jeanine is clearly way better and more versatile than Philip, not to mention one of the more attractive women this year. 6. Caitlin/Jason - Jazz. Finally something in their own style. It was good but not great. It's kind of here by default, I suppose. 7. Melissa /Ade - Disco. Another lift-fest though the splits lift was spectacular. It's quite something to see someone be able to drop into the splits at the drop of a hat. Impressive. 8. Caitlin/Jason - Foxtrot. It wasn't overly great but not bad either. It's here because the others were worse, imo. 9. Melissa and Ade - Waltz. That wasn't a waltz. They almost never danced in closed position. That was just an excuse to get Ade to life Melissa.... again! Nice pirouettes though. another gap 10. Karla and Kupono - Broadway. It was danced well enough but didn't have a spark to make me go wow. 11. Randi and Evan Hip Hop. This just didn't work for me. The story was silly. Evan didn't even react to Randi suggesting she was pregnant. They could have dropped that entirely. The lifts looks very awkward and there were timing issues. But they are still a cute couple together. 12. Jeanine and Philip Russian Folk dance. I thought they did well for what was attempted but I wasn't tempted to see it a second time. In sum: Janette/Brandon 4 Karla/Kupono 12 Caitlin/Jason 14 Randi/Evan 15 Melissa/Ade 16 Philip/Jeanine 17 Hmmm. That's an interesting bottom 3!
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DoodleBug 5133 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-09-09, 11:39 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: Top 12 Rank 'em" |
On the waltz, the Choreographer said it wasn't a traditional waltz and that they would be breaking contact and not in closed position the whole time. So it wasn't the fault of the dancers...
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emydi 13669 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-09-09, 12:41 PM (EST)
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6. "RE: Top 12 Rank 'em" |
I haven't read anyone's yet. My DVR's hard drive died last nite in the middle so I didn't see many of the dances and judges comments but here goes 1. Brandon Janette-Pop Jazz Wade--he is a choreo god. This was the best dance of the season for me I loved the story and Brandon and Janette really sold it. I think Brandon is the best overall dancer in the comp, wh he will win is another story...but he has a better chance now than at top 20. I think this is a definite tour dance
2. Kayla Kupono Cont Mia--this was an amazing choreo dance and Kupo and Kayla were fab in this. Also a def tour dance. I loved how he kept grabbing at her and she was no make up and his was so dark (like he should have been last week as vampire!) 3. Phillip Jeanine Jive Tony and Melanie I love Tony and Melanie!! This was an amazing dance and Phillip really stepped up and Jeanine was so cute shaking her oobies in his face. I think Jeanine may be the Kris of SYTYCD this year 4. Brandon Janette Arg Tango--This was a great dance...I'm not sure if they did it perfectly (qpie?) but I really liked it 5. Evan Randi HH Nappy Tabs I really loved the story and they were very good, better than I thought like mary said 6. Melissa Ade Waltz- I really like this The lines were great and Ade's spin was great, not as good this week as in past ones for me 7. Jason Caitlin Jazz Mandy--I like that they finally got to to their styles. But they seemed out of synch, esp Caitlin 8. Evan Randi Samba-Pasha Anya- This was good but not as good as their hh 9. Phillip Jeanine-I thought this was ok but it was a weird genre...this but no country or tap? 10. Melissa Ade-Disco..I didn't like this much. Melissa looked out of sorts and her outfit was blech and her hair btw. It seemed very cheesy to me.. The lifting ability of Ade is great though 11. Jason Caitlin Fox trot--I really did not like this at all..it was all messy imo and the lifts were off but what do I know 12. Kayla Kupono Broadway this was cheesefest 09 I really do not like this new Broadway choreo. She's a biyotch w/o the talent of Mia.... Averages: Brandon Janette 1-4 = 2.5 Phillip and Jeanine 3-9 = 6.0 Evan Randi 5-8 = 6.5 Kayla Kupono 2-12 = 7.0 Melissa Ade 6-10 = 8.0 Jason Caitlin 7-11 9.0 Hence my Should Be B3, but everyone but Brandette could be in B3
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tribephyl 9688 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-09-09, 04:06 PM (EST)
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8. "RE: Top 12 Rank 'em" |
1. Janette and Brandon ~ Argentine Tango 2. Janette and Brandon ~ Pop Jazz 3. Kayla and Kupono ~ Contemporary 4. Melissa and Ade ~ Waltz 5. Jeanine and Phillip ~ Jive 6. Melissa and Ade ~ Disco 7. Caitlin and Jason ~ Foxtrot 8. Caitlin and Jason ~ Jazz 9. Kayla and Kupono ~ Broadway 10. Randi and Evan ~ Hip Hop 11. Randi and Evan ~ Samba 12. Jeanine and Phillip ~ Russian Folk DanceI never would have believed that I'd see an Argentine Tango done with such attention to detail, such intensity, such heat, in my life-time. Thank you, Brandon and Janette. Not to mention the absolutely incredible and entertaining Wade Robson number. These two were just flawless this week. Top Three: Janette and Brandon: 23 Melissa and Ade: 16 Kayla and Kupono: 14 Bottom Three: Caitlin and Jason: 11 Jeanine and Phillip: 9 Randi and Evan: 5
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SilverStar 6205 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-09-09, 05:43 PM (EST)
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9. "RE: Top 12 Rank 'em" |
1. Kayla/Kupono, Contemporary-- Wow. This was just amazing. The part when Kayla was reaching her hand up, reaching for the stars, and Kupono was just holding her arm and not letting her go actually made me cry. It's been awhile since a routine moved me as much as this one. I hate Mia, but I love her choreo. LOVE this dance. I'm so upset that they will probably end up in the bottom again because a lot of people hate on Kayla since she is praised so much. But I think she deserves it. She's amazing and I think Kupono is wonderful, too. I will be devastated if either of them are sent home tonight.2. Brandon/Janette, Jazz-- I love this couple so much already, and then you add WADE into the mix? A recipe for absolute awesomeness. I loved everything about this; the music, the costumes, the movement, the story. It was perfect. 3. Brandon/Janette, Argentine Tango-- Man, they are just so good at everything! I don't know what else to say about them. They're just wonderful. Period. 4. Caitlin/Jason, Jazz-- Finally we get to see them both dance in their style and I liked it a lot. They don't have a lot of chemistry together and I'd be fine with either or both of them leaving, but I really think they did this dance beautifully. 5. Kayla/Kupono, Broadway-- It wasn't amazing or anything, but I enjoyed this dance. I like this new choreographer so much more than Tyce. His broadway was always just a bunch of frantic running around and I feel that Joey's choreo is actual dance. They did a good job. 6. Melissa/Ade, Disco-- Nice to see them do something more fast and upbeat. This was the first time I actually liked Ade. I thought they did really well. 7. Phillip/Jeanine, Jive-- Very surprising! I thought this would be a trainwreck for Phillip, but he did a great job. He was kinda slipping all over the place, but he still had strong movements and sharp footwork. I can't get the song out of my head right now. Jeanine is gorgeous and a wonderful dancer. 8. Melissa/Ade, Waltz-- Meh. It was lovely and graceful, but that's nothing new. It was just more of the same from them. 9. Caitlin/Jason, Foxtrot-- Nice, but not exciting. 10. Randi/Evan, Hip Hop-- I'm really sick of NappyTabs routines. Randi and Evan did a good job, but not good enough to make me actually like this. 11. Randi/Evan, Samba-- What a disappointment. The choreography was awesome and Randi did a great job, but Evan just sucked all of the energy out of this dance. He had no spice or fire, no hip movement, no fun. 12. Phillip/Jeanine, Russian Folk-- Blah. This was awkward and boring and I agree with Nigel that it wasn't really the dancers fault. It's just not a good style for the show and I hope they never bring it back again. Flashy moves by Tribe!
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aethelstan 4348 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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07-10-09, 10:20 AM (EST)
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11. "Summary" |
Here's the summary for this week. Everyone had the same 3 dances in the top 3. As a result, Janette and Brandon easily won this week. The average scores really tell the story.Oh. This is based on 7 people putting in their picks. Regulars djandy, citywitch and Belle Book didn't put in their preferences this week but tribe did for the first time and Glow did for only the second time. Rank Girl Guy Average Rank, Worst Rank, Best Rank 1 Janette Brandon 2.40 2.5 2 2 Kayla Kupono 4.90 7 3 3 Melissa Ade 7.00 8 5.5 4 Jeanine Philip 8.00 10 6 5 Caitlin Jason 8.20 10 6.5 6 Randi Evan 8.50 10.5 6.5 The best possible would have been 1st+2nd / 2 = 1.5 average rank. The worst would have been 11.5. There is no change in the cumulative ranks. Bounced by IceCat!
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DoodleBug 5133 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-10-09, 02:11 PM (EST)
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13. "RE: Summary" |
This is why I'm surprised it was Melissa and Ade in the B3 instead of Evan and Randi. They all made the tour anyway but still. Would the judges have gotten rid of Evan over Phillip? Probably not....
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