So You Think You Can Dance is narrowing their crew down for the tour! We’re looking at the Top 14 this week, and usually, they take the Top 10 and some alternates, so the question for last night’s group of dancers is…

Who stays and who goes (on tour)?

I’ll be honest with you. I think the majority of last night’s dances did not suck, they were just BORING. I only found 3 really memorable of 14, and felt 1 other was unfortunately memorable due to the … atrocious … outfits Wardrobe put them in.

Here’s my list of favorites from last night:

1. Mark Kanemura and Chelsie Hightower - Their Mandy Moore Jazz routine was just fun, involving, and highly enjoyable. I LOVE watching these two dance, together or apart. Mark Kanemura is still my favorite of all (I love how he can adapt to the characters he’s given BUT still present the dance in a very individual way, no matter what style he’s given). I think these two, along with the couples in #2 and 3, are on top of their game, and by far, the best 3 couples (and 6 of the top dancers) this show has to offer.

2. Twitch Boss and Kherington Payne - Mia Michaels is an emotionally involved and involving GENIUS choreographer. I was in awe of not only the story and beauty of this dance, but also by how absolutely beautiful Twitch and Kherington made it look. Twitch, you’re amazing! And CONTEMPORARY??? Hello? Who knew? (Seeing you in Hairspray, I figured there was more you could do than just amazing popping, but man, you blew me away!) And Kherington, you’re just *beautiful*.

3. Joshua Allen and Katee Shean - Let me say it again (best dance of the night alert!), Mia Michaels is an emotionally involved and involving GENIUS choreographer. This dance, although I didn’t quite understand the concept at first, was just INSANE. Ghost running, daring dives, carries, flying, flips, turns, twists, emotion, you name it, this dance had it! And the involvement I felt when watching, I was completely captivated. Thank you thank you thank you, Mia Michaels, and thank you again for letting Josh & Katee do this dance. Like Joshua said, “Working with Mia is just …” and I feel the same about watching her dances.

Honorable Mention for Most Memorable Wardrobe: (EW! alert)

Joshua Allen and Katee Shean’s West Coast Swing - Who in the world had the bright (pardon the pun due to the hot pink outfits) idea to put Katee Shean (skinny!!) in an outfit that made her look (sorry Katee) like her butt ate two watermelons? This was a total contrast to the sexy outfit from last week, and we all know she’s beautifully built. Guess Wardrobe forgot to do the Spin test when she went in for the fitting (ya know, where they spin the person around to check out the look from all angles to see how it works)!

Your Weekly Top 10 call:

Here are your girls:

Kherington Payne

Chelsie Hightower

Katee Shean

Courtney Galiano (Girl, you outdanced Gev last night, but that outfit did you NO justice!)

I don’t have a fifth. — I think Kourtni Lind and Jessica King have a chance of going home tonight, and am not sure if they feel Comfort Fedoke is strong enough to go on (even though I adore Comfort and would GLADLY watch her over Kourtni or Jessica anyday).

and Here are your guys:

Twitch Boss

Joshua Allen

Mark Kanemura

Will Wingfield (I can’t wait for partner switches, and hope Jessica is no longer there to bring you down)

I also do not have a fifth guy. I think Gev and Thayne will compete for the fifth spot, and am not sure if either are truly strong enough for that spot. If I had to pick, I think they’ll pick Thayne over Gev, since there are already 2 poppers who can do popping and hip hop well, then Will & Mark who can both do hip hop with ease (Mark is formally trained in hip hop, and I have a feeling Will has extensive hip hop training as well, based on his performance in the group hip hop dance week before last.)

Who’s going home tonight?

Matt Dorame and Kourtni Lind. They’ve consistently been in the bottom three (every week, right?) and just dance so klunky and weighed down (like they’re dancing with weights on their shoulders). And they can’t blame it on their height, sorry. Will’s tall. Twitch is tall. Other tall dancers do not dance like that. And the second they go into solos, they’re light, airy, and just beautiful, but together, ugh. It’s just not pretty. (Sorry guys, you really are beautiful dancers by yourselves.) So far, I’ve been surprisingly off in my guesses for who’s going home, but I just don’t see them staying much longer.

See ya next time and enjoy the show!

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