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Learn more- The final audition week for "So You Think You Can Dance" began in Los Angeles. Host Cat Deeley acted like an idiot outside the theater and we were ready to go.
Along with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, choreographer Adam Shankman helped with the judging in L.A.
We began with Bianca Revels, who just missed out on the top-20 for Season 4. Her mother was in from Detroit to watch her dance which brought tears of joy from Revels. Revels, 20, tap-dances sans music and the judges swooned. All three give her a standing ovation and Revels was straight through to Vegas.
Next up was the creepy hand-holding sister and brother team of Brynelle and Xavier Blanton. They moved around the stage in a disorganized manner. Mary didn't think either had enough dance base. Adam criticized Brynelle's form and Nigel called her "child-like." A big fat 'no' for both.
29-year-old Debra Lawson is, um, quite a bit larger than most dancers on shows like this. More importantly for these purposes, she seemed to have little discernable talent or technique. She then talked about potential issues with her Orthodox Judaism. None of it mattered as she was sent home.
Suzanne Fernandez does something she called a "fairy medicine dance." Nigel asked "what are you on?" John Fleming's mime face paint had Mary laughing hysterically. 23-year-old Michael Han fires off a flamboyant and talentless routine. All three are told 'no.'
Swing dancer Calico Sequeira, 30, gave a mediocre showing with a partner. Nigel dismissed her as "on a social level." They told her 'no,' though Adam went up on stage and danced with her briefly. This prompted Adam to pretend he was a contestant as several Season 4 contestants (including winner Joshua) gave him feedback from the judges' table.
Asuka Kondoh (who made it to Vegas last year) and partner Ricky Sun did a international Latin ballroom number. Everyone is blown away by Kondoh's moves. Nigel liked them both, and called Kondoh "stunning" after horrifically butchering her first name. Both are sent straight through to Vegas.
This led into a montage of three unnamed dancers who were put through to Vegas.
Our final audition of the day is Nathan Trasoras, who almost stopped dancing a few years back because kids were making fun of him. The judges absolutely loved his contemporary ballet moves: "That was pretty damn extraordinary," Adam said. Unfortunately, at 17-years-old Trasoras was too young for Season 5. Simon decided to put him straight through to Vegas for Season 6.
L.A., Day 2: We started with Sammy Ramirez, a 19-year-old former wrestler. His break-dance routine is appreciated by all three judges. Adam thought he "had some of the best stops I've ever seen." Due to concerns about his versatility he is put through to the choreography round.
Farm-born Stacey House and her leg warmers came out and performed a less-than-impressive break routine. Mary said it was too "all kinda crazy" for her and House is sent back to her house.
We were shown the back-story of 20-year-old Californian Amanda Kerby, Her father has had multiple sclerosis (which I spelled correctly on the first try) for the last 13 years and the disease has inspired her dancing. All three judges pointed to her looks before her dancing, but Mary called her "extremely talented." After Adam curiously asked how her father's illness "makes you feel," they put her right through to Vegas.
Simon spots Phillip Chbeeb on the stage. Recognizing him as a strong b-boy from last year who came down with pneumonia just before Vegas Week, Nigel puts him immediately through to Vegas without an audition.
Chbeeb ends up dancing with Arielle Coker, one of his classmates. Coker told Deeley that her family was recently in a major car accident that landed her mother in the ICU. Nigel thought the whole routine was "beautiful." Adam said Coker made Phillip a better dancer and they put her through to Vegas.
The threesome of Alexie Agdeppa ("beauty, grace"), Diana Vaden ("great potential") and Chanel Smith ("I love her, she's crazy") are all put into the choreography round.
Our obligatory horrendous guy in L.A. is named Kevin Cormier. He told Deeley his nickname is "Shakiro" due to his having similar moves to the pop star Shakira. (Get it?) Not surprisingly, Cormier is awful. Mary thought he was "not dancing, just shaking."
Finally for L.A. is the choreography round. Ramirez, Vaden and Agdeppa are all sent to Vegas while Smith is sent home.
The final audition city is Seattle. Choreographer Mia Michaels will sit in on the panel with Mary and Nigel.
Seattle, Day 1: Christopher Keller, 22, and his partner did a combo of tango and East Coast swing. None of the judges liked their routine, which played with the gender roles of dancing. 'No.'
The pierced and tattooed Nick "Nasty" Salzman performed an up-temp break-dance routine. Salzman got tired and stopped mid-routine, then was verbally contentious with Nigel. Mary and Mia cited his personality as changing them from a 'yes' to a 'no.'
6-foot-6 b-boy Dmitrious Bistrevsky did some halfspeed breaking that had the judges laughing in a bad way. Mary said it was obvious you "really didn't know what you're doing." There was nothing there for me, said Nigel, and he was gone.
We next saw a montage of some of Seattle's worst performances, including one girl falling violently on her shoulder. "It really pisses us off," Mary said about one of them.
18-year-old Kelsea Taylor pranced around the stage in a creative manner that was well-received by all three judges. Nigel said that choreographer Sonya Tayeh (guest judge in Denver) would love her. Mary thought she was "really fun" and "smart." Mia thought she was a "beautiful disastrous weirdo." Taylor went through to the choreography round.
We immediately see Taylor in the choreography round. She is put through to Vegas along with three other dancers.
Seattle, Day 2: Nigel begins by lecturing the dancers that they need to be better.
Unpronounceably-named Hawaiian Kuponohiipoi Aweau twirled around a chair dramatically for several moments. Mary was on the fence but Mia had faith in him. Nigel though he was quirky so they put him through to the choreography.
Next was a montage of stronger performances, with three dancers sent on to choreography.
Ukrainian computer repairman Leonid Knyshov bounced around somewhat aimlessly. Afterward Mary said he reminded her of a 3-year-old twirling in the backyard. This prompted the judges to bring up annual SYTYCD sideshow David "Sex" Soller for a dance battle. After getting approval from his mother, the 35-year-old Soller went to the stage for what amounted to a giant waste of everyone's time. Nigel decides to put Soller through to the choreography round in an attempt to teach him a lesson and stop him from coming on the show. (Sigh.)
Not surprisingly, Soller cant come to close to keeping up with the choreography and it sent home. Aweau and eight others are sent through to the Vegas.
Next week more than 170 dancers will be back for the first show in Las Vegas, with only 20 going through to the finals. See you then!
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