Summer means… So You Think You Can Dance! (Ok, I know season 6 was in the Fall but that season was so forgettable – poor dancers didn’t even get a tour).
I’m excited that the show is back on but I feel like the dancers are (again!) getting the short end of the stick because of the changes…
— No Top 20. Instead, it was supposed to be a Top 10, making the competition even tougher. Unfortunately, the producers and judges decided to wimp out and cast a Top 11 because they couldn’t decide on just 5 guys. COME ON. Top 11 is silly! They should have either had the balls to cut a guy (Billy Bell would be my pick — he failed to impress unlike last season) or at least invited another dancer (Anthony Burrell!) and made it a Top 12.
— Partners change each week. I like this but have to admit I’m going to miss getting invested in “power couples” like Katee & Joshua or Sabra & Dominic. On the other hand, this means there won’t be another disaster like Mollee & Nathan who only seemed to bring out the worst in each other.
— AND instead of pairing up the dancers with one another, they’ve brought back a group of All-Stars from previous seasons who will partner with the newbies when their style is chosen. Part of me is super excited about this because… Pasha! Anya! Dominic! Courtney! Mark! Neil! Love them. Could do without Lauren (ugh). Anyway. Seriously though? This season’s dancers are totally getting the shaft with the introduction of the All-Stars. Viewers are already familiar with them so it’ll be that much harder for the actual contestants to break through and be memorable. The All-Stars will likely have an impact on the voting as well.
I also do NOT like seeing the contestants receive the good or bad news with their families. Was it really necessary to fly the judges around the country to tell people they didn’t make it to the Top 11? What is the point of that?!
All that said, I’m still excited. I love dance so much! It doesn’t hurt that the dancers are easy on the eyes. 🙂
All-Stars!
Top Eleven!
Early favorites so far – Kent Boyd (he is adorable), Alexie Agdeppa (she’s filipino! and a former Laker girl!), and ALEX FREAKING WONG (AMAZING).
I watched last week’s intro to this season’s Top 11…and I have to say I think it’s a pretty good set of dancers!
I’m iffy about the new concept too…On one hand, I feel like having the All-Stars there will TOTALLY take away from the contestants. BUT on the other hand, being partnered with someone everyone already KNOWS may HELP the contestant. Kinda like DWTS. We’ll have to see how it goes…
I LOVE all the all-stars that are back…EXCEPT…like you…Lauren. Ugh. Don’t care at ALL about her, honestly. I was surprised Comfort was brought back. To me she’s not as versatile as the rest of the all-stars. Are the all-stars ONLY going to have to do their own discipline? They MUST have to do others…I mean, what are they chances Comfort gets HIP HOP EVERY WEEK?!
As for this season’s contestants…I’m in agreement with your favorites…I really like Alexie – she’s super cute (can’t believe she tried out 4 times!). I’m actually ok with Lauren too…she seems super bubbly tho so she may get a bit annoying. For the guys I like Alex too…I just hope he doesn’t put TOO much pressure on himself. I’m actually a bit partial to Jose right now too…just because he’s the only non-trained dancer, and so far it’s pretty impressive how he’s been tackling all these ballroom/formal dances.
Adding the 11th dancer was a bit…much. Like you I was like, why couldn’t they just CUT one more guy?! It’s like…too bad…you guys said 5 GUYS, so it should BE 5 GUYS. Not really fair.
I’m gonna try to blog about the show too from this week since the competition starts, so check back on my blog and post comments too! 😉