I was most excited to see Twitch and Chelsie as a couple. I have both of them tagged as the best guy and girl, respectively, of this season's competition. However, I think the other two guys could upset Twitch's throne, if he's not careful.
So, without further adieu, here is my analysis of each dancer:
1. Mark: I thought he did a commendable job on his first routine, but I've noticed one thing: this quirky Contemporary dancer doesn't know how to pull together a Closed Hold. That being said, however, I thought he did a great job; I agree with Adam Shankman that his rise-and-fall was very, very strong.
The Jazz routine was easily identified to Sonia, mainly because the choreography was terrible. However, the one good thing she did was play to Mark's strengths. This quirky Contemporary guy is a shoe-in for anything that belongs on Broadway or in a Jazz club. And he didn't disappoint tonight.
2. Courtney: I can't help but love this spunky little firecracker. I've always known she was HOT, but she looked BEAUTIFUL in her Viennese Waltz.
After the burlesque Jazz routine, Cat said, "I loved that music!" I think she said it, because the choreography was terrible! Sorry, Sonia, but I'm not a fan.
However, I was a fan of this performance. I thought Courtney played her role very well, and she accentuated Mark perfectly, which I think the routine was meant to play to his strengths.
3. Twitch: I've never been overly impressed with his Latin Ballroom skills. He is a great Standard Dancer, but I've been less than impressed with his Latin abilities. Luckily, he danced the Mambo with Chelsie and I think she distracted from his performance alittle. And what he lacked in technique, he made up for in style and performance. He brought a little too much Salsa to the Mambo routine, but I think America may like that.... I'm not sure if I did, though.
Lucky for Twitch, Tabitha and Napoleon have his back. Their style of playing together story, character development and mad Hip Hop skillz suits Twitch perfectly. And he sure put on a great show for the crowd. Robbery Alert: I think Twitch stole some of Gev's tricks!
4. Chelsie: Every single solo that I see her dance, I feel like a parrot, but I have to repeat it again. This girl dances Ballroom by herself so, so, so well, it's ridiculous! I haven't seen her put on a bad show yet, but that makes me all the more nervous for the Finale.
Do I even need to say anything about her Mambo skillz? Don't go there, girlfriend; you're making the rest of the girls look bad!
The last time Chelsie danced anything by Tabitha and Napoleon, we were treated with (in my opinion) the Best Routine of the Season. What a character performance! What a great piece of entertainment, as Nigel said!
5. Joshua: This popper-hip-hop dancer doing another Contemporary routine? Oh brother! And on top of that, it's a Tyce Diorio Contemporary, which hasn't struck me like some of the other choreographers on the show.
But he pulled it off incredibly! To think that he hasn't had any training or classroom exposure is absolutely amazing! He's a street dancer who dances like an Instructor.
I was blown away by this Paso Doble. Absolutely amazing! This was a great balance of choreography, passion, discipline and pure dance genius. I can't say it enough... absolutely amazing!
6. Katee: She dances her style amazingly. That about sums up her first routine; she held high expectations, and didn't disappoint!
Unfortunately, I can't say the same thing about the solo performance. I was left wanting a lot more; maybe I placed too high of a bar after her first routine. If that is the case, then it's my-bad. But Katee seemed to come out a bit scared, and the overall routine was to conservative for my tastes.
And just a quick note: I don't know if she chose her music, but that Maroon 5 song did not mesh with her overall routine. The beat was too upbeat and the routine was too low key.
I'm going to stray from my normal Voting Behavior this week, but I don't think it will effect my Finale predictions, for those who know what they are. This week's best group of performances are as follows, ranked by individual dancers:
1. Joshua
2. Chelsie
3. Twitch
4. Mark
5. Katee
6. Courtney
** Sorry for the disappointment, Mark and Courtney, but I can't see you in the Finale; I would love to see Mark go all the way, but I think Joshua is too good, and Twitch is too good at what he does. However, none of the Top 6 would be undeserving of a Finale Appearance.
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