Really behind on the results but some spoilers to make up for it!
So You Think You Can Dance Canada continued last week as one guy and one girl were eliminated from the competition.
The Top 22 performed a group routine choreographed by Bill T. Jones. I liked the routine and the dancers did a good job.
The first group of dancers to the stage were Janick & Shavar, Nathalie & Mackenzie, Kirsten & Jera, Charlene & Jeff and Hani (& Shelaina).
Janick & Shavar, Nathalie & Mackenzie, Kirsten & Jera were announced as all safe. Charlene & Jeff was then announced safe and Hani (& Shelaina) were in the bottom 3.
Next group were Amanda & Denys, Danielle & Sebastian, Bree & Edgar, Claudia & Yonni, Julia & Jesse and Kloé & Jonathan.
Amanda & Denys were safe.
Danielle & Sebastian were safe and Bree & Edgar were in the bottom 3.
Kloé & Jonathan were safe and Julia and Jesse were in the bottom 3.
Next were the solos. First up was Contemporary dancer Hani. I thought it was pretty good. He looks like a good dancer.
Next was Hip-Hop dancer Edgar. I wasn't that impressed with it. I haven't been impressed with any of his solos.
Contemporary dancer Jesse was up next. It was a decent solo. Seems like a pretty good dancer.
Next were the girls. First was Contemporary dancer Bree. I thought it was good but the jump at the end looked kind of weak. Maybe it was just the angle but it looked like she got no height on it.
Last but not least was Latin Ballroom dancer Julia. I thought it was really good. I liked it better than what I saw from her in her audition.
Finally, the eliminations.
The guy going home was Hani. Jean-Marc said the decision was not unanimous. Personally, I would have preferred Edgar to go out of these guys but from last night, I would have preferred Jeff to go. Edgar thanked everybody and said that he loves dance and he loves that he can dance on television and loves that dance is even that important right now. He also said people should YouTube him.
The girl going home was Shelaina because she was injured and couldn't continue. Leah implied that Shelaina could come back next year. I really liked Shelaina in her own style so it sucks to have to see her go but I feel like this group is really strong so I don't know who else I would have sent home. Based on last night, maybe Charlene but I feel like she could possibly pull it up next week.
Anyway, here are the spoilers for this week!
Here are some spoilers from last night's taping. The experience was really interesting (especially watching Jean-Marc "re-do" his comments to empty space).
Guest judge was Mia Michaels - whose upswept hair takes a village to maintain....
In no particular order,
Janick and Shavar had Krump with L'il C.
Jonathan and Kloe - Jazz on the beach by Blake
Amanda and Denys - contemporary with a "terminal illness theme"
Julia & Jesse - Samba? with Tony and Melanie (i think it was samba - sorry, I get some ballroom type dances mixed up)
McKenzie and Nathalie - hip hop
Sebastian and Danielle - Theatre with Sean Cheeseman
Jera and Kirsten - Paso Doble
Jeff and Charlene - contemporary "depression themed" with Stacey Tookey
Claudia and Yonni - foxtrot
Edgar and Bree - Dancehall with jaeblaze
If I didn't list the choreographer it was because I can't remember or because I didn't know them. The big hits with the judges were Sebastian and Danielle - especially with Mia. Sean Cheesman continues to display his love of "Wicked". It was a very strong performance. Jeff and Charlene completely redeemed themselves this week with Stacey Tookey's number. It was beautiful and very well received by the judges. Edgar and Bree were a big hit with Dancehall - the performance had alot of sass and energy and was very very good.
I personally HATED the Jonathon/Kloe beach inspired jazz number by Blake. Other than a very challenging "butt lift" it was not good at all. A second lift didn't work at all and the choreography was something I'd expect to see 11 year old overly eager dance competition kids doing. Blech!!
No idea what the bottom three will be but my choices would be Jonathon/Kloe, Claudia/Yonni and Julia/Jesse.
Hope this tides some of you over. Sorry for any mistakes and for my bad memory!