'So You Think You Can Dance' rides on 'Idol' coattails
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At the risk of getting slapped in the face by a shrieking 10-year-old girl, I have to say that I could care less which David wins the “American Idol” crown tonight.
Archuleta? Cook? All the same to me. Well, I sorta kinda hope David Cook wins, if only because David Archuleta seems a split second away from a nervous breakdown, and I don’t think he needs any more pressure from that scary dad of his. (Okay, maybe I do care a little about this.)
Anyway, what I’m actually most excited about in “Idol”-land is that the hit show has been giving serious promotion to my super-duper summertime guilty pleasure, “So You Think You Can Dance.”
On last month’s “Idol Gives Back” telethon, the dancers from previous seasons performed a rockin’ opening number with the contestants to Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop the Music.” Which was actually fun and entertaining, instead of cringe-worthy like, say, Teri Hatcher’s butchering of a Carrie Underwood song, or the finalists stumbling through a badly-choreographed ensemble piece.
And, of course, Ryan Seacrest has been talking for weeks about how “Dance” premieres tomorrow night (8-10 p.m.), one day after the “Idol” finale.
Sure, “Dance” and “Idol” share a producer in Nigel Lythogoe, who “Dance” watchers know as the snippy British judge on the panel (though he’s not as caustic as Simon Cowell).
But that didn’t seem to matter before. Now, with “Dance” picking up millions more viewers each season, it’s finally getting its due as a true TV hit.
That said, I can’t wait for tomorrow’s toe-tapping premiere, which starts off with the audition process (obviously).
So we’re sure to see the awesome—and the awful—grooving to the beat. Even if it’s a beat that only they can hear. (Remember Dave “Sex” Soller?)
Episodes featuring auditions held in Dallas, Charleston, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C., will continue on Weds., May 28, Thurs., May 29 and Weds., June 4.
The top 20 dancers won’t be revealed until June 5.
Until then, I’m looking forward to seeing who Mary Murphy—WHOOO!!!—puts on the hot tamale train…
(Photo courtesy of FOX)
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