Two contestants eliminated on ‘Dance’
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- June
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Adios, Rayven and Jamie!
We’re sad to see you go, but since we barely got to know you and all, well … see ya!
The judges made the appropriate call in eliminating this couple—which conveniently means no partner-swapping next week—who gave one of the worst “Dance” performances Wednesday night.
But boy, did America get it wrong with one-third of the Bottom Three couples.
Jessica and Will?!? Huh?
Now, I’m not much of a Jessica fan; there’s something fake about her that sets my teeth on edge. Maybe others felt the same way and took out their frustrations when voting.
But despite my feelings for Jessica, there’s no way that her tango with Will was worse than the terrible disco routine Courtney G. did with Gev.
Even they looked surprised not to be dancing for their lives.
I will give America credit for putting Kourtni and Matt in the mix, however. I’d said that Susie and Marquis should be the last couple to put up a fight, but after looking at the clips again last night, I’ll admit that their waltz was better than I thought.
And y’all know I was not happy with K & M’s rendition of “Tainted Love,” so kudos to the viewers for making a good call.
Anyway, Kourtni, Matt, Rayven, Jamie, Jessica and Will were put in danger, so they had to dance their heads off in a solo.
And um, did anyone else think—except for an amazing Will, who really did seem to dance his heart out—that they all kind of, well, stunk?
Will danced last, but let’s discuss him first because he definitely had Solo No. 1. Unlike the others, his routine seemed effortless—and that first standing leap was incredible.
Even the judges were dismissive of the audience vote, putting him back in the contestant pool right away.
Nigel said they were disappointed with both Will and Jamie, but in the end, they opted to go with technique (Will) over personality (Jamie).
I never thought Jamie showed a whole lot of personality myself, so with two strikes against him, the judges made the right choice.
As for the girls, Rayven definitely was the weak link. Her ballet solo was quirky, but the judges didn’t think she showed enough effort by only going on demi-pointe.
(And as a side note, I’ll admit I was wrong yesterday when I said that only actual ballerinas should wear tutus. I forgot for a minute that Rayven IS a ballerina. Still, I stand by my criticism of that stupid skirt. And she made it worse last night by not only wearing it AGAIN—hello, were the show’s stylists asleep?—but by adding those ridiculous striped tights.)
So while the judges got it right in eliminating Rayven, I didn’t understand their adoration of Kourtni at all.
She must have cast some spell on Nigel, because I didn’t see any kind of “magic” in her solo. Although I could sympathize with the fact that the girl was clearly nervous, her pirouettes were weak and her arabesque was visibly shaky.
But she lived to see another week! And c’est la vie, “Dance” fans, now we’re down to 18 finalists! Who do you think will be next to go?
But before we say sayonara, let’s take a moment to diss the Pussycat Dolls.
As my darling husband so succinctly put it, they were “spectacularly awful.”
That song was horrible, as the group was even lip syncing. Although it was appropriate for them to perform on a dance program, because they did a heck of a lot more dancing than singing. (And was lead singer Nicole S. wearing patent-leather pantyhose?)
And I can’t leave without saying something about Wade Robson’s fun opening number: The zombie dancers kidnapping Nigel was hilarious, but I could have done without his overacting. The group would have been better served by pushing him offstage, because the constant camera cuts to his faux horror were annoying, and took away from some truly spectacular moves.
Anyway, that’s all for this week. Tune in next Wednesday when the nine remaining couples bring it—and Flo Rida performs on Thursday’s results show!
(Photos courtesy of FOX)
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on Friday, June 13th, 2008 at 8:24 am by Heather Salerno.
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Will anyone watch the other elimination show this summer…
Anyone else think the premiere of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT on NBC is going to be crazy? You never know what to expect on that show and it’s a 2-hour premiere on the 17th of this month. Should be good…I’ll tune in. At times I thought it was Americas Got Freaks! This is the show that unites America. It’s surprising to see what this country comes up with. Just a really random thought…