So You Think You Can Dance (#4) Episode 2

I made some perty pictures to share. All the "styles" are self-identified by the contestant on Fox's website, so don't make fun of me because some of them are cringeworthy. I even edited Joshua's because I like him a lot and I felt like a tard captioning him with just "Performer". I am REALLY bored at work today and I have trouble remembering some of these guys without their name plastered all over their torso.

Here are my reviews of last night's performances:

Fruity King Costume Jazz Ball What?

I was mad at Nigel for talking so much about their costumes, when the contestants can't do anything about the wardrobe. They did look ridiculous though, and their performance was pretty forgettable. A lot of contestants aren't hitting 110% effort on stage yet. Mandy Moore's routine has some potential, but she didn't bring any spirit out of these two at all.

*****

Very Uncomfortable Argentine Tango

Mark gives me the creeps so much that I can barely stand to watch. I feel bad for Chelsie Hightower. I even got the impression during that intro segment that she thinks he is creepy too. :( I certainly can't possibly find their tango sexy when he gives me the oogies. I don't understand why he is in the top 20 anyways.

*edit* Okay after getting some comments, I watched this again, and it wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as I remember it. I don't KNOW why I dislike Mark so much, okay? I will try to look at him with fresh eyes next week.

*****

Hip-Hop that I can't seem to remember at all.. I think they had suspenders on?

This must have been pretty unremarkable since I can't remember it. I seem to think they did okay?

*edit* After a second run through to get the screencaps, I noticed that they are NOT in fact, wearing suspenders! I guess this routine was pretty forgettable for me after all. Will is also noticeably better than Jessica :( Maybe he will luck into a new partner at some point. Sorry Jess.

*****

A Cute Little Foxtrot!

I really liked this one and actually called and voted for them since they did great but they're not one of the WunderCouples. Her green dress and that flapper hairdo were fantastic and they were classy and fun to watch.

*****

Adorable Pocket Dancers doing Contemporary

This routine was so cute. The two of them really do have a great chemistry. I hope the judges don't play up the fact that Gevorg (haha) has a crush on her too much and make them uncomfortable. They were in sync and hitting everything, and Gev doing contemporary was a nice suprise. PS - is Kat Deely 8 feet tall??

*****

High Energy Broadway (make-up courtesy of KISS)

What can you even say about these guys? This routine even got Nigel out of his seat, dancing around like a lunatic. These two will be around for a long time. Not least of all because of Joshua's ridiculously charming grin. If this guy leaves the show, it will be like watching someone kick my puppy. They are a great couple and this Broadway routine was super fun to watch.

*****

Salsa con Queso

Is it just me, or is Susie extremely unlikeable? Between her inability to conquer the type of dance she supposedly does best, and the ridiculous pronunciation of Marquis that drives me nutty, I hope they are in the bottom 3 tonight. Maybe Marquis can get a new partner when Susie is booted. I will only feel happy with that if Mark goes home first.

*****

Free Pass to next round - Viennese Style

They definitely did a good job with the choreography given. Like everyone else said, this was obviously a lucky pick for them with the story behind it guaranteeing that nobody would say anything uncomplimentary about it. At least the dance routine itself was better than that one Mia did for her dead father. I was a little surprised with the smoothness of Twitch doing this routine. He really is pretty fantastic so they've earned their favorites status. Kherington's name makes me insane but I can't help but like her. Damn it.

*****

Krumping will never be done on a street corner ever again

This reaction shot is in response to "My granny is more gangsta' than you". Thank you Nigel.

I felt terrible for Comfort after this routine. They blasted her for not hitting it any harder, but I thought it was pretty obvious she was toning it down in order to dance more evenly with her whitest-of-white-boys partner. She was already killing him up and down the stage. Any more aggression in her dancing would have made him look even sillier - something he was managing to do fine on his own. I want to like Chris. He seems so NICE, but he has a beady too-close-together eyes thing going on that freaks me out, and he hasn't really done anything noteworthy yet.

Oh HEY! I found the suspenders.

*****

Bonus:
Already caught the boot:



I also have slightly bigger 200px versions of all these, blank or with the names, if anyone wants them for the their own devices.