Super 6!

Top 6 show always makes me nervous!!! I feel like the dancers are so tired and sometimes it really shows in the performance, especially if they’re each doing three routines. Maybe having the all-stars this time will prevent some of that? I don’t know. Regardless, I’m nervous. Nervous that Caitlynn will make the finale (ok yeah right), nervous that Ricky will make the finale (that actually might happen), nervous that good dancers will get bad choreo, nervous that I’m going to see all contemporary/jazz routines tonight. So, those are my concerns heading into tonight.

I have got to say, Sasha’s hair looks FAB in the intros tonight! Well done, hair and make up team! Well done! Mary also looks gorgeous…a lot of cleavage, but still, she looks great!

Guest judges: Lil’ C and Christina Applegate (love her!)

Melanie and Twitch, Hip Hop w/ Nappy Tabs
My goodness is there ANYTHING that Melanie can’t do? She can be a light and floating angel with the kindest face ever, and then she can go and hit hip hop so damn hard and have a total stank face! She could go be in a video for any style of music, dance on any TV/Broadway show, and just do anything that anyone ever needs a dancer for. The girl can do no wrong.

Sasha and Kent, Contemporary w/ Tyce DiOrio
Tyce, please just choreograph contemporary duets and only do Broadway group numbers because no Broadway you have ever done could even compare to pieces like this. Sasha has this amazing power to draw you in, no matter what she’s doing. I can feel every emotion she’s putting out there, and I can’t not watch every little movement and nuance. For once, Lil C said it exactly right: watching her, you feel like she’s talking to YOU and you alone. Indescribable.

Marko and Janette, Paso Doble w/ Dmitry Chaplin
While I was not a fan of the music, I thought Marko really did a great job with this routine. He really went for it and asserted himself very well. I absolutely loved the lift where it was as if Janette was the cape, and then they went and did it TWICE! Loved it. I mean, obviously this isn’t going to be in the finale or on the tour, but I thought it was good.

Ricky did a solo. I don’t like him. That’s not going to change. Sorry bout it. I also just don’t like solos that much in general.

Tad and Ellenore, Jazz w/ Sonya
I’m not really sure how I felt about that routine. There wasn’t really much dancing involved, and it felt more like a sexless, medieval karma sutra photo shoot. I agree with Nigel that it needed to develop more. There were some pretty cool moments, like when Tad braced himself on the chair in a split and when he spun on the chandelier. He really did do a great job, actually! Christina Applegate pointed out (pun intended) his pointed toes and technique, which is so true. You forget he’s a bboy! I don’t know that this will help Tad beat out Ricky…shoot.

Well Caitlynn had to pull out her best solo to have a chance against the powerhouses, and I definitely think that was her best solo yet. But…not good enough to beat Sasha or Melanie. She’s young, gorgeous, and talented, so when she gets kicked off tomorrow, I know she’s going to have an amazing career ahead. Love her!

Ricky and Jamie, Contemporary w/ Dee Caspary
Well Jamie got gorgeous, stayed annoying (sorry), and stayed an amazing dancer. I don’t think those little chopstick things were necessary at all, sorry Dee. The dancing was good, but I totally agree with Christina when she said Ricky doesn’t dance with the “clearest intentions”, and maybe that’s why I haven’t liked him at all. That’s what I got. I have my favs and I stick to them, especially this far into the competition.

Tad’s solo was adorable as per usual! He’s so adorable, how can you not love him??? Vote, people, VOTE!

Talk about someone who wants to be in the finale! Damn, Sasha! That was your best solo yet! I don’t even like that song, but I was bopping along with you the whole time! Loved it!

Caitlynn and Pasha, Samba w/ Dmitry Chaplin
Well, Dmitry you FAIL for the music this week. I hated that. This was fine for me, and apparently according to Mary it was pretty darn good, but I didn’t particularly enjoy it that much. Maybe it was the face pulling that the judges mentioned that I didn’t like? I think it just seemed a little slow. Nothing bad, just not my favorite.

Marko’s mom is the cutest thing ever. She might make him win, honestly. Well that and the fact that he dances just like Travis in his solos! Seriously, the khaki shorts, the one the floor flip around, the scissor kicks, the smiling…dance twins!

Oh yeah, sorry Caitlynn, you just don’t have a chance. Seriously Melanie, you’re amazing and I adore you! Best solo of the season! The judges all even commented on it later after her next duet ☺

Sasha and Ricky, Whacking w/ Kimary Suraj
That was definitely a really fun routine. I really loved watching Sasha be so smiley! Compared to Princess Lockaroo from the auditions, it wasn’t the highest degree of difficulty, but I did like the “Soul Train groove” feel about it. And the ending was really cool with the turns and the fall to the ground. Sasha was much better than Ricky, obviously, but I do say he looked cute in his little yellow sweater.

Melanie and Tad, Broadway w/ Spencer Liff
What an amazing concept! I loved that, it was so interesting and unique! And a great song that I’ve never heard before! The chemistry between these two was unreal! It was like they were the only two people in that whole big room! Nigel is right, Melanie is truly an amazing actress. She hits every single emotion, and you just believe her, whatever she’s doing. And Christina is totally right about Tad’s hands – they are beautiful! I hope he makes it to the finale because we all know Melanie will.

Caitlynn and Marko, Jazz w/ Sonya
I’m not sure if I understood how the story related to this, but I definitely loved the dancing in it! They both did a fantastic job! It might have been because the cameras were far away and I couldn’t see their faces as much? Christina mentioned “beautiful aggression”, and that’s totally what that whole routine was. Definitely a great routine for Caitlynn to go out on because she was fabulous. She was really fighting for it. Marko, amazing as always. He’s so strong and supportive, and he’s going to the finale, DUH.


Well nerves are officially calmed. That was a FABULOUS Top 6 show. I really love all of them, but if the finale is not Melanie/Sasha/Marko/Tad (in that order of finish), I will be upset.

Best Duet: Sasha and Kent
Best Individual Performace: Melanie or Sasha, might give a slight edge to Melanie
Going home: Caitlynn and Ricky
Best Music: Tyce or Spencer, tie
Best Choreo: Spencer Liff
Worst Music: Both of Dmitry’s song choices
Best All-Star: Janette and Kent, can’t decide
Best Prop: The Wall
Worst Prop: The Chopsticks
Breakthrough Performance: Caitlynn (w/ Marko)

Start thinking about what encores you want to see in the finale!!! Pretty much everything of Melanie and Marko’s, Sasha and Twitch Misty Blue, and Marko and Allison’s Contemporary all come to mind…what else???