Day one of Vegas Week started off with a bang. All the dancer were asked to perform a solo and the first round of cuts were handed down.
The afternoon session of hip-hop with Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo continued the cuts and those who manged to remain went to bed hopeful.
The morning of day two was spent with Jean-Marc and France Généreux learning a waltz that sent 16 dancers home, while the afternoon’s jazz routine with Sonya Tayeh saw the departure of last season’s runner up Natalie – an action that shocked everyone in the competition.
This led into my favorite night of Vegas Week: Group Numbers!!!!
Take three to six dances from different style backgrounds, who have never danced together, some of whom have never had to create their own steps, then deprive them of sleep. The drama writes its self.
This process also lead to my favorite quote from Adam Shankman, “That was so convention 101. Barf!”
Day three continued to get harder with a contemporary number from Mia Michaels that cut another 13 dancers.
Tyce Diorio took over day four with two amazing Broadway numbers from West Side Story. First the girls got spicy with “America”, then the boys tried to play it cool with “Crazy Boy”. Another round of cuts left us with just 16 girls and 16 guys.
Tonight night the top 20 will be reviled. There are some dancers that I really like that I’m sure won’t get in, there are others who I think should have been cut two days ago that might make it, but the only thing I know for sure is that the dancing with be amazing!
“So You Think You Can Dance” airs Tonight at 9:00pm on Fox.