So You Think You Can Dance: Cat Deeley Tells Us What’s Ahead

Recently, Cat Deeley sat down with the folks over at TV Guide and talked about the new season of So You Think You Can Dance and a bit about what we might expect this time around. I was supposed to be a part of the interview, but due to unfortunate technical difficulties beyond my control, that did not pan out.

But not to worry, TVGuide.com has suggested that I post an excerpt of theirs, so here it is:

Contestants who develop crushes on her:
Clearly, their sanity level needs to be checked. I think the men in white capes are probably about to come and take them away. Listen, I mean they’re great dancers, but nobody said they’ve got any taste…I do feel very protective over them. That’s my job; to be kind of the cheerleader when the chips are down and maybe Nigel is not being so nice and they’ve put everything that they have into a routine that’s a minute long and they want to stay on another week. I’m kind of the big sister/cheerleader role that kind of squeezes their hand and goes, “Come on, we can do this.”

Being so darn chipper — all the time:
If I wake up and the sun is shining it’s not bad. Here in California there’s nothing much to be grouchy about I don’t think. You’ve got the sunshine and palm trees and ocean and hills. Yes, I’m pretty happy most of the time I have to say; annoyingly so one might say.

How the show has evolved:
It’s not necessarily trends of dance I’ve noticed, but definitely the dancers are becoming more aware that this isn’t just a dance competition. It’s to find America’s favorite dancer, so it’s not necessarily about who’s the best technical dancer or who has the most training. It’s actually about the person that America connects with the most and it doesn’t matter how brilliant your dancing is.

New styles of dance that might be featured:
It is everything that you know and love, but back bigger and better. Because the bar has kind of been raised, now we want triple back somersaults with extras and a run up the wall because we just get blasé about it. There will definitely be another amazing Mia Michaels routine that’s going to give you chills. Wade Robson is also going to do something very special for us. Obviously, what we want to do is keep it fresh, too. We aim to surprise and delight, but all of the normal styles will be there too.

Be sure to go read the entire interview here.

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