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Dance Your Ass Off: Week 2 Recap

Lynn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:03:59 +0000

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I have to admit that I really like this show. Dance Your Ass Off is a fun hybrid between Dancing With the Stars and The Biggest Loser. Each contestant is trying to get in shape, while learning a difficult dance routine each week. The combination of their scores from the judges on their dance routines with their weight loss is the thing that decides who stays and who goes home.

This week, Alicia had a meltdown and started screaming and throwing things. It really made me think she needs to leave. Everyone in the competition is affected by her instability and it’s not good to keep her there. But that’s not what determines the elimination.

The dances in this episode were all disco dances and it was fun to see those old dances again. They really are fun to do and it was clear that most all of the dancers were having a good time.

I was most impressed with the dances of Pinky, Ruben, Brandon & Mara. They all really brought it this week. The one that I was least interested in was Alicia. The two people with the least weight loss this week were Warren and Brandon. The three in the final elimination decision were Alicia, Warren & Brandon. Unfortunately, Warren had to go.

I really like Warren’s personality and his enthusiasm. It’s a shame Alicia didn’t go home instead.

Dance Your Ass Off airs on Oxygen network on Monday evenings. Be sure to tune in!

What do you think of the show? Will you watch? Let us know!

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So You Think You Can Dance: Cat Deeley at Season 6 Auditions

Lynn — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:06:39 +0000

Here’s a great clip with So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley at the season 6 auditions. She tells about what makes the difference between making it to the finals and not making it. I really like the way she gets to know the dancers and acts as their friend in the audition process.

She goes on to tell us how she dreads Thursday night’s elimination shows and how close she feels to all the dancers. She then reveals what she did for the Fourth of July.

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So You Think You Can Dance 5: Tabitha & Napoleon Talk Choreography

Lynn — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:47:50 +0000

This is a great clip from Tabitha & Napoleon D’Umo where they talk about how they worked in collaboration with Dmitry Chaplain to create the group dance for So You Think You Can Dance this week.

They talk about the dance they all created together and about what the dancers need to do to make the audience vote for them each week. It’s very insightful and gives us a bit of a clue about why we love certain dancers. They bring magic to the steps. Cool!

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So You Think You Can Dance 5: Costume Designing for This Week’s Show

Lynn — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:20:47 +0000

I love that FOX is letting us in on the secrets behind the costume designs for So You Think You Can Dance this season. Here’s another clip of the process of designing the cool costumes the dancers wore in this week’s group dance with the huge picture frame. It was choreographed by Tabatha & Napoleon D’Umo as well as Dmitry Chaplain, so the costumes had to combine the look of hip-hop and ballroom. Here’s how it all came together:

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So You Think You Can Dance 5: Karla & Vitolio Leave

Lynn — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:56:59 +0000

I’m very sad to announce that this week on So You Think You Can Dance, the two dancers who had to go home were Vitolio & Karla. I have especially grown fond of Vitolio, with his story of courage and his kindness during the competition. It’s a very unfortunate thing that he has to leave. Karla is also a wonderful dancer and will be missed.

So this is our Top 12 Dancers this season:

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So You Think You Can Dance 5: The Top 14 Performances

Lynn — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:28:44 +0000

The judges this week on So You think You Can Dance were, of course Mary Murphy & Nigel Lythgoe, but also included Mia Michaels. The level of dance this season is at an all-time high, in my opinion. It is impossible to predict the final dancers this soon.

Here’s an amazing photo of Ade Obayomi & Melissa Sandvig performing a Pas de Deux choreographed by Thordal Christensen. This is the prfect style for them both!

Randi & Evan Kasprzak were fortunate enough to draw another Broadway routine. This time, it was choreographed by Joey Dowling.

Kupono & Kayla performed a wonderful Contemporary routine choreographed by Sonya Tayeh.

In this photo, Karla & Vitolio perform a Quickstep choreographed by Jean Marc Genereux.

Phillip & Jeanine were great in a performance of a Hip Hop routine choreographed by Tabitha & Napoleon Dumo.

Here, Jason & Caitlin perform a Pop/Jazz routine choreographed by Brian Friedman.

And Brandon & Janette danced a Cha-Cha choreographed by Jean Marc Genereux.

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More Details About SYTYCD Get Fit DVDs

Lynn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:20:36 +0000

I wrote a few days ago about the new fitness videos from the SYTYCD dancers, but didn’t have a lot of info about them yet.

I got a lot more information for you about the new So You think You Can Dance, Get Fit titles. The dancers for each are some of my favorites and I’ll bet they are some of yours too. On the Cardio Funk DVD, the dancers are Courtney Galiano leading a Disco routine, Travis Wall leading a Contemporary routine and Lauren Gottlieb leading Hip Hop. And on the Tone & Groove DVD, the dancers are Stephen “Twitch” Boss leading a Hip Hop routine, Dmitry Chaplin (who is also a pro dancer on Dancing With the Stars) leading a Cha Cha and Katee Shean leading Jazz. They both sound like fun!

Both titles will be released on July 21, but if you pre-order (just click on the image to pre-order) them now, you can save some money. They’ll be shipped on the release date. No muss, no fuss.

The list price for each video is $16.99, but the pre-order price for each video is only $10.99…much cheaper than a gym membership. And a whole lot more fun!

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So You Think You Can Dance: Who Does the Costumes?

Lynn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:42:13 +0000

That’s a question that a lot of people have about So you Think You Can Dance: Who does the costumes for the dancers each week?

Here’s a clip that shows us what goes on behind the scenes to get the dancers’ costumes created to go with their dance routine each week. We get to see how the dancers’ outfits were designed for the Mia Michaels’ group dance at the beginning of the Top 18 performance show:

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Win a Copy of the New SYTYCD Get Fit DVDs

Lynn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:13:50 +0000

You can win a free copy of either the Cardio Funk DVD, or the Tone & Groove DVD!

Entering is easy! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post with a valid email address (so I can contact the winner!) One comment per person each day, please. Contest closes on Midnight ET on July 23, 2009.

Please enter and let your friends know too. Good luck!

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The Ballas Hough Band Single, Do It For You

Lynn — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:28:25 +0000

Two of the professional dancers from Dancing With the Stars, Derek Hough & Mark Ballas have their own band. It’s called the Ballas Hough Band and they have a CD out called BHB.

This is their first single called Do It For You and it’s performed by the band, including a few shots of a shirtless Derek Hough. (Girls, get ready to swoon…)

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