I'm back with Part 2 of my SYTYCD4 T4 recap.
Next was Katee's solo and interview. They have to recap all the drama when she told the judges she might not audition a third year if she didn't get through. Her favorite routine was No Air because of its emotion, and because it was her first routine on the show.
The song: Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME solo. She totally didn't ruin this song for me. Both her technique and emotion are SO great every single second of this piece. She needs a tiny bit of work on the whole concept of pointing her feet in all of her extensions, but everything else is freaking amazing.
After the (particularly long) break was Twitch and Katee's Foxtrot choreographed by Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin.
O...k. This "rivalry" between the guys that suddenly shows up this week? Ridiculous and time-wasting. Get on with the rehearsal segment. They seem to be having a lot of trouble with basic body positioning...
The song: Feeling Good by Michael Buble. I have emotional attachments to this song, so please let it be good. Ok, I guess this is pretty good. I'm usually put to sleep or tears of boredom by this style, and I don't feel that way about this one. It was just missing something. I don't think they pulled off the technique very well at all.
Mandy says: Very romantic and pretty, the overhead press lift was amazing...
Mary says: Twitch is one cool gentleman. It was smooth and controlled... DIthuioewGHouifhbSRGhiorweyirheyijhrgHIEgPIHwOJHT!!! WOOO!
*Twitch does James Bond impression*
Nigel says: There's nothing Katee can't do. It was too stiff and "British" at the beginning, bt once they relaxed in to the choreography, it got better. They are spoiling the choreographers by beign able to pick things up easily.
It's Josh's turn for his solo and interview; Cat points out that this is the last solo in the competition... that is if you don't count their solos tomorrow night. Unless they're cutting the solos tomorrow to make room for all the extras...
We're getting the sob story right now. Josh had a semi-cruddy childhood and did work around the studio to be able to take class instead of paying money for class. He auditioned for the show after seeing it last season and loving the entertainment factor. His favorite routine was the Samba with Katee because it was completely out of their elements, but they pulled it off.
The song: Knee Deep by Funkadelic. The first thing he does is run through the audience to dance on the platform that the judges table is on thereby limiting his space and wasting a good deal of his allotted 30 seconds. I actually like him better when he's performing non-hip hop choreography than when he's semi-freestyling in his own style.
Courtney and Josh, Jive choreographed by Jason Gilkinson. This style is happy, energetic, peppy, and requires a lot of stamina.
The song: The Dirty Boogie by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME 540!!! This is pretty much amazing. They can both pull off pretty much anything. They seem like they have the style and the technique down, and have really clean partnering and lifts.
Was Josh supposed to fall out of that layout?
Mandy says: Holy Moly! Great fast footwork. Great lifts and teamwork. Great great great.
Mary says: Jive is fast and hard. Both the footwork and connections are super fast. Jason added a loot to this specific routine that made it harder than it needed to be. They pulled it off.
Nigel says: Dancers learn where to "breathe" in a routine. They didn't. They missed the double bounce and the feel of the Jive. It was tired and not brilliant.
T4 Group, Contemporary choreographed by Mia Michaels.
Mia sings in pseudo-Gaelic (I think). She also gives them a speech that was meant to be inspirational. She's better at that when she doesn't try too hard.
They're all wearing kilts. Hmm. The song: Hallelujah by the Vitamin String Quartet.
Yeah. This rocks. It's unfortunate that they used that weird dark grey-ish lighting that the producers really seem to like to use for all the really good routines this season. This looks a little tiny minute bit With Or Without You inspired. Hmm. Awesome. The makeup on the girls is really funky.
That's all I have to say about this. Awesome. Wait, was there supposed to be a huge height difference between those two lifts? Mia, I less than three you. (<3)
Mandy says: She's at a loss for words. It was a magical celebration. It wasn't physical anymore, the dancing came from somewhere else. As a choreographer, she would never put the four of them together for a piece, but they completely melded and it worked.
Mary says: Mia didn't hold back. She could've for the sake of the non-contemporary dancers, but she didn't.Twitch was a total standout in this dance. Everything was right on. Courtney lost it a little bit. Courtney and Josh's lift was at 90 degrees wile Katee ant Twitch got to 180 degrees.
Nigel says: these guys deserve to be here more than Mark or will even though technically, they were better dancers. They inspire and are more versatile.The girls were two beacons of light on stage. It sort of reminded him of the Olympics.They succeeded and didn't show their exhaustion.
Of course, I'm posting this 20 minutes before the results show. Oh, and if anyone cares, I just read something that says Sarah Reich is definitely one of the tappers performing with the Debbie Allen group tonight.
Stay on your toes,
Selly
Next was Katee's solo and interview. They have to recap all the drama when she told the judges she might not audition a third year if she didn't get through. Her favorite routine was No Air because of its emotion, and because it was her first routine on the show.
The song: Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME solo. She totally didn't ruin this song for me. Both her technique and emotion are SO great every single second of this piece. She needs a tiny bit of work on the whole concept of pointing her feet in all of her extensions, but everything else is freaking amazing.
After the (particularly long) break was Twitch and Katee's Foxtrot choreographed by Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin.
O...k. This "rivalry" between the guys that suddenly shows up this week? Ridiculous and time-wasting. Get on with the rehearsal segment. They seem to be having a lot of trouble with basic body positioning...
The song: Feeling Good by Michael Buble. I have emotional attachments to this song, so please let it be good. Ok, I guess this is pretty good. I'm usually put to sleep or tears of boredom by this style, and I don't feel that way about this one. It was just missing something. I don't think they pulled off the technique very well at all.
Mandy says: Very romantic and pretty, the overhead press lift was amazing...
Mary says: Twitch is one cool gentleman. It was smooth and controlled... DIthuioewGHouifhbSRGhiorweyirheyijhrgHIEgPIHwOJHT!!! WOOO!
*Twitch does James Bond impression*
Nigel says: There's nothing Katee can't do. It was too stiff and "British" at the beginning, bt once they relaxed in to the choreography, it got better. They are spoiling the choreographers by beign able to pick things up easily.
It's Josh's turn for his solo and interview; Cat points out that this is the last solo in the competition... that is if you don't count their solos tomorrow night. Unless they're cutting the solos tomorrow to make room for all the extras...
We're getting the sob story right now. Josh had a semi-cruddy childhood and did work around the studio to be able to take class instead of paying money for class. He auditioned for the show after seeing it last season and loving the entertainment factor. His favorite routine was the Samba with Katee because it was completely out of their elements, but they pulled it off.
The song: Knee Deep by Funkadelic. The first thing he does is run through the audience to dance on the platform that the judges table is on thereby limiting his space and wasting a good deal of his allotted 30 seconds. I actually like him better when he's performing non-hip hop choreography than when he's semi-freestyling in his own style.
Courtney and Josh, Jive choreographed by Jason Gilkinson. This style is happy, energetic, peppy, and requires a lot of stamina.
The song: The Dirty Boogie by The Brian Setzer Orchestra. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME 540!!! This is pretty much amazing. They can both pull off pretty much anything. They seem like they have the style and the technique down, and have really clean partnering and lifts.
Was Josh supposed to fall out of that layout?
Mandy says: Holy Moly! Great fast footwork. Great lifts and teamwork. Great great great.
Mary says: Jive is fast and hard. Both the footwork and connections are super fast. Jason added a loot to this specific routine that made it harder than it needed to be. They pulled it off.
Nigel says: Dancers learn where to "breathe" in a routine. They didn't. They missed the double bounce and the feel of the Jive. It was tired and not brilliant.
T4 Group, Contemporary choreographed by Mia Michaels.
Mia sings in pseudo-Gaelic (I think). She also gives them a speech that was meant to be inspirational. She's better at that when she doesn't try too hard.
They're all wearing kilts. Hmm. The song: Hallelujah by the Vitamin String Quartet.
Yeah. This rocks. It's unfortunate that they used that weird dark grey-ish lighting that the producers really seem to like to use for all the really good routines this season. This looks a little tiny minute bit With Or Without You inspired. Hmm. Awesome. The makeup on the girls is really funky.
That's all I have to say about this. Awesome. Wait, was there supposed to be a huge height difference between those two lifts? Mia, I less than three you. (<3)
Mandy says: She's at a loss for words. It was a magical celebration. It wasn't physical anymore, the dancing came from somewhere else. As a choreographer, she would never put the four of them together for a piece, but they completely melded and it worked.
Mary says: Mia didn't hold back. She could've for the sake of the non-contemporary dancers, but she didn't.Twitch was a total standout in this dance. Everything was right on. Courtney lost it a little bit. Courtney and Josh's lift was at 90 degrees wile Katee ant Twitch got to 180 degrees.
Nigel says: these guys deserve to be here more than Mark or will even though technically, they were better dancers. They inspire and are more versatile.The girls were two beacons of light on stage. It sort of reminded him of the Olympics.They succeeded and didn't show their exhaustion.
Of course, I'm posting this 20 minutes before the results show. Oh, and if anyone cares, I just read something that says Sarah Reich is definitely one of the tappers performing with the Debbie Allen group tonight.
Selly