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Last night, "So You Think You Can Dance" gave us The Academy, Part II—which concluded with the judges choosing their Top 10 guys and Top 10 girls. But before that reveal, we got a little more contemporary, a whole lotta Mandy Moore, some solos, and, as always plenty of drama.
"The Academy scares the h out of these dancers," Nigel admitted. "And it should." Never one to mince words, that Nigel. Here's how it all went.
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Last week's episode ended with dancers going all-in on Talia Favia's contemporary choreography. And this week picked right back up with the rest of that emotional, edgy goodness from Queen Favia.
First we saw adorable dating duo (but not, like, competitive duo) Jarrod Tyler Paulson and Madison Jordan, with Jarrod up first. Considering contemporary is his jam, this should've been easy, right? But after his performance, the judges agreed that Jarrod didn't seem to know the choreography, calling it "not the best" and "shaky." So it was a no for Jarrod, who had to exit stage right and explain to Madison what happened. Sad!
But then it was Madison's turn, and girlfriend slayed. She brought Mary Murphy to tears, culminating in her screaming, "Shoot, sister, you killed it!" (How do I make that my alarm sound every morning? I would love to wake up to an enthusiastic affirmation from the Conductor of the Hot Tamale Train.) Madison was, obviously, moving on, and Jarrod said he knew she'd continue to dominate. Same, Jarrod. Same.
Next, contemporary ballerina Kaeli Ware continued her bid for "SYT" stardom—but sadly, and surprisingly, this was where her journey ended. After sailing though the hip-hop round and not-quite-crushing the ballroom, Kaeli got to perform in her element. But Dominic wanted Kaile to be "a little more in the pocket," and called the performance inauthentic. Hard disagree (sorry, Dom). We love you, Kaeli! Come back soon.
By Well, unless Nigel Lythgoe (sir!) has something wild and crazy up his sleeves—which he very well may after 16 seasons—it is finally, at very long last, after half a summer and so much patience, almost time to meet the "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 16 Top Yeah, we're not there quite yet. On last night's "Final Cut" episode, the Top 10 ladies were each paired with an All-Star and a "legendary choreographer" to learn some critical choreography. (Choreography from outside their comfort zone, that is.) Then, after one last performance for the judges, the 10 became five. Here's what went down, and which women are headed to the live shows next week. The powerhouse Nashville native wowed everyone during her contemporary audition. And since she confessed that ballroom is what intimidates her, naturally she was given a salsa routine, choreographed by Oksana Platero, to perform alongside All-Star Jonathan. You'd never have known the style intimidated her, because she sold it! She nailed the sass, and there was no faking those speedy moves. She went into every lift with death-defying confidence and pulled. it. off. The judges praised her fire, fight, flair, and fearlessness. Melany is a trained salsa dancer—not that you would've guessed it based on this chameleon-like performance. Melany slayed Randi and Hef's fun and funky choreography, managing to fully hold her own alongside Season 10 winner Fik-Shun. There were times when she seemed more focused on the specific moves than just easing into the execution, but she said it felt amazing, and it was. Dominic wanted her to be more grounded, and Laurieann and Nigel said their eyes went to Fik-Shun because Melany was a little too smiley. Mary said this performance elevated Melany in her eyes. This ballroom babe admitted she "bare American hip-hop dance crew Quest Crew is an American hip-hop dance crew from Los Angeles, California who were declared winners of the third season of America's Best Dance Crew. They made their first few appearances individually on shows like So You Think You Can Dance and at events such as Kollaboration 8 and World of Dance. They helped with the choreography for well-known duo LMFAO and have previously toured with them as well. On August 29, , Quest Crew was declared all-star champions of Season 8 of America's Best Dance Crew (ABDC) receiving $, and the ABDC trophy again. This is the crew's second time being declared champion of MTV's hit show. The name "Quest Crew" reflects the support that the Quest Learning Center, located in Artesia, California, has had on growth within the team and individually. Quest Crew won the title of America's Best Dance Crew on the third season of the show and consists of eleven members. Team members originally performed with the SickStep dance troupe, but later disbanded to recreate and include dancers to form Quest. D-Trix and Victor Kim are also part of the b-boy crew Fallen Kings, formally known as Flexible Flave, which won Freestyle session. The entire crew appeared in the Far East Movement music video "Dance Like Michael Jackson" and LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem", "Champagne Showers", "Sexy And I Know It" and "Sorry for Party Rocking". Quest Crew also performed on Idol Gives Back in The Nine Enneagram Types as Dancers
Mariah Russell, Salsa with All-Star Jonathan
Melany Mercedes, Hip Hop with All-Star Fik-Shun
Ashley Sanchez, Contemporary with All-Star Lex
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