SYTYCD - more auditions

Alrighty, last night of auditions? Then next week is Vegas. I can handle that.

8:03 - Bianca made it right up to the point of "yes or no" last year, and didn't make it to the top 20. I don't remember her though. She's tapping tonight and she's pretty good. She's through to Vegas.

8:06 - Okay, these siblings (Brynelle and Xavier) are waaaay too close for me. If people mistake you for a couple... YOU ARE TOO CLOSE! They look kind of... chaotic? Their moves are wobbly at times. And the lifts are SO awkward. They obviously aren't going through.

8:15 - I missed this girl's name. She's a bigger girl and looks like she really wants to try. But she's not good enough to get through.

8:17 - And now we have weird auditions. It's a lot of made up stuff for the most part. You can't just move randomly and call it dancing.

8:19 - Calico is a swing dancer. She's obviously having fun, but she isn't great. She's not getting through.

8:21 - Adam (judge) got up and danced with her. Attention whore, haha.

8:28 - Couple: Asuka and Ricky. They made it to Vegas last year, but neither made top 20. They're super good.

8:31 - Kinda jacked, the judges are all but worshipping Asuka and kind of doing that "oh yeah, you were good too" for Ricky. They're both through.

8:32 - Bunch of good people.

8:33 - Emergency Alert System. Sweet. Severe thunderstorm warning! I so hope so! But I'd like to get back to the show now.

8:35 - Totally missed this kid's dance. The judges liked him so I'm assuming he was pretty awesome. He's only seventeen though so he isn't eligible. Nigel is SO giving him a ticket to Vegas for next season!

8:42 - Now we're being interrupted by our local news losers (this is the network I spoke of previously). I was already told about this thunderstorm that probably won't even happen here!!

8:43 - Aaaand now that we get back to the show I get the beeping with a message at the top. So I can't hear what's going on. All I know is the guy has some red hair and the few seconds I saw of him were good.

8:45 - They didn't hand him a ticket so I'm assuming he has to do choreography.

8:45 - Weird skinny girl. She's interesting... but I don't know why she chose to look so... eighties. Okay, now she's just weirding me out.

8:47 - OHGOODGOD! We have another alert. THERE BETTER BE A FLIPPIN' TORNADO IF YOU ARE GOING TO SEND FOUR WARNINGS MY WAY IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES!!!

8:49 - Another poor nameless girl because of the alert. She's good. And cute. Wonder if she's single and likes guys with long hair... Oh, her name is Amanda. She made it through.

8:53 - Fifth alert. This one is hitting during a commercial though. And oddly enough, I don't see any of the stuff they're talking about. We have barely a breeze and not many clouds at all.

8:56 - I actually remember this guy from last year! Phillip is going straight to Vegas without dancing because he was through last year but couldn't go because he got pneumonia.

8:57 - Phillip is also partnering with his friend Arielle. Which he doesn't do. But he learned it for her. She's good, but I keep watching him. She's going to Vegas.

9:01 - A few good dancers. All going to choreography.

9:02 - Okay, this guy apparently dances like Shakira? I'm scared. I'll give the guy the fact that he can actually move his hips. But seriously, that's all he's doing. Hip shakes and pelvic thrusts. AND THE CAMERA KEEPS SHOWING HIS CROTCH! Ick.

**Having this show be two hours long makes for a blog that is entirely too long.**

9:06 - Choreography round. Sammy (the kid with red hair that I missed) is through to Vegas.

Okay, sixth weather warning. And as I write this we're getting a seventh. And all I see is lightning in the distance.

And my brother-in-law is here. So I'm quitting the blogging for tonight. But I WILL write about Sex when he makes his appearance...

Okay, I'm back. And we're finally getting some lightning! Woohoo!!! But back to dancing...

Leonid is very similar to Sex in his manic style. And he and Sex are totally going to battle! I feel like I should feel bad for being amused by this. Oh you have no idea how hard I'm laughing over here. I'm sure my neighbors think there's some insanity going on here. Awww... Sex is too tired to keep going. Leo totally won according to the judges. Well, the girls. Nigel was rooting for Sex.

HOLY COW NIGEL IS LETTING SEX DO CHOREOGRAPHY!!! Awww, now I feel bad. He is so lost.

Well, the thunder is kicking in over here and my cable is starting to freak so I'm out for the night. Vegas next week, and I'll be back.

SYTYCD - still auditions

I am so NOT typing out the full title ever week. It's annoying to hit the shift key every two or three letters. So we're still watching auditions, and I'm not at mom's this week, but hubby's home tonight. So maybe he'll have some good commentary for you.


I'm on my DVR time so no time stamps, I'll just ramble.

• Tony and his "Tony style" are freakin' me out. He's flexible, but he CANNOT DANCE. At all. Hubby might be better than that (which is saying a lot).
• Hubby asked me if someone gave Mary happy pills or if she's always like that. I laughed. She's still better than Paula.
• Priscilla just gave hubby a flashback shudder because she reminded him of Tatiana from Idol. I got that for a second too. But she can dance (and she isn't constantly doing the bizarro laugh).
• Okay, she had another Tatiana moment. But at least she isn't laughing. And she's through.
• I don't remember Janette from last year at all. Her and her partner Romulo are good. They did way more tricks than actual steps though, which annoys me.
• Haha, Mary did a short scream and hubby had to get up off the couch. She makes him crazy.
• They're both going to Vegas.
• Jennifer and Jessica are twins. I'm guessing that's their gimmick.
• They're flexible and that's about all they have going for them. They don't seem like they know their dance completely. And if that's how it's supposed to look... um... yeah.
• Oh, they made it up in one day. That explains it.
• Joseph Smith is good. He's entertaining for sure. They're putting him through to choreography.
• And he's going to Vegas. He needs to watch his facial expressions.
• Wislande's outfit scares me. I'm afraid she's gonna pop out of her bikini top. And sadly she's really not good. At all.
• Oh Lord and now she's talking back to all of them.
• Dude, Erik is tapping to Thriller! And he's super good!
• Ha, he started tap because his brother was doing it and "got a lot of girls."
• He's going to Vegas.
• Paris was Miss Washington at one point. She's good.
• She's going straight to Vegas.
• Geo is an African dancer. It's interesting to watch. He gets crazy air on his jumps. They're putting him through to choreography.
• Wow. Talia married her high school sweetheart and lost him after only a few years.
• She's good, but not great.
• They're putting her through to choreography.
• Geo is going to Vegas. So is Talia.
• Marico looks twelve and he's a police officer. It just doesn't fit. But he's really good.
• He's going to Vegas.
• Dustin says that Howie Dorough from BSB is his cousin.
• OMG he totally showed some moves from one of their videos! MOM, we are so better than that.
• This poor guy is clueless.
• I'm dying. They keep playing BSB.
• Chris is on something. Seriously. Apparently my expression was odd enough that hubby started laughing.
• Haha... hubby: "He goes to a lot of raves, doesn't he?"
• Yeah, he's nuts. He just came to be a punk and told the judges he's ready to go home.
• Freeeeeeak.
• Caitlin's sis got through in Miami, so she's hoping to go too. She's really good.
• She's going to Vegas with her sis.
• Anna's cute. She's good, but she's contemporary which always weirds me out a bit.
• She's going to choreography.
• Travis is alright. He's super tall so you can see every little thing that didn't go right. He's going to choreography.
• I don't remember Evan from last year. What's up with my memory? He's good so you'd think I would remember him.
• He's going to Vegas.
• We have more twins. Lauren and Lydia already look better than the last set of twins. They're both really good.
• They have to do choreography.
• Evan's brother, Ryan is up. He does tap. He's good too. And entertaining.
• He's going to Vegas.
• Choreography time: Lauren (one of the twins) is going to Vegas, Anna is going, Travis is going, and Lydia (other twin) is too. I was totally wondering if the twins were going to stay together or not.

So it's on again tomorrow, but that will be the last of the auditions. I like keeping it short. I just want to get to the good stuff. So see you tomorrow night.

And for those of you wondering (like hubby was), Sex is back this year. *fist pump* YESSS!

It's Called an Opinion People

So last night when the two male dancers danced together on So You Think You Can Dance, my mom knew someone was going to make a stink. And sure enough, GLAAD didn't disappoint.

They are now calling Nigel Lythgoe "homophobic" and saying he, along with Fox, needs to apologize to the gay and lesbian community.

Perez Hilton has a story here. Complete with video of exactly what Nigel said last night.

Here's the thing. GLAAD is calling for people to tell Fox that Nigel was wrong. But listen to what he says. There is nothing expressed except for his own personal opinion. Last time I checked, that was still legal. Although with the constant whining we hear from some "rights groups" that is quickly going out the window.

So if GLAAD can demand an apology for what I see as an opinion, I say we should be able to write in and stand up for personal opinions. I already emailed the address that Perez Hilton provided. If you are tired of people being "offended" and "attacked" because we are all individuals with our own opinions, take five minutes to email and let them know that Nigel was not in the wrong.

Contact Information courtesy of GLAAD, via Perez Hilton:

Erica Keane
Vice President, Media Relations
Fox Broadcasting Company
(212) 301-3613
erica.keane@foxtv.com

So You Think You Can Dance - Season Premiere

Yay!! This is another of the shows that my mom and I watch together and chat about. So I'm at her house (hubby is working again) live blogging for you tonight. I'll throw her comments in where applicable.

Wow, my mom's first blog, even if she isn't the one writing it.

8:06 - Gabi Rojas is up. Mom says the way she moves she could be in The Lion King on Broadway. She is pretty stinking amazing. And cute to boot. They're putting her through obviously, and Nigel called it one of the best auditions he's ever seen. Aaaand we already have Mary Murphy's first scream of the season. That's gotta be a record.

8:10 - Uh, I don't even know what to say about these guys. "Storyboard" and "Hobgoblin" are buddies that are freakin' me out! They're good, but it's way bizarre good. Almost scary. The word "crazy is thrown around a lot with the judges. They're staying for choreography before a final decision.

8:18 - Obligatory not-so-great dancers. By no means professional material, but according to mom they're cute. They do look like they're having fun.

8:21 - Peter can tap. Which is funny because he is not what you'd expect a tap dancer to look like. He's already earned two "wows" from Mom. Yeah, he's pretty good. He's through to Vegas.

8:23 - Inspirational story of the night. Tiffany has severe spine issues. It's basically a short spine, her arms and legs are the length of your average adult. And she is AMAZINGLY graceful. Nigel is SO impressed with her and the fact that she went out for this. She still isn't quite good enough so she's not through, but she's pretty damn impressive.

8:34 - Maksim is doing the cha cha with a contestant from last year. He's pretty good. They're keeping him for choreography.

8:36 - Bunch of random dancers at once. All of which make it through to Vegas.

8:38 - Mom and I are going to hell for laughing at the Asian guy who pronounced ballet as "barray." Oh we're horrible. But now we're watching him and he's good. Not great. Mom says he's funny, but a little too much flailing in his dancing.

8:40 - Mom just made another "barray" joke. I'm still cracking up.

8:41 - They're keeping him for choreography.

8:42 - Choreography challenge. The "Mutants" give up. Maksim is staying. Our "barrey" dancer is through also.

8:49 - Don't know this girl's name because we were too busy downloading Animaniacs songs. But she's REALLY good. She's through.

8:51 - My mom is giving me overshares. Big time. I'm uncomfortable. This couple is a little intense. They're not great, but I have to acknowledge that they're better than Tim and I would be. The judges didn't like them. They're not going anywhere.

8:53 - Medley of just plain bad dancers.

8:54 - Nina and Igor are dancing. Mom and I are being evil because we're envious of her stomach. Mom said someone needs to slap her. I chimed in, "Or feed her a sandwich." Mom said, "No. A box of cookies. A sandwich won't be enough." But back to the actual dancing, they're really good. I wish I could dance like that. This girl spun for like, five minutes! Okay, not five minutes, but a super long time. They're keeping them for choreography.

9:02 - Kellen is up. He's pretty good. Not sure why he's using an umbrella as a prop. He's good enough without a prop. Turns out he used the umbrella because he just lost his aunt, and made a pretty good analogy. That I'm far too lazy to type out. And he's through.

9:05 - Chimezie rocks because he is wearing a Transformers shirt. Oh, and because he pretty much rocks right now. He was super fun. They're going to keep him around for choreography.

9:08 - Choreography round. Igor is in, Nina is not. Chimezie is in, which makes me happy.

9:16 - Kayla is super good. The judges love her. She's through.

9:19 - Dad just walked in and started fake-whining about us having another show to watch so soon.

9:24 - Bunch of good dancers. And the weird choreographer judge in her mohawk and 80's prom dress looooves them all.

9:26 - Um. Not to sound intolerant, but the two guys dancing together just doesn't look right. Misha and Mitchel. One is straight, one is gay. And they're great. Mitchel totally dropped Misha right now. And Misha is better than Mitchel. It was... interesting. Nigel totally compared it to Will Ferrell in Blades of Glory. They're going to put them through to choreography.

9:31 - Choreography. Mitchel isn't through. Misha either. I swear if the show gets crap for this, I'll be vocal FOR the producers.

9:37 - Mom is dying. She loves Star Wars with every inch of her being. And this girl is swinging light sabers dressed as a bear or something. To the theme song. Wait, she's supposed to be a lion and acknowledged that it had nothing to do with the dance. The judges are pretty much calling her out. She's obviously not going through.

9:40 - Another medley of people who can't dance. OH HER PONYTAIL JUST FELL OFF! and I'm pretty sure we had a stripper in there.

9:41 - Elias brought his brother with him. And they're actually really good. Brother is too young for the show apparently so he's not actually trying out. So Elias is going to choreography.

9:50 - Natalie tried out last year with her friend Katie (who made the top 3). She was good last year, and she still is. The judges love her again. And she's through to Vegas.

9:54 - Brandon picked a pretty sweet song. And he's pretty stinkin' amazing. Like, holy cow amazing. Mary is crying he was so good. They all love him and he's totally through. Complete with a Mary-scream.

9:57 - Choreography. Elias didn't make it. But they want him to come back next year.

Done. Until next week.