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from idolforums.com (I got it over at Survivor Sucks)
ok, here we go….
Judges: Nigel, Mary, Brian.
Choreographers: Tyce, Dan, and some funny little french guy.
Musa and Nat- Hip hop! Finally! and…It was whack. Totally not their fault, Dan did it and the choreography was so bad the only redeeming quality was Musa’s freaking cool tricks and They performed the heck out of it. Judges liked it sort of. Gave Musa his credit and said it was worth the wait, said Nat just kinda stood there but acted well. Meh, my least fav of the night.
Heidi and Ryan- Cha-cha. Amazing!! Heidi that is, I really never even notice that Ryan is everthere so someone else is gunna have to cover that. Judges kind of gave Ryan the Ivan-Musa treatment. Heidi was so fierce it was ridiculous. Botch a lift kinda.
Dmitry and Ashlee- Pop! This one’s for Joey…..EYELINER DMITRY!!!!!!!! Like pink converse fingerless gloves Dmitry. I thought they did really well they are so hot together. Another of Dan’s blah routines. The judges kinda went “You danced what you were given” and Brian was kinda anti-Dant the whole thing.
Allison and Ivan- Comtemporary. Let me give my unbiased review first. Very well done. Tyce’s choreo was amazing and Allison was technically good as usual. Ok the intro video ake me . Here’s just the “strictly my opinion thing”. They were way too being forced on us a Benji-Donyelle part 2. “Oh look at us we are taking this seriously…JUST KIDDING hahahaha. See? We’re goofy and weird too!! LOVE US!!”. The judges lapped it up. Nigel agreed w/ Mary that Allison should win, Mary CRIED FOR GOD’S SAKE. [/rant]. But the routine was good.
Travis and Martha- Fox Trot. Not as good as the Jaymzica one but decient. Travis slicked down his hawk and looked nice. He had really good faces. Martha looked really pretty and did quite well. Judges liked it, said Fred Astaire would be proud.
Benji and Donyelle- Broadway. Ok, seriously for a second…. . I’m done. Amazing.Amazing.Amazing. They danced to “You can’t stop the beat” from Hairspray and tore it up. They said they wanted to showcase their friendship and boy t was chessy, wonderful, and well performed. Best of the night and I swear I’m not being biased. If Donyelle’s toe still hurts you couldn’t tell. At all. Nigel said He’d be surprised if Benji didn’t win. Then he said he’d be surprised if Donyelle didn’t win. So which is it Nigel? Benji, Donyelle, or Allison. Seriously. Standing ovation from the judges,
Other tidbits…..
Stood next to Benji’s dad in line. SUCH a sweet guy. I spilt coffee on my shirt and he says “I have an extra shirt in the car but I really doubt it’d fit you” And we chatted with some of Benji’s friends a little. We got there pretty early and we’re almost stuck in the back still but we pretended to be part of Benji’s posse and got to stand on the right side of the stage.
They did this whole b-day thing for Nigel. Cake and such. The judges seem to be pretty buddy-buddy with the contestants and it worried me a little. It’s gotta be hard to cut. Good times.
ANOTHER PERSON WHHO WENT TOO
Here it comes, children
Okay you guys, I just got back from the taping. It was AMAZING! So much fun. We got placed RIGHT in front of the judges’ platform so we had a prime view of all the action. Unfortunately my friends had to leave to drive back to San Francisco right after the show, so we couldn’t hang around. But we had an awesome time!
And now, what you’ve all been waiting for… spoilers!
Nigel, Mary, and Brian were judges this week. As soon as Brian came out I could smell his cologne like whoa. He must have taken a bath in the stuff. Also of interest - Nigel said that next week we’re going to start seeing individuals dance! Interesting. Cat is slightly less irritating in person, which meant that I refrained from punching her in the face. The choreographers were Dan, Tyce, and some French guy. Now on to the couples.
Natalie/Musa - Hip Hop. They were good, although it was clearly more of a chance for Musa to finally show off. It was sort of a music video style, I guess. Natalie does more acting than dancing. Nigel liked it a lot, but Mary wasn’t really feeling it.
Heidi/Ryan - Cha Cha. First off, the song was “Sex Bomb” by Tom Jones and that is just awesome by itself. This dance was awesome - very high energy and really sexy. Of course Heidi nailed it, and I thought Ryan did quite well. The judges agreed with me. Although Nigel called Heidi a “Cabbage Patch Doll” because of the way she scrunches her face up sometimes (though, after the cameras were off he said he didn’t mean it in a bad way…) and they all sort of said that Ryan’s performance was “missing something” - he was too tense, perhaps.
Ivan/Allison - Contemporary. WOW. I was reeeeeally skeptical of Ivan pulling this off, but holy crap. I have never been an Ivan fan, but this dance was absolutely fantastic. The chemistry between them was great, and the dance itself was beautiful. The Ivanison (Allivan?) shippers will go CRAZY for this one. Allison is even more gorgeous in person, and of course she nailed this style. And her dress was pretty. I was really, really surprised by Ivan. And Mary CRIED, y’all! During the performance, you could hear multiple gasps throughout the audience, and after it ended I heard Brian say, “Wow” behind me. Wow indeed. I believe the song was by Annie Lennox.
Dmitry/Ashlee - Pop. Seriously, even Nigel was like, “WHAT IS POP?” Brian was pissy that everyone was calling it “watered down hip hop.” And apparently every pop routine has to have a guy with eyeliner and a girl with crazy hair? Anyway, I wasn’t too impressed, and neither were the judges.
Travis/Martha - Foxtrot. This was really nice! Of course it’s not the most exciting style, but they were very elegant and Mary said that Fred and Ginger would be proud. They had a couple little stumbles/little things that didn’t flow as well, but other than that a good performance. In the video, Travis was upset that they got ballroom again and said, “Am I allowed to cry on camera? Or is that a Benji thing?” HA!
Benjelle - Broadway. Holy crap, you guys. This will pretty much be the most adorable and fun thing you have ever seen. Like, I was smiling and giggling through the whole thing. Donyelle points out in the video that this week they get to show more of their “friendship” rather than the “romance” that has been prevalent in past weeks. They danced to a song from Hairspray and they were just all over the stage and over the top and fabulous. Benji was wearing slacks with a royal blue dress shirt and bright yellow tie, and Donyelle wore a bright yellow ruffly dress. Adorable. The judges gave a standing ovation. I did too. ETA: I didn’t see any sign of Donyelle’s toe bothering her. Yay!
Anywho, I tried to remember as many details as I could! You guys are welcome to ask about more details and I’ll see if I can remember!