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July 30, 2009

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SYTYCD5: Top 6 Results Videos

Just finished uploading most of the videos. I didn't upload the goodbye videos or the safe/danger announcements so just enjoy the performances!

Mark/Chelsie - Bleeding Love



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Top 6 Group Dance - Tyce Diorio



Will/Jessica - Silence



Twitch/Katee - The Door



Joshua/Chelsie - A Los Amigos



The Jabbawockees



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News: Sonya Tayeh to choreograph Talia's (SYTYCDAU2) performance on U.S. finale

TALENTED Talia Fowler is in Los Angeles preparing for one of the greatest challengesof her dancing career.
The 19-year-old from Warner will perform a solo routine during the final of So You Think You Can Dance America, to be held on Thursday.
A live television audience of more than 20 million viewers is expected to watch the show.
This remarkable opportunity was part of Talia’s prize for winning SYTYCD and being crowned Australia’s favourite dancer.
``I was scared at the thought of going about a week ago,’’ said Talia before leaving for Los Angeles on Wednesday. ``But now I’m excited.
``I’ve been able to choose a choreographer (Sonia Tayeh) to work with and I hope we can come up with a routine for the show that’s new, fresh and suits my style.
``It will be one of the hardest things I’ve had to do, equal to performing in the Australian version of the show. But this time there will be two countries looking at me and the pressure is on to get it right.’’
Talia, the Quest Community Newspapers Arts/Education YoungStar winner for 2008-2009, is hoping her performance in Los Angeles will give her ``exposure’’ and open a few career doors.
``I’m going to audition for training programs while I’m over there before looking for company work,’’ Talia said.
``I’ve wanted to do this for a while and am looking for diversity in my classical and contemporary dancing.’’
Talia has just finished touring Australia with the SYTYCD show and said it was ``fabulous’’ to perform in front of thousands of fans.
After the US trip she will return to work at the auditions of the SYTYCD 2010 competition.


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SYTYCD5: Top 6 Results Discussion Thread

SYTYCDism's Bottom Girls: Jeanine, Melissa
SYTYCDism's Bottom Guys: Evan, Ade
SYTYCDism's Elimination Prediction: Ade, Melissa

Results in the cut!

"Bottom 2" Girls: Melissa, Kayla
"Bottom 2" Guys: Evan, Ade
Eliminated: Melissa, Ade


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July 29, 2009

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SYTYCD5: Top 6 Polls


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SYTYCD5: Top 6 Performance Videos



Guys Group Dance - Sonya Tayeh



Ade & Jeanine - Samba



Kayla - Solo



Evan & Melissa - Broadway



Ade - Solo



Brandon & Kayla - Contemporary



Melissa - Solo



Ade & Jeanine - Hip Hop



Brandon - Solo



Evan & Melissa - Quickstep



Jeanine - Solo



Evan - Solo



Brandon & Kayla - Disco



Girls Group Dance - Sonya Tayeh



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SYTYCD5: Top 6 Performances Discussion Thread

The top 6 dancers compete tonight for a spot in the finale, possibly the most important week yet! Discuss!


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Video: Gev Manoukian & Sara Von Gillern @ Skate For Life

Check out S4's Gev Manoukian and S3's Sara VonGillern (6:50-end) in some candid moments and rehearsal for Skate for Life, a benefit for MDA:



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July 28, 2009

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Video: Kayla loves Trandrew

So I just pretty much had the most boring summer day thus far, but Lindork managed to upstage my Mark surprise and got me a Kayla Radomski (S5) shoutout! I think it's my first (personal) shoutout ever. :o Thank you Linda so much!



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SYTYCD5: Top 6 Spoilers

SYTYCDism is your HBIC spoiler source!

General spoilers:
- Louis van Amstel to choreograph.

Kayla and Brandon - Contemporary (Stacey Tookey) & Disco (Doriana Sanchez)
Jeanine and Ade - Hip Hop (Nappy Tabs) & Samba (Louis van Amstel)
Melissa and Evan - Broadway (Tyce) & Quickstep (Louis van Amstel)

For detailed spoilers visit here.

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at 10:22 PM | |

Video: Thayne Jasperson sings the national anthem

Well this is different! Here's a video Thayne Jasperson (S4) just uploaded of him singing the national anthem at the RoadRunners baseball gave in Utah.



Thanks to Aliza for the heads up!

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Video: Chelsie Hightower and Derek Hough Samba @ Shawn Johnson and Friends

Chelsie Hightower (S4) performs a samba with Derek Hough at Shawn Johnson and Friends.



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Video: Lacey Schwimmer @ Shawn Johnson and Friends

Lacey Schwimmer (S3) performs a hip hop piece with Derek Hough and Mark Ballas and Shawn Johnson and Friends.



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SYTYCD6: Premiere date moved up!

The premiere of SYTYCD season 6 has been moved up! It will now be airing on Wednesday, September 9th 2009! The premiere will be on at the usual 8:00 PM time, and following the show, will be the second episode of Glee! For those of you who haven't watched the pilot for Glee, do so now! It is amazing!


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VIDEO: Evan in "After Hours"

Here's a video of Evan Kasprzak (s5) dancing in a short film called "After Hours" before SYTYCD, directed by Jason Eberly. Check it out for some cute dancing!

"After Hours" from Jason Eberly on Vimeo.




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July 27, 2009

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Video: Chelsie Hightower and Derek Hough Foxtrot

Here's a video of Chelsie Hightower (S4) dancing with DWTS pro Derek Hough at a charity event held by Shawn Johnson in Iowa! I think they're dancing a foxtrot, but I'm not sure?!



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July 26, 2009

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Video: Jason & Jeanine Contemporary Montage

I just found this gorgeous montage of the Jason & Jeanine Contemporary, choreographed by Travis Wall & performed during top 10 night. The dance itself gave me chills but this edit brought it to a whole new level.



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July 23, 2009

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SYTYCD5: Top 8 Results Videos

Here's the top 8 results group routine, choreographed by Mia Michaels!



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All 4 Solos:



All Season Montage:



S2 Top 10's Ramalama Bang Bang Group Routine:



Travis and Heidi's Contemporary, Calling You:



Hok and Jaimie's Jazz, The Chairman's Waltz:



Jason's Goodbye Video:



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SYTYCD5: Top 8 Results Discussion Thread

SYTYCDism's Bottom Two Girls: Kayla/Janette (tied), Melissa
SYTYCDism's Bottom Two Guys: Jason, Evan
SYTYCDism's Elimination Prediction: Melissa, Evan

Results in the cut!

Bottom: Janette, Kayla, Brandon, Jason
Eliminated: Jason, Janette


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SYTYCDISM Exclusive: Q&A with SYTYCD's Season 2 Top 8 Finalist, Allison Holker!

Along with my Q&A with Randi Evans-Strong today, I got a chance to speak with SYTYCD's Season 2 Top 8 Finalist (and my personal favourite Season 2 girl) Allison Holker!

Allison is on her way to New Jersey today for a dance camp, but had a quick chat with me before getting on her flight!

Watch for Allison in tonight's special 100th episode Ramalama Bang Bang performance!

In this exclusive Q&A with SYTYCDISM, Allison tells us what she's been up to since Season 2 ended (including having a baby girl!), how she's stayed in such tip-top shape, whether or not she would ever participate in a SYTYCD All-Star Season, being back on the SYTYCD stage for Ramalama Bang Bang, Trivallie, Twitter, and more!



Big thanks to pochaccopnai, KayJDance, Dusywingsnhalo, Sytycdismylife, & NatPack for submitting some of the questions asked of Alli!

Listen to the audio interview below:



Here's a snippet from our talk:

Lindork: What was it like being back on the So You Think You Can Dance stage?

It’s fun. It’s different. It brings back all those memories like everyone cheering in the audience, it’s really overwhelming you know? It was fun to be back up there. And also it brought back all those nerves...

Lindork: How have you kept so in shape after having the baby?

I actually I had a personal trainer and I have a nutritionist that I work with that I mean I always lie to, I hope she doesn’t hear this interview, she makes me write down in a log everything I eat everyday and I’ll eat like a burger but I’ll be like ‘Yo, it’s a turkey burger!’ not from Burger King. But you know it’s obviously a good thing right I lost all my weight!

Lindork: Last question, do you have a Twitter account? Do you tweet?

Did you just say Twitter oh my gosh, I mean I’m not knocking anyone that does it but no I don’t have a Twitter. You know what I say I don’t have one now but probably here in a couple months, it’s like a fad so I’ll probably end up having one but as of right now I don’t.

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Lindork: First off, what have you been up to since the show? It’s been 3 years!

It’s been a long time since the show but right after the show I did obviously High School Musical 2 and I did a couple of commercials, so just really random things in Utah, really random stuff. Then I did a production of the off-broadway show Revolution, which was a tap show, which was another weird thing that I did because I’m not really a tapper but you know you learn new things every day. What I mostly do though is I teach with different workshops and conventions, actually that’s what I’m leaving to go to right now I’m on my way to New Jersey [for a dance camp]. Also I recently had a little girl, she’s now a year old and her name is Weslie!

Lindork: How has being a mom affected your dancing or your dance career?

Actually yeah that is a hard topic, it is a little bit difficult I think in the dance world usually people don’t really have children you know but at the same time it’s just like any other working mom. Parents always have to go to jobs every day and do their business and make money and make a living and so that’s what I do and it gets a little hard sometimes to leave her for long periods of time but I had a really supportive family and a really supportive father and everyone is always behind me and actually pushing me to work more. I’m always like ‘Oh I shouldn’t take this, I’m gone for too long,’ but everyone’s like ‘No!’ So it’s just really awesome. I really only took like three months off, like my last month of being pregnant and than I took two months after having her but after that I was working again it’s been awesome and my body is back in shape.

Lindork: How have you kept so in shape after having the baby?

I actually I had a personal trainer and I have a nutritionist that I work with that I mean I always lie to, I hope she doesn’t hear this interview, she makes me write down in a log everything I eat everyday and I’ll eat like a burger but I’ll be like ‘Yo, it’s a turkey burger’ not from Burger King. But you know it’s obviously a good thing right I lost all my weight!

Lindork: You’re going to be on the 100th episode Ramalama performance is that right?

Yes I am. Oh my gosh, it’s a pre-taped thing, I don’t know if I’m not supposed to say that I don’t think it’s really a big deal but we pre-taped it a couple of weeks ago. I’m actually not going to be able to be in L.A. for the taping and the actual 100th show because I’ll be in New Jersey which I’m so sad about because everyone else is going to be there BUT me and it’s like Ah! Reunion! But yeah we pre-taped it and there’s actually, I don’t know if you’ve heard this but there’s a surprise. I’m not going to tell you what the surprise is but it is REALLY cool. I mean it’s the same number that everyone has seen from the past season but there’s a twist to it and it’s really cool oh my gosh it’s like my favorite thing I’ve ever done in my ENTIRE life! It might not be a big deal to everyone else but it is a big deal to us as dancers.

Lindork: What was it like being back on the So You Think You Can Dance stage?

It’s fun. It’s different. It brings back all those memories like everyone cheering in the audience, it’s really overwhelming you know? It was fun to be back up there. And also it brought back all those nerves. I went up to the dancers on this season and I was like ‘Oh good luck to you guys!’ because it brings back all those… there’s always nerves and whatever and I made sure to tell them they are doing a really good job.

Lindork: What do you miss the most from Season 2 and being on the show?

What I miss most is probably the family that we had. I mean a lot of us are still really close but like every single day we were together like we all were so supportive of each other and just helping each other and it was really cool to have that little family you know, it was competitive but not really. Everyone just wanted the best for each other. And then working with all the choreographers.

Lindork: Do you still keep in touch with Trivallie? Travis, Ivan, Natalie?

Yeah, definitely. Me and Travis and Ivan talk all the time. Natalie, we’ve stayed in contact for like a year, a year and a half but then she moved to Greece and obviously it’s a little harder to talk to her if she’s overseas. But like we haven’t stayed quite as much in contact as I’d like but we still check in with each other every once in awhile. I’m so mad I’m not going to see her tonight. The 100th show is tonight right? I’m so sad I’m not going to see her. I actually just saw Musa Cooper in New York the other day which was really random but it was really cool.

Lindork: If there was a SYTYCD All-Star Season and they asked you to compete, do you think you would do it?

If they asked lots of people back? Oh heck yeah! I would be back in a flash. That would be no question. I mean we’ve all been hoping that they do some kind of Vegas show or something to bring all the dancers back together so at one point it was an idea there like oh maybe we should get a show together and we were like ‘We’ll all do it!’ and we’ve never heard back. That was like three years ago. You never know.

Lindork: I know you’ve taught in Canada, do you think you’ll be coming up to teach in Canada again anytime soon?

Oh yeah! I’m actually going to be teaching a convention called Drop Dance Intensive I think, and I go to Canada starting in October I go to… I don’t really know if I’m saying it right but it’s like Sa-skatch-ee-wan or something! (Saskatchewan) I just like that word. I don’t even remember what the other cities are that’s the only one I remember because it was so weird but I’ll be coming to Canada starting in October and I think I come to Canada like three or four times. I’ll definitely have to keep you guys posted on what cities and the dates.

Lindork: Last question, do you have a Twitter account? Do you tweet?

Did you just say Twitter oh my gosh, I mean I’m not knocking anyone that does it but no I don’t have a Twitter. You know what I say I don’t have one now but probably here in a couple months, it’s like a fad so I’ll probably end up having one but as of right now I don’t.

Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to SYTYCDISM, Alli!
Can't wait to see you in the Ramalama performance tonight!
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SYTYCDISM Exclusive: Q&A with Season 5 Top 10 Finalist, Randi Evans-Strong!

Today I spoke with this season's Randi Evans-Strong, one-week post-elimination from the show!

In this exclusive Q&A with SYTYCDISM, Randi tells us what she's been doing the past week not being on the show, how it feels to have fans, the 2009 SYTYCD Live Tour, what advice she'd give dancers vying for a spot on the show, and more!



Unfortunately I'm not including an audio/video of the interview because of time constraints, but click "VIEW FULL POST" to read the entire Q&A!

Here's a snippet from our talk:

Lindork: What does it feel like to have fans?

Oh my gosh it’s so crazy! It’s really weird like people come up to you and they’re like ‘Are you Randi from So You Think You Can Dance?’ you know. I still feel like myself so it’s really weird when people want to come talk to me or take a picture with me but it’s very cool and I’m very flattered.

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Lindork: Today is exactly one week since you were eliminated from the show, can you tell me what the past week has been like? Is it weird not spending every hour practicing a routine?

It definitely is a very nice break for my body! Right after I got eliminated the next day I actually flew to Miami to spend some time with my husband which was awesome and I just finally got back to Utah yesterday so I’ve been relaxing a lot it feels amazing.

Lindork: What are you doing in Utah right now?

I’m just kind of hanging out with my family. I will be at the SYTYCD Season 6 auditions tomorrow at Salt Lake, I’m just going to go out there and kind of see what’s going on.

Lindork: Now I know you’ve actually auditioned for the show more than once, is that right? What made you keep coming back and not getting discouraged?

This is my third time auditioning. I just knew that I had what it took to be on the show. It was just something that I wanted so wanting something like that keeps you going.

Lindork: Are you excited for tour?

Oh my gosh, I cannot wait for tour. We start rehearsal in like a month or so. I cannot wait!

Lindork: Do you know whose going to be your bunkmate on the tour bus?

No I have no idea I really don’t know any details or anything.

Lindork: Which routines do you really want to do on tour?

I’m really hoping I can do the Halo Hip Hop number, that was a lot of fun. And I would like the chance to do Mia’s butt dance again I really liked that one.

Lindork: How did your husband handle you being on the show?

He was just beyond supportive. He was happy for me because he knew how badly I wanted it but as far as dances centered around my butt, he knew that it didn’t mean anything so he was cool with it.

Lindork: What does it feel like to have fans?

Oh my gosh it’s so crazy! It’s really weird like people come up to you and they’re like ‘Are you Randi from So You Think You Can Dance?’ you know. I still feel like myself so it’s really weird when people want to come talk to me or take a picture with me but it’s very cool and I’m very flattered.

Lindork: What advice would you give dancers wanting to make it on the show? What should they be prepared for?

Oh they should be prepared for anything really. During the whole audition process and Vegas Week you think you know what’s coming your way but you really don’t, you never know. Just stay positive and have a good time. If you’re not having a good time than why are you doing it?

Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to SYTYCDISM, Randi!!
Goodluck and have fun on tour!!
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July 22, 2009

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SYTYCD5: Top 8 Performance Videos

I'm currently voting right now but thought I should get this up as soon as possible? Will get more hopefully by tomorrow!

Standout of the night: Melissa and Ade's Contemporary



Jeanine's Solo (My favorite of the night! -Alanna)



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Edit - Alanna: Hi guys, just finished uploading all of the routines...finally! Enjoy! (:


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Top 8 Group Routine



Evan and Janette's Jazz



Brandon and Jeanine's Pop Jazz



Jason and Kayla's Hip-Hop



Ade and Melissa's Cha Cha



Brandon and Jeanine's Waltz



Jason and Kayla's Broadway



Janette and Evan's Rumba



Jason's Solo



Evan's Solo



Melissa's Solo



Brandon's Solo



Kayla's Solo



Janette's Solo



Ade's Solo



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SYTYCD5: Top 8 Polls




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SYTYCD5: Top 8 Performances Discussion Thread

Are you ready for Ellen!?!? Discuss the top 8 performances here live with other SYTYCD fans!!!



Thanks to all who participated in the chat tonight! For those of you who want to discuss tonight's episode further, comment on this post!
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July 21, 2009

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SYTYCDISM Exclusive: Q&A with SYTYCD's Newest Broadway Choreographer, Joey Dowling!

Along with Trandrew & my video interview with Mark Kanemura today, I got a chance to interview SYTYCD's newest Broadway choreographer, Joey Dowling!

Joey is the choreographer behind this season's Randi & Evan - Top 14 Broadway as well as Kupono & Kayla's - Top 12 Broadway!

In this exclusive Q&A with SYTYCDISM, Joey tells us her own dance background, what it was like to choreograph for the show, her connection with S2's Allison Holker and this season's Randi Evans-Strong, which dancer remaining she thinks is the stand-out star of Season 5, whether or not she'll be coming back to choreograph for Season 6, if she tweets, and more!



Listen to the audio interview below:



Here's a snippet from our talk:

Lindork: Were you nervous (about choreographing for the show)?

Was I nervous?? Oh my gosh, I spent three weeks on a minute and a half duet. I was lucky enough to have a lot of… I had about two and a half week’s notice before I had to go and choreograph on the show and so I really took my time and really wanted to do a song that was really true to my heart and a style that I absolutely love...

Lindork: Which dancer would you say is the stand out one right now?

I’d have to say that I really truly think that Melissa has been a little bit of a dark horse. I’m usually very wary of ballerinas, I think they’re usually very stiff and they’re ability to new styles is usually very, very hard... But I have to say that Melissa has really kind of blown me away. She did the hip hop group number, she was awesome. I think she’s going to possibly be in the Top 2. I really do. I think Ade is great. I think Brandon is fantastic. I think they have a lot of talented people on the show right now...

Lindork: Now you said they were asking you your availability so do you think you will be choreographing again for Season 6?

Probably for Season 6 but I don’t want to guarantee that. They have asked me about my availability like I said, I don’t really know about Season 5 because when there ends up getting to be less dancers they kind of have set schedules and I was lucky enough to jump into the mix this year and very humbly and very excited about that. I hope I end up doing some stuff in Season 6 and that’s kind of all I know right now. So hopefully.

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Lindork: Now before you actually choreographed for the show, did you watch it all? Were you a fan of So You Think You Can Dance?

Yeah I actually am a fan of So You Think You Can Dance. I think it’s a great avenue in which kind of reality TV can kind of support and also showcase all of this amazing talent that all these kids across the country have in a television setting. Usually I’m not a big fan of reality TV but when SYTYCD first came on the air I thought Wow what an awesome venue that they can really kind of… you know reality TV is reality TV but in a really variety show type of way, where the reality part of it doesn’t take over the talent part of it and really watching these young dancers grow and learn and showcase what they’re really good at and also showcase what they have to try and get to be good at.

Lindork: So when you were contacted to choreograph, what was your reaction?

I’ve actually wanted to choreograph on the show for a couple of years now. I was still kind of dancing and doing shows here and there, commercials, television, film and dancing and things but I’ve also had a huge love for choreography since I was 15 years old. My mom has a studio and it’s actually in Orem, Utah called The Dance Club and Allison Holker has trained at my mother’s studio. I left to move to New York and then this past year Randi was actually from my mom’s studio like eight years ago so some of those faces I recognize but when I got asked to choreograph the show I was floored! I was floored. It was a great opportunity for me to showcase my choreography and I love choreographing on teenagers because I’ve been doing it my whole life doing it at conventions and going to studios and choreographing on teenage kids. So I was stoked, and I hope I get to do more and they’ve asked me about my availability in the future and it ended up being a fantastic experience the two episodes that I did.

Lindork: Were you nervous (about choreographing for the show)?

Was I nervous?? Oh my gosh, I spent three weeks on a minute and a half duet. I was lucky enough to have a lot of… I had about two and a half week’s notice before I had to go and choreograph on the show and so I really took my time and really wanted to do a song that was really true to my heart and a style that I absolutely love and I’m kind of a jack-of-all-trades. In my career I’ve been lucky enough to have opportunities to tour with Mariah Carey so I got to do a lot of hip hop and do music videos and I was also in broadway shows where I got to really learn true musical theatre style. I got to do company work where I got to do a lot of classical work. I was a Rockette so I learned that kind of style and it helped me and has helped me in doing choreography to really push the box and try and incorporate other styles within musical theatre. Because I think there’s a lot of room for interpretation so I chose the song because I just love the music and I think it’s amazing music and also a lot of inspirations in my life and Bob Fosse was one of them so I decided to choose that song and I was lucky enough to get two dancers that really did it quite well. But yeah I was nervous, I think I’m very intense and I’m very specific and I like working very hard and very focused in a room and I think it was kind of funny because I had a lot of people go ‘Yup that is exactly how you are!’ you didn’t try to be the little ‘Oh nice Joey, don’t scare anybody off! Don’t intimidate anybody!’ It was like ‘Okay let’s get to work!’

Lindork: How long did you have to work with the couple, to show them the routine?

Mary Murphy is right you really honestly only have about five and a half hours. You have about an hour and a half the first day and that’s when the cameras are on and you really only have about five and a half hours. They get on stage for about an hour and they have a dress thru (?) which is about an hour and then they do the show. So when they say really only have five and a half hours they’re not kidding it’s pretty amazing that the numbers end up looking as good as they do after only working with those kids for five and a half hours.

Lindork: Just this past week, Randi and Kupono who you worked with, were eliminated, I’m just wondering what you thought of the elimination and what you think of them as dancers?

A lot of times the show is a little bit like a gambling game and when you get dealt a card when everyone else’s card is stronger than yours, that’s just the way the game goes. I thought they should have gotten kicked off that week I thought they were the weakest couple and America obviously agreed. It kind of sucks that there’s certain things on the show that the kids are not in control of and when they end up getting judged on those variables then that’s kind of difficult, you know a costume or a style of dance or whatever, it’s kind of 50/50. If you end up having to do solos the entire time, then you would put 150% into yourself but it kind of a little bit towards the beginning of the game a duet competition so it’s 50/50 so if your partner’s not strong enough and he kind of gets ripped apart that reflects upon you as well. I thought it was fair, I thought it was fair that Kupono and Randi ended up going.

Lindork: Which dancer would you say is the stand out one right now?

I’d have to say that I really truly think that Melissa has been a little bit of a dark horse. I’m usually very wary of ballerinas, I think they’re usually very stiff and they’re ability to new styles is usually very, very hard. As far as really getting styles, having a really technical base is always going to save everybody. As far as somebody who is a major hip hopper, the minute they have to do something technical it just shows like a sore thumb, there’s no hiding it. But I have to say that Melissa has really kind of blown me away. She did the hip hop group number, she was awesome. I think she’s going to possibly be in the Top 2. I really do. I think Ade is great. I think Brandon is fantastic. I think they have a lot of talented people on the show right now. All of them are technical dancers and all of them have adapted to other styles so well that it’s just kind of a guessing game. It just ends up being what card they get dealt, what style they get dealt, I just think it’s kind of a gambling game a little bit to me which is also really fun because you get to see how the cards are dealt and what they do with those cards.

Lindork: Now you said they were asking you your availability so do you think you will be choreographing again for Season 6?

Probably for Season 6 but I don’t want to guarantee that. They have asked me about my availability like I said, I don’t really know about Season 5 because when there ends up getting to be less dancers they kind of have set schedules and I was lucky enough to jump into the mix this year and very humbly and very excited about that. I hope I end up doing some stuff in Season 6 and that’s kind of all I know right now. So hopefully.

Lindork: Do you have a Twitter account? Do you tweet at all?

My sister and I have a clothing line called JO AND JAX and we have a Twitter account that is called http://twitter.com/joandjax. I also have a Facebook account that I’ve gotten a lot of activity on since [being on the show]. It’s awesome I ended up getting a lot of support, people I don’t even know are like ‘I loved that! That was awesome! I want to have a fight on stage!’ It’s pretty great.

Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to SYTYCDISM, Joey!
Looking forward to seeing your routines in the coming Season!
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SYTYCDism Exclusive: 30 Minutes with Mark Kanemura (An Interview)



Lindork and I interviewed Mark Kanemura (S4) today about a lot of things, ranging from season six to the 100th episode to the LA weather. It was a nice post-SYTYCD interview in my opinion, and our very first try at a 100% internet video conference!

Here's the backstory!
It starts out like this first: Linda's birthday is on Saturday and for an early birthday gift, I decided I would get her an interview with Mark Kanemura, one of her favorite SYTYCD contestants EVER. I told her I was writing her a birthday song to sing. I kept giving her subtle hints that she would run into a SYTYCD person and that she should prepare questions to ask. (Linda is an aspiring journalist.) I got everything set up, Mark and I were having fun planning this!!! It was a lot of fun, but unfortunately I forgot to record the input audio from my side, so my actual talking can't really be heard.








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Stay tuned for more exclusive interviews from SYTYCDism!!! We're currently scheduling interviews with new choreographer Joey Dowling, Allison Holker (S2), Jaimie Goodwin (S3), Chelsie Hightower (S4), and Randi Evans (S5)! Anyone with more connections to dancers and can get us interviews, please email us at sytycdism@gmail.com!
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Videos: Top 10 Week Catch-Up

Randi & Kupono's Fox Exit Interview:


BuddyTV Interviews:
Randi
Kupono

BuzzSugar Interview: Randi & Kupono

Top 10 Elimination Recap:


Behind the Top 10 Group Routine Choreography:


Behind the Top 10 Group Routine Costumes:

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Videos: Top 10 Dancer Profiles

Melissa:


Janette:


Kupono:


Jeanine:


Jason:


Evan:


Randi:


Kayla:


Brandon:


Ade:


They can also be found here: http://www.fox.com/dance/videos/season5/
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July 20, 2009

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Video: Courtney Master Class

Courtney Galiano (s4) performing her combo that she taught at her Cliche Cosmetics master class. She taught a jazz funk combo to XR2 by M.I.A. She is pretty damn fierce if you ask me!



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July 19, 2009

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Video: Matt Dorame doing Matthew Tseng's choreo solo

Matt Dorame (S4) is seen in this new video featuring Matthew Tseng's choreography to Madly In Love With You by Sean McConnell. He's dancing in the group of boys in the beginning but after like a minute or so he does it completely solo.

This boy has the best male feet in the history of SYTYCD. I swear.



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SYTYCD5: Top 8 Spoilers

Complete spoilers!

General spoilers:
- Laurie Ann Gibson to choreograph pop jazz, using a Jordin Sparks song.
- Travis Wall is doing a group number.
- Shane Sparks to be involved with something.
- Ellen DeGeneres will be on the judging panel, along with Mia I believe.
- Two dances per couple this week.

Couples:
Ade/Melissa - Contemporary (Tyce Diorio), Cha Cha (Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin)
Brandon/Jeanine - Pop Jazz (Laurie Ann Gibson), Waltz (Hunter Johnson)
Jason/Kayla - Broadway (Tyce Diorio), Hip hop (Shane Sparks)
Evan/Janette - Jazz (Sonya Tayeh), Rumba (Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin)

See the 100th episode spoilers post for those details.

Discuss!
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July 18, 2009

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Spotlight on S6 Contenders: Billy Bell

He was spotted in the S6 preview feature a couple weeks ago, but here's a video of Billy Bell dancing with Jeanine Mason (S5).



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Spotlight on S6 Contenders: Jeremy Cox

Jeremy Cox, a (now former) principal ballet dancer with Miami City Ballet, auditioned for SYTYCD S6 and did NOT sign another year with MCB. He is also known to be Alex Wong's best friend! Sucks for MCB, but perhaps Alex Wong might be promoted to principal soon?!



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Video: Kayla in Tina Parol music video choreographed by Tyce

Here's some six degrees of separation for you. Apparently Tyce Diorio hired Kayla Radomski (S5) back in December to be in this music video, Who's Got Your Money by Tiny Parol.


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Spotlight on S6 Contenders: Lexie Contursi

Former Laguna Beach star Lexie Contursi should not be overlooked also!





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Spotlight on S6 Contenders: Jakob Karr

I like to call him the male Jaimie Goodwin: lines, quality of movement, more lines.





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July 17, 2009

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Flashback Friday: Assorted Videos

It's 107 degrees outside, so there's not much to do. At the moment I find myself really bored, so I'm going to YouTube some videos up real quick and post some! Enjoy! (Sorry if it's filled with my favorites, but hey, it's some good stuff!)

Areen's Danny Tidwell (S3) goodbye montage!



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Ivan Koumaev and Allison Holker's (S2) Sexy Love piece by Shane Sparks.



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Melody Lacayanga and Nick Lazzarini's (S1) BFree Disco!



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Travis Wall's (S2) Konstantine solo!



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SYTYCDism Contest: Win Katee Shean Makeup and SYTYCD Fitness DVDs!

I just got the first entry and I gotta say, it's bucc!!! Come on and get your entries in!!! DEADLINE IS JULY 21ST!

SYTYCDism introduces its first contest! We all love free things, so why not get some free SYTYCD related items!?




Thanks to the wonderful donations from Cliche Cosmetics and Click Communications, we have makeup specially from the Katee Shean line and the new SYTYCD Fitness DVDs!

SYTYCDism has always asked the actual contestants to hold a SYTYCDism sign, but this time around, Lindork suggested the idea of our readers holding signs. How easy is that? Hold a sign, take a picture, and you're done! CLICK VIEW FULL POST for INSTRUCTIONS, RULES, ETC!


Contest instructions:
1. Download the PDF file. (You'll need Adobe Reader to view it, Mac users can view it simply with Preview) To download the file, click on the image or this link.
2. Take a picture with the sign however you like. Remember, we are judging on creativity!
3. Send in your picture to sytycdism@gmail.com or leave it as a comment. Please leave your name along with the comment or email. In the email, please title the subject as "SYTYCDism Contest."
4. Hope that you win!

Contest rules:
1. One entry per human being. If you decide to take the picture as a group, the entry will be counted as one entry.
2. The sign can be of any size. It's probably easiest to just print it out on a full 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper, but there are no regulations as to how the sign can be. You can even make your own sign if you want (as long as it resembles the content of the original provided sign).
3. SYTYCDism is not responsible for any injuries that may occur if you decide to do something crazy like hold the sign while tilting.
4. If you get with your friends but take individual pictures, you can submit it in a single comment/email as multiple entries as long as you have a name and email for each person.
5. Submitted pictures may be used on the blog, but we're not going to sell them or anything.
6. Pictures that are deemed too obscene and/or [porno]graphic will be disqualified.
7. International winners are dependent on cost of international shipping.
8. Contest and submissions end July 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT.

Hints (what we're looking for):
Obviously, we want creativity, so whether that means holding the sign while holding an arabesque or mimicking a SYTYCD dance, creativity is the key! It doesn't even have to dance related, and Lindork loves culture, so dressing up in Gev's Russian dress probably won't be a bad idea too.

Judging:
I will ask SYTYCDISM authors to pick out their top 5 picks and then it will go from there.

Prizes - note there will be TWO first place winners!
1st Place: 1 Katee Shean (Cliche Cosmetics) Compact, 2 SYTYCD Fitness DVDs (Tone and Groove and Cardio Funk)
1st Place: 1 Katee Shean (Cliche Cosmetics) Compact, 2 SYTYCD Fitness DVDs (Tone and Groove and Cardio Funk)
2nd Place: 2 SYTYCD Fitness DVDs (Tone and Groove and Cardio Funk)

Makeup description: Designed by Katee Shean from "So You Think You Can Dance". Contains 3 eyeshadows, eyeliner, blush, and lipstick, all in exclusive colors. Comes packaged in a white box with a pink ribbon (perfect for your hair) that reads: Believe in Yourself. With Love, Katee. Limited Edition.

DVDs description: You’ve seen exactly what they can do on the wildly popular show “So You Think You Can Dance.” Now six of the hottest dancers from past seasons will show viewers how to get in top shape with the release of two brand new fitness DVDs on July 21: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE GET FIT: Tone and Groove and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE GET FIT: Cardio Funk. With nearly 20 million watching each week “So You Think You Can Dance” is a pop culture sensation entering into its fifth season on air. For the first time ever, fans can tone and sculpt their bodies by moving along with the incredible dancers from the show as they demonstrate easy-to-follow routines in a variety of dance genres.

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July 16, 2009

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Video: Top 10 Wade Robson Group Dance



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SYTYCD5: Top 10 Results Discussion Thread

SYTYCDism's Top Performance: Jeanine & Jason - Contemporary
SYTYCDism's Worst Performance: Randi & Kupono - Paso Doble
SYTYCDism's Elimination Predictions: Randi & Kupono

Discuss! Results in the cut!

Bottom 2 Boys: Kupono, Ade
Bottom 2 Girs: Randi, Melissa
Eliminated: Randi, Kupono

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SYTYCD Nominated for Five Emmy's

Congratulations to So You Think You Can Dance for getting FIVE Emmy nominations!

So You Think You Can Dance • Bleeding Love • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment
Tabitha D'umo, Choreographer
Napoleon D'umo, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance • Mercy • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment
Mia Michaels, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance • Adam and Eve / Silence • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment
Tyce Diorio, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance • A Los Amigos • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment
Dmitry Chaplin, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance • Episode #421/422A • FOX • Dick Clark Productions and 19 Entertainment
Amy Elizabeth Strozzi, Department Head Makeup Artist
Heather Cummings, Key Makeup Artist
Tifanie White, Additional Makeup Artist
Marie DelPrete, Additional Makeup Artist

Thoughts: How come Cat Deeley wasn't nominated for best host on a television series. Tom Bercheron for DWTS, really? Cat Deeley owns all of those hosts in the list. Also, DWTS only has one choreography nomination yet still had a nomination for best reality TV competition, and SYTYCD has four choreography nominations but failed to make the best reality TV competition group. What's the deal? Otherwise, congratulations SYTYCD!
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July 15, 2009

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SYTYCD5: Top 10 Polls



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SYTYCD5: Top 10 Performances Discussion Thread

I hear some really great things about this week! Ready to chat live with Trandrew & Friends? Join in on the chat!


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July 14, 2009

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Video: Nick Lazzarini - Dream

Nick Lazzarini, season one champ, just uploaded a new video of him dancing his own choreography to Priscilla Ahn's Dream.

To everyone: I absolutely adore Nick. He was my first favorite on the show, ever, so don't hate. Check out that technique, FLAWLESS.



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July 13, 2009

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SYTYCD5: Top 10 Spoilers

Confirmed partners and styles! Spoilers in the cut!

General spoilers:
- Travis Wall is choreographing this week.
- One dance per couple this week
- Two group dances this week: African for boys, Bollywood for girls
- Nappy Tabs have another hip hop this week.

Kayla and Evan - Waltz
Janette and Ade - Hip Hop - Nappy Tabs
Jeanine and Jason - Contemporary - Travis Wall
Melissa and Brandon - Broadway - Tyce Diorio (most likely since Joey is busy with NYCDA right now)
Randi and Kupono - Paso Doble

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July 12, 2009

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Chelsie Hightower on Utah Valley Magazine July 2009


My favorite dancer Chelsie Hightower (S4) is on this month's cover of Utah Valley Magazine!

Orem’s Chelsie Hightower has the fashion flair and texting ability of a 19-year-old (which she is). But she has the life experience and business opportunities of someone twice her age (which she isn’t).

You can read the entire (huge) interview here.

Source: Chelsie Hightower Dance
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Nick Lazzarini starts his blog with movmnt magazine

Season one winner Nick Lazzarini has started his blogs with affiliate movmnt magazine!

Nick Lazzarini is a dancer/performer, faculty member of Jump Dance Convention. A trained jazz, lyrical, hip hop, ballet and modern dancer, he is best known as the first winner of So You Think You Can Dance.

His first blog can be read here: link

Here's an excerpt from his first post:
I'm REALLY opinionated which I guess is a good thing. I'm really really passionate about dance. I eat sleep and breathe it. It's what I do....actually it's really the only thing I know how to do lol. Well other than being funny (atleast that's what all my friends tell me). Over the course of this blog I'm gonna say things that you may or may not like, but I guess that's the point of these things. To inspire people and to get people talking about dance, the arts, and life.


Nick also discusses how he needs to think of something to do in his second post found here: link.
Passing on my information to kids around the country is always rewarding, but being on stage is where I belong (and it's been WAAAAAY too long since I've been there). I'm hoping that by going to one of those workshops I can possibly get a job. So keep your fingers crossed.


Throughout the season, I'm sure Nick will post his opinions on the show, so I think it's definitely interesting to hear his opinion. I personally LOVE his opinion, but others not so much, but hey, everyone's entitled to his or her opinion.

To read the full blog posts, you need a movmnt network account, which is really simple to register for. You also get access to a lot of things not on the main movmnt page, so I think it's well worth it. Plus, I hear iVAN's coming out with some new episodes so it would be a good idea to get an account!

Also, if you haven't subscribed for movmnt magazine yet, you should! It's only $15 for a year and you get some extra gifts! Subscribe here!
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Video: Kayla & Kupono's Contemporary Remix

Jimmy (buffmetube) recently remixed this dance with another song, Hurt by the Nine Inch Nails. I thought the song choice suited well with the piece and gave it a darker feel, whereas Gravity had a much lighter feel. Just another cool way to view the brilliant choreography!



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July 11, 2009

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Video: Cat Deeley on the Tonight Show

Here's the video from Cat's appearance on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on July 10th. She talks about the difference between American & British audiences, her accent, Mary Murphy's scream, & her own personal dancing skills.

Cat Deeley on the Tonight Show
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July 10, 2009

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Travis Wall Finalist in Choreography Contest

In a recent interview with Dance Magazine, s2's Travis Wall talked about being a finalist in the Capezio Award for Choreographic Excellence, for his work on DWDE's It's Gonna Be a Long Walk

What is your dance dream? I've always been a choreographer and that's what I want to pursue. Right now I'm up for the Capezio ACE award, and if I win it, I get a one-night show in New York City. I haven't wanted to win anything since I was 15 at a dance competition like I want to win this.

The winner receives a $15,000 production budget towards their very own show in NYC.

To see the list of finalists, click here.

For the Capezio ACE Award website, click here.
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Videos: Signature Moves

Fox did another update on the official site, uploading the signature move videos from every top 20 dancer.

Check them out by clicking "View Full Post"!



Kayla:


Randi:


Melissa:


Kupono:


Jeanine:


Jason:


Janette:


Evan:


Brandon:


Ade:


Caitlin:


Phillip:


Vitolio:


Karla:


Asuka:


Jonathan:


Ashley:


Max:


Paris:


Tony:


Source

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