Wednesday, July 13, 2011

SYTYCD Top 12 Perform

Greetings, dance partiers! We're getting down to it now...tonight will be the last pre-tour cut, screwing some unlucky dancer out of a job so that we can keep Ryan another week. Cat greets us in dramatic fashion, but something has gone awry with her makeup, because she looks like Baby Jane.  Our Top 12 come out for the usual intros, and Melanie's romper outfit leads me to wonder: what is it about dancers and the high waisted short shorts? Is it functional in some way? Because by and large, it ain't flattering. Enjoy your pairings tonight, dancers, because next week the All-Stars join us and all our couples, "power" or otherwise, will be split up.

Cat says "it was a close shave tonight, we are live." Was there a technical ish? is that why she looks a little smeary and sweaty? She doesn't tell us, just introduces the judges. Our chosen four tonight include guest judge Jesse Tyler Ferguson. You may know him from "Modern Family," or like me, you may have seen him in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," which was great.  Cat tells us that "for the very first time we have someone with an extensive Broadway background." Um, didn't you just have Kristin Chenoweth two weeks ago? WTF? And our choreography-judge tonight is Sonya Tayeh. She's completely nuts, so I expect her to judge in the Lil C mold.  Jesse acknowledges that yes, he did a little Broadway, but also shouts out his extensive theme park experience in shows like "Celebrate Freedom" or "The Country Connection." Oh, JTF, I'm falling in love. Please tell me you'll be funny all night.