Reality Roll Call

After two hours of performances, an overabundance of kudos, and much ado about everything, Cat Deeley announced that Joshua is America’s Favorite Dancer and $1 million richer. After the show received 60 million votes, Joshua has become the first street-dancer to win. His mother was shouting (and I mean that in the Baptist sense) in the audience. Joshua tells the world to never let anybody tell you that you can’t do anything and that with God you can do everything.

The show’s producers have also added a twist where there is a top girl and a top guy. Katee wins the top girl slot and $50,000 to boot. She was exceedingly happy. So that’s all folks, the end until next year.

Some of the night’s highlights include performances of the judges’ favorite routines from the season. These included:

Courtney and Gev’s Rumba routine

Everyone, get out your charts and make your bets, because we’ve reached the Final Four of So You Think You Can Dance!  Katee, Joshua, Twitch and Courtney are going to be dancing full out, because this is their last chance to be the favorite. Tonight’s show involved everyone dancing with each other–girl on boy, boy on boy, girl on girl–there’s a little bit of dance action for everyone. Indeed, the judges barraged the dancers with an orgy of compliments about what great performers/entertainers they were; how unexpectedly great they were; how consistently great they were; etc. etc. I was ready to shoot the hot tamale train by the end of the night—all the gushing was hurting my cavities. For you closet fashionistas out there, I’d like to note that Cat was looking especially radiant in a gold mini dress and the kind of uber-straight hair that would make Cher jealous. Though, I’m not sure what Mary’s hairdresser was thinking when she dyed about two inches of the woman’s roots a medium brunette with highlights, but left the remaining hair dark brunette. Tacky doesn’t even cover it. But, to return to all things dance-related, Mandy Moore is rounding out the judges’ panel.

Two more dancers have completed their final performance on So You Think You Can Dance. After each dancer performed a solo, Cat stood in an electric blue dress that had Christmas tree icing hanging from it and announced that Chelsie and Mark will be hanging up their dance shoes. The blogosphere has erupted with indignant comments about the top 4, but Joshua, Twitch, Katee, and Courtney have worked hard and shown enough personality to get where they are.

We’re nearing the final countdown on So You Think You Can Dance as the top six  compete to be America’s favorite dancer.

Courtney and Mark are the first to perform. They dance a waltz to the song The Time of My Life by Mark Love. The dance is pleasant, though I can’t help but count 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3 as they execute the steps. Mary says Mark comes alive in a performance and that he improves week after week. Nigel called their performance beautifully romantic. Adam Shankman, who is tonight’s third judge, said he didn’t know how America was going to vote because the top six is so strong.

(Press Release)

THE FINAL 4 DANCERS ARE REVEALED AND TWO CONTESTANTS ARE ELIMINATED LIVE ON “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE” THURSDAY, JULY 31, ON FOX

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE continues its search for America’s favorite dancer tonight when two finalists are voted off. Watch some of the country’s best dancers, skilled in everything from jive and hip-hop to contemporary and jazz, test their luck with the judges and find out who will keep dancing and who will go home in the “2 of 6 Voted Off” episode of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE airing Thursday, July 31 (9:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

My heart aches. This results episode was pretty emotional. Will, the most talented dancer this season is no longer on So You Think You Can Dance. On the girl side, Comfort has left.

When Kat told Will he was in the bottom two, you could see his heart crash to the floor. The crowd literally gasped. Twitch and Courtney were also in the bottom four. When Twitch found out he was in the bottom, he bent down to the floor. Cat bent down with him and comforted him until he gathered himself. Everyone had to dance their solos before finding out their fate. Comfort did her usual, Twitch was interesting and creative, Courtney was passionate, and Will danced with no energy whatsoever. I guess the most ironic thing was that he performed to the song “Closer” by Goapole. The song is all about getting closer to your dreams, and here he was, possibly further away. In any case, I’ve never seen Will, who throughout this season has been perpetually upbeat, look so deflated. I suppose, when you really consider his rankings, his popularity levels have never been particularly high. He has consistently been in the bottom throughout the season—the only thing keeping him in for the most part was the judges’ respect for his technique. He didn’t have the mojo to get America voting, however.

by Lakiya Emerson

I know I’m a week late and 10 dollars short, but America? Comfort over Kherington? Really? My fellow SYTCD-ers, I was out of town last week with limited access to a computer, but I found a television, and as much as I like Comfort, I was exceptionally disheartened to see Kherington go. My 52-year-old Dad can point his feet better than Comfort. I know this because he tried, though he didn’t quite follow through on that pirouette. But that’s not the point. The point is you folks need to rock the vote. I’m not anti-Comfort, just anti-limitations in talent and Comfort hit a brick wall several shows ago. Okay, enough of my tirade, and on to this week’s Top 8.

Don’t forget to watch So You Think You Can Dance this week as we get down to the wire in the search for the best couple. This week two of the eight dancers left will be going home to leave the top six dancers to dance another week on the Hot Tamale Train!

(Fox Press Release)

Top 10 contestant Jessica King has left SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE due to an injury. As the most recently eliminated semifinalist, Comfort Fedoke rejoins the competition immediately to compete as one of the Top 10 dancers on the two-hour performance show Wednesday, July 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

“I would like to say how sorry I am that Jessica cannot continue dancing in the competition at the advice of her doctor. Her full recovery is paramount and will only come with rest. We are fortunate that Comfort has agreed to rejoin the competition and know that under the circumstances she has Jessica’s full support,” said executive producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe.

Beginning next week, America’s votes solely determine who stays in the competition and who goes home. Fedoke joins previously announced finalists Joshua Allen, Twitch Boss, Courtney Galiano, Chelsie Hightower, Mark Kanemura, Gev Manoukian, Kherington Payne, Katee Shean and Will Wingfield when the Top 10 are paired with new dance partners and perform as new couples on the two-hour performance show.

by Lakiya Emerson

This results show determined the top 10 dancers who’ll be going on this year’s tour. They open with choreography by Tabitha and Napoleon set to Closer by Ne-yo and involving glow-in-the-dark jackets. When Cat comes on, I’m annoyed by the black flower in her hair, but I’m totally enamored by her black minidress with a bustle type thing in the front. I need that dress in my closet. If I ever saw her on a dance floor with that dress, I’d follow her to the bathroom and dress-jack her.