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

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!

by Lakiya Emerson

There can be only one SYTYCD couple immortal in 2008 and neither Kourtni, nor Matt, will be it. Tune in next week to find out what other dancers will have their legs lopped off. Happy Independence Day!!

by Lakiya Emerson

With seven couples remaining, the judges aren’t as forgiving of dancer’s ability (or inability) to capture styles outside of their own. The judges have hit the sonic overdrive button on their expectations. Tabitha and Napoleon D’Umo serve as guest judges tonight along with Simon Cowell. Simon was not actually on the panel, but Nigel was seriously channeling his musical partner’s surly snarkiness as he told more than one dancer that they needed to step up their game. There’s no opening choreography as each couple must dance two routines.

By Lakiya Emerson

I looked back at some RSS feeds of comments about SYTCD when it was first coming on the air, and it’s amazing how this American Idol spinoff has become an institution in its own right. And as the show gets bigger, Nigel Lythgoe becomes weirder and weirder. Last week he demonstrated proper ball grabbing technique and this week he continued his randy old man routine with the verbal sexual assault of Joshua and his father.