Did you guys hear that Twitch & Joshua had to go to the hospital for dehydration & exhaustion during the prep for the finale? I hope they're o.k. for the finale! If not, it's a guarantee that Katee will take it! Otherwise, if they're good to go, we all know Twitch will win (fingers crossed!!!)

-Steve

Stephen...the only way you will win is if TWITCH wins the whole thing...otherwise, I have won!!!! You better be praying hard buddy...cuz I got you this time.

You thought you would bust up on the dance scene with your expert dance knowledge and cool moves. I DON'T THINK SO! Go home and practice, amateur.

I told you I would win it. Just because you killed the IDOL board...HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Okay people I am very confused, WHY...... I dont understand, they are voting off some of the best dancers.... Chelsie wasn't my pick to win it all until about the 3rd show. She is good, she is better than Courtney she could do it all! I loved the different stlye Mark had but he had promblems with HIP HIP so he couldn't do it all. I really can't guess who's gonna win.....

Does Courtney do the exact same solo every time? It seems like it.

What? A repeat!? If they're going to repeat something from last week, why not replay the performance show for crying out loud! Who wants to re-see the vote-off!?

Cut to, an hour later....

And now the Top 6 perform! YAY!

(Double Yay b/c Adam Shankman's back as a guest judge -- I love him.)

Now to the dancing:

VIENNESE WALTZ (Katie Holmes & Mark) -- David Cook's song! Yay! They look really good together. The only thing w/her is, when she does her [dev-low-pays] (I did it that way b/c I don't know how to spell it), she hardly raises her leg at all -- and she doesn't point her toe. Other than that, I liked it! (Did Nigel really have to go there w/the A.I. plug!? hahaha)

SOLO (Chelsie) -- I say the same thing about ballroomers every week, so I won't bore you again...

SOLO (Twitch) -- I always love him; this week is no exception!!!!
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Cat is hilarious! How funny that she did the teeth, too!
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CONTEMPORARY (Katee & Joshua) -- Yay, they're back together! And I loved it! (Even though I HATE Celine Dion.) That one lift when she stradle-jumped into the air & he caught her!? Are you kidding me?

MAMBO (Chelsie & Twitch) -- I know nothing about the Mambo, but it looked smooth. She was awesome and Twitch did well -- I just feel like he didn't have that much to do; like he was only there to hold her hand while she turned.

SOLO (Katee) -- Her solos are always good, I just never get super excited about them. I like her more when somebody else does the choreography (uh oh -- Comfort, anyone?)

SOLO (Joshua) -- Really good. When he dances, he looks taller than he really is (I mean that in a good way.)
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What!? The finale is next Wednesday!? How can it be here already?
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JAZZ (Katie Holmes & Mark) -- Really good!!!! But...how is that jazz? It looked completely contemporary to me. What's the difference?

PASO DOBLE (Katee & Joshua) -- Really good, but I didn't love it like I've loved other Paso Dobles...(like last season when the blonde gymnast guy lifted Sabra up over his head, then dropped her down to the floor around him! That was crazy!) This one was just good. (Based on the judges responses, guess I missed something...)

SOLO (Katie Holmes) -- She's really good. Like I said before though, for some reason, I just don't die for her.

SOLO (Mark) -- Just o.k. to me. Too bad b/c I really like him.

HIP HOP (Chelsie & Twitch) -- Awesome! They were both really good -- the music sounded like something I know, but can't place it. I actually rewound it to see what it was... It said, 'Control' by The Vitamin String Quartet!? DOOP! I'm clueless... I didn't get that it was Janet's 'Control' until I rewound! I'm slow.

Holy crap. I don't know who to vote for. I like everybody (and I will be seeing them on tour b/c I will be buying a ticket this weekend! BTW, I normally buy two, in hopes someone will go with...hint, hint.)

Anyway, that's it for the recap -- what do you think?

~p-dub

show ever!!!!

Their is no way Will should have gone home last night he is one of the best or even the best dancer of the show. I am very upset that he has left the show, IT WAS WRONG!!!!!!!!!

that sucked! I cannot believe Mark is still there and Will isn't. I guess like any other competition show, someone has to go home "too early." It just wasn't his time.

Word.

Ok..tonight was AMAZING again....it just keeps getting better. And Will..OMG...what a performance. I wanted it to last a lot longer. I hated that it was only like 30 seconds. Ok...the choreographers are just stepping up this year. Man they are bringing it. Even the disco had some amazing tricks. And Mia's routine...loved it. Broadway...loved it. Ghost HipHop...loved it. Really most of them were just awesome. Also, loved the solos this week...all of them. Getting harder to pick. I don't think I will be able to pick after this week for sure.

Uh oh. I'm in VA, so no DVR. I'll have to take notes quickly.

WHY? At precisely 8:01, the TV's video got stuck, so during dancer intros, all I saw was "Created by Nigel Lithgoe" while Cat was talking in the background. Ugh.

YAY! It's back @ 8:03!!!! (that was a long 2 minutes.)

So, to the dancing:

SAMBA (Will & Katie Holmes): Um, if they were worried about his hips, they shouldn't be! Katie Holmes was good, too, I just don't love her.

SOLO (Comfort): Junk. She's better @ anything but her own style. She gave the dreaded, "I'm blessed" statement. Hate that (almost as much as the stupid arm movement she does.)

CONTEMPORARY (Twitch & Katee): BAD ASS!!!!!! And that kiss!? WAY unexpected!

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Are you kidding me? The TV's out again....
It's back now, but I missed what the judges said about Twitch & Katee.
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SOLO (Will): Didn't know 'til just now that he's the Debbie Allen protoge. Despite that, I still like him. Although, I didn't love his solo. It was more like an impersonation than a dance.

HIP HOP (Mark & Comfort): Again w/the arm movement? Somebody needs to tell her to stop... The beginning was so n'SYNC from the MTV VMAs years ago. Doesn't matter, though, b/c the whole thing was AWESOME!!!! Comfort is so much better
w/somebody else's choreography. (NIGEL JUST REPEATED WHAT I WROTE!!!!!!!) Oh, forgot to say that I love that song (Nelly & Fergie).

SOLO (Katee): Good. That's about it.

ARGENTINIAN TANGO (Joshua & Chelsie): At first, I didn't think that Joshua was doing well but then...he got much, much better. She was good throughout.

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Oh no....TV's going out again...and it's gone. :-(
It's back!
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SOLO (Mark): Uh oh. Not that great. Too bad b/c I really like him...
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Round 2...

SLOW/LYRICAL HIP HOP (Will & Katie Holmes): IT'S MY SONG!!!!! (I had that on my mySpace forever!) The dance: LOVED IT! Darryl, I think you said how good it is when hip hop tells a story like contemporary does...I thought this did that well. (WHAT!? NIGEL IS REPEATING ME AGAIN!)

SOLO (Chelsie): Like I said before, ballroomers who dance solo always look the same. Not really their faults, just predictable.

BROADWAY (Twitch & Katee): LOVED IT! I'm having trouble picking who's doing best...I love everybody! (I think these two will be in the finale, though!)

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Crap -- lightning just hit & guess what...TV's out again. Weather sucks.
It's back...
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SOLO (JOSHUA): O.K., somebody needs to explain Comfort's arm movement b/c everybody's doing it now. As for his routine? How does he do splits in jeans!?

SOLO (Katie Holmes): I hate her lips when she talks. She's good at her style, though.

SOLO (Twitch): HE'S SO GOOD!

FOXTROT (Mark & Comfort): I liked it, but I'm not sure people will get it enough to vote...I'm worried for them.

DISCO (Joshua & Chelsie): Not together the whole time but good.

So that's it for the dancing but one last thing: I expected Toni Basil to be weird/out of touch. I thought she was good & normal & knew a lot more about dance than I expected.

So, that's what I thought....you guys?

~p-dub

Im wishing a few dances would get thrown out of the show for good. First the fox trot. I dont think anyone has done good with it and its just not a fun appealing dance. Secondly, do not do the two step again... woo that was bad.. i felt like I was hanging out at Michaels country club with too many whiskey shots. Bring back some more Bollywood!!!!! I loved that~

I miss Gev

Hey Deb.... I put my foot in my mouth last week again.
BUT........... it's still own. GOOD LUCK.

I can not, i can not believe that Comfort os still in . I think that Kherington is a much better dance But when I came to the DANCE FOR YOUR LIFE she kinda gave up and Comfort danced her but off. I think this is the first year that they still have (3) Hip Hop dancers this late in the game,

I guess I better start setting my VCR b/c I unexpectedly missed the performance show and didn't get home in time to vote or see the results show. But I'm still a contender! I would have never guessed Kherrington would go.

are you kidding me!!!??? i got 'em both right!? WAAAHOOOOO!!!!!

so, if you care, i made notes while i was watching the results...here goes (in txt mode/shorthand...sorry):

i missed the first dance (bollywood, right?) cuz my dvr crapped out...ugh. but i saw the ave maria one & i have one question: what the hell is wrong w/mia michaels!? the whole thing was so weird, but so good, all at the same time. somehow, whatever she choreos makes anybody who does it look really good. how did i used to hate contemporary dancing?

um, "five guys named, 'moe'''? are you freakin' kidding me!? I LOVED EVERY BIT OF IT!!!!! i can't wait to find out who the 'mystery choreog.' is...WHAT!? NIGEL WAS THE CHOREOGRAPHER!? who knew???

why are they all doing comfort's stupid arm movement?

solos:

comfort - better than usual, but still no good. i HATE her stupid 'signature' arm movement. and the kcalb judge needs to stop trying to coin phrases. he sounds like he's trying too hard.

mark - really good. i hope he stays (partly b/c i voted for gev!)

kherrington - hmmmm...just o.k. at one 'point', it looked like she was en 'pointe' (bu-dump-bum). other than that, it was kinda boring. maybe she figured, 'why bother?' since it won't change anything... and dear god, please stop w/the comfort arm already!

uh oh, did cat give something away w/her kherrington comment? (even nigel noticed)

gev - sooooo good! but, my fingers are crossed anyway that he's gone. i'm mean.

btw, thanks, jason, for pointing out cat's mole. i see nothing else now.

RESULTS:

i'm happy & sad that kherrington is gone -- she was one of my favorites

and i'm happy that gev is gone b/c that means i take the lead, right????!!!!!!

how ya doin', suckas!?

~Steve

Jason: this is especially for you since you txt'd that you missed the show. Hmmmm....I wonder if I reported correctly or instead, if tried to sabotage your vote -- guess we'll never know. [insert evil laugh here]
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For the most part, me & the judges did not agree -- here's what I thought (BTW, I write all my comments after each dance but BEFORE the judges talk, just so you know...):

First of all, Jessica had to quit/rest b/c she broke two ribs, so Comfort's there instead (ugh). Problem is, I don't get how they'll score the voting? Guess I need to re-watch the beginning. (Wait a second: Jessica stayed for the whole show in the audience? Um....thought she had broken ribs? How is she not in bed somewhere, wrything in pain?)

Whatever....to the dancing:

Katie Holmes & Joshua:
HIP HOP - Frankenstein! I really liked it! I thought the judges were harder on Katie Holmes than she deserved.

RUMBA - Really good. I like her more w/him than I ever did before. They were both really good.

Kherrington & Mark:
TWO STEP - It looked amateurish. Maybe b/c it was the 2 step; it looked like two people at a country bar instead of trained dancers (well, except for the lifts). Side note: I want my hair like Kherrington's is in this routine.

JAZZ - Just O.K. I really like both of these dancers, but I didn't love either of their routines tonight (in other words, not sure it was totally their fault).

Comfort & Twitch:
SMOOTH WALTZ - AWESOME!!!!! I love Twitch -- and I swear I didn't love Comfort, too! Guess it took her getting booted for me to finally like her. (What? the judges didn't like it? I guess I don't get the waltz. Oh, Cat's comment after Nigel said the lift was all-Dirty-Dancing-ish: 'Nobody puts Comfort in a corner'! Hilarious.)

HIP HOP - LOVED IT! The best description I can give is: it didn't seem like they were in a dance competition...seemed like they were just there to perform/have fun. Plus, they have mad chemistry! (Who knew? Especially, since I so don't like Comfort by herself). Oh God, she's doing the stupid arm movement again. WAIT!!!!! NIGEL IS SAYING EXACTLY WHAT I SAID ABOUT THEIR PERFORMANCE!!!!!!! I should be a judge on this show.

Katee & Will:
BROADWAY - LOVED IT!!!! I kinda thought Joshua was carrying Katee before, but she was sooooo good! So was Will! He didn't really stand out to me when I saw that she picked him...as in, I couldn't remember who he was w/before.

PAS DE DEUX - First of all, the choreographers said it's not going to be a traditional ballet...um, then it's basically contemporary -- just call it what it is already. Anyway...wait....WTF!? They're dancing to DAVID ARCHULETA'S IMAGINE!!!???? Yay! O.K., re-focus: I wanted to like it more than I actually did. I liked the beginning & the ending more than the middle, but it was all just O.K. to me. Won't matter, though -- these guys are both way too good to go home.

Chelsie & Gev:
CONTEMPORARY - Good. I just didn't love it. There's been better contemporary.
JIVE - Um...Gev looked like he was trying way too hard -- and not succeeding very much. I think he might be in trouble tonight. Chelsie was good, though.

Now, for the solos:
Chelsie - Just O.K.; seems boring when a ballroomer has to do a solo. It's all just that one step where they put one foot in front of the other and shake their hips w/each step while shimmying their shoulders. (I had to keep re-enacting it while trying to describe it! hahaha)

Gev - Really good (except for the missed jump in the beginning! I was afraid he would trip or lose his balance!). Plus, I always forget that his style is hip hop. He seems like a contemporary dancer to me.

Katie Holmes - Really good -- parts looked like it was taped & running in reverse...like she was going against gravity & wind direction or something. Plus, I wonder if the solos are taped before or after the other dances b/c how could she have recovered so quickly from hair & makeup of Frankenstein?

Mark - Just O.K. to me...kinda quirky. And I usually like him.

Comfort - Junk. She dances her solos like she's in a club. Not good enough for a dance competition (guess that's why she got booted).

Twitch - LOVED IT! I like how he hears/hits on every single beat in the music.

Katee - LOVED IT! She's so good. Like I said before...she reminds me of Sabra from last year...which worries me b/c I didn't pick her to win. Uh oh.

Will - Wow. Really good! How did he not stand out to me before?

Kherrington - Just O.K. -- I usually really like her but I think she had a bad night.

Joshua - Wow. Really good! Who knew he was hip hop? He & Gev surprise me every time.

So, my bottom four are: Gev & Mark and Kherrington & Comfort. But, my picks to go home are: Gev & Kherrington...what do you think?

P.S.: I rewatched the beginning -- Comfort's actually participating again -- I thought she was just filling in or something. Ugh! She should be thankful for second chances b/c tonight was the first time I ever liked her.

~p-dub

because she already went home...or do we choose a different girl? I am confused.

This show is getting better and better. Compared to the last few seasons, the choreography this year is outstanding. The only thing I haven't cared for was the 2-step, but that was because I don't really like that type of dancing. Tonight, the HipHop routine for Twitch and Comfort blew me away...along with the ballet routine for Katee and Will. Josh, Twitch and Katee's solos were WONDERFUL. At this point...now that Jessica is gone...I don't want anyone to leave anymore. Boo Hoo.

Okay, I have to say that Twitch's solo (even though I was upset he was in bottom three) was absolutely the best solo ever done by anyone! It was awesome. I was blown away by a hip hop routine to classical music! WOW!!