So You Think You Can Dance: Plus A Lil Extra

I didn't feel like addressing a couple of emails I received askin me what I thought about the American Music Awards - and why I didn't blog about it - in a separate post, because one, I think it's old news and for two, that shit was boring as hell and I fell asleep and had to watch everything the next day online. So before I begin my weekly SYTYCD re-cap I'll just say this: I will always love me some Janet Jackson but her 8 minute medley is something that I've heard and seen before a ga-zillion times and not only that, it was missing the excitement, the energy, and fabulousness of my Janet. I'm a fan of people goin out on top. Janet may want to think about that. And even if you do gain a lil weight and must perform maybe not wear...whatever that was. Jennifer Lopez's song sucks ass, her performance sucked even more ass, it was funny to see her bust her ass, and she needs to stick to puttin her name on smelly perfume. Mary J. Blige gets better and better with age. I will never question her talent or "intelligents". Go Mary! The best thing about Rihanna's performance was her outfit and laser works. If I hear Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "NY State of Mind" one more time.... Whitney Houston is back! She sounded beautiful and looked gorgeous. Proud of Whitney!!! And there you go. So now let's get on with why we're really here. SYTYCD! (Sorry that I find SYTYCD way more entertaining) Two routines per couple tonight. Let's get it! Ellenore and Ryan The Lindy Hop...how fun! That was really cute and energetic. Who knows anything about the Lindy Hop from a technical aspect, not me that's for sure, but it looked hard without looking hard. I loved all the lifts, the kicks, and um "coffee grinders", and that final split by both of them. Awesome!!! Next dance Ellenore and Ryan get is Broadway and these two just proved yet again how great they are. I totally believed that Ryan was the puppet master and Ellenore played the perfect puppet. They totally got into character, they were entertaining, and so believable. I have such a total dance hottie crush on Ellenore. She is a joy to watch. LOVED IT!!! Kathryn and Legacy A Jazz piece by Sonya. Mkay, this piece starts with Legacy doing an out of control backwards "crab walk". SICK!!!! This routine was great!!! I have to say that I watched Legacy way more than I watched Kathryn. Yes, it was smart of Sonya to add a lil dash of Hip-Hop into her routine, but I don't think it was for Legacy's benefit. It was to help make the routine even greater. Legacy doesn't need any hand outs or add-ins or extras. He is really a true dancer. And as he said, "I was dancing." Let em' know Legacy! Now, Kathryn did a great job as well especially with her split and back leg toe point. And I did like that leotard she was wearin. This is definitely one of the best routines all season. Loved it!! So for their second piece, Legacy and Kathryn get the Viennese Waltz. Beautiful. That was gorgeous choreography and it was so beautifully executed. And wait, is Legacy crying about hope? OMG, he is soooo makin it to the top ten. I think I love him. But seriously, technically I couldn't tell what was wrong, I just knew that I thought everything they did was right. Karen and Victor These two lost their partners last week and are working together for the first time. They got the Tango and....Victor is way too gay for Karen. There was no hot connection, I wasn't turned on, and it was obvious nobody wanted to rip anybody's clothes off when it was over. With that said, technically I think they did very well. I think they hit their marks, they had the poise, the moves, and the look. So it was good and stuff but eh. Karen and Victor get Hip-Hop for round two. Boom Boom Kat is back again. She's such a wonderful mess and she gives these dancers good stuff to work with. That said, that wasn't good. Karen was tryna dance her ass off and she did but something was off...and I think it was Victor. He needs to go. Not great at all. Mollee and Nathan The youngins start off with some Hip-Hop choreographed by Jamal Sims. I have to say, it was pretty decent. The routine wasn't technically difficult and it wasn't anything to "phone home about"...but it was aight. I like that it is obvious that Nathan and Mollee enjoy dancing with each other but I'm with Nigel...if they make it to next week, I'm so ready for them to dance with someone else. I think they young/dumb each other down dance-wise. These two are doin The Can-Can with the help of Tyce Diorio. And wow, I'm totally impressed. I was just waitin for this to be a total womp womp but it was actually really great! And I finally got to see the Nathan that I loved from the very beginning. Nathan has skills! And Mollee was great too, and I wouldn't be surprised if she ended up in Circ Du Soleil (or Circus Soil Le as my friend Tee would say) or in that kind of performing dance troupe. The dance was obviously energetic and full of kicks and spins and all that great stuff. They were great. The Can-Can prolly saved these two. Noelle and Russell Russ and Noelle start off with a Samba. First of all, great song selection..."Hips Don't Lie" and while it wasn't as sexy as it needed to be, they tried to make it do wut it do. You can tell they give it everything every time and that's why I love them. So wish it was better, but still get an A for effort from me. I also don't ever want to see Russell in that outfit or any outfit like that ever again. The second time around Russell and Noelle perform a Tyce D. Contemporary piece which included paint and creating art. That was an amazing routine. They absolutely hit their marks, executed wonderfully, and effortless. And you could tell from the very first move that it was going to be worth watching. So happy they ended with such a strong routine. Excellent! Ashleigh and Jakob First let me say that Ashleigh is gonna miss Jakob cuz he is the reason she's still on this damn show. But anyway, their first dance is a Lyrical Jazz piece and it is another Sonya original beauty. And another opportunity for Leaps and Bounds aka Jakob to dance circles around Ashleigh. So here is the thing. I just need to know how Jakob is splittin, liftin, spinnin, leapin and boundin while Ashleigh is doin like a kick and walk? It is obvious that the choreographers enjoy giving Jakob the major moves cuz he can do them. You can't help but watch him and love him. Now I do think this was Ashleigh's best piece all season. And this piece was fantastical. Loved it. Leaps and Bounds and Ashleigh end the night with a Cha-Cha. Finally, something Ashleigh knows how to do! This was the first dance that I actually paid attention to her throughout the dance. She managed to put Jakob in the background a lil bit. It was sexy, it was hot, it fun, it was entertaining and not much else to say but they worked that. And I stand corrected...THIS was actually Ashleigh's best piece all season. NICE! So seriously, dancers were dancing tonight and the choreographers were giving the dancers dance! So many of them brought their best tonight like Ryan, Ellenore, Legacy, Kathryn, Jakob and dare I say Ashleigh. Even with that Can-Can I think Nathan and Mollee should be dancin for their lives but Karen and Victor are the two that I can actually put money on. And while I think Russell and Noelle's Contemporary piece was great, I think they might be in trouble too. We shall see tomorrow! Good work people, good work!

So You Think You Can Dance: Childhood Memories

So we get to take a look at the childhood pics of the judges and blah blah blah...I must say, Mary Murphy was actually a cute little girl with normal sized teeth. Surprising. OK now on to the show! Ashleigh and Jakob So Ashleigh's most memorable performance as a child was a ballroom competition she performed when she was 14 years old because it was her last dance for six years cuz her illness overtook her body and she couldn't dance anymore. But she fought to come back and well, now she's on SYTYCD. Leaps and Bounds aka Jakob was a fat kid and started dancing and lost weight while dancing so he kept it going. I'm glad he did. These two do a Tab and Nap Hip-Hop routine. Ashleigh doin hip-hop...really? Well, Leaps and Bounds out danced her as per usual BUT Ashleigh actually made it do wut it do! I'm shocked and RuPauled on this one. First of all, Tab and Nap came up with a HOT routine. Love the text message that starts off the dance. Great choreography that told the story. And of course, Jakob killed it. And Nigel boo, I'm not eatin my words. Ashleigh is still riding Jakob's coat tails...she just finally danced tonight. Adam Shankman, please don't lose your mind on this one. Seriously, Adam? Ashleigh in the top ten NOT because of Jakob? Stop it. For the first damn time, da bitch danced. Relax. Karen and Kevin So Karen grew up in Venezuela and had some really bad hair cuts. But she grew up to be cute and learned how to dance by watching. Kevin was the oldest of six kids. He started dancing when he was 17 and was a late bloomer. He's pretty talented to be as great as he is for starting so late. Anyhoo....they perform a Broadway number. Spencer, new choreographer, did a great job with the Broadway choreography. The problem here is that they were so focused on the routine that they didn't add the Broadway. They didn't add the characters and they didn't quite even kill the routine from the technical aspect. Yes, they hit all their marks and did what they were supposed to do, but it looked like it required lots of effort. Not horrible, but not really good. Noelle and Russell Russ was sangin This Lil Light of Mine as a child. He was 8 years old doin the Michael Jackson. He was actually a cute kid. Noelle broke her toofus as a child and now has a fake half tooth. She just remembers not being such a great dancer. I guess she's come a long way. So they get the Foxtrot...again. The first time, Noelle broke her leg and Russ had to dance it with Melanie the big sexy red head. This time they get to dance it together and...I truly enjoyed them!!! These two were not on my radar at all but all of a sudden they are workin it! They made this Foxtrot fun, sexy, and entertaining. They had great lines and from a technical point of view, I think they did a SUPER job. Russell's confidence is through the roof and it shows. And Noelle looked pretty too. Excellent! Channing and Victor Channing did a dance as a cat when she was six and loved it. Victor was that brat kid that would get lost in the stores and mother would run around looking for him screaming "Victor!" (but he did it in the funny Latin voice.) OK, I forget about these two every week. I think these two get really fortunate with their routines but this is the first time that I enjoyed them. They got a Tyce Diorio Jazz routine and Tyce picked great music and a told a fantastic story. They were black birds dancing in a cage. I loved the cage and how they used it to tell the story throughout the routine. I really liked this dance, I liked them dancing, and I had fun with watching that. Very cute, very fun, and executed very well. Good job! Kathryn and Legacy Kathryn was a shy girl who did her very first dance with her mom. Legacy was a rebel. He did what he wanted to do and his first performance was at a house party and his father gave him $5 to dance. He's been poppin and lockin ever since. Kathryn and Legacy do a serious Pasa Doble. Ummm, I felt that. That shit was hot. And really Legacy...I was distracted by that body situation. Daayum. Anyway, I don't really know what else to say except they killed that. With the exception of Kathryn not being able to grab her ankles fast enough while Legacy picked her up and wrapped him around her at the end, everything else was executed perfectly. That was some sexy dancing right there. Check. Mkay and this is why you don't watch TV Live. But we take a break to see what Dizzy Feet Foundation is doing. They have so far been able to give nine scholarships to dancers who wouldn't otherwise be able to attend dance school. They are having a gala to raise more money. Nice. Very nice. Ellenore and Ryan Ellenore was a lil sassy thing and during her first routine did everything but the routine. She's so cute. Ryan comes from a line of professional ballroom dancers and his first dance was wearing some bunny ears and bunny tail hoppin around the stage. Heehee. Ryan and Ellenore do a Contemporary by Travis Wall. So everything Travis has put together on SYTYCD has been beyond beautiforous and emotional and simply artistically fantastic. And well, this time was no different. I absolutely believed that these two were former lovers who bumped into each other and had to re-live the drama. That was beautiful. Ryan and Ellenore were beautiful and it was effortless and technically just great. I felt that, I enjoyed that piece, and was transported to their story. Loved it. And again, Adam shut up. Ryan might make it to the top ten but it won't be with his wife and if it is, it will be cuz of Leaps and Bounds! Geez! Mollee and Nathan Nathan was a brat. When he was ten, he choreographed his own dance. And started from there. Mollee was a diva who was all about curls, make-up and being grown. Now that she is older she acts like a lil kid. Mkay, great. So these two get a pop jazz routine, choreographed by none other than Boom Boom Kat aka Laurie Ann Gibson who is now rockin an almost Cassie wit only one third of one half of her hair shaved. Anyway, that was fun to watch and waaaay better than what they did last week. But I will say that that wasn't all that great. Did not give me goose bumps. However, I will say that I think Nathan gave more this week and attempted to show us how great he really is. Mollee is just aight to me. So tonight we finally see what these dancers can do! Finally some real choreography and real dancing! I know for sure Kevin and Karen will be dancin for their lives and will prolly end up goin home. I think Nathan and Mollee, who should have been in the bottom last week, might be in the bottom this week but you know, they are young and Nathan is soooo cute and Mollee still got that deaf vote, so one never knows. Guess we'll find out tomorrow!

So You Think You Can Dance: The Finale

FINALLY! This shiz is finally over! As much as I love this show, this season has not been as fun as usual. My addiction to this season has been more like I'm on crack but I'm kinda no longer enjoyin it anymore cuz somebody keeps puttin baking soda in my rocks. Anyhooo, hopefully tonight's show will really be amazing and Brandon blows us all away as he most always does and tomorrow he wins and I can start watching Top Chef. Let's get it!!!! So for the openin football/cheerleader routine...I just wanna say that Brandon shook dem pink pom poms like he knows how he's doin and I LOVE HIM!!!! Mkay but seriously Brandon's solo.....OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!! He killt that!!!! His body is reeediculous, sick, outta control but his skill is just too much. I can't wit his amazingness!!!!! And that split and that face as he held da split...you betta wuuuuuurk Brandon!!!!! Seriously if he don't win....I can't. So um, Boom Boom Kat's choreography for Brandon and Evan to 'Nasty Boy'....yeah...gay. Brandon smashed it, of course, but that dance should not have been to Janet's 'Nasty Boy'! Boom Boom you gotta choreograph for your dancers! Brandon made it believable and Evan couldn't but seriously, I couldn't really focus on anything else but the song. The song goes, "Nasty...LADIES!" Wasn't a lady in sight and wasn't nothin really nasty bout neither one of them. I can't. "That was like watching the world's longest wardrobe malfunction". - Adam Shankman. Love him! He was referring to Mia Michael's routine for Jeanine and Kayla's dance. I thought it was aight...but not great. I will say that Jeanine is tryna win this. Anyhooo, kinda stopped watchin a lil bit, in and out wit it...country Jivin, boring solos, and then a Pasodoble with Brandon and Jeanine that was hot to def!!! So the bottom line is I'm already no longer watching American Idol now that my sizzurp sippin Paula Abdul is gone. Puh-lease don't make this the last time I get to watch SYTYCD. I know it's about America's favorite dancer - which means the best dancer may not win but seriously...seriously, Brandon is the bestest thru and thru. Do the right thing America. Do the right thing.

So You Think You Can Dance: 8 Oh 8!

Last week we said goodbye to Kupono and Randi. I was more than happy to see Randi go. So over the dancin oomp loompa. This week it's all the same shizz. I'm not giving a full rundown cuz each dancer performs 4 times and well, I can't...just an overall blah blah blah, my faves, what I love and what sucks. So um, let's get it! Ellen DeGeneres is a judge tonight. She's sooo funny. So before any dancin even happens I'm already gigglin cuz Ellen talkin bout she had trainin in the streets...I can't wit her. Anyhoo.... Travis Wall is tryna get is choreography ON! I am so happy for him! To be a contestant on the show and then go to being creating the best routines is amazing. I thought his futuristic dance was hot. I will say tho that Brandon stands out. I'm so ready for him to just win this. I just want to say that if a girl ends up winning this year (which is not likely) it will have to be Janette. She's amazing. And I'm not just sayin that cuz Mia Michaels said that Janette is her favorite this season. Did Ellen say "Are you two carpenters because you nailed it?!" No, Ellen. No!!! And Mary, you ain't neva lie...Ade's ass stays high and visible...but I thought that was a good thing. I kinda hated Melissa and Ade's Cha-Cha. And while I hate to agree...I think Mia is right...this was Ade's worst performance all season. But its not his fault his butt prevents him from Cha-Cha in. OOOOOMMMMMMMGGGGGGG Boom Boom Kat aka Laurie Ann Gibson is doin choreography in SYTYCD????? Diddy isn't the only way she can get a job!!! Sooooo excited for you Boom Boom!! And her routine was great! Brandon killed that. His body is so amazing. He is just sick. Jeanine did a good job but you can tell she was workin to keep up with B. Go Boom Boom Kat! But I will say this honey...your weave? Boom Boom why? Fix that. Luh u, mean it. Ade and Melissa made up for their horrible Cha-Cha with their emotional and riveting Tyce Diorio Contemporary piece. Reminded me why I enjoy watching them. They are amazing. Mary, you really need water-proof make-up. Seriously. Now your face looks dirty. With that said, with the exception of two dances, seriously this was the wackest SYTYCD ever. Ever. Boring. Janette and Brandon need to be the final two. They were the best tonight. Honorable mention goes to Jeanine.... After her amazing performance last week with Jason and then tryin her bestest to work it out with Brandon, plus she gave good solo...I want her to stay in it. We'll see tomorrow....

Making The Band 4: The Tour

Mkay, so this pic of Danity Kane was taken outside of TRL studios yesterday as the girls made their rounds to pump er'body up for the premier of the third season of Making The Band. Can I just begin with askin does Dawn tuck? I mean, I am shocked and RuPauled by how Trannyliscious Dawn looks. Well actually, I'm not that shocked nor RuPauled - Dawn is good for giving good transgendered face, I just felt like sayin my fave new term that I heard Laverne say on "I Want To Work For Diddy"....but speakin of Laverne, Dawn and Laverne might could be Transgendered Sistas. Altho Dawn is way more fierce - at least in this picture she is. Serrusly. And why does Audrena always look like she hidin walnuts in her cheeks? And Aubrey, please dye your roots and as always, Shannon is just there. What da hell is her purpose and where da hell is D.Woods? I want to look at her bangs. So now that I've gotten the chance to talk about this picture, now let's talk about the premiere of MTB last night. Danity Kane, Day 26, and Donnie Klang (I really want him to just go by Donnie. Klang is just way too much on the mouth) are back and getting ready to go on their own Making The Band Tour. I'm still confused as to who would pay money to see them in a stadium by themselves. Like it is one thing for them to be opening for some good people but really, no seriously, does anybody even know what Day 26 sings? And um, Donnie's one single was just released and it isn't that great. And really, Danity Kane has some hits off their first album but this new album is a Womp Womp. Thank goodness for "Damaged" cuz there is nothing else to listen to on that album. But somehow, they are goin on tour and let's hope some people show up. Boom Boom Kat didn't come back for her moves not to be seen.... Oh, did I say Boom Boom Kat?! Yes I did! Laurie Ann Gibson aka Boom Boom Kat is back and its not a game. So Day 26 comes into the dance studio ready to learn some new steps and they see Boom Boom Kat sittin in there and they are shocked and RuPauled! They are like stop it, why is Laurie Ann here?! They are all like wait, didn't you and Diddy get into it? You are not supposed to be in here. Boom Boom is like I'm here and I'm not goin no where. Show me watchu workin wit. They show her and she says she is about to have half a cat. They look a mess. Then Q isn't there cuz he got his tonsils taken out and she is like well as far as I'm concerned if he isn't here, he isn't in the group cuz I can't see air. Now hit it! They finally get over it and let Boom Boom upgrade their choreography, Q comes back against advice from his doctor and his family. And all is well. But then...dun, dun, DUN! Diddy comes in and he asks everybody to clear the room so he can talk to Boom Boom Kat. Boom Boom didn't back down. She let him know that he disrespected her and he let her know that he is the boss - which she never tried not to let him be but there is a way you talk to people. So they went back and forth with that and have to agree to disagree on how things were handled. Then Puff asked Boom if she missed him...the tears started flowin. Her foundation was clearly not water proof. It looks like she had yellow shit drippin from her eyes. But it was a beautiful moment. Water under the bridge. She's back ya'll. As for the season, I'll be watching for sure, but I'm not sure if I care anymore. If for no reason, I'll just be watchin to see Boom Boom Kat uh-uh, tichah-ah-boom -kat all ova the place.

Making The Band's Boom Boom Kat....She's Baaaaaack!

O.M.G. I am goin to have reality TV comin outta my ass! I can't even remember all the shit I have to watch that is premiering in the next few days, not to mention I am actually one of the few people who watch the Olympics - even shit like ping pong - and REAL TV starts back up in September. Overload! OK but back to the topic at hand. Making the Band 4 Season 3 is premiering on August 13th and Boom Boom Kat aka Laurie Ann is back! Ya'll memba the drama and the fight with BBK and Diddy...do you think she's back cuz she realized she needed Diddy? Clearly Diddy needs her. I think when she thought her music career was gonna blow and it didn't it was time for her to go back to what she does best...and that's Boom Boom Kat!! I do have to say, that based on this trailer the only reason I'm watchin is to see how Boom Boom Kat comes back, how Danity Kane and Day 26 deal with the fact that nobody wanted to see them in concert and why they had to cancel all those shows, why Donnie's album still ain't come out yet and what's good with BBK. Hmmmm, I guess those are a lot reasons to watch. But I will say that the I Want To Work For Diddy trailer looks way more interesting.

Just Some Questions....

Who knew that rat piece could blow in the wind? Solo is workin her cast after breaking her foot... But um, who told her it was OK to draw her eyebrows on with chalk? Lil Kim still lookin a lil better than she's been lookin.... But um....fill in the blank: Shouldn't Lil Kim and Boom Boom Kat _____________ because one _____________ and the other got ________________?

Start Your Day Off With A Lil Just Why?

Boom Boom Kat! WHY?????? Just Why?!?! I say this with LOVE Boom Boom. Your song and video are a hot, sizzlin, mess of all proportions! You are like 45 and 3/4 dressed like a 15 year old fake punk rock ballerina or something of the sort and you sound worse than a bootleg Fergie. And WTF are you singing about? You are grown! Like, I can't. I simply cannot condone this atrocity. I don't think your song and video were supposed to make people feel sorry for you. Mission NOT accomplished Boom Boom. I think you ought to stick with what you know....and that's five, six, seven boom kat. Sigh.... Laurieann Gibson - Addictive music video by geronimos87

STOP IT BOOM BOOM KAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! You know I luh me some Boom Boom Kat and it is what we've all been waiting for! Listen to a sample of Laurie Ann's song Addictive Why Boom Boom? Why?!! Oh, now I REALLY can't wait for her show. She sounds like a hot ass damn mess. Thank you Boom for showing us all that So You Think You Can Dance and Sing is the new fabulous....and 5, 6, 7 Boom Kat!

Stop It Laurie Ann!

A Boom Boom Kat, Laurie Ann you are so wack! Why is Laurie Ann trying to parlay her MTB "fame" into a singing career?! She is now shopping around a reality show (prolly to be picked up by VH-1) which shows her transformation from choreographer to singing sensation. I actually wrote that without laughing hysterically. Damn you Boom Boom Kat! Why must everyone try to be a singer?! Why can't you just contniue to reach new levels of what you are actually good at. Now granted, Laurie Ann just may be able to sing (really doubting that, but let's pretend) but could you really see yourself going out and purchasing Boom Boom Kat's album? Didn't think so boo, didn't think so. If nothting else, her show might actually be very entertaining. I'll be watching for it...