So You Think You Can Dance – “Vegas Week” Call-back.

The show tonight was fast paced with many quick previews of the dancing. The format this year is for the contestants to dance various styles through each segment of each day 1 through day4 of the “call-back”. At beginning of tonight’s show only 77 dancers were left to continue on thought these 4 days. At the end of tonight’s show there were 38 dancers left and next weeks show will be when the Top 20 are chosen.

Tonight’s judges were Nigel, Mary, TY, Adam, Debbie, and Mia and they were busy.

Here are some of tonight’s highlights:

Day 1 of Call-back – Style Jazz.

Karen was in the first group and her husband was in the second group to perform. Karen made it through, but her husband was cut.

Molly from the Los Angeles Audits was in another group and made it through to the next session, but injured her ankle during the first routine. She went to the hospital.

Russell “The Crumper” made it through to the next session and amazed the judges because he has never had any forma training. (I am rooting for this dancer).

Day 2 of Call-back – Style Broadway.

This day began with 69 dancers left in the competition.

Russell “The Crumper” was in the first group and Nigel said, “You were wonderful, creative, and did a good job.” Russell made it through to the next session. (Yeah!)

Molly came back from the hospital to find her group had been rehearsing for two hours getting ready for the next routine. She joined in but found she could not perform some of the moves. The group modified the routine so Molly would only need to do a minimum of moves. They performed the routine in front of the judges. Mia did not like it and Nigel said, “I think you all were hiding behind your character.” Even with these comments the entire group made it to the next session.

Day 3 of Call-back – Style Contemporary (Mia routine)

Kevin one of the “Hip-Hop” style dancers received a comment, “Great technique, your amazing, and brilliant.” From Ty. Kevin moved on to the next session.

This is my highlight of tonight’s show:
“Legacy” the amazing “B-Boy” style dancer who was warned last week after “dancing for his life” that he had better step it up on other kinds of styles if he wanted to remain, Tonight he was nervous at the beginning and when he completed his performance hew was emotional stating to the judges, “I now know what you meant last week because tonight I have learned the meaning of the dance movement’s.” I could see this guy was moved and sobbing with I would guess some would call and “epiphany”. Know what? This is exactly what this show is about! “Bravo! Legacy!”. He moved on to the next level.

Day 4 of Call-back – Style Broadway (Ty routine)

The dance groups were broken up to “guys” and “girl” groups, The “girl” groups started first. One hundred dancers were now gone.

Pauline who last year almost made the “Top 20” performed and injured her ankle near the end of the group routine she was part of. She was sent to the hospital and when she returned she did not know if she moved on or not. Guess we will find out next week.

Bianca performed in a group and Nigel said, “Terrific!”. She moved on.

Ashley who has a husband that will be performing in a “guy” group later received a comment from Nigel when she complete her dance group routine. He said, “Tremendous! You have grown more than anyone this year.” She moved on.

This ended the “girl” group routines. Seventeen “girls” have moved on and will wait until next week for the Top 10 girls will be chosen and be part of the Top 20.

Ryan, Ashley’s husband made to the next session.

Dominic was injured last year and returned only to be “cut” this week.

When the “guys” groups completed their routines twenty one guys had made it through. In total there were now thirty eight dancers left.

All the dancers then performed solo’s. There was a very quick preview of several except for Billy Bell. They showed quite a bit of his routine and Adam was openly moved by what he was watching. I have to agree it was great and even on the “quick” previews, I could tell that the dancers this year are far above any dancer from previous seasons.

Final notes:
To the dancers that were “cut” so far this year I say. “Let nothing stand in your way as you continue your journey to complete your dream”.

I have nothing else to report tonight except don’t forget the “Dizzy Feet Foundation” for kids. Click here for more information.

Next week is the finals in “Vegas Week” to pick the Top 20.