So You Think You Can Dance - Recap

The auditions this evening start of in LA, Adam Shankman is the guest judge. Joshua Allen is in the audition room! He gets a hug from Nigel, aww.

Bianca Revels - Auditioned last year, but got cut right before the Top 20. Her mom is in the audience, she flew in just to support her daughter. Bianca does an a capella tap dance, and she just does a great job. She's fun to watch, and really uses her face in place of the music. She gets a standing ovation from the judges, Mary says she's the best female tap dancer they've ever had on the show. The judges send her off to Vegas!

Brynelle & Xavier Blanton - Brother sister duo- Before they audition we see some footage of them dancing, poorly, and bickering. Well, I have to say I find their dance to be a tad inappropriate for a brother and sister. They really aren't very good. Her jumps are weak, she doesn't have very good lines, and overall it just wasn't a polished routine. They will not be be progressing any further.

Debra Lawson - Starts off rocking on the floor, it looks like she's broken her ankle, wait.. no, it's part of the routine. She's just not very good. The judges are surprisingly really nice to her in their critique. Nigel says that her shape isn't that of a typical dancer, and she needs to learn what movements suit her. They talk about her Jewish faith, as it might get in the way of a professional dance career- dancing on the Sabbath and in front of men.

Suzanne Fernandez- She brought the crazy. It was a Fairy Medicine dance, even though the only medicine she is on is joy.

Michael Han- A male pointe dancer, dancing to Rihanna's Umbrella. Not good.

Calico Sequeira - She is 30 years old, so this is the last year she is eligible to audition. She is a swing dancer with a very cute, bubbly personality, unfortunately, her dancing technique isn't quite up to snuff. I'm sad for her, because she seems like a nice person who really loves to dance. Adam dances with her and they are cute, wow, he's a really great dancer. Sometimes it's easy to forget that these choreographers are also dancers.

Joshua Allen, Katee Shean, Lauren Gottlieb, and Comfort Fedoke all come up to "judge" Adam Shankman's "performance." It's pretty cute, and Adam tells Josh that he better be careful what he says, because he put him through! Of course he gets a ticket to Vegas.

Asuka Kondoh & Ricky Sun- Auditioned before, but she got cut right before the Top 20, they are Asian, International Latin Ballroom dancers. [Spencer seems to love them!] I think they're great, fun, snappy, and Duffy's Mercy really helps. Asuka really commands attention, she's a lot of fun to watch, but Ricky is also a good performer. Nigel tells Ricky that he's a fine dancer, and Asuka is wonderful, a great performer. Mary loves them both, as does Adam. They're going to Vegas!

Good Dancer Montage. There's a Naughty Ballerina who really gets Nigel's attention.

Nathan Trasoras - Contemporary dancer, who almost quit because of the teasing. Talented. He's only 17 and I couldn't keep my eyes off of him. He dances to Pollen and Salt, by Daphne Loves Derby. He's one of my favorite male dancers, but he's ineligible because of his age. NO! But Nigel gives him a Season 6 Ticket to Vegas!

Sammy Ramirez - Popping and Locking- taught by a dancer, Juno Segale (sp?) who got involved with a gang and is now in prison. He also like to wrestle. He does a really cool thing with his head and hear, almost moving it to the music. I can't believe he's had so little training, because he's great and he knows how to work the crowd. Adam loves him, thinks he's awesome. He has a great smile, I hope he does well in the choreography round. And he does!! Off to Vegas he goes!

Stacey House - I hate to devote space to this. Hot mess, is what comes to mind, although she's pretty entertaining to watch. She lives on a farm, so she's "self-taught." She's crying now, aww, I hate that. I feel so sad when these dancers don't realize that they're not dancers.

Amanda Kerby - Her dad has MS, although he's currently symptom free, and he loves to watch her dance. They both cry while talking about each other. She dances to Breathe Me by Sia, and she's very good. Maybe a little spastic, but that could be nerves. Her dancing is very beautiful, but it isn't the best I've ever seen. The judges like her and send her to Vegas!

Arielle Coker & Phillip Chbeeb - He auditioned last year, (pop and lock) and got put through to Vegas, but he got Pneumonia and was unable to dance during that round of auditions. This year he had an automatic ticket to Vegas, but decided to partner up with his friend, Arielle, who's family was in a terrible car accident. Her mother taught them how to be partners, from a hospital bed. They are SO cute together! Even though he's not being judged (because he's already in) I'm amazed they were able to integrate their styles together so well. I wonder if they're a couple in real life? She gets sent through to Vegas!

Chanel Smith - A ballet dancer, it didn't translate in the choreography round. I feel sad for her, you could tell she really wanted it.

Kevin "Shakiro" Cormier - Not good. He likes Shakira, but he's made his own style. I guess it's Latin dancing, he's funny to watch, definitely entertaining! His nickname is because he's the male version of Shakira- which Nigel says is an insult to the singer.

Good Dancer Montage.

That puts an end to the LA auditions and the next round is in Seattle, with guest judge Mia Michaels- who's rocking a fierce hairdo.

Christopher Keller - A bunch of different ballroom styles, they play around with gender roles and dominance. She is not auditioning, just him. They're pretty funny, there's no way that they're SYTYCD caliber. The judges have a good time making fun of them. They seem like nice people, just not dancers.

Nick "Nasty" Salzman - B-Boy, hip hop?, he's pretty good, although he has some stumbles and then he just quits dancing. He gets an attitude with Nigel, which doesn't make sense, he says he wants to please Mary and Mia, not Nigel. Mary says says he was a yes, but he talked himself out it with his attitude.

Dmitrious Bistrevsky - I'm not sure what his style is, some of his moves are pretty cool, although most of them are amateurish. Okay, he's only been breaking dancing for three months, and for 3 months he's not bad. The judges have some fun saying it was S***, with lots of bleeps. They encourage him to come back in a few years, after he's had some more training. He had a great attitude, the exact opposite of Nick Nasty.

Bad Dancing Montage. Really Bad Dancers!

Kelsea Taylor - Contemporary dancer - She's fun to watch, Nigel says she's zany! She has a unique style, and Mia says she's a "disastrous weirdo" who she wants to see more of. Is that a real compliment? They send her to choreography and then to Vegas. She danced to Tore My Heart by Oona and Dave Tweedie.

Kuponohi'ipoi Aweau -Contemporary dancer, he uses a chair as a prop. Nigel asks for a pronunciation, and a nickname, which sounds a lot like Porno. He dances to Wasted Time, by Me'Shell Ndegeocello. He reminds me of Mark from Season 4, and he's off to choreography and then to Vegas.

Good Dancing Montage.

David "Sex" Soller - This year he comes with his mom! But it's still a no go.

Leonid Knyshov - Creepy! Talks about his many websites, one of which is about making your dating profile more likeable. I can already tell this has disaster written all over it. He does a lot of body moving, all around the stage. Basically just jumping, bouncing, spinning, waving his arms, and dancing like he was at a rave. Nigel says it was "indescribable!" Leo says he has been trained in many different types of dance, although it doesn't look like it all ALL.

Mia wants to see a battle between him and Sex. Sex's mom tells him to "Go for it!"

It's just a mess, a hot mess! They play it up, like it's a boxing match, with Round 1 going to Sex. They shake hands before going to the judges for the ultimate winner. Mia thinks Leo won, Mary goes with Leo, but Nigel sticks with Sex.

Nigel puts Sex through to the choreography round- he thinks that it's the only way he will get a reality check. And it's just sad, I feel embarrassed for him.

That puts an end to the first round of auditions. This episode had too many bad dancers and not enough good ones. Yesterday it seemed like everyone was great, but today, not so much. Next week begins the Vegas round! I'm excited to see who makes it into the Top 20. Although I'm sad that we will no longer have to hear "Cue Music" from Nigel, haha. Joking.