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So You Think You Can Dance introduced us to the Top 10 this week and there was some hardcore dancing, some hardcore personalities, some hardcore dissing, and some hardcore overdoing of John Mayer.

Quickly because I leave for the airport in 6 hours and have to sleep at some point… I love having Mia back as a Judge! An Emmy nominated Judge at that! I was psyched to see Wade get his shot at choreographing this new twist in the show. All of the solo’s will be the exact same routine which gives us a chance to critique each dancers take on the choreography. I was psyched to see me some Neil in some tight polyester and I was psyched to just have the show on!

Lacey is one hot sexy ass lady. Her Mormon relatives must flip their lids to see her sex it up as she does. WOW can the girl command a stage. Working it out from front to back, there was nothing wrong with her performance. Flawless. Danny’s as well. She ate him alive, but the boy can move.

Neil and Sara were electric, energetic, and quite the disco duo! Those pants did not disappoint, I love Neil even more now! Hot Tamales!

Sabra and Kameron were good I thought. She was absolutely stunning to watch and he was better than he has been for weeks. I get that he’s still lacking something but you’ve got to hand it to the kid for trying! I still miss Sabra and Dominic together though, don’t you?

Dominic and Jaimie’s Viennese Waltz was soooo not what I expected. It was not the Viennese Waltz we’ve come to know and love. She is always stunning with her lines and all but this was hands down Dom’s worst week. Like Mia said, 1 bad week… not too shabby!

Lauren and Pasha were really good tonight, I hate to admit it. The whole transformers opening and close were incredible to watch and sooooo perfectly in sync. I still don’t like her though. She annoys me.

Remember how I said I was excited for Wade’s choreography? Yeah, it wasn’t his best and to then see it 10 times was a little, how do I say this… TOO FRAKKIN’ MUCH! If I had to hear John Mayer say he was waiting for that world to change one more time, I was going to turn on every light in the house, run every air conditioner and start dumping oil into the Boston Harbor. That world needed to END!

In theory it was a good try. I did like watching how each one was different. Of the girls, I thought Sara, Sabra, and Lacey were the best. Of the boys, Neil, Pasha, and Danny.

So who goes home and who stays? Ideally I want Lauren gone. I worry about Jaimie because her solo was weak and then getting stuck with Dom was not good for her this week. Over on the guys side, it’s gotta be Kameron right? Poor Kam Kam!

Oh and how funny that once again Cousin Heidi got NO LOVE AT ALL? Dmitry’s up there shaking his thang and there’s poor Cousin Heidi screaming LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME, I’M ON TV AGAIN! Tragic.

Raise your hand if you wanted to KNOCK ON NEIL’S WOOD?

Ducky reader MELLIEMEL (hiding her real name for gangsta purposes I presume) was lucky enough to attend the taping of last night’s SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Top 10 performances. As she promised last week, she’s bringing us all the scoop from inside the house!

MellieMel will spoil you, she’ll treat us, and she’ll make you laugh when we go ON SET WITH MELLIEMEL!
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Wow, we’re into the Top 10 America! So You Think You Can Dance is heating up and its time for the pairings to get a little remix and its time for the dancers to show us what they have when they perform solos each week.

If you want to know the couplings and routines for this coming Wednesday night’s performance, they are revealed after the jump.
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It’s official, next summer we once again will have our summer obsession back. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE has been renewed for a 4th season!

Well, it appears that Mary Murphy notified both Hok Konishi and Anya Garnis that they will be alternates on So You Think You Can Dance’s 50+ city tour this fall!

“The two who went out today will be the alternates on the tour,” says judge Mary Murphy. “We always have to have two or three alternates go along, so I don’t think the fans are going to be disappointed in that department. Hok will be out there by popular demand. And I think Anya will be there, too, if they’ll both sign up to do it. And I’m sure they will.”

Mary told TV Guide’s Deborah Starr Seibel this and more last night. Last year, you’ll remember that Jessica and Jaymz were the alternates and it was great seeing them again. Fingers crossed that they both sign on.

To read Deborah Starr Seibel’s entire back stage report, click here.

So You Think You Can Dance Announce The Top 10 Dancers!

Wow, tonight’s show was extremely hard to watch. I was a nervous mess from 9:40 on and as I type this I’m still a little jittery.

Here were the Bottom 3 Couples this week:
Danny Voldemort and Anya Garnis
Hok Konishi and Jaimie Goodwin
My BF Neil Haskell and Lauren Gottlieb

I was off by one couple but I did pretty well in my predictions based on the Top 12 Performances. I was sad to see the amazing Hok Konishi go, as well as Anya Garnis.

While the show has ended, I can’t help but wonder how the hell someone in particular is still in this competition. I’m sure you’re expecting me to say Voldemort, but that’s not it. It’s that shrew Lauren Gottlieb. While her solo tonight was pretty good, it stank of desperation (not Jaimie’s solo, thank you Nigel) and was a little too frantic and nervous for my liking.

Granted, I don’t love the girl and I guess I understand her staying and being more versatile than Anya but damn it hurt to see Anya go before Lauren. Did anyone else notice that she made way too much eye contact with the camera during the opening Jive number? She works a nerve.

There were moments of elation and hope when Voldemort was announced to be in the Bottom 3 but deep down I knew it was a crap vote to have him there. Based on this week’s performance, there was no way in hell he deserved to go but I still kind of wanted to see it happen.

I’m just 100% happy that I can breathe again knowing the My BF Neil Haskell has made it to the Top 10 SYTYCD Tour and that I’ll be able to molest attack meet him this fall. The boys damn cute and he’s fun and dorky and seriously that body is OOC! I heart him, as you know.

Glad they gave a shout-out to Emmy Nominees Wade Robson and Mia Michaels. They totes deserved it after those amazing routines.

*If you love SYTYCD, check out our latest TV Podcast where we talk heavily about our favorite dancers, and our love of all things SYTYCD.  Granted, it was recorded last week but it’s still fun.

I’m tired. Must sleep… or watch the premiere of MAD MEN.

Dominic Sandoval and Sabra Johnson Video:

Lacey Schwimmer and Kameron Bink Video:

Pasha and Sara Von Gillern Video:

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Neil, Neil, Neil… you just make me swoon in this here routine. Wonderful choreography from Emmy Nominated Choreographer Mia Michaels.

Video of Neil Haskell and Lauren Gottlieb:

This video featuring Voldemort and Anya Garnis really blew me away.

2 Emmy Nominations for SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE!

Wait, what? It appears that So You Think You Can Dance did get some EMMY love!

Both Wade Robson and Mia Michaels are up for Best Choreography! SUPER YEAH! I’m heading down to the Leaky Cauldron to celebrate! This is as good as Gryffindor winning the Quidditch World Cup!

Nominations: Outstanding Choreography

So You Think You Can Dance • Ramalama (Bang Bang) • Fox • 19 TV Ltd and Dick Clark Productions, Inc.
Wade Robson, Choreographer

So You Think You Can Dance • Calling You • Fox • 19 TV Ltd and Dick Clark Productions, Inc.
Mia Michaels, Choreographer

RAMALAMA is the best group routine this shows ever seen! Calling You aka THE BENCH DANCE was seriously awe inspiring last season so well deserved! HELLS YES! Congrats to both Mia and Wade.

I almost forgot the Emmy nominations were this morning. Silly me. There are some fun additions to this years Emmy list and sadly there are still a few head scratching oldies thrown in for good measure.

Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos

Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Reality Series
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

*my choices for favorites are in BOLD.

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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Top 12 Perform

I kee… I keep… I keep tr…

I keep trying…

I keep trying to write a recap but something keeps stopping me. I feel like Harry trying to throw hexes at the Half Blood Prince after Dumbledore bits it. I just can’t write because something is wrong in the world.

Danny Tidwell is like Voldemort. He’s “He Who Must Not Be Named” and it pains me with every bit of my being to say that…

No I can’t…

Adava Kedavra!

Damnit, didn’t work. I still want to say that I absoloved Danny and Anya’s Fox-Trot last night. There, I said. ARE YOU ALL HAPPY NOW? Kittens just died because I said that! Does that make you all happy?

I CURSE YOU JEAN MARC JENERAUX for creating such a wonderful vehicle that showcased his unreal talents. How dare you.

His leaps, his grace, his extension, his brilliance during that piece makes me want to gouge my eyes out. It makes my lightning bolt scar hurt. Seriously, the most beautiful and down right amazing routine of the night.

It was a real showcase for Tom Riddle and Anya Garnis as it highlighted the strenghts of each. Some wonderful partnering skills from Voldemort (finally) which really allowed Anya to just get out there and float as if her feet were on a Nimbus 2000.

Seriously, there’s going to be a Dark Mark above my house after writing this post.

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Alright, its Monday night and that means SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE has just finished taping its Top 12 finalists episode and as usual here are the dances each couple had to learn.

Wait, before the couples… WADE ROBSON is this weeks guest judge. Gotta love that! In part because I love me some Wade as a judge and choreographer and in part because that means my prediction last week didn’t come true. The producers did not give Danny and Anya a Wade routine to ensure their survival into the Top 10.

***BIG HUGE NEWS!!! TRAVIS WALL is on this weeks show!!!

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