I am so sick of Nate & Mollee. I cringe everytime I see them and hear them talk, especially Mollee ‘Brady’. Their hip-hop and can-can routine were a 6 on a scale from 1 to 10.

Well, I’ll definitely make it a priority to vote next week and especially now that the voters have all the control. I’ll be voting from 3 lines.

I love all the contestants (except for N & M of course) but my favorites are Legacy and Ashleigh. Wow, I never thought that I would actually like Ash let alone put her in my fave list. Well, she has grown immensely in her craft and her attitude is now refreshing and kind of modest which is very much appreciated.

Excited to see the new pairings!
Sad for the breakup of Ashleigh & Jakob – it’s hard to take your eyes off of them!

i seriously wish karen would have stayed and mollee would have gone. karen on the tour with that tango and the car-mechanic hip hop would have been awesome. i’d be abs fine to not see mollee on tour at all – i can’t imagine what i’d like to see her do on tour.

nathan’s awesome, brings so many styles to the table, and should be able to shine with another partner. victor… i wish we could have kept him and sent either russell or legacy home.

Question: in past seasons, has anyone been on the Hot Tamale Train the entire season (like Karen) and yet not made it into the top 10? last season, Kayla was on the HTT all season and made it to top 4…

I like Nathan, and I think he is an amazing dancer. I can’t wait to see how he does without Mollee. I will say he makes everything look like a breeze, and combined with that cute face of his, it might work against him. I’m hoping Mollee is out next week. Her solo looks the same every week, and I’m wondering what she can do aside from those back flips, aerials, etc. I know this is mean, but she reminds me of a cheerleader or aerobics instructor.

Chicks: Karen’s solo was really weak, but she’s a much better partner than Mollee, and is capable of bringing teh sex. I fear for any of the guys who get paired up with lil girl Mollee next week. Unlike Nathan, I don’t think she will potentially benefit from another partnership. And Mollee’s solo, while physically pretty freakin impressive, didn’t show a lot of artistry. She’s like a little poodle jumping through hoops and doing all of these amazing tricks. The cuteness wears off after awhile. Also, I noticed that she kinda sucks in the group pieces too. If they would have cut Ellenore I would have held the jidges down for Sarah to do her worst. Nuff said.

Dudes: Oh man. I really wanted to keep all three and send both Karen and Mollee home. THis one’s gonna be a longer analysis.

Nathan’s soloing is fanfreakintastic. He’s got great musicality, plus I love, love his dance vocabulary and the way his body just naturally draws from different influences. Plus, those turns in full plie..freakin sick. He really is gifted, probably the second most naturally gifted male dancer after Jakob this season. While I appreciate and agree with the notion that Nathan isn’t living up to his potential in his partnering work, I also don’t know how they expected him to grow when they paired him with the one partner who would stagnate his growth. I mean, seriously, show. Have they noted how much he brings it in the group pieces? Plus, I don’t much get off on the way the Nigel talks to the kid and seems to be creating a character from that one unfortunate remark he made a while back. Honestly, I think that’s what Adam was trying to warn Nathan about. I am not down with making a teenager the reality show villain. Bad form.

And then there’s Victor. I don’t think he has the more unique potential that Nathan has, but boy did he work it in that solo. Nice blend of technical show-offery and creativity. That speech that Nigel gave Mollee about fighting for it, well it should have went to Victor. And he really did deliver in the tango. He’s also a pretty solid partner. Buuuut….not as solid a partner as Ryan, who has definitely exceeded expectations week after week (krump notwithstanding.) Course, his soloing isn’t all that.

All in all, I’m glad that (I’m guessing) Adam fought for Nathan, but tbh, I think Russell is kinda coasting on the whole “look what a krumper can do” storyline when I believe it’s disingenous. I don’t think he’s done anything outstanding partnering wise. Then again, he’s representing hip hop and there are a ton of contemporary specialists, so… And Legacy has been propped a little bit, although I just enjoy him and his energy, so yeah, just a tough elimination for the guys. I’m pretty sure Victor will be an alternate for the tour.

Mollee can do tricks. But I’m still wondering, Can she actually *dance*? I think she and Nathan should both have been left on the cutting-room floor to wait for another year. There have been plenty people on the show close to their age, but these two just don’t seem to have the maturity. And I have yet to see any actual evidence of musicality from Mollee. I feel as if I’m watching a kids’ gymnastics exhibition when she performs. A very high-level kids’ gymnastics exhibition, but nevertheless…

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I’m a fan of Legacy’s so I think I understand the reason that he is still in the competition. He has heart. And even though he isn’t technically as good as some of the others, he leaves it all on the dance floor. Besides the waltz last night, he has done a respectable job for a kid without any formal training. There have been a couple of other b-boys in past seasons who have also been given a pass. They were also very popular with the fans.

Having said that, I must admit that part of his attraction is the chemistry that he and Kathryn have. So now that they have been separated, we will see how long he stays.

and i’m really really sad to see karen go. i feel she was a great dancer. i think she didn’t mean to put on the cold exterior but sometimes it’s a defense mechanism. when you feel you are being pick on because of race-color-sexuality – you put on armor. it seemed like the other dancers liked her. i really hope they invite her on the tour.

now i feel like nigel is picking on poor nathan. nigel’s the one who put him on the show and now he feels he is too immature?

and i’m so upset that ryan and ellenore were in the bottom three couples. it should have been legacy and kathryn, even though kathryn did a really good job.

I felt Karen would have added some Latina sass to the line-up. Noelle is too much like other girls. I admit I was disappointed. Having gone through a divorce didn’t help but may have hindered her, IMO. I hope she is invited to go on the tour.

It will be interesting to see the pair-ups next week, especially the break-up of Nathan and Mollee.

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I found it interesting that Nigel didn’t comment about the 11th/12th dancers going on tour like he did last season with Phillip and Caitlin. The season before the 13th/14th place dancers went on tour, yet there was no mention of this at all tonight.