I really thought Caitlin’s time was up and was so hoping to see Jason paired up with Karla last night, but I’m kinda happy for BFree’s sake that America didn’t reject his choreo again.

LOL yeah, me too about BFree. I liked the routine and thought it was an interesting concept, but it wasn’t my favorite, much like the Sonya piece.

About Caitlin – I liked her at the beginning… loved her audition. And liked both her and Jason a lot in the Bollywood piece. I think she started losing me with the hip hop. But I definitely agree that she’s a black hole of personality. I like her solos, but Jeanine’s solo last night was better than any solo any female has done so far this season, so if it’s about keeping good female contemporary dancers, Jeanine is better. But, I’d like to see both of them in their own style, since neither of them has had it yet. But I fully expect Jason and Caitlin to get, like, a Tyce Broadway and a Waltz next week, or something comparable. lol.

I read on Shane Sparks’ twitter today that he’s back in LA. I wonder if he’s choreographing a hip hop routine for next week’s show?

I’d really like to see Janette and Brandon tackle a West Coast Swing. I think they’d be able to nail it. I’d like to see Janette in a contemporary or jazz too. I have her as my overall winner because I think she’s pretty versatile. While she may not have the huge fanbase right now of, say, Evan, I think she’s versatile enough to handle just about any genre and will be strong down the stretch. I hope at least. Don’t let me down, loan processor chick!

So they didn’t do very well?

They did fine. Definitely wasn’t their best performance ever, but it was definitely passable. The biggest problem is that the choreography didn’t suit either of them particularly well. But in a night of great performances, I didn’t think they stood out. Everyone was so good on Wednesday!

Caitlin, not Kayla who I personally think is much more emmotionally connected and acccessible, is the giant black hole of personality and charisma and totally weighing Jason down,

I agree.
For me personally, with the exception of the Bollywood routine which I think they both performed well at, Jason has been the better dancer. Maybe Caitlin’s outfits and looks distract from him, I don’t know but I really enjoy watching him dance and the times he’s been in the bottom 3 i’ve thought his solo’s were good.

so far he’s proving to be even less versatile than Twitch.

I didn’t think that was possible….but you’re right. Also Phillip is being propped up in his partner dances by the choreographers more than Twitch, which I also didn’t think was possible. He seems like such a cool, intelligent guy though it’s hard to stay annoyed at the propping. Again, a lot like Twitch.

Nigel doesn’t seem to like Jason very much, but does seem to like Caitlin.

Yeah, I don’t get that. To me, Caitlin, not Kayla who I personally think is much more emmotionally connected and acccessible, is the giant black hole of personality and charisma and totally weighing Jason down, not the other way around. I really thought Caitlin’s time was up and was so hoping to see Jason paired up with Karla last night, but I’m kinda happy for BFree’s sake that America didn’t reject his choreo again.

1. Phillip is still in this because a) Nigel likes him and b) he’s the only hip hop dancer. He’s great in his style, yes (even though IMO, Jeanine outdanced him this week), but so far, he’s sucked in everything else. We’ll see how he does going forward, but so far he’s proving to be even less versatile than Twitch.

2. This is not “vote for the best.” It’s “vote for your favorite.” For whatever reason, Kayla and Kupono don’t seem to be connecting on a level with a lot of America, much to Nigel’s chagrin, I’m sure. Personally, I thought their routine was very good, but it wasn’t my favorite of the night, and I thought everyone was pretty good this week.

3. Kupono will make the tour. I’m sure C&J (or at least Jason) will get the K&V treatment next week. Nigel doesn’t seem to like Jason very much, but does seem to like Caitlin. I don’t think Kupono has much to worry about.

4. Kelly does need to get a new stylist. But she still sings circles around most people and that’s all I care about really. And I love IDNHU. It’s one of my favorite songs on her album.

I thoroughly enjoyed Phillip’s (I like the way he pops; it doesn’t scare me like the way Robert Murraine’s, for instance, does) and Jeanine’s solos, thought Karla’s and Vitolio’s were good and Kayla’s and Kupono’s a mess and unimpressive, respectively. (Competition night was a different story: I wasn’t as impressed with Phillip’s and Jeanine’s routine as I expected/hoped to be; I liked the Twilight routine although I mainly noticed only Kayla; and I didn’t at all think the quickstep, even with the quick change trick, was good enough to save Karla and Vitolio.)

I am completely over Evan and Randi. I don’t care how ‘cute’  they are. They sucked Wednesday and deserved bottom 3.

I admit I didn’t get to see the latest Randi and Evan routine. The mj video wouldn’t load for me and when I searched youtube, those I found that were supposed to be Top 14 performance would turn out to be the Top 16 performance. So they didn’t do very well?

I don’t think his not hugging V was any sort of diss, just Kupono spacing out.

I can believe that. I have to confess, though, that while I am not a big fan of Kupono’s dancing and do not really like him very much, I do think he has a beautiful face. Heh. :p

I love Kelly’s voice but I am not a fan of that I Do Not Hook Up song (or the first single with the long title). Nothing I have heard so far from the new album has compelled me to buy it. I guess I prefer the My December Kelly over the “great-selling albums” Kelly.

I’m sad, I really like Vitolio. Ah, well, my fave, Evan, is still in so I am happy about that one.

I think that Caitlin and Jason will probably be toast next week.

kayla lacks personality/charm

See, this is why I thought she and Vitolio would have been good as partners. She needs a partner that will draw some kind of personality out of her, and from what I’ve seen I think he could have done this…

And as far as Kupono seeming like he didn’t care if he stayed or went? I didn’t get that vibe at all. He always seems like a complete nervous wreck during judging to me.

Ditto. Total meltdown. He didn’t help his case with this particular solo (I liked the first one) but it seemed like he died a little inside. When you dance the best piece of the night and dance it really really well, and you are still in the B3, it probably hits home that America just isn’t that into you and there’s not a whole lot you can do about it. Sucks, but in the same token, you have to look at the solos as a chance for redemption instead of defeat and not dance like the air was let out of your balloon. Danny was in the B3 multiple times season 3 but his last solo was a freakin triumphant f*ck yeah I’m still here, and I loved that about him. Nobody put D Tids in a corner. Hee.

Really? People aren’t criticizing the song? It’s almost as bad as No Boundaries. Her voice is fine – actually very good live – but really, the song is annoying as hell. Mindless gibberish IMO.

And as far as Kupono seeming like he didn’t care if he stayed or went? I didn’t get that vibe at all. He always seems like a complete nervous wreck during judging to me. He was freaking out so bad he stepped forward instead of Vitolio when they called Vitolio’s name. I don’t think his not hugging V was any sort of diss, just Kupono spacing out.

Her styling sucks big time….she looks like she should be out doing her grocery shopping, not singing on national tv. She could wash and style her hair, occasionally, and put some color in her face.

And she looks bored, to me. Like she wishes she were home at her ranch away from the lights, and the fans.

Please, please Kelly at least try and act the part even if you think being a “glam” star is beneath your self-imposed dignity. I miss the Kelly of AI days that looked like she was enjoying “putting on the ritz” for her fans. The girl is just suckin’ the life outta me.