So You Think You Can Dance – Season 5 – Top 18 – Performance – VIDEO

I love Ade. I think that he is a fantastic dancer and has a nice personality. I agree with Lil C about him being really good competition. I look forward to seeing what else he does in this competition. I thought that he and Melissa did a good job tonight, and I really enjoyed their performance last week.

I also really enjoyed Max’s and Kayla’s performance tonight. I thought that their performance was great and interesting. I thought that they both really bought it in that performance.

I loved Evan and Randi and think they were judged to harshly compared to the rest of the dancers that followed. Maybe because they were first and the judges are expecting too much from them. MJ what did you think you did not comment on Evan and Randi.

The top couples tonight for me were Janette and Brandon, Asuka and Vitolio, and and Melissa and Ade.

Everyone else was forgettable. Both hip hop routines were AWLFUL, which I think says more about Shane Sparks choreography than the dancers….

If it was up to me, the bottom 3 couples would be Jeanine and Phillip, Caitlin and Jason, and Kupono and Ashley.

For the boys I would send Jason home, and either Ashley or Jeanine for the girls.

The show tonight was one of worst in the history of SYTYCD.

So not a fan of the show tonight – really disappointing after last week and the phenomenal show it was.

My one comment that I just have to make is about Karla and Jonathan. Nigel called them the underdogs which made me smile because they danced to “Falling Slowly” a song brought back to the mainstream by the ultimate AI underdog, Kris Allen. How interesting and fitting would it be if this song became a benefit to underdogs on both these shows.

I can only get through about 1/2 of the time voting. The other 1/2 I get a network error!! Argh!!!!!

I agree that the show tonight wasn’t very good. Hopefully the dance styles and choreography picks up next week.

The show was a huge letdown after last week.
I had high expectations for each of the Top 18, and only 3 couples reached them.
Asuka and Vitolio & Karla and Jonathan & Randi and Evan.

I agree with you DCH444 my top three tonight were Karla and Jonathan, Randi and Evan, Asuka and Vitolio. Melissa and Ade were good and the rest were fair to not so good. Janette and Brandon were great at the lifts but I thought the dancing in between was way to sloppy or overdone. Not sharp enough. Just my opinion. I love Brandon as a dancer and think that Mia is way to critical of him but tonight he tried to hard and it showed almost desperate. I think the dumb judges who criticized him last week when he did not deserve it is getting to him. I agree with everyone tonight all around was not as good as last week.

Jeanine reminds me of Emmanuelle Vaugier for some reason.

Shane was kind of a disappointment. I’ve enjoyed a lot of his work in the past, but I didn’t like either of his routines this week (or last week for that matter). I don’t know if it’s him or the dancers or a combination of the two but I was underwhelmed.

I think the bottom 3 couples should probably be Ashley and Kupono, Caitlin and Jason and Jeanine and Phillip. I kind of having a feeling that Randi and Evan will end up in the bottom 3. That scares me, because I love Evan. I’m seriously worried about him this week.

BFree was the best part about tonight. What was he wearing? :laugh_tb: His choreo was FIERCE, as usual. And those costumes. I love him, the end. Yay, he’s back! Kayla and Maks did an admirable job, especially Max. Kevin Spacey indeed. I think Kayla’s awesome, but I’m already sick of the gushing.

I didn’t love the Sonya piece like I ususally love Sonya pieces, but I think that’s because Ade and Melissa were brilliant technically, especially Ade, but they didn’t quite get the attitude and vibe. They simply did not inhabit Sonya’s choreo with the transformative, authentic quality that her stuff requires. It was missing the Sonya-ness. Too bad. Still really like Ade though. Lil C sure has a favorite, doesn’t he? Mmmm hmmm.

The Stacey Tookey piece was allll Karla and Stacey’s gorg chroreo. I did not get the Jonathan praise. A wise person pointed out that he was basically a pretty prop. ANd I’m not impressed that he’s better being a prop in this piece than his sad attempt at hip action in his speciality. Karla, though, was totally brilliant.

Evan was better than they let on, but I also think he was helped beause he sold the spirit of the jive and it played really well on TV. It *was* super fun. Hope they’re safe.

The disco….eh. I don’t get disco, though, on a good day. Without the overload of crazy crazy lifts and tricks that Doriana usually throws in, it was boring.

Sniff, Kupono and Ashley, Jason and Caitlin. I don’t think it was horrible, but yeah, not a wow moment for either of them. Kupono, sadly, is no Mark when it comes to hip hop, but he was better than Tony last week who is actually a hip hop dancer. Hope K&A advance because the Wade piece from last week is still the best thing I’ve seen all season so far, but I’m not holding mah breath. Shane was off his game. Was not thrilled with his choreo for either couple, but they didn’t elevate it, either. I think either Jason or Kupono will be gone tomorrow, and I believe the judges prefer Jason. *is sad*

For my money, anyone but Max and Kayla could be B3 and I wouldn’t be outraged.

Hip Hop is probably my least favorite dance style tonight. I was not impressed.

I love seeing Louis Van Amstel working with the couples. Nice that Nigel acknowledged ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ I hope we’ll be able to see Dmitry and Pasha on the show.

I loved the high energy of Randi and Evan and Janette and Brandon. Why would such a difficult fast Disco routine be presented so early in the season? Melissa and Ade remain a favorite of mine!

I agree…the bottom 3 couples (for me) were Jeanine and Phillip, Caitlin and Jason, and Kupono and Ashley.

Is it just me, but does Jonathon remind anyone of a younger Jason Castro? He doesn’t have Jason’s charisma, but there’s something about him. Kind of adorable.

I agree it wasn’t as good a show as last week but does anyone really think that last week’s routines were randomly picked?

My favorite performances tonight
Karla/Jonathan – wow… just fabulous…,
Ade/Melissa – awesome jazz,
Asuka/Vitolio – one of the most gut-wrenching waltzes I’ve seen in a long time,
Brandon/Janette – holy sheet that was one fast Disco! there was no way to get something like that cleaned up in such a short time, what was Doriana thinking?!

My so-so performances
Kayla/Max – I don’t see what’s so fabulous about her yet and he’s definitely not Artem, Dmitry, or Pasha,
Ashley/Kupono – I didn’t think this hip hop was as bad as the judges made it out to be, I liked Kupono
Randi/Evan – jive didn’t seem so much “fun” to me, cute couple though.

My “Oh Oh this will get you in the bottom” performances
Caitlin/Jason – I don’t think it was a problem with Shane’s chore. They didn’t perform it.
Jeanine/Phillip – Gotta be real. I love Phillip though.

It’ll be interesting to see who America puts in the bottom. I’m not vested enough in anyone to pick up the phone.

He is my favorite, but if Kupono lands in bottom 3 I think he is a goner. The judges have already called him out about being too effeminate when he dances. The first chance they have to get rid of the gay(ish) guy they will hop on it.

I saw the Jason Castro in Johathan too, put dreadlocks on him and vola, Jason! And theirs was my favorite dance too.

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It hasn’t been random since season 1.

For me tonight, Melissa & Ade and Janette & Brandon were the stand-outs. I thought they were fabulous.

I like Randi & Evan a lot too. But, while I thought she was great in the Jive, he was just passable. That style of dancing is just really not his thing. He moves so smoothly, it was probably impossible for him to hit those kicks hard. Hopefully, they can get past this little bump and do a great dance next week.

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Right.. which is why I don’t understand why people were disappointed in tonight’s show. It’s the luck of the draw. Most dancers have to move out of their comfort zone.

Evan and Randi are the best couple overall. They have the personality, technique, and chemistry that most of the couples haven’t shown yet.

My favorite choreography of the night was Stacey Tookey’s “Falling Slowly” for Jonathan and Karla…and I usually don’t like contemporary.

All the love and goodwill for everyone from the judges last week came to a screeching halt tonight. ( And just wait until Mia judges…yikes!) Favoritism on this show has historically existed, and it is going to become more apparent over the next several weeks. Last season, Joshua could do no wrong because they wanted a hip hop guy to win, and the season before Nigel made it clear he wanted a girl winner, hence Sabrina’s eventual win. She was a fantastic dancer, but I don’t think she would have been “America’s Favorite Dancer” without all the support from Nigel.

Overall, the performances last week were so much better, but this week I was really able to figure out my favorites.

Ade is awesome! But Kayla and Max may be my Katee and Joshua this year. They’ve got chemistry and that intangible something. I look forward to seeing what they do each week.

I thought that tonight was still pretty good, even if not the near perfection that was last week. I’m guessing that they had more time to rehearse the first week perhaps. But the two that absolutely gave me chills tonight were:
1. Falling Slowly – Jonathan and Karla
and
2. Dreams Are More Precious – Vitolio and Asuka

Breathtaking and GORGEOUS! I now really “get” the song Falling Slowly and appreciate Kris’s interpretation and choice of singing it even more than ever before. He really did the original justice!

The Tango and the last Hip Hop were a hot mess! And everyone was else was good or at least decent. I did like the Jive that Randi and Evan did as well as the Pop Jazz routine that Kayla and Max did…those was pretty sweet!

The first 4 routines were damn hot tonight. Then I was kinda “ehh”

First… I cannot believe this post has 21 comments and the Jeff-prostitute post has 245, hilarious!!!

Second, I think last show was overall better, but tonight had many stand-out performances, My favourites were:

>>Janette and Brandon, I love love this couple, they have so much chemisrty and she is so gracious and he so strong, I think they’re here to stay.

>>Randi and Evan, I saw and feel how much fun they were having, good performance.

>>Melissa and Ade, another great chemistry couple, I loved the choreography and execution, awesome performance.

>>Karla and Jonathan, great connection, they really surprised me. Stacy is brilliant at contemporary, she was in SYTYCD Candada and choreographed the dance for Allie and Nico with the song Permanent by David Cook, it was phenomenal.

>>Kayla and… who?, kayla is just awesome, sorry to soy it but she overpowers Max so much, you can tell in the critics like “kayla you were brilliant!!! and… oh max… you were fine”.

Vitolio and Asuka were good, lots of feelings but I didn’t like the dance so much.

My B3: Jeanine an Phillip (My early favorites, no!!), Ashley and Kupono and Catlin and Jason. Going home… Ashley and Kupono.

i love this show more than AI but i was definitely bored tonight. i was already bummed that paris and tony are gone, and then nothing really caught my attention tonight! i think it had more to do with choreography than with dancers though. oh well.

Not as good as last week but my four favorite performances were:
Melissa and Ade: Very cool.
Vitolio and Asuka: That was beautiful. No other words.
Karla and Jonathan: Great chemistry.
Kayla and Max: Kayla is amazing. I had to watch it three times.

I also liked Brandon and Janette’s disco but not as much as their foxtrot last week

I must say that I am a huge Kayla fan.
Her movements are so clean and sharp and pure, I am sorry for some of the people here that can’t see that. I really liked the peace she danced, the music was great and the coreog. was exiting…
I think we have a winner here

So I actually like most of the performances. I didn’t expect to based on the comments Enjoying seeing some variety in the choreographers, Stacey Tookey was great. Brian Freidman, you make me laugh in a good way. A gal on X Factor said that he changes clothes something like 5 times a day. Lol. His piece was excellent.

I am easy to please, I didn’t think anyone was terrible, I just love this show!

Well, I don’t know who to pick. One thing I will say is there is all the hype about Kayla, and she is a brilliant dance but I don’t even remember her in that routine because I couldn’t take my eyes off Max. He’s better than they give him credit for.

Last week was a hard act to follow but I thought most couples did well with the routines they had.
Randy and Evan – ‘fun’, their personalities will carry them when their dancing doesn’t.
Melissa and Ade – I like him but don’t think she’s all that special.
Caitlin and Jason – I didn’t think it was that bad, I liked him but she was better last week.
Janette and Brandon – Crazy good and i’m really happy Lil C gave Brandon the kudo’s he earned.
Osuka and Vitolio – I just didn’t get any of it, not the story, not the passion so according to Nigel i’m heartless…..whatev.
Kayla and Max – I am SO glad Brian Friedman is back! Best performance of the night.
Johnathan and Karla – Really liked this, think i’m gonna like Stacey Tookie routines.
Philip and Janine – Thought Janine was better than Philip, I hope he can do better with other styles but I think his huge fan base will carry him through this week.
Ashley and Pono – I’m with Mary, it was just meh for me.
Shane Sparkes was a disappointment this week, I always like him better as a choreographer than a judge but those routines were lack luster.

JONATHAN…OMG!
I agree with everything that the judges said!
it was beautiful.. gosh!

I think the main fault with both of Shane Spark’s pieces lies at his feet, especially with the second number, Imma Be. I loved the concept and elements of the dance, with the whole shadow concept. But the second part was just too much of a disconnected mess. All that time spending taking off the jackets and rolling on the floor, for what? To end in an abrupt, unsatisfying manner. That wasn’t the dancers fault. All this concentration on the choreographers, leaves the problem of living or dying by it, and in Spark’s case, it was the latter, leaving the entire show feeling weaker for it.

I thought Ashley and Kupono did a decent job with the dance they were given. Could they have been better? Sure. But the choreography put a spotlight on any weaknesses they did have while other dances, like Asuka and Vitolio’s waltz did the opposite. As long as A&V emoted and kept their lines, it was all beautiful. They didn’t necessarily execute better though. In fact, I don’t think Vitolio, Evan, Jason or Max truly hit their dance any more than Kupono did. All these guys, in my opinion, were just ok last night.

I am really annoyed by so many little things with the show this week. In total agreement with the comments about the hip hop from Shane Sparks this week… 1) That was NOT good choreography, too abrupt and not very exciting at all to watch, as opposed to the fine history this show has of great hip hop routines. What happened Shane? Even you look bored with yourself??
2) These couples tried their damnedest, but you could see how they were TRYING, and that is just no good… They definately did try to put their own thing into it, it’s just that they had nowhere to go!
As for Randi & Evan’s Jive, i thought it was SO MUCH FUN!! Adorable, effortless, and what was the word again?… oh yeah, FUN.
Asuko & Violio had beautiful lines and it was sad, and it gave me chills… but holy crap, could Asuko be any less emotive? Can she be any more of a wet blanket? Not attracted to that beautiful sculpted man, eh? Well it shows sister, and the sad thing is, you give him NOTHING to go off of. A poor connection and a hinderance to them both.
I thought the routine for Max & Kayla was cute and somewhat entertaining, but i don’t know why they she is so good… i don’t think she is any better than any other girl on that stage really.
Best routine of the night for me, and i can’t even believe i am saying this because i don’t like the genre or the dancers per se, but it was Brandon & Janette’s Disco… of all things. It was so smooth so fast so fantastic… and that hot damn eagle split above his head!!!!! smokin’.

Wooo Karla and Jonathan were incredible!

Loved Ade & Melissa, Brandon & Janette Liked Vitolio &Asuka, Karla & Jonathan, Randi & Evan, Max & Kayla. I usually adore Shane Sparks, but something was off about his numbers last night, so for me the bottom three couples would be the 2 hip-hop numbers and the tango, which is sad since Phillip and Kupono are my favorites (along with Ade/Melissa….)

I saw the Jason Castro in Johathan too, put dreadlocks on him and vola, Jason! And theirs was my favorite dance too.

Thanks for your response, Miss Chaos. This almost makes me like Johnathan even more. I was surprised he is 21. He looks about 18 years old.

I enjoyed the show because of the outstanding performances by several couples, but the Hip Hop dances left me feeling a void.

I hope we’ll see another Disco routine with a less hectic pace. I love the dance and the music. Well, I danced to it a long, long time ago…

I loved Karla & Jonathan!! First time I ever thought about buying a SYTYCD performance on iTunes! Love the song too.

The reason last week was better than this week:

1. Majority of the dancers got their own style. Like Max got latin, Jonathan got latin, Phillip and Tony got rap etc etc.

2. Most of choreographers give out their best routines.

This week almost all dancers got different routine from their style. Lost of lame choreos.

And yes Napoleon and Tabitha out choreo Shane Sparks. (GASPPPP)