I agree with most other posters, sadly, it’s time for Twitch to go. I am glad I got to know ya Twitch, you’re a helluva character, and a pretty good dancer, but the other two gents are simply in a different league. As far as the ladies, yeahhhh, I got nothin. No idea, havent a clue, in the dark, etc, etc. I hope to see Katee and Courtney, but I’d be OK with Katee and Chelsie.

Regardless, It’s gonna be a bittersweet night and I will be in chat to console and comiserate with the broken and downtrodden. And yeah, Adam is great , and WTF was Pauler doing sober, did they tape at 8 a.m. ?

Their AI results have been impeccable, though. I think it just boils down to the sheer volume of calls for AI vs. SYTYCD. It’s kind of hard to tell anything from busy signals when you’re really getting so few. It also matters, apparently, where you’re calling from. I got zero busy signals in over an hour of voting for Mark – though I did get a couple of “Network Busy” messages, whatever that means – while others here last night were reported difficulties getting through to vote for him.

Yes, according to AT&T, every “toll-free” call is charged like regular phone calls, with a minimum of one minute. If you make a connection (to hear “Thank you for voting, blah, blah, blah …”) and then hang up, it counts as a one-minute call. So if you get in six calls in a minute, that one minute will be charged as six minutes. I read somewhere that someone else said they checked and were told if you are connected for less than like 10 seconds, the call didn’t register at all. I don’t think that’s true though, because during “voting season” (AI & SYTYCD), my cell phone bills are pages longer than usual, listing each less-than-ten-second call separately. You might want to check with your provider (or maybe plans vary, too) though, to be sure.

Anyways, on topic. I thought last night’s show was great all around. I loved the move where Josh caught Katee in the middle of a leap. That was insane.

I think Twitch is going home for the guys. For the girls it’s a tough call. I think Chelsie will stay though. I’d be happy with any of them though and will be sad for whoever goes home.

Anyway, WOW. I thought every freaking routine was just damn, damn, DAMN fantastic! I did think Twitch could’ve been better in that mambo, but otherwise I just effing loved everything. The Markney jazz (go Sonya!) and the Manatee paso doble were my favorites, however. HOT.

I think it’s almost inevitable that Courtney’s going to go tonight (sob), but it still seems to me like a toss-up between Mark and Twitch. I’ll be sad with either going, but I’d love to see Mark again next week…

I have no idea how many calls I got in, but I’m guessing (hoping?) it was around 300. (That’s 5 hours of calls, in AT&T/Cingular cell minute-speak.)

I hope I need to call next week, too. :wub_tb:

Joshua, on the other hand, has only had hip-hop once, and it was the very first week. I think Joshua is an awesome dancer, but he has had more opportunities to show diversity than a lot of the other dancers. I kind of think he’s been given the variety he has because he’s the only one who can handle it.

As far as solos go, the only person’s I really enjoy is Courtney. I think she dances with such power, yet such elegance at the same time. I usually like Mark’s, too. I never have liked the ballroom dancers’ solos, but I can’t really fault them, either. I’m sure it’s hard to dance ballroom alone.

All that said, it’s not the dancers’ fault what styles they are given. It’s the quest for “America’s Favorite Dancer,” and my favorites are Mark and Chelsie. So, I spent an hour and a half voting for the two of them last night. I didn’t want to split my votes 3 ways, but if I was going to vote for a 3rd person, it would have been Courtney.

ETA: I HEART that screencap, MJ!

ETAA: How fortunate that “Time of My Life” is in 3/4 time so it could be used for a beautiful waltz. If that’s not fate, I don’t know what is.

I agree with your final four: Josh/Katee/Mark/Courtney. I was torn as to which two girls, between Katee and Chelsie, but I’ve decided on Katee, because I’d like to see Mark dance with her, since they haven’t yet. But, I much prefer Mark FTW, for two reasons: I think he a better, more versatile, and magical dancer; and he hasn’t had the support of the judges ever since they realized how popular he’d become, threatening their desired outcome.

However, I don’t kid myself to think that’s ever going to happen (Mark winning), and I think Josh is great.

marks soloà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s never ever change i feel ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve seen the same thing the whole seasonà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ same with chelsie and her hip swivels lol but what do i know

ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d love joshua katee courtney and twitch in finals ( or chelsie instead of courtney happy with either)

I’d actually say that Josh’s solos have been boring. It’s the same chest-popping and body wave thing that he does every week. Then he adds a split jump and a simple bboy pose. For me, Mark’s solos are a lot more diverse and interesting. JMHO.

Mark and Cookie! Woo! Mark is SO versatile. He completely transformed himself from the romance of the waltz to the freakiness of the jazz. I hope he made the finale, because I feel like he earned it the hard way- with the least amount of support from the judges, and no free passes on messing up outside of his specialty or watered down choreography. *coughTwitchcough* And I much appreciate his solo. LOVE Sonya- best choreography since Wade Robson left, and best this season for me.

Yes, Yes, and Yes. As much as I love Twitch, I’m not sure he deserves a place in the Final 4. His VW, his contemporaries, and even some of his hip hops have been pretty easy stuff. I would say his only difficult choreography was his Paso maybe (which he didn’t do too well in) and his hip hop with Comfort (which is the only dance I enjoyed him in this entire season). So I do believe that Josh and Mark earned a spot in the finals over him. Again just my 2 cents.

I was so glad for Mark that he received the partner and the choreography he did last night to remind everyone of how they felt about him when he was a part of Hawtsie. I was just set on Joshua back then but I dont remember a whole lot of bad reviews on Mark until he was partnered with Comfort and Kherington