I keep meaning to write about So You Think You Can Dance, but the last couple of weeks have been pretty uninspiring, with the exception of
Vanessa and Henry's samba last week, which rates up there with Hilton (I miss you Hilton!) and Kate's
outstanding foxtrot from a couple of weeks ago as the best two routines of the competition so far. Both Jason Gilkison routines; he's definitely my favourite choreographer so far.
Otherwise it's really been a bit of a ramshackle collection of insipid remarks from Bonnie, homophobic remarks from Jason, and middling dancing and choreo. The only dancers left who give good value are Demi, Jack, Rhys, Vanessa and Henry. Even Demi has been losing it a bit.
This week suffered especially from the boneheaded decision of the producers to have the dancers do two routines, one of which they choreograph themselves. It stretched them too thin and neither effort was very engaging, with a couple of mild exceptions: Vanessa and Henry's own routine to Black and White and Gemma and Rhys's musical theahtah routine by Andrew Hallsworth.
Mostly I've been noting down the rubbish that comes out of people's mouths, such as the important tip for our dancers from Bonnie this week: Be
better than best. Be
the best.
Jason Gilkison on Henry's shorter hair: "I'm so glad you lost the [long] hair, [the short hair] looks so much more masculine on you."
Jason Coleman on Rhys doing really well in a musical theahtah routine, saying that it "fits him" without him needing the make-up he often chooses to wear when he kits himself out. Seriously, Rhys
always looks awesome (picture contains approximately 1/4 of normal make-up content). He does drag ffs! Last week for eliminations he has this red sparkly thing going on covering half his face from temple to cheekbone and I pretty much fell in love.
Oh and you know what else, judges? You can also shut up about Australia "getting it right" and "not getting it right." Read your own promo materials: the competititon is to find Australia's favourite, not best, dancer, and while
I am allowed to bitch about other people making stupid voting decisions -- seriously,
Hilton? -- (even though I don't vote! Shh!),
you are there to share your extertise and not faux-threaten us. You're pretty shitty judges, on the whole. Well, on the third. Bonnie.
Also, it sucks that Sermsah's gone. I mean check
this shit out. That's one of the best solos I've seen on this or the American show. You can shove your "we're selecting for diversity in the top ten" crap up your arse, Jason C. How many contemporary jazz dancers did you wrangle in there? Yeah, that's what I thought.
Also, I was reading TV Weak yesterday and Demi, Jack, Rhys and someone-else-I-forget are all totally gay/bi! Woo! Represent, you dancing motherfuckers!
And finally, because it keeps with the theme:
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