I agree with most of what you said, Kat, except that I still would put Nathan in the bottom instead of Russell. Russell! That solo is what it's like to bring it.

Oh, I absolutely do not want to see Russell in the B3, but Nathan is cute and he danced well last night and he cried, so I believe the little girls will vote for him and keep him out of the B3. And since I just can't see any way that Jakob could land in the B3 after the night he had, that leaves Russell with the undeserved trip to bottom-town (which sounds way pornier than I intended)

I actually liked the weird battle contemporary piece. I thought it required a high level of skill and I enjoyed it.

I thought it was very technically demanding and I admired Legacy and Ashleigh's work in it. FP, especially, brought it in that number in ways that I didn't know she had. But I didn't like it. Just aesthetically, something didn't sit right with me. It reminded me a lot of Mia's piece for the Hunchback and Mischa Chan. The one where they were wearing goggles and sleeveless white button down shirts? Super demanding, really fast, aggressive choreography. And while I could appreciate the skill level of both the choreographer and the dancers, I didn't like the piece. It will never be one of the routines that I rewatch on youtube, no? Same thing here. Still, I'd like to see more of this new choreographer on the show. He's got an interesting voice.

They can only do what they're given.

Thank you. I'm glad that they are calling out some of the lame ass choreography this year because it's about time, but don't penalize the dancers for that. How much can they do with hip hop vampires in full on Dracula cape?

And not just vampire cape, but vampire cape with a weird Carol Burnett show hanger neckline! When hiphop uses the shoulders so much, but you couldn't even see Legacy's. I was looking forward to seeing a Legacy hiphop, but there was no there there.

I definitely get what you're saying about the other number. Definitely like Mia's piece in what it required from the dancers. (I miss Mia's choreo vocabulary on this show, by the by.) I just liked the difference in the aggression and the strong not beautiful aspect. I think it's part of why I loved the Sonya piece, too, because it uses form in a way I don't often see appreciated. Angular and intense, beautiful in strangeness.

And I liked that Nigel called it out when he said that Legacy was more worried about the cape than the dancing, but that's what he was told to do.

But I didn't like it. Just aesthetically, something didn't sit right with me.

It seemed so small, like Ashleigh was incapable of extending her legs. Her movements seemed tentative instead of sharp.

Results show: NO Kathryn can't go home yet! She should NOT be in danger!

The guest dance troupe was AMAZING.

No kidding! Wow!

I had a strong negative reaction to the opening number. Am I the only one? It looks like the dancers didn't know their blocking well enough and there were too many pauses throughout. I thought it was poorly conceived and a poor use of the stage.

Wow, that boys result just surprised me. Nice going, America! You didn't screw it up this time.

I did not like the opening number. guest dancers were amazing. snoop is just ridiculous.

actually wish the men's had gone the other way.