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I don't think I've ever been happier with a SYTYCD Top 4. Tadd is not up to the level of Melanie, Sasha and Marko, but he is amazing out of his style and I'm sure he's had way less training than either of the other 3 so what he is able to do is just damn impressive. I really would be OK if any of them won, but in my heart of hearts, I want Melanie to win more than anything. I thought her solo last night was so strong. Again. Sasha's solo was good but she seemed a little frantic. I wanted to tell her to go off and start again and just breathe into the performance and dance just for her. Caitlyn did a lot less hair flinging in her solo last night, but alas, too little, too late. The boys solos were solid but nothing spectacular from any of them.
Also, Mark! It's about damn time.
If Melanie doesn't win I will be shocked. She's led the whole way.
Let's fantasy-cast the top 4 dances with all-stars! Sasha and Mark get a Sonya piece, of course. Tadd and Joshua something hip-hop/b-boy hybrid? Is Christopher Scott too much to hope for? Then Marko gets LoFro, and Melanie gets Robert, which is a little lame for her I guess. Though Robert and Alison did have a nice contemporary piece last year, by Travis; maybe they could give Melanie and Robert a Travis piece.
Sonya has been disappointing me with her pieces this season, but I do believe she would bring it for Mark, so I co-sign on the Mark/Sasha/Sonya trifecta. I would love to see a really good hip hop with Tadd and Joshua. Christopher Scott could be good. I also think Dave Scott could come up with something fierce for them (although his work on SYTYCD has not been representative of his best). Honestly, I'd love to see Melanie and TBC dance together. Maybe they could get Mia to come back or Wade. I still think Mia's Message in a Bottle piece for Melody and Ashle way back in S1 is one of the best dances ever on this show. I think she could put together a killer piece for two powerhouse girls like Melanie and TBC. That would leave Marko with Robert and I do not like this pairing but that's going to be true whoever gets paired with Robert. Who choreographed the Kent/Neil piece last season? Not the baseball piece which I believe was Tasty and it was crap, the other piece where they were all angsty and kind of in love and throwing each other around the stage? Was that Peanut? Because that was fire. I could see Marko and Robert getting an angry piece they could dig into and tearing it up.
I love seeing their families - they're so proud and happy (tears notwithstanding). I wish they'd cut the extended family clips from the early segments of the show and show us more of the dancing.
Melanie is my favorite by a hair; I'd be surprised if she didn't win, but they're all so good.
I love both Sasha and Melanie, but Sasha edges her out, although I would not be unhappy if Melanie won. The judges love them both, and the favorite keep going back and forth, so I think that it's actually going to come down to the dancing this time.
Lauren Froderman, known to kat as The Blonde Cheerleader.
I just watched the latest episode of Project Runway. I have to ask, is Nina on drugs?
I'm surprised the guy who made the wee-wee pad dress should have gone home and the wrong dress won.
Boring is worse than bad, I guess? I do kind of get that, for this challenge, at least.
Well, they were warned about how the judges felt about using fabric. He thought that turning it inside out and dying it would be okay, but he was wrong.
