Kat,

Sasha can bring sensuality tho. Her dance with Twitch was great. Maybe it was the style?

I wish that a trap door would open up and take Katie from us.

It's really sort of startling to me that she can't think on her feet at all, and has no communication skills.

She married Tom Cruise. That's when I knew that there was no hope for her. But, it seems to be working for her, and she's got a new movie out.

Oh, I definitely think Sasha can bring a great sensuality and connection with her partner. Yes, to the hip hop with Twitch and I would add Tyce's wall dance because that was just amazing chemistry and sensuality and she was everything in both of those pieces. I just think she didn't bring that tonight to the Broadway. I also think there is a difference between sexy and vampy. Vamp is a whole vibe, kinda with a wink underneath the sexy and I don't think she had that at all. There's a knowing sensibility that was lacking for me in that Broadway. I think you're right that maybe the style just didn't fit her.

Marko and Lauren/Contemporary/Tessandra Chavez/Shirk – New choreographer. Another one. Interesting choice for the finale. Wow, I like it right from the beginning. The roll on the floor when she’s hanging onto his ankle? And the little hops back while the shoulders are shrugging? The lift, lift, lift as they are turning? Wow to all of that. Tessandra wasn’t lying when she said this routine was going to be tough. It’s incredibly technically demanding plus interesting movement. Not always what would be expected. And they totally lived up to it. TBC is just phenomenal. She’s so tremendous. And I always love the way Marko commits 100% and throws himself so deeply into his contemporary pieces. He’s fabulous. First routine of the night I feel like I will watch again. I wasn’t wanting anything.

Tadd Solo/Mamma Knows Best – His power moves are impressive and this kid is just personality plus. He’s so enjoyable. His solo’s are just fun.

Tadd and Melanie/Jazz/Ray Leeper(?)/Show Me What You’re Working With – Melanie is shutting it down with one shoe on. Fire. That was cute and sexy and fun. Melanie was putting in work. Tadd had a lot of walk around choreography, which is a shame because I do think he’s more capable than that. The judges are right that Melanie was in it from moment one when she pulled that shoe off. However, the routine was a trifle. Totally forgettable.

Sasha Solo/Be Be Your Love – Speak of the devil – Fool of Me is back. Sexy. For days. Wow. Her best solo ever. She’s exquisite. I don’t even know. How do you choose between her and Melanie? I don’t even know.

Sasha and Melanie/Contemporary/Stacey Tookie/Heart Asks Pleasure First – Stacey again? These two should just dance together all the time. I love the lifts. This is actually a gorgous piece. Best choreo we’ve seen tonight. Love the mirrored section with Melanie downstage and Sasha upstage. That was gorgous. And they were so perfectly matched. There is not a sliver of distance between them. How do you choose? Great musicality from these two, yes. They would be lovely in a company, yes. Yes to all of that.

Stepping only works with a large group. Two people stepping is stupid.

Marko and Tadd/Gumboot Stepping/Chuck Maldonado/B.O.B. – OK, stepping is not hip hop. So bad. Oh my. So bad. I’m embarrassed for them. Make it stop. There’s not point to stepping if you can’t hear it. And then the flips and shit just looked ridiculous. And Tadd doesn’t know the routine which is just sad for him on every level. And they were never in synch. And they were never clean. It just was awful. What a terrible idea. Whose idea was this? Somebody should be getting fired right about now.

That’s it? Well, I was underwhelmed. But then again, I always am on finale night.

How will it shake out? Hmmm, I don’t know. I think it will be:

4th Place: Tadd

3rd Place: Marko

2nd Place: Sasha

1st Place: Melanie

But first and second could easily flip. Or Nigel could overplay his girl winner hand and Marko could take the whole thing (unlikely). Or Tadd could call upon the might Pinoy Power to take him over the top (even more unlikely).

I expect tomorrow to be a much better show. I want to see the Kent/Sasha wall dance and the Melanie/Marko statue dance at the very least. I have to think on what else I want to see. There was a lot of good stuff this year.

I never knew the Outkast song from the initials! Has it always been called B.O.B?

Nope, I've never seen it like that. I've always seen it as Bombs Over Baghdad. I didn't know what song they were talking about at first. Weird. Was it the "bombs" that was not OK? Was it the "Baghdad"? Who knows?

I'm watching a little behind, so I just saw the wheelbarrow dance with Tadd and Marko, and all I can think is how tired they look.

Perkins,

I agree. I didn't think they needed to dance FOUR routines + solo tonight. Goodness knows what tomorrow brings. Maybe we will just wheel out the remaining contestants on stretchers.

I want to see the Sasha/Twitch dance and the Melanie/Sasha dance. I could also see the paso doble with Sasha. Hmmm, am I perhaps telegraphing my favorite? Although the statue dance was fab, and I loved the vulture dance with Jordan.