( continues...) already. He’s ready for his close up in Step Up 17: Boston Streets. This kids’s a superstar. Adam is looking at him like those cartoon characters where they are looking at you but in a thought bubble over their head, they are dreaming about a juicy steak. They better watch out for him with this kid in Vegas. They might have another Shane situation on their hands.

Shannon Tarantino – Rocking the Bow Wow Wow. And owning it. She’s gorgeous, just that first move where she bent over and reached down and then arched up into the arabesque. She is heaven. Those legs go on for days. The arabesque into the front roll was also everything. Even with just the little crawl along the ground, she completely drew me in. I just wanted to keep watching her. I see what Nigel is saying about a sheep in wolves clothing (although, on the real, she needed to put some clothes on). She looks like a Sonya type dancer when she’s really more of a Mandy type. But I liked that about her. I will keep an eye out for that one.

Gene Burstyn – Mr. Sexy. I remember him. He’s really good. He was just hella cheesy last time. And yep. He’s still really, really good. Lucky girl who gets him as a partner in ballroom. The wife was also very good. Sharp. Great legs. Great feet. She doesn’t really sparkle, but she’s competent. I don’t even know wife’s name, but it seems to be the season of families, so off to Vegas they all go.

E-Knock – I remember him. I’m actually really glad to see him back. As far as his audition routine, I wanted him to get off the floor already at the beginning. I could’ve done without the first couple of eight counts. The leap was glorious, though. Crumping to Without You is suspect but OK. I’ll go with it. I understand why he chose this piece for this audition, but there was way too much messing about and not enough dancing if I’m being really honest. It’s gonna get him to the choreo round, though, so good job, sir.

Montage #2: Red shorts girl reminds me of S1 Melanie. Boy in red shorts, I enjoy you. Girl in black shorts, nice center, lady.

Alexis Juliano – Tappers and this show, dude. I’m always a little skeptical. She holds her upper body really oddly. I love what’s going on with the legs, but I’m not crazy about the upper body. Nice turn series there, though. Makes me think she can do other stuff. Good audition. I agree with Adam and Nigel that she was great there at the end just doing a little soft shoe. Nigel does love his tappers. And she’s a cutie, so maybe.

Anthony Bryant – Ribbon boy! He’s such a lovely dancer and so completely wrong for this show. He’s really grown, too. He’s a gorgeous dancer. Solid technique, but he’s added more expression and connection and maturity than he used to have. Thank you, Mary, for agreeing with me. Sadly, he’s still just wrong for the show. And apparently still not so secretly stank. Bitch is too good to go to choreography? Please. I probably would’ve put him through to Vegas; based on talent alone he deserves it, but if the judges want you to go do choreo, then you go do choreo. You are here to dance, so dance and bring it or take your broke broke home. Ewww.

Joke auditions. Sigh. Fast forward now.

Anthony Savoy – Wow. He is beautiful just as a person. And as a dancer, come on. He’s perfection. Any company would not want to lose him for any length of time. That roll through the split in second is so, so hard. I’ve done that pull through. Forget it. And the turns and the center and . . . everything. Everything. I am living and breathing for this kid. Living for him. And I guess Nigel had to get that last dig in at Ribbon Boy. That was cheap. I can’t talk though, I’d do it.

Ballroom montage: Open shirt paso dude, I am loving it. Fringe blue girl, shake it, senora. Blue jeans dude, loving you. Ballroom is tearing it up.

Kate Kapshandy – With Max. He was from the awful first Max and Kayla pairing, so not sure how much of a boost that is. Well, she’s a little cutie. Very nice. Love the arms and the hands. Sharp feet and legs. She’s got a really supple back. I enjoy. (continued...)

( continues...) Loved the ending. Bam. Money. Adam does a great Bruno. I love that this show has become a pipeline for DwtS.

Toshihiko Nakizawa (Toshi) – I would watch a lot of Toshi and Cat Try to Communicate and Fail Adorably. A lot. He is fire. Wow. So great. I love it, everything about him is pure entertainment plus. Loved the little worm at the end right before the “OK” cue in the music. That audition was a good time. I kind of can’t believe they sent him straight to Vegas. That seems doomed to be a poor decision. However, I just about died to see him bust through those doors with a hearty Yatta just like Hiro on Heroes. Awwww.

Choreo Round: E-Knock hip-hop-fied that choreo but I thought he got through it well enough. However, no ticket to Vegas for him. Seems like they are being much tighter on letting people through to Vegas. That’s a shame in his particular case, but probably a good thing overall. And he took it very well. Kind of a downer note to end on, though. Thanks, show.

I am really not digging the wait between shows this season. Now I have to wait a whole week to find out if Wayne Brady is gonna choke Mary or not.

yeah, I was hoping Blake's team would get thinned out some. I figure the men wouldn't go yet because they are the only ones left, but either of the others could go.

The other person eliminated probably should have gone 2-3 weeks ago.

The Voice:

I'm not surprised that Judith went home, though I think there are other folks that deserved to go home before her. Dude, will.i.am and Justin Beiber + a Sanjay ponyhawk is not going to get it done. If not for the fact that she's Shakira's last contestant and everyone loves Shakira, I think Sasha would've gone home this week instead of her, but that's how the cookie crumbles.

And now everyone but Blake is down to just one, right? Do not mess with country music fans. Guess that's the lesson of the day.

not my favorite genre. I'm going to have to do some FF next week.

Listening to "Blurred Lines" a thousand times in the last couple of weeks really crystallized for me that pop music right now is about production, not The Voice. I mean, you have to be able to sing, but a great pop song needs great production. So pop singers come out of the gate with a handicap, and I think that's why the balladeers and country singers do better on these shows.

I really have nothing to say other than that Blurred Lines is an amazing song and the unrated video is totally cracked out crazy.

Also, I agree that a big voiced ballad singer who sings "pretty" is always going to do better on these competition singing shows than singers who work in other genres. Unless you are a white guy with guitar. Then you are automatically winning and it really doesn't matter much what you sing.

I have not seen the video. Will not watch the unrated video.

That song is fucking great. I agree. And unexpectedly so because I've been "eh" on Thicke in the past.

I have a lot of love for Robin Thicke because he sings Stupid Things and watching SYTYCD Danny dance to Stupid Things is one of the truly perfect experiences I've had in this world. It all comes back to SYTYCD.

I support not seeing the video for Blurred Lines. I saw it before I really knew what it was. It's how I first heard the song in fact, but it was not a pleasant experience. It made me like everyone involved in making it a little bit less. Well, I started out not liking Pharrel, so his involvement just confirmed for me that despite his obvious talent as a music producer, he is a horrible shell of a person who makes everyone around him a little bit worse. Probably the price one pays for making a sassy hit record. But I did come out of it liking TI a little bit less, which was sad for me because he's kind of my rapper crush, multiple trips to the pen aside.

Apparently "America" is "outraged" over Adam Levine saying "I hate this country" last night. Oh, America.