Tappers and this show, man. They just don’t mix.

The other thing is that their solos don't endear them to the audience. If they've been in the bottom more than once, you feel like you've seen it before. Although Alexis' outfit was TRAGIC and pulled focus for me. Not just jeggings, but RIPPED JEGGINGS. Ugh!

The fugliness of those pants was burning my retinas.

Y'all, new salsa choreographer was apparently actually a contestant on SYTYCD in S5! Jonathan Platero. 1) I have no memory of this kid. 2) I was totally right when I said that he looked young enough to be a contestant on SYTYCD and I love being right! 3) I love that the show continues to let former contestants come back as choreographers. SYTYCD family forever.

Y'all, new salsa choreographer was apparently actually a contestant on SYTYCD in S5! Jonathan Platero.

He looked familiar when they showed him, but I have no memory of him during his season. And I just rewatched most of it.

Kat, I think you will be pleased to hear that when I was writing up Season 6 I realized there were actually Broadway numbers I liked. So I went and looked them up, and to a dance they were the ones not by Tasty. And then I went back and realized he had done almost all Broadway to that point and maybe that's why I had nothing to say about it.

megan, this does not surprise me at all. When it comes to Broadway, Tasty ruins everything!

I don't think I even realized that next week, we will get our Top 10/Tour dancers. This is going to be a big B3! If anyone other than Malece or Mackenzie goes home for the girls, I will be miffed. For the boys, I would love it if it were Nico, but he's young and pretty in a very pre-pubescent friendly way so he might escape. That makes me scared for Alan.

My Top 10 would be:

Girls Amy Other Jasmine Hayley Jenna Mackenzie

Boys Aaron Paul Alan Fik Shun Tucker

And that is in order of preference. The boys were a surprise to me. Paul leapfrogged a ton of folks! Sadly, I think America will mess up and put the wrong folks in the B3 again next week, allowing Nigel and Co to swap out Alan for Nico and Malece for Other Jasmine or Mackenzie. I will be sad, but then I will remember that getting to top 10 means getting to All Stars and I will magically become very happy again!

bah! Malece is going to stick around longer than she deserves ... for some reason the judges like her (cough*Nigel*cough).

And watching the tango (loved it!) I realized that it's playing off slow and sensuous moves with fast sharp moves.

SYTYCD: Oh, wow, I really enjoyed the ballroom-ness of the opening group number.

I'm fine with Cat's lipstick. Yeah, it's dark, but it's a good color

Mmm, tango. Lovely.

Somehow, I don't think Hayley would have danced that as well with Curtis.

He doesn’t seem to have much of a fan base and I thought that salsa was perhaps the worst routine of the night.

Oh, that would make me sad, because he was the only thing good about that salsa. But I guess it does work that way often enough.

I am a bad person for not caring for the bullying dance, I suppose. Very much enjoyed the Broadway mini-group though. More group numbers! Even if they are not always to my taste, I like them conceptually.

OK, just having a chance to watch now, with family visiting:

ANOTHER injury? Jesus, show. I’m assuming they’ll send him home, and that’s why the boys didn’t dance? I hope they’ll send Alexis home—especially after I LOVED Jasmine’s solo. Dang. I thought that was fierce.

Jenna/Tucker: hiphop--OMG MORE HAMMERPANTS. WTF. Well, at least those aren’t in the costumes. But I don’t think Tucker can pull off all that leather. Or hip-hop. Maybe if they were trying to do some Macklemore or something?

Alexis/Nico: contemp—I didn’t even pay attention during this routine. Which tells you how unimpressed with it I was.

Haley/Curtis: tango—she’s lucky to get to dance with someone other than Curtis? Focuses the attention on her, but I’m sure it’s easier for her, too—god knows I can dance way above my usual skill level with a better partner.

Mackenzie/Paul: jazz—more leather. Crackhos must’ve gotten a deal? I like this much better than the other Sonya one tonight.

Jasmine/Aaron: contemp—I like how they’re dancing fine, but I’m not loving the choreo, so yeah.

Amy/Fikshun: hiphop—OMG the first 15 seconds alone were adorable. I don’t know how hiphop this is, but it’s freaking adorable. Oh no! I wonder if she slipped on that water he sloshed? So damn cute.

Malice/Alan: (OMG these baby dancing things are so cute for some of them!) salsa: Love the tricks. Which you can do when you have a guy who knows what he’s doing. And he’s pretty good at looking strong, while she’s failing mostly at looking sexy. A couple times she has good face, but…other times there’s something about her head and shoulders and arms that is not working for me. Possibly because I hate her.

Group Number 1: Pool sticks: I like the costumes better than some? It works better for the boys than a lot of the usual costume stuff. I’m liking the vibe on Alan much better than on Nico, though. And I thought Spencer was Tucker for most of that. (OMG, the cameras? I mean, yay be a nice person Anna, but so often awful!) Also, why make Malice and Alan dance right away again? Why not put this number second?

Group Number 2: bullying?? Um, ok. Didn’t really do it for me.

I wonder how they decided who would be in which number.

Wow, that was quick. But the right decision, I think. Sad about the injury but damn.

Side Note: Cat’s lipstick is way too dark for her coloring. Discuss.

Hah--both my sister and roommate commented on that separately. I thought it was good, but not with the dress she was wearing.

Look at the plié in second. Suck it, bitches!

This was totally a moment I called out to my sister, all "Damn, look at that plie!"

I love that Anna Kendrick is a true fan.

One thing I do love about this show is the guest judges are so often clearly FANS--who have watched several seasons.

Y'all, new salsa choreographer was apparently actually a contestant on SYTYCD in S5! Jonathan Platero. 1) I have no memory of this kid. 2) I was totally right when I said that he looked young enough to be a contestant on SYTYCD and I love being right! 3) I love that the show continues to let former contestants come back as choreographers.

He...really!?!? I don't remember him AT ALL.