Awwww, y'all make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Thanks for giving me a place to blather on about this show. And there's always an open invitation to come watch SYTYCD at Casa Kat for any Buffistas who find themselves in the LA area. I would love to have another watching party with meara, bon bon-bob bob-and now bonus baby, and anyone else.

Yeah, I think of flea watching pirated dances with the sound off in the library whenever I watch it muted! It really highlights bad feet and poor performance. For example, I thought the Night Shift performance was really awesome but without having the music backing it up it lost something the second time around.

Woes, people, I am currently working Wednesday nights until 9pm, and then it's half an hour to get home.

On the up side, Casper is now old enough to watch clips with me and have semi-sensible commentary. She still wants to be a ballerina despite having NO toe-point (but good turn-out! for ten!) and being on a growth curve to hit 6'1".

She still wants to be a ballerina despite having NO toe-point (but good turn-out! for ten!) and being on a growth curve to hit 6'1".

Has she taken ballet classes? Or any other dance? I wish I'd gotten to as a kid--I feel like as an adult, there's so many things I have a harder time learning, and/or will never look like someone who learned it as a kid...

Yeah, she's taken classes since 2nd grade/age 7, so 4 years now. Generally ballet, tap and jazz once a week - this year for a 2-hour class. It's not a pre-professional program (there are a couple in this city), just your basic for-fun dance studio, although her teacher is pretty good and less about big hair and booty shaking than some child dance teachers. They've done some barre work since 4th grade. Next year pre-pointe is an option (they assess based on age and foot bone maturity), and Casper thinks this is very cool.

My mom put me in dance when I was a little bitty thing. There was a lot that I loved about it and a lot that I hated about it, so much that I quit dancing at 15 and didn't really go back to it until college. I think the studio that you're in and the teachers' attitudes, the attitudes of the other families....all that makes such a huge difference. Dance should be fun and challenging not Dance Moms crazy. I hope it's that for Casper.

Also, the first time you put on pointe shoes is just one of the coolest things you'll ever do!

Realized who Brooklyn reminds me of -- in Flashdance, Jennifer Beals' ice skater friend.

I knew you would all want to know.

Just finally getting caught up. Yes to all the above.

Are the guys exceptionally short this year?

No DVR. Gah! I want to watch that opening Broadway number again and again and again. Die, Tasty Broadway, die! That's how you do it.

Rudy and Tanisha - Hot. I loved it. Loved loved it. I will have to say more later.

No DVR. Bah!

Oh, and Misty is so so great as a judge. Think of yourself as a tree trunk. Yes. That's perfect.

Ricky and Valerie - Ricky is everything. Everything. He is just so frikkin' gorgeous. Exquisite legs and feet. Such a strong partner. He's not a big man, but he is just so solid on every lift. He brought the best out of Valerie. I thought she was quite good in the piece, but she really just kind of disappeared next to him. I can't foresee a style where that doesn't happen. Hip hop, maybe? I am thinking Ricky might be a little bit of a Billy Bell style train wreck at hip hop. I like, but am not in love with, this partnership. The choreo from Peanut was much better this week, but I still felt it was a little bit too on the nose. He's kind of in a slump, no?

Ricky was born to do Travis Wall's choreography!