Did not care for that Broadway. I don't really like Teddy, and Emily was just off.

I did like Emily's solo. Casey's was meh, aside from the impressive turns. Liked bits of Casey and Jessica, but on the whole I didn't like it nearly as much as the judges.

Kinda loved that Quickstep.

Oh, thank god Ricky and Valerie came through on the hip hop. I wasn't sure what to expect.

I'm not sure about Mandy's group number (although I love her twitter handle), loved Travis's.

Oh, man, judges. Not on my wavelength.

I liked the opening group number, but not the later one. I still like Ricky a lot, but still feel like I SHOULD like Valerie, but don't. No idea.

I didn't dislike the opening number, but at this point I don't really remember it, either.

ETA Valerie is totally riding Ricky's coattails for me, but all I was looking for this week was Not Fucking Up from the two of them. And they both came through on that standard.

I really liked the Broadway, but I guess that was just me.

I finally watched SYTYCD sitting on my couch as the universe intended. And then I barely took notes. But I liked it! I thought the choreographers brought it this week one and all.

Quick and dirty notes:

Top 10 Group Dance/Hip Hop/Jamal Sims/Bang Bang/Ariana Grande-Jessi J-Niki Minaj – Eh. It was cute. Not much of a wow factor for a top 10 dance. Still blown away by how not terrible Ricky is at hip hop. Tanisha is still a spitfire. Valerie is still hidden in the back. Zack still totally transforms from geek guy to hot guy when he dances.

Dance Ins – Ricky really is divine. That’s all I remember. That and Cat’s unfortunate obsession with the Rudy/Jacqui showmance. Let it go, Cat. Nobody cares.

All Stars in the house. Where is my Mark from Hawai’i?

Ugh. Lipinski is back. Well, maybe she’ll tell someone they are dead in the face again. That was fun.

Bridget and Brandon/Bollywood-Disco/Nakul/Disco Khisko/Di Bole Hadippa(Soundtrack) – What the ever loving fuck? I’m not feeling the concept at all. But it’s lovely to see Brandon again. So, I watched him the whole time up to and including when he totally fell on that side aerial. Whoops. I guess what made it disco was all the lifts? His movement was just much crisper and cleaner than Bridget’s. He was down deeper in those plies. But she tried her best to keep up. And she was giving good performance quality. It was a fun way to start the show, but I won’t remember it.

Tanisha and Ryan/Argentine Tango/Miriam and Leonardo/The Gaucho’s Pain/Tango Jointz – That tango was giving me LIFE! Oh my word. That was crazy good. I was living for Tanisha’s feet in that routine. The foot placement, every step was so intentional and perfect. Nigel thinks so, too. And Ryan is just a damn fine looking man and a great partner. That was sexy, hot, everything. I want to watch it again and again. Loved the costuming as well. Shame about the lighting at the beginning. I agree with the judges that it was a great opening, but you could barely see it. I’m all for mood lighting, but can we see the dancers? That’s kind of the point of this show.

Emilio and Jasmine/Hip Hop/NappyTab/Get Low/Dillon Francis and DJ Shake – Jasmine is a beast on that dance floor. I’ll be damned. And that is the best piece of NappyTab choreo I’ve seen in a month of Sundays. Emilio was throwing down his own self. It was hot. It was real hip hop. I kind of don’t know what to say it’s been so long since we’ve seen it on the SYTYCD stage. Back in B2 for Emilio is tough. I think he’s so good and he is growing a ton. Who is voting for Casey over him? Please make it stop.

Valerie and Ade/Jazz/Tasty/Heart’s A Mess/Gotye – So, somebody hates Valerie. Tasty? Really? Sigh. At least it’s not Broadway. Love the dress. Good show, wardrobe hos. Valerie’s feet bug. She doesn’t point all the way and her arch is kind of flat. And her hands are kind of dead and not always connected. I know she’s a tapper, but some of the technical flaws were on front street in this routine. I agree that she got outdanced by Ade, but she got outdanced every week by Ricky and that didn’t seem to be a problem, so…I guess we’ll see if she can stand on her own. The choreo from Tyce was actually quite good. He really tried to work around her flaws and highlight her strengths, except for the whole “be evil” thing which I’m assuming Tasty threw in just to remind people that he is still a tool.

Rudy and Jenna/Cha-Cha/Louis Van Amstel/Maps/Maroon 5 – Where did that ballroom dancer come from? Wow. I thought he was amazing in that routine. I just was not knowing that he had it like that. He must have trained in ballroom. I agree with Nigel that the faces and the pointing and the winking were right on the edge of being egregious, but it suited the dance and it suits the ballroom world…and it suits him. I really do think he is that guy, and I’m OK with it. I will watch that again. And Cat loves him so how can I not love him?

Jacqui and Chehon/Contemporary Ballet/Peanut/Adagio for TRON/Daft (continued...)