So You Think You Can Dance

By Myles It was an unfortunate turn of events because it takes a show that more than any other democratizes reality competition programming, emphasizing the America and Favourite in “America’s Favourite Dancer” with gusto, and turns it into a charade that this talented group of contestants do...

By Myles I don’t question the role that choreographers play in this show, but for me this finale should have been a celebration of the dancers as opposed to the choreographers. When Melanie and Vincent finish performing their great Paso Doble, they’re asked about how hard the choreography was. Whe...

By Myles As for those other competitors, I think Nigel was right in that the first half was pretty weak, and we’re starting to see people start to separate. Realistically at this point, I’d argue that Brandon’s the only guy who’s really living up to his potential: I think Evan is really struggling wi...

By Myles So You Think You Can Dance? and Cat Deeley: Perhaps airing in the Fall this year will allow the show to gain some more recognition from the Academy, but anyone who attempts to argue that famewhoring Dancing with the Stars is a better celebration of dance and basic humanity than So You Think Y...

By Myles What I found from this perspective was honestly quite interesting, as you see how the luck of getting the right dance combines with the producers’ efforts to provide a moving story, as well as the dancers themselves stepping up to the plate to try to stay alive. The judges don’t want dancers...

By Myles But on So You Think You Can Dance?, this isn’t true: the Top 20 dancers are picked in a lengthy Vegas Week that, while documented well by the show’s audition episodes, has no audience involvement. This creates two scenarios: Just some food for thought before tonight’s results show.

By Myles As for the rest of the episode, there was something for everyone: all sorts of encores (Only Courtney and Gev’s seemed a poor choice, I would have much rather seen perhaps their Indiana Jones Jazz routine), a performance from the whole Top 20, a performance from previous cast members, and...

By Myles The most clear example was the anticipated showdown between Twitch and Joshua, although it strangely took the form of a Russian Typytych routine as opposed to a hip hop routine. It doesn't really get to showcase what they do, but there was some great footwork for Twitch and yet more stunnin...

By Myles The reason is really quite simple: the contestants on the show can honestly answer "Yes" to the titular question, and the result is often a compelling assortment of engaging dance routines. Unlike the painful to watch Dancing with the Stars, which derives its value from celebrities emba...