Friday, June 18, 2010

More than a competition

SYTYCD is a combination of audition and contest, with the show element as well very strong. These young dancers have studied the many elements of movement and performance, or if they haven't, they learn or are voted off. That's why I prefer it to the ballroom competitions for young people where the one style dictates their dance.

All those tiny dancers make Cat Deely look like a giant - or a mother, which sometimes is needed for those kids.

The elimination seemed to come too soon. I suppose they had 20 and eliminated 2 at a time, so this is the same in some ways. Only 3, all girls, danced for their lives. Will we find the male athleticism dominant and all the girls go first? Alexie had a lot of potential and will certainly go far.

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