# So You Think You Can Dance -- SYTYCD -- Summer 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 8, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127 "2011-05-08T03:37:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/121 "2011-07-14T19:28:19Z")
Emmy Nominations are in. 5 of the 6 Best Choreography nods are from _SYTYCD_: Mia Michaels (Alice in Mia-Land "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic / “When We Dance” / “This Bitter Earth - On the Nature of Daylight”) Stacey Tookey (“Mad World” / “Sundrenched World” / “Heaven is a Place on Earth”) Travis Wall ("Collide / “How It Ends” / “Fix You”) Tabitha & Napoleon D’umo (“Scars” / “Fallin” / “Outta Your Mind”) Mandy Jo Moore (“Oh Yeah” / “Boogie Shoes” / “I Surrender”) The other nod was for _Dancing w/the Stars_ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/122 "2011-07-14T19:48:24Z")
Actually, it looks like the show got nods in Reality Series (competition) and Reality Host as well! The 1st for either category, IIRC. With a Lighting Design nod, too, that’s 7 total. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/123 "2011-07-15T00:08:16Z")
Those who don’t necessarily watch the results show – do so tonight. Jason Samuels Smith is on, and he’s a phenomenal tap-dancer. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/124 "2011-07-15T00:18:21Z")
All-Stars announced Alex Wong was supposed to be back, but he injured his other tendon last week. So … Jesse whatshisface who’s judging this week is going to be an all-star. For one week only, I assume. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/125 "2011-07-15T04:23:03Z")
I’m not surprised Ryan got sent home, I am surprised with Alex, however. I guess his solo was weak (all male contemporary looks the same to me) but that was his first time in the bottom three, as opposed to Rick and the other guy. They’ve been there every week so far. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/126 "2011-07-15T04:37:25Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > Jessie Tyler Ferguson was a great judge. I would like to see him on again. He actually had criticisms and helpful comments instead of just being a cheerleader like so many of the guest judges are. Not to mention actually hinting that some of the problems may have been with the choreography and not just the dancers. I’ll pay extra for more of that. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/127 "2011-07-15T04:43:25Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I’m not surprised Ryan got sent home, I am surprised with Alex, however. I guess his solo was weak (all male contemporary looks the same to me) but that was his first time in the bottom three, as opposed to Rick and the other guy. They’ve been there every week so far. I really don’t thing the solos have all that much to do with who goes (despite what they say.) During Wednesday’s episode Nigel said something about Alex having been ‘carried’ by his partner previous weeks. With that as a background, they might have felt he was ‘overdue’ to be eliminated, so seized their first chance. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/128 "2011-07-15T12:28:12Z")
This is the judges’ last chance to decide who stays and who goes, isn’t it? Doesn’t it go to straight audience vote once we’re down to the top ten? ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/129 "2011-07-15T18:20:20Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I’m not surprised Ryan got sent home, I am surprised with Alex, however. I guess his solo was weak (all male contemporary looks the same to me) but that was his first time in the bottom three, as opposed to Rick and the other guy. They’ve been there every week so far. I think they were just waiting for him and his partner to make it into the bottom three so they could vote him off. Sasha is such a strong dancer that she kept them out of the bottom three all this time. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/130 "2011-07-21T16:43:09Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > All-Stars announced > > Alex Wong was supposed to be back, but he injured his other tendon last week. So … Jesse whatshisface who’s judging this week is going to be an all-star. For one week only, I assume. That had to be a joke, about Jesse. My prediction for top three, in no particular order: The little '40’s-era pixie- Melanie? Sasha Marco There may be better dancers but they don’t have the appeal of these three. And thank you, Neal Patrick Harris, for having the balls to give some real critiques. He was more insightful than any of the past guest judges, and frankly gives Cacklin’ Mary and Nigel a run for their money. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/131 "2011-07-21T16:59:16Z")
I loved last nights 1st hip-hop to “Look at me now.” I thought it was great. I also loved Neil Patrick Harris as a judge. I remember he did great on American Idol a few years ago. And I’m glad he called out Tyce’s airplane dance. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/132 "2011-07-21T17:36:28Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > That had to be a joke, about Jesse. Yeah, phew, because it just meant an extra helping of Sasha. Yum. Sounds like they’ll be using different all-stars every week – cool! Think we’ll see Travis as a dancer and not a choreographer? (Hm, or both?) ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/133 "2011-07-22T12:22:41Z")
Holy crap, Blush is terrible. Not even the mellifluous tones of Snoop Dogg could redeem them. I think the lead singer is tone deaf. I thought they’d get rid of the other girl- sorry, I’m terrible with their names- the one that always wears a bra for the elimination show. Eh, she’ll probably go next week. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/134 "2011-07-22T12:31:36Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Holy crap, Blush is terrible. Not even the mellifluous tones of Snoop Dogg could redeem them. I think the lead singer is tone deaf. So it’s not just that I’m way out of the target age for that kind of music? I was trying to imagine the circumstance under which _anyone_ would deliberately choose to listen to that song, if a song is what it was. /returns to shooing kids off her lawn ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/135 "2011-07-22T13:22:08Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > /returns to shooing kids off her lawn I read that as _shoo **t** ing_ kids off your lawn. Damn, girl, you’re badass! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/136 "2011-07-22T14:39:00Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > So it’s not just that I’m way out of the target age for that kind of music? I was trying to imagine the circumstance under which _anyone_ would deliberately choose to listen to that song, if a song is what it was. > > /returns to shooing kids off her lawn I’m out of their target market too, but, man, that was horrible. I said to my wife that I think she’s lip syncing and she replied back that it had to be live because there’s no way something as awful as that could have been pre-recorded. Also, was anyone else bored silly by that first hip-hop number? I thought it was absolutely abysmal but all the judges were raving about it. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/137 "2011-07-22T15:16:44Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > Also, was anyone else bored silly by that first hip-hop number? I thought it was absolutely abysmal but all the judges were raving about it. I absolutely loved it. I didn’t love the song (I prefer the [Karmin](http://www.youtube.com/user/karmincovers#p/u/1/khCokQt--l4) cover of it) but the piece itself I thought was great. As to Blush, I thought they were horrid. I wish they’d just bring back those ballroom world champions. I realized why everyone likes Pasha so much and why I’ve come to like him: he’s one of the few male ballroom dances who’s able to do the dances without looking so girlie. Nearly every other guy who does the salsa, samba, whatever, they all look girlie in their little hills and tight pants, but not Pasha. ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/138 "2011-07-22T17:32:34Z")
Also, he makes a lot of the lifts look effortless. It’s jarring when you can see a dancer mentally preparing to perform a lift before it happens. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/139 "2011-07-22T20:59:43Z")
What on earth was that thing they called Blush? I kept waiting for Snoop to come in and rescue us…and he didn’t! I, too, was expecting the girl who wears bras to be eliminated. I though her solo was weak. She doesn’t really stand out at all for me as a dance so that’s really all I had to go on. Melanie and Pasha’s Viennese waltz was the highlight of this week for me. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127/140 "2011-07-23T05:48:01Z")
I loved this week’s dances with the all-stars. Sasha and Twitch were so great together I wish they could dance together every week. This was the one and only time I’ve ever enjoyed Jess, for some reaon that routine brought tears to my eyes it was so emotional. And my other fave was the nightmare routine with Rickey as the monster or whatever, it was so dark and demented. And Melanie was amazing as usual. I really thought Jordan would be the one to go and was very surprised that Clarice went instead. I really wanted to see what she can do with a good partner, instead of tiny dancer Jess. They sent the right guy home. I’d like to see Jess and Jordan go next week, but I worry that it will be Rickey since he’s been in the bottom the last few weeks. Glad I found this thread now, I haven’t had anyone to talk to about the show. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-sytycd-summer-2011/581127.md?page=8)