They had Lady Blah Blah on SYTYCD as a judge, although, to her credit, she seemed to be enjoying herself, for what that was worth.
The dancing was very strong last night. Melanie, my favorite, was running away with it, as ever, although Nigel was also keen to talk up Sasha, who is a good dancer, too, although I don't think she's in Melanie's league, although when they paired them in the final routine, it might've been to undercut Melanie a bit, because the lithe and nimble Sasha makes Melanie "the Rock" look a bit stocky and ungainly by comparison (not in her moves -- she's a magnificent dancer and performer -- but just in her appearance, relative to the elfin Sasha)...
It gets tricky at this point, because so many of them are so good, and are dancing their hearts out.
Tadd has managed to really shine among the guys, curiously enough. He's got a natural fluidity and has keen performance chops that make him a natural for the stage. I don't think he's got enough support behind him to dethrone Melanie, who seems so well-placed to run away with this season, but he's very likely to be a finalist. So much at this point depends on who can motivated audiences to call in.
If Melanie wins, it will be an unsurprising thing, because she has shone from so early on. She killed last night in her first routine, which was just perfection, got a standing ovation from the audience, and made Lady Gaga go ga-ga...
I imagine Caitlynn, Jess, Mitchell, and Jordan will be vulnerable this week. I just see them as being the ones less likely to get enough support to carry them through. Jordan is very good, but she's overshadowed by Melanie. Caitlynn is very good, but is overshadowed by the other women. Mitchell and Jess are good, but the former lacks the performance chops to distinguish himself onstage, and Jess just feels overshadowed by Tadd and Marko.
I loved Tadd's routine, which was just smooth, and certainly took cues from Jacko without being derivative of him...
