Tonight on So You Think You Can Dance, the final 7 couples battle it out to keep their places in the competition. And to add to the danger, it’s a double elimination this evening. Four dancers will go – but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll all be couples.
We thought rather than give you a live run-down of tonight’s performances, we’d mix it up by telling you our favourites from tonight’s show. Controversially, we’re placing Matt and Charlotte in first position. But Israel and Bethany Rose pulled off a vibrant, engaging commercial routine that really grabbed our attention. Read on to find out how we rated the couples on tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance:
We thought rather than give you a live run-down of tonight’s performances, we’d mix it up by telling you our favourites from tonight’s show. Controversially, we’re placing Matt and Charlotte in first position. But Israel and Bethany Rose pulled off a vibrant, engaging commercial routine that really grabbed our attention. Read on to find out how we rated the couples on tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance:
- Charlotte Scally and Matt Flint – Opening the show tonight, Charlotte and Matt deliver a fantastic take on the Lindy Hop that Nigel Lythgoe described as energetic and said “you’ve shown your passion, your love of dance through this”. The routine played well to Matt’s strengths – he’s particularly strong with comedic performance, and Charlotte works extremely well with him. Excellently entertaining opening number.
- Israel Donowa and Bethany Rose Harrison – These two drew a commercial routine which started off a tad clunky for my liking. However, they recovered very well and delivered a slick routine that was steeped in intensity in places. So hot was the number that they gained a standing ovation from the judging panel. Arlene raves about Israel’s performance, while Louise Redknapp tells them they chose the right week to raise their game. Sisco calls the performance perfection.
- Kirsty Swain and Lee Bridgman – Despite the almost weekly slights on Lee’s masculinity (or lack thereof), the couple smouldered on this Argentine tango tonight. Kirtsy’s leg work was brilliant and I think she slightly edged the better performance of the two. The judges compliment the way the pair worked together.
- Danielle Cato and Luke Jackson – What I thought was supposed to be a hip-hop routine comes across as a melodramatic contemporary performance. Still, Luke and Danielle have an undeniable chemistry on stage and Luke is a dead cert to get the lady viewer’s vote. Sisco commented that although they’re not hip-hop technicians, they did a very good job. I think it’s the first time dancers have been told off for having too good posture!
- Katrina Lyndon and Tom Shilcock – Two dancers unaccustomed to the hip-hop routine they’ve been given, Tom and Katrina do a solid job. I can’t help thinking that the height difference between them makes them look bad. Also, despite a good performance, it feels like it’s lacking energy. Sisco again feels that Katrina outperformed Tom.
- Rithy Periera and Shane Collard – Dancing a contemporary routine to the Titanic theme, Shane and Rithy give a graceful, dramatic performance, but it maybe failed to deliver the passion and emotion that I’d hoped for. Nigel concurs, saying there was a lot of running around. Arlene complains that they didn’t speak the language of dance while Sisco argues that the couple have shown diversity each week and that the mood was too downtempo from the previous couple.
- Katie Love and Lee Crowley – Oh dear. This routine shares a lot in common with Matt and Charlotte’s at the top of the show, except it’s a lot more frenzied and muddled. Arlene feels that their relationship as dance partners isn’t working well. Nigel criticises the theme behind the performance, but also claims Lee is holding Katie back. Ouch.
