Introducing the judges on hand - Lil' C, Mia Michaels, Tyce D'Orio, Debbie Allen, Adam "Shankizzle" Shankman, Mary Murphy who's wearing the gaudiest necklace I've ever seen, and of course Nigel Lythgoe. We next get a full season montage, from auditions to Vegas to last week before hitting our first commercial break.Back from the break, Cat reiterates that there were over 21 million votes last night. That's quite a few votes for sure. We next go to last night's recap. Then, we get our first Judges' Choice routine - Shankman picks Jeanine & Phillip's Hip Hop from the very first week. It's to "Mad" by Ne-Yo and choreographed by Napoleon & Tabitha in case you don't recall. Yay Phillip! It's good to see him again even if he didn't excel as much as I'd have like during the series. Jeanine is a lot stronger this time than she was the first time around. Good times.
Nigel's pick is next - he picks Janette & Brandon's Tango which is totally deserved. Double yay for Janette! They were this season's super-couple for sure and they traveled the huge Kodak Theater stage effortlessly. They got a standing ovation from the entire crowd when they finished. Awesome.After more adverts, Ms. Allen selects the Louis Van Amstel choreMary's fave number is Jeanine & Jason dancing the Travis Wall Contemporary piece. The crowd was screaming as soon as she gave the slightest indication what she was picking. A great testament to how well it was danced and choreographed and to how loved everyone involved is. And yes, they kiss again. And I don't blame them in the least, though I love how Cat mocks them slightly. Why wasn't she nominated for an Emmy again?
We go to Mia next for her favorite routine - Max & Kayla's Samba from Week 1. She gives a shout-out to Max for being one of the hardest working dancers on the show this season. I do wish he'd have stuck around longer (especially since I think they kept Wolfpack over him which is unacceptable). The dancer was very good, though Kayla's legs were a little oddly positioned at one point. I wonder if she injured herself this week?Since they've been working so hard, apparently on Sunday the Top 4 were taken to a surprise outing - a screening of "Fame" with Kherington Payne from last season and several other stars from the movie who's names I don't know. It's shameless, shameless promotion but smart shameless promotion. Cat got super-excited when Debbie did her original "Fame" speech (I don't blame her in the least) exclaiming, "I've been waiting for you to say that all season!"
ographed Waltz by Asuka & Vitolio. It was absolutely their best dance. (Best dance as a couple I should say - I really liked his Foxtrot I believe with Karla.) I feel there was an ease this time around that maybe wasn't there initially. Very pretty number which gets a partial standing O.
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