Sabra & Dominic
Jive
9.5
Best of the night. Dominic is hilarious, really. And Sabra's puffy hair? It'll comein handy when he drops her. Awesome, fun, playful, sharp. Chemistry was infectious.

The theme of Hairspray was splashed everywhere across this week's two episodes of So You Think You Can Dance. The fourteen remaining dancers got to go to the premiere of the movie and we even saw them getting ready with - you guessed it - cans of Hairspray. And how could we forget this week's guest judge, the director of Hairspray, Adam Shankman. Watching him choreograph this week's group dance to "You Can't Stop The Beat" was a little... unsettling. His off-the-wall cursing and hungry jazz face probably make him certifiably insane in most states, but it works for what he does. The group dance was fun to watch, even for someone like me who isn't into musicals. Onto this week's partner dances...

Lacey & Kameron
Hustle
8.5
Week after week, the most consistent couple of the competition. The ones to beat. Sharp and energetic. Great partnering skills and individual stunts. Kameron deserves more credit, though. He's not being outshined by Lacey, as the judges claim.

Mary and Nigel were joined this week by special guest judge Debbie Allen. When am I getting my invitation to sit on the panel? This might have to do for now, I guess. Here's how I broke it down this week:

Sara & Jesus: Krump
8.5
Edgy, urban, packed with attitude. Synced to the beat. Hit clean and hard.

Shauna & Cedric: Contemporary
6.5
Mia Michaels' ambivalent reaction to the performance might've said it best (sources say she was so frustrated by Cedric that she told producers she didn't want them to use the routine). So it was no surprise that Mia sat Cedric out for most of it, though he probably still ruined her vision.

Lacey & Kameron: Quick Step
9.0
Where are the red stars, Kameron? Crisp, slick, and tight. Technical precision matched with equally superior performance. Entertaining throwback to another era.

Here's the rundown of this week's dancers:

Lauren & Neil / Hip-hop
8.0
Great song choice: "The Way I Are" by Timbaland. Cool costumes. Awesome flow and energy. Neil rocked the stunts. Chemistry was there.

Jessi & Pasha / Jazz
8.5
Earthy, urban, and modern. Fresh and new. Reminiscent of The Lion King. Technique and performance were both excellent.

The voting round's arrived as the top 20 dancers began competition on the So You Think You Can Dance main stage in Hollywood. Random dance styles were assigned to each couple, after which America voted for their favorite routines. The six dancers in the bottom three couples would have to dance for their lives with solos and the judges would decide which guy and which girl would be eliminated.

Jaimie & Hok / Hip-hop by Shane Sparks
Hok was right at home and it showed in his brilliance, but Jamie looked awkward. She needs to be sharper and hit harder with more attitude. Wasn't one of Shane Sparks' best routines, but solid nonetheless.
6/10

Fifty dancers remained in Vegas to vie for the Top 20 spots in this season of So You Think You Can Dance. One final solo was all each dancer had to prove he or she deserved one of them. Nigel, Mary, Shane, and Mia were on hand to make the selections. And they wasted no time in making cuts: 16 were sent home even before final deliberations.

With 17 boys and 17 girls left in the waiting room, the melodramatic stage, lit with a single line of spotlights, was set. And the judges played up the tension, too, with a string of here's-what's-wrong-with-you-but-you're-in-anyways moments. Bonus points to the dancers who cry and/or freak out about making the Top 20.

I was surprised that Janet, the girl with a prosthetic arm, didn't make the cut. It seemed as if they were setting her up to be the underdog we'd all want to vote for. But I do think her arm would have proved to be an issue sooner or later, especially when dancing with a partner. There's bound to be a disadvantage if you can't hold on to someone with a firm grip, especially considering some of the acrobatic stunts So You Think You Can Dance is known for.

Nigel and Mary moved on to the Los Angeles auditions, where they were joined by choreographer Wade Robson on the panel. Who could forget Wade's spooky and mesmerizing Rama Lama Bang Bang group dance from last summer? It was definitely the highlight of the season, so hopefully he'll be back to choreograph some more this time around. Luckily for Wade, he wouldn't have to work with some of the disastrous wannabe dancers who tried out in LA.

There was EJ, the big fat guy who could move surprisingly well for his weight, even managing a full split. Still, the guy danced like a girl. Or as Wade put it, "like a girl who can't dance." Mary was "horrified." Weren't we all.

So You Think You Can Dance: the name says it all, doesn't it? There might be no better theory in proving just how wrong thinking can be sometimes. We've all laughed through the initial auditions of American Idol. But at least in the case of singers who think they can sing but really can't, I always chalk it up to the fact that they never recorded themselves. But some of these so-called dancers on So You Think You Can Dance - all they need is a damn mirror. And I'm pretty sure every dance studio has wall-to-wall ones, at that.

Apparently not. The auditions began in New York City, where dancing hopefuls began their bids to move on to the next round in Las Vegas. Familiar faces made up the judging panel again this year in New York: Nigel, Mary, and Dan. Nigel, of course, is the requisite British man that most any judging/voting reality show must include. Mary is the Paula Abdul, minus seal clapping and plus shrieking laugh and scream. And then there was Dan, the hip-pop choreographer who back in the day worked with one of my personal faves, a pre-meltdown Britney Spears.

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