Tuesday the 10th

Aw yeah. SYTYCD!

• Intros. Kat Deeley's slicked back hair? Awesome. I kinda miss when she used to dress crazy more often. Bring back the crazy, Kat! Dancing: Channing, I still think there might be something there and I look forward to seeing her athletic side come out with a different partner. Victor, I'm going to take last week's comments back: enough with the spinning. And I doubt the girl weighs enough to donate blood, but Pauline's choice of outfit was VERY unflattering.
  
• Karen and Kevin: Disco. I will not separate this from other disco bc it's just MORE DISCO AND ENOUGH ALREADY. So she's divorcing her husband? That's a bummer - they were really cute. Anyhoo, the dancing. Y'all, I just don't think Kevin is very good. I thought he looked clunky. Karen was good (and I need another adjective for "good" - something better than "adequate" but not hyperbolic like "terrific"), and the death drops (yeah, that's probably the technical term) were very impressive - but this performance was not stellar. And I forgot the whole part about her leading until Mary Murphy brought it up again.
  
• Ashleigh and Jakob: Jazz. She's the epitome of a... book nerd? Is that... a thing? Jakob is Jeanine's best friend??? Aw, I like him more now. And... they had me at "Relax". The styling for this one was fantastic. And I really don't have anything negative to say about Ashleigh this time, except that Jakob is still clearly better and makes her look like she's not doing much. Her back is mighty flexible. Overall, quite good.
  
• Peter and Pauline: Quickstep. (Oh dear - I'm nervous for them.) He choreographs folks with special needs? And I already thought he was adorable. Pauline eats a lot? Um, see my intro comment. So the dance. I'm... still nervous. They looked like people who are really good dancers attempting to do a totally unfamiliar dance for the first time for fun at their friend's dance class. Or something.
  
• Kathryn and Legacy: Broadway. Wow, I hadn't realized she was such a pretty girl - her photos from her volunteer trip really showed what a natural beauty she is. I think they were terrific AGAIN. I love how athletic he is, and how spunky she is. I agree that she could have added some irritation to the sass. More fire would've raised this to the next level (e.g. Katey and Twitch in "The Door").
  
• Victor and Channing: Contemporary. Doesn't it seem like she could've mustered up a little more enthusiasm about lawnmower racing? So the dance was pretty, but... looked like every contemporary piece ever. With more throwing themselves to the floor. And Stacey Tookey, if you do another toxic relationship piece next week, make it something really wild (he's an alien life form that has inhabited her body - y'know, like "Fringe") or your stories will grow tiresome.
  
• Ellenore and Ryan: Hip Hop. Lil C!!! Have we actually seen him choreograph anything yet?? And... I was distracted bc Kherington and Twitch already did a hip hop bank robber dance. So, Lil C? Enthusiasm - waned. Neither Ryan nor Ellenore seemed very comfortable here. He hit it like a white boy trying to hit it, and she was rather lackluster. Plus they weren't very in sync.
  
• Nathan and Mollee: Salsa. I... miss Janette. Sigh. These 2 were OK, and I will give her credit for finally looking sexier. I think she had to spend so much time concentrating on being sexy that she didn't dance all that well. They just didn't look all that competent here. Hold the phone! Nigel's slo-mo recap shows they started out on the wrong feet? That's baaadddd. That should NOT happen.
  
• Noelle and Russell: Afro Jazz. Sounds like fun.... And it was, but I would not have known he was a frog without the intro piece. Although Russell had a few squats and frog leaps that were really awesome. Noelle held her own, but did look a little goofy.
  
• WHO WILL MAKE ME PICK UP THE PHONE? Kathryn and Legacy. Not their strongest piece, but I didn't absolutely love any dance so I might as well call for my favorite dancer so far - Legacy.
  
• BOTTOM 3 PREDICTION: Karen and Kevin (bc admit it, you've already forgotten their number, haven't you?); Peter and Pauline (also early in the show, and not memorable as being all that good); Victor and Channing (don't think they connected to the audience).