The judges on “So You Think You Can Dance” have been praising contemporary dancer Gino Cosculluela‘s technique from the beginning of the season, when Nigel Lythgoe predicted from his very first audition that he would make it to the top 10. But sometimes it’s the dancers with the most perfect movements who have the hardest time opening up. That was the question for Cosculluela during “Top 4 Perform” night, the last competitive performance night before America votes for the winner. So how did he do? Scroll to watch two of his most moving performances.
Cosculluela got off to a rough start in the first live show of the season a few weeks ago, with the judges criticizing his lack of personality when dancing hip-hop. He eventually found that leading-man showmanship in subsequent weeks, but we hadn’t seen his emotional side quite as much. Choreographer Jaci Royal and all-star Melanie...
Cosculluela got off to a rough start in the first live show of the season a few weeks ago, with the judges criticizing his lack of personality when dancing hip-hop. He eventually found that leading-man showmanship in subsequent weeks, but we hadn’t seen his emotional side quite as much. Choreographer Jaci Royal and all-star Melanie...
- 9/10/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Hey,"So You Think You Can Dance" fans. Tonight,August 5, 2019, the final cut for the Live shows episode did indeed air. This time, it featured the top ten guys getting narrowed down to the final 5 guys for the Live shows. All the judges: Lauriann Gibson, Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe were on hand. Each of the top ten guys were paired with an All-Star dancer from previous seasons and a choreographer outside of their own genre or style of dance. Bailey Munoz started off the auditions. He was paired with all-star Lauren Froderman from season 7. They were given a contemporary routine from choreographer Jaci Royal. Afterwards, Lauriann told Bailey, "You're great." Nigel said, "I'm shocked by how good you have become." Mary said, "You're incredible. You laid your soul out." Dominic said, "It was the best B-boy performance I have ever seen." Next up was Ezra Sosa.
- 8/6/2019
- by Eric
- OnTheFlix
After weeks of training and auditions, “So You Think You Can Dance” season 16 made its final eliminations before the live shows. In “Final Cut — The Top Ten Guys,” judges Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Laurieann Gibson and Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval decided the five male dancers who would move on to the live shows starting on August 12. So who made the cut? Find out below in our live blog with all the minute-by-minute developments as they happen.
Last week’s show named the five women who are advancing to the live shows: Mariah Russell, Stephanie Sosa, Anna Linstruth, Sophie Pittman and Madison Jordan. That meant the eliminations of Melany Mercedes, Ashley Sanchez, Sofia Ghavami, Sumi Oshima and Nazz Sldryan.
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So let’s hear it for the boys. The top 10 coming into this final cut were Benjamin Castro (contemporary specialist), Nathan Cherry (hip-hop...
Last week’s show named the five women who are advancing to the live shows: Mariah Russell, Stephanie Sosa, Anna Linstruth, Sophie Pittman and Madison Jordan. That meant the eliminations of Melany Mercedes, Ashley Sanchez, Sofia Ghavami, Sumi Oshima and Nazz Sldryan.
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So let’s hear it for the boys. The top 10 coming into this final cut were Benjamin Castro (contemporary specialist), Nathan Cherry (hip-hop...
- 8/6/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Hey, "So You Think You Can Dance" fans. Tonight, July 29, 2019, another episode for this 16th season did indeed air. It revealed who the top five girls are who made it to the Live shows this season! In tonight's episode, each top ten girl was teamed up with an all-star dancer from a previous season to learn a routine outside their style from a choreographer. After that, they had to perform the routine in front of the judges: Lauriann Gibson, Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe. The judges then decided who all they needed to cut to come out with our top five girls. Contestant Mariah Russell kicked off the performances in tonight's episode. She was given a Salsa routine by choreographer Oksana Platero. Mariah ended up dancing with all star Jonathan Platero from season 5. After her performance, Mary told Mariah, "Your lifts are stunning. You had some real authentic moves.
- 7/30/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
This week, the Top 10 female dancers who made it through the Academy rounds are paired with an All-Star guy for a choreographed duet. The twist? It is outside their own style. In our live blog recap below, we detail which five will survive and compete on the live shows on the latest episode of “So You Think You Can Dance.
9 p.m. Host Cat Deeley declares that the Academy “was the most grueling week our dancers have ever endured.” I believe she might have that observation on a tape loop – but I digress. “In the end, 20 survived. But it’s not over yet. Tonight, the Top 10 girls must take the stage for the final cut.”
9:02 p.m. The girls will be paired with an All-Star male and a ”legendary” choreographer. If that wasn’t enough intimidation, they must dance in a style outside their usual comfort zone. As Cat says,...
9 p.m. Host Cat Deeley declares that the Academy “was the most grueling week our dancers have ever endured.” I believe she might have that observation on a tape loop – but I digress. “In the end, 20 survived. But it’s not over yet. Tonight, the Top 10 girls must take the stage for the final cut.”
9:02 p.m. The girls will be paired with an All-Star male and a ”legendary” choreographer. If that wasn’t enough intimidation, they must dance in a style outside their usual comfort zone. As Cat says,...
- 7/30/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
On “So You Think You Can Dance” it’s expected that you’ll hear the judges criticize the contestants’ performances — point your toes, extend your arms, more hip action! But on Monday night’s show when the Top 8 performed judge Nigel Lythgoe turned his criticisms toward choreographer Jaci Royal. He thought she made a mistake by creating a contemporary routine for Darius Hickman and Magda Fialek where he felt the prop work (a symbolic rope connecting the two dancers) overshadowed the dance content. Did you agree? Watch the performance above to decide for yourself.
The rest of the judges definitely weren’t on the same page. Hickman and Fialek got rave reviews from the other three panelists, and so did Royal’s choreography. Also, it wasn’t like this was the only routine during the show that incorporated props. It wasn’t even the only routine that incorporated ropes; the...
The rest of the judges definitely weren’t on the same page. Hickman and Fialek got rave reviews from the other three panelists, and so did Royal’s choreography. Also, it wasn’t like this was the only routine during the show that incorporated props. It wasn’t even the only routine that incorporated ropes; the...
- 8/21/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“So You Think You Can Dance” season 15 held its second live show on Monday night, August 13. Once again the top 10 contestants performed for the judges and for America’s votes, but only 8 came out. There was a double elimination at the end of the night based on America’s vote results from last week’s show. One man and one woman exited the competition, so who were they, and did you agree with America’s picks? Find out below in our live blog with all the minute-by-minute developments.
Gold Derby users have been predicting “Sytycd” since right after the first live show, and Latin ballroom dancer Cole Mills has emerged as the front-runner to win the competition with 7/5 odds as of this writing, but it’s far from an open-and-shut case. Fellow Latin ballroom specialist Jensen Arnold is next in line with 5/1 odds, followed by Slavik Pustovoytov with 8/1 odds and...
Gold Derby users have been predicting “Sytycd” since right after the first live show, and Latin ballroom dancer Cole Mills has emerged as the front-runner to win the competition with 7/5 odds as of this writing, but it’s far from an open-and-shut case. Fellow Latin ballroom specialist Jensen Arnold is next in line with 5/1 odds, followed by Slavik Pustovoytov with 8/1 odds and...
- 8/13/2018
- by John Benutty and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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