the american public strikes again

I'm a little behind on my So You Think You Can Dance episodes, so I didn't see who was voted off last week until today.

Nathan is gone and I am sad.

I hate Mollee, she is so annoying and she needs to go. Like yesterday. She and Nathan never should have been paired together, and Nathan got voted off because he didn't get much of a chance to show his stuff with a better partner. He also seemed like kind of a douche, so maybe that's why people didn't vote for him, but he's still an amazing dancer.

Okay, the real reason I like him is because he danced his LA audition to Made Up Lovesong #43. Guillemots are <3 and so is this song.

Nathan was really only my third fave guy (go Jakob and Russell!) so I'm not too cut up about it, but the fact that he got voted off before Mollee is just stupid. And I liked Noelle too! Ugh, just total voting public fail.

Last thought: I freaking love Sonya Tayeh's choreography. Almost as much as Travis Wall and Tabitha and Napoleon.


I had the exact same thought as Adam while watching that routine; it reminded me a lot of The Garden with Courtney and Mark from season 4, and I loved that one just as much.

Yay dance.

americans are stupid.

How did they vote this guy off??


Evan and Melissa needed to go, and they're both still here. It's all Tyce's fault for doing that stupid cancer dance. No one wanted to vote Melissa and Ade off after that, and while I didn't want Ade voted off, I did really want Melissa to go. I love ballerinas normally, but she's too one-dimensional and also kind of annoying. I used to love Evan, but he's long overstayed his welcome. Kupono was better than him, and Jason was better than all of the boys. My mom and I have decided that maybe we should actually start voting in these stupid things if we really care that much.

But seriously, what the fuck America? How can you not like a guy that looks like a cross between Eduardo da Silva, Goomba (haha thanks Ali), and a puppy dog? I am most seriously displeased.

so i think i can blog?

I have no excuse for the lack of posts. I suck. I swear I'll try to be back and blogging normally soon, but for now I just had to post this. I can't get over this dance. Best thing ever. It seriously gave me chills.

jandj 10 @ Yahoo! Video

The clearer (and shorter) version of the dance is here, but youtube wouldn't let me embed it.

Jason and Jeanine are my two favorites this season and I was so glad when they got paired. They are awesome together.

Mary Murphy is still freaking annoying though.

more russian stuff

I don't even want to hear about the Arshavin thing anymore. I have absolutely no idea what is going on there. So I'm gonna talk about another Russian.


[Scenes from The Turning Point]

Today marks the 61st birthday of Mikhail Baryshnikov, one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time. I know that's a bold claim, but come on, let's be serious. The man is a joy to watch. Not only is his technique spotless, his turning effortless, and his jumping gravity-defying, but he has such expression in his movements (and his charisma on-screen makes him a great actor). It's no wonder there's a leap named after him.


[Don Quixote]


[I really wish this clip was better quality; it's such a great scene. If you haven't seen the movie, you should. It's called White Nights, it's got Gregory Hines, Helen Mirren, and Isabella Rossellini in it, and Twyla Tharp did all the choreography. Also, you can't go wrong with Lou Reed in the background!]

So a very happy birthday to Mikhail!

And since I seem to be on a Russian roll today...Ovie helped the NHL East beat out the West 12-11 in the All Star game on Sunday. I didn't watch, because I didn't care enough to stay up all night. But we're back to regular season games now, so I suspect a few late nights in the near future.

stuff i wish i could do, part one

Svetlana Zakharova has the longest legs I have ever seen on a ballerina.



Or anyone, for that matter.



Just incredible.

[Sorry if you guys find ballet boring. I most certainly don't.]