I Wanna Dance With Somebody!

K, so my homie/soror Reese put me on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance first semester of sophomore year (Fa '07). MTV was showing re-runs of season 3 and ever since then I've been hooked. I was even more stoked about watching this season's show, because I personally know one of the contestants, Stephen "Twitch" Boss. Now, we weren't like homies or anything, but he is a native of my city, and when I was a little girl, he went to my church. I remember him being active in the choir, and attending the annual summer Youth Retreat. He even dated my friend Rose. I REMEMBER. I was way too young to be in his face or on his jock, so I doubt that he remembers me. But anyhoo...after trying out for season 3 and not making it, Twitch decided to come back and give it another try, and damnit if he ain't killin it right now!! I love this man, and he gets my votes every Wednesday night (sorry Joshua). Anyhoo...

I'm not running down a full bio on the 8 that are left and the 2 that got cut last night. Cuz that's not important. What I will say is that there is a STRONG chance that a BLACK GUY will win this season. There is only 1 white dude left, and then of course 3 white girls and 1 black girl. I AM however going to speak on my favorite dancers. I've already put Twitch out there, so here's his pic...



Ain't he handsome!?!

Next there's Will. I love Will, I really do. He is so fine, his body is OH-EMM-GEE, and his dancing skills are beyond fabulous. He trained with Debbie Allen, who was a judge on the show, but after Will made the cut to move on to the REAL DEAL, she had to leave (gotta be fair, ya know). He is definitely probably a better dancer than Twitch, but only because he is contemporarily trained and to me, that means you can dance almost any genre and be better than say, someone whose concentration is hip-hop or jazz. Nonetheless...the judges have deemed him one of THE BEST, and I don't think he's going anywhere anytime soon. Here's Will, y'all.



The last male dancer I will mention is another brother...young brother (19) might I add. His name is Joshua. At first I thought something was terribly wrong with dude, but yet I was strangely attracted to him (probably cuz he reminds me of my boo). His dancing (hip-hop/popping) is unbelievable, and in my honest opinion, he melds better with different genres than Will even. Mary Murphy, a main-stay judge of the show said that it looked like Joshua was, [paraphrasing] "stroking the dance floor like a paint brush" when he did the Rumba Wednesday night with new partner Courtney. Almost every genre he has done outside of his own has been nearly flawless. He is so adaptable, it's scary! I love Joshua. At times he acts a little feminine, but I'm going to push those thoughts aside and attribute that to excitement and his age. Anyhoo...should my beloved Twitch leave the show any time soon, with Joshua remaining, lil man will definitely get my votes.



On to the girls. Okay...so I really wasn't feeling this girl. Still don't. And Lawd, if she ain't been paired up with my baby,Twitch. Their chemistry is lacking to say the least, and it is having adverse effects on the both of them as far as judging is concerned. Anyhoo...comfort reminds me of an UBER annoying version of my friend Deja'. Deja' has this very free-spirited out going personality as does Comfort. Deja' is always willing to put on a show...and well, so if Comfort. This is all fine and dandy, but I don't know...too much is too much sometimes and Comfort puts herself out there. I wish she was a lil more laid back. The heffa can dance tho!! Her style is none other than hip-hop and she is darn good at it. The funny thing about Comfort is that she was actually voted off LAST WEEK along with her NEW partner Thayne, but after Will's partner Jessica suffered rib injuries (and subsequently is out of the running) Nigel Lythgoe (the exec producer and one of the judges) brought Comfort back. Talk about redemption and second chances!!



Anyhoo. I'd rather Comfort be competing than Twitch's old partner Kherington, even though I loved the mesh-up nickname fans everywhere adoredly called them --TWITCHINGTON-- Kherington got voted off last night. She was cool, but I could tell she was either getting tired, or her spirit for dance was dying. Either way, she was dragging down Twitch and her other partner Mark. It was time for her to go. My only thing is, I wish Comfort was not paired with Twitch either, but you can't win em all. Unfortunately they are in the best match-up they could possibly be in. Joshua and Courtney, Will and my girl Katee (Josh's old partner) ARE FIERCE together! *shrugs shoulders* ah, well.

Lastly, if a girl should win it all, I would want for Katee Shean to be the champ. I don't have many words for her other than she is delightful to watch. She is a beautiful dancer, and her personality shines like one of the brightest stars. She was Joshua's original partner (they danced together for 5 wks), and then she was paired with Will, and damnit if they won't be the last two standing. If it came between the two, Katee would get my votes.



The Top 10 will be going on tour this fall, and I hope they come somewhere close to the Ham so I can catch them in action. The Top 8 are:
--Will, Katee, Joshua, Courtney, Mark (didn't discuss), Chelsie (didn't discuss), Twitch, and Comfort.
--Gev and Kherington received the least votes from viewers and were sent home.

Predictions:
Do I think Twitch is going home soon? There's a chance. The best of the best are dancing right now and there can only be one winner. But I think Mark will be going home before my man. Comfort is out by next week. It's inevitable!

Last note....that Lil C cat...(a judge off the show, known for Krumping and being one of the stars of the Documentary RIZE) is FOINE!!! And tho he seems street and hood and BUCK this negro's intelligence shines through and that is such a turn on. You should have heard him giving all those analogies and shit...Formulating coherent sentences...JESUS!! Do NOT underestimate black men that dance hip-hop...that negro could take over the world if he wanted to. And I'd be right by his side, lol...just kidding!



Tune in on Wednesdays to Fox at 7pm to watch 2 hours of terrific dancing from the above mentioned.
Tune in on Thursdays at 8pm to watch the results of who America thinks should stay, and who should go.

Go to fox.com/dance for info on when and where the Top 10 will be touring!!!

Enjoy this routine by Twitchington choreographed by Mia Michaels I think. One of the best routines from the show.

A Small RECAP of the BET Awards 20-0H EIGHT...

So...um, fuckery was ACTUALLY kept to a minimum last night at the BET Awards which transpired in LA, California on last night. I tuned in sure that I would see phenomenal amounts of bull shit and mess, but I was somewhat pleasantly surprised when people seemed to (for the most part) know what they were doing. The observations that follow are MINE, and my opinions....(just a forewarning). I'd also like to note that I don't remember EVERY ASPECT OF THE SHOW...soo...

Starting from the tip-top (in no particular order)...

Ursh...what the fuck? Okay, his dancing was sub-par at best (a whole bunch of washed up MJ a la Scarecrow from the Wiz moves). His performance was just OK. He had voice-over music, which a lot of people think is NOT lip-syncing but to me it is!! That is one of my pet-peeves about artist. Whether I'm at the show in person or not, I want to see/hear LIVE singing. If you're out of breath that's your own fault for not doing your exercises and shit. So yeah, Usher gets a C- from me, performance wise. I honestly forgot about his performance til this morning when Alfredes from the Russ Parr Morning show reminded me...lol...do better next time, Mr. Raymond.

Ne-Yo. He did a good job, imo. His singing was good (no voice overs), and when he got ready to do complicated dance moves, he executed them w/o singing and did them WELL!! His dancing is MUCH better than Usher's these days. Hats off to the brother, for he is a true performer. To be noted that Ne-Yo received the first standing O for the night!

T-Pain. I am biased, because I love this ugly man. His stage presence is AWESOME and his vibe is contagious!!! That's all I have on him.

Marvin Sapp. Loved you!

RiRi (Rihanna). Girl, KUDOS!! That's what I'm talking bout. Fuck all that excessive dancing. That is not what people typically know you for, you SING! Thank you for standing still and still shutting it down with your voice! Your voice has gotten SOO much better over the years, and I love your music (was a fan from the start, but you started to piss me off, but you've redeemed yourself since then). Great Job, RiRi...

Alicia Keys. Lady, you are awesome. But you get like 50-11 COOL POINTS for bringing out my 2 FAVORITE girl groups of all time, SWV and TLC. I LOVED THAT. My bestest CoCo and I were texting each other like, "OMG!". Oh, and wow...last I heard EnVogue had a new member, but looks like Lucy Pearl (that's all I know her by) decided to come back for a reunion type situation. Cool Beans. Alicia, thanks Soror!

Keyshia Cole. I'm disappointed, and I agree with others that Lil' Kim pretty much saved you, and that's really sad and not saying much. You can do better, and should have kept that wack dancing to a MINIMUM!! THANKS!

Chris Brown. I love your funky draws!! Great singing, as always. For you to be one of the younger dudes in the game, you have a lot of what I like...*wink*. But no, you sing live WELL, and you can dance your pants off. Bringing CiCi out (who is the QUEEN of dance in MY DAY, sorry Janet) was a GREAT touch! Loved your performance buddy.

DJ Khaled and nim. Thanks for bringing Luda and Big Boy out, them my babies!!

Al Green Tribute:
Jill. Love you girl, and congrats on the engagement
Anthony Hamilton. I love love love you! You remind me alot of mine when it comes to singing.
MAXWELL. Nigga, where have you been with your flyy self!? Great job brother. Been missin you out here!

AL GREEN. Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, you are truly deserving!! You'll never know how much you have influenced the music world. I love your music, always have (since a youngin) always will. I loved your energy on stage. You showed that even though you are a minister, you haven't forgotten where you've come from, and that you made a HUGE impact on us with your R&B soul music. That is nothing to be ashamed of, and I'm so happy you embraced that and gave us a spectac performance!!

Wayne. Not too much I can say other than, you did pretty good. I agree with Fredes or Russ when they said your performance was anti-climatic. I was expecting something more, but whatever. Still love ya. A Millie was my fave part!

Oh...Nelly and Jeezy. I forgot about y'all...sorry...uhh...forgettable performances at best :-(. Nelly...Fergie is NOT a good look, holmes. That is ALL...Jeezy, you need more energy on stage. I got bored watching you and obviously forgot you did anything. DO BETTER!

General Comments on the show:

DL. You still suck ass. And I can't believe you called Marvin Sapp, Warren. What the hell were you thinking about when you were introducing him?

Quincy. I love you! Recipient of the Humanitarian Award

Niecey Nash. We don't need to adopt white kids. We need to adopt our own, because that's what makes up majority of the system. Don't do me!

Solange and all them that came out (D. Banner, Brandon T. Jackson, CASSIE , Souljah Boy ). Y'all look like a reject dance crew from America's Next Best Dance Crew. Do better, all of yas!

Cuba Gooding Jr. Baby, were you high?
Nia. I love you!
Morris. UGH!

Gabrielle U. UUUGHHH!
Ashanti. BANANAS!!!
Terrence Howard. I secretly think you are hot and sexy and I looooove you. Your swagger, though at times fruitacular, is VERY intriguing. That Spanish guitar mess you did was enough to make me...
Lauren London. You go girl!!
J. Hud. STOP, PLEASE
L.L. Ummm...relevance? Please go RETIRE FOR GOOD!

Kanye. You're a good dude, man.
Bun B. I POP IT FOR PIMP!!!!
Ummm...Keyshia Cole's folks . DO BETTER!!! Y'all were almost there!

Diddy's momfukin ass. GO A--W---A----Y!!!!

Anybody else that I forgot, Sorry...they were forgettable.

Oh and Debs Lee. No more yellow for you, boo!

Over all, the show was decent. I don't think I'll watch it again when it comes on on Thursday. I have better things to do with my life.

I am, however, excited about the new season of Baldwin Hills. How long has it been?? A year almost? I've missed my babies (Sal and MoMo, but looks like Sal gots a baby mama :-( ). Anyway, there is no more Garnette as far as I can see...GOOD!!! Season Premier is July 8th!! If you are interested, check it out. It is one of the only shows I watch BET for.

I'll probably do a post about BH as the premier approaches. You can find videos and photos of the Awards show here and here

I think that about sums it up for my recap. For all things BET Awards show 2008, just hit up BET.com right here. See y'all lata!!