The new season of the Emmy-winning dance reality show So You Think You Can Dance is finally here, and so like my downloader, the right side of my brain is going haywire. No other show can capture the artistic and entertaining attributes of dance than this, the way it showcases new talents and mind-blowing choreography (I am looking forward to Dee's, Sonya's, Travis' and of course Mia Michael's).
One of my favorites this season is an art major from Fordham University, Melanie Moore (She looks like Dr. Sarah Tacredi of Prison Break, doesn't she?). I fell in love with her the first time she danced a contemporary piece to Alexander Desplat's The Meadow. I just adore her technique, but I love her quirky personality more.
Another standout for me is Marko Germar, the one with a bullet still lodged in his right shoulder bone because of an encounter with an armed robber. He seems really cool and I love the way he blends hip hop and contemporary in his movements. I loved his audition. I may be a bit biased though because he danced to James Morisson's If You Don't Want To Love Me on his audition.
And what a way to open the new season with a captivating contemporary piece by Stacey Tookey to the tune of In This Shirt by the Irrepressibles.
The amalgam of great technique and artistic choreography is just breath-taking and dynamic--a piece of heaven indeed.
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We are so calibrated. I absolutely love those two. I love Melanie's fluidity and Marko's dynamism. (And Ryan too, actually. She surprised me during the 'geisha' number they had.)
And yes, Stacey's choreography was the best that night.
I'm really excited for this season!
It was heartbreaking for me to find out that Lil O and Arielle Coker were cut somewhere along the way though. Their auditions were absolutely mindblowing for me.
I am so happy for this show's return. =)
And yes, I'm rooting for Marko Germar! <3
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