Top 18: So you think we can show some love around here?
Lets get this out of the way: The Aus version just isn't up there with S2 and 3 of the US version. But S1 in the States wasn't all that crash-hot either guys... Let's just go with the flow and take our pleasure where we can. This post brought to you by that rare and elusive creature, the positive Actonb.
Oooh - bouncey dancey walk, and we're into it! I may be sad squealy fangirl, but I just don't care - there's something about the bouncey dancey walk that gives me excited goosebumps. So there.
Nat's got a lovely shiny dress and lovely shiny hair she seems slightly more at ease... Bonnie's dress is ultra cute, but even I'm trying really really hard not to be getting over her super! positive! comments. Focus on the dress. Pretty. Ahh.... that's better. Fire bad, Dress pretty.
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First up: Kate and Hilton doing the Foxtrot. Jason Gilkisson is doing more reinventing of the wheel by bringing the Foxtrot into the now. Or, like, something. It involves a chair. And not so much of the foxtrotting.
In choreo, they both seem a little lost, and Hilton's skin is just awful... why can't Marcia's husband do the same trick for Hilton that he did for Benji in Oz Idol? Poor baby... Mind you, I've been looking of photos of my 18 year-old self recently, and hoo, bad skin really is the curse of adolescence.
Anyway, moving right along to the actual dance. They're dancing to Kylie's 'Two Hearts'. This is important, or at least it must be seeing as it's one of only three tracks actually announced on tonight's show. There's this funky 20's vibe going on, so I'm not sure where Kylie fits in as she's neither funky nor flapper, but whatevs... For once the prop was actually used all the way through the dance... I liked it - Kate seemed really confident and fluid and strong, but poor Hilton just seemed like another prop - he was lit really badly, and I didn't even realise his shirt was blue until the judging...
Matt has three words for them: elegant, sexy, sleek. yay! The boy can count! Bonnie thinks that Hilton was constrained by the foxtrot, the genre didn't allow him to do his tricks and so it wasn't tight enough... Jason has a little moment in which he declares his undying love for the Other Jason due to his ability to screw up perfectly good modern ballroom routines. He then says that Kate owned the routine, which she totally did. I think Kate is my new fave.
Not so much on my fave's list are Camilla and Sermsah. They're excited about doing Hip Hop. I'm kinda not so much excited. We have another little crisis of confidence for Sermsah, another little 'Buck Up Little Camper' from Camilla, and then they're on the stage in full Convict-On-The-Run gear. Which is a nice little follow-up to their cat burglar narrative from last week, but still, a bit um, cheesy? Actually, I've decided the whole damn routine was cheesy. And lame. There are some good tricks, and they're both putting lots of effort into it, but it does nothing for me... I feel I've seen so much damn hip hop over the last couple of years, it needs to be done really well to interest me. Also, I'm noting unison issues...
Matt reckons that the genre isn't kind to either of them and that Sermsah is too out of control. Bonnie waffles. Jason says that Sermsah should STFU about deserving to be in the comp. Ha! And then he points out their Unison Issues - Double Ha!
Jason is awesome - he is so constructive and detailed in his critique. And so honest. And I am completely in love with him. I just wish I didn't need to see as much of his chest. I mean, it's a lovely chest and all, but I'm more interested in his brain...
Next up are Kassy and Graeme doing some contemporary lyrical. And in a startling break from tradition it will be about... dreams and memories of a tortured love affair. Oh yay.
In choreo, they're both whinging about lifts. How terribly dangerous they are, blah blah blah... Have none of these people actually watched the show before?
They're dancing to the Ray Charles version of Yesterday and Kassy is wearing another stupid baby doll dress. I think they're catering to a demographic here... There's lots of typically contemp moves in here, lots of tortured expressions, lots of throwing themselves around the stage. Some of the lifts are good, but it kinda leaves me cold. I'm such a hard-hearted bitch, even when in Super! Positive! mode...
Matt gets all excited about the routine being dangerous... but in a good way. Bonnie waffles. Like, even more than usual. Jason continues to be awesome, stating that the routine was laboured and the landings were too hard and it sucked. Well he didn't go that far, but you could tell he thought it...
Continuing with the Aus version obsession with stupid dance genres, Stephanie and Marko are about to discover Swap. It's supposedly a mash-up of Swing and Hip Hop, but seriously guys, WTF?
They head off to choreo to discover what it's all about... I think they're not necessarily convinced. And then Steph had a negative block. I think that's a dance euphemism for dirty great temper tantrum.
And, oh my goodness, I thought the costumers would be nice after last weeks atrocious punk jive, but this week they've outdone themselves. They look like shite. It's like they took the idea from Sara and Pasha's funky 80s routine and then, I don't know... gave it to the work experience kid? Who took it to her local Supre outlet for inspiration? Utterly shithouse. Is the polite way of describing how they look.
But at least it distracts from the fact that the entire routine is shithouse... laboured and lacking in energy and Steph obviously still isn't over her negative block.
Matt agrees - he says it was wishy washy and all over the shop. Even Bonnie can't say anything nice about it... Jason says that Steph got left behind, that she got outdanced and that he reckons they'll be Bottom 3. So Steph decides to back chat, telling Nat that dancing's actually all about fun and letting go and listening to the music. Which earns her an awesome slapdown from Jason, who corrects her - dancing's about getting the Choreo right. HEEEEE!
Anthony and Laura are up next, doing a some Disco. Woo! More whinging about the lifts. Anthony muses that the lifts are out to get him, and wonders what it would be like to twirled about in the air. Anthony's an idiot. Which he proves by commenting that they're going to need to 'bring it' when dancing disco in front of Jason and Bonnie, because that's their era... Hee! Like I said: Idiot.
But he does look good in a body shirt... I'll give him that. Laura seems lacklustre, despite the sparkliness of her dress. And the bizarre flesh-coloured undies - she looks like a naked barbie doll - not anatomically correct in any way. I mean, she doesn't even do the chest shake with any conviction. And Anthony, for all his vaunted upper-body definition, really can't get the hang of the lifts...
Matt thinks it was very cool. Bonnie thinks, having lived through the 70s, that their dancing was authentic... Jason takes umbrage at Anthony's comment - but he was only just born in the 70s!!! And he agrees with me that Laura didn't hit it. That's because Jason and I are soulmates...
Rhiannon and JD get to try out some Contemporary Jazz... and ooh! I wasn't expecting JD to have such well-defined arms. He's built.
*Changes mind about JD*
*Is totally shallow*
We're not actually given the narrative behind this routine, but it's very fast, it's to Breath by The Prodigy and Rhiannon has this Helena-Bonham-Carter-on-crack thing going on. It's quite Tim Burton-esque which would normally be enough to endear me, but I dunno... maybe it's because I'm watching this at 4:30am (See? Commitment!) but it does nothing for me... and it has a really flat ending.
Matt thinks that JD was too laid back. Bonnie does another bit of pointless waffle before lamenting that they had to learn a new technique and that's so hard on them... FOR GOODNESS SAKE WOMAN it's the fecking competition. They ALL have to do it. Grrr.....
Demi and Jack are going to have to *shock* *Horror* learn a new genre when they pick Samba.
They're both a little uncertain about it, but throw themselves into the choreo, with only a little whinging about the damn lifts.
When they appear on stage there's a massive reaction: Demi is so damn gorgeous in a red tassley bra and wispy black skirt. And heels. They do a great job, it's a cute samba. I'm going to assume Jack was good, seeing as I don't think I looked at him once. I was mesmerised by the transformation in Demi...
Matt's talking garbage - I think all the red tassles went to his head, all he can blurt out is 'sexy sexy sexy'... hee. Bonnie I'm guessing probably waffled, seeing as I don't remember what she said. Jason applauds them for embracing the challenge and embracing the genres. He rocks.
Jemma and Rhys get to do Jazz, which makes Rhys very happy and Jemma kinda... less so. The choreographer is Michael - one of the guys who got through to Top 100 but bombed. It's supposed to be a sexy dracula thing, and has Jemma glad that her nan won't be in the live audience. Aw, bless. Sometimes you forget that these are only chilluns - Jemma's only 19.
They're dancing to INXS - it's not announced, but hey, even I know this track... And once again I was hooked by these two - they dance so well together. It was such a different vibe to the waltz, but they still have a great connection.
The judges didn't like it. They didn't think it was polished. Pfft. Who cares what they think...
Poor poor Vanessa and Henry - they pull their dance style out of the bucket and it's Animation Hip Hop. The poor babies have NO idea what this means... neither does anyone in the viewing public. The choreographer is Nacho Pop though, and when he finds out who's he's teaching HE gets all sad as well... HEE!!! It's basically stop start popping and whatnot. I think. To a very bizarre track that would be otherwise impossible to dance to. Vanessa has an ever-so mild breakdown. If I didn't dislike her so intensely I would feel vaguely sorry for her. But contrast her tears with Henry's stoicism and purpose... silly bint.
LaRue would have been very disappointed at the lack of Henry Hips, because they're all covered up in a green boiler suit. They're both in boiler suits with blank masks on, and y'know... it's pretty good. I didn't lose interest, I was intrigued... and I was impressed with Henry. He just ripped it. Total commitment to the genre. Way to go!
Matt gets that the genre was understated but incredibly difficult. Bonnie, well you know, she waffles. And then commits a major mistake by asking Vanessa a bloody question. Please peoples, don't let the girl speak... she's doing my head in! Jason was impressed by Henry and his versatility. He also thought Vanessa was going to be crap, but thought she did OK.
Group dance starts off with Sermsah doing his patented lizard/snake/generic reptile thang and then everyone else bounces on stage doing some bizarre primitive tribal routine. There's frills, there's tousled hair, there's face paint. It's OK, but nothing special. In fact it kinda reminds of some high school musical routine.
Whoops! It was a Matt Lee routine! Says it all really...
Oh yay for Nat - she's got cute hair and a cute dress and a genuine smile. The girl is getting there.
You know, I've discovered that if you're not watching this live, the results show can be viewed in like 15 minutes... it rocks! No filler!
Demi & Jack, Camiila & Sermsah and Kassy & Graeme are the first up to receive the judgement. And it's Kassy and Graeme who are bottom 3.
Then we have Steph & Marko, Rhys & Jemma and Henry & Vanessa... Steph looks utterly petrified. Like she's about to receive a death sentence. It's very funny. It's even funnier when she finds out she's safe. In fact, all the couples are safe... whoa, tricky Nat!
The last three couples are Hilton & Kate, Anthony & Laura and Rhiannon & JD. Straight up Hilton & Kate are told they're bottom 3. And then Rhiannon & JD join them. Rhiannon looks shocked. And pissed. Heh.
DFTL:
Kassy's was kinda fun, but heavily focused on the butt-shaking.
Graeme was all over the stage and very energetic.
Kate, poor lamb, seemed so frantic and desperate, with a bizarre fixed grin on her face.
Hilton managed to misjudge his start but still squeezed lots of tricks into his 45 seconds. And seemed a little more relaxed at the same time.
Rhiannon did something dancey I guess...
JD was funky and chilled and I liked it.
As well as the dancers constantly whinging abut lifts, I'm kinda getting over the judges whinging about, well, judging. Get over yourself guys! But at least Jason had the guts to call the dancers on their crap solos...
Super Special Guest this week is Guy Sebastion and his band. They're cool, but I'm tired.
The judges are back and poor Jason is in a bit of a pickle, the big softy. Anyway, they send Kassy home, based soley on her bum-waggling solo. This seems to come as a shock to the poor girl.
Even more of shock is delivered when Hilton is told he's going home. The audience goes nutso... but it's because apparently he doesn't 'embody the genres' or some equally wanky dancespeak.
Cue shots of shocked and appalled and easily distressed dancers...
Hee!
Performance Show
Oooh - bouncey dancey walk, and we're into it! I may be sad squealy fangirl, but I just don't care - there's something about the bouncey dancey walk that gives me excited goosebumps. So there.
Nat's got a lovely shiny dress and lovely shiny hair she seems slightly more at ease... Bonnie's dress is ultra cute, but even I'm trying really really hard not to be getting over her super! positive! comments. Focus on the dress. Pretty. Ahh.... that's better. Fire bad, Dress pretty.
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First up: Kate and Hilton doing the Foxtrot. Jason Gilkisson is doing more reinventing of the wheel by bringing the Foxtrot into the now. Or, like, something. It involves a chair. And not so much of the foxtrotting.
In choreo, they both seem a little lost, and Hilton's skin is just awful... why can't Marcia's husband do the same trick for Hilton that he did for Benji in Oz Idol? Poor baby... Mind you, I've been looking of photos of my 18 year-old self recently, and hoo, bad skin really is the curse of adolescence.
Anyway, moving right along to the actual dance. They're dancing to Kylie's 'Two Hearts'. This is important, or at least it must be seeing as it's one of only three tracks actually announced on tonight's show. There's this funky 20's vibe going on, so I'm not sure where Kylie fits in as she's neither funky nor flapper, but whatevs... For once the prop was actually used all the way through the dance... I liked it - Kate seemed really confident and fluid and strong, but poor Hilton just seemed like another prop - he was lit really badly, and I didn't even realise his shirt was blue until the judging...
Matt has three words for them: elegant, sexy, sleek. yay! The boy can count! Bonnie thinks that Hilton was constrained by the foxtrot, the genre didn't allow him to do his tricks and so it wasn't tight enough... Jason has a little moment in which he declares his undying love for the Other Jason due to his ability to screw up perfectly good modern ballroom routines. He then says that Kate owned the routine, which she totally did. I think Kate is my new fave.
Not so much on my fave's list are Camilla and Sermsah. They're excited about doing Hip Hop. I'm kinda not so much excited. We have another little crisis of confidence for Sermsah, another little 'Buck Up Little Camper' from Camilla, and then they're on the stage in full Convict-On-The-Run gear. Which is a nice little follow-up to their cat burglar narrative from last week, but still, a bit um, cheesy? Actually, I've decided the whole damn routine was cheesy. And lame. There are some good tricks, and they're both putting lots of effort into it, but it does nothing for me... I feel I've seen so much damn hip hop over the last couple of years, it needs to be done really well to interest me. Also, I'm noting unison issues...
Matt reckons that the genre isn't kind to either of them and that Sermsah is too out of control. Bonnie waffles. Jason says that Sermsah should STFU about deserving to be in the comp. Ha! And then he points out their Unison Issues - Double Ha!
Jason is awesome - he is so constructive and detailed in his critique. And so honest. And I am completely in love with him. I just wish I didn't need to see as much of his chest. I mean, it's a lovely chest and all, but I'm more interested in his brain...
Next up are Kassy and Graeme doing some contemporary lyrical. And in a startling break from tradition it will be about... dreams and memories of a tortured love affair. Oh yay.
In choreo, they're both whinging about lifts. How terribly dangerous they are, blah blah blah... Have none of these people actually watched the show before?
They're dancing to the Ray Charles version of Yesterday and Kassy is wearing another stupid baby doll dress. I think they're catering to a demographic here... There's lots of typically contemp moves in here, lots of tortured expressions, lots of throwing themselves around the stage. Some of the lifts are good, but it kinda leaves me cold. I'm such a hard-hearted bitch, even when in Super! Positive! mode...
Matt gets all excited about the routine being dangerous... but in a good way. Bonnie waffles. Like, even more than usual. Jason continues to be awesome, stating that the routine was laboured and the landings were too hard and it sucked. Well he didn't go that far, but you could tell he thought it...
Continuing with the Aus version obsession with stupid dance genres, Stephanie and Marko are about to discover Swap. It's supposedly a mash-up of Swing and Hip Hop, but seriously guys, WTF?
They head off to choreo to discover what it's all about... I think they're not necessarily convinced. And then Steph had a negative block. I think that's a dance euphemism for dirty great temper tantrum.
And, oh my goodness, I thought the costumers would be nice after last weeks atrocious punk jive, but this week they've outdone themselves. They look like shite. It's like they took the idea from Sara and Pasha's funky 80s routine and then, I don't know... gave it to the work experience kid? Who took it to her local Supre outlet for inspiration? Utterly shithouse. Is the polite way of describing how they look.
But at least it distracts from the fact that the entire routine is shithouse... laboured and lacking in energy and Steph obviously still isn't over her negative block.
Matt agrees - he says it was wishy washy and all over the shop. Even Bonnie can't say anything nice about it... Jason says that Steph got left behind, that she got outdanced and that he reckons they'll be Bottom 3. So Steph decides to back chat, telling Nat that dancing's actually all about fun and letting go and listening to the music. Which earns her an awesome slapdown from Jason, who corrects her - dancing's about getting the Choreo right. HEEEEE!
Anthony and Laura are up next, doing a some Disco. Woo! More whinging about the lifts. Anthony muses that the lifts are out to get him, and wonders what it would be like to twirled about in the air. Anthony's an idiot. Which he proves by commenting that they're going to need to 'bring it' when dancing disco in front of Jason and Bonnie, because that's their era... Hee! Like I said: Idiot.
But he does look good in a body shirt... I'll give him that. Laura seems lacklustre, despite the sparkliness of her dress. And the bizarre flesh-coloured undies - she looks like a naked barbie doll - not anatomically correct in any way. I mean, she doesn't even do the chest shake with any conviction. And Anthony, for all his vaunted upper-body definition, really can't get the hang of the lifts...
Matt thinks it was very cool. Bonnie thinks, having lived through the 70s, that their dancing was authentic... Jason takes umbrage at Anthony's comment - but he was only just born in the 70s!!! And he agrees with me that Laura didn't hit it. That's because Jason and I are soulmates...
Rhiannon and JD get to try out some Contemporary Jazz... and ooh! I wasn't expecting JD to have such well-defined arms. He's built.
*Changes mind about JD*
*Is totally shallow*
We're not actually given the narrative behind this routine, but it's very fast, it's to Breath by The Prodigy and Rhiannon has this Helena-Bonham-Carter-on-crack thing going on. It's quite Tim Burton-esque which would normally be enough to endear me, but I dunno... maybe it's because I'm watching this at 4:30am (See? Commitment!) but it does nothing for me... and it has a really flat ending.
Matt thinks that JD was too laid back. Bonnie does another bit of pointless waffle before lamenting that they had to learn a new technique and that's so hard on them... FOR GOODNESS SAKE WOMAN it's the fecking competition. They ALL have to do it. Grrr.....
Demi and Jack are going to have to *shock* *Horror* learn a new genre when they pick Samba.
They're both a little uncertain about it, but throw themselves into the choreo, with only a little whinging about the damn lifts.
When they appear on stage there's a massive reaction: Demi is so damn gorgeous in a red tassley bra and wispy black skirt. And heels. They do a great job, it's a cute samba. I'm going to assume Jack was good, seeing as I don't think I looked at him once. I was mesmerised by the transformation in Demi...
Matt's talking garbage - I think all the red tassles went to his head, all he can blurt out is 'sexy sexy sexy'... hee. Bonnie I'm guessing probably waffled, seeing as I don't remember what she said. Jason applauds them for embracing the challenge and embracing the genres. He rocks.
Jemma and Rhys get to do Jazz, which makes Rhys very happy and Jemma kinda... less so. The choreographer is Michael - one of the guys who got through to Top 100 but bombed. It's supposed to be a sexy dracula thing, and has Jemma glad that her nan won't be in the live audience. Aw, bless. Sometimes you forget that these are only chilluns - Jemma's only 19.
They're dancing to INXS - it's not announced, but hey, even I know this track... And once again I was hooked by these two - they dance so well together. It was such a different vibe to the waltz, but they still have a great connection.
The judges didn't like it. They didn't think it was polished. Pfft. Who cares what they think...
Poor poor Vanessa and Henry - they pull their dance style out of the bucket and it's Animation Hip Hop. The poor babies have NO idea what this means... neither does anyone in the viewing public. The choreographer is Nacho Pop though, and when he finds out who's he's teaching HE gets all sad as well... HEE!!! It's basically stop start popping and whatnot. I think. To a very bizarre track that would be otherwise impossible to dance to. Vanessa has an ever-so mild breakdown. If I didn't dislike her so intensely I would feel vaguely sorry for her. But contrast her tears with Henry's stoicism and purpose... silly bint.
LaRue would have been very disappointed at the lack of Henry Hips, because they're all covered up in a green boiler suit. They're both in boiler suits with blank masks on, and y'know... it's pretty good. I didn't lose interest, I was intrigued... and I was impressed with Henry. He just ripped it. Total commitment to the genre. Way to go!
Matt gets that the genre was understated but incredibly difficult. Bonnie, well you know, she waffles. And then commits a major mistake by asking Vanessa a bloody question. Please peoples, don't let the girl speak... she's doing my head in! Jason was impressed by Henry and his versatility. He also thought Vanessa was going to be crap, but thought she did OK.
Results Show
Group dance starts off with Sermsah doing his patented lizard/snake/generic reptile thang and then everyone else bounces on stage doing some bizarre primitive tribal routine. There's frills, there's tousled hair, there's face paint. It's OK, but nothing special. In fact it kinda reminds of some high school musical routine.
Whoops! It was a Matt Lee routine! Says it all really...
Oh yay for Nat - she's got cute hair and a cute dress and a genuine smile. The girl is getting there.
You know, I've discovered that if you're not watching this live, the results show can be viewed in like 15 minutes... it rocks! No filler!
Demi & Jack, Camiila & Sermsah and Kassy & Graeme are the first up to receive the judgement. And it's Kassy and Graeme who are bottom 3.
Then we have Steph & Marko, Rhys & Jemma and Henry & Vanessa... Steph looks utterly petrified. Like she's about to receive a death sentence. It's very funny. It's even funnier when she finds out she's safe. In fact, all the couples are safe... whoa, tricky Nat!
The last three couples are Hilton & Kate, Anthony & Laura and Rhiannon & JD. Straight up Hilton & Kate are told they're bottom 3. And then Rhiannon & JD join them. Rhiannon looks shocked. And pissed. Heh.
DFTL:
Kassy's was kinda fun, but heavily focused on the butt-shaking.
Graeme was all over the stage and very energetic.
Kate, poor lamb, seemed so frantic and desperate, with a bizarre fixed grin on her face.
Hilton managed to misjudge his start but still squeezed lots of tricks into his 45 seconds. And seemed a little more relaxed at the same time.
Rhiannon did something dancey I guess...
JD was funky and chilled and I liked it.
As well as the dancers constantly whinging abut lifts, I'm kinda getting over the judges whinging about, well, judging. Get over yourself guys! But at least Jason had the guts to call the dancers on their crap solos...
Super Special Guest this week is Guy Sebastion and his band. They're cool, but I'm tired.
The judges are back and poor Jason is in a bit of a pickle, the big softy. Anyway, they send Kassy home, based soley on her bum-waggling solo. This seems to come as a shock to the poor girl.
Even more of shock is delivered when Hilton is told he's going home. The audience goes nutso... but it's because apparently he doesn't 'embody the genres' or some equally wanky dancespeak.
Cue shots of shocked and appalled and easily distressed dancers...
Hee!
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4 Comments:
I love love love love love Rhys, and he makes me like Jemma.
And shush about the hips AB. You know full well if I had my way they'd be the hips of someone far far far more attractive.
But as I said earlier today - I don't hate Henry, he put up with Stephanie right through auditions, and now he's stuck with Vanessa. Patient, patient boy.
I don't know how they dragged all those poor, poor Blues Brothers band members across the whole goddamn ocean to sing with Guy Sebastian.
Those guys must be hard up for cash.
Seriously.
LaRue - you cannot deny the allure of the Hips.
You are helplessly in thrall to them. Admit it!
GW - I actually think the Mgs approached Guy. Or something like that. His soul album is supposedly surprisingly good.
But I wouldn't know that.
gigglewick you have no idea what you are talking about. Nobody dragged the Mgs over here. They came over voluntarily to be Guy's backing band for his tour. Steve Cropper said at one of the first concerts that he had the same reaction to Guy's voice when he first heard him sing as he did to Otis Redding's voice. The hairs on his arms stood up. You can hear him say that on youtube. He said at the concert at Wollongong last night that he classes Guy as one of the greats he has worked with. He wants to do much more work with Guy as well. There are others in Memphis equally excited about this Aussie musician. You should check your facts before making foolish statements to save looking like a twit.
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