Trav's Thoughts

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Welcome to the second night of Vegas callbacks.

Last week we saw cuts down to 77 dancers on our way to the Season 6 Top 20. Judges are Tyce DiOrio, Mia Michaels, Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen, Mary Murphy, and Nigel Lythgoe.

Laurie Ann Gibson choreographs the next round, Jazz. The champion ballroom dancer was cut in this round. But the krumper did make it and he interests me. Only 69 dancers make it through to group round.

The group round is always full of carnage. Dancers have to be creative and cooperative. The kids are so tired by this point, and often they end up working all night. Some of them knock it out, while others fail miserably.

Moving on the contemporary round with Mia Michaels. With Mia, if your body can understand, survive, and interpret the movement she creates, you can have a moment on this show. Few dancers are that special. I love it when a hip hop dancer or a B-boy or a krumper finds the joy in other dance styles and goes to class to learn. There were several who absolutely shined in Mia's choreography. I think this is the most emotional round, because most of the dancers find something out about themselves when they open themselves completely to Mia's movement.

Tyce DiOrio takes the remaining dancers through a Broadway piece. Guys and gals will dance in separate groups. Bianca, our tapping gal, has made it through into the group from which the Top 10 gals will be chosen. I wasn't impressed with what Tyce put together for the guys, but the intriguing krumper made it into the group from which we'll get our Top 10 guys.

Each remaining dancer got one final solo, and we'll have to wait a week to find out which of them will be in our Top 20.



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