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So You Think You Can Dance Season 12 Finale: Part 1

Posted on 09/08/2015 by Elizabeth in So You Think You Can Dance and General News

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By Ashley Thompson

 

The top four perform duets and every possible combination plus once with an all star, and beg for votes leading into next week's finale and the title of America's Favorite Dancer.

JaJa (Street) and Hailee (Stage) - Nick and Misha - Hip Hop - It's supposed to be "two girls going hard" but it wasn't the finale approaching performance you'd like to see. Neither did horribly but JaJa needs to relax and Hailee needs to sharpen up.

Virgil (Street) and Gaby (Stage) - Phillip Chbeeb - Lyrical meets Hip Hop - Phillips' style is eclectic but somehow it works. Poor Virgil's height seems to be his biggest challenge in dances such as this, but they pull off the creative lifts somehow. It's not clear if it's a meaningful dance, or not. Their faces seem like poker faces throughout the routine.

JaJa (Street) and Gaby (Stage) - Nick and RJ - Jazz - This piece is supposed to be the extremes of one person. What it looks like is a strength competition between two women. JaJa wins in that category, but she still needs to loosen up her back.

JaJa (Street) and Virgil (Street) - Stacey Tookey - Contemporary - Stacey is not holding back with technique for the two street dancers. Basically they fake it 'til they make it. There's no real turns or foot placement so they are obviously doing the best they can with what they have. Something was definitely missing. Maybe they're all getting tired.

Hailee (Stage) and Virgil (Street) - Josh Bergasse - Broadway - Hailee is a woman who lives below an annoying neighbor bur during the performance she smiles the entire time. How annoyed can she be? Cute and fun routine, though.

Hailee (Stage) and Gaby (Stage) - Travis Wall - Contemporary - It's all about being yourself. Gaby was absolutely stunning and strong. Bailee seemed more emotional and connecting. Beautiful piece and even the dancers cried at the end.

Virgil (Street) and Joshua (all star) - Pharside and Phoenix - Hip Hop - It's the guys version of Comfort and Jasmine's routine from last season. Virgil looked like he was having the time of his life. Very hard to take him seriously as an angry man but he was so quick and precise. Nigel was PUMPED!

Hailee (Stage) and Marco (all star) - Ray Leeper - Jazz - It was supposed to highlight what is all and good with Hailee but it was eh. Not her fault, she did great, but the routine was bland compared to what it followed.

JaJa (Street) and Cyrus (all star) - Christopher Scott - Hip Hop - NO wonder JaJa has been so stiff all night, she was prepared for this routine. She plays a robot being released by another animator. She ultimately dominates Cyrus by the end of the dance... of course she does. Paula is right, no girl can do what she does. I'm not sure if a boy could, either.

Gaby (Stage) and Zack (all star) - Anthony Morigerato - Tap - Why aren't there more tap duets?? Plus dancing on boxes without falling in between... purely amazing. Gaby may hav just solidified her win. You think?

 

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