Well, there you go, teenage girls. You voted for your favorite dancer, and so ends another season of So You Think You Can Dance. If you don’t want any spoilers as to who it is, you should probably stop reading this article now. Like, immediately.
Well played, Mr. Nigel. You’ve turned something pedantic (a dancing talent show) into one of the most engaging, emotional and entertaining hours in television. No wonder you quit American Idol. It might have the ratings, but compared to this last season of SYTYCD, Idol has the emotional impact of an eggplant.
All told, that was a heck of a show. We got repeat performances from amazing routines from the top ten dancers, emotional outbursts all around, a fantastic breaker battle (featuring the elastic Mr. Fantastic), Nigel tap-dancing, and a whole lot of love. It’s hard to describe, but even compared to previous seasons of the show, there is an awful lot of comradeship and respect this time around. The judges seem to genuinely love their competitors, and vice versa. Everyone laughs, cries, hugs and just reeks of passion. It is difficult to watch and not be caught up in the emotional tidal wave as the show crests towards its finale.
And the winner? Quite the surprise! Joshua, a young, freakishly muscular and thoroughly untrained dancer trumps his classically trained opponents with pure, raw talent and passion. And huge Spider-Man leaps. And a giant, perfectly toned rump. Or so says my wife.
Damn you, Joshua. Damn you and your boyish good looks. I’ll meet you outside at the bike racks after school! YOU’RE GOING DOWN MAN
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i’m very disapointed Joshua that you danced a dance which wa Ukrainian traditional folk dance ” Hopak”
and called it Russian.
i feel insulted
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