TV: What are you watching tonight?

[katyseagull]

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I was happy to see his west coast swing get a call-back, too. I didn't think Pasha brought it as hard in his call-back as he did for the original performance, though.



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Yeah what was up with that west coast swing? It didn't have nearly the amount of energy or excitement as the original. How did that happen?




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You have a routine you most wanted to see again, but that didn't get called back, Katy?



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I should tell you I missed the first 15 minutes of the show, so I'm not sure if they performed my favorites or not.

One of my favorites was the Viennese Waltz with Lacey and Danny [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]. I would have loved to have seen it again. I also really liked the dance for the throne, with Danny and Neil, and the angel and evil one with Lauren and Neil.


One of my favorite dances was performed in the finale, though -- the samba (with Lacey and Danny)... Hip Hip Chin Chin, oh my god SO FREAKIN HOT. I also liked the foxtrot that Danny and Anya performed, as well as the vagabond routine with Sara and Jesus.





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I'm shocked that Sabra won it. I guess the judges were pushing her, but to me, she just never seemed to stand out as much at any particular aspect of dancing as much as any of the others.

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I had noticed for many weeks that Mary and Nigel were pushing her on us. I agree with you, Wookie, she didn't stand out to me that much, not like Lacey and Jaime and Lauren did. Nigel made a pretty dramatic speech the night before voting. He said he thought a girl should win and you could tell that he favored Sabra. I think this had to have an effect.

In addition to the Nigel/Mary sway, I think there were moments on stage (and behind the scenes) when Lacey came across as a little immature. I thought it was pretty fascinating that such a young, silly girl could dance so phenomenally well. She was really sexy and professional on the dance floor. Anyway, it's possible that her goofiness turned off some of America. Not sure.

Now why they voted for Sabra over Neil or Danny is beyond me. I truly think it is because Fox and especially Nigel were campaigning on her behalf. I think that had a tremendous influence. One web site I read called her a powerhouse pixie. I think her petite size and her big smile made people really want to root for her.

I don't know where she grew up but I heard her say she was born in Europe (I think) and I read that her mom lives in Idaho.




Sabra Trivia:

- her favorite choreographers were Tony and Melanie who did the ballroom dances.
- Nigel thinks she'd be great at Latin dances but she said they are extremely difficult.
- the girl she most admired on the show was Jamie. She said Jamie was her toughest competition because she is "perfection". Btw, I think Jamie goes to the same dance studio as Danny and last year's runnerup, Blake (whose mom runs it).
- her goal is to be a dancer in a contemporary ballet company. She said that style of dance is really difficult and demanding and she has a long way to go before she's there.