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Aug 12 2010 03:30 PM ET

'So You Think You Can Dance' finale: Who will/should win?

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sytycd-final-3Image Credit: Frank Micelotta/FoxIf you read my recap of last night’s So You Think You Can Dance performance finale, you noticed I had a dickens of a time deciding who I think will/should win the season 7 title of “America’s Favorite Dancer.” Kent’s got the adorable thing and the irrepressible thing; Lauren’s got the consistency thing and the sunshiny thing; Robert’s got the dark-horse thing and the damn handsome thing. If I was keeping score based just on last night’s performance finale, I’d have to tip the scales in Lauren’s favor, what with her killer hip-hop number with tWitch, her fluid contemporary number with Robert, her hot-to-trot cha-cha with Pasha, and her wowsa solo. But really, Lauren pulls ahead mostly because Kent and Robert were saddled with two less-than-stellar routines, and not due to any lack of talent or commitment on their part. Plus, Kent is so effing talented and squeezably soft, you just wanna eat him up, and Robert’s got such grace and poise when he wants to — and did I mention he is a damn handsome young man?

Shoosh. I got no clue. Do you? Take our polls on who will and should win during tonight’s SYTYCD finale after the jump, and then sound off on why in the message boards. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 12 2010 01:24 PM ET

Ellen DeGeneres to dance with tWitch on 'SYTYCD' finale

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Ellen-Twitch-danceImage Credit: Kelsey McNeal/Fox; Andrew Eccles/jbgphoto.comYes, it’s happening: On tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance finale, Ellen DeGeneres will recreate injured contestant Alex Wong‘s hip-hop routine with tWitch. The surprise was first reported by Perez Hilton (and now confirmed by Fox and DeGeneres’ publicist). The routine, to “Outta Your Mind” by Lil Jon featuring LMFAO, is considered to be the finest hip-hop routine ever performed on the show, and featured Wong working with his shrink (tWitch) to overcome his ballet baggage so he could hit hard on the Tabitha and Napoleon-choreographed number.

DeGeneres responded to a fan’s prediction that she’d be Wong’s sub with the following Twitter tease last night: “I like it! I wonder if it WILL happen?” This afternoon she followed up with: “#SYTYCD finale tonight. Broke my heart when Alex had to drop out. Tonight, I do something and I hope it makes him smile.”

We can’t wait to see this. What about you?

More SYTYCD:
Recap of last night’s performance episode
Gallery: 10 Ways to improve SYTYCD

Aug 10 2010 04:37 PM ET

Cat Deeley talks 'SYTYCD': Why she sticks up for the dancers, and who bumped his nose in her pool

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SYTYCD-cat-deeleyAmerica’s (newest) favorite dancer will be crowned Thursday night. And even though we have to wait two days for our winner’s name to be revealed, So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley has an early prediction: “If I was a betting woman, and I had to put some money where my mouth is, I would probably go for Kent [Boyd],” Deeley said in a conference call with reporters this afternoon. “But that’s not to do with his technical ability, it’s more to do with the reaction that I see from the screaming girls in the studio. It’s literally like Beatle-mania when he hits the stage, and hormones are just crashing everywhere and the general high-pitched screaming.” Deeley also shared her feelings about how the show’s seventh season has played out, and gave us a brief preview of the Wednesday/Thursday finales shows.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’ve come to the defense of several dancers this season, with regard to criticism from the judges. Did you ever plan to be so involved?
CAT DEELEY: To be honest, it was a very natural thing. I didn’t want to come on the show and [have the dancers] be like, “Hold on: Who is this English chick who’s trying to be our friend?” you know what I mean? I was trying to definitely integrate myself in there, and that is something we started doing right at the beginning. If the dancers stand outside and it’s five o’clock in the morning and the snow is coming down in New York to go and audition, then I’m there with them too. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 6 2010 02:45 PM ET

'SYTYCD' exit interview: AdéChiké talks judges, elimination, and post-show plans

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AdeChikeImage Credit: Mathieu Young/FoxIn a not-so-surprising elimination last night, AdéChiké Torbert was sent packing on So You Think You Can Dance. Although Torbert won’t be joining Kent Boyd, Lauren Froderman, and Robert Roldan in next week’s season finale, the dancer said he’s “super excited and ecstatic” about going on tour with his fellow season 7 dancers. Torbert called the EW offices today to talk about his elimination and experience on the show.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you feeling after last night’s elimination?
ADÉCHIKÉ TORBERT: I’m in pretty good spirits. My brothers are out here, so they are helping make the transition a lot smoother.

Did you know you were headed home after Wednesday night?
I don’t know. It’s kind of weird. I kind of sensed it with all the negative criticism I got, but I didn’t go on [the show] thinking, “Oh, I’m going to go home.” But I was ready for it to happen. I felt like they kind of set the tone for the Thursday show already. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 6 2010 02:25 PM ET

'SYTYCD': 'Kent hasn't won the vote every week,' says Nigel Lythgoe

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sytycd-final-3Image Credit: Frank Micelotta/FoxYou may not have expected Kent Boyd and Lauren Froderman to have made the finale when So You Think You Can Dance‘s seventh season began, but exec producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe sure did. “Not to put too fine a point on it,” Nigel told EW backstage after last night’s SYTYCD results show, “but I went to see Lauren and Kent [in their homes]. They were always my favorites.” (Lythgoe does admit that, like everyone else, he fully expected Alex Freaking Wong to make the finale, but he’s happy to report that Wong is “healing really well” from the Achilles tendon injury that forced the odds-on favorite to drop out of the competition, and could be walking as soon as September, “which is unheard of.”)

Lythgoe concedes he wasn’t sure about Robert Roldan’s chances on the show — “I liked his look, and then he was so sort of childish off camera, and sometimes on camera” — but he loves how the dancer has grown and matured, and thinks he could be a true “dark horse” contender. And apparently he means that: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 30 2010 12:48 PM ET

'SYTYCD' eliminated contestant Billy Bell talks injury: 'It's better to win or lose the competition and be able to dance, than...be like, oh, great, now my knee's completely messed up.'

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Billy-Thhink-DanceImage Credit: Mathieu Young/FoxHe’s been labeled a freakish dancer and an androgynous dancer, but the day after being eliminated from So You Think You Can Dance, Billy Bell, 20, seemed to simply be a satisfied dancer. Surprisingly chipper, the contemporary dancer called up EW to chat about his injury, Nigel’s criticism of his decision to sit out, and the routine he’s hoping to reprise on tour. (You’d be surprised!)

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you feeling?
BILLY BELL: Yeah. I think Jose and I both felt kind of — I guess “relieved” isn’t the best word. It wasn’t a sad experience. We both had no regrets leaving the competition. I think we were both satisfied with everything that we had done, and how far we had grown. It’s kind of a strange, but happy, experience.

You did make it really far!
Yeah. And, also, we’re going to be back so soon doing the finale, and back again doing the tour. So it’s not like we’re gone for too long. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 22 2010 05:39 PM ET

'So You Think You Can Dance' injuries: Is the show working its dancers too hard?

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alex-freaking-wongImage Credit: Mathieu Young/FoxIt’s almost not shocking anymore. From week to week, we turn our televisions to Fox, prepared to take in another awesome episode of So You Think You Can Dance during this relatively solid season. But then, while watching the dancers’ introduction, we realize there’s one dancer missing from the pack. When Alex Freaking Wong injured his Achilles tendon two weeks ago — forcing him to bow out long before his time — it seemed a tragic anomaly. Then last week, Ashley Galvan hurt her rib, which led to her elimination. And as soon as Nigel announced Billy Bell had suffered a knee injury last night, it was clear: There’s something afoot in SYTYCD land.

Yes, we’ve seen injuries before on the show. (See: season 6′s Noelle and Ashleigh, season 4′s Jessica.) It comes with the territory — you don’t execute awe-inspiring lifts and ceiling-high jumps without knowing there are risks involved. But the fact that Billy’s knee problem marks the third injury in a row on this season of SYTYCD makes it impossible not to ask: Is the show simply working its cast too hard this year?
READ FULL STORY »

Jul 22 2010 01:30 PM ET

'SYTYCD': The screaming for Kent must stop, ladies

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sytycd-kentImage Credit: Mathieu Young/FoxIs it possible that the girls in the So You Think You Can Dance pit who love them some Kent are more annoying than the Idol Swaybots? I really didn’t want host Cat Deeley to encourage them last night. I can see where she and the producers would think it helps the at-home audience to feel the energy there, but really, it just makes me want to not vote for Kent so I don’t have to hear the squealing next week. It’s at the point where it’s overshadowing his talent, so even when the audience goes crazy when he’s actually dancing, I have to wonder if, say, last night’s step routine with tWtich was really that amazing — or if it’s just great and he still has that killer smile. I’m not saying I don’t believe in loud audience participation. I’m just saying it should only come during or after performances (like ballet dancer Alex’s now legendary hip-hop routine with tWitch). Or when a move is so brilliant you want to rewind it 10 times (like Lauren riding tWitch off the stage in their high-noon themed hip-hop number last night, embedded below).  READ FULL STORY »

Jul 16 2010 02:33 PM ET

'So You Think You Can Dance' exit interview: Ashley talks injury, love, and her status on the show ('I never really got asked to come back next year.')

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Asheley-Think-DanceImage Credit: Mathieu Young/FoxShe might not have been an early favorite, thanks to a criminal lack of screen time, but So You Think You Can Dance‘s Ashley Galvan slowly crept her way into contention — until a fractured rib kept her from advancing further in the competition. Shortly after leaving the show, the contemporary dancer rang up EW to talk about her injury, whether she’ll be coming back next year, and of course, reveal the lucky fella she’s in love with.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’ve had some time to soak it in. How are you feeling?
ASHLEY GALVAN: I’m still bummed. It’s weird not waking up early or dancing by this time. But I’m hoping I can rest and get better.

How exactly did the injury happen?
The injury is a fractured rib to my ninth rib, actually. I really don’t know what the cause of it was, but I do know that I really have never been partnered so much. It was probably a wake-up call for my ribs being partnered every week and tossed around and all that stuff. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 10 2010 12:31 PM ET

Emmy Nominations 2010: Vote for the most egregious snub!

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Emys-statueThursday morning was a time of great joy for TV fans who had long ago accepted the fact that super-talented folks like Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler, and Matthew Fox would never get an ounce of Emmy love, while the same old same-old would reign supreme. Yes indeed, not only did those three EW favorites pick up nods in the Best Actor/Actress in a Drama Series races, but out of the 48 major acting nominees, fewer than half of those folks (23 to be exact) were Emmy nominees in 2009. So let’s have a “huzzah!” for fresh blood.

That said, there was plenty of reason for lamentation, too. In fact, our post on Emmy snubs yielded almost 1,000 comments — and we perused ‘em all to determine the eight actors and/or series whose snubs you cited most frequently. Now we want to put it to an official vote: What was the worst Emmy snub of 2010? Vote in our poll below! [UPDATE: Our poll is now closed, but please head to the comments section and keep the conversation going.] Because while we can’t turn back the clock at Emmy HQ, we can obtain at least some small measure of justice right here at PopWatch!

More Emmys:
See the full list of nominees at our Hollywood Insider blog
Julianna Margulies cheers ‘Good Wife’ Emmy fortunes, jeers snubs”
Check out Michael Ausiello’s snappy judgments of the 2010 nominees
EW’s Emmy Award coverage
Ken Tucker: Were these the best Emmy nominations we could have hoped? Yes. Here’s why.
2010 Emmys: Which longshots deserve nominations?

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