Ramalama (Wade Wade)
Dance fans, we did it.
THE STAGE HAS STAIRS.
I love this new stage!
Credit: Adam Rose/FOX
Yes, thats THE Wade.
(Cat on Ramalama: Thats me on my average Friday night out.)
Anyway, shall we meet the top 10?
This is how every dancer in the top 10 will be introduced, and its jarring.
Dont deny Kyle his goodbye!
After so much e-mo-tion in the Academy, we cant start glossing over the tears now.
Nige, since when did we not need to worry about the cast ofCats?
Kiki (Team Jenna):This was a SURPRISE.
Mary is not sad at all.
Is it the right choice?
[Slow, ominous zoom in on Nigel.]
Lex (Team Gaby):Evan, we hardly knew ye, but I liked ye.
Sometimes bad edits happen to good dancers.
Its nice that she and Sofia were so close, though.
Taylor (Team Robert):You never forget the first dancer who deigned to be on your team.
Robert sends Jonathan home and sticks with his one and only, and itsthe right choice.
[Gentle zoom in on Travis Wall.]
I love this dancing sandwich.
So lets dance already.
Dassy and Fik-Shun are a perfect stylistic match; theyre sharp as tacks.
You are my poppin favorite, and youre poppin into my heart, Mary tells Dassy.
Then Nigel makes a soul/Seoul pun and waits for his Emmy.
Our gals never been better.
There are no rehearsal segments tonight, which means theres no time to hear The Story behind each piece.
It feels like biking without training wheels.
If Tyce gave Logan a character (and its Tyce, so he did!
), I cant say I saw him disappear into that space emotionally, but hesgood.
I dont have any other hot takes on Logan yet.
Hes good, okay?!
Were just getting started!
I do, however, think we need to retire the youreso young; youre only 18!
critique, like, yesterday.
After last years little ones, 18 feels ancient.
Weve been waiting for a Kiki on this show!
(Mary: You did a noble job.)
Kaylee is, to quote Vanessa, honest and fascinating, but she doesnt bring enough grace.
Vanessa says she needs more weightlessness and breath.
Nigel then gives Kaylee the awkward pause: I need more from you…good luck.
Lets go back to Vanessa for just a sec.
She threw a shoe in a fight once!
Vanessa Hudgens, you zebra-printed enigma.
but doesnt give America a taste of Lex at his Lex-iest, either unless dancing outside his areaisLexs area.
Maybe not; Nigel asks him to rehearse his personality like hes a robot.
(Is this Westworld?
Do WE exist??)
When he does a backflip, the ladies in the crowd are putty in his hands.
Lex, sweetie, youre doing amazing.
Also, the judges clearly spent their weekends productively: coming up with pop culture nicknames for Mark.
Nigel calls him Bruno Mars little brother, which is good.
Vanessa calls him Rufio, which is better.HOOKROUTINE OR BUST.
He and Koine infuse this piece with unforced joy, and the judges reward them with a standing ovation.
Mary gives it up for the lighting department (same), and then everybody uses the word ethereal.
(I just wish he didnt ruin it by jabbing, No hope for you, Mary.
Nigel, NO.)
Sydney and All-Star PaulChoreographer: Val ChmerkovskiyAll Stars by Martin Solveig feat.
Alma
Okay, Sydney is a human disco ball, and she has legs for days.
I love watching dancers lives change.
Cat calls his name, Jasmine spins him around, and the crowd goes wild.
Robert, your people love you!
(Am I going to have to call All-Star Robert All-Star Robert every time now?)
I just want to be Roberts best friend.
He dances like hes giving the world a bear hug.
Everybodys into it, even Cats little boy(!!).
Mary calls Robert the best entertainer of the night.
Nigel tells Jasmine that shes come back from Beyonces tour a beautiful woman.
She was beautiful already, Nige.
Thats like the whole point of Beyonce.
Robert has a stick lantern.
The All-Stars are eating flashlights.
The newbies are wrapping themselves in tulle skirts.
And thats your top 10 for season 14, America.
What did you think of THE STAGE (and the dancers)?
Who will Travis Wall bless next?
