Mamma Mia, here she goes again
Welcome back, dance fans.
Mia Michaels is back.
NappyTabs choreographed that opening group number.
Credit: Adam Rose/FOX
Vanessa and Mary are dressed like sisters sisters?Hallie, theyre liketwins.Mia is back.
A newSo You Think you’re free to Danceromance is afoot.
Meanwhile, Taylor gets to live out everyones Peter Pan fantasies with some sweet aerial choreography.
But lets not be bitter.
Taylors hips could be looser, but her legwork is sharp, and Mary is satisfied.
She says Taylor WAS a hot tamale.
Is that a step up from riding the Hot Tamale Train, or is it a step down?
yo write 1,000 words and justify your response.
THIS [Cat Deeley voice] isSO YOU THINK it’s possible for you to DANCE.
A sexy Broadway routine about pizza.
This is why they give this show the Emmys.
But its Koine whose magnetism steals the show.
Al, bring her the pizza!
Now he gets a second chance to dance contemporary without paso doble arms.
Can he do it?MAYBE.
picks Sean Cheesmans insect number.
What a good choice.
People are more primed tolovethis one from her now, and love it they do.
Nigel praises her pizza-to-insect versatility, and Mary puts in a request to see this one on tour.
Mandy Moore sure does, and shes grilling them into the top two ladies of season 14.
FINALLY someone is giving these dancers a jazz routine that actually requires technique.
Bring on those side-by-side turns.
Koine and Taylor are sultry, sensual, strong, and sophisticated (they did it!
Thats all of the Ss!)
Were my expectations too high?
Or is it just that weve done all of this (right down to the song) before?
The routine sparks, but it never catches fire.
Still, Cat is not wrong when she says these women are the James Bond villains we need.
Vanessa calls this literally the ultimate female empowerment (literally!
The ultimate!).
And, um, did Kiki get better at hip-hop when we werent looking?
These guys get down.
This is Kikis hip-hop redemption arc.
Now lets go to a weird place with Nigel.
In fact, youve sprouted.
So hes a winged plant?
Taylor just melts into Robert.
A womans intuition knows best, Vanessa says, apropos of nothing.
Vanessa is sleeping in her The Future Is Female shirt tonight.
He does at least add a cute little finger point in the cameras direction.
Vanessa says his guardian angel gave him wings because he floats and she didnt want to make anItreference.
Nigel once again brings up his trusty Fred-and-Ginger comparison.
Mary says shes glad Lex picked this one.
Everyone is glad that everyone picked everything.
Kiki is here also, apparently!
What a generous partner.
Lex and TaylorChoreographer: Mia Michaels, ContemporaryYou Matter to Me Sara Bareilles feat.
Jason Mraz
ITS MIA TIME.
Mamma Mia is home again, and she is learning oh so much about the season 14 contestants.
Have Lex and Taylor ever experienced the kind of love that makes them feel like theyre falling?
Mia gestures at the space between them in disbelief.
This is happening??
It is… amazing.
And it is happening.
Its just earnest and joyful.
Its like kissing is their default state.
Life is what happens when theyre busy waiting to kiss again.
Next week, three dancers do just that.
Well, technically all of them do.
And can we keep Mia forever?
You stay sophisticated, dance fans.
