My husband and I loved this show - until this year. We turned it off after 15 minutes. The phony back-stories were bearable (mostly) when for adults, but are just plain silly for children. Furthermore, not only is the reviewer below correct, you can add the problem that this year's format will have an unhealthy appeal to the prurient interest of sick people in watching little girls gyrate like adults in their skin-tight outfits. Ballet is one thing, the hip thrusts of modern dance is quite another when done by prepubescent children. What kind of choreography can they possibly do which will not involve something like that?

I am so thrilled, that this is the last audition week and its on to Vegas next week! I ready to see the contestants overcome their new challenges and battle it out.You should checkout AfterBuzz TV's So You Think You Can Dance after show! They talk about the dancers, their dancing and just about everything that is going on. Such as the host's favorite and least favorite. More importantly who they can't wait to see next week.Checkout their video here :http://bit.ly/1eHMtsU I really enjoy their host and their guest commentary. They often highlight things that are missed by the judges and maybe by you! If you like what you see, subscribe to them! I am sure they have other shows that you enjoy on their channel!

Hmm, I don't no if i like the new way of eliminating the dancers, do people no what a dancer is, can they feel the beat, see the lines the poise, the steps, how hard they work, at their routines, or is all they see is that hes gorgeous, she's beautiful, nice butt, great pi cs, or do they see the dancers.(wish Mary an Nigel would keep sex out of their comments, family viewing),So cause of the physical appearance they stay, if not popular, they go, dosen't sound right. Takes years of training to see a dancer for what they are, not just a pretty face. And I feel sorry for Kat, shes the one that has to give them the bad news.Should be Nigel, not Kat. Out of curiosity sake, what has happened to the last 40 dancers, have they found jobs or been hired in the dance field, do you know what has become of them

I want to start off by saying that I wasn't really interested in this show at first, but I started to watch it in 2006 and it is one of the most entertaining show I've see so far. Now, my first comment is on the show of August 4th 2006. I just love Donyelle to pieces, she is a great dancer, she has the most beautiful eyes and has a great smile.I have to admit I have a little crush on Donyelle, but on the other hand, I don't think that she is the one that should have stayed in the competition at this stage. She's great, she really is, but Natalie is a much stronger competitor. She has a knee injury and still gives a strong performance. She has wonderful stage presence, such amplitude in her movements and a lot of finesse when performing in general, whether it's a solo routine or not. She is so wonderful and more than a pleasure to watch.The way she generally interacts with the audience and her partners is another strong point. My feeling is that the fact that she had Ivan as a partner at this crucial point in the competition (before the previous vote) is what killed it for her. Ivan is really great but by his lack of professional training he has way less versatility and is far less refined than the others. He enjoys dancing and it shows, he's lots of fun to watch, but in my opinion, unlike many dancers he wasn't really what we call born for that. Some people have it in their blood but way more important it's in their soul and that cannot be taught, but is felt in everything they do. But as I said earlier he is great to watch and he always seems to have the best time when performing, and that's important too. He will need to get to the basics and fundamentals of dance and get the training he needs if he chooses to make a career out of it. Natalie is a dancer in every way, heart and soul and even though I love them all, I think it is very unfortunate that she was voted out. Donyelle is very talented and has a lot going for her, but she will need to give it all she's got and beyond to beat Heidi.Heidi (she is so unbelievable) and Benji...WOW!!! I love them to death, but in terms of giving it all 100% and climbing, even though I like Benji a lot and he puts on one hell of a show, Travis is a stronger competitor in general. Overall they are all very talented, and they have a great career in their future that's a given. Keep up the good work people.