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So You Think You Can Dance Week 5 (Salt Lake City and Las Vegas)

Juno — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:31:17 +0000

Photo from Dancesportinfo.net I enjoyed this back-to-back audition shows. It was nice to see several ballroom dancers in there surviving. It seems to me the standard of dancers for this season is higher than any of the previous seasons. Anyways, I particularly enjoyed Iveta Lukosiute’s dance. She and her partner, Gherman Mustuk, [...]

Jeanine Mason: So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Winner

Juno — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:08:04 +0000

Jeanine’s solo for the finale was amazing and inspiring. Her solo was definately a deciding factor for the final outcome. I meant to write about her performance for the finale for a while but couldn’t get to it. Now that Season 6 has already started, I’d like to put her amazing performance [...]

Exciting New Partnerships (Maurizio Vescovo, Stefano di Filippo)

Juno — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:56:19 +0000

Maurizio Vescovo Photo from Dancesportinfo.net Maurizio Vescovo has found a new partner after breaking off the partnership with Melinda Törökgyörgy earlier this year. Maurizio and Melinda danced together for at least 10 years and won all the major amateur titles, representing Hungary. Melinda already found a new partner, Andrej Skufca, and her new partnership seems [...]

So You Think You Can Dance: Week 4 New Orleans Audition

Juno — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:02:18 +0000

I’m watching So You Think You Can Dance now. I read that Kimalee Piedad would be auditioning in New Orleans. Kimalee partners with Jesse Benedetti and does (ballroom) cabaret or exhibition dance. I’ve seen them twice and know that they are phenomenal. Both are very strong and beautiful and their dance [...]

Yulia Zagoruychenko’s Dress — Dance Allure

Juno — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:43:15 +0000

Looks like Yulia has gotten a new dressmaker….. Dance Allure. In this thread over at the Dance Forums, the forum members were discussing Yulia’s new dress and hair. Most people seem to have liked her new looks.

So You Think You Can Dance: Audition Schedule

Juno — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:27:26 +0000

So You Think You Can Dance, one of my favorite shows, has added a new fall season this year and the audition shows has already started. Fot the audition round, they have some irregular dates and times, so I wanted to post the schedule here. Tuesday, Sept. 29 (9:00-10:00 PM) Audition Episode Wednesday, Sept. 30 [...]

Slavik and Anna’s First Competition

Juno — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:08:51 +0000

Slavik Kryklyvyy and Anna Melnikova competed for the first time as a professional couple last night in Orland, Florida. The event was U.S.D.C. (United States Dance Championship). This partnership seems to be progressing well considering how long it took for Slavik and Hanna to enter their first competition. As you know, Anna [...]

Melinda Torokgyorgy’s New Partnership

Juno — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:51:38 +0000

I just found this out today and I want to stress it’s neither official nor confirmed. (Looks like this is true. See the picture below.) According to this thread at Dance Forums, Melinda is partnering with Andrej Skufca, who was looking for a partner after Elena Khvorova decided to retire earlier this year. [...]

So You Think You Can Dance Week 7 Results

Juno — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:32:26 +0000

So You Think You Can Dance Week 7 results were somewhat unexpected, at least to me. I’m disappointed that Janette had to go home. I thought she did well this week and I saw her progressing during the season. The other girl who was in the bottom two was Kayla. That [...]

Ricardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoryuchenko’s Schedule for the Summber

Juno — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:19:46 +0000

I went over to Yulia’s website and checked Ricardo and Yulia’s scheduled events for this summer. As expected, they have a very busy schedule. From July through September, they have the following events on their plates. July July 05 [...]