American Idle

Ashley and Max were eliminated shockingly last night on So You Think You Can Dance, leading me to believe that I am no expert on dancing whatsoever.

Oh well, there’s always Idol. LOL So that makes me 0-for 4 now in the office pool. I picked Asuka and Randi to go home, probably like everyone else.

For my efforts I got a whopping one point. ONE POINT! LOL

There may be tons of Idol news at the moment, but another show is going on as we speak!

Join the So You Think You Can Dance pool on American Idle! It’s free to join, and since I’m probably not the foremost expert on the show, you may have a chance to win! (Actually, I think your chance is better than average. LOL)

I think Asuka is going home tonight, but we’ll see soon enough. Considering how poorly I did last week, scoring a grand total of five points, I have been wrong before.

Well, tonight came as a bit of a shock to me, anyway, as Paris Torres and Tony Bellissimo were eliminated from the Top 20 tonight.

There goes my office pool for this week. LOL Anyway, I really thought Torres would make it to at least the Top 12, but that shows how much I know.

Frankly, I don’t think many had her going home this early, so it’s probably a shock to other people besides me.

In the end, Karla and Asuka did just enough to save their own butts, and so we have our first surprise of the year.

So You Think You Can Dance is underway, so you’d better not delay in signing up for the office pool on here!

Alex Wong may be out of the competition, unfortunately, but you don’t have to be. Click on the pool link to your left to get there, and good luck!

So You Think You Can Dance auditions continued in Memphis and they were the most memorable of the first night!

That’s thanks to a guy named Chris Carrozza, who is part batshit crazy, part hounddog. He has invented his own style of dancing which he calls “Electric.” It has a minimal amount of breakdancing and pop-and-locking. Hehe.

Hey, every show needs a person like this, to make everyone laugh. And he didn’t take it seriously, getting all snippy with the judges. First he got into it with Nigel, and that was funny. Then he didn’t want to hear from Lil C, the hip-hop judge.

Watch Chris’ routine at about 6:30 into the video above.

More from the other dancers at the Memphis auditions later.

So You Think You Can Dance started its fifth season last night, taking us to Miami. Ah, the sun and the sand…And Mary Murphy. Hehe.

You know craziness is the name of the game with this show. Some of the highlights from last night’s first audition (the other was in Memphis) were (photos from top to bottom):

Joseph Smith, age 20 from Orlando - This dude not only had his own style of dance, but his own vocabulary! WTF? He also had his own word, “schwam.” Whatever that means, but it was hilarious to watch. Anyway, Smith schwammed his way into Vegas after making it through the choreography round, which meant the judges weren’t totally convinced about this guy.

Paris Torres, age 19 from Seattle - Paris is a former Miss Washington and her dance moves were not only breathtaking, but kind of mesmerizing. She could be one to watch and the judges didn’t even make her go to choreography. I think that says it all.

Talia Rickards, age 24 from Miami - Her husband died two years ago in a motorcycle accident, but now she’s ready to get back to doing what she loves. Sound like Danny Gokey? Not quite, but there is a definite storyline here and so she will be popular. Thing is she can also dance, so another one to watch out for.

In all, the judges sent a total of 32 dancers from Miami to Vegas for the next round of competition. Next up: Memphis.