SYTYCD Top 25 Part III

We now come to Season 3, probably my personal favorite season of them all. The dancers this season were hilarious, probably the most funny the show has ever seen. Now, this isn't my favorite simply because a Utah dancer (Sabra) won...but that helped.

The first dance I am highlighting is another great lyrical hip hop by Sabra and Dominic. Dominic was the rockinest, this guy just kept pulling ballroom out of the hat and still rockin' those dances even though he came on the show as a breaker. However, in this dance, we not only got to see his hip hop talent, but we also got to see just why Sabra won, this girl is amazing. Choreographed by Shane Sparks.



Here is another breakout performance, much like Why danced by Allison and Ivan, where Neil, who had previously been getting less than awesome reviews from the judges wowed them with this Wade Robson routine that he danced with Lauren. (Neil is one of my favorites, so there may be some bias in picking this as a top 25.)



Next is probably the first dance on this show to make me cry, it wasn't nominated for an Emmy but I sure don't know why. Choreographed by Mia Michaels, this is her vision of what it will be like for her to meet her father in Heaven when the time comes. The concept, song, costuming, dancing, and on and on are just inspired and very refreshing. It is danced by Neil and Lacey



Now, this dance is classic and so super awesome. Danced by Sabra and Neil and choreographed by the lovely Mandy Moore (not the singer people), it is danced to Sweet Dreams by the Eurhythmics. Mandy seems to be on an 80's kick for the last...uh...10 years? But it's working for her! This is also known as...the table dance. Enjoy.




This next dance was performed in the finale, and was choreographed by Mia Michaels and danced by Neil and Danny, the final 2 boys on the show. It was pitting the two guys against each other and making them really compete against each other. I thought it was a great to see sheer masculine athleticism in dance and get some character out of the two guys.



Another SYTYCD classic that came from this season, something everyone seemed to be talking about, was another Wade Robson piece, anyone surprised? This one was performed the very first week of the competition by Sara and Jesus. The concept of homeless people that perform for themselves at night...is truly something only Wade could come up with. And we love him for it.



Last, but clearly not least, is the lone Emmy award winner for the 3rd season. Once again choreographed by Wade Robson, this dance, The Chairman's Waltz danced by Jaimie and Hok, is more commonly called the 'hummingbird and flower dance'. One of the coolest things about this dance was the way Wade was able to use Jaimie's gorgeous lines and technique while also emphasizing Hok's unique breaking capabilities and movement qualities. An Emmy worthy dance.