I was introduced to So You Think You Can Dance (Australia) on a recent holiday. Up until that point, I thought I could dance. It’s not the first time I’ve deluded myself claiming sporting ability: when I was 11, I thought I was in the top 1000 tennis players in the world. My world came crashing down when I lost 6-0 in my first tournament. I was probably lucky to scrape into the top 1000 in my suburb!
My world, likewise, came crashing down when watching this exciting TV show. I now realise that the shopping trolley, sprinkler and big-fish-little-fish-cardboard-box don’t really cut it as dance moves. I’m a lame dancer. BUT it’s not all bad news! After watching So You Think You Can Dance, dancing has now gone up a notch in my books. It’s now on notch 1. Visually spectacular!
Although we don’t have a TV, I’ve recently discovered you can watch full episodes on the channel ten website. Check out the vid below. It’s incredible. Issi (my favourite) and Robbie dance a haunting number to Regina Spektor’s Samson:
- Longer version – Watch WITH all the commentary
- Shorter Version – Watch WITHOUT all the commentary
ps – they film this sucker at my favourite cafe - The Carriageworks in Eveleigh
It’s incredible how engaging even a single dancer on stage can be. Just wait until you the American SYTYCD comes back on! (The standard is even higher.)
we just watched for the 10th time the routine i linked above!!
when does the american one normally run?
i know you’re a skater – but i have a feeling you’re a dancer too… is that right??
saw your sister-in-law today :)
peaceout
Yes Izzy is my fav too!
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