America's Best Dance Crew 5: SYTYCD Canada Crew

America's Best Dance Crew 2010 features some familiar faces for it's 2010 season. For the first time, ABDC has a Canadian crew in the competition that hails from Montreal.

The team consists of 3 top 20 SYTYCD Canada finalists: Nicolas "Bboy Hero" Begin, Nathalie Levy (Krump), and the piece de resistance Vincent-Olivier Noiseux.

Click the link above to MTV.com and check out their crew bio as well as tune in to ABDC on MuchMusic Sunday nights at 7pm.

SYTYCDC Tour Setlist

For those of you who are (or aren't) going to see our amazing top 10 on tour, I thought I would share the dances that are performed.
If you don't want to know, then please stop reading here.

I'm going to be seeing the show in two weeks or so, when it's here in montreal, and I just *might* post my review of the show up here.

QTV: Tara-Jean Interview with Jian Ghomeshi

Season 2 winner Tara-Jean Popowich does an interview with CBC Radio personality Jian Ghomeshi. Another in-depth QTV interview by Jian, we get to hear about Tara-Jean's experiences during the season, including her injuries and physical struggles towards the end including 2 popped ribs.

She's such a beautiful person, and regardless of her new found status as Canada's Favourite Dancer, she seems really down to earth.

Enjoy!

Fantasy SYTYCD Canada Season 2 Results

SCOREBOARD.

Congrats dacecab. You're the winner of FSYTYCDCS2!

Also, props to: dancecab, Nathaniel and MGK. They were the only ones to correctly predict a top 4 dancer's exact placing (i.e. VINCENT).

Tara-Jean is Canada's Favourite Dancer!

The confetti has settled and the results have been revealed - Tara-Jean Popowich is Canada's Favourite Dancer for 2009!

After learning and performing 13 paired routines (7 ballroom, 1 House, 1 Krump, 1 Jazz, 1 Theatre/Tap, 1 Contemp, and 1 Hustles), 13 group routines and fewer solo's than any other competitor (4), along with an exhausting 6 finale performances, Lethbridge's 20 year-old sweetheart takes the crown for Season 2. Last night's finale show had it's ups and downs, but ultimately wrapped up a strong season with a happy ending. Continue on for my take on the night.

SYTYCDC FINALE RESULTS LIVE CHAT!!!!

If You Produced the Finale...Poll!

Wow, some interesting results in this poll. I have a hunch that some passionate Mel&Cody fans, and Amy & Vincent supporters really pushed their pairs into the top. How did it measure up with the judges choices? Watch for our post-finale recap to see.

Notes from the East - Top 4, Final Performance Show!

Wooooooooooooo!  What a wonderful night!  I am pleased as punch that this final four delivered 7 challenging, beautiful and fun routines!  I'm with Vance, and think it was some of the strongest choreography of the season.  Didn't you think so?  With these 4 hardworking, talented, personable contestants, how could it be anything but a great show!  I really don't know who's going to win, and it took me until the very end of the show to figure out who I wanted to vote for.  How about you, did anyone stand out among all this skill?

Before we get to the recap, I want to put a little disclaimer out here for you: I think Everett, Jayme Rae, Tara Jean and Vincent are ALL deserving winners and great dancers.  But writing a sycophantic review is no fun, so I'm going to be really nit-picky in order to give the Social crowd something to chew on.  Please don't blast me, ok?  Well, actually, blast me if you like, the more comments the merrier!  Are we cool?  Right-o.

Danceworthy - Four The Win!

Hello Dance Lovers! OMGUGUYS! THAT WAS AMAZING TONIGHT! But uh, this just makes it even HARDER to figure out who to vote for. Here's a slightly abridged version of my original post (which uses some of my comments from the Live Blogging): (re-posted from Tapeworthy).


So You Think You Can Dance Canada - Final 4 Performance Night - Ep. 222
Judges: Jean-Marc Généreux, Tré Armstrong, Blake McGrath, Luther Brown

Top 4. A strong group too. Maybe one of the strongest. I would switch out Everett for Austin but Everett has got some PERSONALITY and I still love him.

I'm still torn between who should win, who will win, and it almost makes me mad that Tara-Jean, Vincent and Jamie Rae all won't win, since each are deserving of the title.

It was an AMAZING final performance night that didn't really help make any clear choice since EVERYONE upped their game.

Click here to read the full recap...

Top 4 Group Dance - Everett, Jayme Rae, Tara-Jean, Vincent
Style: Theatre Cabaret
Choreographed by: Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin
Song: "Theme for Gypsy (Shivas Regal)" - Sonny Lester and His Orchestra
Grade: B+

That was fun and quite different from what we're used to from Tony and Melanie! Though what was with the half naked men in the background playing coatcheck?

Okay, so the judges favoured the girls here more than the guys but maybe my own biases prevail but I found myself watching Tara-jean and Vincent's side more, and then Vincent and Jayme Rae more when they switched up, which is to say, basically, I thought the girls and Vincent did great, but Everett, while I adore him, was slightly lacking.

On the other hand, TJ and Vincent have a slightly unfair advantage since they've just worked together for the last 2 weeks, while Jayme Rae and Everett haven't. And when Everett was back with TJ, it showed that TJ has really grown since the first few weeks and now seemed to carry the weight.

Here's the video of the Top 4 Group Dance:
Coming soon


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Vincent Desjardins
Style: Atlanta Hip-Hop
Choreographed by: Sho-Tyme
Song: "B.O.B." - Outkast
Grade: B

Okay, usually I think Vincent has been the best Hip-Hopper this season (outside of the Hip-Hoppers) but I think Everett did a better job here. Loved the shoe swap with one red and one white. Cute!

Still, love these two and I think that was such a fast Hip-Hop and they did a great job for such a fast style. As Tre says, Everett's stamina stayed strong but either way, these two seemed to have a nice chemistry together.

Here's the video of Everett and Vincent's Hip-Hop:
Coming soon


Tara-Jean Popowich
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Everett Smith
Style: Jazz
Choreographed by: Sean Cheesman
Song: "Say (All I Need)" - OneRepublic
Grade: A-

Okay, that wind was a bit cheesy. I was loving it up until that point.
Luckily then there was the toe thrust and we were back in the game. That was really cool!

Here's a perfect marriage of song and dance and with TJ selling it, and Everett's natural charms, it ended up being a beautiful piece (minus that slightly wind cheese moment). I think TJ still showed stronger skills, and Everett still has some awkward, less smooth moments, but on the other hand, remembering that he's a tap dancer, he's done a tremendous job growing into this style.

Here's the video of TJ and Everett's Jazz:
Coming soon


Jayme Rae Dailey
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Tara-Jean Popowich
Style: Mambo
Choreographed by: Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin
Song: "Ran Kan Kan" - Tito Puente
Grade: A

Was I the only one thinking about Betty and Veronica?

So shaky shaky and so dazzling! And those heels! Seriously. These two girls are amazing. They would have kicked ass in any other season and already won the damn thing. It's kind of sad that no matter what, at least one of these two WON'T win.

Here's the video of Jayme Rae and Tara-Jean's Mambo:
Coming soon


Jayme Rae Dailey
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Vincent Desjardins
Style: Contemporary
Choreographed by: Stacey Tookey
Song: "Can't Stop Thinking 'Bour You" - Martin Sexton
Grade: A+

WOW. HOLY. WOW. AMAZING. WOW. HOLY COW. WOW.

Jayme Rae. WOW.

Vincent. WOW.

It's hard to believe that Vincent is a ballroom dancer and not a contemporary dancer after seeing that. He's SOOO versatile and has been all season, but watching him do Stacey Tookie's choreography was just heaven. Pure heaven!

And if there was any doubt about Jayme Rae, um, WHY WOULD YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT? She's fricken AWESOME.

Why can't BOTH of them win? Seriously?

Here's the video of Jayme Rae and Vincent's Contemporary:
Coming soon


Tara-Jean Popowich
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Vincent Desjardins
Style: Hustle
Choreographed by: Maria Torres
Song: "Last Dance" - Donna Summer
Grade: A+

That was supposed to be cheese. But it SOOO wasn't. It was so classy, smooth, controlled, swaggered, elegant and just plain AMAZING TOO.

Vincent just had that edge and manly swagger to pull it off, and Tara-Jean just sparkled and swung around like a disco ball.

My heart is actually beating hard after watching that. WOW!

Here's the video of TJ and Vincent's Hustle:
Coming soon


Jayme Rae Dailey
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Everett Smith
Style: Samba
Choreographed by: Eric Caty and Kelly Lannan
Song: "Run the Show" - Kat DeLuna
Grade: A-

Okay, Everett still struggles just a bit with the lifts but his leg work is great and his smiling face always saves whatever flaws he may have. That being said, I couldn't take my eyes off Jayme Rae and her red frilly dress. By the second half, I barely noticed Everett was even there.

Here's the video of Jayme Rae and Everett's Samba:
Coming soon


The Solos

Everett Smith
Song: "Style" - Cameo
Grade: A-
I still love Everett's solos and forget what a great tapper he is. His showmanship is still through the roof and his smile and positive aura are always welcoming.


Jayme Rae Dailey
Song: "Radiaciones Arrabaleras" - Bailongo
Grade: A+
I've mentioned this before but I had been disappointed by JR's solos through the season only cause I KNEW she could do so much more, but every week, they got better and better as she figured out how to perfect them. Well, NICE TIMING because that was not just HER best solo, but an AMAZING solo period, and just in time for the final performance night!


Vincent Desjardins
Song: "Land of 1000 Dances" - Wilson Pickett
Grade: A+
No guy has done ballroom solos like Vincent. SO FAST. SO Much ENERGY. He's like a Ballroom Rock and Roll star. As much as I loved Pasha and Dmitry and Francis, Vincent has always managed to make his ballroom solos look edgy and modern.


Tara-Jean Popowich
Song: "Bleeding Love" - Boyce Avenue
Grade: A
Still such the sparkplug. I think TJ's had the biggest growth and really got great during the Top 10, and her solo's have been fabulous in the second half.


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The Final Roundup:

Best of the Night: Jayme Rae and Vincent's Contemporary
Second Best of the Night: Tara-Jean and Vincent's Hustle
Third Best of the Night: Jayme Rae and Tara-Jean's Mambo

Um, I just realized that leaves JR, TJ and Vincent tied with 2 dances apiece. What a way to help decide.

Best Male of the Night - Overall: Vincent Desjardins
Best Female of the Night - Overall: Jayme Rae Dailey

Predictions:
Should Be: (#position from last week in parenthesis):
Fourth: Everett (4)
Third: Tara-Jean (2)
Second: Jayme Rae (3)
First: Vincent (1)

Will Be:
Fourth: Everett
Third: Jayme Rae
Second: Vincent
First: Tara-Jean

Though I think it's going to be really close. And I think anyone can really take this. And if Jayme Rae, Vincent or Tara-Jean wins this, I'll be happy. (And even Everett winning won't give me a fit). Seriously, we can't award a three-way tie for 1st place?


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For more on my views of So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Check out Tapeworthy !

CANADA, VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE DANCER!!!

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