Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 8pm ET/PT - Top 14 Perform
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Citation :YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
TheStar.com |
Canadians impress dance show diva
SUPPLIED PHOTO
Toronto’s Natalli Reznik.
Oct 29, 2008
When Mary Murphy raves about our Canadian dancers, she's not just blowing smoke up our tutus.
The vocally volatile So You Think You Can Dance diva – her banshee screech has been clocked at a decibel level roughly equivalent to a small jet engine – is back in Toronto this week to rejoin the judging panel of the choreographic competition's hit Canadian incarnation.
And "hit" is in this case almost an understatement. CTV has just announced that So You Think You Can Dance Canada is now the No. 1 rated show in the country, an unprecedented accomplishment in this season of highly hyped, back-to-back network premieres, averaging 1.36 million for the Wednesday-night performance shows.
"The talent you have in this country ... I just can't believe it!" Murphy gushed between autograph and photo requests following the Monday-night taping of tonight's show.
"Even at the auditions, the level was so incredibly high. I'm amazed at what they've been able to do here, and it's only the first year."
It was, she reveals, a different story four seasons ago, when the American show announced its own inaugural auditions.
Of course, they did not have the benefit then of their own eventual international success.
"We did have trouble finding dancers," acknowledges Murphy. "There was this perception that we were just another one of those `reality' shows and not a legitimate talent competition."
"It was pretty rough going that first year. It took us a while to figure out what worked and what didn't."
The Canadian show, she enthuses, already had all this and more going for it "right out of the box."
The challenge, then, for CTV's freshman franchise was to somehow approach or match it, and yet make the show their own.
Much as it may be a cultural cliché, there does seem to be a uniquely, politely passionate vibe that infuses and defines the Canadian contest. The communal connection between judges and dancers, and the dancers with the audience, equals and often exceeds that of its American equivalent.
And Murphy is genuinely thrilled to participate. "People are so incredibly friendly here in Canada," she marvels.
"I really am honoured and delighted to be here."
Murphy had a chance to directly compare the two, having spent the previous evening at the Air Canada Centre for the Toronto stop of the live American Dance tour.
To be fair, the ACC was not the best venue for what was, given our emotional investment in the individual performers, an incongruously intimate event.
Much as the instantly sold-out road show was tailored to recreate the living-room experience, with our favourite routines and best-loved dancers, and even with two large projection screens flanking the stage, unless you were seated in the first dozen rows, it came across more like Disney on Ice.
"It was maybe the wrong place to do it," Murphy concedes. "It really was just too large a venue, the biggest I have seen on this tour. They might have been smarter to split it up over two nights and hold it some place smaller."
Considerably smaller, with a seating/standing capacity of only 500, the Toronto studio home of the Canadian show is abuzz with anticipation as much as three hours early.
Those lucky few with high-placed connections, or who scored tickets in the ongoing online lottery, are assembled in an empty studio space, where they are encouraged to show off their own dancing skills on the "Cloverleaf Energy Zone" stage, occasionally accompanied by Snuggle fabric softener's life-sized teddy-bear mascot.
Later on, they will cheer the "LG Recap" – if nothing else, the Canadian show has learned the lesson of sponsored product placement from its American predecessor.
(It was, however, somewhat disturbing to note that literally every single one of these impromptu amateur performances – including one adorable young girl – devolved into a kind of awkward pelvis-pumping hoochie dance. What does that say about the youth of today?)
The audience was primarily composed of giggly, gaga teens – I'm telling you, there were enough braces in that room to lay track all the way to Moose Jaw.
But their unbridled enthusiasm was indeed well-founded, split between favoured dancers and teams, and the latest addition to the rotating roster of judges, ballet star Rex Harrington, who came up with his own equivalent to Murphy's infamous "Hot Tamale Train": "Sexy Rexy's Rocket to the Stars."
With another 30 countries airing their own SYTYCD, and 70 watching the original, it seems inevitable that they will one day all compete in an all-star international edition.
"Wouldn't that be something?," enthuses Murphy. "So You Think You Can Dance World. I think it'll happen. It is being talked about."
When and if it does happen, I'm betting we ace it.
MAD AS HELL Kudos again to CTV for their unflagging support for and relentless promotion of Dance. But a big slap on the wrist to their associated A channels for bouncing Sunday's Mad Men finale.
My email overflows with outraged inquiries from readers who do not get originating AMC. They will now have to move into caves or bury their heads under pillows for the week to avoid having it spoiled.
It was A channel that made the unpopular call – and to be fair, it was quite clearly listed in advance – when they secured the simulcast rights to the TV premiere of The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
Bad call, folks. A channel gets a D-minus.
source:
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/526421
Citation :YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
TheStar.com |
Canadians impress dance show diva
SUPPLIED PHOTO
Toronto’s Natalli Reznik.
Oct 29, 2008
When Mary Murphy raves about our Canadian dancers, she's not just blowing smoke up our tutus.
The vocally volatile So You Think You Can Dance diva – her banshee screech has been clocked at a decibel level roughly equivalent to a small jet engine – is back in Toronto this week to rejoin the judging panel of the choreographic competition's hit Canadian incarnation.
And "hit" is in this case almost an understatement. CTV has just announced that So You Think You Can Dance Canada is now the No. 1 rated show in the country, an unprecedented accomplishment in this season of highly hyped, back-to-back network premieres, averaging 1.36 million for the Wednesday-night performance shows.
"The talent you have in this country ... I just can't believe it!" Murphy gushed between autograph and photo requests following the Monday-night taping of tonight's show.
"Even at the auditions, the level was so incredibly high. I'm amazed at what they've been able to do here, and it's only the first year."
It was, she reveals, a different story four seasons ago, when the American show announced its own inaugural auditions.
Of course, they did not have the benefit then of their own eventual international success.
"We did have trouble finding dancers," acknowledges Murphy. "There was this perception that we were just another one of those `reality' shows and not a legitimate talent competition."
"It was pretty rough going that first year. It took us a while to figure out what worked and what didn't."
The Canadian show, she enthuses, already had all this and more going for it "right out of the box."
The challenge, then, for CTV's freshman franchise was to somehow approach or match it, and yet make the show their own.
Much as it may be a cultural cliché, there does seem to be a uniquely, politely passionate vibe that infuses and defines the Canadian contest. The communal connection between judges and dancers, and the dancers with the audience, equals and often exceeds that of its American equivalent.
And Murphy is genuinely thrilled to participate. "People are so incredibly friendly here in Canada," she marvels.
"I really am honoured and delighted to be here."
Murphy had a chance to directly compare the two, having spent the previous evening at the Air Canada Centre for the Toronto stop of the live American Dance tour.
To be fair, the ACC was not the best venue for what was, given our emotional investment in the individual performers, an incongruously intimate event.
Much as the instantly sold-out road show was tailored to recreate the living-room experience, with our favourite routines and best-loved dancers, and even with two large projection screens flanking the stage, unless you were seated in the first dozen rows, it came across more like Disney on Ice.
"It was maybe the wrong place to do it," Murphy concedes. "It really was just too large a venue, the biggest I have seen on this tour. They might have been smarter to split it up over two nights and hold it some place smaller."
Considerably smaller, with a seating/standing capacity of only 500, the Toronto studio home of the Canadian show is abuzz with anticipation as much as three hours early.
Those lucky few with high-placed connections, or who scored tickets in the ongoing online lottery, are assembled in an empty studio space, where they are encouraged to show off their own dancing skills on the "Cloverleaf Energy Zone" stage, occasionally accompanied by Snuggle fabric softener's life-sized teddy-bear mascot.
Later on, they will cheer the "LG Recap" – if nothing else, the Canadian show has learned the lesson of sponsored product placement from its American predecessor.
(It was, however, somewhat disturbing to note that literally every single one of these impromptu amateur performances – including one adorable young girl – devolved into a kind of awkward pelvis-pumping hoochie dance. What does that say about the youth of today?)
The audience was primarily composed of giggly, gaga teens – I'm telling you, there were enough braces in that room to lay track all the way to Moose Jaw.
But their unbridled enthusiasm was indeed well-founded, split between favoured dancers and teams, and the latest addition to the rotating roster of judges, ballet star Rex Harrington, who came up with his own equivalent to Murphy's infamous "Hot Tamale Train": "Sexy Rexy's Rocket to the Stars."
With another 30 countries airing their own SYTYCD, and 70 watching the original, it seems inevitable that they will one day all compete in an all-star international edition.
"Wouldn't that be something?," enthuses Murphy. "So You Think You Can Dance World. I think it'll happen. It is being talked about."
When and if it does happen, I'm betting we ace it.
MAD AS HELL Kudos again to CTV for their unflagging support for and relentless promotion of Dance. But a big slap on the wrist to their associated A channels for bouncing Sunday's Mad Men finale.
My email overflows with outraged inquiries from readers who do not get originating AMC. They will now have to move into caves or bury their heads under pillows for the week to avoid having it spoiled.
It was A channel that made the unpopular call – and to be fair, it was quite clearly listed in advance – when they secured the simulcast rights to the TV premiere of The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
Bad call, folks. A channel gets a D-minus.
source:
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/526421
JOYEUX NOEL ET BONNE ANNÉE 2009!!!!
Citation :The dancin' scream
'Boisterous' Mary Murphy revs up the Hot Tamale Train for So You Think You Can Dance Canada
By LINDSEY WARD, SUN MEDIA
The "Queen of Scream" Mary Murphy lets out a whoop during So You Think You Can Dance.
She's loud, she's proud, and she's bringing her Hot Tamale Train back to Canada.
C'mon, people -- who else could we be talking about other than television's Queen of Scream, Mary Murphy?
The boisterous judge from So You Think You Can Dance returns to CTV's version of the popular U.S. reality TV series tonight to spice things up. And, to absolutely no one's surprise, she's extremely thrilled.
"I'm all fired up ... yes I am!" Murphy exclaimed during an interview with Sun Media on Monday.
After joining permanent So You Think You Can Dance Canada judges Jean Marc Genereux (who she's known for 25 years) and Tre Armstrong on the panel for the glossy amateur dance competition's Toronto and Vancouver auditions in the summer, the professional ballroom dancer-cum-reality star is glad to be back -- especially since many of the contestants she voted for are among the last 14 standing.
"I have to be honest with you: I don't think there's really going to be a (So You Think You Can Dance) outside the United States like the Canadian series," says Murphy, who has judged versions everywhere from Australia to Scandinavia. So You Think You Can Dance Canada's Wednesday performance episodes are averaging 1.36 million viewers a week, making it the No. 1 new show in the country this fall. Judges eliminate two contestants from the three couples with the fewest viewer votes on Thursdays.
"There's rumours that I'll be on more shows here, and I hope so because I just love it so much. To be up here to watch these kids -- especially being part of the audition phase -- I don't want to let go."
Between screams during the tryouts, Murphy got Canada's respect by declaring that some of the best dancers are here, and got emotional on several occasions -- notably when a Toronto hoofer named Amanda took the stage.
"I lost my father last November. He had cancer and I grieved a lot ... but he really wanted me to keep laughing and screaming. And I did. I thought I was really doing good ... and then (Amanda) walked up to the microphone and said her father just died and in a nanosecond I lost it ... It took a while to get myself back together."
STEAMY ROUTINES
Murphy hopes to be moved to tears again -- though perhaps not for long -- when the Top 14 perform tonight. She's looking for the remaining dancers to either take her to a "different zone" or pull off such a steamy routine that she'll feel obliged to give them a ticket for her metaphorical Hot Tamale Train -- which first pulled up for dancers Anya Garnis and Danny Tidwell on Season 3 of the American series.
"Usually it's a fast, it's a fiery type of number," she explains. "Usually the Hot Tamale Train is for someone I envision in the Top 10, but if I say, 'You're riding first class,' then you're probably going to be in the Top 4 ... We can't fit everybody on the train, but I'm very confident that it will happen this week because the dancers are so fabulous."
And hey, even if they don't get a boarding pass, our steppers can be sure they're doing OK if Murphy unleashes one of her signature screams after they perform.
"The funny thing is I don't really scream," laughs Murphy. "If I scream one time in a show that's a miracle, but the fact that it's memorable -- and the fact that Entertainment Weekly had to come out to the show and actually test my decibel level -- I found that really funny. They said that I was louder than a jet engine and I was very proud of that ... I don't usually do things halfway."
An Ohio native, Murphy competed in ballroom dance throughout the '90s before shifting her focus to teaching in her own studio. She was Julia Roberts' dance double in Something to Talk About, and judges major competitions around the globe.
Before she had a hand in helping bring ballroom and other under-the-radar dance styles to the mainstream via Fox's SYTYCD, she did a screen test for a panel position on ABC rival Dancing With the Stars. Not to worry -- she's just fine with the way things turned out.
"I think I got the better end of the deal," Murphy admits. "I guess that job wasn't my destiny. I love Dancing With the Stars, but it's professionals with amateurs and it's not their life. The celebrities will go back to the celebrity lifestyle afterwards. What (SYTYCD) is, it means so much more to me because it's real life. This makes or breaks careers."
source:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertainmen ... 1-sun.html
'Boisterous' Mary Murphy revs up the Hot Tamale Train for So You Think You Can Dance Canada
By LINDSEY WARD, SUN MEDIA
The "Queen of Scream" Mary Murphy lets out a whoop during So You Think You Can Dance.
She's loud, she's proud, and she's bringing her Hot Tamale Train back to Canada.
C'mon, people -- who else could we be talking about other than television's Queen of Scream, Mary Murphy?
The boisterous judge from So You Think You Can Dance returns to CTV's version of the popular U.S. reality TV series tonight to spice things up. And, to absolutely no one's surprise, she's extremely thrilled.
"I'm all fired up ... yes I am!" Murphy exclaimed during an interview with Sun Media on Monday.
After joining permanent So You Think You Can Dance Canada judges Jean Marc Genereux (who she's known for 25 years) and Tre Armstrong on the panel for the glossy amateur dance competition's Toronto and Vancouver auditions in the summer, the professional ballroom dancer-cum-reality star is glad to be back -- especially since many of the contestants she voted for are among the last 14 standing.
"I have to be honest with you: I don't think there's really going to be a (So You Think You Can Dance) outside the United States like the Canadian series," says Murphy, who has judged versions everywhere from Australia to Scandinavia. So You Think You Can Dance Canada's Wednesday performance episodes are averaging 1.36 million viewers a week, making it the No. 1 new show in the country this fall. Judges eliminate two contestants from the three couples with the fewest viewer votes on Thursdays.
"There's rumours that I'll be on more shows here, and I hope so because I just love it so much. To be up here to watch these kids -- especially being part of the audition phase -- I don't want to let go."
Between screams during the tryouts, Murphy got Canada's respect by declaring that some of the best dancers are here, and got emotional on several occasions -- notably when a Toronto hoofer named Amanda took the stage.
"I lost my father last November. He had cancer and I grieved a lot ... but he really wanted me to keep laughing and screaming. And I did. I thought I was really doing good ... and then (Amanda) walked up to the microphone and said her father just died and in a nanosecond I lost it ... It took a while to get myself back together."
STEAMY ROUTINES
Murphy hopes to be moved to tears again -- though perhaps not for long -- when the Top 14 perform tonight. She's looking for the remaining dancers to either take her to a "different zone" or pull off such a steamy routine that she'll feel obliged to give them a ticket for her metaphorical Hot Tamale Train -- which first pulled up for dancers Anya Garnis and Danny Tidwell on Season 3 of the American series.
"Usually it's a fast, it's a fiery type of number," she explains. "Usually the Hot Tamale Train is for someone I envision in the Top 10, but if I say, 'You're riding first class,' then you're probably going to be in the Top 4 ... We can't fit everybody on the train, but I'm very confident that it will happen this week because the dancers are so fabulous."
And hey, even if they don't get a boarding pass, our steppers can be sure they're doing OK if Murphy unleashes one of her signature screams after they perform.
"The funny thing is I don't really scream," laughs Murphy. "If I scream one time in a show that's a miracle, but the fact that it's memorable -- and the fact that Entertainment Weekly had to come out to the show and actually test my decibel level -- I found that really funny. They said that I was louder than a jet engine and I was very proud of that ... I don't usually do things halfway."
An Ohio native, Murphy competed in ballroom dance throughout the '90s before shifting her focus to teaching in her own studio. She was Julia Roberts' dance double in Something to Talk About, and judges major competitions around the globe.
Before she had a hand in helping bring ballroom and other under-the-radar dance styles to the mainstream via Fox's SYTYCD, she did a screen test for a panel position on ABC rival Dancing With the Stars. Not to worry -- she's just fine with the way things turned out.
"I think I got the better end of the deal," Murphy admits. "I guess that job wasn't my destiny. I love Dancing With the Stars, but it's professionals with amateurs and it's not their life. The celebrities will go back to the celebrity lifestyle afterwards. What (SYTYCD) is, it means so much more to me because it's real life. This makes or breaks careers."
source:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertainmen ... 1-sun.html
JOYEUX NOEL ET BONNE ANNÉE 2009!!!!
Citation : Smith needs votes on dance show
Written by BERNICE TRICKCitizen staff
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Prince George's Izaak Smith is the sole B.C. contestant remaining on "So You Think You Can Dance, Canada.
And he needs your vote tonight.
Smith will be competing again tonight with hopes of winning the $100,000 prize. Smith and partner Kaytlin Fitzgerald, along with the remaining six other couples, try to impress judges and viewers at 8 p.m. on CTV.
The 19-year-old is a student at Judy Russell's dance centre and was last year's Nutcracker Prince in the local Christmas production.
Izaak had to dance for his life last week for the judges, who are critical of his talents, but he survived to make the top 14.
Smith and Fitzgerald were left in the bottom three of the remaining eight teams after more than a million votes were cast by viewers, but it was Tamina Pollack-Paris of Toronto and Joey Matt of Calgary who were eliminated by the judges.
Viewers will be able to vote for Smith and Fitzgerald for two hours after tonight's show.
Viewers can vote for Izaak by dialling the toll-free number assigned to him and Fitzgerald, or you can text your vote to 90909 for a cost of 75 cents.
For the first five weeks the three couples with the lowest number of votes must dance again for the judges, who decide which couple to eliminate that week.
The final dancers will be decided by viewers, not the judges. For the final four weeks viewers will vote on their favourite dancers and the couple with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated during the results show.
source:
http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/2008 ... -show.html
Written by BERNICE TRICKCitizen staff
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Prince George's Izaak Smith is the sole B.C. contestant remaining on "So You Think You Can Dance, Canada.
And he needs your vote tonight.
Smith will be competing again tonight with hopes of winning the $100,000 prize. Smith and partner Kaytlin Fitzgerald, along with the remaining six other couples, try to impress judges and viewers at 8 p.m. on CTV.
The 19-year-old is a student at Judy Russell's dance centre and was last year's Nutcracker Prince in the local Christmas production.
Izaak had to dance for his life last week for the judges, who are critical of his talents, but he survived to make the top 14.
Smith and Fitzgerald were left in the bottom three of the remaining eight teams after more than a million votes were cast by viewers, but it was Tamina Pollack-Paris of Toronto and Joey Matt of Calgary who were eliminated by the judges.
Viewers will be able to vote for Smith and Fitzgerald for two hours after tonight's show.
Viewers can vote for Izaak by dialling the toll-free number assigned to him and Fitzgerald, or you can text your vote to 90909 for a cost of 75 cents.
For the first five weeks the three couples with the lowest number of votes must dance again for the judges, who decide which couple to eliminate that week.
The final dancers will be decided by viewers, not the judges. For the final four weeks viewers will vote on their favourite dancers and the couple with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated during the results show.
source:
http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/2008 ... -show.html
JOYEUX NOEL ET BONNE ANNÉE 2009!!!!
Laura et Miles... j'ai jamais aimé leur routine... assez fade dans l'ensemble... ardue... sans progression artistique.
En définitive, cela rendait pas justice à la choré de Benji, ni à son style explosif habituel. --Message edité par felix le 2008-10-29 19:26:49--
En définitive, cela rendait pas justice à la choré de Benji, ni à son style explosif habituel. --Message edité par felix le 2008-10-29 19:26:49--
JOYEUX NOEL ET BONNE ANNÉE 2009!!!!
Je ne commente pas en direct mais j'ai regardé l'émission et j'ai placé 300 votes.
100 pour Vincent
100 pour Nico
50 pour Francis
50 pour Danny
Ils sont vraiment bons nos Québécois. Un moment donné, il va en partir un autre et je serai bien triste.
Cette semaine, j'espère que c'est Jesse qui sera éliminé. Il n'est pas mauvais mais c'est le moins éclatant, le moins constant.
100 pour Vincent
100 pour Nico
50 pour Francis
50 pour Danny
Ils sont vraiment bons nos Québécois. Un moment donné, il va en partir un autre et je serai bien triste.
Cette semaine, j'espère que c'est Jesse qui sera éliminé. Il n'est pas mauvais mais c'est le moins éclatant, le moins constant.
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Ceux que je préfère cette semaine...
Nico / Arassay
Vincent / Lisa
Francis / Natalli
Danny / Allie
Miles / Lara
Isaak / Katlyn
Jesse / Caroline
ce que trouve triste c'est que j'adore Caroline, mais Jesse je ne l'aime pas comme danceur... donc ca joue contre elle!!!!..
Nico / Arassay
Vincent / Lisa
Francis / Natalli
Danny / Allie
Miles / Lara
Isaak / Katlyn
Jesse / Caroline
ce que trouve triste c'est que j'adore Caroline, mais Jesse je ne l'aime pas comme danceur... donc ca joue contre elle!!!!..
Who opened the door to nowhere???