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Re: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: NO ONE CAN TOUCH JAKOB KARR, IMO

soullldiva — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:49:47 -0000

Jakob is something special, I agree. The cane dance was my favorite last week, it completely rocked and I give Jakob and Ashleigh extra kudos for dancing with a prop so seamlessly.

Re: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: NO ONE CAN TOUCH JAKOB KARR, IMO

Cee_gee30 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:19:39 -0000

HI Tonya,

I'm totally late in commenting b/c I only just saw the show the other night. I depend on people posting stuff to youtube but they tend to be a week behind. I agree with you assessment of the quickstep and salsa. I, too, like Jakob but didn't understand Adam's comment about him over using his psoas muscle. Ashleigh's cool, too; I like her man Ryan and Ellenore as well. Yes, Karen stole that hip hop routine from her guy. Too bad about the divorce thing. I haven't warmed up to Legacy for some reason- I don't know what it is about him that rubs me wrong. As a result, I can't watch him; I felt that way about the tapper, Phillip who was voted off.

Re: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: NO ONE CAN TOUCH JAKOB KARR, IMO

SwanLakeSambaGirl — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:52:34 -0000

Hi Jonathan -- yes, the Hustle is danced to disco music and it's what the studios that teach it call disco. On this show, they're calling it disco instead of Hustle but it's the same dance. It's a social dance, but there are some competitions that include it (like the Salsa / Hustle competitions in NY and Puerto Rico and Miami Beach) -- but those are the social / fun competitions, not the serious Blackpool-type ones!

Re: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: NO ONE CAN TOUCH JAKOB KARR, IMO

Jonathan67 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:25:01 -0000

Tonya, Jakob and Ashleigh's Routine was spectacular! And I loved Russell and Noelle in "The Frog Dance". I think Season Six is starting to pick up! I hope they have Sean Cheeseman and Andy Blankenbuehler back to choreograph. But I was wondering...isn't The Hustle a type of Disco dance??? Is it a Social or Competitive Dance?

Re: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: NO ONE CAN TOUCH JAKOB KARR, IMO

sil — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:59:26 -0000

I feel the reason why Victor and Channings routine didn't work is that horrid new stage! The background video was distracting and the size of the thing dwarfs the dancers and takes away from the intimacy of the dance. They performed it beautifully - what detracted from it was everything surrounding them!

Re: SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: NO ONE CAN TOUCH JAKOB KARR, IMO

JoannaOC — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:02:19 -0000

I do like Jakob immensely but I also find Legacy very compelling. Nobody can touch him in what he does in hip hop--we have only seen a glimpse of it on the show--he is one of the more musical bboys, and his toprock is as good as his power moves. he is really what Nigel claims Keviin and Russell are --a street dancer who has never trained in other forms of dance. I want to see Jakob have a chance to do something where he has to get funky. I agree, he dances with every molecule. Russell is fantabulous, and I hope we see him grow as well.