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Allison's Today Show interview was a good watch. Cleared up a little bit of the questions i had.

So cool! I predicted this

Twitch is literally the last person of all the SYTYCD alumni that i would think would take their own life. How can you tell someone is suffering from depression when they are always smiling, always giving back to the dance world, & in general giving off undeniable positivity

My season 17 summary: I lost interest midway through the season. I did quite enjoy the Choreography episode. None of the stage show performances really grabbed hold of me. I acknowledge they were good (to very good) dancers, but i just didn't care about them or the judges' comments. Jojo's exaggeration saying 2 of Alexis's routines were "the 2 best dances she'd ever seen" pretty much sealed it for me; I was like... ok, nothing left for me to see here. Shoutout to Thiago's audition; It was spectacular & memorable. He lost himself once he hit the big stage, but it is what it is

Nevermind. I was wrong. America's vote got it right every single time. I can't argue w/ people that have watched like every episode of every dance show ever made, in the world, hundred times over

Sure, it's a combination of everything including the public vote. I don't think many people would've been surprised if Lacey, Jakob, or Cyrus would have won their respective season. On the other hand many more were surprised that Sabre, Russell, & Chenon won

I'm talking about the live show (performance + result) crowd reactions in their respective seasons; Brief solo intro, before rehearsal footage, during performance, & time w/ judges. Lacey got consistently the loudest reactions i ever heard of any girl in any season

I also took account the crowd reactions. The screams were noticeably louder throughout the season for Laci & Jacob. The teen/tween girls screaming buy tickets to see the live tour so i can't discount that. However, w/ all that being said, you have a point so i'll change WRONG to "questionable"

When SYTYCD uses the tagline "America's favorite dancer" i think they generally have gotten it right. What America's favorite dancer means to me is who would PAY to see dance & meet on the tours the most. It's not a 100% measurement, but America's vote each week, crowd reactions, & judges "going crazy" reactions are all we've got. Who was ACTUALLY America's favorite dancer based on this: S1- Nick L. - right S2- Benji - right S3- questionable, i feel Laci was most popular ** S4- Joshua - right S5- Jeanine- right (peaked at the right time) S6- questionable - i feel Jacob was most popular ** S7- toss up- Kent/Lauren toss up (Lauren peaked later, Kent peaked early) S8- Melanie- right S9- ? girls side hard to tell, boys side questionable- i feel it was Cyrus* S10- Amy + Fikshun - right S11- Ricky U.- right S12- toss up Jaja/Gaby S13- ? i only saw auditions & academy online S14- Lex- right S15- Hannahlei- right S16- Bailey- right S17- ?, the public couldn't vote, crowd reaction seem even *

There are a lot more great dance numbers from the show, but these standout to me the most (S2-S5 peak excitement level): S3- Hip hip chin chin S4- Bleeding Love S5- Gravity S6- Kathryn & Ryan chacha (Jason Gilkison choreo) S7- Collide, My Chick Bad S10- "Gipsy"

Having only the Judges vote (or producers telling them what to do) would have netted the same result. Studio voting & new "group voting system" this late stage of the season probably alienated some longtime fans of the show

Watching the last 10mins; What is this cringe voting SYSTEM

I lost interest. See yall next season

Week 3: Anna/Carter - Salsa (Jonathan & Oksana): 6.5 Essence/Waverly - Bollywood (Achinta S. McDaniel): 6 Jordin/Beau - Viennese Waltz (Sasha & Emma): 6 Ralyn/Keaton - African Jazz (Sean Cheesman): 5.5 Alexis/Thiago - Broadway (Al Blackstone): 5

*It's tough to shape the power rankings this season because past performances & fanbase doesn't really matter in this voting system. However, i can't imagine tptb would let the winner be decided solely based on "the luck of the draw" (dance). With that being said, i think tptb would be happy w/ either Alexis or Essence as winner; The rest is a crap shoot Power rankings after 3rd Performance show: 1. Alexis 2. Essence 3. Ralyn 4. Anna - 1. Keaton 2. Beau 3. Carter 4. Waverley

Yeah, that's probably it. Some seasons they do break when July 4th is within a few days

*from mjsbigblog: Here is the SYTYCD schedule for the next few weeks Wednesday June 29 – Around the World – Top 10 perform, Top 8 revealed. the Top 10 will dance with new partners, as the studio rounds continue. Wednesday July 6 – REPEAT Wednesday July 13 – Turn Back Time – Top 8 perform, Top 6 revealed. The Top Four dancers from last week will pick their partners and dance in random genres. Then, all eight dancers will showcase their talents in solo rounds to win over the audience and our expert panel of judges. Two dancers will face elimination and only six will remain.

*From mjsbigblog: Contestant Dance Styles (via FOX studio photos) Anna and Carter – Salsa (Jonathan & Osanka Platero probably) Beau and Jordin – Viennese Waltz – (Sasha and Emma probably) Waverly and Essence – Bollywood (Achinta S. McDaniel) Alexis and Thiago – Broadway (Al Blackstone) Ralyn and Keaton – African Jazz (Sean Chessman)

I saw the preview too. Jordan is w/ Beau. Yes it does look like a Waltz/V.Waltz

Week 2: Ralyn/Carter - Contemporary (Teddy Forance) - 5.5 Alexis/Keaton - Cha-Cha (Daniella Karagach & Pasha Pashkov) - 7 Virginia/Lord Finn - Contemporary (Jaci Royal) - 5 Jordan/Waverly - Jazz (Dominique Kelley) - 5 Anna/Beau - Contemporary (Talia Favia) - 7 Essence/Thiago - Hip-Hop (Mel Charlot) - 5.5 Top 12 - Pop Jazz (Brian Friedman) - 6.5

Power rankings after 2nd Performance show: 1. Alexis 2. Essence 3. Anna 4. Jordan 5. Ralyn - 1. Keaton 2. Beau 3. Thiago 4. Waverley 5. Carter

Week 1: Lord Finn (26)/Virginia (21) - Hip-Hop (Luther Brown) - 5 Jordan (24)/Waverly (19) - Contemporary (Mandy Korpinen & Elizabeth Petrin) - 7.5 Anna (18)/Beau (23) - Broadway (Al Blackstone) - 4 Thiago (18)/Essence (20) - Contemporary (Tessandra Chavez) - 5.5 Carter (20)/Ralyn (18) - Jive (Alan Bersten) - 5.5 Alexis (21)/Keaton (20) - Contemporary (Talia Favia) - 7.5 Top 12 - Hip-Hop (Luther Brown) - 7

Power rankings after 1st Performance show: 1. Alexis 2. Jordan 3. Ralyn 4. Essence 5. Anna 6. Virgina - 1. Keaton 2. Waverley 3. Thiago 4. Beau 5. Lord Finn 6. Carter

My Fav Ranking: 1. Jordan 2. Alexis 3. Essence 4. Anna 5. Ralyn 6. Virgina - 1. Thiago 2. Waverley 3. Carter 4. Keaton 5. Lord Fin 6. Beau ---- My Power Rankings after Top 12 set: 1. Essence 2. Alexis 3. Jordan 4. Anna 5. Ralyn 6. Virgina - 1. Thiago 2. Keaton 3. Carter 4. Waverley 5. Lord Finn 6. Beau

Actual pairings 1. Virgina & Lord Finn 2. Jordan & Waverley 3. Anna & Beau 4. Essence & Thiago 5. Ralyn & Carter 6. Alexis & Keaton ---- Predictions before spoilers: My prediction based on judges comments, screen time, & gut feel: 1. Essence- Lock 2. Alexis- Lock 3. Camila- Lock 4. Anna - high probability 5. Ralyn- high probability 6. Jordan - medium probability --- I might as well give my prediction for the top 6 guys: 1. Thiago- Lock vv*all medium confident* vv 2. Carter (*NOT the other ballroom guy Tristen. I know he's brother to the Sosa siblings, but i think they'll go w/ the taller & stronger male ballroom dancer) 3. Lord Fin 4. Konnor 5. Matthew 6. Shafar (*if not then Keaton)