SYTYCD Rankdown 4.0 (CAST ANNOUNCEMENT & TWIST #1 ON PAGE 5)

[*Amanda]

SYTYCD Rankdown 1.0 Winner - Courtney Galiano

SYTYCD Rankdown 2.0 Winner - Genessy Castillo

SYTYCD International Rankdown Winner - Jayme Rae Dailey

SYTYCD Rankdown 3.0 Winner - Lacey Schwimmer

SYTYCD Worldwide Rankdown Winner - Jenna Johnson

 

After a break from IDF, I'm back! And what better way to mark my return than with a new rankdown?

 

Or well, a 4.0 version of a beloved IDF rankdown.  The last time this was held for just the US seasons was back in 2019, where longtime IDF favorite Lacey Schwimmer was crowned the winner. Since then, season 10's Jenna Johnson won the SYTYCD Worldwide Rankdown and season 17 aired in the summer of 2022. It's time to take the SYTYCD Rankdown back to its roots with just the 17 US seasons. How will the new dancers fare? Will another longtime IDF favorite rise to the top? Will Courtney, Genessy, Lacey or Jenna pull a Kristi Yamaguchi? Can a guy win? It's IDF, so probably not.   Let's find out who will join the illustrious SYTYCD Rankdown Winners Circle.

 

It's time for chaos and pettiness with the SYTYCD Rankdown 4.0!

 

THE CAST

 

 

ANDREW ( @sublymonal )

 

CHRIS ( @*Chris )

 

DEREK ( @FrogLenzen )

 

ELLIOTT ( @Elliott )

 

MEGAN ( @totes4totes )

 

PATRYK ( @Erestor )

 

REI ( @.Rei )

ZOEY ( @Zoey )

 

 

 The Rules:

-We will have a predetermined amount of rankers that will embark on a mission to collectively rank every dancer.

-At the beginning of the round random.org will determine the order the rankers will nominate.

-Whoever is chosen to nominate first will nominate a predetermined amount dancers and the other rankers will have 24 hours to save one dancer and eliminate one. To eliminate and save once the nominations have been revealed, it's first come first serve so get to it fast!

-Since this is a ranking you should have a writeup prepared for whoever you're cutting to explain your reasoning (they don't have to be too long, I expect just a minimum of 100 words).

-After decisions have been made on those dancers, the next ranker on random.org will do the same thing, nominate a predetermined number of contestants (you can not nominate anyone who was just saved in the last set of cuts though) and the other rankers will save one and eliminate one.

-We will cycle through all the rankers until they have nominated and then the round will end.

-At the beginning of each new round I will reveal a pre-planned twist to the round, and we will also create a new nominating order from random.org

-Once the nominations are posted you will have 24 hours to make your cut and save. If you do not make your cut in time (unless you tell me you're going to be away) you will get a strike and whoever made the nominations can make the cut and save. Three strikes and you're out and I get to name a new ranker in your place.

-If you wanna get your cut in right when you see the nominations and wanna take time for your write-up, you can post who you're cutting and saving and then you'll have half an hour to make a new post with your write-up. However, the contestants is back up for grabs if you take too long to edit. When I say half an hour, I mean 30 minutes. If you make your cut and save at 12:15, you have until 12:45 to post your writeup. Another ranker cannot swoop in and take your cut and save until 12:46! YOU CAN RESET YOUR TIME ONLY ONCE IF YOU ARE WORKING ON YOUR WRITEUP FOR A LONG TIME

-Make sure all your nominees are within the confines of the twists and the rules of the game (i.e. no one who has already been eliminated or was saved last round are among your nominees). If this rule is broken, I'm afraid the round resets and you will have to completely renominate.

-THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EDITING ALLOWED ON YOUR POST WHEN YOU ARE CUTTING AND SAVING! IF YOU EDIT THAT POST FOR ANY REASON AT ALL, YOUR CUT AND SAVE IS NULL AND VOID!

 

To Play:

-You don't have to have seen every season of SYTYCD but I expect you to have seen a decent amount of seasons of it. It's also easy to find past seasons and dances on YouTube.

-Every time I have seen this game get played people will inevitably go for the big dogs and it WILL get cutthroat. If this does not sound like your kind of game don't sign up. DEALS ARE ENCOURAGED.

-I expect you to be active enough that you can write about 100 words about 1 contestant every 24 hours. If you don't think you can log on once days to do at least that, don't sign up :bleh:. If you plan on going on vacation or being away for a while, just let me know and I can get a substitution for you while you're away.

-There will be an application you have to fill out so I can make sure I don't have 7 or 8 rankers who all have similar opinions. However, I do plan on choosing rankers who have seen the most seasons to participate or first come, first serve.

-You don't have to even be super active on the boards to play! If you're a more mysterious poster, that might make it easier for you to hide your faves and help them sneak through the cracks.

-BY SIGNING UP YOU AGREE TO NOT MAKE PERSONAL ATTACKS ON ANY OTHER RANKERS DURING THE GAME. IT'S OKAY TO BE PASSIONATE AND IT'S OKAY TO MAKE AND BREAK DEALS. IF I HEAR THINGS ARE GETTING CRAZY BEHIND-THE-SCENES I WILL KICK YOU OUT OF THE GAME AND FEEL NO GUILT ABOUT DOING SO.

 

THE APPLICATION

Name (However you want to be referred as during this game) -

Seasons Seen - 

Top 5 Dancers - 

Bottom 5 Dancers - 

Which 5 dancers do you find overrated? - 
Will you be active at least once every 24 hours? - 

Do you promise not to engage in personal attacks and understand I will kick you out of the game if you find out you are? -  

 

PLEASE LEAVE ME THE NEXT TWO POSTS

Edited October 23, 2023 by *Amanda

[*Amanda]

OVERALL RANKING

Edited September 14, 2023 by *Amanda

[*Amanda]

Season 1

Nick Lazzarini

Melody Lacayanga

Jamile McGee

Ashlé Dawson

Blake McGrath

Kamilah Barrett

Artem Chigvintsev

Melissa Vella

Ryan Conferido

Destini Rogers

Allan Frias

Snejana "Snow" Urbin

Craig DeRosa

Michelle Brooke

Jonathan "Jonnis" Tannis

Sandra Colton

Season 2

Benji Schwimmer

Travis Wall

Donyelle Jones

Heidi Groskreutz

Ivan Koumaev

Natalie Fotopoulos

Ryan Rankine

Allison Holker

Dmitry Chaplin

Martha Nichols

Musa Cooper

Ashlee Nino

Jaymz Tuaileva

Jessica Fernandez

Ben Susak

Aleksandra Wodja

Jason Williams

Joy Spears

Stanislav Savich

Erin Ellis

Season 3

Sabra Johnson

Danny Tidwell

Neil Haskell

Lacey Schwimmer

Pasha Kovalev

Lauren Gottlieb

Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval

Sara Von Gillern

Kameron Bink

Jaimie Goodwin

Hokuto “Hok” Konishi

Anya Garnis

Cedric Gardner

Shauna Nolan

Jesús Solorio

Jessi Peralta

Jimmy Arguello

Faina Savich

Ricky Palomino

Ashlee Langas

Season 4

Joshua Allen

Stephen "tWitch" Boss

Katee Shean

Courtney Galiano

Mark Kanemura

Chelsie Hightower

William Wingfield

Comfort Fedoke

Gevorg “Gev” Manoukian

Kherington Payne

Jessica King

Thayne Jasperson

Matt Dorame

Kourtni Lind

Chris Jarosz

Chelsea Traille

Marquis Cunningham

Susie Garcia

Jamie Bayard

Rayven Armijo

Season 5

Jeanine Mason

Brandon Bryant

Evan Kasprzak

Kayla Radomski

Ade Obayomi

Melissa Sandvig

Jason Glover

Janette Manrara

Kupono Aweau

Randi Evans

Phillip Chbeeb

Caitlin Kinney

Vitolio Jeune

Karla Garcia

Jonathan Platero

Asuka Kondoh

Maksim "Max" Kapitannikov

Ashley Valerio

Tony Bellissimo

Paris Torres

Season 6

Russell Ferguson

Jakob Karr

Kathryn McCormick

Ellenore Scott

Ashleigh Di Lello

Ryan Di Lello

Jonathan "Legacy" Perez

Mollee Gray

Nathan Trasoras

Noelle Marsh

Victor Smalley

Karen Hauer

Kevin Hunte

Channing Cooke

Peter Sabasino
Pauline Mata

Phillip Attmore

Bianca Revels

Brandon Dumlao

Ariana DeBose

Season 7

Lauren Froderman

Kent Boyd

Robert Roldan

AdéChiké Torbert

Jose Ruiz

Billy Bell

Ashley Galvan

Alex Wong

Melinda Sullivan

Cristina Santana

Alexie Agdeppa

Season 8

Melanie Moore

Sasha Mallory

Marko Germar

Tadd Gadduang

Ricky Jaime

Caitlynn Lawson

Jess LeProtto

Jordan Casanova

Mitchell Kelly

Clarice Ordaz

Alexander Fost

Ryan Ramirez

Chris Koehl

Ashley Rich

Robert Taylor, Jr.

Miranda Maleski

Nick Young

Iveta Lukosuite

Wadi Jones

Missy Morelli

Season 9

Eliana Girard

Chehon Wespi-Tschopp
Tiffany Maher

Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer

Cole Horibe

Witney Carson

Will Thomas
Lindsay Arnold

George Lawrence, Jr.

Audrey Case

Matthew Kazmierczak

Amelia Lowe

Dareian Kujawa

Janelle Issis

Brandon Mitchell

Amber Jackson

Daniel Baker

Alexa Anderson

Nick Bloxsom-Carter

Janaya French

Season 10

Amy Yakima

Du-Shaunt "Fik-Shun" Stegall

Jasmine Harper

Aaron Turner

Paul Karmiryan

Hayley Erbert

Tucker Knox

Jenna Johnson

Nico Greetham

Makenzie Dustman

Alan Bersten

Malece Miller

Curtis Holland

Alexis Juliano

Dorian "BluPrint" Hector

Mariah Spears

Jade Zuberi

Jasmine Mason

Carlos Garland

Brittany Cherry

Season 11

Ricky Ubeda

Valerie Rockey

Jessica Richens
Zack Everhart

Casey Askew

Jacque LeWarne

Rudy Abreu

Tanisha Belnap

Emillio Dosal

Bridget Whitman

Serge Onik
Carly Blaney

Teddy Coffey

Emily James

Marcquet Hill

Brooklyn Fullmer

Stanley Glover

Jourdan Epstein

Nick Garcia

Malene Ostergaard

Season 12

Gaby Diaz

Jana "Jaja" Vaňková

Virgil Gadson

Hailee Payne

Jim Nowakowski

Megan "Megz" Alfonso

Derek Piquette
Eddie "Neptune" Eskridge

Edson Juarez

Jessica "JJ" Rabone

Alexia Meyer

Yorelis Aplinaro

Kate Harpootlian

Ariana Crowder

Marissa Milele

Asaf Goren

Moises Parra

Burim "B1" Jusufi

Darion Flores

Lily Frias

Season 13

Leon "Kida" Burns

J.T. Church

Tate McRae

Emma Hellenkamp

Tahani Anderson

Ruby Castro
Jake Monreal

Jordan Nata'e Wandick

Sheaden Gabriel

Daniela Avanzini

Season 14

Lex Ishimto

Koine Iwasaki

Taylor Sieve

Chris "Kiki" Nyemchek

Logan Hernandez

Kaylee Millis

Mark Villaver

Inyoung "Dassy" Lee

Sydney Tormey
Robert Green

Season 15

Hannahlei Cabanilla

Jensen Arnold

Genessy Castillo
Slavik Pustovoytov

Jay Jay Dixonbey

Darius Hickman

Cole Mills

Magda Fialek

Evan DeBenedetto

Chelsea Hough

Season 16

Bailey Muñoz

Mariah Russell

Gino Coscuellela

Sophie Pittman

Madison Jordan

Ezra Sosa

Benjamin Castro

Anna Linstruth

Eddie Hoyt

Stephanie Sosa

Season 17

Alexis Warr

Keaton Kermode

Essence Wilmington

Beau Harmon

Carter Williams

Ralyn Johnson

Anna Miller

Waverly Fredericks

Jordan Betscher

Thiago Pacheco

James "Lord Finn" Thomas

Virginia Crouse

Edited September 14, 2023 by *Amanda

[FrogLenzen]

The Worldwide Rankdown manifested SYTYCD Season 17 so I will absolutely join this to make SYTYCD 18 happen

[*Amanda]

Here's to hoping that this lures @Deeee back to IDF.  

[kritaaay]

Dee is already back!!! But yes

[kritaaay]

Oh I don’t think I’ve ever been around for a full rankdown before 

[*Amanda]

12 minutes ago, kritaaay said:

Oh I don’t think I’ve ever been around for a full rankdown before 

Glad you’re finally around for one.  

[totes4totes]

Oh I’m in. I’ll send an app in the morning!

[.Rei]

I mean I have to join

[Erestor]

I did not think this would be back!

 

I have heard it used to be intense!

 

Maybe I’ll join this time  

 

 @*Wallace are you in?

[Elliott]

11 hours ago, *Amanda said:

How will the new dancers fare? Will another longtime IDF favorite rise to the top? Will Courtney, Genessy, Lacey or Jenna pull a Kristi Yamaguchi? Can a guy win?

 

Will Lauren Froderman finally make the Top 20?

[.Rei]

2 hours ago, Erestor said:

I did not think this would be back!

 

I have heard it used to be intense!

 

Maybe I’ll join this time  

 

 @*Wallace are you in?

Tell him that if he doesn’t join, Aleksandra might win

 

that outta get him to join

[*Chris]

Team Aleksandra! 

[*Chris]

Just now, *Chris said:

Team Aleksandra! 

Only reason why I am joining. 

[Elliott]

@*Amanda coming up with a format to keep Chelsie Hightower safe since she's not a ranker:

[*Amanda]

2 hours ago, Elliott said:

 

Will Lauren Froderman finally make the Top 20?

Well, based on past Rankdowns, someone will cut Kayla then Diana will cut Jeanine and then you will cut Lauren, so probably not.

 

17 minutes ago, Elliott said:

@*Amanda coming up with a format to keep Chelsie Hightower safe since she's not a ranker:

 

Me not being able to keep her safe is the sacrifice I have to make to host this.
 

3 hours ago, Erestor said:

I did not think this would be back!

 

I have heard it used to be intense!

 

Maybe I’ll join this time  

 

 @*Wallace are you in?

Yay! I love to see different people wanting to join.  

 

Oh, it always is intense. All 3 versions are iconic for different reasons. 1.0 for being the original. 2.0 for the extreme pettiness that gave us the most random top 20 ever, and 3.0 for one of the most chaotic Final Cut rounds ever.  

[.Rei]

15 hours ago, *Amanda said:

SYTYCD Rankdown 1.0 Winner - Courtney Galiano

SYTYCD Rankdown 2.0 Winner - Genessy Castillo

SYTYCD International Rankdown Winner - Jayme Rae Dailey

SYTYCD Rankdown 3.0 Winner - Lacey Schwimmer

SYTYCD Worldwide Rankdown Winner - Jenna Johnson

I mean, this was sure recency bias but lol at Genessy being in this group 

[.Rei]

16 minutes ago, *Amanda said:

Well, based on past Rankdowns, someone will cut Kayla then Diana will cut Jeanine and then you will cut Lauren, so probably not.

this is exactly what will happen

[*Amanda]

17 minutes ago, .Rei said:

I mean, this was sure recency bias but lol at Genessy being in this group 

IIRC Kathryn was in the Top 20 that time but no way IDF was letting her win a Rankdown and recency bias prevailed.  

[Solaris]

I've determined that Koko should win 4.0

[FrogLenzen]

all you guys have to do is let Kayla win 4.0 and then LoFro and Jeanine can fight over 5.0 

[*Wallace]

46 minutes ago, FrogLenzen said:

all you guys have to do is let Kayla win 4.0 and then LoFro and Jeanine can fight over 5.0 

Lol that's never gonna happen since Diana always cuts Jeanine, which ultimately hurts Kayla.  

 

LMAO oops, just saw Amanda pretty much saying the same thing.  

[*Wallace]

5 hours ago, Erestor said:

I did not think this would be back!

 

I have heard it used to be intense!

 

Maybe I’ll join this time  

 

 @*Wallace are you in?

LOL you calling me out here.  

 

I will likely not participate in this game here. The last game still got me trigged with all that happened there. And my favorites that I want to make the finals will never get there, soooo what's the point in playing?  I'll just be a viewer and hope the best for my faves.

 

3 hours ago, .Rei said:

Tell him that if he doesn’t join, Aleksandra might win

 

that outta get him to join

 

2 hours ago, *Chris said:

Team Aleksandra! 

 

2 hours ago, *Chris said:

Only reason why I am joining. 

Gross Christopher, gross.

[totes4totes]

1 hour ago, .Rei said:

I mean, this was sure recency bias but lol at Genessy being in this group 

never forget when i ran that iteration and just took like a whole year to post results because i was so mad LOL