‘So You Think You Can Dance’: Everyone’s a Critic

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This might be a good time for the producers on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ to allow the judges a bit of time to explain to the non-dancers at home what exactly they look for when they evaluate the contestants. From the booing presented at last night’s episode when Jessie and Pasha were placed in the bottom three, it became evident that there might be a disconnect between what the viewers at home think (Jessi and Pasha are not that great) and what the judges and live audience thinks (Jessi and Pasha are the best!)

After all, it’s likely that America goes more with its gut than its eye. Some sassy choreography or some clicking chemistry, or ‘leaving it all’ on the floor will go very far with us yokels and we won’t notice how well the samba was executed. It’s a bit hard to predict what the judges think, and it might make the viewers feel more involved if they had an idea ahead of time.

In the end, though, Jessi and Pasha were safe as Faina and Jimmy were sent home, so America has another chance to prove itself as being on the same page as the judges.

-- Claire Zulkey