So You Think You Can Dance - Top 6

This is the first week that the judges and choreographers don't have any say in who goes home.  I wanted Jasmine and Aaron to say, so as long as that happens I didn't care who left.

The group number was a fun, fast-paced jazz number from Sean Cheeseman.  It was nice to get another upbeat routine.  Jasmine and Aaron shined the most during this group dance.

Everyone also did solos this week.  The most entertaining ones were from Fik-Shun and Aaron, although no one did a bad solo.  In addition to dancing with the all-stars, the top 6 also paired with each other.

Most favorite routines

1) Amy and Alex's Bollywood from Nakul Dev Mahajan.  The producers are really stacking the deck in Amy's favor.  Travis Wall last week and Alex Wong this week?  Lucky girl.  This Bollywood number was fun and looks very difficult to execute.  Plus it showcases Alex's abs, which is not a bad thing at all.

2) Aaron and Melanie's Broadway from Spencer Liff.  Despite the one miscue that ended with Melanie on the floor, the routine was fun and danced well.  Aaron actually kept up with Melanie, which is very difficult to do.  And how sweet were his parents?  Actually, it was great to hear from all of the parents and how supportive and proud they were of their children.

3) Jasmine and Aaron's jazz from Sean Cheeseman.  I still cringed at the amazing stretch Jasmine did with her leg midway through the dance.  This is my favorite couple and this was a great dance.  It really played to their strengths.

Least favorite routines

1) Jasmine and Neil's contemporary from Tyce Diorio.  I love Jasmine and Neil, but I hated Tyce's routine about hurricanes, tsunamis, and natural disasters.  As typical of his big-statement pieces (like the breast cancer one), it's manipulative and annoying instead of being moving and touching.  The voice-over at the end just put it even more over the top.

2) Paul and Kathryn's jazz from Tyce Diorio.  It was boring and even Kathryn couldn't save it.  I know I'm biased against Tyce, but his two routines tonight were just bad.

As an aside - what is more disturbing: Joshua's tiger shirt or Dave Scott's ratty bucket hat?  I vote for the hat.

Eliminations

They didn't do the bottom twos this week.  Hayley and Paul were eliminated, which I think was the right call.  I'm just excited that Jasmine and Aaron made it to the finals, and I hope they win.  It will be an exciting finale.