I am so ridiculously late with this spoiler that I’m not going to edit it too much. Sorry for the sloppiness. I’m keeping many things Verbatim from the sources. Thanks to the sources that
posted and twitted all this juicy stuff!Third judge was Adam. Mary was wearing a really hot red dress and ridiculous sparkly heels. Cat was wearing a horrible silver dress thing (according to my source). Jeanine seriously had a strong showing in the crowd. Everyone was going crazy for her. Kayla got the second most cheers, and then Brandon, and then Evan. By the end of the show, though, most people were cheering for Brandon and Jeanine. Oh, and Nigel was seriously on perv mode (Must be the divorce). Suffice it to say the audience was more than amused/appalled.
Group dance - Pop/Hip Hop/something I can't really classify - Wade and Amanda
The concept was the guys were football players and the girls were flirty cheerleaders. There was a lot of acting involved and goofy moves -- not a whole lot of substance, but the performance was lots of fun. At one point the guys were dancing with pink pompoms, and at another point the girls jumped and flashed their red, sparkly underwear.
Evan and Jeanine - Jazz - Sonya
Concept for this piece was Evan's still in love with Jeanine but she wants nothing to do with him. Basically, another girl power piece. Evan got thrown around a lot and there was a really cool assisted lift in there. It was pretty good. It was clear Sonya tried to choreograph something that would allow Evan to shine (even though he didn't, really). The crowd gave it a standing O. The judges said it was great and praised Jeanine for being a strong dancer. They said Evan is great b/c he's popular -- basically, a backhanded compliment. Adam said he didn't expect Evan to make it to the top four or Jeanine to be as good as she is.
Brandon's solo
Before the solos, Cat interviewed all the contestants about their time on the show. Brandon talked about winning Mia's approval and how he never thought he'd make it and how Janette is the person he misses the most. The performance was his usual stuff. He did the thing where he throws himself on the ground again. The judges said he was really competing and putting himself out there. He wore board shorts, which the judges commented on. It was funny. Adam said that he felt it was a bit rushed, though.Brandon and Kayla - Broadway - Tyce
It was a classic style Broadway routine, with a song from All That Jazz... They both looked fab. Brandon had this glittery cape/jacket thing on. Brandon started out lying on a table, and at one point during the routine he danced on top of it. The whole thing was really epic. Lots of changes in the music and flashing lights and all that jazz. There was this one segment where they had to pirouette at the same time and the timing was almost perfect. It didn't get a standing ovation, but Adam did jump on his feet. The judges said they were the two strongest dancers and seeing them together was awesome.
Jeanine's solo
Jeanine said her favorite routine was the contemporary with Jason because they really connected and there was no awkwardness between them. She also said the kiss at the end wasn't choreographed. The music Jeanine chose was paso doble-ish in nature, so she really got the chance to show off how strong her dancing is. She had a plastic flower in her mouth the whole time. The solo was INCREDIBLE. She did the most perfectly controlled pirouette; it was stunning. The crowd went WILD afterwards, and everyone + the judges gave it a standing ovation. Seriously, people would not stop cheering. Jeanine got really emotional and the judges showered her with praise, saying she and Brandon were really battling it out.Brandon and Evan - Hip Hop - Laurieann
Woooow, talk about a mismatched pair. The concept was they were fighting to be the winner. The boys looked hot in wifebeaters and leather jackets. Brandon destroyed Evan in every possible way. He hit harder, stayed with the beat, and out-fierced Evan by a country mile. The judges threw Evan under the bus and ran him over several times for good measure. They said he couldn't get into character and wasn't nasty enough for the routine. Mary asked Evan what was the nastiest thing he ever did, and Evan said he didn't know, the list was too long. Nigel said he didn't think Evan had ever done a nasty thing in his life, and that was the problem.
Jeanine and Kayla - Contemporary - Mia
The concept of this piece was shedding layers. The girls came out in several skirts, and they ripped them off one by one in time with the music. The routine was incredibly difficult -- lots of fast, intricate movements. It involved almost no partner work, which was kind of disappointing, because it already seems like the girls don't really care for each other. They were both great, though Jeanine had some issues ripping her skirts off. I thought it was great, but it didn't touch me the way the Gravity routine did. Nigel was perving hardcore -- he said he wished the dance had gone on longer (i.e. he wanted to see them take off more clothes). The judges complimented Mia more than the dancers, but said that they danced a hard routine very well.
Evan's soloEvan talked about how emotional it was when his brother was cut, and said the butt routine was his favorite. According to Nigel, he did the same routine he auditioned with, except with a few tweaks. The solo was very, very uninspiring. All the judges thanked him for bringing back a style of dance that's fading. Nigel said he doesn't think Evan has grown at all, however.
Kayla and Evan - Jive - Tony and Meredith
Okay, this was just odd. It was country western themed. Kayla had on this blue bra top with fringes, a sparkly, ruffly skirt, and cowboy boots. If anyone has been complaining about Kayla getting preferential treatment... well, don't. The jive itself was fun, but really, really lacking in substance. There was a cool lift sequence in there, but that was about it. Evan struggled. Adam criticized Tony and Meredith, saying they didn't choreograph a routine worthy of the finale. Mary and Nigel got on his case. Mary said Evan was subpar technically. Poor Evan looked like a kicked puppy. The crowd responded by chanting Evan's name, which was really sweet of them, since they clearly didn't care for him. Can you believe it? That’s how he gets his votes! If the finale is won solely on votes, he might win because of pity votes. What a pity! About this number, by the way, my source at the taping says: “I'm pretty sure they used a country theme to distract from their terrible jive and technique.” Nigel said Evan was good and Kayla's personality is finally starting to shine through.
Kayla's solo
Kayla said she definitely has what it takes to win the show because she's a performer as well as a dancer. Her favorite routine was "Gravity" because of all the responses she got from viewers telling her how much it touched them. Her solo was good, but it wasn’t fantastic. It was a mid-tempo, rock-ish song. It just didn't show us anything new. The judges showered her with praises, but it didn't really seem like their heart was into it. Adam said the solo was good but not good enough, but added that she's one of the best dancers he's ever seen on the show and likened her to Travis and Danny. Mary and Nigel pretty much agreed.Jeanine and Brandon - Paso Doble - Louis van Amstel
SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY??? I can't wrap my mind around how good these two are. This was a really dark, angry paso doble, with a lot of fiery lighting involved. They were dressed in black and lots of leather. They were SO unbelievably strong and fierce and perfect. I honestly don't even remember most of what happened in the dance because I was too busy being mesmerized. It got a really loud standing O from the crowd and the judges. They couldn't stop talking about how amazing it was and how both of them deserve to be the last two standing. Mary screamed for the first time, and Nigel screamed after her. Again, Nigel started perving on Jeanine -- he said something about how Brandon was doing all sorts of crazy things to his woman, and it made him (Nigel) want to get up on stage and do the same things to her.After the performances all the contestants lined up and Cat asked the judges to predict who was going to win. Adam said he couldn't tell because all of them were amazing and Mary agreed. Nigel, however, said that it would come down to Jeanine and Brandon. My friend was sitting next to Kayla's family at this point, and she said they were really pissed off about Nigel's comments.
AT THE END AFTER THE SHOW STOPPED TAPING:
The producer announced that they had a special surprise for us: They were reprising Mia's mirror group routine with the top 8 contestants and Nigel, Mary, Adam, Mia, Debbie, and Tyce. While we waited for everyone to change, they introduced all the contestants who were there (everyone but the top 8 + Lauren from Season 3). He pulled Phillip up onto the stage to freestyle for us, and then Tony (Tony Bellissimo, top 20, eliminated with Paris) went up and danced to "Beat It." Everyone started chanting the names of people they wanted to go up, so it was just a big mess. Kupono got the loudest crowd reaction, but he insisted he was injured and couldn't do it.
The top 8 came out dressed in white suits and top hats. The crowd LOVED Ade. They had to film the contestants' part of the dance twice. Between takes, Jeanine and Jason were hugging for a REALLY long time behind the mirrors. Janette and Brandon kept stopping to talk, and at one point Melissa jumped on Ade and hugged him tight. Then they turned down the lights so they could bring in the judges and hide them behind the mirrors. Then they came out (not dressed in the white suits -- they had tailcoats and stuff, but the girls were wearing black corsets under their coats; it was awesome) and danced for half a minute or so. It was great!!!!!!!At the end all the choreographers were hugging and kissing each other and poor Tyce stood at the end looking a little lost. Oh, and at one point Adam jumped on Mia and wrapped his legs around her waist. It was adorable.
