So You Think You Can Dance Season 5: Top 10 Performance Show

It's finally here!

AMERICA'S TOP 10 DANCERS!

Here's a little reminder of who exactly are the top 10 dancers!

The top 5 guys:

Ade Obayomi (Contemporary)


Brandon Bryant (Contemporary)


Evan Kasprzak (Broadway)


Kuponohi’ipoi (Kupono) Aweau (Contemporary)


Jason Glover (Contemporary)

The top 5 girls:

Jeanine Mason (Contemporary)


Kayla Rodomsky (Contemporary and Jazz)


Randi Evans (Jazz)


Melissa Sandvig (Ballet)


Janette Manrara (Salsa)

Last night's show started off with a BANG! The top 5 girls did a bollywood routine!


I thought this was the best Bollywood dance I've seen on the show so far! I loved the costumes, they're so beautiful, so intricate! The masks on the back of their heads was a cool trick! I thought all the 5 girls danced amazingly and overall, I loved it! Nigel agreed with me, putting the girls on his 'Hot Bangers and Mash Train' (I sense someone is making fun of Mary... haha) and Mary screamed 'BollyWOW!'

The first new couple of the night was Kayla and Evan and their routine was a Viennese Waltz!

I was worried when I saw these two were paired together because I didn't know how well this would look with Kayla being the tallest girl and Evan the shortest guy. Plus, I was worried there would be no chemistry whatsoever since I couldn't even picture them as friends really.
This routine surprised me a lot actually! Evan held his own, and he did not seem to be the shortest guy in this dance! They looked a lot better together than I had anticipated! There were great lifts, good kicks, a cute ending and the song 'Kiss from a Rose' by Seal is just great! Overall, I really enjoyed it!

The 2nd new couple of the night was Ade and Janette and their routine was a Hip-Hop choreographed by Napoleon and Tabitha.

I have to say I laughed a little when Janette picked out Ade; she was paired with Brandon for the longest time and now she's got the other black partner! The idea of this routine was that Janette had no funk and Ade had to make her find it! I thought it was really great, and I was very happy to see Ade doing something other than doing just great lifts for MelissaT. I think being with other dancers will really show the audience what he can do! The routine was very funky, there was great lifts and there was a cool ending too!

The 3rd new couple of the night was Jeanine and Jason and their routine was a Contemporary piece choreographed by Travis Wall, a SYTYCD veteran from Season 2. This was Travis Wall's first piece, and it was AMAZING! The choreography was brilliant, and I was so impressed when I heard he was new at this!

I LOVED IT! Oh my god! There was so much chemistry between them, I was so surprised by this couple! I really like them together and I kind of wish it had been this way the whole time! This routine was very emotional, and very well danced! The song: "If It Kills Me" by Jason Mraz went perfectly with the idea of the song and with the flow of the dance. The necklace with the heart pendant was a really good tangible representation of giving yourself away, and the way they threw it across the stage so often was really great. Also, I have to say that when Jason takes the necklace from Jeanine mouth with his mouth, HOT mmkay?! That was passionate! Oh, and the kiss at the end looked pretty real (hm, some sexual tension there? hahaha) I really loved this dance, it's definitely one of my favourites from this season! (Favourite remains Kayla and Kupono's addiction dance)

The 4th new couple of the night was Kupono and Randi and their routine was a Paso Doble.

I got worried the moment I saw this. Kupono and Randi don't seem to have any chemistry, and the other Paso Doble's of the season have stunk. Sadly, I can't say I loved this dance. I wanted to love it because Kupono's my favourite but this dance just fell short. Randi seemed to dance really heavy tonight, and I HATED the wig (not her fault, but it was so distracting). I wasn't a fan of this dance at all, and I was really sad to see my favourite in the worst dance of the night. I'm really hoping that he gets a chance, stays in the competition and can show everyone more! I really really hope so! *crosses fingers*

The 5th and final new couple of the night was Melissa and Brandon and their routine was a Broadway choreographed by Tyce Diorio.

I didn't really care that much for this routine. It was well danced, and Melissa and Brandon are both great, but it's the routine of the night that was sort of forgettable. The judges enjoyed it, and so did I but it was nothing too special.

At the end of the night, the Top 5 guys performed an African Dance!

This dance was awesome! There was so much energy, so much stamina from all the guys! None of them fell short, and they all definitely found that African swagga, haha. (Sidenote: Kupono at the end was OMFG RIDICULOUSLY GORGEOUS *Sa-woon*)

My favourite routine of the night was definitely Jeanine and Jason's contemporary and my least favourite of the night was unfortunately Kupono and Randi's Paso Doble. I really don't know who will be in the bottom tomorrow, and I'm very worried for Kupono since this was not his strongest week. But here's to hoping I'm pleased with tomorrow's elimination results!