SYTYCD Top 6 Performance Show Review

Finally, here we are! The last performance show before the FINALE!

Here's the Top 6 Dancers:

Melissa, Ade, Jeanine, Evan, Kayla and Brandon!




The night started off with a BANG thanks to a jazz routine choreographed by Sonya Tayeh and danced by the Top 3 guys: Ade, Brandon and Evan!

This routine was really edgy with great choreography! It had awesome back flips and lifts and all of them did really well. They did great as a group and individually they stood out.

The first couple of the night was Jeanine and Ade and they danced a Samba:

Despite the judges critiques, I really liked this routine! I thought they had great chemistry, and it was definitely H-O-T! They had a great attitude, and the song choice was really great for the Samba (even though I'm not a Lady GaGa fan). The only thing I was disappointed with was the ending position.

Kayla's solo was very cute but it was lacking a little bit of personality. The song choice was great though; You Found Me by The Fray.


Second couple of the night was Melissa and Evan and they danced a Broadway routine choreographed by Tyce Diorio.

I thought this routine was very cute, very happy and very energetic! Melissa held her own; she did better than I thought she would. Although it did seem to lack something. It was good, but not great.

Ade's solo was very nice! He's really shining and he's probably my favourite boy in the Top 6.


The third and last couple of the night was Kayla and Brandon and they danced a contemporary routine choreographed by Stacy Tookey (from SYTYCD Canada). The story of this routine is a mistress of a married man and what happens when she's not strong enough to leave him.

My first thought: WOW. They had great chemistry (much better than I was expecting!) and the choreography had some cool new moves! The song went perfectly with the dance, and the dance itself stood out last night!

Melissa's solo was a little bit dull but overall her technique is great.


Jeanine and Ade's second routine of the night was a Hip Hop choreographed by Napoleon and Tabitha. The story was friends getting evicted from their apartment.

Oh wow! It was one of the best hip-hop dances of the season! They had a really rough and dirty attitude which was just perfect for the dance. They were hitting really hard and they had some amazing moves with the boxes! I loved the ending with the sad faces drawn on the boxes, it was so cool! It wasn't the most meaningful dance but it really shined from a choreography stand point!

For his solo, Brandon did his solo from his audition and the judges gave him a standing ovation!



Melissa and Evan's second routine was a Quickstep (oh no, the dreaded Quickstep!).

I thought this dance was a little bit awkward, and ended up being pretty lackluster. It was supposed to have such high energy but it fell a bit flat. The judges were iffy about it and I agreed with their reviews.

For Jeanine's solo, the song (Feedback by Janet Jackson) seemed to outshine her dancing. The song was very happy and energetic and I didn't think it necessarily suited the pace of her movement.


Evan's solo was very fun and charismatic! He's very talented in his own genre, and he always puts a smile on my face when he does Broadway.


Brandon and Kayla's second routine of the night was a disco choreographed by Doriana Sanchez.

This disco was ridiculous! It was so fast with so many difficult lifts and moves! I was happy to FINALLY see a girl doing some lifts. The double deathdrop was really fun to see! I noticed a teeny tiny bit of fumbling but it was excusable because this choreography was so challenging! When the judges' reviews came along, Nigel made my day! He jumped up, starting screaming and dancing around! I laughed SO hard!

To finish off the night with a BANG, the Top 3 girls performed a contemporary routine choreographed by Sonya Tayeh! The story of the routine is that the girls are superheroes! Kayla is Storm; Jeanine is Wonder Woman and Melissa is Buttercup!

The costumes and makeup were amazing! I adored their looks! This routine had some really sweet moves, and overall it was such a great dance! The girls all shined on their own but kept together as a group. I'm impressed with this Top 3 girls! :)

I'm expecting Evan/Melissa to leave the competition tonight, but I've been shocked quite a few times during this season so I could be completely off.

Tonight is the elimination episode that will reveal SYTYCD Season 5's Top 4 Dancers and which dancers made it into the FINALE! NEXT WEEK AMERICA'S FAVOURITE DANCER WILL BE REVEALED (CAN YOU TELL I'M EXCITED?!) !