SYTYCD TOP 8 Performances and Elimination Results

Wednesday night's performance show was another night of random pairings between the top 8 dancers. The couples were Janette and Evan, Kayla and Jason, Brandon and Jeanine and Melissa and Ade (re-united!).

The first dance of the night was a Jazz routine choreographed by Sonya Tayeh and danced by Janette and Evan:

I thought Janette did wonderfully in this dance, but Evan fails to impress me once again. His lines just aren't nearly as good as the other boys, and next to Janette he seems clumsy. Overall this dance wasn't all that memorable, and it wasn't a favourite Sonya routine of mine.

Janette and Evan's 2nd routine was a Rumba:

First, I love this version of 'Heartless'! It's really classy, and it works so well with the slow sensuality of the Rumba. Second, Janette looks gorgeous; her dress is amazing! Just like the previous routine, Janette outshined Evan. I noticed a couple stumbles on Evan's part but to his credit, he did pull off a couple of very nice moves! Overall I thought this was a good routine :)

Melissa and Ade's first routine of the night was a Cha-Cha:

I'm not certain why but I just didn't care for this dance. I didn't feel any heat between the pair of them, and I thought it fell really flat. Mia Michaels commented and said she thought this was Ade's worst performance and I have to agree with her. Ade is an amazing dancer, but he just didn't shine in this routine.

Melissa and Ade's 2nd dance was a very emotional contemporary routine choreographed by Tyce Diorio. The subject of this dance was breast cancer; Melissa is a woman fighting breast cancer and Ade is her strength.

This piece was definitely the stand-out of the night, and definitely one of the best routines of the season. Melissa and Ade were amazing in this routine; Melissa put her full trust in Ade, leaping into his arms and everything. It had me crying, and it had all of the judges crying too. This is one of those routines that really reaches out to people, and touches them. <3

The third couple of the night, Brandon and Jeanine, first danced a Waltz:

I wasn't very impressed with this dance. The beginning of the dance, with Jeanine high over Brandon's head was VERY impressive but it all felt flat after that. It certainly wasn't terrible but it was just a forgettable routine.

Brandon and Jeanine's 2nd dance was a Pop Jazz:

This was a cool routine and I was finally impressed with this couple. The song's a good choice, the outfits a good choice but the only thing I didn't care for was the lack of contact between Brandon and Jeanine. It would have been nice to have them dance together a few more times.

The last couple, Kayla and Brandon, danced a lovely Broadway routine:

I actually really liked this routine! The song was great, the lighting effects were great and of course Kayla and Jason are amazing dancers! They fit together nicely, almost as though they could have been an original couple.

Kayla and Jason's 2nd routine of the night was a zombie Hip-Hop:

This hip-hop was awesome!! Kayla's quick makeup change at the beginning had me hooked! They were both 100% in character, and the final move at the end with Jason choking Kayla was so cool!

For Thursday night's elimination episode, I was expecting Evan to leave the competition. I wasn't sure which girl would leave, but even though Melissa was part of a very emotional routine, I was getting less and less impressed with her on the whole.

Thursday's episode was SYTYCD's 100th episode and thus they bought back some past routines that were Emmy nominated and had a few special moments.

Here's a montage of So You Think You Can Dance throughout the seasons:


The three Emmy nominated dancers were:

Ramalama choreographed by Wade Robson and danced by Season 2's Top 20

This time, Wade Robson himself danced in this routine, making it even more special! I love this routine, and the song is perfect!

The Hummingbird and the Flower:


and The Bench:


At the end of the night, Janette and Jason were eliminated. Nigel admitted that Janette was his favourite, he really thought she was going to win this season and he thought America had it wrong. I was really sad to see Janette go because she's so great, and she always shined in every routine! :( Jason was great, and he delivered some amazing routines! Gooodbye Janette and Jason, you'll be missed! Good luck in the future <3