SYTYCD 9/25/2008
We went to the SYTYCD tour last night. As expected, the place was
full of screaming teenage girls. It was quite amazing to see those
dances. Even though we were about 30 rows from the front of the
stage, it is quite different than watching the same dances on TV or
youtube. The crazy height that Joshua can obtain on his split+jump,
Katee's excellent technique, the smoldering eyes of Mark etc. were all
highlights.
I particularly liked Joshua and Katee's bollywood and Hometown Glory
(that assisted running bit!) dances, and the Five Guys named Moe group
dance. There were a lot of pieces featuring Joshua and Katee, but I
wished they had shown us more new dances.
Here's the setlist.
On the minus side, I can't understand why these concerts are so loud.
I am not sure what those sound engineers were thinking. The music and
speech were clipping frequently, and the volume was unbearable.
Coupled with the screaming from the audience, it was probably a
dangerous work environment! My ears are still not pleased this morning.
Here's the Hometown Glory piece from the TV show. I thought it looked
a lot better and seemed more emotional live.
