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This is probably the only TV show I would watch bits and pieces of over the summer.  This is the top20 week.  My favorite routine is the weird and quirky piece, choreographed by Wade Robson, performed by Kupono and Ashley.  Crash test dummies. Toy dog. Cool music - Felt Mountain by Goldfrapp.



Special mention to the lovely routine performed by the Ade and Melissa.  Although I did not like the treacly music, I love the series of side-by-side coordinated jumps around 46-49sec in this video.

Caught bits of the auditions and the Las Vegas callbacks of this season's So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD).  A dancer, Alex Wong, really stood out.  I thought his solo piece in Las Vegas was amazing (and it doesn't hurt that he is kinda cute).  I guess that's why he is already a principal soloist at the Miami City Ballet. 

Unfortunately that also means he is still under contract with the ballet company, and can't join the competition this season.  And therefore I won't be "appreciating" his dancing on TV this summer.  He apparently has a youtube account, and put up this cool Pas de Deux rehearsal.  The song is Hallelujah by Vitamin String Quartet, which I love.

I am a fan of the short lived TV series, Firefly (episodes now available on hulu).  Eu-Jin and I watched all the episodes in one weekend some years back (before the movie Serenity was released).  One of my favorite characters is the anti-hero muscle man, Jayne Cobb.  I want the 'cunning' hat that his ma sent him in the episode, The Message.

Maybe I should learn how to knit and knit one for myself, or just splash out cash for one from etsy.

From a recent Pushing Daisies episode, sung by Kristin Chenoweth (as Olive Snook).  She is a talented singer, making the even the extreme cheesiness of Eternal Flame (by the Bangles - the love song of choice when I was a tween) sound great.  Oh why did ABC cancel Pushing Daisies?

Took the opportunity to watch the 2 hour finale on the motel's samsung flatscreen tv. I haven't been following the show because some of the dancing by the "stars" was excruciating to watch and there's always too much fluff. As expected, the finale is way too long.
 
Of the non-finalists, Cody and Julianne's jitterbug is cute. Warren and Kym's hustle has the fun mood down but Warren's technique is quite poor. No bunny hops in the hustle! Lance and Lacey's jitterbug is high energy and fun too. While Lance's pigeon toes are a little distracting, he is clearly a better dancer than Warren. Derek and Brooke's waltz is lovely. My favorite of the lot.

Oh no! Pushing Daisies is going to be cancelled.

It is one of my favorite TV programs. Full of strange whimsy, saturated colors, and hilarious, quick witted dialogue. But I guess it is just too weird and too few people are watching...Just have to enjoy the last few episodes of the season.