Brown Weekend

I haven't posted any dance videos since Thursday because I was thoroughly enjoying my brown weekend, and by "brown" I mean Indian. Kavs and I decided to go to Gainesville and visit Mausam and boy am I glad we did. It was a ton of fun, probably the best weekend of the summer.

Let's start with Friday. Kavs and I left the ville around 12 and arrived in Gainesville promptly at 241, just like my GPS said we would. We drove to Mausam's apartment and then went over to the Shivani's condo, where we would be staying for the weekend. Shivani, Shivee, and Chandani were there to meet us. We went to the mall, where we met Vinit and Prashanth, shopped for a while and then got very hungry. Shivee suggested this Italian place called Fresco's so we went there for dinner (and I begun my meatless weekend, which was quite refreshing). It was delicious. After Fresco's we went back to Shivani's played Apples to Apples and then got ready for the vault. Nikita and Tushar met us and we were off. The vault was definitely an interesting experience. It was fun, but I don't think I'll be going clubbing anytime soon. After that, we went back to the condo and hung out for a long time. (Did I mention that this weekend was sleepless?)

Saturday we woke up, hung out for a while and then went to Target, Plato's Closet, Yum Cupcakery, Satchel's Pizza, and Mochi FroYo. The Cupcakery was like ColdStone for cupcakes. Delicious and overwhelming. At Satchel's we waited 1.5 hours for a table and ended up getting to sit in the van. (They have this old hippy van they put tables in and if you're very lucky, you get to sit in it). Mochi was also delicious. After Mochi, we went home and made friendship bracelets and watched About a Boy.

Sunday, Kavs and I had to leave :(

There are a zillion other awesome things I'm forgetting to mention, but I can't think straight right now because I'm exhausted. But one more awesome thing I have to mention is that Monica is applying to UCF for the Spring!! YAY! My Flagler buddy will be with my again!

Worst day of the week

Thursdays are the worst day of the week. This is because on Thursdays, one dancer is voted off. I'm worried this week because on of my favs (Billy Bell) was injured this week and may not be able to do a solo tonight. Nigel (the producer/judge) said we need to rename the show Survivor. Four injuries so far....

The routine I really wanted to put up today isn't available yet so I had to settle for this one. It's not really settling though because this is amazing too. It's the top 7 and all-stars from this season doing a Tyce DiOrio broadway routine. I love Tyce, a lot.

It's Wednesday

which means it's competition day on SYTYCD. It also means I won't post a video because I'm busy watching them live.

It's time for another Season 7 routine. Twiliex - Twitch (all-star) and Alex (top 10) performing a hip-hop routine. Alex was definitely set to win this season, but he pulled a Beckham and tore his Achille's tendon. He was forced out of the competition due to injury, had surgery a week ago today, and is now on the road to recovery. I really hope he decides to come back next season.

Day 4

Season 6, Jakob and Ashleigh - hip hop routine. I'm really hoping Jakob will be on tour with the rest of the finalists this summer. Season 6 didn't get to have a tour, so they're combining tours with season 7. It'll be great. I've had this song stuck in my head since I watched this video.

Day 3

Four seasons ago, this routine was performed and I still can't forget it's beauty. I'm pretty sure it was featured on a newer season too. That's how good it was and still is.

Choreographed by Mia Michaels and danced by Lacey (Benji's sister) and Neil (who is now an all-star) There isn't much I can say about it, which is why I chose a video that includes Mia explaining what happened AND the judges talking to the dancers after. If you haven't watched any of the videos yet PLEASE watch this one. It's beautiful. that's all I can say...

Dance

I've officially decided that I'm going to dedicate a post (or two) a day that will feature my favorite routine from sytycd. Bear with me if you're not the dancing type. I used to hate watching shows like this, but the more I watched, the more I realized how beautiful dance can be. These people are amazingly talented and deserve recognition for what they can do. Pay attention and maybe you'll learn something (about dance or about me) from one of these posts...

With that said, here's today's dance. It combines four of my favorite things - Travis Wall, Kent, Lauren, and contemporary dance. Travis choreographed this routine for two top 10's. It's about prom, obviously, and depicts the story of two teenagers who don't want to part after the night is over.....

I'm 99.9% sure that kiss wasn't part of the routine.