So You Think You Can Dance - Down to 8

I have to say I was a little bit surprised when Lauren was put into the bottom two during tonight's "So You Think You Can Dance", but I had predicted Jaimie being there. I thought Sara would be there as well, rather than Lauren.

I think I predicted the bottom two guys -- Kameron and Dominic. Dominic's solo was amazing. I had forgotten he was a b-boy.

So it turns out that the two who were sent home tonight on "So You Think You Can Dance" were Jaimie and Kameron.

I have to say I was SHOCKED and actually gasped out loud when they announced Kameron. I knew he was at risk, but I thought for sure Dominic would go first.

Anyway, I love the show and can't wait for next week!

Disney Films Won't Show Smoking

Disney announced on Wednesday that it will no longer offer films under the Disney brand which portrays smoking -- and will discourage it in films under the Touchstone and Miramax labels. I think that's certainly a step in the right direction. Read the full article about the Disney Smoking Ban here.

Hairspray: Movie Review

So, I have to say that I've never been to a movie where the atmosphere in the theater afterwards was a party! This was a fantastic "feel-good" film. John Travolta made the movie and seeing him groove in a dress was hilarious. It would not have been the same without him.

I do have to give a little warning to those with impressionable youth -- some of the dancing and conversation was overly suggestive and could be offensive. But it was very toned down from the stage production in New York and much may go over the head of younger kids. But I can't fully recommend it for families because of some of the content.

However, if you want a happy, fun movie -- where you'll leave singing and wanting to dance -- Hairspray is the movie for you. Our theater was packed (mostly with women) but the few men in attendance seemed to enjoy themselves and laughed right along with the rest of us.

People stayed and chatted afterwards -- lots of laughter and smiles. It seemed like no one wanted to leave. I have to give the film a high recommendation (with caveats) and say it's going to be a cult-classic and will be watched again and again.

So You Think You Can Dance - Review

Okay -- so I've been on vacation and haven't blogged lately -- but thank goodness for Tivo. I just finished watching "So You Think You Can Dance". I did feel a little vindicated that I was right last week about the bottom 3 couples -- not that I get satisfaction in anyone going home... But I didn't guess that Shauna would go home.

This week the top 12 danced. It wasn't my favorite week for some reason. I think all of the dances were pretty good, but somewhere along the line, nothing seemed to really impress my as spectacular or moving. In fact, some of the dances were a little bit strange.

My predictions were accurate for 2 of the bottom couples -- Jamie and Hok, and Anya and Danny. I didn't think Lauren and Neil would be in the bottom three -- although their dance was a bit strange this week, so perhaps that explains it. I usually love Mia Michaels choreography, but this week just seemed a little disconnected rather than filled with great emotion.

I knew Hok was going to go home, but I'm sad about it because he's such an incredible dancer. I thought Anya would have gone home last week, so I wasn't too surprised about her leaving this week. She's a great dancer, but I think she doesn't connect with the audience as much as some of the others.

It was a little hard to call this week, and I didn't agree with the judges on at least 4 of the dances. They loved the foxtrot by Anya and Danny, and it was nice, but I found myself tuning out, and feeling a little bit bored, although I love the foxtrot.

Anyway, this season of "So You Think You Can Dance" is going to be hard to call -- the top 10 dancers are all incredible. So I think personality and the "IT" factor are going to make the difference. I have predicted that Lacey Schwimmer will win the competition, but I think Neil has a good chance too because of his personality as well as his dancing. The other dancers are great, but I'm not sure they'll have the fan base as Lacey and Neil.

It's going to be a great season!

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So You Think You Can Dance - Down to 14

Wow -- last week's So You Think You Can Dance had quite a few surprises. I thought Jessie did a good job but then she still was sent home. I don't think anyone was more surprised than she was.

I'm glad that Cedric is around for another week. And having Jesus go home was okay with me, although he is a good dancer.

I'm going to miss the show this week -- I wish they weren't taking the week off, but it will be interesting to see if the dancing is even that much better with the extra time.