So You Think You Can Dance Season 8. Episode 18 aired on July 27, 2011.
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For their first performances, each of the Top 8 dancers partnered with an all-star. Sasha and Pasha opened the show with the dreaded quickstep, after which Nigel named Sasha his favorite dancer in the competition.
Next, Caitlynn performed a swave flexibility in Jordan’s legs.
Melanie and all-star Neil received a tour tomorrow.” Looks like Melanie has a bright future ahead of her.
Next, Ricky and all-star Anya performed the jive. The other guest judge, Rob Marshall, noted that Ricky dances with so much joy, and has out-of-this-world technique. Jess and all-star Lauren G. followed up with a hip hop routine. Mary Murphy said it was Jess’s most honest performance.
Nigel was in awe of b-boy Tadd during his jazz routine with all-star Lauren F. He picks up choreography like a professionally trained dancer. Closing the all-star portion of the show was Marko and all-star Allison. Their Sonya Tayeh contemporary piece had Lady Gaga in tears: “I’m so proud of you.”
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Caitlynn and Tadd teamed up for a foxtrot. While Mary called their performance beautiful and elegant, she said it wasn’t very memorable. Marko returned to the stage with Ricky for an all-male hip hop routine, which the judges couldn't say enough about, followed by Jordan and Jess with a rumba, which received poor reviews from Nigel.
Melanie and Sasha closed the show with a Sonya Tayeh jazz routine that had everyone on their feet. Lady Gaga called it the performance of the evening.
Unfortunately, we said goodbye to two amazing dancers this week: Broadway boy Jess and jazz diva Jordan.
