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Learn more- With the bar set "impossibly high," according to host Cat Deeley, another round of hopefuls auditioned for the sixth season of "So You Think You Can Dance" on Tuesday night. This stop: Salt Lake City.
Regular judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy were joined by choreographer extraordinaire, Mia Michaels.
Bryan Boyer, a B Boy dancer with spray-painted red hair and a black streak through it, brought some high-energy moves, including a trademark flip on and over his head. Nigel said it was very strong and called Bryan one of the best hip-hop dancers the show has had. The others agreed and brought him back for choreography.
Tristy Mirci -- who said she'd been in 25 car accidents in three years, though she'd never been the driver -- turned out to be a better car passenger than she was a dancer. Nigel assumed she'd never taken dance lessons, but she claimed she'd trained for three years. He said her teachers were taking her money under false pretenses. Tristy went home, and Cat pointed out that she fortunately lived within walking distance.
Hayley Cloud was trying to overcome a herniated disc in her back and permanent nerve damage and prove that "anything is possible if you put your mind to it." She put on an impressive display of contemporary dance that left Mary saying, "Wow," and noting how strong, powerful and confident Hayley was while dancing. Mia noted that Hayley's background info said she could do a five-minute handstand, and challenged Hayley to take the judges' comments while doing the handstand. She did, but Mia let her off the hook quickly. NIgel loved Hayley's competitive spirit and the judges sent her through to Vegas.
A montage of a couple of Salt Lake City's strongest dancers, Megan Kinney and Genise Ruidiaz, led into a longer string of female dancers who knocked the judges' socks off, even if they didn't get tickets to Vegas. But burlesque dancer Ariana Rowley vowed to show the judges "a little somethin'-somethin' they've never seen before." Ariana proceeded to strip to nearly nothing and Nigel asked to see it again. Mia said, "it was... it was... it was..." and couldn't finish. Nigel said he thought "it was absolutely fantastic." Mia said she would love to see Ariana in choreography and while Mary said no, Nigel said yes. So we'd see Ariana later.
Iveta Lukosiute, a Lithuanian immigrant who was glad to have an opportunity for success in America, performed a ballroom routine with a partner who was not competing. Nigel called Iveta "vivacious," a word he said he didn't use much. Mary was floored and said "Season 6 is certainly shaping up and you are exquisite." Mary was nearly moved to tears as she said it didn't get any better for her. "She's got hot tamale written all over her, doesn't she?!" Mary said into Mia's ear as Mia praise Iveta.
Bryan Boyer quit the choreography round before the practice was over because he couldn't get the steps. Ariana the burlesque dancer also struggled and was asked to go home. But 13 other dancers got their tickets to Vegas at the end of Day 1.
Day 2: Pascal Nayigiziki, a self proclaimed crazy person, kicked off the second day with a bizarre series of gyrations that culminated in him ripping his T-shirt off. His convulsion-like moves had Mary mocking him. Nigel said he didn't understand what it was and said "there wasn't any dancing going on." Mary asked Pascal what he called his dance, saying, "You are just running around that stage having a conniption fit." He was asked to leave.
Married couple Ashley and Ryan Di Lello impressed the judges with their ballroom routine, overall. Mary loved Ryan's strength, but said that is sometimes seemed a bit fake from Ashley, who she said lacked a bit of chemistry with her own husband. Mia agreed, saying there was "a missing link" to the connection she had with Ryan. Nigel agreed with Mary and Mia said it was a bit of a "put-on performance." All three judges agreed to bring both dancers back for choreography, but it was an awkward wait as Ashley was reeling from the judges' criticism.
Another couple auditioned together after having only practiced together for two weeks included Leigh Asay and Josh Murillo. Leigh had auditioned before and was excited to show the judges her improvement. At the end of her routine, Leigh realized she lost a toenail and was bleeding. She said the adrenaline was running and it didn't hurt. It did start to hurt after a while. Nigel asked Josh to come back for choreography, but said they were in a tough spot with Leigh. Nigel asked her if she could walk. He didn't want her to continue dancing, he wanted her to come over to the judges' table to get a ticket to Vegas.
In choreography, Leigh's partner Josh didn't make it to Vegas. Ryan Di Lello, one half of the married couple, made it through to the next round. His wife Ashley was nearly left behind, but Nigel said she was moving on, as well. There were 19 other dancers that made it from Salt Lake City that advanced to Las Vegas, making 152 dancers total as the audition tour came to a close. Wednesday night's episode would be the first night in Las Vegas.
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