"Tu crois que tu sais danser" The Top 10 Perform Soundtrack (2009)

Synopsis

We're down to the Top 10 on the sixth season of "So You Think You Can Dance" and for the first time, the decision on who stays and who goes will rest solely with the voters.The judges were happy about being off the hook in making the final elimination decisions for the rest of the season. Every dancer would perform a solo in addition to being matched with new partners. In a shorter than usual episode, we got straight to the dancing.Noelle & Ryan: Noelle and Ryan kicked off the night with what Cat Deeley called a "not safe for work" hip hop routine by Tabitha & Napoleon. Nigel apologized to Noelle for saying she wasn't sexy last week. He said she certainly was sexy this week. He told Ryan that his performance was "a little bit too strong" in that he didn't seem to be feeling the music. Mary praised the new couple for displaying great chemistry. She said Noelle seemed like a different dancer. She said Ryan "had it all going on." Adam told Noelle she was "smokin'." He said it was a "great moment" for Ryan, even if it wasn't his greatest.Ashleigh & Legacy: Ashleigh and Legacy did a high-tech, almost "Tron"-inspired contemporary routine that ended in Legacy holding a headstand (with an assist from Ashleigh), for several seconds. Nigel said they had been "physically abused" by their choreographer, Gary Stewart. It called it "an impossible style" to learn in just three days, but their effort was "absolutely fantastic." Mary said the headstand left a fantastic visual impact and said there were several great moments in the routine. Adam said it was extraordinary that they didn't look afraid. He also said the ending was the best the show has had in any season.Mollee: Before dancing her solo, Mollee talked about her road to the Top 10, which included dancing parts in the "High School Musical" series. She said she never expected to have made it to the Top 10.Russell: Krumper Russell talked about growing up in a rough neighborhood, where his dad used school and dancing to keep him off the street. His parents beamed with pride about their son's success on the show.Kathryn & Nathan: Kathryn and Nathan pulled a Broadway routine from Spencer Liff, to the music of Danny Kaye. Nigel said both dancers "found that style absolutely perfectly." He called it tremendous and said they got the style "and the smile" correct. He told Kathryn she's always been great, but her chemistry with Nathan was "a little isolated," but he noted that overall she was "absolutely terrific." Mary agreed and heaped some praise on Kathryn. She also said she didn't see any of the trouble she was expecting from Nathan. Adam said they did a "great job in giving us a beautiful history lesson." Adam said he was relieved that Nathan did well, because of the beating that he's taken from the judges this season.Noelle: Noelle said her family was her "Number 1 Fan Club." She said she nearly didn't graduate in the effort to get on the show during Season 5 and 6, but that the sacrifice had paid off now that she's in the Top 10.Ellenore & Jakob: The dreaded quickstep was in store for Ellenore and Jakob. The routine portrayed them in a quickstep dance competition in which they crowned themselves champions at the end. Did the judges agree? Nigel said it was a fun routine and thanked them for bringing tap back into the program (they did a bit of tapping). He said they were both wonderful. Mary said they deserved their prop trophy, which they hoisted at the end of the routine. She said Ellenore and Jakob handled the tough choreography that Tony & Melanie threw at them. Adam went on a bizarre and not particularly necessary explanation of how Ellenore and Jakob had previously been partners with the only married couple on the show, Ashleigh and Ryan. He said he'd been looking forward to Ellenore and Jakob's pairing and was glad to have seen it.Ryan: Ballroom dancer Ryan reminded us about his parents and grandparents being dancers, and the fact that he met his wife dancing. He called himself a born entertainer.Kathryn: Contemporary dancer Kathryn said she started dancing when she was 3 and her mom had a dance studio. She decided in high school that she wanted to dance for a living. Her mom called Kathryn her best friend and said Kathryn's move west was difficult, but was the best thing for her.Mollee & Russell: Mollee and Russell got a Mandy Moore jazz piece. Nigel said it was absolutely beautiful stuff and told Mollee she had grown tremendously in a week. He then said he was as proud of Russell as Russell dad was. Mary shouted that she loved this new partnership. She told Mollee that her passion was unbelievable. She also said Russell "is someone you can bank on in this competition. She said they were her favorite couple of the night. Adam said Russell was as fierce and hard-hitting of a krumper as he's seen, but said it was remarkable to see him switch gears and become a great partner. He told Mollee that this performance was her "coming-out party" and he couldn't be more proud of her.Nathan: Nathan said he grew up around dancing, but it clicked when he was 10 and he saw his brother perform. He said the experience has shown him that he should appreciate his family and wanted to use this time to "pay them back."Noelle & Ryan: For their second dance, Noelle and Ryan drew a JT and Tomas smooth waltz. Nigel said they looked like a prince and princess at the end of a Disney movie. He said they "mastered both" of their dances on the night -- hip hop and a smooth waltz. Mary agreed, saying Noelle was "breathtaking" and "elegant." She said Ryan absolutely owned it. Adam said he knew he was completely hypnotized by the performance when he found himself breathing with them. He called Noelle and Ryan "a power partnership."Ellenore: Ellenore told the story of growing up in the beach town of Santa Cruz, California, but moving her parents out to New York City so she could pursue dancing. She said they were broke after the move, but somehow they made it.Ashleigh & Legacy: Ashleigh and Legacy returned with a Dave Scott hip hop routine that had Legacy in a cape playing a vampire who was hunting Ashleigh. Nigel said he "didn't feel it." He said there wasn't enough dancing in it. He called out Dave Scott, the choreographer, and said he didn't think there was enough musicality in it. Mary agreed and said, "this just didn't work for you." Adam piled on and said it just wasn't challenging enough for them at this stage of the competition.Kathryn & Nathan: The couple returned with a rumba by Tony & Melanie to Aretha Franklin's "Walk on By." Nigel said they failed to present the chemistry between them because Nathan kept a sour face the whole time. He said he wanted to see a little more ballroom in that and, for the second consecutive routine, called out the choreographers for not giving the dancers enough to do. Mary agreed that the passion was not believable. She said Nathan had some awkward moments, but that Kathryn had one of the best moments of the entire routine by using her body. Adam pointed out that Nathan is a "very polarizing" contestant, saying that people really like him or really don't. He said Kathryn was dancing like she was competing. She had "an enormous amount of passion" and did a good job.Legacy: The B-Boy said he didn't start his dancing until he was a teenager. He saw "You Got Served" and moved from Miami to California with his friend, "Flea," to perform on the street in Santa Monica.Ellenore & Jakob: After trying their hand at the quickstep and getting big reviews, Ellenore and Jakob took on a Sonya Tayeh contemporary dance. The crowd roared before Nigel calmed everyone down so that he could shout, "Wow!" He said the dancers not only had chemistry with each other, but also with their choreographer. He suggested that Ellenore and Sonya were "probably from the same planet," and "to drag Jakob into your world is brilliant." Nigel said, "This really is my favorite routine of this season." Mary loved it and said Jakob was one of the best dancers in the competition. She also praised Ellenore, pointing out some great particular moves. Adam said the dance was "going to leave an indelible impression on the fans of this show forever."Ashleigh: Ballroom dancer Ashleigh told us about growing up in Utah, "a huge dancing state." She suffered a rare parasitic infection that knocked her out of dancing for years and said that continuing to perform on the show's stage is "like life being perfect."Mollee & Russell: For their second dance, Mollee and Russell took on a jive from Anya and Pasha. The crowd loved it and Nigel pointed out that he wouldn't have wanted to follow Ellenore and Jakob's outstanding routine. "I think you are the only couple, with this routine, that could've done that tonight," Nigel told Mollee and Russell. He said he wished they had been together from the start because they are really fun, and he hoped they would be in the competition for a long time. Mary welcomed Pasha and Anya back to the show and said the routine was "so much fun" and Mollee and Russell brought it to life. She said it was a great way to end the show. Adam agreed that he was "feeling it," and was feeling "so good about this pairing."Jakob: Jakob closed out the show's solos b talking about how much his dad tried to push him into sports, but that dancing was something he really loved. His mom got emotional talking about how hard he's worked to get this far.

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