Drama ensues as one of So You Think You Can Dance's favourites is voted off

Although I was not present at the past weekend's live braodcast of So You Think You Can Dance, I can only imagine the drama that heated up as one of the favourite and best dancers failed to make it into the top 8 in the competition. I'm afraid I cannot reveal who it is right now, until the formal revelation is done on the show tonight at 7:00 on SABC1. I'm sure a lot of people will be surprised and disappointed by the move as many, including me, thought this particular dancer will make it into the final 4 dancers competing for the R250 000 prize.

Back to Saturday's show, I watched it on TV and was actually amazed by the level of quality displayed by a few couples. Amongst them were Thabiso and Kim. They performed a sterling lyrical jazz dance routine, dancing to Mariah Carey's classic, If It's Over, from her 1991 album, Emotions. Everything just blended together so smoothly. Even the judges were very impressed with their magnetic and well-orchestarted performance. Another couple that danced equally well was Bathembu and Megan, both proving that they are a force to be reckoned with. Their performance was short of any flaws as they glided and moved swiftly and softly across the stage, doing what they do best.

Darren tried a second strike at mastering township style pieces with kwaito dance, with Marise this time, but it was not to be. There was no electricity like the time he did pantsula with Megan. Although Marise tried her best, the union just didn't gel together as intended. Elizma and Taekwando attempted the same type of glory as Thabiso and Kim, with Elizma shining more strongly. Like I have said it again and again, the competition is really getting stiffer. It will be interesting to see how everthing pans out in the next few weeks.

Don't forget to catch the half-hour So You Think You Can Dance reveal show at 7:00pm this evening on SABC1 to see which couple was voted off by the public, and ultimately knocked out of the competition by the judges. I'm sure they faced a very difficult time with their decision. After watching tonight's episode, please go to the comments section below and leave your opinions.

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