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I was surprised to find that the couples danced two dances each.
- Mia Michaels choreographed contemporary pieces for Twitch/Kerrington (sp?) and for Joshua/Katee - and the former piece involved a special prop (a bed) and thrown objects. I personally thought it was a little heavy handed. The Joshua/Katee piece looked really good, but I was in the way back and for some reason the large overhead monitor wasn't working for that dance. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing that one on Wednesday.
- Cecily and Olisa did two hip hop routines that were kind of meekly received - I believe Nigel described the one done by Kourtney/Matt as "hip hop on sleeping pills". I was standing in the back of the mosh pit (directly in front of the judges) and I turned around to see one of them strongly disagreeing with Nigel. The other C and O routine was done by Courtney and Gev. Courtney actually got points for outdancing Gev - that routine was probably the most "hip hop" of any routines that have been done so far.
- Guest judges were NappyTab.
- Benji choreographed a West Coast Swing number for Joshua and Katee that was well received (but it was towards the end of the night and most of the crowd was pretty lifeless by that point).
- Mark/Chelsea performed a really intense Mandy Moore routine to Heart's Alone and if I recall correctly, a FOXTROT. Both were great, especially the Mandy Moore.
- Will/Jessica opened up the show with a JIVE piece. Will got a tongue bath, Jessica got blamed for holding him back. Surprise. They also did another contemporary piece (Mandy Moore?) that was great - but I was distracted by shirtless Will.
- Twitch actually got some critiques for his paso doble which was a little shaky to me. His costume was rather dreadful - he wore these huge epaulets that only served to highlight the shortcomings in his stance.
- Comfort/Thayne did a broadway piece to Westside Story (?) that involved a sultry comfort and a waltz with a glorious lift by a new choreographer (the guest person?)

Jessica/Will - Danced the jive and Mandy Moore's "lyrical jazz." As loqi said, Jessica got totally beat down by the judges EXCEPT Mary and Nigel for the jazz routine. The routine involved using a shirt as a prop and it was actually pretty cool.

Thayne/Comfort - Danced Andy's Broadway and the Smooth Waltz. Nigel did not think Broadway was good but the others did and they all liked the Waltz.

Matt/Kortni - Danced Cecily and Olisa hip hop and Mambo. None of them liked the hip hop and most of the judges were lukewarm about the mambo. They seemed to like Kortni but ragged on Matt and the chemistry.

Courtney/Gev - Danced C & O hip hop and Broadway (from On the Town). Nigel said it was more funky than hip hop and they all seemed to agree that Courtney was better. They liked the Broadway.

Joshua/Katee - They danced a Mia contemporary and a Benji WCS. Tongue baths all around, but IMO, the WCS was nowhere NEAR as good as Pasha and Sara's from last year. I really feel like these two could stand there and the judges would cream themselves.

Twitch/Kherington - Danced the Paso and Mia Contemporary. As said before, Twitch was dinged for some of his Paso technique (but was told he heated up halfway through) and the contemporary was beloved by all.

Mark/Chelsie - Danced Mandy Moore jazz and a foxtrot. Well received by all.