Woah! What a great show last night. That was probably the best starting night of SYTYCD so far! This is going to be a killer season!

On with the recap!

TabNap Hip Hop to a Ne-Yo song
verdict: Fun, well danced, Jeanine really kept up with Phillip

Tyce Broadway routine from the musical Chicago
verdict: LAME LAME LAME, no energy whatsoever

Tony Meridith Cha-Cha-Cha
verdict: Jonathan is SO CUTE. Wait I’m supposed to evaluate the dancing… Great job! - too bad the Samba that closed out the show is going to overshadow how great they did this dance. That split Jonathan did through Karla’s legs was awesome.

Tyce Jazz “I only have eyes for you”
verdict: I really liked this routine and I think they absolutely hit everything they were given, but in contrast to some of the other routines, they MIGHT be in trouble tonight

TabNap Hip-Hop to the Black Eyed Peas
verdict: Weak sauce! Paris actually hit this harder than Tony. I think Tony is absolutely freaking gorgeous and I want him on my TV as long as possible, but I don’t think he’s good enough to hang with the others at this point

Nakul Dev Mahajan Bollywood routine
verdict: Duh, this was fabulous! They got out of sync a little bit in the middle, but they got it back together and knocked it out of the park. Something high-energy like this is bound to get people voting as long as the couple doesn’t absolutely tank it

Louis van Amstel Foxtrot (AKA oh god why us??) “Come fly with me”
verdict: I thought it was well done. I hope people vote for these guys but I just don’t see it happening on a Foxtrot. They were angels gliding around on stage and her dress was floating everywhere like a beautiful cloud. Very enjoyable

The Wade Robson Crash Dummies dance
verdict: Meh. I thought it was just okay. The bizarre costumes and crazy makeup are going to keep people from connecting with this couple on the first night. Maybe I expect too much from Wade, but this wasn’t his best

Mandy Moore Contemporary “Right Here Waiting for you” by Richard Marx
verdict: Smooth as butter! Emotional and gorgeously danced! They were SO together on every step; it was amazing they could be that coordinated already. But… I forgot about this routine until I rewatched the episode this morning, so that’s not good :/

Louis van Amstel Samba
verdict: smoking hot! Just really well done and a good way to end the night. I think they ended up with the energy that poor Asuka and Vitolio were sorely missing

I think the bottom three tonight will be Asuka+Vitolio, Tony+Paris, and the other one could go a bunch of different ways. I think Asuka and Vitolio are going to get sent home. I feel bad though, this year, everyone is so sweet and great - I want them all to stay!