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2006-06-14 - 5:17 p.m.
So You Think You Can Dance?
Yay, it's time again for another season of "So You Think You Can Dance?" I became obsessed with this show last year and fell in love with these two boys.
Artem Chigvinsev, the sexy Russian ballroom dancer who is John Dahlstrom's twin.
And Nick Lazzarini, the lyrical dancer who was the winner of the show.
I love dance. But I really love watching cute boys in lycra dance.
Tonight will be the first night of the real competition. The top 20 (10 girls/10 guys) have been chosen and I'm already crushing on several of the guys.
Here's a list of the guys with a short bio about each one which I stole from justjared.com. (Shhhh!) I've put pictures with the ones I'm already digging.
Dmitry Chaplin, 23, ballroom and Latin specialist from Brooklyn, NY. He has trained with some of the top dancers in England for the last four years. Originally from Russia, Chaplin is a national finalist in ballroom dancing.
I love Russian boys.
Musa Cooper, 28, hip-hop/street funk specialist from Camden, NJ; he is also a fitness model and actor.
Ivan Koumaev, 18, hip-hop specialist from Aliso Viejo, CA; Koumaev recently graduated from high school.
We haven't really seen anything of Ivan yet on the show, but I saw this video of him dancing and I love his style. (Ivan is the one in the green track jacket).
Ryan Rankine, 20, contemporary specialist,from Brooklyn, NY; Rankine graduated from LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Art (also known as the "Fame" school).
We haven't seen much of Ryan dance yet either, but he seems to be a really nice guy and I like his style a lot.
Stanislav Savich, 21, ballroom dancer from Brooklyn, NY.
Everyone's been calling him the Russian Clay boy. Besides the hair there is something in the eyes, that really does remind me of Clay. Maybe it's those furry eyebrows.
Benji Schwimmer, 22, West Coast swing specialist from Redlands, CA. He started a charitable non-profit organization, Dancers Everywhere Making a Noticeable Difference, for orphans in southern Mexico. He hopes to pursue a professional dance career.
Truthfully, I have more than a crush on Benji..I've already started the obsession by googling him and visiting various boards and forums to read more about him.
The boy exudes personality and reminds me A LOT of Clay. The wacky clothes (mismatched skull socks), the goofy faces, the over-the-top emoting. I love this boy and am going to be broken hearted if he doesn't make it to the finals.
Ben Susak, 18, contemporary specialist from Phoenix, AZ; has trained in ballet, tap, lyrical and hip-hop. Susak recently graduated from high school.
Ben's mom is actually a fellow Clay fan who posts regularly at the ClayBoard and is goods friends with one of my fellow Openly Clay members. It's so cool to know of somebody whose child is in this competition. Go Ben!!!
Jaymz Tuaileva, 20, jazz/hop-hop/ballroom specialist from Orem, UT; has trained at Center Stage Performing Arts Studio since he was 11 years old.
Travis Wall, 18, lyrical/jazz specialist from Virginia Beach, VA; he designs many of his own costumes and clothing.
Ooh, look at his tie and jacket! Somebody loves their Bedazzler! Even if this boy couldn't dance worth shit, I'd love him just for that. But Travis is actually a fantastic dancer. He is the same company as Nick (former winner) and Melody (second-runner up), so I expect great things from Travis.
Jason Williams, 19, lyrical/hip-hop/jazz funk specialist from Wilmington, NC; currently living in North Hollywood, CA.
I'm really pumped about tonight's 2 hour episode (on Fox 8-10pm). This will be the first time I've seen a lot of these people dance and I can't wait to see if I'm still fans of my crushes or if I'll have even more new ones.
