"So You Think You Can Dance" Top 14!

Tonight's episode of "So You Think You Can Dance" on FOX network will bring the 14 remaining finalist together to compete. Seven male dancers and seven female dancers will be paired up, and each couple will compete against the other seven couples until they are eliminated from the show or until they reach the point when partners are rotated each week by picking names out of a hat. This week one guy and one girl will go home.

America determines which couples will fall in the bottom three. Then the shows judges will determine which female dancer and which male dancer will go home after watching them dance for their lives. They each perform short solos that only last for about 30 seconds. When we get to the top 10 (or five couples) the judges are taken out of the decision making process completely. Only America's votes will determine who moves on each week.

Here we go, let's watch:

18-year old, Noelle (contemporary) and 19-year old, Russell (krumper) will be dancing a Foxtrot choreographed by Eddie Simon. This routine will discuss teamwork and partnership, something these two should know a lot about after what they've been through so far this season. Russell has problems with extension of his limbs. Noelle is doing fairly well, but there is no "WOW" factor. Russell appears to be working really hard on his smoothness of footwork and his posture, and he did a great double pirouette, but he also looked cautious mostly. I did not enjoy this routine as much as the show's judges did.
My Scores: Noelle - 8 Russell - 9

27-year old Ashleigh (ballroom) and 18-year-old, Jakob (contemporary) will be dancing a hip hop routine choreographed by Tabitha and Napolean Dubo. These two dancers will be dancing out betrayal and forgiveness of a cheating man. In the beginning, Ashleigh was not one of my favorite dancers, but with each week, I get more and more impressed. It ends up she did not forgive him, and at the same time she impressed me. Jakob did well also, but I expected him to. He has been one of my favorites since day one. Good routine, great choreography, and great performance. My Scores: Ashleigh - 9 Jakob -9in

18-year-old, Channing (contemporary), and Victor (contemporary) will be dancing a Jazz routine choreographed by Tyce DiOrio. This routine is about two blackbirds. I think Tyce literally expects them to fly. We'll see. This was terrific choreography matched with great dancing. Thank goodness! the bird cage was a very unique prop for this routine. The lifts were so strong. The dancers have been really struggling this year with lifts, but they did very well. The technique was extremely good. Victor's spins and leaps were tremendous. My Scores Channing - 10 Victor - 10

27-year-old, Karen (Ballroom) and 23-year-old, Kevin (Hip Hop), will be dancing a Broadway routine choreographed by (new to the show) Spencer Liff. Karen did a respectable job, but it wasn't her best. Kevin struggled. He looked like he was almost embarrassed. He didn't fully extend his movement. These two dancers are two of the best, but they clearly didn't really grasp the spirit of the routine. My Scores: Karen - 8 Kevin- 7

19-year old Ellenore (Jazz) and 28-year-old Ryan (Ballroom) will be dancing a contemporary routine choreographed by Travis Wall. This routine is about a reunited couple. No problems with lifts here. If Ryan is anything, he is strong. Ellenore is flexible, strong, and has great technique. She is showing more emotion than Ryan, but they're both dancing very well. These two were in the bottom three last week, but this is a strong come back. If anyone can help to fill in the obvious absence of choreographer Mia Michaels this season, it's Travis Wall. My Scores: Ellenore - 10 Ryan - 9

18-year-old Katherine (contemporary) and 18-year-old Legacy (Hip Hop) will be dancing a Paso Doble choreographed by Tony Meredith. This dance is a fight to the finish for control of their partner. This is very dramatic music. Legacy was great in this routine, but Katherine was the star. They both had to be very dramatic in their posture and movement in order to pull off anything that would match the music. They did do that. It seemed that from a choreographic stand point, Katherine had a lot more demand, but regardless it was well done by both. My Score: Kathere - 10 Legacy -9

18-year-old, Mollee (Jazz) and 18-year-old, Nathan (Contemporary) will be dancing a Pop-Jazz routine choreographed by Laurieanne Gibson. This was a fast paced, hard hitting routine. Nathan didn't dance with as much heart as Mollee, but technically did a pretty good job. My Score: Mollee - 9 Nathan - 8

Favorites of the Night

My three favorite routines of the night are Tyce DiOrio's "Black Bird" routine, Tony Meredith's "Paso Doble Fight" routine, and Travis Wall's "Reunited" routine.

My three favorite female dancers for tonight are: Ellenore, Channing, and Katherine.

My three favorite male dancers for tonight are Victor, Legacy, and Jakob.

America votes tonight and we'll post the names of the one male dancer and the one female dancer who are eliminated from the show after the results show airs tomorrow night.

The Bottom 3 Couples are:

Karen and Kevin

Channing and Victor

Mollee and Nathan

The Two Dancers Eliminated-Channing and Kevin