"cat:" "Tonight,ourmagnificent" "Seven couples strut their stuff" "In another on-stage showdown." "Who will still be standing after" "Your votes?" "Welcome to "so you think you can" "Dance."" "[ cheers and applause ]" "♪" "Please welcome your top 14" "Dancers, america." "Clarice and jess." "Caitlynn and mitchell." "Ryan and ricky." "Jordan and tadd." "Melanie and marko." "Sasha and alexander." "Ashley and chris." "[ cheers and applause ]" "Here are the girls." "And here are your guys." "It's your top 14." "announcer:" "Thisis "soyou" "Think you can dance."" "Please welcome your host cat" "Deeley." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Hellothere." "Hello." "Your top seven, america." "Your top seven couples." "Oh, it's going to be a good" "Show." "I can tell." "Tonight, they compete in" "Everything from hip-hop, to the" "Waltz, with routines wiso" "Beautiful they will take your" "Breath away." "Just like our panel of top" "Experts." "Please welcome your judges!" "On the panel for the very first" "Time, we have the gorgeous," "Gorgeous carmen electra." "[ cheers and applause ]" "And also, making his judging" "Debut, although you might" "Recognize him from somewhere," "The stunning, really rip it out" "Of you tonight, travis wall." "[ cheers and applause ]" "I think they're serious." "And our own ballroom beauty, ms." "Mary murphy." "Evening, mary." "[ cheers and applause ]" "Hello, sister." "And the slightly less gorgeous," "But always dapper, mr." "Nigel" "Lythgoe." "[ cheers and applause ]" "Warm and sophisticated." "Now, carmen, we know you're a" "Dancer, but tell me about your" "Dance background." "IstarteddancingwhenIwas  5 years old." "And then I went to a school for" "Creative and performing arts in" "Cincinnati, ohio." "And majored in ballet and modern" "Dance." "cat:" "Wow." "wentonto winmissdance" "Ohio and moved to l.A. And" "Started to work with prince and" "Jamie king and started thrashing" "And that was my favorite style." "[ laughter ]" "And pussy cat dolls." "cat:" "Lovelyto haveyou here." "thankyou." "cat:" "Asforyou ,youngman," "Can I first of all say how" "Incredibly proud we are of you." "thankyouso much." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Andsecondly,not so" "Long ago, you were on this very" "Stage." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Welcomebackto" so you" "Think you can dance."" "After last Thursday's show, the" "Remaining seven couples picked a" "Dance style at random from the" "Hat." "And because we didn't want them" "Getting lazy, after all we gave" "Them ten minutes off to" "Celebrate the 4th of July around" "My house, we have two great" "Routines." "The judges won't be commenting" "On these, but they'll take them" "Into account tomorrow night." "Before the dancing begins let's" "Take a look at what went down" "When the top seven guys got" "Together with first-time "so you" "Think you can dance"" "Choreographer justin giles for" "Rehearsal." "myfirsttimedoingtheshow," "So I'm excited." "I'm excited to see them do" "Something strong and masculine" "And to show that they deserve to" "Be here." "standup." "stronglegs." "itisaboutthe sevenstages" "Of grief, so they are all" "Representing one man who has" "Been through a tough situation," "With his significant other." "She has been unfaithful." "needtosslockinstrong." "it'simportantthateachone" "Uses their talents to bring that" "Out." "theguysaregoingtogo hard" "In this one." "sothesevenphasesofgrief" "That we are using for these" "Scenes are shock, anger, denial." "we'renotreallydoingthe" "Dance, no." "depression." "Guilt." "Bargaining." "And acceptance." "I'macceptingit ." "I'm accepting it." "I'm accepting it." "Iknowwe 'llbe greatbythe" "Time they get on stage." "Right now, I'm very nervous." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Ladiesandgentlemen," "It's your top seven guys." "♪" "♪I pack my suit in a bag" "I won't stop for pride ♪" "Won't just stop with you ♪" "♪I won't stop for him too" "Prepare myself for a walk ♪" "♪and I don't know what I'm" "Doing this for ♪" "♪trying to learn to let go" "And how can I when you still" "Don't know ♪" "♪" "♪" "♪all dressed up for, all" "Dressed up for ♪ [ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Wow." "My job is so hard." "Eany-meany-miney-moe." "Aren't they amazing?" "Let's hear it for alexander," "Ricky, mitchell, jess, tadd," "Marko and chris." "Incredible." "The couples compete." "Marko is hitting wardrobe for" "The quickest of changes and then" "He's back with melanie for a" "Jazz routine." "After the break." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Welcomebacktothe" "Show." "Tonight, the top seven couples" "Need your votes to make it to" "Safety in tomorrow's results" "Show." "Before you pick up the phone or" "Get online, we want to remind" "You who they are and meet their" "Families." "Most are sitting over there." "Let's start with melanie and" "Marko." "This season, marko auditioned in" "Atlanta." "But it wasn't his first time in" "Front of the judges." "oh,wow." "lastseason,youwerein" "Vegas." "What happened to you?" "youweren'tafan ofme,soI" "Told myself that I'm going to" "Come in here and make you a fan." "cat:" "He'saccomplishedlots" "Since leaving his homeland of" "Guam." "livinginguam,it'sgood" "Values." "I come from a long line of" "Doctors and lawyers in my" "Family." "It was a bit of a shocker for" "Them that I wanted to dance." "There wasn't a lot of" "Opportunities back home." "I had one job in guam, and I" "Worked at a cruise ship." "It was a drag queen show." "I was not the drag queen." "Mind you, I'm not the drag" "Queen." "Not the drag queen." "Part of the initiation process" "For being in that job was I had" "To dress up as a girl." "So I told my sister, she was" "Like, you look kind of pretty." "cat:" "Marko'spartnermelanie" "Also auditioned in atlanta." "The judges loved her." "wewantto inviteyou tocome" "And dance." "thankyou." "cat:" "Andhermotherwas" "Overcome with pride." "Idefinitelygetthatcrying" "From her." "cat:" "Theylivejustoutside" "Of atlanta in marietta, georgia." "Ihavelivedtheremyentire" "Life, but I was definitely rethe" "I to make the move to new york." "I went to fordham for art." "I loved it." "Since I have entered the" "Competition I have definitely" "Had to put everything on hold." "I have had to put on hold my" "Boyfriend mitchell." "We have been together since I" "Was a sophomore in high school." "Mitchell came to the show for" "The first time last week." "Really great show to come to." "I kissed marko." "In case anybody missed it." "I kissed him twice." "He wasn't mad." "But it was really awkward when" "They met for the first time." "He gave marko a nice, firm hand" "Shake." "Let's just say that." "cat:" "Hopefully,therewon 't" "Be any awkward moments this week" "In their jazz routine with ray" "Leeper." "readytodancesomejazz ?" "It's the story of a young, latin" "Couple." "Their families have been feuding" "For generations and generations." "They fall in love and they" "Decided that they're going to" "Run off and get married." "yes." "rayreallywantsthistobe" "Really picturesque as if we were" "Showing pictures of the moment" "That we love each other enough" "To run away and get away from" "Everybody." "nowwe'reeloping." "whoknows?" "Where else are we going to go" "From here?" "whatareyouthinkingbased" "On everything that I said so" "Far?" "thatwe'regoingtomake a" "Family." "Ididn'tseeanythingabout" "Having no babies." "especiallynotwithmarko." "itwasjustakiss ." "exactly." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Theydo fastwork." "They're back." "Please welcome melanie and" "Marko." "♪" "♪" "♪if you love me, we can marry" "On the west coast ♪" "♪on a Wednesday" "♪" "♪" "♪americano" "♪" "♪how I love you" "I have cried for, I will die for" "How I care ♪" "♪" "♪americano" "♪try to get me now, now, now," "Down, down ♪" "♪I'm living on the edge, living" "On the edge of love, love ♪ [ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Welldone,guys." "Caliente." "Okay." "Shh." "It's the first judging of the" "Show." "youmakeeyecontactwith the" "Judges, you're amazing, amazing." "It's a big statement, it's a big" "Statement, you are by far my" "Favorite dancer in this" "Competition." "I'm going to say that right now." "Congratulations." "cat:" "Carmen?" "so,sostrong." "I mean, girl, those legs." "They're ridiculous." "I mean, I could tell you're so" "Technically trained and it's" "Really fun to watch you -- you" "Guys together as a couple are so" "Passionate." "When you first started you came" "Out like a bull." "You took control." "I loved it." "I loved it." "You're great." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Marymurphy,whatdid" "You think?" "wow." "Can I just say wow." "I mean, nothing great is ever" "Produced without passion." "And you two have the passion." "You're flying all over the" "Place." "You did -- always, always, so" "Deep into the character as well." "Melanie, you're so strong, of" "Course." "Technically sound." "Just brilliant all the time." "That double pirouette with the" "Ronde, you made it seem" "Effortless." "I'm remaining you the domination" "Man." "That group number you did" "Earlier, you dominated that" "Number." "You really just dictate and take" "Us on a journey wherever you" "Want to take us." "It's fabulous!" "Whoo." "cat:" "Thedomination." "Not the demolition." "Nigel, what did you think?" "well,numberone,what's" "Joyous here is that their" "Technique matches their" "Performance." "They really do." "And that in any dance is just" "Brilliant." "They have got that, the pair of" "Them, which is why they" "Complement each other." "So good to have a new" "Choreography on the show." "When the choreographer is right," "You're so delightful to be able" "To turn out the well dances." "When you give dances like that" "Even when they're walking, walk" "With such a style that you just" "Go wow, that's fantastic." "I just realized they're only" "Walking and they look fabulous." "So it's amazing." "Marko, I may not have been a fan" "A year ago, but I assure you I'm" "A fan now, like so many millions" "That vote for you." "But I have one question." "Marko, you said I am not the" "Drag queen, but here's a" "Photograph of me as a girl." "I didn't quite get that." "cat:" "Sashaandalexander" "Dance the hip-hop after the" "Break." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Welcomebacktothe" "Show." "Tonight, we're really getting to" "Know our top seven couples." "Even meeting their families" "Before they hit the dance floor." "So let's take a trip home with" "Sasha and alexander." "Sasha auditioned in los angeles" "With her sister natalia." "thatwastremendous." "cat:" "Theirjourneycontinues" "Right up to the judge's final" "Decision." "sasha,you'rein ourtop 20." "yeah!" "goodjob,sasha." "havingmysisterthere" "Through this whole journey has" "Been amazing." "Even without the show we're" "Always together." "We teach class together." "We do sports together." "She's always there at every" "Show." "She's always there with a poster" "Or some kind of vote for sasha" "Shirt." "Back in vegas, I come from a" "Huge trinidadian family and" "There's always a party." "♪ there'snosuchthingasa" "Little bit of food around this" "House." "There's always food and drinks." "Always dancing." "Singing." "♪ alwaysjustmayhem." "Always." "cat:" "Alexandercametoour" "Los angeles audition." "Istartedprettylatefora" "Dancer." "At 17, I started in high school." "I didn't want to do p.E., so I" "Joined the dance team." "Dance team was crazy." "It was me, and the girls." "At 18, after I graduated high" "School that's when I really got" "Into the dance classes." "Then in college, I was accepted" "To a ballet school." "I just fell in love with ballet." "As soon as I started it was like" "Being in a movie." "I was first inspired to perform" "Because of my dad." "My dad used to be an actor in" "The '70's." "Wow." "Look at this." "He was in all types of shows." ""barney miller", t.J. Hooker," "Hill street blues, these are" "Shows I never heard of." "But I know he was on them." "Ilooklikeyou ,exceptIhad" "Better hair." "cat:" "Thisweek,theyjoin" "Shaun evaristo for a hip-hop" "Routine." "attheendofthenight ,alex" "Wants his kiss from sasha." "it'smeshuttinghim down." "Iwantasimplekiss ,and" "Home girl keeps dogging me." "doyouhavemoney?" "worstdateever." "Worst date ever." "eitheryouhaveswagoryou" "Don't." "And alex, he kind of doesn't." "ona scaleof onetoten," "He's not even at the one yet." "Swag test." "Rule number one, you've got to" "Have swag." "Rule number two, you have to" "Have the lady." "You have to be able to talk to" "The girl." "what'sup,girl?" "rulenumberthreeis" "Attitude." "youknowwhatI'm saying?" "Swag." "I'ma littlenervous,tobe" "Honest with you." "yeah,girl." "Go for it." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Ladiesandgentlemen," "Sasha and alexander." "♪" "♪I've got a rocket and I'm" "Ready to go ♪" "♪" "♪I'm talking time bombs, I'm" "Ready to go ♪" "♪" "♪I'm feeling, oh, baby" "Back to the start ♪" "♪going to be a bumpy ride" "Don't you test me ♪" "♪I'm going to take it straight" "So come on, babe ♪" "♪me and you, babe" "Come on, babe ♪" "♪are you ready to rock" "From the start I'm your guy ♪" "♪your party is a roller" "Coaster ♪" "♪" "♪babe, I realize" "Yeah ♪" "♪it will be a bumpy ride" "I'm gonna take you straight ♪" "♪come on, me and you" "Just me and you ♪" "♪come on [ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Welldone,guys." "I just want to come for a party" "At sasha and alexander's house." "Seriously." "Got some swag with it." "Carmen, what did you think?" "dang,girl,youwerepopping" "So hard." "I couldn't stop watching you." "And so it was weird because my" "Eyes were on you the whole time" "And I didn't really get the feel" "Of the two of you together as a" "Couple." "But I thought this were some" "Great moments." "I love the double aerial." "That was sweet." "okay." "cat:" "Okay." "All good." "Okay, good." "Mary, what about the swag?" "Did we get the swag?" "oh,I wishIcouldsaythatI" "Saw the swag." "I didn't, unfortunately." "You know, you guys -- [ audience reacts ]." "notthefirsttimeI've been" "Booed and won't be the last." "You know, I love you guys." "So yes, of course I would rather" "Be on the other side." "You know about me." "I'd be rather cheering and" "Yelling for you." "It was lacking." "You know, you did a hip-hop" "Number that actually brought me" "To tears already." "I think in week two." "But this " " I didn't feel the" "Connection between the two of" "You." "I don't think you guys connected" "With the piece and I didn't" "Connect with it, unfortunately." "I'm sorry." "cat:" "Okay." "Nigel?" "Along the same lines?" "Should we get the boos ready and" "Over with?" "sorry,yeah." "No, it felt like hip-hop 101 to" "Me." "It seemed very simple." "I didn't feel either of you " "I'm quite shocked at this, I" "Didn't feel the swag from either" "Of you." "It's one of those, you know," "Where I don't -- is it one of" "Those books that you get" "Nowadays, hip-hop for dummies?" "You need to go through that or" "Something." "[ audience reacts ] itjustlostme, I'm sorry." "cat:" "Okay,travis,whatdid" "You think?" "Ididn'thateitasmuchas" "They did." "[ cheers and applause ]" "I will go technically as far as" "Technically goes, you do need to" "Work on your shading and the" "Musicality." "I thought you were slushing" "Through it a little bit." "You have to pick the things to" "Move through and what you" "Actually groove, straighten your" "Knees on the aerials, all this" "Good stuff." "I think you feel you need to" "Work on your musicality, pick" "Out what you're dancing to." "Sasha, I think you did a better" "Job than alexander did, but it" "Just wasn't " " I liked it." "I liked it." "cat:" "Okay." "Well, remember, did you like it?" "If you did, you need to vote." "For sasha and alexander, dial " "You can also vote online at" "Ladies and gentlemen, put your" "Hands together for sasha and" "Alexander." "Thank you, guys." "Well done." "[ cheers and applause ]" "Hip-hop for dummies." "I need to get that book." "Tomorrow night, one more guy and" "One more girl will be cut from" "The competition." "Who will your votes keep safe?" "Tomorrow, jordan and tadd are" "Up." "Do not go anywhere." "It's been hard, I don't wake up" "To see my brother." "But this experience is worth" "Missing them, but the best part" "Is seeing how much they enjoy me" "Being on stage." "Like this is for you, for all" "The hard work that you've done" "To get me here." "So it's good." "cat:" "Wemettaddinhis" "Hometown of salt lake city." "Igrewup in saltlakecity" "With my mom and my dad and my" "Two sisters." "I come from a really strong" "Filipino background." "But when I was younger, I had an" "Identity crisis." "I thought I was caucasian." "I was probably one of the only" "Filipino kids in my elementary," "Junior high." "Salt lake city's filipino" "Community is growing more and" "More but it's minuscule to san" "Francisco where my relatives" "Are." "That helped to give me a" "Backbone of what my filipino" "Heritage was." "It plays a huge role in who I am" "Today." "Like culturally, socially," "Mentally, spiritually," "Everything." "And that's why I have my" "Filipino shirt on right here." "A lot of people are taking pride" "In the fact that I'm filipino." "I'm here to represent the" "Filipino community." "cat:" "Thisweek,theytake on" "A smooth waltz with toni" "Redpath." "thepieceis thatjordanisa" "Siren who lures men into her" "World." "mermaidsandseducingtaddto" "Fall in love with me and then I" "Kill him." "sheseduceshimwithhis" "Singing." "♪ whatisthat?" "he'stryingto fight" "Listening to the song until he" "Comes to the kiss." "thekissof death." "thekissof death." "nota kissIwant." "Ifeellikethey'rehaving" "Fun with the story." "If they work as hard on the" "Routine as they do on that," "They'll be just fine." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Oh,ladiesand" "Gentlemen, it's jordan and tadd." "♪" "♪" "♪" "♪" "♪" "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "I don'tthinkjordan" "Just gave tadd the kiss of" "Death." "I think the first three rows are" "Kind of choked up." "It -- if the kiss doesn't get" "You the smoke will." "What did you think, mary?" "let'stalkaboutthe waltz" "For a second." "It's a romantic dance." "To think about and have rise and" "Fall and sway to it." "To think -- the thing about this" "Dance in the 1800's, it was" "Considered scandalous with knees" "And torsos touching and it was" "Causing sarcastic remarks to the" "Women who would do the waltz." "But it's come a long way." "Look at you, guys, this is" "American-style waltz where you" "Can separate from your partner" "And was it dreamy and romantic?" "Yes, it was." "[ cheers and applause ]" "I believe -- you know, for me" "Especially the beginning was" "Absolutely beautiful." "From the both of you." "You know, tadd, you have this" "Tenderness about you." "It just makes people love you." "You do." "You can't help it." "It is just you." "But the thing, when you're faced" "With something so difficult with" "This type of choreography, you" "Don't tighten up and lose it." "You still pull that off and give" "It to us." "And, jordan, with your strength," "With your legs and with your" "Body the way that you use your" "Arms, there was a lot of" "Explosion lines in this number." "The way you went down into the" "Floor sweep in particular, a lot" "Of people can do a floor sweep," "By the way." "The way they go into it and the" "Way they come out of it." "You held your position the" "Entire time." "That's not easy to do." "[ cheers and applause ]" "So I say well done, you guys." "Well done." "cat:" "Nigel,whatdid you" "Think?" "Ithinktoniredpathwasvery" "Clever in the choreography." "She gave you areas that you" "Could work with." "Areas that you knew about," "Particularly you, jordan." "You use your arms really well." "But what I'm more surprised" "About with tadd is that so did" "You, your arms, your pordebra" "Was fantastic." "Did you ever you'd be doing" "Pripgcals?" "Prerogative twinkles?" "no." "thesearedancestepsthat he" "Would never have ever heard of" "As a hip-hop guy." "And here he is on a program like" "This doing it in front of" "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Welcomebackto" so you" "Think you can dance."" "It seems like only yesterday" "That we set out on our audition" "Tour, but already we're down to" "Just seven couples." "It's getting harder and harder" "To pick favorites, but that's" "Exactly what we're asking you to" "Do once the dancing is over" "Tonight." "Maybe it will help if you get to" "Know their families, so how's" "Life at casa clarice?" "Take a look." "We first met clarice at the l.A." "Audition." "Along with some of her biggest" "Fans." "myparents,they'rebig" "Supporters of my dancing." "it'sbeenajoy toseeher" "Grow up as a fine young lady" "Because dance has improved her" "Completely." "cat:" "Claricewasbornand" "Raised 20 minutes from our" "Studio in hollywood." "mylifeis verybusyallthe" "Time." "I'm a student at cal state long" "Beach." "And I've studied dance." "I go to school from 8:00 to 3:00." "I'd have to pick up my sister" "And take her to dance class and" "Teach some dance after that." "I loved coming home to my family" "And having dinner." "Just that family time and" "Watching movies and all that." "It was fun." "My parents, they sacrificed all" "The luxuries in life to provide" "For me and my sister." "wedon'thaveabighouse or" "New cars, we don't take a lot of" "Vacations." "Our vacations are always around" "The dance family." "ifmyparentsdidn'tpayfor" "All this stuff, I would not be" "Where I am right now." "Iwouldnothavechangedit" "For the world." "cat:" "Jessbroughtalegendof" "Entertainment to our west coast" "Audition." "Just a stone's throw away from" "His hometown, little falls, new" "Jersey." "Igetit frommyparents." "Especially my father." "My dad was an actor." "He's now a teacher, and he's" "Done a lot through his life." "And now it will come down to me" "And I'm going to keep on doing" "It." "justtogiveyou anidea help" "He was young in order for him to" "Come out to meet anybody that" "We'd have over to the house, he" "Wouldn't come out unless we" "Introduced him." "So we knew right off the bat" "That there was something going" "On." "myfouryearsofhigh school" "Are unforgettable." "I was a part of all these" "Different performing arts clubs." "I did all these things and I was" "Able to know what I was going to" "Get myself in when I was going" "To go into the real world and" "Work professional on my own." "cat:" "Claricean jesscome" "Together with justin giles with" "A hard-hitting contemporary" "Routine." "thatwasbeautiful." "Based on the idea that the" "Couple who has entered the super" "Intense love and that love is" "Just coming to an end." "It's run its course." "justin'sstyleis very" "Intricate and very specific." "hit,hit,stop." "Push, pull." "I'musingthesehard-hitting," "Very clean and specific accents." "Let him have it." "To portray just how intense" "Their love has gotten." "sowhenI'mlikesuperclose" "To his face, I'm supposed to" "Saying no, it's not working out," "I have to make that connection" "Real." "havetohavethe connection." "it'sokay." "Not going to hurt you." "it'sjustaboxingmatch." "goodjob." "Thanks." "thanks." "gota boo-boo." "cat:" "Pleaseputyourhands" "Together for clarice and jess." "♪" "♪" "♪" "♪" "♪ [ cheers and applause ] cat:" "He'llcomeback." "He'll come back." "Hello." "Now, as you finished that" "Number, I had mr." "Travis wall go" "Nice." "What did you think, travis?" "youguyscamealiveright" "There." "My favorite routine you guys" "Have done all season." "Hands down." "Amazing." "[ cheers and applause ]" "And justin giles, your" "Musicality is ridiculous." "It's ridiculous." "Amazing." "It was the first time -- it's" "The first time I felt that the" "Chemistry was honest." "I felt like it wasn't forced." "When your hand went up the shirt" "And he took it off, I believed" "You guys." "I felt there was sexual" "Chemistry " " I'm sorry, whoa." "Whoa." "There was chemistry leading up" "To that moment that made me" "Believe why you'd take her hand" "Off you." "I can't wait to work with you." "When you have the supporting leg" "Up, make sure you're pushing" "Down as hard as you want." "So congratulations to you and" "Amazing job." "cat:" "Nigel,areyou nodding" "In agreement?" "Or " "I'mintotalagreement." "First of all, for justin giles," "Great to have him on the show" "And not only just to compliment" "Him for this routine, but also" "To have the opportunity now to" "Compliment him for the opening" "Boys routine as well." "Absolutely terrific." "I loved this style." "I find it very interesting." "What I like about it is it's so" "Staccato, so jerky and yet it's" "Still able to be used to pass on" "Emotion." "And that's what these two did" "Tonight." "It really was an honest emotion" "That went between them." "It was surprising to me because" "Normally, you know, with the" "Routines that we do, they're" "Smooth and they're soft and" "You're in tears by the end of" "It." "I really felt the sort of anger" "That you felt which is often the" "Case believing a partner." "And that's what happened here." "I thought it was tremendously" "Danced, tremendously" "Choreographed." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Okay." "Carmen, you're clapping in" "Agreement, do you agree?" "Idoagree." "I really believed your story and" "I could feel like you said the" "Anger and the passion and" "Knowing what that feels like" "When you're going through a" "Breakup and it's -- you know," "It's love and hate and it's so" "Much and you guys really showed" "That." "thankyou." "cat:" "Welldone." "Mary, what did you think?" "well,I thinkthis" "Partnership has been growing" "Every single week this season." "thefoxtrotwasgreat,mary ." "Last week, the foxtrot." "lastweekwasgreat." "You're not peaking too soon, you" "Know what I'm saying?" "You're going like this." "You're going in the right" "Direction." "okay." "itfeelsliketomethatthis" "Partnership, you know, from this" "Number now that you have been" "Dancing together for years." "You're able to produce that type" "Of movement." "The synchronization section" "There were the periods on the" "End we could read so easily and" "Had the great feeling about it." "Clarice, towards the beginning" "Just when I thought you couldn't" "Give anything else, then you" "Initiated something right from" "Your center and went right on" "Back through your head." "It was gorgeous." "Jess, you have improved and you" "Have showed you're versatile and" "Here to stay." "[ cheers and applause ]" "You have not let down yourself" "Or your partner." "Congratulations." "thankyou." "cat:" "Ifyouwantthem to" "Stay, the number -- it's all" "Down to you." "You have to vote for clarice and" "Jess." "You can also go online," "Let's hear it for them." "It's clarice and jess." "Well done." "Well done." "After the break, ashley and" "Chris as they have a fiery" "Salsa." "Don't go anywhere." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Welcomebacktothe" "Show." "We're getting to meet the" "Parents of the top seven" "Couples." "They put on their Sunday best," "Let's head home with ashley." "Ashley first caught the eye of" "Our judges at our oakland" "Auditions." "I'vegotto disagreewith" "Him." "You're going to vegas." "Ijumpedon nigel." "I probably scared him." "andshedidn'thavetotravel" "Far from her hometown of" "Antioch, california." "Iwasraisedinthechurch." "My dad is a deacon." "makesureyouhaveyour toes" "Pointed." "shedoesn'treallygiveyoua" "Lot of leeway or let you do" "Anything." "So one of my hobbies is cooking." "I love to cook." "One day, I dream of hosting my" "Own cooking show." "Hello, everyone." "Welcome to ashley's kitchen" "Where everything is rich and" "Delicious." "I like mine burnt a little bit." "Everyone in my family loves my" "Cooking." "Taste it." "no." "I'mreallyagoodcook ." "Seriously." "cat:" "Seasoneightfoundchris" "In salt lake city, but he" "Traveled there from his hometown" "Of dallas." "Icomefromahuge texas" "Family." "There is seven kids." "It's just crazy." "All the time, there's a lot of" "Noise, people running around." "There's a lot of love." "There's always something to do" "And always something to clean." "School from the get go was" "Really, really difficult for me." "I suffered severely with" "Dyslexia." "To be honest, if it wasn't for" "My parents I don't even know if" "I would have graduated high" "School." "I even remember when I first" "Auditioned I couldn't even read" "The paperwork and write all the" "Answers out." "I had to have help." "You know, now I'm in college." "I can do it." "It's not a wall that I can't" "Knock down." "It's knocked down, I'm pushing" "Forward." "cat:" "Thisweek,the pairjoin" "The salsa champion liz lira." "thisisoneofthemost" "Difficult ones I have" "Choreographed." "It's full of tricks." "At the same time, bringing out" "That sexy flavor that salsa has." "Ifeelreallyawkwardmoving" "My hips." "Do I look weird?" "Idon'tthinkwelook very" "Sexy right now." "wow." "I'm glad I'm the guy." "I was pretty numb and shocked" "When I saw the lifts that they" "Wanted us to do." "I'mterrified." "it'skindof likeIhave to" "Treat her like a bag of potat s" "Potatoes." "Like bam." "oh,wow." "Ihopeshe'sdoingokay ." "I don't think she's bruised yet." "areyouokay?" "Are you okay?" "it'sokay." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Wow." "He's hip-hop, she's jazz." "Tonight, they are doing the" "Salsa." "Put your hands together for" "Ashley and chris." "[ cheers and applause ]" "♪" "♪" "♪" "♪" "♪ [ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Wow." "That wasn't like a sack of" "Potatoes." "What did you just say?" "I'mproudof him." "cat:" "You'reproudofhim." "Oh." "Travis, what did you think?" "okay,soIloveyouguys." "And I -- no, I really, it" "Started out really hopeful." "It really did." "I loved the lifts, I thought the" "Lifts were awesome." "Once you guys broke away from" "Each other it's kind of where it" "Started to get a little " "You know?" "The chemistry was slightly not" "There." "I feel like " " I have seen you" "Have more chemistry with each" "Other." "Yeah." "It just didn't pop." "It didn't have the energy." "I was trying to scream, give it" "To me!" "But, yeah, I thought you guys -- [ audience reacts ]" "I get booed on the show, that's" "Amazing." "I love you guys, I really do." "I thought you did a great job." "somean,Iloveyou." "cat:" "Oh." "Emotional blackmail." "Iloveyouguys." "I love you guys." "In comparison to the other" "Couples I thought you didn't" "Have as much energy as everyone" "Else tonight, but I still love" "You." "cat:" "Carmen,whatdid you" "Think?" "youknow,salsais- -it's" "Hot, it's on fire." "You know, it's passionate." "It's sharp, it's -- you know," "Has so much." "And I felt like you guys were" "Hesitating." "Like it was almost there." "You know?" "There was potential." "But you weren't quite hitting" "Those moves or " " I don't know." "There was something that I" "Wasn't feeling." "But it wasn't bad." "It was okay." "I thought." "[ audience reacts ] cat:" "Mary?" "Come on, lay it on the line." "Be truthful, what'd you think?" "well,youknow,Ithinkit" "Was weak too." "You're the only two dancers" "Actually right now that are on" "The hot tamale train." "I thought that number that you" "Did was so amazing and so great." "thankyou." "wasthisoneashot?" "No, I have to be honest with" "You." "Some things are similar though." "There are some things similar." "Ashley, there was some moments" "In there I mean that you were" "Absolutely on fire." "Absolutely." "[ cheers and applause ]" "Especially like when you came" "Away from him and you were" "Heading in that direction, I" "Mean you were getting down." "You have all the latin swagger" "That you needed." "Did you have that throughout the" "Whole routine or have that latin" "Swagger at your partner?" "I didn't think so." "Chris, you had a lot of" "Partnering to do." "I give you big props because I" "Did feel that you were there for" "Her every step of the way." "thankyou." "butdidyoureallyfeel it?" "You know, like you said, you" "Felt awkward in the package." "I still felt that way." "You got through it." "You did choreography, but were" "You really in that latin" "Swagger?" "I didn't think so." "But I do give you props and I" "Commend you because all that" "Partnering work was so darn" "Fast, and you did it, brother." "cat:" "Okay." "Nigel?" "no,thereweresomegreat" "Lifts." "There was a little lift sequence" "In there that I went oh, no, he" "Dropped her." "But it was part of the lift" "Sequence, it was the four" "Different positions, it was" "Terrific." "You nailed it." "But if we're talking about the" "Freedom of salsa, if we're" "Talking about that feel, ashley," "You started to get it when your" "Dress was going -- reminded me" "Of the mambo in west side story." "And then we lost it a little" "Bit." "Chris, I don't want to talk" "About your hips, I feel" "Uncomfortable talking about your" "Hips." "But it was a bit like me trying" "To do a krump." "You don't have the right feel." "It just wasn't there." "But as mary said, you were there" "For ashley throughout the" "Routine." "I commend you for that." "Well done." "cat:" "Welldone." "To vote for ashley and chris," "Dial " "You can also vote online at" "Put your hands together for" "Ashley and chris." "[ cheers and applause ]" "Well done." "Well done." "Okay." "Only three more dancers to go" "Before it's time to decide who" "Gets your votes." "Nigel is still saying you got" "Booed." "Still to come, we've got a" "Special spine-chilling routine." "Plus, the second of the" "Evening's contemporary numbers," "But first ryan and ricky are" "Jazzing it up." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Welcomebackto" so you" "Think you can dance."" "Tonight, we're really getting to" "Know the top seven couples" "Before asking you to make a" "Difficult decision." "Who are you going to vote for?" "Let's check in with ricky and" "Ryan." "After just missing out on season" "Seven, ryan came back this year" "To our bay area auditions." "She was born and raised in" "Nearby morgan hill, california." "morganhillwasagreattown" "To grow up." "In I loved it, but it was so" "Small." "There's not many dance" "Opportunities there." "I went to sack men -- sacramento" "And went to the conventions." "And I had to kind of stop" "Dancing just because financially" "I couldn't afford classes" "Anymore, so mia finding me at" "That time was surreal." "Because I wouldn't have been" "Able to dance if she hadn't" "Found me." "I was able to grow with her and" "Gained so many opportunities and" "Experiences I would not have had" "If I didn't met." "It was one of the best jobs I" "Ever had, working on the set of" ""house", I got to play a nurse," "But we were kind of creepy." "Different and quirky." "So it was really fun." "It was an amazing experience." "cat:" "Wefirstmet rickyin" "Atlanta just up the coast from" "His hometown in miami." "Icannotgetawayfrom the" "Beach." "We try to get on the boat every" "Weekend." "A lot of time I can spend with" "My family and go scubaing and" "Jet skiing." "It's in my blood, I love the" "Beach." "When I was 15 years old, my mom" "Said we're moving to tampa." "Dance life wasn't that great." "I ended up cheerleading." "I loved anything that has to do" "With cheerleading." "Cheer music, cheer uniforms," "Anything." "I was actually the first male" "Cheerleader of my high school." "I learned how to really involve" "Myself with a team and I became" "Co-captain my senior year." "That was pretty awesome." "cat:" "We'llseeifryan and" "Ricky will be cheering about" "Their jazz routine." "thepieceis outthere." "It's about a cult of fashion by" "Following what was hip and not" "About themselves." "That's what did them in." "You got hit by the car." "It was all about you." "You wouldn't stop to look left" "And right." "chuckyisamazing." "He's got such amazes -- amazing" "Energy." "I'mturningdown,side,side ," "To the right." "Go, go." "you'llbedeaddoingit." "You're definitely dead by the" "End." "Ipushedthemsohard tothe" "Limit, as far as stamina." "it'sverystylizedmovements," "But obviously, jazz-driven" "Technique." "youhaveto do it witha" "Little bit of laziness, even" "Carmen, what did you think?" "youguysrocked!" "Yeah." "Great music choice." "Great music choice." "Great energy." "Your movements." "You guys were all together." "I loved it." "I thought it was hot." "Keep it up." "Keep it up." "cat:" "Mary?" "itwashotascats !" "It was hot." "It was hot." "Hey, you guys, this was an" "Experiment, a movement down on" "The quirky side." "I don't know about you guys but" "I like a little porky in my life" "On the dance floor." "Yeah." "Yes." "Ricky you were as strong as" "Ever." "You know, just hard-hitting." "Everything I felt was really" "Precise." "Got into the character really" "Deep." "And ryan, holy smokes." "Talk about somebody that went" "Deep in character." "Wow!" "You went full tilt zombie." "And that's what you've got to do" "In a piece like this." "I really think that chucky" "Played to both of your" "Strengths." "He developed a piece that showed" "You both off tonight." "I'll say woo-hoo!" "thankyou,chucky." "cat:" "Nigel,whatdid you" "Think?" "Iamthequirkinmary's" "Life." "I think -- you know, this sort" "Of zombie zoo lander routine" "Suited you both really well." "And chucky, that was great" "Choreography." "I saw " " I saw your movie years" "Ago, chucky, it's good to see" "You've grown up since you were" "The devil dog." "I love the quirk of this." "I love the fact that you were so" "Together as well." "There was some movements, sort" "Of you you were in the air and" "You were so together." "It's great to see choreography" "That allows you to be together" "When you're apart." "It was good to see." "cat:" "Okay." "travis,itremindedmeof" "Grand lamana." "You were in that." "cat:" "Whatdidyou think?" "wekilledthatand you guys" "Killed this for sure." "First of all, hair, makeup and" "Costume is amazing." "Ryan, you look ridiculous." "It was amazing, you had my" "Attention the entire time which" "Is hard to do." "You had it the entire time." "What was really impressive was" "Not as -- you guys were throwing" "Yourselves around, but then back" "On your pirouettes." "It's hard to lose your center" "For two seconds and then go back" "Into the turn two seconds later." "Ryan, I think you're one of the" "Best girls here." "I see you both past the top ten." "Congratulations to you and" "Congratulations to chucky." "cat:" "Okay." "Well, if travis is right, if" "They're going to make it all the" "Way, you need to call." "To vote for ryan and ricky, you" "Need to call " "And you can text the number " "Oh, gee." "Just leave it to me." "Please dial carefully as these" "Are 888 numbers, not 800 or 866" "Numbers." "You can go online to" "It's ryan and ricky." "Thank you, guys." "thankyou." "cat:" "Onlyonemorecoupleto" "Perform this evening." "Caitlynn and mitchell dance" "After the break." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Welcomebacktothe" "Show." "Time to introduce you to our" "Final couple this evening." "Caitlynn and mitchell." "We first met caitlynn in salt" "Lake city." "Ilivein olympia," "Washington." "My family is my mom and my dad" "And my little brother and older" "Sister." "There's outdoor things to do." "We have the lake and the sand" "Dunes." "I like to go fishing." "And camping." "And four-wheeling." "I'm kind of a tomboy." "In the winter I snowboard." "I ski." "Anything that's outdoors no" "Matter what time of the year it" "Is, I'm there." "I definitely have two sides to" "Me." "I can be here and put my heart" "And soul into dancing and then" "Go have a good time with my" "Family and just have fun and not" "Think about anything." "cat:" "Buthavingher whole" "Family together doesn't happen" "As often as she likes." "mydadis overseasand is" "Only home every other month." "So I miss him a lot." "howyoudoing?" "good." "Iseehimevenless with me" "Being here and we're really" "Close." "I miss you too, dad." "cat:" "Sincehe first" "Auditioned in atlanta, for" "Mitchell life hasn't always been" "A party." "whatpeopledon'tknowabout" "Me is my dad died when I was 2." "I didn't get the chance to get" "To know him." "When I was 8 my mother and I" "Moved to atlanta." "I was homeless, you know, I" "Stayed in a car with my mom." "It was really hard." "And we were struggling." "A year later my mom finally got" "A job and atlanta was a good" "Place for us and she wanted me" "To create my dream there." "I auditioned season six, but I" "Feel like it wasn't my time yet." "So what I did, I came back to" "Season eight." "I felt more confident." "Like I had more strength under" "My belt and growth in dance." "I hoped to show other kids that" "Things are so much better if you" "Stay hard and keep focused and" "Keep your eye on the prize." "cat:" "Thisweek,choreographer" "Mandy moore helped the pair fall" "In love." "Ithinkwhenyou 'refalling" "In love you have to have" "Vulnerability." "You have to fall into something" "And know that someone is going" "To catch you." "therearealot oflifts." "go!" "they'reallscary." "thatwasnotbad ,doit" "Again." "Itrustmitchell." "We're going to practice a lot." "ifyoudropher ,Iwill kill" "You." "So don't." "Idon'twanttodrop caitlynn" "Or hurt her." "I want her to know she can trust" "Me and that I have her back." "thebiggestchallengewillbe" "To connect emotionally." "We don't believe that they're in" "Love." "And we don't believe that they" "Want to go through the tulips" "Dancing together, then it's not" "Going to work." "Iwantto showmyromantic" "Side." "America is going to see a new" "Mitchell this week." "Ithinkthiswillbemore" "Romantic than one of the romance" "Novels." "myheartbleedsfor you ." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Okay." "Ladies and gentlemen, the last" "Of your top seven couples, it's" "Caitlynn and mitchell." "♪" "♪you're in the arms that I love" "Lead me like you did before ♪" "♪touch me once again" "And there's no end ♪" "♪there was no one that you" "Wanted more ♪" "♪I'll be waiting for you" "Here inside my heart ♪" "♪and I'm the one who wants to" "Love you more ♪" "♪you will see what I can give" "You ♪" "♪everything you need" "Let me be the one to love you" "More ♪" "♪" "♪I'll be waiting for you" "Let me be the one to love you" "Best ♪ [ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Wow." "It was almost like a 4th of July" "Barbecue, but not quite." "Wow." "You're so romantic." "Mary?" "okay." "Mandy moore, that was my" "Favorite number of the night!" "Woo!" "Mitchell and caitlynn, that was" "So beautiful." "I mean, I just can't remember." "I mean, oh -- cat:" "Oh,mary." "Iknowmitchell,you 're" "Injured." "You know, you gave it your all." "You couldn't have done it any" "Better." "The way you did the side by side" "Leap, it was so high." "You supported her." "Didn't make her be nervous for" "One second with what's going on" "With you." "You are an incredible dancer." "Both of you." "Caitlynn, you know I think the" "World of you and you did" "Amazing." "You defi defied gravity again a" "You're uninhibited." "This is your moment." "You need to grab on to it and" "Just run like the wind now." "This is your time." "This is your time." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Whenluckcomesalong," "You grab the opportunity." "Nigel?" "maryisright." "The emotion in the routine just" "Grabbed us all." "No question about that." "And mandy moore has been doing" "Some wonderful work in britain" "As well." "And now she's come back here." "The leaps in that were" "Fantastic." "The lifts, she was -- and you" "Caught her." "The lifts here and the lifts we" "Have seen earlier, with the" "Lifts earlier tonight, people" "Lift and move." "You went with the movement and" "It just flowed and it was" "Beautiful, mitchell." "Caitlynn, kate lip, you are a" "Stunning dancer." "The pair of you on that jump," "That leap in the air, where you" "Land on one leg on the calf and" "Roll over, took my breath away." "thatwasincredible." "andthewholeroutinetook my" "Breath away." "So congratulations." "As mary said, best routine of" "The night." "Well done." "cat:" "Okay." "I don't know anything about" "Dancing but when I saw that that" "Was amazing." "Travis?" "Iagree100%." "Like nigel said I kept finding" "Myself like trying to catch my" "Breath." "Mandy, gorgeous partnering." "Gorgeous, gorgeous." "Unexpected partnering." "I never saw any of it coming." "Like you're going up and down" "And she's in a split, oh, my" "God." "Caitlynn, I feel like you're the" "Surprise for me this season." "If someone had told me you've" "Grown this much on the show, I" "Would have said girl, you're" "Crazy." "Iwouldhavesaidit,andif" "You had said to me, girl you're" "Crazy -- [ laughter ] cat:" "Youwouldhavebeen on" "Ricki lake or something." "Not this show." "mitchell,unbelievable" "Together." "Congratulations to both of you" "And please like mary said, this" "Is your moment." "Take this, ride this out." "danceisto be outof" "Yourself." "Larger, more beautiful, more" "Powerful." "You guys were all that and even" "More." "Best performance of the night." "Love you guys." "cat:" "Okay." "Well if they were your best" "Performance of the night, you" "Need to vote for them." "To vote for caitlynn and" "Mitchell, call " "You can also vote online at" "Phone lines open at the end of" "The show and they'll stay open" "For at least two hours." "Let's hear it one more time for" "Caitlynn and mitchell." "Thank you, guys." "Well done." "Head off that way for me." "Thank you." "All of the top seven couples" "Have performed but the dancing" "Isn't over." "We have the top seven girl" "Performance after the break." "You don't want to miss it." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Welcomebacktothe" "Show." "So what went down when our top" "Seven girls group met up with" "Choreographer ray leeper?" "Let's take a look at this." "two,three." "rayleeper,areallysexy" "Jazz routine." "thestoryis aboutseven" "Girlfriends who -- whose mission" "It is to rid the world of evil" "Men." "thelastvictim,you 're" "Looking for the next victim." "we'regoingto killthe boys." "whenyouseethe girls" "Starting in the straight line," "That image is them coming down" "The aisle of the funeral." "When they break apart, I wanted" "To feel almost as if singly" "They're going out and searching" "For the next victim." "it'sfunto go on stageand" "Become this evil character." "Surprisingly I'm natural at" "This." "I don't know why." "I'm not evil." "myonlyconcernisthat they" "Work as a unit." "It's so important for this" "Piece, got to be absolutely" "Precise." "Five, six, seven and eight." "Almost." "Yeah." "youhaveto be abletolean" "Back and kick and be intertwined" "At the same time." "But I think it will be really" "Cool help when get it done." "Ihaveno ideawho isthe" "Next victim." "We'll find out." "[ cheers and applause ] cat:" "I haveseenthisin" "Rehearsals." "Boys, run for your life." "Put your hands together for the" "Final routine of the evening." "It's your top seven girls." "♪" "♪" "♪I'd like to tell a little" "Story ♪" "♪that's been told time and time" "Again ♪" "♪about the foolish men who" "Chase me ♪" "♪my discarded men" "They used to tell me they loved" "Me ♪" "♪but I knew better than them" "I'd find them looking around the" "Corner ♪" "♪my discarded men" "You think you can think again ♪" "♪watch out or you might be gone" "One of my discarded men ♪" "♪" "♪the secrets complete myself" "Now and then ♪" "♪perhaps take a tip from the" "Others ♪" "♪my discarded [ cheers and applause ] cat:" "Oh,pleaselet mein" "Your gang." "I so want to be in your gang." "Mothers, lock up your sons." "They are in trouble." "Let's hear it for caitlynn," "Jordan, melanie, sasha, ryan," "Clarice and ashley." "[ cheers and applause ]" "Okay." "Over to you, america." "You might want to take -- we're" "Going to ask you to pick up the" "Phone or get on the internet and" "Vote for your favorite couples." "Here are the numbers one last" "Time." "♪" "♪" "♪" "♪" "♪" "cat:" "Anamazingshow." "Incredible." "And travis wall and -- fantasticone." "I think what's interesting is" "We've got the alumni here" "Tonight." "Billy, and petra, we've got" "Channing." "And mccormick has a fantastic" "Part in "step up 4"." "That's what's happened to the" "Alumnis." "Just terrific." "Congratulations, kathryn." "cat:" "Congratulations." "Nice to see you again, guys." "Thank you so much for watching." "Join us tomorrow at 8/7 central." "Stay tuned for your local news." "Get voting." "I'm cat deeley." "Good night."