"[rock music]" "we'refinallyherein" "Las vegas." "The best of the best of the" "Pairings of the toughest week of" "The competition." "♪♪" "And in vegas there's just one" "Rule:" "Stay alive." "♪♪" "Vegas has proved to be the" "Breaking point for many talented" "Dancers in the past." "comeon!" "Giveit!" "Idon'tneedthis!" "oneandtwoand five!" "Come on, come on!" "Yr life is the line..." "Now dance!" "andthisyear,it'sgonnabe" "No exception." "getreadyto reallywork." "thisisfreakinghard." "faster!" "Allyd issing" "Me off." "You're out!" "you'recrap." "That was absolutely horrible." "yougottaslamthisto" "The ground." "ow,god." "[sirens blare] pullyourselftogether." "willI missthenextround?" "ion'tknow,darling." "butasalways,the bestof" "The best will shine." "youkilledit !" "[cplause] youweremagnificent." "both:" "Ooh!" "wow!" "[cheers and applause] everyminutofthenextweek" "Is going to be brutal, but the" "Journey's gotta start somewhere." "Are you ready?" "[cheers and applause] [upbeat music]" "♪" "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪so you think you can ♪" "♪♪" "♪so you think you can ♪" "♪♪" "♪so you think you can ♪" "♪♪" "♪so you think you can ♪" "♪dance ♪ [rock music]" "♪♪ 180ofthenation'smost" "Talented dancers are ready for." "But only 20 will make it to r" "Stage in hollywood." "They've gotten through the city" "Auditions." "Now the pressure's going to be" "Doubled." "D so is the number of judges." "On the panel, pussycat dolls" "Founder, robin antin..." "Or, chor," "Adam shankman..." "The legendary debbie allen..." "Broadway choreographer," "Tyce diorio..." "And applause]" "Our queen of scream," "Mary murphy..." "And executive producer," "Nigel lythgoe." "[cheers and applause]" "Over the next three days," "The dancer face five grueling" "Rounds of choreography" "First, hip-hop..." "Then broadway.." "grabyourgirl." "Girls, grab your guy." "ballroom..." "Come on!" "andthedreadedgroupround," "Where they're forced to work" "Together." "no,you[bleep]." "Hoo." "finalroundis always" "Intense--emotionally and" "Physically--contemporary... quicker!" "Today, guys." "butbeforethechoreography" "Even begins, the dancers need to" "Why mindhegeey" "Deserve to be here." "yourchallengesforthisweek" "Begin right now." "Solos coming up." "We will be cutting you at this" "Round." "Good luck to eand ery one" "Of you." "[cheers and applause] withjust20 minutesbefore" "Thmances are due to" "Begin, the dancers spread out" "And form up all over the" "Theater." "In the lobby was ballroom" "Dancer iveta lukosiute." "Iveta has made it to vegas" "Twice before but never made" "The top 20." "This season, her elegant" "Ballroom routine in salt lake" "Earned her a third ticket." "justabsolutelyexquisite." "insrati [applause] butshe'sarrivedinsincity" "With an arresting new look." "nigel,you'vebeenanaughty," "Y." "I came to arrest nigel" "For sending me home twice." "So this time, I came as lice" "Woman." "I think I'm gonna get the point" "Across." "andcuemusic!" "[vaudeville jazz music]" "♪♪ [excited cheers]" "♪♪" "whoa!" "[laughs]" "Whoa!" "[music stops] [cheers and applause] whoo,theratingsjustwent" "Up." "look,letme tellyou" "Something, man..." "That makes me wanna be in" "Handcuffs right now." "therewillbe no feedback" "From the judges in this round." "Bu lksike eta's cop" "Routine might just have stolen" "E ." "thatisasuper"whoo."" "That's like a... ♪whoo-hoo-hoo ♪" "Indeed, indeed." "Oh!" "alsohopingto makeabig" "La withis costume was" "Marlo parlan." "mymommadethisunitard" "And my friend painted it for me." "And so I just, like, wanna be" "Really artistic and creative" "And expressive." "So that's why." "oh,thatoutfit." "Mm- [chuckles]" "Good, thank you." "oh,mygod." "andcuemusic." "[hip-hop plays]" "♪♪" "[music stops]" "Nkou vy mu." "[scattered clapping] somariomadeanimpression." "But it might not be the one he" "Wanted." "thereyougo ." "well,he'sgotsomeskills." "But child, that outfit is" "Killing me." "andasthesoloscontinue... allright!" "everyonedidwhattheycould" "To stand out." "Ilikeher!" "[cheers and applause] thankyou." "afterthefirst15had" "Performed, the judges stop down" "To deliberate." "okay,listenup please." "thendancersarecalledto" "The stage." "marlo,please." "Malaika..." "Emily..." "Brandon, johnny..." "And michael." "butiveta'snamehasn't" "Been called." "ladiesandgentlemen,you" "Love dancing, no question about" "That." "Otherwise you wouldn't be on" "This stage and you wouldn't be" "Putting yourself through the" "Process of being a dancer." "You've gotta show that passion" "To us." "Unfortunately today, that did" "Not happen." "Judges, does anybody have" "Anything to say to help them?" "Ithinkyouneedtojust" "Consider the full package." "Your outfit is so distracting." "And your dancing would've been" "Perceived differently had you" "Been wearing some pants and" "Just a shirt." "Ijustwantedtobealittle" "More expressive." "peoplehavebeenvotedoff" "Coming out there with the wrong" "Outfit on." "It just distracts." "ifsomeonewould'vetoldme" "A long time ago to just put on" "Some jeans, I would've done" "That, you know?" "thankyouverymuch." "We are not going to be asking" "Any of you to stay with us." "it'sonly10 :00a.M.,and 7" "Of the first 15 dancers are" "Headed home, including mario." "Iactuallyworethisbecause" "I wanted to show bravery and" "Courage." "Because I don't think a--I don't" "Think anyone out there would" "Wear that." "somariois goingtobe" "The best-dressed passenger on" "The first flight out of vegas." "I-Ithinkthattheirminds" "Weren't open enough for it." "butivetamovesonto" "The next round." "The first 15 dancers had set" "The bar." "And for some soloists, it was" "Just too high." "whateveryougaveusbefore" "To bring you here, we didn't get" "It today." "itwasjustsohard because" "I wanted this so bad." "wedon'tfeelasthough" "You're as strong as the people" "We're keeping." "It's going to be a tough season," "I'll tell you now." "[electronic rock music]" "♪♪" "It's just another day in a" "Dancer's life." "itlookedlikethe judges" "Were determined to be tough" "Right from the start." "Igotcut." "withthestandardhighwas" "Clearly going to take something" "Special to get noticed." "Luckily, wadi jones came" "Prepared." "mysolothistime,Itried to" "Do it a little different, tried" "To keep it strictly straight" "B-boy." "You know, and I had been working" "On a new flip that I'm hoping" "They'll really like." "Something different, something" "New." "And I'm just really excited." "wadiisab-boyknownforhis" "Daredevil and fearless" "Free running..." "Who made it through the new york" "Auditions." "whoo!" "Going to vegas, baby!" "Whoo!" "Yes!" "cuemusic." "[hip-hop music plays]" "♪♪" "nice." "wow." "whoo!" "My neck is hurting, my neck!" "All right, he's a real b-boy." "oh,whoo!" "hey,whoa!" "hey!" "whoa,allright!" "[music stops] asmorningturnedto" "Afternoon, wadi was just one" "Of dozens of dancers who took" "The floor and reminded the" "Judges why they were so excited" "About season eight." "both:" "Oh,yeah!" "[dance music]" "♪♪ touchdown!" "both:" "Yeah!" "♪♪" "wow!" "Whoo!" "Best one today." "by3 :00p.M.,onlytwo" "Dancers were left..." "Sisters sasha and natalia" "Mallory." "They first auditioned in l.A." "And ever since getting to vegas," "It's been a family affair." "natalia,guesswhat." "what?" "chickenbutt." "youareafive-year-old." "[giggles] [giggles]" "I'mgonnapinchyou ." "oh!" "ah!" "ooh!" "andthey'vedecidedto" "Perform together in the first" "Round." "ourduetis kindoflike a" "Rivalry, you know?" "How we're always kind of like at" "Each other and, like, smacking" "Each other, and like, poking" "Each other, and stuff." "littlebitof abattle." "ifoneof us screwsup, the" "Other one is probably going to" "Do a headlock on them tonight." "agh!" "so... andcuemusic." "[upbeat pop music]" "♪♪" "Ilikebothofthem ." "They're both good." "I like both of them." "Might as well keep them" "Together." "[music stops]" "All right, girls, that's what" "I'm saying." "thatwasentertaining." "nowtheyfaceanervouswait" "As the judges call out the final" "Set of first-round cuts." "Omar, briana, matthew carillo," "Anna louise, bailey." "It's not gonna be for this" "Season, I'm afraid." "Thank you for everything that" "You've done." "withthat,thesoloswere" "Over and 114 dancers were 1 step" "Closer to making the top 20," "Including the mallory sisters." "oh,mygod,soexcited." "We're so happ" "I'msorry!" "comingup..." "The choreography rounds get" "Underway." "hitit!" "comeon." "Run!" "ah!" "thisisfreakinghard." "andnoteveryonecan handle" "The pressure." "thatwashorrible." "Idon'twannagohome ." "asvegasweektakesit's" "Toll... oh,mygod." "pullyourselftogether." "it'sstupid." "andforsomeearly" "Favorites... youneedto be apro here" "Now." "it'stheendoftheroad." "willI missthenextround?" "Idon'tknow,darling." "youwon'twannamissit." "♪whoo-hoo-hoo!" "♪" "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪ welcomebackto vegasweek" "Where a brutal first round" "Has just ended." "congratulations,youarenow  1 of 114." "[cheers and applause]" "Which means that 46 of your" "Colleagues have left us." "And they will not be" "Participating in the next round," "Which is..." "Hip-hop." "[cheers and applause]" "Good luck to you all." "See you in a minute." "sothedancersrun off to" "Change and warm-up." "And while the b-boys and girls" "Show off their moves, the" "Contemporary dancers are doing" "Their best to get by... we'rejustgonnafakeittill" "We make it." "fakeittillyou makeit." "Iamwearingmyhip-hop" "Attire." "includingchinasmith." "hip-hopdon'tstop,what?" "chinafirstauditionedin" "Salt lake city, where she won" "The judges over with her" "Moves... whereareyoufrom?" "pocatello,idaho,wherethe" "Potatoes grow." "andpersonality." "[cheers and applause]" "But the sweet girl we met in" "Utah has now become a hardcore," "Buck, b-girl." "Idon'tthinkyou readyfor" "This." "youknowwe gotthis." "thiskrumpingtornado!" "well,kindof ." "crazy!" "it'sgoingto takemorethan" "Just attitude to get through" "This napoleon and tabitha" "Routine." "wegotsomehip-hop." "It is fast, it is intricate." "andit'sgotmad swag,soyou" "Guys gotta come with it or" "You're gonna sink like a ship." "Hit it!" "First and foremost, you gotta be" "A performer." "confidencewouldhavetobe" "What they bring to this piece." "stronger!" "Kak, kak!" "hopefullyI getas swagas" "Her." "yougottahititharderand" "You gotta have more swag." "Let's do it again." "thisisfreakinghard." "It's crap." "faster!" "Stronger!" "it'sprovingto be atough" "Routine." "And china's hip-hop persona is" "Cracking under the pressure." "it'shard." "My brain's crazy, but we're" "Gonna get it." "afteranhourofrehearsals," "It was time for the performance" "To begin and the dancers began" "Clearing the stage." "firstinjury!" "firstinjury!" "oh,mygod." "b-boywadijoneshad" "Developed crippling pain in" "His legs." "ah." "Oh, my gosh." "notsogood?" "no." "youwannastand?" "oh,no." "I'm cramping like [indistinct]." "andashe waitedonthe" "Sidelines... both:" "Herewe go ." "uh." "chinatookthestagewith" "The first group." "andcuemusic." "[hip-hop music]" "♪♪ whatthe[bleep]isshe" "Doing?" "Idon'tknow." "whatthehellisshedoing ?" "someotherdancefrom" "Another land." "sotheperformancesstart" "With a complete bust." "And the judges have a decision" "To make." "comearound,please." "um..." "China,wouldyouhave" "Called that a success?" "hellno." "But I promise I can do better." "I'm so sorry." "ata certainpoint,wehave" "To kind of go, like, how" "How many, you know, next-chance" "Cards are we dealing out?" "And you're a beautiful girl... thankyou." "andyoudo havesomuch" "Talent." "So based on that, we are gonna" "Keep you around to see you do it" "Again, to see-- oh,mygod." "I'll fix it." "Thank you guys." "yeah." "thankyou." "china'sgottaquicklyget" "The routine down or she's going" "Home." "Ialwaysdo this." "I always psych myself out." "But I practiced up there and I" "Had it and then I got onstage" "And I just..." "Just, they're very intimidating," "But I gotta get over it." "thehip-hopperformanceshad" "Not started well." "And over the next hour, they got" "Even worse." "[hip-hop music]" "♪♪" "Many familiar faces failed to" "Pick up the choreography." "And we had to say good-bye to" "Some genuine stars." "I'msorry,it wasn'tstrong" "Enough tonight." "We're not gonna keep you." "[gasps] hiromcraeandpattymiller," "Both from the los angeles" "Auditions." "Also going home are irish" "Step dancer, mary kate sheehan," "Kristin dobson, and" "Princess lockeroo from the" "New york auditions." "For a total of 17 more dancers," "Their vegas week was over." "Back inside the theater... thiswasadisaster." "wadijones'grouphas been" "Called to the stage." "oh,mygod." "butaftersufferingacramp," "He's barely rehearsed." "stillhurts." "My legs still hurt." "So I'ma just fight through it." "I'ma get through it." "I'm gonna do my best." "you'renotgoinghome." "Iknow." "yougotthis." "andwiththejudgesgradually" "Losing patience... youneedto amazeus." "thepressureis on ." "cuemusic." "[rap music]" "♪♪" "theblonde'sgood." "theblonde'sgood." "wadi." "Why are you limping?" "Are you hurt?" "yeah,mybody'scrampingup." "I had to see the e.M.T. And" "But I don't care, I have to be" "Out here." "youcanalwaysborrow" "Shankman's crutches." "yeah." "they'llbetherefor you ." "yeah." "well,wadi,forabreaker," "We think you did a mighty fine" "Job." "You're going to the next round." "thankyouso much." "drinkplentyof water,would" "You?" "This is las vegas!" "vegas,yeah." "sofinally,somebodyhad" "Impressed the judges." "And from that moment on," "The hip-hop round caught fire." "[club music]" "♪♪ you'rethrough!" "You killed it!" "whatrhymeswithyou ?" "Through." "♪♪ whoo!" "gettheheckoff thatstage," "You're going through." "yes!" "Whoo!" "Work!" "That's my sister." "by10:00p.M.,along first" "Day was nearing it's end and" "Everyone had performed." "But the round wasn't over." "Seven contestants had been asked" "To dance again, including china" "Smith and ballroom dancer iveta." "If they messed up this time," "They'd be going home." "okay,thesekidsneedto" "Bring something." "They gotta bring something or" "Else it's going under." "cuemusic." "[rap plays]" "♪♪" "yes." "Yes, yes." "Yes." "♪♪" "Iveta, what did you do with" "That police truncheon that you" "Had earlier?" "Ihaveit in my room." "[giggles] takeitthisevening,hit" "Yourself over the head, and" "Say why on earth were you as" "Bad as you were the first time" "You did this?" "Not good enough." "Second time was fine," "As it was with everybody else." "Thank you all very much, you're" "Through to the next round." "[applause]" "Don't put yourself through this." "Get it right the first time." "sothat'sit forday one ." "Imadeit ,Imadeit." "I'm so happy." "comingup..." "A new day and a new challenge." "all:" "It'sbroadway!" "andthingsgetsteamy." "ah!" "I'mconcerned." "butisit hotenoughfor" "The judges?" "canI tryonemoretime ?" "Idon'twannasee itagain." "yougottaslamthistothe" "Ground." "thenasthecompetition" "Becomes too much for natalia... whereisshe?" "canhersisterkeepit" "Together?" "it'sstupid!" "She's a dancer." "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪ welcomebackto so youthink" "You can dance." "It's day two here in las vegas" "And it's 8:00 a.M. In the" "Morning, and the first challenge" "Of the day..." "Tyce diorio's broadway." "thecontestantsfuelupand" "Get into character." "[broadway music plays]" "♪♪/i" "Then it's time to head into" "The theater where tyce diorio" "Was ready to show them the" "Seedier side of song and dance." "we'regonnagetinto" "Something today, you guys." "You know?" "The girls' character in this is 100% trash." "In a good way." "verysexychoreography." "[hissing] it'shotin here." "It's happening." "thegirlsweresteamingup" "The joint." "But the guys seemed to be left" "Out in the cold." "boom,ka." "Voo, ka, ka, ka." "youjustgottafindyour" "Character." "And I'm not real sure what it is" "Yet, but hopefully I'll get it" "By the end." "doyouunderstandwhatI'm" "Saying?" "thischoreographyrighthere," "Kind of hard." "youareneverholding,you're" "Are always filling in." "You're filling in with life." "Thank you." "withlife,yeah." "grabyourgirl." "Girls, grab your guy." "thenitwastimeforthe" "Performances to begin." "And on the judging panel," "Jason gilkison is sitting in" "While adam gets his knee checked" "Out at the hospital." "Preparing to go onstage was wadi" "Jones, who seemed fully" "Recovered from yesterday's" "Injury." "For this routine he's been" "Paired up with jordan casanova," "Who proved in her l.A. Audition" "That she's not afraid to show" "Her steamy side." "yes,girl!" "whoa!" "naughty,naughty,naughty" "Girl!" "sorry." "I have no worries." "I am actually really excited." "yeah,we'regonnadoawesome." "You are gonna be awesome." "you'regonnabe awesome!" "no,you'regonnabeawesome." "[scoffs]youshouldn'thave." "it'sthemomentoftruth." "And they take the stage, along" "With two of our shortest" "Contestants--contemporary dancer" "Jessica watanabe and little o" "A b-boy who blew the judges away" "With his first audition in new" "York." "comeandgetyourticket." "thecouplespentthe earlier" "Part of the day sizing each" "Other up." "thisisthefirsttime I'm" "Actually a little taller than" "My partner." "So that's awesome." "Iknow." "Perfect height, it's working" "For me." "'cause if I try to get a tall" "Guy, I'm like this and it" "Doesn't look very good." "cuemusic." "[big band music]" "♪♪/i" "yeah." "wow." "that'shot." "yes,yes." "she'sfabulous." "thatlastmoveyou were" "Good at, wadi." "Good." "Thank you very much." "Over you come." "jessica." "hi." "justfortherecord,Iwanna" "Say you two are the cutest" "Couple on the planet." "[all chuckle] youknow,it wasgreat." "The two of you found the" "Chemistry together, and that was" "Amazing." "You are so through to the next" "Round." "oh,thanks." "It's a lot easier when you can" "See him in the eye and not" "Looking at the guy's belly" "Button--just gonna say that." "Thank you." "virgil,you'rethroughto" "The next round." "thankyouso much." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Yes." "whoo!" "both:♪ wemadeit ♪/ i" "♪we made it ♪/i" "♪we made it ♪/i" "♪we made it ♪/i jordan..." "We all agreed up here," "You absolutely owned that" "Routine." "yes." "youareso throughtothe" "Next round." "thankyouso much." "I made it!" "wadi... yes." "thisisreallyfar removed" "From your natural element." "yeah." "andI wannasaythatyou" "Rocked it, my brother." "And I'm happy to put you through" "The next round." "thankyouso much." "let'sgoahead." "whoo!" "Yes, I did it." "sotheentirefirstgroup" "Was through." "[both giggle] andthatseemedtosetthe" "Mood for the morning, as the" "Broadway performances got rave" "Reviews." "China smith and her partner," "Broadway dancer jess leprotto," "Along with sasha and" "Natalia mallory." "And hip-hoppers dc chapman and" "Robert taylor, jr." "Proved they" "Were as charismatic onstage as" "They were on the street." "youwerejustabsolutely" "Wonderful." "You owned it." "We loved it--move onto the next" "Round." "itwassmoldering." "I mean, it really was one of" "The best today." "wearehappytosayyouare" "Through to the next round." "yeah." "yes!" "How dare you be so fierce?" "♪whoo-hoo-hoo!" "♪ /i hopingtojointhe" "Celebrations were two vegas" "Veterans, rebecca hart and" "Jeremiah hughes." "Rebecca's journey began five" "Seasons ago." "that'scertainlythebest" "That I've seen today." "really?" "I've been to vegas four times." "I've gotten to the very end of" "Vegas, made it through all the" "Different styles and gotten so" "Close, and then just got turned" "Down." "I really wasn't gonna come back" "This year, because maybe it just" "Wasn't cut out for me, maybe it" "Just--I wanted it too much that" "It just messed me up, you know?" "But I'm not a quitter." "And I do love dancing." "I can do it." "andherpartnerhas some" "Fairly painful vegas memories" "Of his own." "wefirstmethumbleand" "Unassuming jeremiah in season" "Four." "seeingsomebodywhohas" "The flaws of every human being," "But with the spiritual divinity" "As high as you can get for an" "Art." "gostraightto vegas." "[cheers and applause] invegas,he blankedduring" "Mia's contemporary..." "And lost his temper." "hehasaproblem--oh,oh." "didhestamphis foot?" "he'sgonnapunchsomething," "He's gonna punch something." "thatwasuncalledfor ,dude." "Like, that's not cool." "jeremiah,you'recutfrom" "The program." "nowtheybothhaveashot" "At redemption and a chance to" "Prove that this is their year." "[retro disco plays]" "♪♪/i" "mm-hmm." "[overlapping chatter] it'stimeforjeremiahto" "Face the judges." "yourtimingwasoff ." "You almost ran into the post" "Over here." "It was like you didn't know" "Where you are on the stage." "Pull yourself together." "You have skills." "So we're gonna put you through" "With a lot of questions." "thankyou." "[mary chuckles] sojeremiahhasscraped" "Through." "And he's got nothing but praise" "For his partner." "rebecca'sa proat this," "And we had this really good" "Chemistry onstage, and I got" "Her lip print over here." "buthowdidthatchemistry" "Work out for her?" "youhavegottobringthe" "Personality that you have to" "Other forms and other styles." "That performance wasn't enough" "To go through to the next round" "Today--I'm very sorry." "canI askto dancefor my" "Life?" "I've been here so many times for" "You." "Can I dance one more time?" "well,I thinkyoushouldhave" "Attacked this, and you should've" "Tore the floor up, and you" "Didn't." "You need to be a pro here now, 'cause this is your fifth time." "It's like you gotta slam this" "To the ground." "[voicebreaking]whenIget" "Here, I'm always, like," "Overwhelmed by all the talent." "So I just wanna say thank you." "youneedto becomean" "Assistant, even if you're doing" "It pro bono." "it'sjustmy momand I..." "So we have to, like, pay for" "We had to start our life over." "Like, we had no car, no house," "And all that, so..." "I would be at the studio" "Every day, all day if I could." "I saved up for, like, two months" "To go to the edge for one day." "[chuckles tearfully] howoldareyou now ?" "22." "you'rea fighter." "You'll get there." "thankyouso much." "allright." "andrebeccawasn'tthe only" "One leaving the chorus line." "darius,I 'msorry--thatwas" "Not even close to being strong" "Enough." "The style is not there." "I'm sorry--we're not gonna be" "Asking you to stay." "youwerejustlostrightnow," "Honey." "You were just lost." "canI tryit onemoretime ?" "Idon'twannasee itagain," "Personally." "thejudgeswereholding" "Nothing back." "you'relikeacheerleader." "You're doing a toothpaste" "Commercial out there." "Ijusttotallyblewit" "Onstage." "andbytheend ofthe" "Broadway round, 14 more dancers" "Had been eliminated." "After the break, we pick up" "The pace with a jive." "comeon!" "butsomedancerscan 'tkeep" "Up." "wewantyoutodancefor" "Your life." "andonehasabigproblem." "how'shegonnapickherup?" "thentempersflareinthe" "Infamous group round." "whydoesthisalwayshappen" "To me?" "you'reout!" "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪/i" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪/i" "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪ welcomebackto vegas." "it's4 :00p.M.On oursecond" "Day, and already nearly half of" "The contestants have been" "Eliminated." "peace." "theremainingdancersare" "About to face some very" "Challenging jason gilkison" "Choreography." "todaywethoughtwe'ddo" "A little jive." "[cheers and applause]" "Yeah, that's the response" "I wanted." "There's so many things that can" "Trip up dancers in this" "Particular dance." "There's very fast footwork." "[upbeat retro music]" "♪♪" "But it's fast footwork connected" "With a partner." "They've gotta work that partner." "They're gonna do some lifts." "♪♪" "They've gotta slide through" "The legs." "♪♪" "There's one thing after the" "Other." "It's relentless." "Channel your inner elvis." "Come on." "♪♪ jive,baby." "jive,baby." "it'sa physicallydemanding" "Routine." "thisisadoozy." "[chuckles]" "I'mnotgonnalie ." "oneballchange,one" "Ball change." "You're a natural." "andthefootworkistaking" "Its toll on the girls." "myfeetarekillingme." "they'renotdoingsohot." "I'mhurtingrightnow ,you" "Could say that." "Ijustlookeddown,andmy" "Foot was bleeding." "contemporarydancer" "Ryan ramirez has been forced to" "Lose the shoes all together." "I'llbeabletoperformfull" "Out." "I just need a little break for" "My feet for a second, 'cause" "They're killing." "But I'll pull through." "she'snostrangertothe" "Demands of vegas week," "Having made it through every" "Round last season, only to" "Be cut in the final" "Eliminations." "notthistimearound,but," "Please, I want you to come back." "Everybody wants you to come" "Back." "Ifeelyourpainincredibly" "Right now." "That one's gonna be a nasty one." "yeah." "by6 :00p.M.,rehearsalswere" "Over." "And the first group takes the" "Stage... goodluck,everybody." "includingnataliamallory" "And her partner, josh williams," "Who'd had problems of their own." "I'mnotideallysmall." "Well, the lifts are gonna be" "The hardest part for us, just" "Because, like, our sizes in" "Difference." "But we're gonna push through it" "And work as hard as we can." "obviously,sheneeds,like," "A dude to pick her up, because" "She's not the smallest person" "In the world, but..." "I mean, as long as she's having" "Fun, that's all it's about." "how'shegonnapickherup?" "Is he gonna get her up?" "herewego ." "And..." "Cue music." "[upbeat retro music]" "♪♪ oh,boy,herewego." "Here we go." "♪♪" "ha!" "Ha ha." "yeah." "Imean... comeondown,comeondown," "You two, the pair of you." "shh!" "[bleep] can't hear." "Ithinkwe 'regonnasplityou" "Up and get you to do it again," "Okay?" "Um, I wanna give you a stronger" "Partner, and we'll see how you" "Do with that, 'cause at the" "Moment, it's just not happening" "Between you." "So we need to see that happen," "Otherwise you'll both be going" "Home." "All right, so come back and" "Dance for us in a moment." "okay." "allright." "sonataliaandher partner" "Will get another chance." "betterthanacut ." "[sighs] buthersistersasha's" "Relief is short-lived, because" "She's up next." "Also in this group is" "Ryan ramirez." "cuemusic." "[upbeat retro music]" "♪♪" "allright." "♪♪" "sasha,comeon here." "Sasha, one of the things about" "This style is that the knees" "Basically stay together" "Throughout a lot of it." "So a young lady should find" "This a very simple routine." "You managed to dance with your" "Legs open for most of it," "Sweetheart." "However, you know, you brought" "Something to the party--enough," "Anyway--to get through to the" "Next round." "thankyou." "Thankyou ." "welldone." "and,everyoneelse,you all" "Worked hard, and we're putting" "You through." "[woman squeals] thankyou!" "soryanhasearnedtheright" "To relax." "nowI 'mrestingmy feet," "Took off my shoes finally." "andastheroundwent on," "She wasn't the only girl that" "Was kicking off her heels." "mytoe'sbleeding,but it's" "So worth it, because I'm gonna" "Still be here." "theshoesareoff !" "And I'm still here!" "[giggles] it's8 :00p.M.,and" "Natalia mallory is still" "Rehearsing for her second" "Chance." "And she might just have found" "The perfect partner" "In street dancer" "Bryce "professor lock" johnson." "I'mreallyexcited." "We're gonna go and get this," "And--as best as we can." "we'vebeentryingtobe" "Partners ever since all the" "Partner dances started." "And so it finally happened" "This time." "you'vegottheprofessor." "indubitably." "[laughter] good." "Thankyou." "Here it comes." "And cue music." "[upbeat retro music]" "♪♪" "hahaha !" "[cheers and applause]" "[cheers and applause]" "you,younglady..." "There are no words to the joy" "That you brought to that" "Routine." "yes." "haha!" "Ha ha!" "goandsitdown." "[cheers and applause] sobothmallorysistershave" "Made it through." "oh,I 'msoproudofyou." "yougotastanding"o,"" "Young lady." "yeah,youdid!" "yougotastanding"o."" "everybodywaskindof" "Backing you." "[chuckles] theballroomroundwas" "Nearly over." "Only one group was left to" "Perform, including alexis mason," "Sister of our season five" "Winner, jeanine." "She earned her ticket to vegas" "In l.A." "[cheers and applause]" "And before she auditioned, she" "Got some sisterly advice." "youcando this." "No pressure." "I'm so proud of you." "If you fail me, you're not" "Coming home." "whosaysthat?" "sofar,she'sdonethefamily" "Proud, sailing through the solo," "Hip-hop, and broadway rounds." "straightthroughto tomorrow!" "sonowexpectationsare high." "alexis,weneedyou tocome" "Alive." "okay." "Whoo!" "cuemusic." "[upbeat retro music]" "♪♪ [mary laughing] yeah,there'sno flair." "There's no flair." "♪♪ whoa." "uh-oh." "alexis,cometo themic ." "hello." "um,alexis,you'reafine" "Dancer." "But there's a question about" "The level of maturity." "And I need you to get us to be" "Yeses all across the board." "That's your next goal." "We want you to dance for your" "Life." "allright,thankyou very" "Much." "soalexishasbeengivenone" "Last chance." "She'll be dancing a solo of her" "Own choice to try and persuade" "The judges to keep her." "Idefinitelyfeelpressure 'cause of jeanine." "But, you know, I'm still young." "I'm 18 years old." "There's so much life ahead of" "Me." "And it's a good pressure." "It's, like, a standard that" "She's set that, you know, it's" "A privilege to even try to reach" "Up to, so..." "I don't know." "We'll see." "stilltocome..." "Alexis may have the pedigree of" "A champion..." "But will she complete the" "Course?" "you'vegottagiveusmore" "Now." "plus,it'sgroupround,and" "The dancers work all through" "The night." "deliriaiskickinginright" "Now." "andtensionsrisetoan" "All-time high." "it'sreallykindofpissing" "Me off." "I don't know, man." "whydoesthisalwayshappen" "To me?" "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪" "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪ welcomebackto vegas." "theballroomroundhas ended." "But one contestant still has it" "All to do." "Alexis mason is going to have" "To perform a solo." "If she doesn't blow the judges" "Away, she's going home." "wasitthatyou 'reballroom" "Wasn't...?" "yeah,justtheperformance" "It feels very artificial, which" "I understand." "It's a great critique." "So I guess we'll see." "I'm gonna have to bring it." "I am gonna show them passion." "I'm definitely not ready to go" "Home yet, so I'm gonna get on" "That stage and do a contemporary" "Solo that will hopefully go" "Really well for me." "sheneedsto reallybring" "This, big-time." "andcuemusic." "[soft piano music]" "♪♪" "[cheers and applause] nowit'sin thejudges'" "Hands." "If three say yes, alexis will" "Move on to the next round." "Any less than three, and she's" "Going home." "allright." "um,allright." "Uh..." "I'll start with me." "Every time you dance your solos," "It's full of angst, and it's" "This slightly closed eyes" "And passion showing." "But you've gotta give us more" "Now." "And I wonder if, even though you" "Are 18..." "Maybe you are just an immature 18." "Unfortunately, today I'm gonna" "Give you a no." "okay." "Iagreewitheverythingthat" "Nigel just said." "You do need to work on your" "Performance." "But what you just did with your" "Body just now was amazing." "It's a yes for me." "thankyou." "ooh." "Yeah, I agree." "I just..." "I think based on what you just" "Did, there's definitely..." "There's definitely something" "There." "And it's got me conflicted, and" "I'm like--you're driving me nuts" "Here." "But..." "I'll say yes." "thankyouso much." "Ithinkyou'rebeautiful." "You're a diamond in the rough," "And you need some smoothing out" "And the right cuts and the" "Right shape." "But I think you have a power" "That I would like to see." "I think even over the last two" "Days, you have grown." "And I would like to see how you" "Grow by tomorrow." "thankyouso much." "soit'sgonnabea yesfor" "Me." "[cheers and applause] youhavethreeyeses." "That means you're remaining in" "The competition." "Well done." "I have been outvoted." "And I'm happy about that," "Because that means I get to see" "You tomorrow." "thankyouguyssomuch ." "Thank you." "doyouthinkyou can handle" "It now?" "Ithinkso ." "I think this was a wake-up call." "I think I'm gonna come back" "Stronger tomorrow." "I think going through that is" "A good thing 'cause I got to" "Hear what I need to work on." "So I plan to come back and prove" "To them that I can do the things" "That they don't see in me." "So we'll see." "it's10:00p.M.,and it's" "Been a long second day." "But we're getting closer to" "Finding our top 20." "The remaining dancers are called" "Back to the stage." "wenowhave39guys , 35 girls to go into the next" "Round, which of course is not" "Tomorrow, 'cause you haven't" "Finished today." "I'm sure you know what's coming" "This evening." "[cheers and applause]" "We're gonna put you into groups." "The things that we will be" "Looking for are creativity, how" "Inventive you are." "And, please, above all, make it" "Entertaining." "Thank you very much." "[cheers and applause] thecontestantsareorganized" "Into groups of four or five." "Then each group picks a cd at" "Random." "goodluck." "Goodluck." "onthatcd is apieceof" "Music." "[pop music] [girls cheering] [slow ballad] whoisthis?" "oh,shoot." "they'vegotuntilmorningto" "Choreograph a group routine to" "Perform for the judges." "They've already faced two" "Grueling rounds of choreography" "Today." "they'restayingwherethey" "Are." "nowthepressure'sontocome" "Up with their own routine, with" "People they don't know." "fast,fast,fast,fast,slow ." "it's11:00p.M.,and all of" "The groups are finally up and" "Running." "restisforthe dead." "yeah." "andsleepis forthe weak." "word!" "allofthegroupsstartout" "In harmony." "But by midnight, cracks are" "Beginning to show." "whoo!" "deliriaiskickinginright" "Now." "no,you[bleep]." "andintheearlyhoursof" "The morning, tempers flare." "like,ifyou'rehaving" "A problem with something, just" "Tell us." "it'sreallykindofpissing" "Me off." "thanks." "you'reout!" "Ican'tevenevendancewith" "Them right now." "whydoesthisalwayshappen" "To me?" "butwhosebreakdownisgoing" "To cost them the competition?" "ifyou'regonnathrowup," "Turn around and face that way," "Darling." "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪" "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪ welcomebackto" "So you think you can dance." "It's vegas week, day three," "And it's about 7:00 a.M. In the" "Morning." "andthedancersheadback" "Over to the theater after a" "Very long night." "Ihaveno ideawhatday" "It is." "I'mrunningon purecaffeine" "And adrenaline right now." "afterlittleor no sleep," "The groups are putting the" "Finishing touches to their" "Routines in the lobby." "seven,dirtybit,boom." "Did that work?" "arewegoingka, ka, boom?" "yeah." "okay." "ka,ka,boom." "oh,I likethat." "asmostof thegroupsclean" "Up their choreography..." "One dancer has broken down." "Natalia mallory feels dizzy and" "Needs a break." "Her sister rushes off to get her" "Help." "she'sjustfeelingalittle" "Bit weak." "I'm just worried." "I just don't want her to, like," "You know, fall out onstage or" "Something." "So I think she'll be all right" "If she drinks more water." "But I want her to--I want the" "Medic to see her." "haveyouevertakenatrip" "Before?" "Fever, chills?" "Ijuststartedfeeling,like ," "The chills, like, when I was" "Sitting down." "asnataliagetscheckedout," "Her group is left anxiously" "Waiting, unable to rehearse." "sowe'realittleworried" "About how natalia's feeling." "We want her to feel good." "We've been trying to help her" "Out any way that we can." "I don't think we would perform" "Without her." "We're not a completed group," "Family without her." "notatall." "andwedon'twannadoit by" "Ourselves." "[sighs] alldancersto thelobby." "butit'stimefor the" "Performances to begin." "allright,talia,see you" "Later, okay?" "allright,bye,sasha." "letmeknowifanything" "Happens, all right?" "All right?" "soyouknowwe'relookingfor" "Inventive, fun, entertaining" "Choreography this morning." "[cheers and applause]" "Um, all right, should we start," "Kick straight off?" "Because we've got a long day." "Let's have you onstage." "thefirstgroupupincluded" "Four contemporary dancers" "Bridget krouse, caitlynn lawson," "Ricky jaime, and clarice ordaz." "Joining them is b-boy" "Wadi jones, now completely" "Recovered." "When they first heard their" "Music, the group was into it" "Right away." "choreography'sjustcoming," "Just coming!" "andtheideasflowed." "andwecan,like,fast ,fast ," "Fast, fast, slow." "andthedancinggelled." "almostdone." "afterjustan hourand a" "Half, they were nearly done." "rightnow,at 11 :45,we don't" "Have a lot left, and we're" "Feeling good." "yeah." "reallygood." "ona nighttraditionally" "Filled with tension, this" "Group's getting on great." "Iloveourgroup." "metoo." "somuchlove." "[giggles] butwouldtheharmony" "Translate to the stage?" "and..." "Cuemusic." "[retro music] oh,yeah." "♪♪/i yeah,babies!" "my!" "♪♪/i [cheers and applause] good." "[cheers and applause] [cheers and applause]" "debbie." "thatwasterrific!" "What joy, what precision, great" "Interpretation of music." "I know bob fosse would've" "Enjoyed it, too." "thankyou." "andwhatwassogreatisyou" "Never felt like you were ripping" "It off." "You felt like you were winking" "At it and tipping your hat to" "It." "And you understood the spirit." "And I am very, very proud of" "All of you guys." "Thank you so much." "That was great." "tremendous,allof youguys." "It's one of the best routines" "I've seen in years, actually." "I really enjoyed it." "oh,mygosh,thankyouso" "Much." "Ithinkwithall ofthe" "Compliments you've got, you're" "Pretty well assured that you're" "Gonna be staying, right?" "[chuckles] well,youare." "Congratulations." "all:" "Thankyou." "sothefirstgroupismoving" "On, kicking off the best start" "To group round we've ever" "Seen... youweremagnificent." "youwerelivingitupthere ." "astheseasoneightfinalists" "Fought through the exhaustion to" "Prove their class." "[cheers and applause] [rock music]" "♪♪/i [debbie laughing] kudos." "lovedit." "little[ bleep]hotdancer." "♪♪/i mwah,mwah,mwah,mwah,mwah ." "whoa." "♪♪/i you'regoingto thenext" "Round." "Get off that stage." "wehavethebestgroupinthe" "World." "thestandardwassohigh that" "Only five dancers were cut." "Itriedmy hardest,sothat 's" "All I could do." "buttherewasstillonemore" "Group to go." "Coming up..." "After natalia's early-morning" "Collapse, can she make it" "Through the group performance?" "whereisshe?" "orhasshebeenpushedtoo" "Far?" "it'sstupid!" "She's a dancer." "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪ welcomebackto" "So you think you can dance." "It's lunchtime on day three," "And the group round is nearly" "Over." "After working through the night" "And nearly fainting this" "Morning, natalia has been" "Cleared by the medics to dance," "So she rejoins her group, who" "Can finally take the stage." "Joining jazz dancer natalia" "Were hip-hop dancer dc chapman" "And contemporary dancers" "Arielle coker, dashi mitchell," "And jordan casanova." "whyareyousolate turning" "Up?" "thismorningwhenIwoke up" "Today, I felt really sick." "They put an I.V. On me, so they" "Moved them back because I was" "Outside." "sodidthataffectthe" "Choreography?" "Ithinkthatwewere all" "Really impressed with natalia," "Because she's 18." "yeah,boy." "she'sa beast." "shewasso strongwithus" "Last night, and we were just" "So impressed by her." "okay." "butnatalia'shealthproblem" "Was just one more challenge for" "The group to get through..." "After an eventful night." "Just after midnight, dc chapman" "Started to feel that he was" "Being ignored." "everything'sreallykindof" "Graceful." "I'd rather be, like, a little" "Hard at some points." "afteranhourmoreof" "Practice, he'd had enough." "what?" "whydoesthisalwayshappen" "To me?" "like,okay,can--like,one" "Eight count--can we all adapt to" "What I do?" "Mm-mm." "aftera halfan hour,he" "Calmed down enough to rejoin" "The others." "yougottaknowthatweare" "Not trying to step on your toes." "And, honestly, I don't think he" "Meant to step on our toes." "I think he just didn't know how" "To express himself." "So, in saying that, we're gonna" "Get back to work and do this" "Right now." "thankyou." "I'mwiththat ." "okay,let'sgo ." "allright,dc ,Iunderstand" "That you stormed off." "Ididn'tstormoff ." "andwentintothe bathroom." "yeah,I wentin thebathroom" "For a while." "I took a long pee." "I took a very long pee." "okay,well,let'ssee how you" "Get on now, shall we?" "yeah." "let'sgo." "natalia,ifyou'regoingto" "Throw up, turn around and face" "That way, darling." "Okay, here we go." "And cue music." "[pop music]" "♪♪/i" "[cheers and applause]" "Ilikethis." "♪♪/i [cheers and applause] wow." "tyce?" "youknow,Ijusthave tosay," "I felt really good, really," "Really good, watching this." "really?" "Iwaswatchingthe music" "Through your choreography." "And that is such an achievement," "When you can make someone see" "The music." "It was great." "natalia... yes?" "withoutbeingrude,there's" "More of you to get around that" "Stage than these two little" "Girls here." "And just the very fact that" "You are doing everything that" "They're doing, first and" "Foremost, is remarkable, right?" "You're doing it brilliantly as" "Well." "And you are knocking down walls" "And barriers in the last few" "Days that you've been here," "Sweetheart." "You really are." "yeah!" "allright." "thankyou." "dc,howareyou feeling?" "Idon'tknow,man ." "I'm kind of just shocked, man." "I was so scared to do this for" "So long." "A lot of people around me" ""you're good." "You're good."" "I just didn't believe it because" "There were so many krumpers that" "I thought were amazing." "And they were just hating on me," "Man." "I don't understand." "Why is it like that?" "I mean, it's enough for all of" "Us to eat." "I just don't understand why" "People are like that, man." "And I don't know, man." "When I go back home, they got" "Problems, like... [laughing]" "I'mserious." "knockdownthosewalls." "Climb those mountains." "Well done." "We wanna keep you all." "thankyou." "thankyou." "it'scrazythatthey" "Actually, like, see potential in" "Me, and I'm so happy that, like," "Everybody in my group was so," "Like, supportive of everything." "Like, it's amazing." "comingup..." "Day three draws to a close with" "The final and most dreaded" "Choreography round of them all" "Contemporary." "thisisgenerallya" "Bloodbath." "thepressureis on ." "getreadyto reallywork." "andemotionsrunhigh." "[crying]I don'twannago" "Home." "butasvegasweekclaimsmore" "Victims... itwasn'tenoughthistime ." "coulditbe theend for our" "Sister act?" "whyaretheytakingher?" "thenlater,thedancersstand" "Alone..." "I'mready." "Iwantit so bad." "ina fightto thefinish." "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪/i" "♪dance, dance ♪/i" "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪ welcomebackto vegas,day" "Three, where our contestants are" "Using their lunch break to blow" "Off steam at the pool." "now,thisis whatI'm talking" "About." "whoo-hoo-hoo!" "[all scream]" "butalltoosoon,it's time" "To head back into the theater" "For the round that, season after" "Season, pushes even the best to" "Their breaking point" "Contemporary." "we'researchingforour" "Top 20." "And 67 remain, but this stage is" "Always the giant killer." "thisisgenerallya" "Bloodbath." "[pop music]" "♪♪ choreographingthisyearis" "Travis wall, assisted by season" "Three's jaimie goodwin, and" "Season seven's robert roldan." "five,six,seven..." "I think, overall, the difficulty" "Is at a nine." "it'skindof hard." "[exhalesdeeply] quicker." "Today, guys." "I'maboutto pullmybrains" "Out." "three,slow,guys!" "It's something I would do on" "The show." "It actually is a mini duet." "Run, run, run." "Run!" "The dancers that should be on" "The show will do this really" "Well, you know what I mean?" "So it's gonna tell you who your" "Top 20 should be." "[slow music]" "♪♪ butasrehearsalswinddown ," "Ryan ramirez leaves the stage" "In real pain." "ifitreallyhurts,youhave" "To stop." "[sniffles] okay?" "yeah." "like,seriously,if it really" "Hurts, you have to stop, okay?" "duringa break,nigelcalls" "Her to the stage." "what'sgoingon ?" "What's happening?" "mytailbone,it just,um..." "Started really hurting today." "And they said they can't really" "Tell, but it might be, like," "Broken or..." "But it's hurting just to, like," "Even stand." "So, um... let'sgetyoutothe" "Hospital." "Let's get an x-ray done, and" "Then see how you are." "All right?" "You're doing really well." "We all love you to death." "willI missthenextround," "Then?" "Idon'tknow,darling." "okay." "youjustgo andget sorted" "Out, and let's find out what's" "Wrong." "notsurewhethershe 'sinor" "Out of the competition, ryan" "Heads to the hospital." "Back onstage, the pressure also" "Seemed to be catching up with" "Natalia mallory, who's been" "Struggling since falling ill" "During group round." "thismorningIwokeup" "Feeling really dizzy." "And so my blood sugar was" "Really, really low." "I tried to eat something." "But, like, it kept on coming" "Back up." "ashercondition" "Deteriorates, the medic takes" "Another look at her... [siren wails]" "And decides she also needs to" "Go to the hospital." "And it's not long before sasha" "Realizes she's missing." "whereisshe?" "oneofthegirls... itdid?" "yeah." "ugh." "Yeah." "Where is she?" "patient." "[crying]" "Why are they taking her?" "shehasto be checkedout ." "Come on in." "that'sstupid!" "She's a dancer." "talktochris." "She'll explain everything." "oh,mygod." "I was gonna go with her to" "The hospital, but..." "She told me--she's like, "what" "The heck?" "Get back in there."" "[giggles]" "Finish," so... didshesay,"whattheheck? "" "Or did she actually swear?" "youknowwhat?" "This is a family show, so she" "Said, "what the heck?"" "[both laughing] butsasha'sgoingtohave" "To forget about her sister for" "A moment, as she's in the first" "Group to perform." "And she's been paired up with" "Natalia's old ballroom partner," "Bryce "professor lock" johnson." "I'vebeenalittlebitoutof" "It 'cause of--you know, I've" "Been focusing on my sister." "Now I need to just, like, focus" "On just the dancing, like, the" "Emotion I can bring, with what's" "Happening, into my dance." "cuemusic." "[soft orchestration]" "♪♪" "thankyou." "Straight line." "notoneof my favorites." "Iknow." "sasha,question" "How's your sister?" "Ihopeshe'sokay." "I don't know yet." "She's in the hospital right now." "She has low blood sugar." "They put an I.V. In her before" "Lunch." "And then they said to check" "After lunch, and it was still" "Low." "youcan'tgo to thehospital," "Unfortunately." "We need you here." "You're through to the next" "Round." "[applause] [sighs]" "I'm just, you know, worried" "About my sister now." "So now that that's off my" "Shoulders, I think I can just" "Relax now." "andtherewasalsogood news" "For bryce." "you'regoingto thenext" "Round." "Congratulations." "welldone,professor." "Indubitably." "ah!" "theemotionalrollercoaster" "Is over." "Thank god." "andastheroundwent on," "Some more of our stand-out" "Street dancers proved they" "Could handle contemporary..." "Including robert taylor, jr.... you'removingto thenext" "Round." "wadijones..." "Ididit !" "I made it!" "andlilogadson." "congratulations,lilo." "yes!" "butitwasn'tall goodnews ." "getoffthestage." "And I never, ever wanna see" "That outfit again, because" "You're going to the next round," "But we do not wanna see that!" "outside,ryanramirezwas" "Returning from the hospital." "it'snotafractureorbreak ." "It's just--I just have a lot of" "Deep-tissue bruising and" "Swelling in my coccyx, so..." "But I think I'm good to dance." "I'm really happy it's nothing" "Serious." "doctorshaveclearedher to" "Compete, but she's barely" "Rehearsed and doesn't know" "The steps." "theytoldme it wasmy" "Decision if I wanted to do this" "Round, but I definitely" "I need to go on in the" "Competition, and if it's not" "Broken, I'm gonna dance." "Like, there's no--I need to" "Tolerate the pain." "assistantsrobertandjaimie" "Give her a quick refresher, but" "The round is nearly over, and" "She's running out of time." "Coming up..." "Is it the end of the road for" "Ryan?" "you'vehadsuchlittletime" "To learn it now is the problem." "plus,twodancersbackfor" "Redemption." "thisistheone thatwejust" "Need to get past that milestone." "butcantheybothmake it?" "whatyoudidisnotenough" "To put you through to the next" "Round." "[crying] asthejudgesget closerto" "Their top 20." "I'mthrowingyoualife" "Jacket." "Are you gonna take it?" "[crying]I don'twannago" "Home." "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪" "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪ welcomebackto vegas,where" "A grueling contemporary round" "Is under way." "Ryan ramirez has missed almost" "All of her rehearsal time due to" "Injury." "I'mkindof nervous,but I'm" "Just gonna go out there and do" "My best." "stillinobviousdiscomfort," "It's time for her to take the" "Stage." "sohowdo youfeelabout" "Doing this routine?" "Ifeelgreat." "I mean, I'm not gonna let this" "Stop me from dancing, so..." "I mean, I still can dance, so... you'vehadsuchlittletime" "To learn it now is the problem." "yeah,butI- " "I have it." "I got it." "allright,well,Ithinkwhat" "We'll do is give you robert to" "Dance with." "Then you know you've got a solid" "Partner." "We'll see you do it now, then." "thankyou." "[indistinct shouting] andcuemusic." "[soft orchestration]" "♪♪" "Okay." "Thank you." "[overlapping chatter]" "ryan,youdancedwith" "The passion, the determination," "And the pure love of dance that" "We are looking for in this" "Contest." "And knowing that you have an" "Injury really just faded." "You were absolutely beautiful." "thankyou." "sogosomewhereand ice that" "Little butt and get ready for" "The next round." "thankyou,youguys." "okay." "Imadeit !" "Ow!" "[laughs] asusual,thecontemporary" "Round is proving to be the most" "Emotional..." "Even for the dancers who make it" "Through." "youareso throughtothe" "Next round." "Ialwaystellpeople," ""if you want to get to know me," "Watch me dance, 'cause then" "You'll know who I am."" "And thank you so much for that." "[applause] youwereoneofmyfavorite" "Moments of this audition." "You are so through to the next" "Round, it's scary." "I'mokay." "I'm just, like, so--I can't" "Believe it." "I'm just so shocked that I made" "It this far." "whennigelpointedatyou," "We all just said, "wow."" "you'vegoneto thetop of" "My list." "didyoujustactuallytryto" "Shake tears out of your face?" "[laughter] andit'snotjustthe" "Contestants who are feeling it." "Igetemotionalbecauseyou" "Are so beautiful." "You were through to the next" "Round just on a look." "thankyou." "doyouwannasay anything?" "thankyou." "[laughs]" "I don't cry." "So thank you!" "Debbie allen..." "That's one of my heroes." "And for her to say that... [sighs] asnightfalls,the finalset" "Of dancers get ready to perform." "In this group are" "Jeremiah hughes and" "Arielle coker." "Arielle has auditioned four" "Times before." "Ithinkshe'sstronger." "andinl.A.,she blewthe" "Judges away." "youwerelikeastar up" "There." "Incredible." "thankyou." "and,ofcourse,thiswasthe" "Round where jeremiah lost it" "In season four." "thatwasuncalledfor ,dude." "I'vebeento lasvegastwice" "Already--at vegas week." "And I make it to contemporary" "Both times, and I get cut" "Every time." "Imadeit to vegasfour" "Times." "And the last time I made it to" "Contemporary, and I was cut," "So..." "We're really hoping that this" "Time will be our time." "thisisthebiggestround" "For me and arielle." "This is the one that we just" "Need to get past to have that" "Milestone." "alsointhisgroupisstreet" "Dancer dc chapman." "Last night dc stormed out on" "His group." "This whole audition process has" "Been a roller-coaster ride for" "Him." "youareasuperman, young" "Man." "aw,that'scute." "you'vedoneareally,really" "Great job there." "hefirsttriedout inl.A. ," "With the support of his pregnant" "Girlfriend." "Ifeelif Iwin ,Icouldshow" "My son, "man, you can be anybody" "You want to."" "andheeventaughtnigel" "A thing or two." "one,two,dip,nigel." "There we go." "Yeah, oh!" "[cheers and applause] sincethen,he 'scharmedhis" "Way through every round." "whatthehellare you still" "Doing here?" "I'mhavingfun." "[chuckles] butcontemporaryis the" "Toughest challenge yet." "I'mdancingformylife now." "I'm letting you know that right" "Now." "cuemusic." "[soft orchestration]" "♪♪" "oh." "thankyou." "okay,theytookitto" "The floor." "asthejudgestakeamoment" "To deliberate, arielle," "Jeremiah, and dc all wonder if" "They've done enough." "honestly..." "It's a yes for me." "noforme ." "noforme ." "I don't the power." "basedonherdancing,forme," "I'm gonna say yes, 'cause" "She's--she's solid." "firsttohearthe newsis" "Arielle." "there'sa bitof insecurity" "About what you will deliver" "As a contestant on this show." "I am a fan." "We're all a fan, but we think" "This is the end of the road" "For you." "Are you stunned by what I'm" "Saying to you?" "um..." "Ye--kind of." "soyoushouldjustgowork" "On it some more..." "And maybe come back to us." "o-okay." "thankyou." "Thank you very much." "it'sweirdcomingbackand" "Getting cut in the same spot" "Again." "I guess it's not meant to be." "thenitwasjeremiah'sturn ." "well,you'vedefinitely" "Stepped up, for sure." "And you delivered in this round." "So you're going on to the next" "Phase." "[cheers and applause] [mutterstearfully]" "This is a solid wall that" "Completely destroyed me three" "Years ago." "And I was able to come back to" "Three years later, after what" "I've been through, what I've" "Learned, and who I've become." "And I..." "Can make it past that." "finally,it'sthemomentof" "Truth for dc." "dc..." "At this time, we wanna thank you" "For your work." "But, unfortunately, it's not" "Gonna cut it, 'cause it's" "Getting tough right now." "Don't beat yourself up." "Ican'tgo backhome,man." "That's how I feel," "I can't go home." "Like, nah, I can't." "I can't go home." "[sighs] it'sa competition,and" "We have to balance you up" "Against the other dancers in" "This section, yeah?" "Ijustthinkpersonally,man," "If you guys allow me to dance" "For my life..." "Man, I got so many people at" "Home that I just don't wanna go" "Home and face them, man." "doyousee" "Idon'twannagohome ." "I don't wanna go home." "forwhoyouare and where" "You are in your life and dance," "You are a success." "And you gotta look at it like" "That." "[crying]I don'twannago" "Home." "andwhenyouget home,you" "Gotta make a plan about how to" "Get what you need." "If you're willing to have" "The heart to learn, I will help" "You get the lessons." "But don't go out of here as if" "This is defeat." "This is not defeat!" "I'm throwing you a life jacket." "Are you gonna take it?" "soI 'lltakeit ,debbie." "allright,thenstopallof" "That." "Then stand up." "You think this was work?" "You're gonna get your little" "Butt kicked." "I'mready." "Thank you guys again." "Appreciate it." "manup." "thankyou." "it'sbeenaremarkable" "Journey for dc." "I'mgonnakickhis little" "Ass." "andit'snoteasytosay" "Good-bye." "debbie,I 'mgonnabe looking" "For you." "I hope you looking for me." "And I'm ready, man, to do it," "That's all I can say." "I love you, my family." "I thank you for all y'all's" "Support and everything." "And that's it, man." "Thank y'all." "[upbeat music]" "♪♪ all:[ chanting]dc,dc ,dc ," "Dc, dc, dc, dc!" "bytheendoftheday, 12 more dancers have been sent" "Home." "And for china smith, it was" "Also the end." "whatyoudidis," "Unfortunately, not enough to put" "You through to the next round." "it'stough." "But it's pushed me as a dancer" "So much." "I feel like I've grown already." "I can't take back." "This week has been one of the" "Best weeks of my life." "afterthebreak..." "The choreography rounds are" "Over." "But there's one final chance to" "Impress..." "I'veworkedextremelyhard." "I'mreadyformylife to" "Change." "itwouldmeanmoretome to" "Be in the top 20." "beforethejudgespickyour" "Top 20." "sorry,youdidn'tmakeiton" "This occasion." "andsomeresultswillshock" "You." "whew." "♪soyouthinkyou can ♪" "♪dance, dance, dance ♪ welcomebackto" "So you think you can dance." "It's the final day of" "Vegas week." "And only 55 dancers are left." "Iwannacongratulateeachand" "Every one of you for getting" "Through to this." "[applause] allthatremainsisfor" "Every dancer to perform a solo." "It's going to be their last" "Chance to make an impression" "Before the judges pick this" "Season's top-ten boys and" "Top-ten girls." "But first, natalia is back from" "The emergency room." "Having missed the whole" "Contemporary round, she has no" "Idea if she's still in the" "Competition." "howareyoufeeling?" "I'mfeelinggood." "whathappened?" "theydidsometests,and" "They're pretty sure that I have" "Diabetes." "I informed them that, you know," "This competition's going to be" "Over soon." "So they said that I would be" "Okay to dance today as long as" "I, you know, keep my meals" "Like, little snacks in between." "we'dloveto seeyou dance" "Now." "You get a free pass... wow." "throughcontemporary." "And we just wish you well and" "Love and luck now." "thankyou." "allright,let'sdoit." "[cheers and applause]" "And cue music." "[rb music]" "♪♪/i" "[cheers and applause] thankyouverymuch." "natalialeaveswithoutany" "Feedback, and the solos" "Continue." "[upbeat music]" "♪♪/i ow!" "Yes!" "goodgirl." "whoo,nasty." "Shut it down." "Just shut it down." "thenitwastimeforjazz" "Dancer clarice ordaz to show" "The judges what she could do." "[sultry music] yeah." "♪♪/i gorgeous." "[tyce laughing] gorgeous." "askme." "Ask me." "dude,areyou...?" "Just amazing." "Just stop it." "ask--askme." "yes." "whoo!" "ow!" "Yes!" "Oh, yes!" "andafterthat,the judges" "Felt ready to make some tough" "Decisions." "kelsey." "Kelsey, I'm sorry." "You didn't make the cut on this" "Occasion." "thankyouguysfor" "Everything." "natalia,comeon forward." "How are you feeling?" "I'mfeelinggood." "okay." "I'm sorry, but we're gonna make" "You stand there a bit longer" "To tell us why you should be" "In the top 20." "um..." "Oh, man, I'm gonna start crying." "Okay." "[crying] I was always, like, the" "Girl--obviously, I was always" "The girl who was bigger than" "Everyone in the class." "And--but, you know, my mom would" "Always tell me, you know, "don't" "Let that get you down because," "Talia, you have talent."" "And a lot of the time until" "Until I came here to vegas," "Like, I didn't" "I knew I had something, but" "I didn't know that I was good" "Enough to be with all of these" "Dancers." "And I just--I shocked myself." "Honestly, to be on this show" "And to just inspire and to let" "Anybody feel just an ounce of" "What I felt this week or" "Whenever I perform would just..." "It would be great." "[laughter]" "So, yeah." "thankyouverymuch." "You almost got me with that one." "All right." "Whew." "Okay." "Congratulations." "It's the end of hell week, and" "You're still in the running." "sonatalia,hersistersasha," "And six other dancers are" "Safe..." "For now." "And they head up to a luxury" "Penthouse to let loose and" "Relax." "[all cheering] hey,we'reabouttogoto" "A little party." "asthesoloscontinued,so" "Did the cuts." "And after coming agonizingly" "Close to the finish line, 24" "More dancers were sent home," "Including early favorites" "Kimberly piedad, chase thomas," "And amber williams." "heartbroken." "thosethatmadeitshowed" "The judges once again why" "Season eight could be the" "Strongest ever." "[upbeat music]" "♪♪/i [all cheering]" "♪♪/i [cheers and applause]" "astherounddrewtoaclose," "The surviving dancers were" "Celebrating upstairs." "itfeelslikeamillion" "Bucks, don't it?" "amazing." "It's such a big relief right" "Now." "butbackin thetheater," "Alexis mason, sister of" "Season five winner, jeanine," "Still had to perform." "And the pressure was on, as" "She'd already had to dance for" "Her life in the ballroom round." "andcuemusic." "[suspenseful orchestration]" "♪♪/i" "there'sa numberof peoplewe" "Just think are worth coming back" "In a year or two years' time..." "And you are one of them." "I'm sorry." "You didn't make it on this" "Occasion." "okay,thankyousomuch ." "thankyou." "soalexiswon'tbefollowing" "In her sister's footsteps, at" "Least for this year." "gettingtothispointhas" "Been amazing." "And being cut is part of the" "Process." "I'm so young, so I still have" "Forever to come back." "I gotta call my mom and let her" "Know, and then I'll call" "Jeanine and let her know." "upstairs,30dancerswere" "Celebrating." "I'msogladthatI'mhere," "You know." "It's been a journey." "aftereverythingthat's" "Happened this week, I'm just so" "Happy to be here." "itfeelsamazingthatthe" "Week is over." "I'm so excited to eat and relax." "justrelaxandsleep." "[all singing, cheering] only20willmakeit." "Tomorrow night the pressure is" "On, as each dancer must face" "The final judgment... thiswasareallytough" "Decision." "thisisaboutbeingthebest." "you'resoclose." "we'rerootingforyou ." "inoneof ourmostemotional" "Episodes ever... youhaveto knowthatallof" "Us here admire you so much." "andI 'mreallyupsetabout" "This." "andasthetop 20are" "Revealed." "you'reinourtop 20." "you'reinourtop 20!" "top20!" "you'reinthetop 20!" "then,thosethatmakeitwill" "Dance together for the first" "Time on our stage." "youaregoingtogoall" "The way!" "llsling"