The Big Switch

Wow. We had a lot on our So You Think You Can Dance plates last night. New partners, more dancing, Nigel attempting to strip. It was a lot to handle folks. And then there was Dmitry... *fans self* He makes me want to do a Mary Murphy scream.

In what I think will be the easiest way possible I am going to rank the couples in order from my favorite to least favorite and also go over the individual dancers. And before I do that I have to admit that Cat Deeley is starting to grow on me as a host. I think I just had trouble letting go of Seacrest.

1. BENJI and NATALIE aka Benjalie
All things considered I think they had great chemistry and it helped that they're two of the best entertainers/dancers on the show. Yes Benji fans I know Natalie is not Donyelle, but we have to keep our chins up and look on the bright side. I loved both performances and was shocked that Nigel didn't like the hip hop routine. He must have been on crack.

Benji's solo was the best of the night I felt. It was entertaining and it was some seriously good dancing. I would be pretty shocked if he didn't win at this point.

Natalie's solo was great as well and I think the impressive thing about it was the emotion. Of course, if I'd just lost Musa I would be upset too. She just really poured her heart out as a dancer and stepped it up a notch.

2. DMITRY and DONYELLE
Again, you have two people here with radiant personalities and serious talent. I wasn't sure how it was going to work out between these two but way to make Benji jealous Donyelle! That samba was hot and the lindy hop was fun. Great to watch.

Dmitry's solo was a typical Dmitry solo. HOT. I mean, Nigel does have a point with the whole gimmick thing. That point simply being that Dmitry feels he needs to do things like rip off his shirt and shake his hips to gain fans. The thing Nigel missed is that Dmitry is a seriously talented dancer (one of the best Latin dancers I have ever seen) and the hotness is just an added bonus.

Donyelle is the mistress of all tricks. There isn't a dance she can't do. I do keep forgetting that hip hop is her specialty and last night she showed us why. It was hot and sexy and will keep her around for a long time.

3. TRAVIS and HEIDI
I discovered after last night that Heidi is exactly what Travis needed. Let's face it folks, Travis is not the most masculine guy on the planet. Next to Martha he might as well have been Britney Spears. He needed a "girly girl" to make the partnership more believable. Their first dance was really good. Their contemporary was AWESOME in part thanks to Tyce. I was very impressed.

Travis's solo blew me away. It was miles better than last week. I still like to hate on him a little cause he has a tendency to be whiny, but he has an amazing talent.

Heidi almost never fails to impress. Her solo work being a couples dancer is just amazing. I think it would be a travesty if she got booted this week.

4. RYAN and ALLISON
I disliked their contemporary. Their second dance was good. I think their chemistry problem is due to the fact that Ryan's personality level is not quite up to Allison's. When you have two very charismatic people like Benji and Donyelle it's going to work like a charm. But in this case it didn't work that well.

Ryan is a phenomenal dancer. He could have a solo career anywhere he wants to right now. He just doesn't have the personality to make it in a competition where people see you on tv and vote. I think his time is almost up.

Allison's solo was really good as well. I don't think she's AS super as the judges give her credit for because they act like she can do no wrong. But she's young and she is very talented and one of my favorites. I just wouldn't say I think she deserves to win at this point.

5. IVAN and MARTHA
You would have thought this partnership would have worked. Unfortunately there's not a whole lot of chemistry and you have one person who is a very good technical dancer and the other is a very good hip hop dancer. It was a bad night for both of them.

Ivan's solo was a gimmick and not much more. Ivan said it was entertaining. Yes it was entertaining to a point, but I would have liked to see more dancing and less skating.

Martha's dancing in her solos has been impressive, but she hasn't given me much emotionally. Ever. That's why I feel she should be the one going home tonight. You have four girls who have been great every week, are adaptable and have been sensational entertainers. Martha impressed me the first week and has not ever since.

Well, that's just what I think.