I promise I’ll be better next week, and I’ll blog before the results show as well as after.

So, this had to have been the BEST first show in the history of SYTYCD. The dancers, the choreography, the music, it was all amazing! By the end of a season, I never think I’ll like anyone in the next season as much as the previous. And I love that I’m frequently proven wrong.

So, quickly, I’m just going to comment on my favorite (and subsequently least favorite) numbers, and then we’ll get to results. I absolutely LOVED the first number. It was a hip-hop routine by Phillip and Jeanine, choreographed by Tabatha and Napolean. (I love them!) And it was awesome!! It totally reminded me of last seasons’ “Bleeding Love.” Anyway, I had no idea who Jeanine was before, but I’m a big fan.

My other favorite was the contemporary piece, choreographed by Mandy Moore, performed by Melissa and Ade. If you don’t remember, Melissa is the 29-year-old “oldie,” who is trained as a ballerina. The routine was absolutely beautiful, emotional, and there was a move with Melissa in the splits on Ade’s shoulders that I had to watch 2 more times because I was so impressed. Again, they were a couple I had no idea about before Wednesday.

I still think everyone was impressive, but if I had to pick my least favorites of the night, it would be the broadway routine by Asuka and Vitolio, (I totally love Vitolio) and the other hip-hop routine performed by Paris and Tony. It wasn’t that either one was bad. It’s just that A. Performing a broadway routine on the first night is just not going to tug at your heart like an emotional contemporary or hip-hop. And B. If you happened to follow an incredible number, you’re at a disadvantage. For Paris and Tony, it just didn’t do it for me. Comparing it to the first hip-hop routine, they just didn’t come close.

Ultimately, since you’ve probably watched the results by now, we know that Paris and Tony went home. And, to be honest, that’s exactly who I thought deserved to go. Tony was the one who barely scraped by in getting a place in the top 20, and I think it was pretty apparent in both his performance and dancing for his life that he was not in the same category as the rest of them. In dancing for their lives, I thought Vitolio was amazing, (which the judges apparently didn’t agree with) and Asuka, (who dances ballroom, which is difficult to dance for your life alone) performed the best of the girls. I was surprised to see they saved Karla first.

Well, I can only imagine how much better it’s going to get!!