SYTYCD Season 8: We've Seen It Before - Jeanine Poggi

So You Think You Can Dance needs to invent some new tricks because the old ones are getting tiredThe top 20 dancers were revealed on Thursday39s episode but we can already foresee how the path will end for at least two dancersSisters Sasha and Natalie Mallory auditioned together in Atlanta Ga both moving on to choreography and ultimately receiving that coveted ticket to VegasThey received significant coverage during last night39s episode harping on Natalie39s nontraditional dancer39s body next to her slender sister During the contemporary round Natalie was rushed to the hospital due to low blood sugar leaving Sasha to dance alone while worrying about her sister39s conditionNatalie returned to the stage with a prognosis of potential diabetes and despite missing the choreography round Nigel Lythgoe gave her a free passOn first glance it seems odd that Natalie has easily flown through the competition getting very close to making the top 20 even as standouts like Alexis Mason Chyna Smith and Arielle Cocker were sent home Regardless of her body type she just hasn39t displayed anything that could justify remaining in the competitionBut on further thought it has become clear why Natalie is still around The producers have used this tactic before push through mediocre dancers who will create drama In this case it is obvious that the two female dancers who will be vying for the last spot in the top 20 will be Sasha and Natalie If you want to know which makes it check out Too Much To TiVo39s top 10 girls spoiler alertSo You Think You Can Dance has an MO for pitting family members and friends against each other for the final spots in the competition They did it in Season 5 with Evan and Ryan Kasprza Ultimately Evan made it to the top 20 and Ryan was sent packing Ryan returned in Season 6 but this time was cut in an early round during Vegas weekSimilarly in Season 4 the judges left roommates Katee Shean and Natalie Reid as the last two girls standing Of course Katee moved on while Natalie said her tearful goodbyeNatalie also auditioned again but never made it back to the Green MileThe question is if Natalie and Ryan were good enough to make it to the final judgment the first time why were they cut so early on when they auditioned againThe answer is easy they were never good enough to make it all the way or at least the producers never had any intention of considering them for a spot in the top 20 the first time aroundIt seems the producers keep these fillers during the audition rounds to make for good television This isn39t to put any of these dancers down in fact I was really rooting for Ryan and Natalie but if either of them came to the audition process alone the first time they wouldn39t have gotten farThe same will most likely be true for Natalie who knowingly or not is on the show to stir excitement for when her sister makes it to the top 20Truthfully I hope I am wrong because I would hate to see the producers take advantage of a girl who already has been dismissed due to her weightFor more SYTYCD news click So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 at Too Much To TiVo You can also follow TMTT on Twitter toomuchtotivo and like us on FacebookJeanine Poggi is a financial journalist by day TV addict by night She started her blog Too Much To Tivo in April 2010 as a way to dish about her favorite shows and characters The series currently recording on her TiVo include So You Think You Can Dance The Big Bang Theory Vampire Diaries True Blood and American Idol Jeanine can be reached at jpoggitoomuchtotivocomRead all Jeanine39s MediaBizBloggers commentaries at Too Much To TiVoCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBloggerMediaBizBloggers is an openthought leadership blog platform for media marketing and advertising professionals companies and organizations To contribute contact Jackmediadvisorygroupcom The opinions expressed in MediaBizBloggerscom are not those of Media Advisory Group its employees or other MediaBizBloggerscom contributors Media Advisory Group accepts no responsibility for the views of MediaBizBloggers authors

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