Tonight the Top 16 dance and we get to vote. I will bring you the play by play after the jump as Queen Angie is missing in action this evening.

Contestants : Kevin And Karen
Dance : Hustle “Come To Me”
Voting Number : 1-888-tempo-01
Judges Thoughts : (A) You made it work for you. You turned that whole thing around. That was amazing. Kevin, you just jumped out at me. Karen, you perform with beautiful restraint. (M) The lady was leading from beginning to end. Karen, you are a hustle queen. Kevin, you need to work on leg action but I have to leave you on the train and Karen as well. (N) Beautiful lines Kevin. I am delighted with what you are doing, you are growing week to week. Karen, the routine suits you and you manage week on week to add something to the choreography. You will go a long way.



Contestants : Jakob & Ashleigh
Dance : Jazz Duet “Frankie Goes To Hollywood”
Voting Number : 1-866-tempo-02
Judges Thoughts : (A) Ashleigh, you belong on this show, you are so so good up there. It was incredibly elegant. Jakob, you have so much flexibility. You have enormous strength and control. (M) A perfect partnership. You guys were phenomenonal. Ashleigh, you just keep getting better each week. Jakob, strong and passionate and brilliant. Fabulous job. (N) Ashleigh, you do get better every week.



Contestants : Peter & Pauline
Dance : Quickstep “Hey Baby”
Voting Number : 1-866-tempo-03
Judges Thoughts : (A) With the story and character you may have gotten by the technical mistakes. You were appropriately adorable. (M) You pulled it off tonight but it wasn’t great. Some of the leg action and footwork was clunking across the stage. Train wreck avoided. (N) Technically it wasn’t good. Did I care? Absolutely not, it was a fabulous performance.



Contestants : Legacy & Kathryn
Dance : Broadway “I Wann Be Like You”
Voting Number : 1-866-tempo-04
Judges Thoughts : (A) Kathryn, I wasn’t sure what your character was. I wanted you to be pissed off. I wanted you to be a tiger but the dancing was adorable. Legacy, another huge step in your growth, you shouldn’t have been able to get through that and you did. Keep it up. (M) It was missing a little chemistry. Legacy is growing leaps and bounds. This could take you into the Top 10. (N) Kathryn, I was a little disappointed this week, it was a bit childish this week. Legacy, you have gone in one end and out the other, you really were terrific.



Contestants : Victor & Channing
Dance : Contemporary “Be Be Your Love”
Voting Number : 1-866-tempo-05
Judges Thoughts : (A) I think Victor has brought out a lot of softness in you Channing. Good job. (M) I think this is a great new partnership. It did work for me. I enjoyed the routine. Not quite soul touching. (N) You had to be good tonight and I wasn’t emotional over your performance. Technically it was good but I was expecting so much more being you both pulled your own style.



Contestants : Ryan & Ellenore
Dance : Hip Hop “Lost Bois Anthem”
Voting Number : 1-866-tempo-06
Judges Thoughts : (A) It was not great but good job. Ryan, you are the most transformed dancer of the night. (M) It wasn’t great but it was good. It got a little sluggish halfway through. I want to scream but it was just good. (N) I don’t think that was good at all tonight.



Contestants : Nathan & Mollee
Dance : Salsa
Voting Number : 1-866-tempo-07
Judges Thoughts : (A) Bad luck of the draw. That number exposed all of your weaknesses. (M) It was french fried. You are the dream team but it wasn’t your brightest moment tonight. (N) We are now exposing the weaknesses and that’s what happened here. Lot’s of good things in it but it didn’t work for you.



Contestants : Russell & Noelle
Dance : Afro Jazz
Voting Number : 1-866-tempo-08
Judges Thoughts : (A) Enormous amount of joy. It was relentless. You were committed to the characters. (M) That was crazy good. Russell, you are the first one on the hot tamale train tonight. (N) That was terrific.

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