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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – The finals /AND THE WINNER IS…

Stephen Koester — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:56:10 +0000

The voters got it right narrowing down the contest to Jakob and Russell. While I extolled Jakob’s dancing throughout the season, I am absolutely fine with Russell winning; he legitimately earned it. SYTYCD is a bit like a horse race,…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – Elimination round #7 – The final 6, but the wrong 6.

Stephen Koester — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:14:28 +0000

The show got it wrong this week in who went and who stayed. Ashleigh who did not dance should have gone. Not because she is a bad dancer but because she didn’t compete due to a shoulder injury. The fact…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – Elimination round #6 – 8 left/The dancers get better and better yet get shown up.

Stephen Koester — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:41:54 +0000

This week on SYTYCD we saw something spectacular, The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. Making art is hard, making good art even harder. In any art be it visual, music, theater or dance, one must endure a plethora of mediocrity to…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – Elimination round #5 – 10 left/Eliminating gets hard.

Stephen Koester — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:57:07 +0000

How do you eliminate dancers when everyone left is so good and you feel a connection with most? Not easy, including for the dancers. The longer a dancer lasts, the more it means to them. They start to believe they…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – Elimination round #4 – 12 left/Some grow, some don’t.

Stephen Koester — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:56:11 +0000

Going couple by couple:
Ashleigh and Jakob – Hip-hop. Jakob remains my choice to win the competition; he’s got it all, technique and personality. Ashleigh has really grown and become a contender. While I liked the dancing, choreographically things…

Veterans Day, 2009

joan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:14:04 +0000

I was a greeter for the U’s Veterans Day celebration last week. My charge was to welcome honorees at a luncheon after the ceremony, but I went a little early to get oriented and had time to watch the action…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD): Elimination round #3 (14 left) – The audience finally votes

Stephen Koester — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:36:26 +0000

Audience voting now means that some of the better dancers can be put
into jeopardy. As Nigel clearly stated, it’s not about being the best
dancer but the most popular, which can be two very different things;
…

Utah Football: A Tale of Two Seasons (Week 9)

TyCobb_UtePhotog — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:56:52 +0000

(Editor’s note: Ty Cobb is the photo editor at The Daily Utah Chronicle.)

With TCU on the horizon, everyone has been so focused on pulling out a second win that I was worried we’d ignore the ever-present threat of the…

Istanbul pictures

audemutah — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:16:43 +0000

We arrived in Istanbul safely and embarked on a walking and photo tour immediately. You now can see the photos too:

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – Elimination round #2 with 16 left/Listen to your judges.

Stephen Koester — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:14 +0000

While the dancing this week was fine, as expected, I thought the judges were better, who constantly threw out sagely pearls of insight and knowledge. Adam had the most to say. Though not an exact quote, I loved that he…