Victor Smalley and Channing Cooke dance Jazz – Video

Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 09:09 PM | So You Think You Can Dance
Tags: Channing Cooke, Jazz, So You Think You Can Dance 6, Tyce Diorio, Victor Smalley, Video

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Victor Smalley and Channing Cooke dance Jazz on So You Think You Can Dance

Music: Blackbird by Bobby McFerrin
Choreography: Tyce Diorio

During practice, Victor got poked in the eye and got stitches!

Adam Shankman: “Tyce this was an incredibly smart routine. Bobby McFerrin is a great musician.”
Mary Murphy: “Tyce I just love love this concept. It was such a fun piece.”
Nigel Lythgoe: “Channing, I felt you let it go.”

Watch the video here:

13 Comments for Victor Smalley and Channing Cooke dance Jazz – Video

1

I don’t know how I felt about this. It was really creepy. They danced well, but it was just so weird.

bwatt27 on November 17, 2009 at 9:25 pm
2

Didn’t like the choreography. The dancing was good, especially Channing. They’ll probably end up B3.

chessguy99 on November 17, 2009 at 10:08 pm
3

I thought this was different and unique.. Loved it. Channing is coming out of her shell.

parkerj on November 17, 2009 at 10:11 pm
4

It was ok. I liked that Tyce was trying to do something different and quirky, but I don’t think it was pulled off very well. I think the dancers danced it ok, but I dunno… the piece was just lacking something.

Shollia on November 17, 2009 at 10:43 pm
5

This must’ve been challenging for the dancers. Dancing to a song with no melody or beat to speak of….wow.

Pam on November 17, 2009 at 11:14 pm
6

I thought this dance was great and kept me wondering what was next. The music was interesting but a bit hard to relate to. Victor and Channing are amazing dancers!

eddiet on November 17, 2009 at 11:16 pm
7

Pam, i agree. I was taken aback by the “song” at first but I was drawn back in by the dancers. They put out great characters, and I gotta give it to Channing –this was the first time I actually really noticed her!! I hope they’re not b3 but who knows??

mandabutter on November 18, 2009 at 12:47 am
8

For the sake of the dancers…I think it is time that Tyce (like Mia)leaves this show! I hope Victor and Channing survive elimination tomorrow night!

Jonathan67 on November 18, 2009 at 1:12 am
9

I’ve decided that I really like Victor but I hope its not too late. This song, while interesting and a cool addition to an i-pod, was NOT a good song for the performance and really threw me off. I had a hard time enjoying it and I think I would have liked it so much more if Tyce had just picked a different version of the song.

Claire on November 18, 2009 at 1:40 am
10

Didn’t like Channing. Her personality needs to show more. She’s very hard to warm up to. I think she’ll be in the bottom but will survive this week. I liked Victor. He stepped it up this week.

Lisa on November 18, 2009 at 9:44 am
11

I think Tyce tried to do a peice like the Hummingbird and the Flower but Tyce is no Wade Robson, that’s for sure.

This totally fell flat for me and the giant bird cage was distracting.

awau on November 18, 2009 at 3:29 pm
12

Didn’t work for me at all….the choreography that is. I agree with eveyone: the music wasn’t right, it was interesting but never really found its center. Tyce is allowed to have a couple of bad ones. The dancers made the best of it…But, I’m hoping that Victor is really going to get to shine next week, if he manages to stay in the competition. Also, there’s no chemistry between these two, so that’s not helping either….

NikkiA on November 18, 2009 at 11:19 pm
13

Hey peeps! The music we heard WAS NOT the music they danced to! The didn’t dance to that music, the audio track was put over for the TV audience, they probably couldn’t get the legal stuff approved.

You can always hear the cheering, gasps, sounds from the dancers hitting the floor, etc.

I wish I knew what the actual song was? We need to find someone who was there. anyone twitter it?

Rachel on November 19, 2009 at 4:00 am