Foxtrot Meets Hip-hop

Watching So You Think You Can Dance my husband commented, "they are not just dancing, they are acting." I told him that the songs have a story within and they have to act it out.

So You Think You Can Dance has really transcended the art of dance to a whole new meaning. My husband and I have no background nor interest with dancing but we did sat up for two hours watching the show and enjoying every minute of it. Yes, even the comments of the judges.

So You Think You Can Dance is supposedly the dance version of American Idol but singing is more of a crowd pleaser, more of an entertainment. So You Think You Can Dance is more of an education.

Every one of us listens to music whether we like it or not because our ears catch the signal regardless of what we are doing. Music is accessible; it is around us. It doesn't take time or effort to listen to a song but it does to watch a dance.

Through So You Think You Can Dance, the normal viewing public who has no inkling what a Jive is gets to know, see, and enjoy it. If someone wants to learn about dancing, she just needs to tune to the show.

Indeed, dance has its genres and their codes should never be violated. In the show, formal dancing meets street dancing but they were not mixed together. I say, foxtrot meets hip-hop though they never stepped on each other.

One observation: even if So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol have the same producers, they are not directed the same. In American Idol, it's a family affair with the camera focusing on the parents and family of the contender. Lst night, there was not a single spotlight on a family member.

So who do you think would be today's winner of So You Think You Can Dance? Is it Courtney, Katee,Joshua, or Twitch? My say is that -- WHOEVER! They are all winners because they are all in the finale. But tonight we would know who got voted No. 1.