Although this season of So You Think You Can Dance has been focusing on its male dancers, with 2 or 3 males shown for every female dancer during the audition, the judges put 10 female contenders on stage and are now power ranked according to their past performance. The competition is still on its early stage. It still hard to determine the factors that would make a dancer stay or go. Most of the female dancers share a common problem though: they did not have much exposure during the auditions. With this, they must step it up for the next episode in order to gain the viewers? support. On the other hand, others just need some strong male partners in order to advance.
10. Katee Shean
Too bad because personality counts in the competition. Although Katee Shean is a talented dancer, the judges couldn't just let what she said during the Vegas callback, pass. She said she wouldn't return if she wouldn't make it to top 20. Mia Michaels was really irritated by what Katee said, saying that at her age, Katee shouldn't give up that easily if she really wants to become a successful dancer. Katee must step it up on the live performance in order to save herself from being eliminated.
9. Susie Garcia
Although Susie can really dance, she doesn't have much personality. There's nothing spectacular about her. Sometimes, she even looks like a glorified stripper that it's hard to think that she's actually a high school teacher. Yes, sex appeal is a factor but it is not the only thing that would carry her to finals. She really needed to step it up on ballroom numbers if she wants to stay longer in the competition.
8 & 7. Rayven Armijo and Jessica King
These two girls have a serious exposure problem. The viewers hardly even know them. They may be full of talent but viewers wouldn't know that because there is no available video of them anywhere online.
6. Kherington Payne
Kherington Payne can really dance and she has great personality. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the ?it? factor as other girls can also do whatever she brings on the floor.
5. Kourtni Lind
Kourtni Lind is one of the female dancers to watch this season. She definitely has power in her moves and certainly does well in the hip hop genre.
4. Chelsea Traille
Chelsea would surely go far this season with her serious dance moves and energy on the stage. But just like Rayven and Jessica, she doesn't have enough exposure time for the viewers to see what she really got.
3. Comfort Fedoke
Comfort is part of the good group in Vegas that performed ?Every Breath You Take.? Although she struggled with her ballroom number, Comfort will surely not stop until she perfects all dance genres. Her sheer determination and surviving attitude would carry her to the top.
2. Chelsie Hightower
Chelsie is a talented ballroom dancer whose moves are similar to last season's Lacey Scwimmer. Given that she would deliver a consistent performance every week, Chelsie would sure go far just like Lacey who made it to final four.
1. Courtney Galiano
Courtney Galiano has it all. She is a total package. She got the look, the personality and certainly the dance moves, being an exceptional technical dancer. She had a great amount of camera time during the audition which would surely give her the early advantage.
Here are the ten women out to contend for the fourth edition of the reality dance show:
The first of two differently-spelled Chelsea/ies is 23-year old Chelsea Traille. She graduated from the University of Texas, is a jazz and contemporary dancer, who lists among her credentials, having danced for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks during the 2006-2007 season.
Twenty-year old Katee Shean is a Chapman College student juggling a double major in dance and leadership. Meanwhile, Kherington Payne is another jazz and contemporary twinkle toes, who is on the verge of finishing high school. She is an avid soccer player and is from California.
Next up is an 18-year old with a name that elicits memories of either a retired former tennis bombshell. Kournti Lind from Minnesota also specializes in jazz and contemporary dance, training at her mother's dance studio since the tender age of three.
Jessica King from South Carolina goes to Coastal Carolina University, teaches dance locally and is also a contemporary dance specialist. One of this season's minority, the other Chelsie (Hightower) is one of just two female ballroom dancers to make the top 20. Her specialty is Latin dance and she was a finalist at the Worlds in 2005.
Twenty-five year old Susie Garcia is Chelsie Hightower's fellow Latin dancer this season. And, like Chelsea Traille, Susie also danced in the NBA, spending six years with the Miami Heat organization. She has also performed on the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Latin Grammy Awards, and has also toured with Shakira.
Courtney Galiano is a 19-year old contemporary dancer (we did say they were in abundance this season) from the Big Apple. Another NBA morale booster on the sidelines, Courtney dances for the New York Knicks. She has also appeared in Kat De Luna's video for ?Whine Up.?
No joke but our next contender is a 20-year old by the name of Comfort Fedoke. Originally from Nigeria, she is now a hip hop dancer from Texas, who has been a featured performer fore the past few years on Dallas Dance Club 21.
Last but not least, Rayven Armijo is this season's oldest female contender. She is both a contemporary and a ballet dancer from California, who also mentors young kids in her area.
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