For those of you kinda over American Idol — and really, after eight seasons, who isn’t — there’s So You Think You Can Dance. This year’s auditions included some Asian American latin ballroom dancers: Irvine’s Asuka Kondoh and Glendale’s Ricky Sun, both of whom who tried out last year but didn’t make the finals. But their audition this markedly better; the judges love Asuka’s TV-friendly sexiness, but Ricky’s performance is a lot sharper than previous — and judging from YouTube commenters — is the stronger technical dancer. And with the extra camera time before their performance, that can only mean one thing: at least one of the two will be one the final Top 20 contestants. (Knock on wood.)
And for the people out there not content with seeing an Asian person dance on national TV unless it’s hip-hop, you can always watch this YouTube performance of locker Katie Lee from last year’s SYTYCD Canada, at least to tide you until the next season of America’s Next Dance Crew. (Okay, this clip is six months old; I’m from California, this is new to me.)
Update: The latest episode has been broadcast, and Asuka is one of the Top 20 contestants for the public to vote on every week; Ricky was eliminated in the final round leading up to the broadcast.
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4 Comments to “Asuka Kondoh and Ricky Sun on So You Think You Can Dance”
jorge wrote:
Wow, they are really good! Hope they go far in this competition and beyond. Ricky needs a little work with his “speech”. Some on camera classes should help with that.
Good luck!
Posted on 03-Jun-09 at 1:46 am | Permalink
Paul G. Bens Jr. wrote:
Man, I felt really bad for Ricky cause they kinda didn't give him credit for being as good as he was. Now, I know nothing about dance, but I agree that he is technically the better dancer. I just wish they'd spread the love a little bit more to him.
Course, I'm gay so I'm always gonna look at the guy more.
But I honestly thought he was the better dancer.
Posted on 03-Jun-09 at 1:37 pm | Permalink
Asianmommy wrote:
Wow–they were fabulous! I need to start watching this show.
Posted on 04-Jun-09 at 6:43 pm | Permalink
facebook-7304153 wrote:
I have to agree that the male dancer has the technical talent. The female's arms are not as sharp in some places, and lack the performance quality of the male's.
Sex sells.
Posted on 06-Jun-09 at 11:23 pm | Permalink
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