Good evening all and welcome to what I believe is the only one hour performance show of the season. I'm pretty sure all the others have been two hours. This show is going to be chock full of dancing! We have 3 couples doing two dances each plus 6 solos (yes, we have to see those again). Is everyone strapped in? Let's go!

Cat's dress reminds me of one of those metallic Christmas trees that were popular in the 70's. My family didn't own one but I knew a lot of families that did. I got my picture taken in front of one wearing culottes. Boy, was I cool! I had a Dorothy Hamill haircut too!

Boy! The stage looks pretty empty now that we're down to 6 from 20! Next week is the finale.

Adam Shankman is back as a guest judge tonight! Yeah!!

Courtney and Mark are paired up to do a Viennese Waltz to Time of My Life by David Cook! Love that song! That was FABULOUS! I have tears in my eyes! It looked completely effortless. It felt like they were a couple in love that was dancing together and not professionals in a competition. It was THAT good. Adam says this was a good one and it was beautiful (it was). Mary calls it effortless too and says Mark did it for her. Nigel called it romantic and plugged David Cook's song.

Solo: Chelsie is dancing her solo to When I Grow Up by the Pussycat Dolls. Are the Pussycat Dolls ever going to go away? Love her outfit. She seemed a little tired
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Solo: Twitch is dancing his solo to Midas Touch by Midnight Star. He put in a gold grill and put on gold glasses during his solo. Cat put on the glasses after he was done AND the grill "spit and all"! She looked hysterical! Then everyone started doing that darn gang sign again. What the hell does that mean? Am I too old to understand?
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Katee and Joshua are back together again and got stuck with Tyce AND Celine for Contemporary. Poor kids! They are dancing to All By Myself. That was pretty good despite the kick-ball-change-grapevine-Broadway dance moves. I'm sure that these two will be in the final four. Paula Abdul in the house!!! Adam points her out after praising Tyce. Adam pours it on a bit too thick. Mary calls it the most beautiful thing this season and puts them both in the final four. Nigel pimps the show some more before praising the dancers...finally.

Chelsie and Twitch are doing the Mambo to Ahore Me Toca A Mi by Victor Manuelle I think. That was not so good. That reminded me of Dancing with the Stars. Twitch was way out of his league and Chelsie was praying for him to catch up. She looked like she was gritting her teeth and not smiling. Adam says Chelsie was on fire but says Twitch was out of his element. Mary makes excuses for Twitch but calls Chelsie fabulous. Nigel says that Chelsie will always look good.

Solo: Katee is dancing her solo to Can't Stop by Maroon 5. Unless something strange happens, she'll be in the top four.
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Solo: Joshua is dancing his solo to Like That by Memphis Bleek. (I really need to call the cable comany...again.) BEST SOLO OF THE EVENING!
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Courtney and Mark are doing Jazz to The Garden by Mirah. I think I'm going to call that tops of the night! It was raw and gritty and wonderful. Some of the looks on Mark's face were almost evil. It was awesome and the music was awesome. Adam calls it sick and says he loved it! Mary calls it crazy, raw, weird and she loved it! Nigel says it really suited Mark and that Courtney makes everything they throw at her work. He also calls this the tops of the evening.

Katee and Joshua are dancing the Paso Doble to Filet from Le Reve. It was really good! Much better then Kherrington and Twitch did earlier in the season. The music was really good and added at lot. Joshua is awesome. As much as I love Mark, I have to say that I think Joshua should win. He is totally a dancer to the core and back again. Adam loved it! Mary says they have true magic as a couple and then screams. Nigel thinks that Joshua is going to steal the show.

Solo: Courtney is dancing her solo to Rock Your Soul by Elisa. don't think she'll get enough votes but she is going to get mine anyway. She had the best solo of the night out of the girls.
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Solo: Mark is dancing his solo to Bum Like You by Robyn. I know he is a lot younger then me but, I have to say, he made my night when he took his shirt off!
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Chelsie and Twitch are dancing Hip Hop to Control by The Vitamin String Quartet. My first thought is who are the Vitamin String Quartet and do they do other songs? I'll be checking into that tomorrow. My second thought is that the dance had too much story and not enough dancing. Lyrical Hip Hop is nice for a change but when you get it every week it just gets old. Adam praises NappyTabs. I'm also getting tired of everyone praising the choreographer EVERY DAMN TIME. Mary says everything clicked. Nigel pimps the show then the choreographers.

It's all over for tonight but the voting.

Here are my ranking of the pairs:
Courtney and Mark - Jazz
Courtney and Mark - Waltz
Katee and Joshua - Paso Doble
Katee and Joshua - Contemporary
Chelsie and Twitch - Hip Hop
Chelsie and Twitch - Mambo

I am voting for all four of my faves: Joshua, Mark, Chelsie and Courtney.

Who are your top four?

I'm getting a late start tonight. I had to work a little late and then I lost track of time. Tonight is Andrew Lloyd Webber night on Idol. I thought Mariah Carey week was going to be bad but this might just blow that boring night out of the water.

Ryan says this is their toughest test yet and I think that's an understatement. I can't imagine it was easy picking a song. Agent Mulder is in the house! The band is down on the stage so the contestants get about a 5 foot square to work with. Okay, it's a little bigger than that but not much.

Excuse me, it's LORD Andrew Lloyd Webber night. After the intro video package, I may be taking back what I said earlier about this being a boring/bad night. Andrew is pretty serious in helping the kids out. This may just be a good night.

I guess since there's only 6 kids, that means more filler. Ryan is talking to the judges. Paula seems a little slower than usual.

Syesha (5701 and 5707) is going home tomorrow. I may change my mind about this but I don't think so. Singing: “One Rock & Roll Too Many” from Starlight. "I can't hear nothing. What do you say?" Well, the twins are looking good in red tonight. Her hair is tame and so is her performance in the beginning. I thought she struggled during the first half and by the second half, I had heard the same words so many times that I no longer cared what she sounded like. Randy thinks she could be a huge Broadway star. Paula is pumped full of drugs and tells Syesha that she brought the house down in the very beginning. Huh? Simon agrees with Randy and calls it strong. Since she went first and her name is Syesha, she will AT LEAST be in the bottom three if not going home.

Jason (5702 and 5708) gets some chair time. He is so goofy! I love him! I refuse to call him a stoner since that was my maiden name. Singing: “Memory” from Cats. KILL THE MOSH PIT! KILL THE MOSH PIT! KILL THE MOSH PIT! KILL THE MOSH PIT! KILL THE MOSH PIT! KILL THE MOSH PIT! I wasn't blown away and I thought is was a little boring. Randy called it a train wreck. Paula thought it was a wise choice and calls it a pop ballad? Simon said it wasn't Jason's style among other bad things. I don't care. I'm voting for him anyway!

Brooke (5703 or 5709) is singing a Madonna song. Singing: “You Must Love Me” from the film adaption of Evita. OMG!! I can't believe what just happened!! That is the first time in the years that I've been watching American Idol that a contestant messed up and STARTED OVER! If that doesn't put her in the bottom three, I don't know what will. Well, she started up again but I'm not interested in listening any more. She isn't doing good and may be going home. I'm considering her song choice and wondering if it was just a little bit prophetic do to the desperation factor. Randy calls it a little tough. Paula is speechless at first then says "you must never start then stop" and then babbles some more. Simon says it became uncomfortable. You ain't kidding!

David A. (5704 or 5710) gets some chair time too. Wait! Not chair time...hug time. That was odd. Andrew gives him two pieces of advice: 1) Open your eyes and 2) Open your eyes. Darn! I was hoping that one of them would be to start licking his lips again. Singing: “Think of Me” from Phantom of the Opera. First of all, I've never seen the Phantom of the Opera or heard all of the songs (this being one of the ones I missed) but, from what I do know about it, I'm 99.9% certain that it's not a happy play. Judging by the lyrics of this song, I don't think it was meant to be sung as an Up With People number. David performed it relatively happy which seemed wrong to me. Then again, I could be wrong. Never the less, I don't care for him anyway. Randy says he's the one to beat. Paula calls it perfect. Simon called it one of his weakest and forgettable. I'm trying, Simon, I'm trying!

Carly (5705 or 5711) is singing “Jesus Christ Superstar”. I think she rocked it. Much better song choice than her original pick. Thank you, Andrew. She was also wearing sleeves which was nice! Randy says it was good and he liked the outfit. Paula loved it. Simon calls it one of his favorites of the night. Carly then pulls out a tee shirt from some where (I was typing) that says Simon Love Me (this week).

David C. (5706 or 5712) gets the pimp spot. Singing: “Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera. That was different and not in a good way. Where did my rocker go? I want him back. This was boring and I never...I just flashed on him singing the new crappy coronation song! That's going to be bad!! I didn't like it at all. I guess I won't be buying any new songs this week. Randy calls it an amazing hot molten lava bomb tonight. Paula calls him well rounded. Simon thought he made the most of...something that I'll never know. My Tivo kicked over to Reaper which is above Hell's Kitchen on my season pass list. I don't care. I'm still voting for him anyway.

Since we're down to 6, I'm not sure if we'll have a bottom three. It might be just a bottom two. Here are my picks for both. If there's a bottom three I believe it will be Syesha, Brooke and Jason. I think Carly did well enough tonight to escape the bottom three. I also don't think we'll see either David in the bottom grouping until the final three. If it's a bottom two, it will be Syesha and Brooke. One more time, I'm betting my points on Syesha to leave. I think that since she was first and Brooke is now getting the VFTW votes, her time is up...I hope. It would be nice to have her gone.

Who is your pick to go home?

PS - For those of you waiting for the Your Mama Don't Dance review, I'm sorry but I'm running behind. My husband was home an extra day this weekend and I've been working late every day this week so far. I'm hoping that tomorrow will be different. Stay tuned!