So You Think You Can Dance

Or as we say it in our house--So You Think You Can Dance Dance Dance! Last night was a night of SYTYCD. Dale's brother, Duane and wife, Kari were so incredibly kind to surprise us with tickets to the tour in Portland last night. Now I think they meant for Dale and I to go, but sorry guys, there was no way Dale was going to be able to go over Hannah. He did find great joy in seeing her excitement before and after going though. And wow, the seats were AWESOME! I had no idea where they were and took binoculars as usual to be able to at least make out faces since we're usually a little ways back at such things, but we were only 3 rows back from the floor and to the side somewhat very close to the stage--we had an awesome view. Unfortunately, we were also right under giant speakers, so it was LOUD! VERY LOUD! Next year (oh yes, I will go next year), I will bring ear plugs. At first I thought Hannah was not going to like the show because it was too loud, but she got over it and loved it. It was also LONG, which is good because we saw a lot, but bad because it was a school night. Hannah is at school, although in the same clothes she had on last night since she went straight to bed in them. The show started at 7:30 and they danced until 9:00, which I thought was maybe it because they'd done quite a bit, but that was intermission, and then they danced until 10:30. We pretty much saw all our favorites, and all the dancers took turns coming out to talk and introduce the next dancers, which often included little comedy routines that were funny. It was a great show. Thanks so much Kari and Duane. Hannah said she is going to give you a BIG BIG hug next time she sees you. I have been on SYTYCD overload since then. I have been watching all the routines on YouTube and even found some from the tour in Tacoma (our seats were way better than most of theirs). I could watch the dances over and over. I couldn't even pick a favorite, but here are links to some of my favorite routines that we saw last night.

The one with Twitch and Katee with the door (Hannah's favorite)
No Air by Joshua and Katee
Mark and Chelsie with the briefcase
A nice slow contemporary by Joshua and Katee
Okay, one more. A crazy wild jazz routine by Mark and Courtney. I just love Mark's quirkiness. As Hannah mentioned, we could feel the music to this one in our hearts.