I’m a reality TV WHORE. I love it. I love the worst of them and the best of them — from A Double Shot at Love to Paris Hilton’s My New BFF to Big Brother (STARTS TONIGHT!), Survivor, American Idol, America’s (and now Canada’s) Next Top Model, (does The Hills count?), to perhaps the best of the bunch, So You Think You Can Dance. Of course, I have a little soft spot for So You Think You Can Dance, since my cousin MILES FABER finished in the top 4 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada just last year. But, seriously, it’s an AMAZING show. Anyone who’s ever had any interest in dancing, or who likes a good hip hop video, going to the ballet, Broadway (heyoooo!), ballroom, or even just MUSIC — THIS is the show for you. Just TRUST me.

(By the way? Let’s pretend last night’s Russian Folk Dance routine never happened…. I know they’re trying to represent DAWNCE in all it’s forms. But, seriously, there ARE limits. Omigod with the red cheeks on Phillip Chbeeb! Anyway.)

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(OmiGAWW! — and no wonder they were in the bottom three tonight!)

Beyond that, though, this show showcases the best of the best in choreography. So, you’re not just watching any old dancing. You’re watching masterpieces by MIA MICHAELS, TICE DIORIO, NAPPYTABS! And did I mention MIA MICHAELS?

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This woman gets me every time. (I may even have a wee GIRL CRUSH on her!) Sometimes, she’s a little over the top — which is also why I love her (I can relate to being a little over the top). But, for the most part, she hits the mark every time and makes you fah-reaking THINK. Last night was simply BEYOND, though. Mia’s exploration of Addiction with dancers Kayla and Kupono was nothing less than BRILLERS. BRILLIANT. I think I must have watched this dance thirty times….

The quality of this vid, the timing, is not stellar. But, you get the picture. How many times did you watch it? And how ADORABLE is Kupono? And how magnificent is Kayla? And how amazing is Mia? Do me a favour and watch it at least twice — keep your eyes on Kayla the first time, and Kupono the second. And then maybe go back and watch it a third time. It’s BRIL-LIANT! As Tice Diorio (LOVE) put it perfectly, “I don’t feel like I watched a dance. I feel like I had an experience. And that’s — entertainment.”

I not only get chills when I watch this routine, but I cry. Because it HITS ME hard. I’ve been an addict my whole life — not only to substances (*COUGH* StarbucksGrandeSoyNoWaterTazoChai *COUGH*, among others, *COUGH*), but to behaviours, to work…. I KNOW and understand very well what Kayla, and MIA with her awesome vision, so perfectly and passionately portrayed. I loved it. This is way beyond reality TV. This is FINE ART.

Watch it, yo! And thank me later!

Love!

xo Haley-O

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