Fabricated story of dying mother on So You Think You Can Dance?

So what's the deal, are American's that desperate for sob stories that they would put through a dancer even if she wasn't that great? If you've heard of the movie American Dreamz, then you might know what we're talking about. It's a whitty satire about prefabricated white trash stories going successful and it even exposes the President of the United States going on the show to increase his public image (someone from the white house must have watched this movie because it just so happened that George Bush was on American Idol this last season - what a joke!). Nevertheless, dancer Olivia in this episode has a whole clip with her mother interviewed as well since she has breast cancer and her fate is in the air. Don't mean to sound heartless (and seriously we've had a lot of amazing women in our lives who have battled breast cancer) but is this real? Does it need a whole 10 minute clip, when the show is about dancing? Along with this...do we really need to see the lives and stories of the crazies who are so desperate to get on tv that they will wear a yellow mask?

If any of the producers out there read this, please get over it. We are watching So You Think You Can Dance to see the lives and stories of those who have sacrificed their asses off to become dancers who can express them in ways so few can - with their movements. Nevertheless, this blog is not going to write a word about all the losers who get on the show to pretend that they really believe they are good dancers.

So some highlights include:

Lauren - man this girl can move and since she is the first dancer they to audition in LA they barely giver her any recognition. But take our word, this girl is going to go far.

Hokuto - was taken out last season because he didn't have a work permit...but we don't know...even his hip hop style is good how is he going to do well in Ballroom or Jazz? Just don't see it.

Dominic - again sweet hip hop moves and not sure how he'll translate into other forms but they put him through to vegas.

Lacey - sister of last season's winner Benji looks like she is going to go far because of her powerful ballroom style...but damn, she better watch her facial expressions cause she looks like Popeye when she smiles!

Morgan - teen girl who looks like she has a gymnastic background. She's in great shape and uses her body for full expression when dancing contemporary. Nigel watch what you say...we quote "You've got some wonderful things our choreographers would like to get a hold of!"

Philip - some serious sick popping and has hip-hop choreographer Shane Sparks on his feet! This guy has some serious raw talent, talent you can't teach! Check it out below and remember we have all these video clips in our Videos section of our web site.

Break Beat Mix Periodic Element by DJ Epidemik-7

DJ Epidemic7 blends hip-hop transformed into break beat tracks with masterful technique in Periodic Element. Starting off with a remix of Busta's Touch It Bring It your attention will be undeniably pulled with magnetic force to increase that volume button. Things get harrier and harrier with pumping basslines and ass smacking vocal tonations including the hot track Hold Em by Stanton Warriors and the standout track Touch Your Toes by Deekline and Ed Solo. Other highlights include the Stanton remix of Feel Good and Numb featuring Linkin Park vs Jay-Z. Damn, this is one Periodic Element you must have!
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Electro Breaks Mix - Electro Industrial Mix by Jayone

Creating a genre of his own Jayone returns with an Electro Industrial Mix which is packed full of energy. Throw this in the car and take a ride on a long winded road and watch the trees fly by as Jayone takes you on a journey through heavy basslines, chunky beats and electro vocals. At times dark, at times full of light, in the end it's all clear.
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So You Think You Can Dance

And so another season of So You Think You Can Dance has started on Fox. Last season was spectacular with choreography and dancing like we've never seen before on a prime time show. In fact, it was the highest rated tv show last summer and we have a feeling this season will be the same.

If you compare it to American Idol, episode by episode you are amazed at how talented these dancers are, taking on several different genres from Hip Hop to Contemporary to Jazz to Ballroom to even new flavours like Krumping! They have trained all their lives to get this opportunity and although you can take American Idol singers and run a whole bunch of post production computer corrections to fix the singing, you can't do any such thing to the dancers on this show. This is pure talent, raw and life changing. You might be able to teach a monkey to sing well, but you won't be able to teach him how to dance well if it's not inherent to his nature. Dancing comes from the soul, and matches a mathematical beat or lyric in a way that is beautiful to watch.

With that being said, the first episode of Season 3 starts off with some terrible cheesy contestants who get far more air time then they deserve. We want to see the good dancers damnit, but Fox is convinced that the American public want to see the worst of the worst and see them ridiculed by the judges. We whole-heartedly disagree. Show us the raw talent before it's manicured and choreographed for tv!

The first episode covers New York City with the three judges: Show creator, dancer, and lover of witty comments… the unconquerable Nigel Lythgoe. At his right side everyone’s favorite (well… almost) screaming Mary Murphy. Alongside Mary and Nigel is hip-hop choreog Dan Karaty. The way it works this season is that if the dancers are knockouts they go straight through to Vegas. If they aren't they have to go through a round of choreography to see if they make it.

Highlights include:

• Russian salsa dancers
• Earnest “E-Knock” Phillips who pulls off some mad dangerous B-boy moves, flipping on and off the stage and producing a little splash of confetti. Unfortunately he fails to pull through to vegas in choreography stage.
  
• Katie Watts and pupil Ashley Keegan who make it through to Vegas
• Faina Savich sister of previous contestant who made if quite far. She has incredible ballroom technique and major sex appeal so she makes it straight through to vegas.
• And then there is Jamal. A 6ft 250lb oager who makes us all laugh and surprisingly manages to pass the choreog stage. Check out this video clip of him here

Stay tuned to this blog to get our week by week reviews and highlighted video clips. We have also created a video clip section including some of last year's highlights at www.thefreshpage.com/freshlounge.html. (Please note, that you may have to click on the videos twice to see them as there is a glitch with myspace video clips).

Electro House Music - Love, Sex, Desire by DJ D.Surr

By far one of the most appealing drum and bass sets we've had - Love, Sex, Desire appeals to the human spirit with tracks rich of life. There's something smooth, calm and collected about it all with a soundtrack that could be suitable for your morning sun rise. Love, Sex, Desire is the perfect title for this compilation by DJ D.Surr.
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Electro House Mix - Spring 2007 Promo - by DJ Playdoughboy

DJ Playdoughboy presents a Spring 2007 Promo that is simply irresistible. Beginning with a stellar remix of Put Your Hands Up, DJ Playdoughboy rolls you up into the tasty Licky mix...Yum! Things take a minimal tech spin with At Night but Love To Love You brings back some angelic vocals that will take you to the 70's era. The standout track is Playdoughboy's own remix of Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue. Raw synths end out the set with sweet tracks like All We Need and Reaction. Wow, we're full and plump with all the delectable goodness of this set!
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Electro House Music - On The Rocks 2 - by DJ Johnny Ice

DJ Johnny Ice, is one of those DJ's that takes matters in his own hands and contacts a site personally to have us follow up on the set he submitted. It just goes to show that with this mix On The Rocks 2 the tracks are all full of guts and glory including a lot of familiar tracks layered together to infuse pure pandemonium especially exemplified in the the stand out track More Grey Than Blue by Fine Taste. These are the kind of tracks that would definitely shake up the dance floor, like the funny Boom Boom Room, the funky White Horse and the electro mix of Glamorous by Fergie. Don't wait, get your knickers in a twist with On The Rocks 2 today!
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Hard Trance Music - Pink Cloud - by DJ Nextek

Pink Cloud is a chapter in dark trance music which is rarely ever explored. DJ Nextek starts off with tracks that have softer melodies and angelic vocals. Then he touches on some hard techno beats at times but comes back to the darker progressive sounds. Epic style trance is mixed very successfully with DJ Nextek's attention to details and feel for each track's tempo. Why is that cloud pink? Even though it's dark, perhaps there is some love in it after all?!
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Dirty Break Beat Music - The Darkest Hour by DJ Brook B

The Darkest Hour by Brook B is one heavy ass dirty breaks mix. Right off the bat, Turn the Volume Up pumps the bass and rattles your woofers like it were some kind of sick joke. Then Nubreed's Festa kicks in the quick step so you better be ready to wipe that sweat off your brow kid. Beats verge on drum and bass continuing on to the stand out track - Bass Phenomenon which crashes Nu Skool into Electro Breaks. But things only get more interesting with Nu Funk's funky bassline perfect for any break beat junkie ready to show their moves on the dance floor. This is one ultra heavy dirty mix, Brook B really knows how to take Break Beat to the next level!
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Deep House Music Set: "Get Up" by DJ Gray

Get Up by DJ Gray is a soulful blend of house music which encompasses truly old school deep styles. Infiltrated with tribal and funky jazz sounds at times this set just makes you want to....Get Up!
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Break beat Music "This is Sic Volume 1" by Pornobreaks

Pornobreaks consists of Producer/DJ D:K:S & DJ Andy D. This is a promotional mix of original material and remixes that the duo have done under various names. These tracks have been released over the last year, or they are being released this year. Purely original and purely raw, you're going to enjoy This Is Sic Volume 1!
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Deep Funky House Set: "2 Way Directions" by Aaron Bradley

This time around Aaron Bradley returns with a funky deep house music set entitled 2 Way Directions. Starting off with Tostidos the light funky bassline gets your toe tapping warming you up for the jazzy rendition of Like Minds by Late Night Society and a soon to be classic Truth Remixes by Lawnchair Generals. Hold on to your chair as Aaron blows your speakers with a sweet mix of Nite Calls by Da Sunlounge - a definite standout track in this session. With the following tracks you'll notice the great attention to beat matching so mixes are as fluid as a newly formed fresh water stream. The funk just flows right until the end in 2 Way Directions and leaves you begging for more.
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When Music Videos Make you LAUGH!

Seamus Haji feat Kayjay - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life



First this left us with our mouth wide open, then it had us laughing, and then....it gave us goosebumps!
View this and more videos in our house music video wall

Funky Electro Break Beats "Just A Test" by Nima

Just A Test is one set that is so diverse in it's sound that it took us a while to be able to categorize it and we still don't think we got it right! Nima has that special talent to track such unique tracks as Textxxx which just don't fall under any kind of category other than electronic music. Is it funky? Yes. Is it Electro? Yes. Are there break beats? Yes! Nevertheless this selection just shows that Nima thinks outside the electric box and with the standout funky track like In My Head by Bionik Phunk, things just can't be more intriguing! It's also noteworthy to mention Nima's own title track Just A Test which explores a raw and edgy synth sound he should be proud of.
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Break beat Music "I Wish You New" by Christopher Van Dyne

I Wish You Knew is one cookin break beat mix by Christopher Van Dyne. Spork gets you in the mood and then the White Label mix of De La Soul's Me Myself and Infecto shake things up perfect for an ass shaking party. Stand out track of Don't Stop is infectious with Michael Jackson's Don't Stop Til You Get Enough supplying the underbelly of the beats. But the goodness doesn't stop there, Wish U Were Here & Time of Your Life prep you for a sweet DJ Icey send off!
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Electro Circuit House Music "Nixmixix" by DJ Bertossi

A funked out remix of Scream is the perfect way to start Nixmixix by DJ Bertossi. In fact each track has that umph that would rock any dancefloor and circuit flavour gets the go-go boys going with I Need Someone! Standout track Something to Loose fills your room with illustrious vocals of Starkillers. Nixmixix is an underground mish mash of electro circuit done perfectly for that crowd wanting to shake it to the break of dawn.
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Break Beat Music Set "Break Mix 01" by Jayone

Jayone throws it out on the decks with a 16 track 30 minute break beat mix. Breaks Mix 01 starts with an almost downtempo feel but quickly launches into some old school breaks. You find some electro, garage and funked out beats interspersed throughout to keep things on the very interesting side. Standout track is a sweet mix of Eddy Grant's Electric Avenue!
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Drum and Bass Music Set "Death of A Dream" by Mike Charles

Mike Charles rips it up with Death of a Dream drum and bass set. Starting it off with Gorillaz' Clint Eastwood the beats rapidly accelerate you right until a unique mix of Good Luck by Basement Jaxx. Other stand out tracks include the funky basslines of Funk da Fied and the exquisite mixing of Blame by Everything But the Girl.
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Funky Electro House Set "Lingerie Money Fight" by DJ Timeline

Oooooh! Things get extremely feisty and we can't emphasize extremely enough with DJ Timeline's latest live mix Lingerie Money Fight! But to give your heart a chance to warm up to this he introduces this set with Moby's Dream About Me. Not wasting time No Matter What gets your heart racing with blood being pushed 10x faster all over your body focusing in on your ears. The funky country bass of Funk Country only enhances the endorphin rush which is maintained at an elevated level through with Sneaky Sound System's Pictures.

Now are you ready? Ready for the standout track Something Inside Me where the bassline is so deep it just might make that heart of yours skip a beat or two?

At this point we're only half way through how much more can your heart take? You'll just have to listen...but be warned another killer track Get Up with Global Deejays featuring Technotronic is only for those most fit! DJ Timline this is without a doubt your best set yet, no wonder you have been voted Vancouver's best DJ! Keep it coming!
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Deep Funky House Set "Self Titled" - Ricco Colinares

Nice and smooth Ricco Colinares selft titled album will get you in the mood for a little boogey action. Track selectio is deep and has an essence of maturity - almost a little Mark Farina-ish flavour. Stand out track is the hypnotic rhythm and contagious vocals of Alyson Joyce in Where The Love Goes by Ricardo Rae.

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Deep House Set: "Soul Deep Sessions Volume 1" by Jon Deep

Something for all you deep house heads, Jon Deep fulfills your greatest desires in every way possible with Deep Soul Sessions Volume 1. Equally impressive is the attention to the transitions between the tracks something not so easy when the music is uncluttered. Stand out track is the soulful vocals of The Cure/The Cause by Fish Go Deep.
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