(S06E19) What an amazing and jam-packed night of dance. With ten couple dances and ten solos, it was wall-to-wall performances. Amazingly, almost every single one of the performances was excellent.

Honestly, I am so impressed with this entire Top 10, I can't say enough good things about them. Sonya Tayeh finally blew me away as a choreographer. Working with Ellenore is a match made in heaven for both of them, really.

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COUPLES

Noelle & Ryan

"Give It to Me Right," Melanie Fiona (Hip-Hop w/ Tabitha & Napoleon D'umo)
There were parts of the routine that I enjoyed, but there were just as many parts that felt awkward. I don't think Ryan danced with enough storytelling, but it came together much better for me when they stopped cavorting around the desk and got out on the floor.

"Jeux D'eau," Cirque du Soleil (Smooth Waltz w/ JT Thomas & Tomas Mielnicki)
Noelle got lucky pulling Ryan as her partner this week, as he was just flawless in this waltz, and he carried her through to sheer beauty, as well. I'm not going to take away from her performance, as I thought she was just stunning. This was the most moving waltz I've ever seen on this show.

Ashleigh & Legacy

"Poison," The Prodigy (Contemporary w/ Garry Stewart)
I'm guessing it was supposed to be angry and intense, but instead it looked like a dance workshop routine, showing us the specific steps. They had some synchronicity problems, and they just weren't hitting hard enough for me to believe the piece. Bottom line: they were showing their work too much for me. There were some nice moves in the dance, I'll admit.

"Slow Down," Bobby Valentino (Hip-Hop w/ Dave Scott)
I think Ashleigh has a hip-hop dancer somewhere inside of her, because she always seems to nail this style. Legacy was just perfectly in character, but I think she actually outdanced him in this one. Thankfully, they got to wrap their night on a higher note than their contemporary number, in my opinion.

Kathryn & Nathan

"Choreography," Danny Kaye (Broadway w/ Spencer Liff)
As Nigel suspected, separating Nathan from Mollee really helped him grow. He was in such command of his movements from the moment he slid onto the stage, and Kathryn was right in there with him. The joy of this routine was infectious from beginning to end, and they both nailed the ... choreography.

"Walk on By," Aretha Franklin (Rumba w/ Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin)
This didn't really feel like a rumba to me throughout most of it. Plus, Nathan unfortunately looked more like he was playing the strong male lead than owning the role. There were parts of it that I liked, but it just felt like something else.

Ellenore & Jakob

"Four Brothers," Manhattan Transfer (Quickstep w/ Tony Meredith & Melanie LaPatin)
The dreaded quickstep had a lot of pep in this couple; it was definitely one of the better representatives of the format that we've seen on the show. And, unlike some others we've seen, it looked like the quickstep in every moment of the dance, and they both looked ballroom from beginning to end.

"Tore My Heart," OONA and Dave Tweedle (Contemporary w/ Sonya Tayeh)
What a wonderful showcase Sonya has given both of these dancers to really shine and look great. I expected Ellenore to do well here, because she and Sonya come from the same school of weird, and Jakob tends to be great in everything. It was just flawless.

Mollee & Russell

"It Must Have Been Love," Roxette (Lyrical Jazz w/ Mandy Moore)
I think Russell may have elevated Mollee's game, he certainly lifted her enough times. That drop, and you know the one, was frighteningly awesome. There was some amazing partnering and trust throughout this and it turned into one of my favorite performances of the night. Russell is quickly rising to the top of the heap.

"Land of 1000 Dances," Jimmy Barnes (Jive w/ Anya Garnis & Pasha Kovalev)
What a great partnership; these two really worked amazingly well tonight. The energy and joy was there from both of them, and they both perfectly captured the performance aspect of the jive.

SOLOS

Mollee Gray ("Rock the Beat," LMFAO) - A lot of jumps and extensions and rolls throughout, though I wonder if it was musical enough to look like more than a very good cheerleader performance.

Russell Ferguson ("Outros," Black Milk) - I love watching Russell do his thing; what a beautiful showcase for Krumping. It's amazing when you see that intensity to think that Russell has done such amazingly delicate work in many of his other dances.

Noelle Marsh ("Every Time It Rains," Charlotte Martin) - There was a beautiful elegance to her linework, but she seemed a bit tired on some of her stunts.

Ryan Di Lello ("Rock You Like a Hurricane," The Scorpions) - Well, Ryan played the matador, but I have to say that I still don't think he's quite figured out how to do a solo as a ballroom dancer.

Kathryn McCormick ("Beautiful," Bethany Dillon) - That looked like a beautiful choreographed number, with a cohesive sense from beginning to end, rather than a string of stretches and tricks. Nicely done.

Nathan Trasoras ("Golden Train," Justin Nozuka) - The emotion of the piece came across perfectly, as did his restraint in the beginning. Who knew? I actually like Nathan this week.

Ellenore Scott ("Beatbox Harmonica," Yuri Lane) - That's how you stand out with a unique solo. Ellenore puts so much of her individual personality, and it's a great wacky persona, into her dances. I think I fell a little more in love with her in this competition after that.

Jonathan "Legacy" Perez ("No Air," Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown) - I don't think it's easy to do a b-boy routine as a dance solo, but Legacy pulled it off. Legacy went from the guy I didn't want in the Top 20 to a guy who's really grown to impress me. There were some great tricks and a nice musicality to it.

Ashleigh Di Lello ("Batucada Por Favor," Bob Azzam) - Having the same problem as Ryan, I thought Ashleigh handled how to showcase her abilities much more successfully than her husband. She utilized speed and showcased some familiar steps.

Jakob Karr ("Always Midnight," Pat Monahan) - I love Jakob as a dancer but I'm getting a bit over his leg extensions. It was a respectable solo, though nothing absolutely stellar.