I originally typed this up on June 16th, but it seems that there was a mistake on the name of the contestant, as I discovered that the person I'd reviewed was no longer listed as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance. So here's what I had to...
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I originally typed this up on June 16th, but it seems that there was a mistake on the name of the contestant, as I discovered that the person I'd reviewed was no longer listed as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance. So here's what I had to say on June 16th...

Ivan is a contestant on the 2006 season of So You Think You Can Dance? and this review is based on his appearance there.

Ivan auditioned for the judges and did a sort of retro-robot type dance that was a bit hiphop... I don't know what it was. All I know is that (a) I don't really know anything about dancing, from the technical point of view, and (b) I know what I like, and I know what I think looks good. So Ivan did his dance, and I thought he was nothing particularly special.

I was quite surprised when the judges all raved about him, and immediately gave him a ticket to go through to Las Vegas. Okay, fine, I thought. But in the first night of couples' dancing, Ivan really bombed. He held his partner back, and she did all the dancing while he just stood there and looked wooden.

Nigel was right when he told Ivan, "you don't want to be that guy"... the guy who gets his partner kicked out because he's so bad. In Ivan's defence, he's young, and has lots of room and time for improvement. And that's what he needs to do, but not in his preferred style, he's fine there. It's other forms of dancing that he needs to learn, and he needs to work with a partner more as well.

Otherwise, he seems like a very nice teenager. Happy to be given the chance that he's been given, and I hope he uses this chance well!
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And it seems that Ivan has taken the opportunity and he's improved a lot in the last month and a half. I don't think he'll win but he's a really good dancer, and should last a few more weeks.