"SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE" CONTESTANTS BRING IT

I try to keep my reality show viewing to a minimum. You can become used to watching other people achieve their dreams and live in their glory instead of going after your own. But "So You Think You Can Dance" is a show I like to watch from time to time. The dancers are really talented and constantly forced to try (and excel at) new genres of dance...with only five hours of training. The two couples in the video clips below knocked it out of the park with their routines.

First there's Chelsie and Mark, who danced to Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" in a Lyrical Hip Hop routine. Some dances that try to interpret lyrics can be uber-cheesy, but this one was so full of emotion and managed to be cool at the same time. Seriously, it looked like Chelsie was going to start crying at the end. Give her an award!!!

The second routine is Joshua and Katee, who danced the "Hot" Samba (to some song called "Baila Baila" which I actually like a lot). Katie, who doesn't think she is sexy at all, wowed everyone with her sultry moves, while Joshua moved his hips like he was going to break them (in true Latino style.) See, the key to dancing almost every Latino dance is in the hips...not that flailing arm thing I've seen ballroom dancers do. These two brought the hotness!!!

It's worth it to tune in to "So You Think You Can Dance" to see more dance routines from these couples, as well as the others. It can only get better from here and I'm sure Chelsie and Mark and Katee and Joshua will be at the top.