Alrighty, so I'm still not 100% positive about the season format, but with Nigel saying gems like this...
"We don't need to [change]. The dancers bring the changes," he says. "The dancers are the ones that create the magic for this series, not the format. It's the talent. And again, this season, Season 10, the talent is magnificent."
... I think it's pretty safe to assume that they're going for a one-episode-per-week format for Season 10. That, coupled with the 2-hour Top 20 show they've scheduled for this Tuesday (FOX 8/7c), pretty much solidifies this fact for me. This makes me SO SO SAD for a multitude of reasons, but mainly because Season 9 felt like a bit of a dud because we weren't able to connect with the dancers on an personal a level as with seasons before. We know so much more about the dancers in seasons 1-8 than we did in 9 that it's almost ridiculous. The only person who really comes to mind who was able to bring their personality forward in a huge way last season was Will Thomas; we got some backstory on Chehon and Eliana's training and Cyrus' lack thereof, but honestly, that's about it.
In any case, the Season 10 Top 20 dancers seem extremely personable and (generally) seem to have very extroverted personalities. So I'm able to compile a list of early Top 10 predictions before even seeing their partner work; obviously after a couple weeks of partnering I'll update my predictions, but here's what I have for now based on fanbase, talent, versatility and overall personality and image;
1. Nico (Contemporary)
2. Amy (Jazz or Contemporary or whatever- they seem to be billing her as different genres at multiple different intervals)
3. Makenzie (Contemporary)
4. Jade (Animation)
5. Malece (Contemporary)
6. Aaron (Tap)
7. Jenna (Ballroom)
8. Tucker (Contemporary)
9. TOSS UP; Paul (Ballroom) or BluPrint (Animation)
10. TOSS UP; Hayley (Contemporary), Alexis (Tap) or Mariah (Hip Hop)
Obviously the contemp group seem to be pulling the largest fanbase right now (which usually happens, so no surprise there), and they usually do pretty well versatility-wise. I'm struggling with the ballrooms, because they never seem to get very far at all, especially men (Witney Carson and Lindsay Arnold were surprising exceptions last season), but if anyone will make the Top 10 out of all of them, it's Jenna. I can't see both animators lasting past the Top 10, and I'm not really sure who will do best out of the two, but I'm giving Jade the slight edge right now because of personality. And it's a complete toss-up for last spot for the girls; I have absolutely zero idea out of those three who could pull the biggest numbers. It's all a matter of time.
Partnering should leak in a couple of days, so stay tuned. I only hope they'll match them fairly and not put Amy/Nico or Malece/Nico or something together - I adore Melanie/Marko as much as the next person, but Season 8 was completely useless basically from the get-go because it was pretty obvious Melanie would win it all. So here's who I would match, if I were the SYTYCD-Producer-God.
1. Mariah (Hip Hop)/ Tucker (Contemporary)
2. Jenna (Ballroom)/ Nico (Contemporary)
3. Amy (Jazz)/ Aaron (Tap)
4. Malece (Contemporary)/ Fik-Shun (Hip Hop)
5. Brittany (Ballroom)/ Carlos (Contemporary)
6. Makenzie (Contemporary)/ BluPrint (Animation)
7. Alexis (Tap)/ Jade (Animation)
8. Hayley (Contemporary)/ Paul (Ballroom)
9. Jasmine H. (Contemporary)/ Alan (Ballroom)
10. Jasmine M. (Jazz)/ Curtis (Tap)
I struggled a bit with the Jasmine H./Alan pairing, but hey, what can you do. So stay tuned for the actual pairings...
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