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Okay, so as many of you know, the Emmy Nominations came out today.

I haven't seen them yet. With the exception of one category: Outstanding Choreography. The nominees are as follows:

So You Think You Can Dance:
Mia Michaels: Gravity, Koop Island Blues, & One.
Stacey Tookey: Fear

...and that's it from SYTYCD. Insert my inexpressable RAGE AT THIS NONSENSE. I don't even know where to begin!

Okay. I know exactly where to begin: Koop Island Blues, otherwise known as the 'Butt Routine'. It is EXACTLY what it sounds like. A man is obsessed with a woman's ass. I don't see how that's dancing. Judge for yourself by watching the link above.

Not for nothing, I loved that routine like no other. Seeing it live? A blast. But I just DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS NOMINATED FOR A FREAKING EMMY. I am irked and frustrated. As you can see.

The second issue I have with this? One. I couldn't even remember what it was until I saw it come up on my 'Suggested Videos' to watch on Youtube. And I was like, "Oh yeah. That." Other than the freaky mirror concept, I don't understand what was so freaking amazing about it that it deserves an Emmy Nomination. Once again, you can judge for yourself.

Third issue? Stacey Tookey's one routine. I don't even remember it. I don't know who danced it, I don't know what season it's from...I don't know WHAT THE FUCK it is. I don't even like Stacey Tookey's contemporary routines!

...Okay, that's something of a lie. I like Stacey Tookey and her routines (can't think of one at the moment. I'm thinking maybe she choreographed Hallelujah? I'll get back to you on that). Not more than Mia. Not more than Sonya Tayeh (who really ISN'T a contemporary choreographer, but she's done contemporary choreography and therefore it counts). Not more than Tyce DiOrio, affectionately referred to in my mind as 'Tasty Oreo'.

Which brings me to my next point. Sonya, NappyTabs (Tabitha and Napolean D'uomo) and Tyce. Were not nominated for an Emmy. Neither was Travis Wall but I'm less upset about it because I would've been more shocked if he had been nominated. He's still a baby. He has time to get a shiny golden statue.

But yeah. You have this piece by Sonya, who was nominated once before for a similar piece. Now, I'm not really a dancing expert, but I think this piece of dancing is just...brilliant. There may be the issue of, 'Oh, well it's really similar to that other piece she did'. Fine, I guess I can accept that. Still don't like it though. I really thought she was gonna get another Emmy nomination for 'Tore My Heart'. Whatever.

Moving on to Tyce DiOrio who choreographed a BEAUTIFUL piece about breast cancer. Now, there's the issue of 'well, maybe the Academy didn't like the idea of a theme'. The man choreographed a routine and won an Emmy for his routine that was about the Garden of the Eden. It does not get more symbolic than that. Academy, I spit at your hypocrisy. I spit at it.

Now, for Tabitha and Napolean, there's only one routine I would've even considered worthy of the golden statuette, and that's the one they co-choreographed with Dmitry Chaplin. The one with the water and the tables and...yeah. Whatever. I've lost my steam on this rant.

Picked it up again for a moment.

Why are all of these contemporary routines? I liked last year's pick better. Last year from the SYTYCD crock pot you had contemporary (Silence), jazz (The Garden), argentine tango, and hip hop. This year? You just have contemporary.

Why are none of the Bollywood routines ever nomianted? Why wasn't the Russian Trepak nominated? Why isn't MORE hiphop nominated? Like...can we get a little variety up in this joint? Please?

Now, you might've noticed that I never picked on Gravity. Why is that? It is the only piece in there that I consider worthy of an Emmy nomination. Addiction is powerful shit, guys. And that dance...I get goosebumps whenever I watch it. It is that good.

By the way, I don't really recall, but are the dancing numbers at the Academy Awards really that good? They're always nominated for Emmy's and I'm just like, "...I don't see it." Whatever.

Let me end this post on what is a positive note for me. Chelsie Hightower, former SYTYCD alumni and the person I aspire to be, is nominated for an Emmy for her work on Dancing With the Stars. She was in the argentine tango and the hip hop routine. So, that says something about her as a dancer.

Next rant? The next of the Emmy nominations. Stay tuned!