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[JustADream]

Welcome to So You Think You Can Dance's Ultimate Dance-Off! FOX thought up the idea for this show four years ago, and, 269 routines later, it's become a phenomenon. We all have our favorite routines - "Calling You," "Apologize," "Why," and "Bleeding Love," to name a few. But what routine is the absolute best? There's only one way to find out - pit them all against each other! That's right, we're going to have a dance off!

Not counting the Pasha/Melanie cha-cha, there are a total of 269 routines. What I'm going to do is divide the routines into four brackets - 66 routines in each bracket, 33 matchups per bracket. The remaining 5 routines that don't get put into a bracket will be saved until the end of the first round (when all four brackets are done), where they will then be ranked. The top four routines will remain in the competition.

(Math is subject to change in later rounds)

Sound good?

[cagewench]

It sounds good but I am confused (as math is not my friend)... the 5 that don't get put in are automatically being given a pass then, correct?

Do the brackets *have* to be even?

[JustADream]

cagewench - yes the brackets have to be even. The dances are going up against each other. [Insert Dance] vs [Insert Dance].

And the 5 left over aren't getting a free pass. They just won't be in the brackets. Out of the 5, 4 will move on to the second round.

Bracket 1 = 66 dances; 33 winners
Bracket 2 = 66 dances; 33 winners
Bracket 3 = 66 dances; 33 winners
Bracket 4 = 66 dances; 33 winners
Leftover 5 dances = 4 move on

So there will be 136 dances in the second round.

Is that a better explanation?

[oakgal]

I'm confused but that is a common occurrence. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it as it goes along.

I love a new game!

[JustADream]

Hah, oakgal, quite honestly? I'm confused too. But I'll explain more once we get started. Right now I just want to see that y'all are interested

[redtulip]

I'm game!

[forensicshick]

Me too!

[JustADream]

Awesome! *hugs* I'll try and get a bracket up soon

Okay, so this game might have to be altered a little bit. I think if I put up the brackets as is, y'all would get overwhelmed and not play ;)

[forensicshick]

JustADream, i just pm'd you.

[JustADream]

And it works again! Hallelujah! *laughs*

[forensicshick]

*does a little tap dance to entertain everyone while her partner in crime gets the brackets ready for the next exciting SYTYC Goof Off SENSATION!!!*

[JustADream]

*dies laughing* Thank you for keeping up entertained :)

[alvin etler]

Glad that you have this ready to go. I'm excited.

[cagewench]

OK, so how long until the brackets are up?

And how does the voting/scoring work?

One more question... what if we included the Pasha/Melody Cha-cha and then 270 could be divided into 5 brackets of 54 routines which would be 27 match-ups each?

Then there would be no need for the 5 leftovers?

[JustADream]

cagewench, because then it wouldn't end up as an even number. 27 times 5 is...well, an odd number, I know that.

I know this seems complicated now, but, trust me, I'm doing my best to make it not be. I'll explain everything as we go.

[cagewench]

Oh are brackets like those sports pool things (or like on How I Met Your Mother) where Barney was trying to narrow down who the blonde trying to sabotage him was?

So then eventually it all comes down to one? (On HIMYM it was a Top 4 thing).

[JustADream]

Yep, cagewench, in a way. Am I not calling it the right thing?

Bracket #1 should be up in, at the very most, one hour

[oakgal]

Ohhh! I get it now. HIMYM helps explain many things.

I'm very excited about this game. Thanks for all the hard work, JustADream!

[JustADream]

*channels Elle Woods* forensicschick helped me legitimately randomize the matchups! Snaps for forensicschick!

I'm not sure how many votes I want before I close voting. Let's shoot for fifteen. Fifteen different voters

Matchup 1: Allison / Ryan "Ethna" (Top 10, Contemporary, Mia Michaels) vs Courtney / Gev "Lost" (Top 18, Contemporary, Mandy Moore)
Matchup 2: Kherington / Twitch "2 Buck 4 TV" (Top 12, Krump, Lil' C) vs Melissa / Jamile "Spanish Gypsy Dance" (Top 8, Paso Doble, Mark Weiss)
Matchup 3: Kamilah / Nick "Mambo Cool" (Top 8, Mambo, Alex Da Silva) vs Melissa / Ryan "Caravan" (Top 16, Mambo, Alex Da Silva)
Matchup 4: Natalie / Benji "She's Freaky" (Top 10, Hip Hop, Shane Sparks) vs Donyelle / Travis "London Bridge" (Top 8, Hip Hop, Shane Sparks)
Matchup 5: Kamilah / Jamile "Toma" (Top 6, Hip Hop, Brian Friedman) vs Anya / Danny "Oh Timbaland" (Top 16, Hip Hop, Dan Karaty)
Matchup 6: Natalie / Musa "Promiscuous" (Top 12, Hip Hop, Dan Karaty) vs Jessi / Pasha "Come Away With Me" (Top 20, Smooth Waltz, Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin)
Matchup 7: Courtney / Gev "Boogie Wonderland" (Top 20, Disco, Doriana Sanchez) vs Donyelle / Travis "Dancin' Fool" (Top 8, Quickstep, Glenn Weiss)
Matchup 8: Courtney / Gev "Lights, Camera, Action!" (Top 14, Hip Hip, Cicely and Olisa) vs Comfort / Thayne "Can We Chill" (Top 12, Hip Hop, NappyTabs)
Matchup 9: Ashle / Jamile "Oh Mayi" (Top 4, Salsa, Alex Da Silva) vs Ashlee / Dmitry "Let Me" (Top 12, Pop, Dan Karaty)
Matchup 10: Sara / Pasha "Rockafeller Skank" (Top 14, West Coast Swing, Benji Schwimmer / Heidi Groskreutz) vs Lacey / Kameron "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Top 14, Disco, Maria Torres)
Matchup 11: Melissa / Ryan "Cubanjam" (Top 14, Salsa, Alex Da Silva) vs Martha / Travis "Tanga" (Top 14, Salsa, Ron Montez)

Edited by JustADream, Sep 25, 2008 @ 1:25 PM.

[oakgal]

So, we have to vote for one pairing in each Matchup? Should we put a # next to the one we vote for, or maybe a +?

[JustADream]

You vote for one pairing in each matchup.

You can do it like this
Matchup 10: Sara/Pasha (or the routine name)

[cagewench]

Matchup 1: Allison / Ryan "Ethna" (Top 10, Contemporary, Mia Michaels)

Matchup 2: Kherington / Twitch "2 Buck 4 TV" (Top 12, Krump, Lil' C)

Matchup 3: Kamilah / Nick "Mambo Cool" (Top 8, Mambo, Alex Da Silva)

Matchup 4: Donyelle / Travis "London Bridge" (Top 8, Hip Hop, Shane Sparks)

Matchup 5: Kamilah / Jamile "Toma" (Top 6, Hip Hop, Brian Friedman)

Matchup 6: Jessi / Pasha "Come Away With Me" (Top 20, Smooth Waltz, Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin)

Matchup 7: Courtney / Gev "Boogie Wonderland" (Top 20, Disco, Doriana Sanchez)

Matchup 8: Comfort / Thayne "Can We Chill" (Top 12, Hip Hop, NappyTabs)

Matchup 9: Ashlee / Dmitry "Let Me" (Top 12, Pop, Dan Karaty)

Matchup 10: Sara / Pasha "Rockafeller Skank" (Top 14, West Coast Swing, Benji Schwimmer / Heidi Groskreutz)

Matchup 11: Melissa / Ryan "Cubanjam" (Top 14, Salsa, Alex Da Silva)

OK, I voted...

[JustADream]

Awesome!

[forensicshick]

*goes ahead and jumps in with both feet* Here's to hoping I do this right!!


Matchup 1: Allison / Ryan "Ethna" (Top 10, Contemporary, Mia Michaels)
Matchup 2: Kherington / Twitch "2 Buck 4 TV" (Top 12, Krump, Lil' C)
Matchup 3: Melissa / Ryan "Caravan" (Top 16, Mambo, Alex Da Silva)
Matchup 4: Natalie / Benji "She's Freaky" (Top 10, Hip Hop, Shane Sparks)
Matchup 5: Kamilah / Jamile "Toma" (Top 6, Hip Hop, Brian Friedman)
Matchup 6: Jessi / Pasha "Come Away With Me" (Top 20, Smooth Waltz, Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin)
Matchup 7: Donyelle / Travis "Dancin' Fool" (Top 8, Quickstep, Glenn Weiss)
Matchup 8: Courtney / Gev "Lights, Camera, Action!" (Top 14, Hip Hip, Cicely and Olisa)
Matchup 9: Ashle / Jamile "Oh Mayi" (Top 4, Salsa, Alex Da Silva)
Matchup 10: Sara / Pasha "Rockafeller Skank" (Top 14, West Coast Swing, Benji Schwimmer / Heidi Groskreutz)
Matchup 11: Melissa / Ryan "Cubanjam" (Top 14, Salsa, Alex Da Silva)

Yikes, some of those were tough...or just lesser of two evils.

[oakgal]

That was hard. I dislike a lot of these.

Matchup 1: Allison / Ryan "Ethna" (Top 10, Contemporary, Mia Michaels)
Matchup 2: Kherington / Twitch "2 Buck 4 TV" (Top 12, Krump, Lil' C)
Matchup 3: Kamilah / Nick "Mambo Cool" (Top 8, Mambo, Alex Da Silva)
Matchup 4: Donyelle / Travis "London Bridge" (Top 8, Hip Hop, Shane Sparks)
Matchup 5: Anya / Danny "Oh Timbaland" (Top 16, Hip Hop, Dan Karaty)
Matchup 6: Jessi / Pasha "Come Away With Me" (Top 20, Smooth Waltz, Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin)
Matchup 7: Courtney / Gev "Boogie Wonderland" (Top 20, Disco, Doriana Sanchez)
Matchup 8: Comfort / Thayne "Can We Chill" (Top 12, Hip Hop, NappyTabs)
Matchup 9: Ashlee / Dmitry "Let Me" (Top 12, Pop, Dan Karaty)
Matchup 10: Sara / Pasha "Rockafeller Skank" (Top 14, West Coast Swing, Benji Schwimmer / Heidi Groskreutz)
Matchup 11: Martha / Travis "Tanga" (Top 14, Salsa, Ron Montez)

[winterbirds]

Thanks for setting up the new game, JustADream!

Matchup 1: Allison / Ryan
Matchup 2: Kherington / Twitch
Matchup 3: Kamilah / Nick
Matchup 4: Donyelle / Travis
Matchup 5: Anya / Danny
Matchup 6: Jessi / Pasha
Matchup 7: Courtney / Gev
Matchup 8: Courtney / Gev
Matchup 9: Ashle / Jamile
Matchup 10: Sara / Pasha
Matchup 11: Martha / Travis

[JustADream]

Four votes so far! Great!

[redtulip]

Matchup 1: Allison / Ryan "Ethna" (Top 10, Contemporary, Mia Michaels)
Matchup 2: Kherington / Twitch "2 Buck 4 TV" (Top 12, Krump, Lil' C)
Matchup 3: Melissa / Ryan "Caravan" (Top 16, Mambo, Alex Da Silva)
Matchup 4: Donyelle / Travis "London Bridge" (Top 8, Hip Hop, Shane Sparks)
Matchup 5: Anya / Danny "Oh Timbaland" (Top 16, Hip Hop, Dan Karaty)
Matchup 6: Natalie / Musa "Promiscuous" (Top 12, Hip Hop, Dan Karaty)
Matchup 7: Donyelle / Travis "Dancin' Fool" (Top 8, Quickstep, Glenn Weiss)
Matchup 8: Courtney / Gev "Lights, Camera, Action!" (Top 14, Hip Hip, Cicely and Olisa)
Matchup 9: Ashle / Jamile "Oh Mayi" (Top 4, Salsa, Alex Da Silva)
Matchup 10: Lacey / Kameron "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Top 14, Disco, Maria Torres)
Matchup 11: Melissa / Ryan "Cubanjam" (Top 14, Salsa, Alex Da Silva)

[Scade]

Ouch, Matchup 7.

Matchup 1: Allison / Ryan "Ethna" (Top 10, Contemporary, Mia Michaels)
Matchup 2: Kherington / Twitch "2 Buck 4 TV" (Top 12, Krump, Lil' C)
Matchup 3: Melissa / Ryan "Caravan" (Top 16, Mambo, Alex Da Silva)
Matchup 4: Donyelle / Travis "London Bridge" (Top 8, Hip Hop, Shane Sparks)
Matchup 5: Kamilah / Jamile "Toma" (Top 6, Hip Hop, Brian Friedman)
Matchup 6: Jessi / Pasha "Come Away With Me" (Top 20, Smooth Waltz, Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin)
Matchup 7: Courtney / Gev "Boogie Wonderland" (Top 20, Disco, Doriana Sanchez)
Matchup 8: Comfort / Thayne "Can We Chill" (Top 12, Hip Hop, NappyTabs)
Matchup 9: Ashle / Jamile "Oh Mayi" (Top 4, Salsa, Alex Da Silva)
Matchup 10: Sara / Pasha "Rockafeller Skank" (Top 14, West Coast Swing, Benji Schwimmer / Heidi Groskreutz)
Matchup 11: Melissa / Ryan "Cubanjam" (Top 14, Salsa, Alex Da Silva)

[cagewench]

It's a new day - does that mean we get to vote our same votes again?

If it's a yes, please count my earlier score twice to account for that... if not, someone PM me when we are on the next bracket :>