So You Think You Can Dance Rundown: The Top 14

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Maybe the producers heard all the complaints that last week's So You Think You Can Dance was too slow, because this week's performance episode was jam-packed. I'm not sure that we've ever seen 14 performances in a night before, plus there was an extra body at the judges' table (though maybe Tabitha and Napoleon only count as one brain?). It was a lot to take in.

No couple utterly bombed, but very few managed to be stellar in both performances. That said, I have to give the Couple of the Night Award to Kherington and Twitch. It's not even really fair to praise Twitch for dancing out of his element at this point; his "element" is so small that nearly everything will be outside of it. But he had to run the emotional gamut on Wednesday, being a tough, fiery matador one minute and a tender, brokenhearted ex-boyfriend the next, and he pulled both off admirably. Kherington impressed me, too, for getting through two routines with nary a smile and for holding up better overall than I would have guessed from her auditions. Plus, they had a routine where they got to jump on a bed! Unfair advantage!

Couple of the Night Runners-Up: Chelsie and Mark. Chelsie is one of those people who could literally be given any dance and pull it off well. She's not just a dancer, she's a spunky little actress, and the way she gets into character can make up for anything she lacks on the technical side. Mark, meanwhile, has gone from "that goofy Queen guy" to one of my favorites on the show; he's the perfect foil for Chelsie.

That leaves the other five, so to see who I think could find themselves in the bottom and to see pictures of all the dances, just