“So You Think You Can Dance”: An unkind cut?

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It felt inevitable that Kourtni Lind and Matt Dorame would go home sooner or later: Although they were a fun couple to watch (especially Kortni), they never grabbed the public’s or the judges’ attention the way, say, Joshua Allen and Katee Shean or Twitch Boss and Kherington Payne did. Plus, if you’re in the bottom three again and again, typically the frequent fliers will get sent home before those new to the bottom three (so Courtney Galiano and Gev Manoukian were safe, although their solos were also impressive, and particularly in Gev’s case, entertaining).

Matt, Chris Jarosz and Thayne Jasperson seemed to perpetually pop up in the bottom three, so it feels like only a matter of time now for Thayne (who, when he plays it right, resembles the actor Guy Pearce, although only when he’s not grinning wildly).

However, Kourtni was not the only familiar female face in the bottom three -- she was up against Comfort Fedoke, who has been there before as well. Why did the judges choose Kourtni over Comfort? In terms of difficulty and creativity, their dances seemed evenly matched, and both stand out among a tiny crop of contemporary dancers. What say you, the readers? Did Kourtni deserve to be sent home before Comfort, or if not, why did Comfort deserve to stay more than Kourtni?

Note to Kou rtni Lind fans: You will be forced to tune in to the finale of the show, now that judge Nigel Lythgoe challenged Robert Moraine (the popping guy who dropped out of the Vegas round) to a dance-off with prior ‘SYTYCD’ contestant Phillip Chbeeb. Stay tuned!

--Claire Zulkey