The fifth stop on this year’s audition tour is in New Orleans. Nigel Lythgoe was not able to join us this time around because he was in England accepting an honorary doctorate, so tonight’s judges are Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman and… Lil C again. Ack.
 
Shelby Skipper has been dancing since he was 7 or 8, and for today’s audition he’ll be dancing a style invented by his best friend- New Orleans bounce. It’s unique, but it gets old fast and we’re not terribly impressed. For some reason, though, the judges send him straight to Vegas.
 
Jonathan Litzler has great strength and shows his emotion well. This is what a good, strong performance is about- good balance between technique and the ability to capture an audience. The judges are really impressed, and he goes straight to Vegas. It’s also good news for Alison Nance, Calvin Turner Jr., and Edward Spots, who are all also on the way to Vegas.

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Our destination for tonight’s auditions is Atlanta. We’re joined by Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, and… ugh… Lil C. Should be a long hour.
 
Billy Bell is the first auditioner of the evening. He’s been dancing for five years- something he started after seeing a hip hop show. It turned out he was terrible at hip hop, so he started learning… everything else. Good idea, because his audition is great. The judges agree and send him straight to Vegas.
 
Next is Amber Jackson, who at first reminds us a bit of Martha from season 2. She’s got great technique and absolutely NO personality, and Nigel calls her on it. It’s no fun to watch someone who looks like they’d rather be having a root canal. She even goes so far as to say she wasn’t performing for anyone. Well, at least she knows. The judges send her to the choreography round to see if she can improve her performance quality.

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Tonight, we’re in Phoenix for another round of auditions. The judges are Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels.
 
First up tonight are Biggie Bargas and Shorty Smallwood. We don’t expect much, but they actually turn out to be quite entertaining. They’d never make it in Vegas, but their audition was fun anyway. The judges give them the benefit of the doubt and send them to the choreography round.
 
Sasha Mallory is very unique and has great control over her movement. Apparently the judges agree- she’s sent straight to Vegas. Same goes for Katie Muth and Ellie Soto.
 
Now it’s time to meet Allison Becker, who was diagnosed with spinal meningitis when she was 16 months old. As a result, she’s deaf now, but still manages to dance. Very well, in fact. The judges put her through to the choreography round.

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It seems we were just watching the finale of last season a few weeks ago… oh, wait. We were. Oh well, bring on season 6! Tonight we’re in Los Angeles for another round of auditions. The judges are Adam Shankman, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe.
 
Cole Clemens is the first person we meet tonight, and he’s weird. He auditions without music. And he doesn’t really dance, just throws himself around and chants occasionally. It’s bad. He’s sent packing.
 
Next is Mollee Gray, who was a principal dancer in all three High School Musical movies. She’s recently moved to LA to pursue more auditions, and she’s really good. She’s sent straight to Vegas. The same fate awaits the three dancers after her.

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