So You Think You’ve Got Chemistry?
As Kourtni Lind and Matt Dorame leave So You Think You Can Dance, I’m noticing how the thing that really seemed to knock them out is chemistry. Over and over again, the judges came back to it.
- Mary Murphy: “Even though it’s slow, it still has to make us feel something. I didn’t,”
- Nigel Lythgoe: “It didn’t grab me. It was a bit like hip-hop on sleeping pills.”
- Napoleon D’Umo: “…you’ve just got to get down and grimy a little bit.”
Notice how they didn’t say anything bad about the technique, or the costumes, or the pacing, or really anything about the dance because the fact is, Kourtni and Matt did a great job with the moves.
That Je ne sais quoi
The fact is, chemistry is not something you can really fake. You can foster it, I think, by being open to connections between yourself, your partner, and the audience, but when it’s there, it’s very there. Why is it that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are so riveting – moreso than with other stars? Because while good actors can make you care, actors (and performers) that care about each other can let you see that, as well.
See for yourself if you thought they had it, or if you can identify what it was they didn’t have:
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