Live Dance So You Think You Can

 
It was a particularly underwhelming final performance night at So You Think You Can Dance. Even with four performances plus an additional solo for each of the top four, it was a roller-coaster of good and bad that had the judges butting heads and making clear calls on who they think will walk away with the title of America's favorite dancer.
So who dominated the night, who's in consideration to be in the Dirty Dancing remake, and what pint-size celebrity did we spot in the audience?
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First the good stuff...
From our seat behind the judges table, it was obvious that the strength for all four dancers lied in their all-star pairing routines and solos. Sasha Mallory killed her opening jazz/contemporary routine with precision, strength and fighting spirit.
"You've just thrown down the gauntlet to the other three contestants tonight," judge Nigel Lythgoe said.
Not to be outdone, Melanie Moore roared on to stage with her own contemporary routine and turned the tables on who was dominating the last night of competition.
"Sasha threw down the gauntlet, and you just picked it up and slap her in the face with it," Nigel said.

When we caught up with Melanie after the show, she laughed off Nigel's comment, but didn't deny she was fighting for the win.
"I would say I definitely picked up the gauntlet that she threw down, but I don't think I slapped her in the face with it because I don't think I would actually do that," she laughed. "But if there's a challenge on the table I'm definitely going to accept it and I think this whole night of the finale was about challenging yourself. She set the bar and I was ready to go for it."
Speaking of challenging themselves, Tadd Guaddang and Marko Germar's paired hip-hop routine had judge Mary Murphy gushing.
"Absolute solid gold," she said. "I love you guys to pieces."
As far as other great paired routines went, Sasha and Melanie's contemporary number was dynamic, chilling and powerful that had all the judges enraptured.
"I love seeing the tow of you dance," guest judge, Katie Holmes said.