The quickstep proved to be the kiss of death after all for Karla Garcia and Vitolio Jeune, who became the latest eliminated contestants on 'So You Think You Can Dance.'Despite positive feedback after their quickstep performance Tuesday night, the pair landed in the bottom three couples and were sent home unanimously by the judges after their solos.
The other two couples in danger were Kayla Radomski and Kupono Aweau and Jeanine Mason and Philip Chbeeb.
Also on the results show:
• Top 14 group dance: Broadway number choreographed by Tyce Diorio to 'Brand New Day' from 'The Wiz'
• Musical guest: Kelly Clarkson, 'I Do Not Hook Up'
• Guest dancers: Patricia Hachey and Desmond Richardson, pas de deux
Karla and Vitolio spoke to reporters on Monday. Here are a few highlights ...
Vitolio, on the quickstep as kiss of death:
When I drew the quickstep out of the hat, I was like, oh my God, this is going to be a disaster ... We were rehearsing every single minute we had and I think we put it together very well. We changed it from the kiss of death to the kiss of joy, I think.
Karla, on getting the quickstep:
When we opened up that card and it was quickstep, I think I was already practicing my solo [laughs], especially when everyone else around us had a genre that was in their comfort zone. I felt almost defeated ... The real blessing was having Jean Marc [Généreux] as a choreographer because they can really make or break your experience. He was very involved and invested in us, and he knew that it would be a difficult task ... I think he gave us a great routine, choreographically, to make it easier to learn the style.
Watch their quickstep
Video courtesy of MJ's Big Blog
Video courtesy of MJ's Big Blog
Vitolio, on how dance saved his life:
I saw a Michael Jackson video, at that point I was still in an orphanage [in Haiti]. After I left the orphanage, dance was a way for me to survive in the street ... to make some money in the street, take care of my grandmother, take care of myself at the same time.
Karla, on performing solos:
I definitely learned after each time doing it, you have to really construct it well and make sure that there's a beginning, middle and end to your 30 seconds, because it's not really a lot of time to tell a story plus show technique plus give a good performance quality and show your personality.
Vitolio, on learning of Michael Jackson's death:
I couldn't stop crying, that really affected me hard ... It was tough [to go on stage] but it also kind of put some inspiration into me.
I saw a Michael Jackson video, at that point I was still in an orphanage [in Haiti]. After I left the orphanage, dance was a way for me to survive in the street ... to make some money in the street, take care of my grandmother, take care of myself at the same time.
Karla, on performing solos:
I definitely learned after each time doing it, you have to really construct it well and make sure that there's a beginning, middle and end to your 30 seconds, because it's not really a lot of time to tell a story plus show technique plus give a good performance quality and show your personality.
Vitolio, on learning of Michael Jackson's death:
I couldn't stop crying, that really affected me hard ... It was tough [to go on stage] but it also kind of put some inspiration into me.
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