Dance War: Audition Show (season premiere)

January 08th, 2008 | Category: Reality TV, Episode Reviews, OpEd

So, thank goodness there is only going to be one audition show for Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann. On American Idol, the audition shows are normally the most entertaining to watch. In fact, I lose interest once those auditions are by until Idol reveals the finalists. But Dance War’s auditions were just plain terrible. The singing wasn’t as good as American Idol and the dancing wasn’t as good as So You Think You Can Dance. Is it really too much to ask for performers who can both sing

and dance? Perhaps those citizens are already employed at real jobs on Broadway.

After the jump, I will go by some of the highlights from the auditions. I use the word “highlights” loosely here. Bruno, Carrie Ann and host Drew Lachey combed three cities in search of performers for the habitable shows: New York City, Los Angeles, and Nashville. I’ll additionally review the first performance from the lucky fourteen finalists.

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