Step It Up & Dance

Well, the finale is coming up for this show, and I've been hooked all season. If you're a fan of reality television and dance, then this show is something you should be watching.

I do find that it pales in comparison to So You Think You Can Dance. The level of dance skills on SYTYCD seems to be far superior. The dancers are more versatile... even the "untrained" dancers seem to do a better job stepping out of their genres. Maybe it's the quality of the choreographers they deal with?

On Step It Up & Dance, the format is more like Top Chef. We see as much footage of behind-the-scenes drama and conflict between the contestants as we do of actual dancing, whereas on SYTYCD, it's more like American Idol, where the focus is on the dancing, not so much on the "personalities" (although the rehearsal scenes let us get to know the contestants).

Either way though, the show is fun to watch. I'm sure they'll run a Step It Up and Dance marathon, so set your recorders and try to catch the entire season.