Ryan Di Lello, Russell Ferguson, Mollee Gray, Jonathan 'Legacy' Perez, Jakob Karr, Ellenore Scott, Kathryn McCormick, and Ashleigh Di Lello in So You Think You Can Dance (2005)

Russell Ferguson in So You Think You Can Dance (2005)

Russell Ferguson and Rachel McLaren in So You Think You Can Dance (2005)

Ryan Di Lello and Kathryn McCormick in So You Think You Can Dance (2005)

Adam Lambert in So You Think You Can Dance (2005)

Cat Deeley in So You Think You Can Dance (2005)

Jonathan 'Legacy' Perez and Ellenore Scott in So You Think You Can Dance (2005)

Mollee Gray and Jakob Karr in So You Think You Can Dance (2005)

Cat Deeley

Nigel Lythgoe

Mary Murphy

The field is thinning on &quot;So You Think You Can Dance,&quot; and it was down to the Top 8 on Tuesday night as they vied to stay in the competition another week.

Host Cat Deeley introduced &quot;your top eight dancers,&quot; but there was one mis...

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The Top Eight Perform

The field is thinning on "So You Think You Can Dance," and it was down to the Top 8 on Tuesday night as they vied to stay in the competition another week.

Host Cat Deeley introduced "your top eight dancers," but there was one missing. Cat asked Ashleigh to come out and explain why she was missing from the intro. She said she dislocated her shoulder during rehearsal, and she insisted she was OK to perform, but the doctors wouldn't clear her. Her phone number would be available for fans to vote for her anyway.

The dancing pairs were shuffled up again, and we were off to the races...

Kathryn & Ryan: Kathryn said she wanted to "love every second" of the short time left of the season. Ryan said it would be special to make it to the finale because he might get to dance with his wife, Ashleigh. They landed a Doriana Sanchez disco routine that she called "a disco love story." They performed to a Samantha Ronson remix of Donna Summer's "Last Dance." Adam said Ryan proved that "real men can wear sequins," which was something he'd been saying for years. He told Kathryn he had "literally" watched her become a better dancer over the course of the show. Mary said Kathryn was peaking at the right time, and she said she enjoyed that Ryan just "let it go." Nigel didn't really agree with Adam and Mary. He said the style suited Kathryn, but he felt like Ryan was a little stiff.

Mollee & Jakob: The new couple knew the stakes were high as the season wound to a close. They were given a Viennese waltz with Jason Gilkison. Adam said he "could've watched that for two more hours." He said it was a great coupling, choreographer and piece of music. He again praised Jakob and said Mollee was also peaking at the right time. Mary said there was "absolutely nothing ordinary" about their performance. She said Jakob made every part of it work, and told Mollee that "another light" was shining inside of her. Nigel said their routine took his breath away. He said "everything just seemed to fit together like a beautiful jigsaw puzzle" and added that they were both great.

Ashleigh: Ashleigh was supposed to dance her solo and again said she felt "perfect," hinting that she really wanted to get out there and dance.

Ellenore & Legacy: Ellenore wanted one last chance to show America what she could do by making it to the finale. She and Legacy got a Travis Wall contemporary routine in which they played hired assassins who had each other in their sights. Adam said it was "passionate," "exciting" and "awesome." Mary said, "It really wasn't that good," before pausing for effect and adding, "Of course it was!" Wow, she really had us going there for two seconds. She said Ellenore was dynamic and Legacy nailed it. Nigel loved that it was "so, so dangerous," and he was glad Travis pushed them as far as he did. He thought the routine could get Travis an Emmy nomination.

Ashleigh & Russell: Russell and Ashleigh drew a Shane Sparks hip hop routine that was going to be straight from the street. Shane said during rehearsals that Ashleigh, who hailed from the streets of Utah, had become a different person. Russell performed the routine with Shane's assistant, Rachel. Adam said it had to be hard to be there without his partner and said he missed watching Ashleigh do hip hop. He told Russell he was "smokin' out there." Mary said she and everyone were falling in love with Russell. She said it was hard-hitting and on point. Nigel said Russell kept up with Shane's choreography and that he made a point of performing in a tough, hard-hitting routine.

Kathryn & Ryan, Part 2: For their second routine, Kathryn and Ryan got a cha cha with Jason Gilkison. Ryan promised it was going to crank up the heat, and the crowd seemed to think it did by offering up a standing ovation. Adam said it was one of the best ballroom routines the show has had. He said they were "very connected," and told Kathryn she was "surging." He said Ryan was great, as well, and said it was a beautiful piece of teamwork. Mary said "the whole floor was on fire" and the routine was on fire, from beginning to end. She told Kathryn she made it look easier than it was, and said Kathryn was sexy. She said Ryan was a star. She gave them two tickets on the Hot Tamale Train. Nigel said Kathryn looked like a Latin ballroom dancer. He then told Ryan he was "absolutely perfect" in the cha cha and the two of them together "were magical."

Mollee & Jakob, Part 2: Going from ballroom to Broadway, Mollee and Jakob got a routine from Joey Dowling in which they played a couple of con artists masterminding each other. Adam loved it and said they were great. He said he couldn't take his eyes off Mollee, despite the fact that he thinks Jakob is one of the best dancers the show has ever had. Mary said they were tremendous and made it look easy. Nigel said the routine pushed Mollee into the realm of being a professional dancer, and he said she should go to Broadway. He said they were outstanding for the second time.

Ellenore & Legacy, Part 2: The couple landed a Tabitha & Napoleon hip hop routine in which they were portraying aliens. They wanted Ellenore to be more hip hop and Legacy to be more quirky. Ellenore was calling it strange and weird, which was saying something. Adam said it wasn't his favorite routine of the night and the dancing was just fine. Mary said the beginning was great, but it was like a movie that started well and didn't pay off. Nigel said he didn't want to criticize the choreography, but he had to. He said the choreography overrode the dancing and it turned out to be "style over substance."

Ryan: After dancing his solo, Ryan interrupted Cat while she was reading his phone number for voting. He asked people to vote for Ashleigh because she'd worked so hard to get to this point and deserved a spot in the finale. He got emotional and the crowd cheered, and Cat asked him, "Are you trying to kill me here?"

Ashleigh & Russell, Part 2: Nakul Dev Mahajan put together a raw Bollywood routine for Ashleigh and Russell. Ashleigh was unable to perform, so Russell did the routine with one of Nakul's assistants. Adam said Russell blew joy out of every pore and that should make people pick up the phone and vote for him. Mary gave Russell props for adjusting to everything that has happened with the last-minute partner switch. Mary also asked that people take into consideration the journey that Ashleigh has had on the show when they think about voting. Nigel said Russell had a magnetic quality that draws the viewer's eye. He praised Russell for not just Tuesday evening, but for everything he's done throughout the season.

Judges' last words: Cat asked the judges for any last-minute advice for the voters and Adam said each of the remaining dancers had earned his or her place. He urged voters to pick up the phone for their favorites.

Mary said that the votes mean so much for the dancers, so this would be a great time to pick up the phone and call. Nigel reminded voters not to assume their favorite is going to win.

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