'So You Think You Can Dance' recap: Bittersweet 16

Before we part, though, we have to talk about the guests. You can dismiss Kristiana DeBarge (yes, of those DeBarges) as lip-synching bubble pop (I certainly do), but I gotta hand it to her — her backup dancers were actually fully clothed! No video hos here, my friends. Glad to see it. (Actually I'm glad not to see it. I don't need to watch folks shake their business in my face in music videos. That's what Skinemax is for.) But I cannot tell you how happy I was to see Amrapali Ambegaoka dancing in the Kathak style. The little most Americans know about Indian dance can be summed up in two words: Jai Ho. It's good for us to see that not all Indian dance is the leaping, swirling dervish of Bollywood. The only trouble with Ambegaoka's controlled, intricate performance is that most people won't fully appreciate it, and that was obvious by the audience's muted reaction. I was disappointed for her. And for Max and Ashley.

The best news of the night, though, was hearing that Evan's big brother Ryan made it to Vegas for season 6. Now let's all put our hands together and pray to whatever divinity we believe in — God, Buddha, Allah, J. Crew's shoe department — that he doesn't meet the same cruel fate Natalie did. (Not even to let her dance for her life?! Of all the undignified discourtesies you could possi... no, wait. I'm not going there. Serenity now!) As I was saying, let's just hope he makes it all the way through. That might begin to make up for a few things.

But what did you think? Should Max and Ashley have gone home from that group? Did you wonder what happened to the rumored appearance by Katie Holmes? Will Lil C ever stop pronouncing ''genre'' like he's talking about a mighty warrior named Jon-Rah? Answers! I need answers!

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