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So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) has kicked off Season 4. I have to admit that this is one of my favorite shows on TV. They of course follow the American Idol format of showing a bunch of whack jobs the first few weeks but then it dives right into serious dancing. The street dancers are always my favorite, especially when they are versatile enough to keep up with contemporary, swing, quickstep, etc.

The real stand out of week 1 (May 22nd, 2008) was Robert Muraine (or is it Robert Murraine?), also known as “Mr. Fantastic” on the street. This audition is simply mind blowing, it reminded me of Bryan Gaynor - the little robot man - from last season. Most contestants get 1 minute to do their stuff, the judges are so entertained by this guy that it goes on for nearly 7 minutes. It was an awesome way to end the first show.

Here’s two vids via YouTube:

Week_1-_Robert_Muraine_So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance1.avi

So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance-Season_4-RobertMuraine2.avi

And… since over the years SYTYCD has pulled videos from YouTube there are direct links to the files in AVI format below each video.