Cristina Santana

'So You Think You Can Dance's Second Eliminated Contestant Exit Interview
2010-06-28 / TV Squad
...second contestant to leave 'So You Think You Can Dance' this season was 24-year-old salsa dancer Cristina Santana. Like the first eliminated dancer, Alexie Agdeppa, Cristina had auditioned for the show before but finally made the cut this season. Although the judges praised her growth, Cristina just didn't click with voters, ... I think I did everything I could. I would love to just stay and show America and the people that I can do very more. But I'm just very, very happy with what I have done on the show and I'm going home very, very happy and proud of myself. I just saw the performance with ...

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7: Conference Call with Cristina Santana
2010-06-26 / Realitywanted
...on So You Think You Can Dance. Q. Gina, RealityWanted: After you were eliminated, Nigel pointed out how brilliantly you had danced the night before. Were you confused over why they decided to eliminate you? A. Cristina: Well, no. I went on the show very happy with...show viewers what you're capable of? A. Cristina: Yeah, I think I did everything I could. I would have loved to stay and show America that I can do even more. I'm very, very happy with what I have done on the show. I'm going home very proud of myself. Q. Did you watch your performances back? A. Cristina: I just saw the performance...

So You Think You Can Dance Elimination: Cristina Santana
2010-06-25 / TV Fanatic
The second So You Think You Can Dance results show of the season started off with a bang, as the contestants danced a powerful group number, and ended with one as well. As America's votes for the bottom three contestants, ...in the bottom three were Melinda Sullivan and Cristina Santana, both of whom found themselves in a similar position to the previous week. After the Top 10 performances, we thought Billy, Kent and Alex might... and Lauren make a serious run for the Season 7 title? What did you think of the So You Think You Can Dance results show? Did the judges make the right decision? Who do you...

'So You Think You Can Dance' cuts Cristina Santana, reveals Top 9
2010-06-25 / Reality TV World
Cristina Santana became the second finalist eliminated from So Yo Think You Can Dance's seventh season during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition series. The 24-year-old salsa dancer from San Diego, CA was ousted from the competition by So You Think You Can Dance's judging panel after... You Think You Can Dance's next seventh-season episode will air on Wednesday, June 30 at 8PM ET/PT, with the Top 9 finalists performing for home viewers votes. Then on Thursday at 9PM ET/PT, the bottom three dancers based on home viewer votes will be revealed before the judges eliminate one ...

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Week 3/Episode 3:Cristina Santana Out
2010-06-25 / TV | TV Show | TV News | TV.Spreadit.org
So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Week 3/Episode 3:Cristina Santana Out – So You Think You Can Dance season 7 Week 3/Episode 3 aired last night on FOX. In this installment we found out who the top 9 dancers were after the usual hoopla. We later learned ... Debi Nova sing “Drummer Boy” and eventually moved on the results. The bottom 3 were Cristina Santana the Salsa dancer along with Melinda Sullivan the Tap diva and last but least Robert Roldan the Contemporary performer. After all was said and done Nigel said it was not unanimous but it was time...

'So You Think You Can Dance' - 'Top 10 Perform' Recap
2010-06-24 / TV Squad
...Wednesday night on There was video of Billy in pleather dancing to The Backstreet Boys, and a snapshot of young Cristina dressed up as a flower but no video or photos of Adechike dancing: A 2004 fire destroyed ... Adam prefaced the critique with, "You're one of the best dancers we've ever had on the show," he still got booed. Robert and Anya -- Argentine Tango ( Jean-Marc Genereux ). Their smoldering routine ...would you answer that? Based on tonight's performances, who do you think will be in the Bottom Three tomorrow night? Cristina and Melinda, who had to dance for their life last week, were both...

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7: Top 10 Results Recap
2010-06-24 / Realitywanted
...three again. The last group to learn the results of the votes are Lauren, Billy, and Robert. Lauren is safe, finally proving that America isn't trying to pick off all the girls...performance. Then again, Argentine Tango is never going to pull in the votes. Sorry, Robert. I mean, Roberto. Tonight's first guest performance comes from Bryan Gaynor and his dance group, Remote Control. Fans of the show ...Robert is safe and just when you think Melinda is headed home, Nigel reveals that he wanted to eliminate her but Mia and Adam voted to save her. This means that Cristina is leaving - why, I have no...

'So You Think You Can Dance' recap: Top 9 revealed
2010-06-24 / Reality Check
...performance show of So You Think You Can Dance. I still haven't seen all of last night's performances, darn it. The results show opens with a Sonya Tayeh routine feature the Top 10. Sometimes I wish they did group dances every single show. Nigel Lythgoe talks some more about National Dance...performed twice in the auditions and inspired the audience, is here with his dance group for a special performance. They do a robotic dance with gold masks, hats and clothes that is pretty amazing. Cristina performs... I enjoy seeing the all-stars performing together. For the final results, Nigel says it's not ...

'So You Think You Can Dance' top 10 results: Another woman bites the dust - The Star-Ledger
2010-06-24 / NJ.com
...So You Think You Can Dance' top 10 results: Another woman bites the dust Published: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 11:18 PM Updated: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 11:27 PM How else to explain Cristina Santana 's ejection... and Robert Roldan 's bizarre placement in the bottom three? (Well, other than the fact Robert got about three seconds of screen time Our sole Latin ballroom dancer left us, and didn't Cristina dance... Michaels . He told the tapper that she needed to be more vulnerable. Like Cristina, this was Melinda's second trip to the bottom three, so this does not bode well...

Recap: 'So You Think You Can Dance' Results - Down to 9
2010-06-24 / HitFix
...show’s best, or at least most creative, choreographer. Two, this is possibly the best top ten ever. And finally, it’s going to suck when voters eliminate...Dance Day, you can get your video aired on the show. Start talking money, and I might be more interested. Cristina...have clearly learned from previous seasons to take their lumps ...Cristina dances her ass off. I really think Cristina has the potential to learn and grow, and this is a strong performance....Cristina, which suggests that everyone is probably sleep deprived and exhausted, or maybe just jealous that Cristina gets to go home...

Recap: 'So You Think You Can Dance' Las Vegas - The Top 10 Perform
2010-06-23 / HitFix
... created a dance where Cristina is a gypsy or something. And Cristina doesn’t...Nigel says Alex should have hit YouTube or rented “The Little ...think Ashley does deliver emotion and does seem connected to the dance, it’s hard to tell because Mark is flipping her around so much. Oh, and it’s her 20 birthday on Saturday. Let’s hope her gift from the show isn’t a ticket home...win. Adam loved the footwork, but thought Robert looked stressed out. And then, Robert tries to get votes... fun. Great routine, great performance. I think Lauren really commits herself emotionally...

'So You Think You Can Dance' - '1 of 11 Voted Off' (Recap)
2010-06-18 / TV Squad
...dance for America. Either way, I wonder how many people would actually celebrate National Dance Day. Group Performance - Choreographer Tessandra Chavez has her first performance on the 'So You Think You Can Dance' stage. The dance...performance didn't have enough power. Jose, Ad肨ik矡nd Cristina are the final three up. Jose and Ad肨ik矡re safe. Cristina... out of her spins, which shows a lot of confidence in her...performers: The screams from the audience were louder than Usher's voice. Music Video - Justin Bieber, 'Somebody to Love' - This felt a bit like a budget dance video...

So You Think You Can Dance Review: Top 11 Perform
2010-06-17 / TV Fanatic
...audition period and last Thursday's weird exhibition episode, So You Think You Can Dance... got underway last night, its pairs competing for the first time. Camera and audio issues aside, it was as good or better than we remember from previous years. The new format with the newcomers and All-Stars is intriguing as well. Here's a breakdown of the performances...Cristina Santana & Mark Kanemura : Sonya wanted a sexy, sensual jazz routine, and thanks in part to her all-star partner, Cristina...show. Once again, we saw the all-star, Kathryn, steal the show... fashion,... this season? Courtney...

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7: Top 11 Results Recap
2010-06-17 / Realitywanted
... we love to see them do best. It's definitely an interesting choice for the show but one that, so far, seems to be working. Things get started with ... perform it next week... supposedly. For fans who want to learn it, check out the video on the Dizzy Feet Foundation website or the So You Think You Can Dance Facebook ...Cristina. It's quite clear that the fans are smitten with the boys this season, isn't it? The judges are unanimous in their decision and they've decided that the person going home is... Alexie. Be sure to tune in when the Top 10 take the stage on So You Think You Can Dance...

'So You Think You Can Dance' recap: Top 10 revealed
2010-06-17 / Reality Check
... initial audition, and she had weird, dissonant (to the performance) music that time. Alexie shows a lot more emotion and depth in her solo (to Otis Redding) than she did in last night's show. Cristina does...After that, Usher comes out to perform "OMG," except didn't he do this exact thing just a few weeks ago on American Idol? Then he introduces a world premiere video by Justin Bieber (who? JUST ...final results. Nigel calls Melinda forward and tells her she needs to bring more fire if she stays. Cristina, however, brings the fire, but not the steps. Still, they thought she was the one who danced...

Recap: 'So You Think You Can Dance' Results - The first dancer departs
2010-06-17 / HitFix
...I think his cold fish performance with Katherine is going to come back to haunt him. But wait, we talk to Cristina first. Between Adechike and Cristina… Cristina is...home, as she’s a solid dancer, but in this pack pretty unremarkable. It’s a shame she didn’t get onto the show a few seasons back, because she might have had more of a fighting chance without Alex and Billy leading the charge to the finals. Time for Cristina’s dance...routine dancing on a Technicolor abacus, but hey, good for him. And then we have the world premiere of the Usher and Justin Bieber video of...

'So You Think You Can Dance': Dancing with the all-stars
2010-06-16 / Los Angeles Times
... also the debut of the show's new competition format: the contestants each draw a genre from a hat and then perform with said genre's corresponding all...show (no pressure on living up to that again, Alex. Good luck during hip-hop week!) Also, I was a big Mark Kanemura fan during his season of "SYTYCD" and I thought he and Cristina made a sexy duo with their jazz Sonya Tayeh dance. Even with my crush on Mark, I still watched a lot of Cristina's work. I think...for her dance with Ade, but she was maybe at the top of the medium dancers tonight. Nigel seemed to think Melinda would go home tonight after...

'So You Think You Can Dance' - 'Top 11 Perform' (Recap)
2010-06-16 / TV Squad
... - The performance is an interesting way to start off the season; the routine didn't really follow the frantic beat of the song; Billy danced above the choreography...Cristina's big challenge is being loose. Mark enhanced Cristina's performance as she was lifted several times, but I fear that Mark's performance out-shone Cristina. Mark and Sonya are such a good pair that Cristina holding her own was enough to make the performance...the emotion was. Ashley's innocence gives very intriguing images. Adam thinks that she's making great pictures, but not being emotional. Robert & Courtney - African Jazz ...

Persistence, patience, practice worked for TV dance finalist
2010-06-16 / San Diego Union Tribune
... how do you get to the finals of Fox TV's "So You Think You Can Dance"? If you are San Diego's Cristina Santana, you practice, practice and practice. Then you wait, wait and wait some more. After making it all the way through to the Las Vegas semifinal rounds last season, only to be cut in... the cut. "He is really supporting me," said Santana, who was born and raised in Mexicali before moving to San Diego six years ago. "He wanted to have the audition experience, but he was more into me getting into the show." She could get eliminated this week, or she could make it all the...

Recap: 'So You Think You Can Dance' Auditions - Los Angeles and Chicago
2010-06-02 / HitFix
...Think You Can Dance” is back, and, as is the wont of every reality competition, it’s time to see dancers who don’t suck along with a smattering of people who really, really do so we can all feel superior and self-satisfied. The good news is that the show...Cristina Santana and her partner Pepe. Cristina has been here before. In fact, she broke Billy Bell’s nose in Vegas, which was apparently so traumatic she blew it and got sent home. But Cristina...think Lexie is another one of those people who made it to Vegas in a previous season... to the finals this year, because so...