Coming into the final for Saturday, the workload has increased but Luke said he is fully fit and is just going to go for it. Winning the £50,000 would make all the hard work worthwhile especially since he has been learning to dance since he was a child; Luke said “it’s like I’ve finally achieved what I set out to do…be a great dancer.” With the money, Luke said he’d put a deposit down on a flat in London to have a life here as there is nothing more he’d like to do than continue as a dancer and afford to live in London; “it’s where you need to be.” If he does not win, he would like to see Katie win it despite having known Matt for so long, he says it’s more competitive between the two.

As a child, he was inspired by John Travolta and loves the old classics such as Saturday Night Fever, Staying Alive; the sequel, and Chorus Line. The ballroom dance routines in the show have really provided the biggest challenge for him and as a dancer, he is happy that he has conquered the challenges and is more able to do such routines. For the future, he would like to work with Madonna as “all of her concerts, shows and videos have always featured dance and respected it and she’s always got amazing routines.”

Kirsty said she is starting to love dancing in Hollywood, something that had been a dream of hers since she was a little girl and if she won the show, it would be a huge prize for her and the money would of course be a plus. With the money up for grabs, she has plans already made, starting with buying everyone a drink, maybe buying a handbag, giving some to a hearing aid charity, sending her parents camping around Europe in a campervan, giving her brother something he would like and maybe, if her boyfriend proposed, the money would pay for the wedding.

Kirsty’s inspiration came from Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and other dancers of old school musicals as well as Janet Jackson. She also said she would love to work with Janet Jackson or someone like her or Aerosmith as she doesn’t follow boy-bands or pops-stars.

She prefers the old fashioned style, and from the series, has enjoyed the sexy dances like the tango, but she named her Bollywood routine with Lee B as her favourite as it was the most fun. In the future, Kirsty, who also sings, would love to play in Legally Blonde on the West End as Elle Woods.

For Saturday, she said “People should be tuning in on Saturday because they will be seeing a real spectacular show. I’m not supposed to tell you, but we fly in, we’ve got fireworks at the end and pyrotechnics. It’s Queen backing music. So that’s three amazing things in one – pyros, fireworks and Queen. I’m also doing a contemporary and a ballroom piece and they are beautiful. I think people will be crying their eyes out if they have followed our journey. All the music tracks this week are tearjerkers.”

In an interview with Reality Bites, Matt spoke about being inspired by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, learning from them and how after ten years of hard work, he is ready to put in all his efforts and is determined to win So You Think You Can Dance. Last week, he said he slightly injured his back but this has since gotten better and despite being extremely tired, he is pushing through especially since he has achieved his aim of getting into the final. If he does not win, he said he would like to see either Katie or Luke win. He recalled competing against Luke ten years ago in college saying it’s now happening all over again, and called Katie “the most beautiful dancer.” Matt also said that the Contemporary routine he performed last week alongside Katie was one of his favourites and throughout the series he’s enjoyed Mandy Moore’s routines.

After the show, Matt wants to move away from musicals and get into choreography and more commercial work. He has enjoyed being on television and prefers the style of dancing and learning involved compared to that of musicals in which he said “with musicals, you spend six weeks learning and then do the same thing every night. On telly, you spend a short amount of time learning; you do it, and then move on. You’re always doing new projects.
I want to do short exciting projects whether they be choreography or dancing.” If alive, he would have liked to dance with Michael Jackson as him and his dancer inspired Matt growing up; he said the guys in MJ’s videos were more athletic and stylised and actually danced like guys. Out of today, he said Justin Timberlake is one he’d want to dance with.

To close the interview, Matt encouraged people to watch the show on Saturday as “there’s no other dance show like this on telly. It features professionals, not amateurs or celebrities. It tests the best dancers to do the best choreography and it’s so varied as well. It’s a great night’s
entertainment.”

In the final week of So You Think You Can Dance, Katie says her competitive side is coming out as she wants the title of ‘Britain’s favourite dancer’ as well as the cash prize and the chance to go to Hollywood. With the money she could win, Katie says she would like to invest in a production; she plans to spend it properly and not waste it, but only after she’s bought an extravagant breakfast on Sunday morning with extra beans and bacon.

When asked who she thought should win if not her, she replied “we’re all winners. Let the best man win. I love them all, but Luke Jackson has pulled me through this contest and kept me sane. So from a personal point of view, Luke Jackson all the way.”

Inspired by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly films and a guy called Donald O’Connor, she prefers the old styles. Feeling that Contemporary is more her style, Katie named the Contemporary routine her and Matt performed together, as one of her favourites of the show as it suited her more than any other routine she’d done. She also talked about the Celine Dion Vegas shows which was run by Mia Michaels and said she would have loved to be a part of t and would go for it if it came back, other than that, she would like to work with Beyoncé as “her shows are incredible and her dancers are amazing.”

For Saturday night’s show Katie said “we’ve got even more to do. They definitely haven’t let up on the pace and power of the routines. I’m trying to keep focus and it’s one big push for the final Saturday. It should be an interesting night.”

“Alastair, how on earth you got into ballet I’ll never know. I love the fact you still go down the pub with your mates… if you got a body like that from drinking beer, people would be drinking more beer! You have been brilliant in this series, you have been incredible. Tonight, though, for the first time I think I have seen someone dancing for their life and that was Robbie, and he overwhelmed you with his performance. He really looked like he was dancing for his life, and I am sorry but you won’t be staying with us.”

After his elimination Alastair said, on what has made his experience: “These people, these guys I’ve been working with – thank you everyone.”, below is an exclusive clip of Alastair discussing his exit.

“Lizzie we have seen not so much your technique as your personality grow across this series. You’re very shy even though you’re a performer and to see that personality start to come out now, I’m a little sorry it hasn’t been before this. But you have never been here in the bottom two and you find yourself here in the most important week of this series.

“Mandy you said all the hard work would be worthwhile if you get to the grand final. All the hard work has been worthwhile, but let me say I am ever so sorry you haven’t made the grand final this year.”

After her elimination Mandy said: “Before I start crying I just want to thank everybody who has helped me – I’m the blubbering American, I’m sorry. Everybody who has helped me get this far. Everybody who dances, keep dancing. It’s worth it.”, below is an exclusive clip of Mandy discussing her exit from the show.

“Yanet, you need to be careful that your personality comes out in your face as well as your body,” he said. “You have a wonderful animalistic magnetism to your work that draws people in, but sometimes your face doesn’t express that as much as I believe you’re feeling it. Yanet, I don’t think it’s going to come as a surprise to you this week that you will not be in our top six.”

Looking close to tears, Fuentes said: “I am disappointed, just because I would have loved to continue the great work with the amazing choreographers. I feel like a winner – I’ve come such a long way on my own. I’m going to take the positive comments from the judges and hopefully will improve my career.”

After Yanet Fuentes’s exit the Quarter Finals of So You Think You Can Dance, she reflects on the time she has spent on the show.

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“Without question, both of you could have been in our finale and I would not have been surprised if either of you had won,” he said. “Both your solos were fantastic. We were not a fan of the gold telephone this week, Drew, but we are a fan of your dancing. Your dancing is so good you don’t need props. Drew, I’m sorry and I’m surprised that I’m saying this, but you are leaving us this week.”

McOnie said that he couldn’t explain how he was feeling but added: “The whole experience has been one of the most amazing times of my life. It’s genuinely changed me. The amazing choreographers we had the pleasure to learn from – I want to take that forward in my career to make me a better dancer and a better person. I hope this makes people want to dance as much as I do.”

After Drew McOnie’s exit from the Quarter Finals of So You Think You Can Dance, he reflects on the time his has spent on the show.

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