Yeah, I do too. Ellenore was one of my all-time favorites - and have I ever seen a multiracial woman dancer on primetime who is a total geek and speaks both Japanese and "alien"? Or ever gotten a chance to see people like Alex or Russell become stars? Not even close!

The heteronormativity of SYTYCD is so weird to me, because I've always had the impression that dance, like design, is a field where it's simply not uncommon to be gay and out. The contrast between that and something like Project Runway or, weirdly, the much more macho field of pro cooking on Top Chef, is startling. I remember the one episode of the former where one of the men mentioned that he was straight, and everyone burst into a spontaneous chorus of "Really? You are?" because that season, every single other male designer was gay.

I wonder if it's because Nigel comes from ballroom, and it would be different if he came from something like ballet.