This week on "So You Think You Can Dance," Clarice and Mitchell went home, and while the occasion was still bittersweet, this Thursday's results show was a little less depressing than previous ones. Backstage, as the pair spoke to reporters immediately after the taping, there were a lot more smiles than tears.

Nigel Lythoge had some very kind and encouraging on-air words for the pair ("We don't have anything to say about you being bad tonight....we think you're all fantastic!"), and Mitchell also knew he was fortunate to get this far, since a shoulder injury almost cost him the competition in week one; he was grateful that the judges had given him another chance, despite the fact that'd he'd been unable to compete that week.

And most importantly, Clarice and Mitchell left the show with a fabulous consolation prize: a spot on the "SYTYCD" tour. The tour seemed foremost on Clarice and Mitchell's minds, in fact, as they optimistically spoke to the press Thursday night.

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This was the week on "So You Think You Can Dance" that separated the men from the boys and the girls from the beasts, as the remaining top 10 competed as individuals for the first time and--also for the first time--danced with incredible "SYTYCD" allstars. And they danced TWO routines apiece (one with an allstar, one solo). And on top of all that, they had to try to not be upstaged by adorable guest judge Neil Patrick Harris (no easy feat). So this was an entirely new game, here.

Since the judges only commented on the contestants' partner performances with the allstars this week, I've chosen to focus on those routines as well. But I must say, it was thrilling to see all 10 dancers do solos in their specialty styles, since many of them (the ones who'd never been up for elimination this season) hadn't had the chance to solo since Vegas. All of the solos were superb, of course...but my personal favorites were by Sasha, who flitted about the stage like an incredible, otherworldly insect;

"So You Think You Can Dance" seems like a shoo-in to win the Outstanding Choreography trophy this September, since the show has scored a whopping five of the six nominations in that category and has won that award five times before. But don't rule out "Dancing With The Stars" pro and first-time Emmy nominee Mark Ballas, who is also up for three routines he staged for "DWTS" (three of that series' coolest, edgiest numbers, I might add).

I ran into Mark backstage at L.A.'s Nokia Theater the Idols Live Tour last week (gee, I wonder what he was doing there? heh), where I got a chance to interview him about his Emmy nod announced the day before, as well as ask him about any chances that he might ever appear on "SYTYCD."

"It's been a dream come true," Mark gushed. "It's kind of like a Grammy for a choreographer. And to be nominated amongst a good friend of mine, Travis Wall, who's a genius, and Mia Michaels and Sonya Tayeh and Nappytabs, some of the best...it's really an honor."

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As Glamberts eagerly await Adam Lambert's sure-to-be-awesome sophomore album, a "new" Adam track, "Live The Life," has seemingly materialized out of nowhere. Maybe it was beamed in directly from Planet Fierce to tide Adamaniacs over until Mr. Lambert returns with some official post-For Your Entertainment material for our entertainment.

Actually, the real story is "Live The Life" is not a new song after all. The clubby, dancey track dates back to Adam's pre-"American Idol" days, and was co-penned by Adam and J. Scott G., a San Diego-based electronic music producer. The day after Adam placed second on the Season 8 "Idol" finale (May 21, 2009), J. posted a blog on his MySpace page titled "J. Scott G. Wins The Music Lottery (J. Scott G. collaborates with Adam Lambert)," about what he believed was the song's imminent release.

"Yes it's true," J. wrote. "Right before Adam Lambert auditioned for American Idol, he and I collaborated on a *MASSIVE* song called 'Live The Life' that has yet to