In my So You Think You Can Dance recap, I asked for your help in finding the video of Phillip Chbeeb (and I couldn’t remember his last name) and his crazy poppin’ that made Shane Sparks tear up.

Emily, avid reader and SYTYCD fan is like a human google because she had this video to me in seconds! Go Emily, we love you!

I love that it starts with the ever so cute but dance challenged Cat Deeley trying to pop. She’s just ducky!

Now seriously, how sick is Phillip?

One thing is abundantly clear after two weeks of auditions on Fox’s summer smash So You Think You Can Dance. A lot of idiots do indeed think that they can dance. None of those idiots however have the last name of Schwimmer.

Seriously, what is in the Morman water out west that’s helping produce these genetic dancebots in the Schwimmer clan? Season Two Winner Benji Schwimmer was accompanied in the final four by his Cousin Heidi. Last night, he returned to the show not as a Judge like many of us had assumed but as a dance partner for his little sister Lacey Schwimmer. Benji’s just a character and I love him. His sister was equally as talented and she’s like the Youth Swing Dance Champion or something. Love her and she needs to make it to the Top!

Loved that Yesi girl who auditioned and had Shane Sparks jumping for joy. Girl’s got some girth but she can move like you wouldn’t believe! She’s got a great energy, spirit, and technique and I cannot wait to see what she brings to the table if she makes it past Vegas. Go Girl!

While we’re still talking Shane, can we talk about Phillip, the Pop-Locker that actually brought a tear to Shane Sparks’ eye? Tears folks, a grown macho hip hopping man was reduced to tears at the unreal talent this kid has. I’ve never seen popping like this, he was sick and I swear he’s got rubber for bones. His arms would wave in ways noone’s arms should be able to wave unless they’ve just broken it in 14 places skateboarding on MTV’s Scarred. This is the video I’ll be searching for most today. If someone finds it first, please email Ducky and let me know!

*Update: Emily (we heart you) found the video of Phillip Chbeeb popping in his So You Think You Can Dance audition.

I loved the two alternakids that were doing old school dirty 20s style swing dancing. The tragic couple where he’s sickly in love with his dance partner yet she’s betrothed to another back in NYC and in her eyes they’re “just friends.” There was something about their unpolished and nasty swing that made me love them. First of all, they’ve both got personality out of the ass and they’re just darn cute. I hope one or both make it in Vegas. I know some will criticize them because they’re not the polished package that Benji and people of the West Coast Swing are but I think this is a great alternative to the norm and if they can pull it off, wonderful! I’m rooting for them.

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Here is a really poor quality video from the funniest moment in So You Think You Can Dance history, Mary Murphy’s ridonkulously hysterical laughing at the Dancer who’s had the hiccups for the past 7 years.

The part where Mary turns her head and lets out the cat whine of a strained laugh is seriously one of the funniest things I’ve ever listened to. I had tears streaming down my face last night when I watched it and rewatched it and then watched it for at third time. I know that a lot of people find Mary’s laugh and screams to be really annoying but I find them to be quite brilliant!

Last night we were introduced to yet another descendent of the Schwinging Schwimmers, Lacey. Yes, the So You Think You Can Dance Winners’ sister can shake her bon bons as well.

Here are some quick videos I found of Lacey Schwimmer online. The first is of Lacey and Benji together at the DEMAND benefit that Benji has been working on. This is a fairly recent video because she looks as she did on the show last night!

Another Benji and Lacey clip from the Reno Dance Sensation 2007. It starts with Benji doing his thang then we get some Lacey:

Here’s one of Lacey and Benji as well as a whole dance troupe.

And finally, a clip without the help of her brother, here is one from the 2006 Swing Diego showcase with dancer Pete Green. Rocking the blonde!

I’m pretty sure we’ll be seeing lots more of Lacey Schwimmer as Season three of So You Think You Can Dance progresses. The girls got the genes!

My favorite video online today is a wonderful video of Michael Cera auditioning for Knocked Up. Obviously Cera is a comedic genius (see Arrested Development) and this video is a joke released to mock the now famous video of Lily Tomlin freaking out on Director David O. Russell. Knocked Up opens tomorrow and stars the shaggy and loveable Seth Rogan as well as the way too pretty for Seth Rogan, Katherine Heigl.

Not only is Michael Cera pitch perfect, Katherine Heigl rocks it out as the pained and stuck in the middle costar. Genius! Frakking Genius! This is the biggest internet geek squad marketing campaign for a movie made by a bunch of self declared geeks and I for one cannot wait to see Knocked Up this week.