Paula Shows the Idols How to Dance

9:00 Dramatic taped intro…Matt said he feels like he blew it with his performance…Lil continued her attitude backstage…I like the taped things, but I hate those quick zooms to Ryan, which are not on tape, by the way. He really does sprint from the stage to the top of the steps…Let’s see Tom Bergeron do that…

9:01 Ryan mentions that it’s Earth Day. FOX is all about that this year…Over 45 million votes. YIKES!...Introduces judges…

9:03 Video of the Idols getting ready to learn the dance moves for the group number…Paula is choreographing it…YIKES! It looks a little complex. I’m guessing there will be some lip synching going on…Paula looks frustrated…Matt downloads himself as a ringtone during a break. Nice AT&T plug…

9:05 Paula introduces the group number…Wow, Paula’s dress is short…This is clearly on tape…And yes, they’re lip synching…Especially since they don’t have microphones…The song is “Let’s Dance, Let’s Shout”…The moves were cute and for the most part they almost got them, but Lil appeared to be the most off…Paula goes to the stage and gets flowers from the group…Paula says she’s proud of them…Break…

Okay, I’m confused because I thought this was on tape, but if it was, then the judges were there for the taping. I’ll have to get back to you on that one after I read the on-the-scene reports tomorrow…