It’s very sweet that Katie Holmes performed for So You Think You Can Dance for the Dizzy Feet Foundation, but other than that, I can’t say that I was blown away, as I had been promised would happen. She demonstrated a very textbook-looking and sounding rendition of the Summer Stock number, but nothing that really resonated with me. Sort of like when I sweeten my coffee with Splenda rather than two hearty teaspoons-full of sugar.

Katie Holmes Performs “Get Happy” on So You Think You Can Dance

And then I took a look at the clip of Judy Garland performing “Get Happy” and I realized what a disservice Katie had done to herself by selecting this particular song. Judy’s casual swagger far outshines Katie’s choreography, during which you can almost see her counting her steps in head. God bless her, how could she have hoped to compete with Judy, who was clearly born with natural rhythm? Her subtle hip movements and dance steps imply that her moves were just an afterthought to that voice of hers, pouring through an always winning smile.

Good for Katie for doing something nice for charity, but all the Pilates and overcompensating back-up dancers in the world can’t compare to Judy. It’s kind of comforting to know that in this day in age of performance-enhancing drugs, quick fixes and ever-increasing technology, it’s still impossible to synthesize good old-fashioned talent.

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