by Joe Toreno There’s no better feeling than rooting for your favorite “So You Think You Can Dance” contestants all season long and then seeing them come out on top. That’s exactly what happened for ballet enthusiasts across the country, who have been hoping since Vegas Week that America would recognize Eliana Girard and Chehon […]
When Eliana and Chehon showed up for their Dance Spirit photo shoot, we were a little worried they’d be utterly exhausted. After all, they’d just finished taping 14 weeks of “So You Think You Can Dance” and been crowned the show’s Season 9 winners the night before. After staying up late celebrating, they woke up […]
Photography by Joe Toreno It was one of the most emotional moments in one of “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 9’s most emotional routines: Chehon Wespi-Tschopp, 23, leapt across the stage, his face a picture of anguish, to rest his head on a suitcase that represented all the possessions he had left in […]
Photography by Joe Toreno “I went blank!” That was 21-year-old Eliana Girard’s reaction when Cat Deeley announced her as the “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 9 female winner. “People were clapping, I was crying and I honestly didn’t know what was going on,” Eliana says. “I’d dreamed of winning, but I never thought […]
I’m not willing to give away too much, but since you already know who’s on the cover of the December issue of DS… …I’m willing to share just a few outtakes from our shoot with you. I hope you’re as excited as I am to get this one! And for the billionth time, congratulations to […]
I love cuddling up on the couch to watch “So You Think You Can Dance” on TV, but seeing it live is another story. Yesterday, DS editor in chief Alison Feller and I traveled to L.A. for the taping of the finale. The bright lights, crazy-enthused audience members, star-sighting and, especially, watching Cat Deeley dance […]
This is it! It’s the performance finale and it’s time for Eliana, Cyrus, Tiffany and Chehon to show America why they each deserve to be named America’s Favorite Dancer (plus the top guy and girl land a spot on the December cover of Dance Spirit!). With such awesomely talented dancers—and heavy hitter Rob Marshall sitting […]