It’s the second week of auditions in L.A., and everyone’s feeling feisty! (Well, Laurieann’s feeling feisty, that’s for sure.) As the search for America’s Favorite Dancer continues, here’s what was awesome about Week 2. Sumi Oshima, 26, Japan, Hip Hop Dance unites us. ✌️ #SYTYCD https://t.co/JerecpEsWM — SYTYCD (@SYTYCD)1560215182.0 Sumi’s life hasn’t been easy. Her […]
Genessy. Hannahlei. Jensen. Slavik. In a week, one of those dancers will be crowned “America’s Favorite Dancer” (and, in addition to a cool $250,000 prize and a spot in the upcoming live musical Rent, will also earn Dance Spirit‘s December cover). But first, let’s recap what went down on the final jam-packed night of competition. […]
After just three live shows and just as many brisk eliminations, we have our Season 15 Top 4! And we’ll get to that. But first, here’s what went down during the two hours that the Top 6—Hannahlei, Genessy, Jensen, Jay Jay, Darius, and Slavik—performed together last night. Namely: The All Stars returned to the “So […]
We’ve officially reached the point in this competition where the finalists are just doing so. much. dancing. Last night, each contestant performed two duets, a solo, and a group routine. Even just typing that sentence made us tired. After all that choreography, the Top 8 became the Top 6. Here’s what happened (minus recaps of […]
Last night marked—finally!—the first live show of Season 15. We made it! And so did the Top 10. Now, it’s up to the viewers (that’s you!) to determine which contestants end up in the Top 4 and, eventually, which one will snag the sweet prizes up for grabs: $1 million, the cover of Dance Spirit […]
At the start of last night’s episode, we had a Top 20—the number we thought was the goal heading into the live shows. But as we found out last week, this season, the judges actually want a Top 10. So five girls and five guys still had to go. And last night, we started with […]
At the start of last night’s episode of “So You Think You Can Dance,” 41 dancers remained. An hour later, we had a Top 20. And then there was a BIG FAT TWIST. (We’ll get to that.) The 41 still-standing Academy dancers showed up at the Dolby Theater in L.A. ready to tackle three rounds: […]
After four speedy rounds of solo auditions, we’ve arrived at The Academy! If you’ve been living in “So You Think You Can Dance” Land for a long time (shout-out to everyone who was alive and watching back when Nick Lazzarini won Season 1 in 2005), The Academy is the new Vegas Week, when the narrowed-down […]