So You Think You Can Dance is back and the first set of auditions are happening in Atlanta. Mary Murphy and Lil C join Nigel Lythgoe on the judges' panel in the Peach State, where we get started with Bianca Hinklerian, who says she dances Colombian salsa. She does some fast dancing with a young partner, Giovanni, and Nigel is impressed. He says they were dancing do fast, It's like you've got ants in your pants.: Mary thinks it was fantastic and adds it's the fastest salsa she's ever seen. Lil C says that when the tempo is that fast he couldn't tell what was going on. Bianca goes on to choreography.Melanie Moore stuns the judges with her dancing and pulls the heartstrings with her sad story. But its her moves on stage that really wins everyone over, including Nigel, who says that if she gets to Vegas and it doesn't all work out, he will hunt her down. Mary simply says that in eight seasons, she can't recall having so much fun. Lil C says that Zeus himself would invites you to ...

We're in Salt Lake City for the next round of So You Think You Can Dance auditions (New York City will follow later in the two-hour episode). Robin Antin of The Pussycat Dolls joins Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe on the judges' panel in Utah, and we're off and running with the first thing everything thinks of when they think of Salt Lake City: stepping.Devon McCullough and Micah Clark get the party started with some stepping and clapping that sends the crowd into an uproar. Mary likes that they illustrate the diversity of dance that the show gets to highlight. They're on to choreography. Chyna Smith is obsessed with the show and is excited to meet Cat and to talk about all the former SYTYCD contestants she's danced with and has met. She's from Pocatello, Idaho, where the potatoes grow. She puts on a sultry, contemporary routine that Nigel loves. Mary can't wait to see her grow and says she's very exciting for this show. Robin says she'd put Chyna at the top of her list if she...

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What happens in Vegas will set the course for the rest of 20 dancers' lives as So You Think You Can Dance heads to the desert for the next round of auditions.There were 160 tickets handed out, but 140 dreams will end by the end of the week.Robin Antin, Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen, Tyce Diorio and Mary Murphy join Nigel Lythgoe on the judges' panel for the big week.The dancers will start with solos that Nigel warns will result in some elimination right away. Iveta Lukosiute, a ballroom dancer who's made it to Vegas three times now, dresses up as a sexy police officer in order to get Nigel and the crew's attention. Marlon Pelayo is wearing a unitard his mom made and his friend painted. He made an impression, but not the sort he wanted to make. More solos bring more standouts and after the first 15 are done, seven are gone, including Marlon. He gets a talking to from Debbie Allen, who tells him his outfit was too distracting. Iveta moves on.More dancers get the boot right away, but ...

It started with thousands, then 160 were invited to Vegas. Tonight, we learn the Top 20 finalists for Season 8 of So You Think You Can Dance.In a new twist, the finalists will perform in front of the live studio audience as they're announced. Host Cat Deeley promises nine electrifying routines.Robin Antin, Lil C, Tyce Diorio and (back where she belongs, Cat says) Mary Murphy join executive producer Nigel Lythgoe on the panel.Nigel explains that the Top 20 will be named and that the all-stars will return as they did last year when we get down to the Top 10. He calls it the best of both worlds.Ricky Jaime and Miranda Maleski are the first of the dancers to learn his fate, and after the requisite dramatic hype and build-up as if they were being given bad news, they got good news. Melanie Moore, who's already stood out in brief moments for her personality, is in, as well.Abigail and Caitlin are the first learn they're not in the Top 20.It's time to learn what's in store for the ...

The Top 20 dancers are finally ready to perform on Season 8 of So You Think You Can Dance, and we get a curve ball right from the start. Joining Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy on the panel this week will be ... Megan Mullally! Yes, the very Megan Mullally who has won two Emmys and now stars in Children's Hospital. She's also a trained dancer.One dancer was missing from the introductions, though. Mitchell injured his elbow after his first rehearsal and a doctor asked him to rest. He will be in danger of elimination tomorrow as a result of not performing tonight.Jordan, whose birthday is today, turned 19. She wants to be a Pussycat Doll, she loves food and blue is her favorite color. B-boy Tadd is 19, played a dancing taco in a movie and almost died doing Bollywood. They draw dance an Afro-Jazz routine inspired by lava erupting from a volcano, choreographed by Sean Cheesman. Nigel says they were both really tremendous and if Tadd keeps picking up new styles so well hell go a long way...

We open the first results show of So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 with a Sonya Tayeh group routine. Host Cat Deeley reminds us about the rules: the three couples with least votes will dance solos in their own style before the judges decide who goes. Joining them will be Mitchell, who didnt perform Wednesday night because of an injury. The judges will cut one guy and one girl.The first three couples come out: Melanie and Marko, Missy and Wadi, and Iveta and Nick. After watching the highlight reel, we learn that Melanie and Marko are the first couple to escape the bottom three.Next up are Missy and Wadi, and Iveta and Nick. And both couples are safe. Cat announces that doctors cleared Mitchell to perform a solo later in the show.The next two couples are Ashley and Chris and Jordan and Tadd came next. And the first couple in the bottom three is Jordan and Tadd. Ashley and Chris leave the stage and are safe to dance another week.Caitlynn, who danced last night with Season 7s Robert after Mitchells ...

After the Week 1 drama that included an injury and no elimination, the second week of performances on So You Think You Can Dance take on twice the significance as the Top 20 continue to dance for America's vote with the knowledge that four of them will go home Thursday.The couples are introduced: Jordan and Tadd, Clarice and Jess, Sash and Alexander, Caitlynn and Mitchell, Missy and Wadi, Ashley and Chris, Ryan and Ricky, Iveta and Nick, Miranda and Robert and Melanie and Marko.On the judging panel this week, dance icon Debbie Reynolds is the celebrity guest judge sitting in with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy. We're treated to a clip from Singin' in the Rain, which makes Cat Deeley very excited.This week, the dancers were asked to reveal something their partner has been trying to keep secret.Ryan and Ricky: Ricky's revelation about Ryan: Her leg hairs grow really fast. Ryan's secret about Ricky is that his real name is Roderick. This is embarrassing to him. Mandy Moore gives them a sexy, powerful, ...

It's time for a double (or quadruple) elimination on So You Think You Can Dance. A week after no one went home, four dancers will be sent packing tonight. Cat Deeley introduces the judges and guest Debbie Reynolds says her stint as a judge was a new experience for her because she's used to being on stage rather than sitting on at a table.To the results: The first three couples on the stage are Missy and Wadi, Caitlynn and Mitchell, and Sasha and Alexander. Missy and Wadi are the first to land among the bottom three couples and will have to perform solos for the judges. Caitlynn (with a sore on her nose from Mitchell's accidental punch during their performance) and Mitchell come up next. Theyre safe. Sasha and Alexander learn their emotional ode to a soldier's return from war Wednesday night earned them a spot in next week's show.Miranda and Robert are up next, followed by Melanie and Marko. Both couples learn they are safe. Jordan and Tadd are left on stage with Iveta and Nick. Jordan and Tadd are ...

It's time for the Top 16 dancers to perform on So You Think You Can Dance. Joining regular judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy are guest judge Lil C and celebrity guest Kristin Chenowith, who's putting out a country music album because, well, because that's what famous people do.To help fill two hours, er, to make things more interesting, host Cat Deeley explains that in addition to each couple's regular performances this week, the entire group has been split in half to perform two group routines. They won't be critiques, but the judges will take the dances into consideration when determining who stays and goes.The first of the group routines is a number choreographed by Tyce Diorio.Tonight, the dancers will talk about their first-ever performances, which will be accompanied by embarrassing childhood photos.Sasha and Alexander: Sasha tells us she was a tomboy and never hung out with girls, and her first performance as a child was portraying a frog. She now hates frogs. Alexander wore...

We kick off the third results show of the season of So You Think You Can Dance with a group routine choreographed by Michael Rooney. Host Cat Deeley reminds us about all the kissing that was going on Wednesday night. After introducing the judges, Cat gives guest celebrity judge Kristin Chenowith another chance to plug her upcoming country album (complete with a random few seconds of her first music video). It was a little odd.To the results: Cat brings out the first three couples. Melanie and Marko are reminded of their Nappy-Tabs hip-hop routine that was well received by the judges. They were the ones who started all the kissing and Cat tells them, If you kiss again, you're safe. A peck on the cheek was enough.Chris and Ashley are reminded of their Sonya Tayeh zombies dance that the judges weren't wild about. No big shock, they're in the bottom three.Finally, Ryan and Ricky also drew a Sonya piece, but it was much more well received, with Mary says she loved every second of it. ...

Carmen Electra and Travis Wall are the guest judges this week on So You Think You Can Dance, joining Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe. Carmen says she started dancing at 5 and won Miss Dance Ohio before working with Prince and Jamie King, and beginning thrashing (her favorite style). She then landed with the Pussycat Dolls. Travis thanks everyone for letting him be part of the show that helped launch his dance career several seasons back.Justin Giles choreographs a group routine for the guys.Melanie and Marko: Melanie and Marko start the night with a jazz routine from Ray Leeper. Travis loves it, praises Marko and tells Melanie she's by far his favorite dancer in the competition. Carmen loves Melanie's strength and the whole routine. Mary says nothing great is ever produced without passion, and they have it all over the place. She renames Marko The Domination Man. Nigel says their technique matches the performance.Sasha and Alexander: Hip-hop choreographer Shaun Evaristo gives Sasha ...

Wednesday was an historic night on So You Think You Can Dance as four choreographers made their debuts and an ex-contestant took a spot on the judges' table. Now it's Thursday, and two more contestants will be history.Conspicuously absent from the judges' table tonight is Carmen Electra, who seemed to struggle a bit.To the results: Melanie and Marko are one of the first couples to the stage. Their jazz number on Wednesday pleased the judges, so much so that Travis Wall told Melanie she's his favorite dancer in the competition. Before getting to their results, Caitlynn and Mitchell's contemporary routine that brought Mary to tears is recapped. Both couples are safe.After a plug for National Dance Day, the next three couples hit the stage.Ashley and Chris' sizzling salsa, as Cat puts it, didn't connect for the judges and it's not much of a surprise when Cat tells them they're in the bottom three. Nigel says the whole idea of the show is to do styles you're not used to, and emphasizes ...

The Top 6 couples on So You Think You Can Dance will perform together for the final time before the all-stars from previous seasons come into play and it becomes a truly individual competition.Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who has an extensive Broadway background, Cat tells us, is on the judges table. Choreographer Sonya Tayeh makes her first appearance, joining regulars Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe.Sasha and Alexander: Tony Meredith and Melanie Lapatin work up an intense paso doble for Sasha and Alexander that shocks Mary with an ending kiss. Nigel wonders if it was choreographed or impromptu, and Sasha says she's not sure. He liked it, but there was one part that got a little sloppy. He says Alexander was much stronger tonight than I've seen you in a while and that Sasha did brilliantly. Mary says it was hot, it was on fire and she loves the way Sasha took on some of the elements typically reserved for the man in the dance. She tells Alexander he was great, but...

One guy and one girl are going to fall just a tiny bit short of the Top 10, and it's time to find out which on So You Think You Can Dance results show.Guest judges Jesse Tyler Ferguson is back and she and Cat Deeley take a moment to congratulate each other on their Emmy nominations. Cat seems genuinely touched when Nigel emphasizes her nomination and the crowd gives her a standing ovation. Nigel also tosses to a montage of routines by Mandy Moore, Mia Michaels, Stacey Tookey, Travis Wall, and Napoleon and Tabitha, who were all nominated, as well.To the results: The first two couples called to the stage are Clarice and Jess and Caitlynn and Mitchell. After their recaps, we learn that the first two dancers who've made it to the Top 10 are Clarice and Jess. Caitlynn and Mitchell are in the bottom three.Nigel explains that each dancer in the Top 10 will be paired with a new partner for one dance, in addition to being paired with an all star. Nigel explains that Alex Wong, who was injured last ...

We're down to the Top 10 on Season 8 of So You Think You Can Dance and the dancers will now be paired with all-stars from previous seasons, in addition to doing solos. They'll then be subject to America's votes as individuals for the first time this season.Joining regular judges Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe is star of stage and TV screen, Neil Patrick Harris. But before getting to Neil's intro, Nigel plugs the show's summer tour, which starts some time later this month. Neil is happy to be on a show that he's a big fan of.Marko: Chelsie Hightower of Dancing with the Stars fame returns to dance with Marko on a Jason Gilkison samba. Chelsie says it's good to be back reliving the experience of SYTYCD after the performance. Neil says it was amazing and a heck of a way to start the show. Neil says Marko is the guy to beat. Mary screams that Marko is the real deal. She's so excited, her earring falls off, and she says it won't surprise her at all if Marko is in the finale. ...

The Top 10 week results show on So You Think You Can Dance gets going pretty quickly as, after a brief introduction, Cat Deeley calls out the first three contestants to get their results.To the results: Mitchell, Tadd and Melanie are up first. The judges weren't wild about Mitchell's Broadway routine, but loved Tadd and Melanie's work. Mitchell is in the bottom four. Tadd and Melanie are both safe. Marko, Sasha and Clarice are up next. Marko and Sasha both had the judges going wild and Clarice's Bollywood number earned some rave reviews. The first girl in danger, though, is Clarice. Jess, Ricky, Caitlynn and Jordan are the next dancers on stage. Both guys did well with the judges, but Ricky is in danger and Jess is safe. Caitlynn took her dancing to another level, according to the judges, and Jordan did a pretty solid job herself. Caitlynn is safe and Jordan is in danger.Be our guest: Blush is joined by Snoop Doog on stage.Back to the results: Nigel say the judges were unanimous ...

The Top 8 dancers will face a couple of special guest judges on Wednesday's episode of So You Think You Can Dance. Choreographer and film director Rob Marshall and Lady Gaga are on the panel. Sasha: Sasha gets paired with Pasha (Easy to remember, as they tell us) for a quickstep choreographed by Jonathan Roberts. Rob gets put on the spot first and says Sasha is astonishing and calls her one of his favorites. He says the genre doesn't show off Sasha's best attributes, but she was beautiful. Mary says Sasha absolutely pulled it off despite it being such a restrained dance compared to what Sasha's used to. Nigel proclaims Sasha is his favorite dancer in the competition, at least as of this week. Lady Gaga says Sasha is as shiny on the outside as she is on the inside. She says she loved the way Sasha interpreted the intention of the choreographer.Caitlynn: Marty Kudelka puts together a lyrical hip-hop routine for Caitlynn with Ivan from Season 2. Mary was really happy to see ...

The Top 8 are going to be whittled down to six on So You Think You Can Dance, but first a big and dramatic group dance about a traveling circus (to the music of the movie, Water for Elephants) choreographed by Tyce Diorio.Rob Marshall is back on the judges' table with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy. He talks about how great of a guest judge Lady Gaga was on Wednesday and Cat notes that Gaga isn't at the table because she's going to be performing later. She's probably warming up in her egg, or something.To the results: Cat calls for all four ladies to take center stage. Sasha's night is recapped and we're reminded of how great the judges thought she was. Nigel had called her his favorite in the competition, but that was not replayed (he later changed his mind, saying Melanie is his new favorite). Jordan's night brought a big scream from Mary early on, but her second dance didn't work for Nigel. Caitlynn's hip-hop routine won her some points from the judges and her foxtrot had the ...

And then there were six. With one week remaining until the Season 6 So You Think You Can Dance finale, the final six dancers are competing, as host Cat Deeley says, for the right to be there.As the introductions are made, it's almost painfully clear that Caitlynn and Ricky are going to be the ones left out. But, as they say, that's why you play the game. Guest judges Christina Applegate and Lil C join regulars Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe. Christina tells us she's been dancing since she was 3 and continued until she got pregnant with her daughter. After yet another plug for National Dance Day, which happened over the weekend, we get to some performances.Melanie: Napoleon and Tabitha give Melanie a Little Red Riding Hood-themed hip-hop routine, which she'll dance with Twitch. Lil C praises Melanie for getting through that routine, which was difficult and fast. He says the beginning was shaky, but she worked it out and it was on after the rocky start. Christina tells Melanie ...

The Top 6 start Thursday night's results show with a Justin Giles group dance. Lil C is back on the panel with regulars Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe. This week's celebrity guest judge Christina Applegate is absent. Tonight's results won't include a bottom group because, as Nigel explains, a bottom four would also tell us who the top two are. Instead, we're going to get a heck of a lot more filler -- er, amazing performances! Every dancer will do a solo, and American Idol finalist Pia Toscano will perform, as well as the Bad Boys of Dance, and a special performance from last season's winner and runner-up, Lauren and Kent. It's gonna be ... an hour.Sasha, Caitlynn and Melanie each do their solos, with Melanie getting yet another standing ovation from the crowd and judges. After more National Dance Day dispatches, Tadd, Marko and Ricky do their solos. Kent and Lauren return to the stage to perform Collide, choreographed by Travis Wall -- one of the routines that was nominated ...

It's down to the final four on So You Think You Can Dance, which means this week we'll have a winner. And even though there are only four dancers left, there are still two hours to fill, er kill (take your pick), which means there will be a whole lot of dancing.Guest judges Kenny Ortega and Katie Holmes join regulars Mary Mupthy and Nigel Lythgoe on the panel this week.It might be too much trouble to keep up with who's dancing what, and with which all-stars, but suffice it to say there will be many performances by many combinations of dancers, including all-stars Mark (Season 4), Joshua (Season 4), Lauren (Season 7) and Robert (Season 7).We get started with a big reunion of the couple that got us through the early portion of the competition: Melanie and Marko.Melanie and Marko: Reunited, they get a disco routine from Doriana Sanchez that is as far as ever and puts both of them off their game just a bit. Nigel says it was a bit of a struggle for them and he hopes to see better in their ...

We start the So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 finale with a group dance featuring the entire Top 20. The judges panel is packed, with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lil C, Sonya Tayeh, Tyce Diorio and Robin Antin join regular Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe. It's going to be a long night of memorable moments and reprises of performances from throughout the season. The top four come out and Cat asks for final words from the panel. Lil C congratulates them all for getting to the final four. Robin says she's excited to see where they go with their dreams. Tyce tells them something about remembering where their heart and mind and talent meet. Sonya thanks them for making her a better choreographer. Jesse tells them they all possess a spark that no one can take away. Mary tells them they all have great spirits. Nigel tells them each of them are inspiration to kids across the country, and he says that after watching the show back Wednesday night he thought he was insensitive toward the guys by ...