So You Think You Can Dance: Your Top 20 Dancers
It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for – the one in which the judges (Tabitha and Napoleon, Mia Michaels, Debbie Allen, Mary Murphy, and Nigel Lythgoe) would narrow it down from the 200 that made it to Las Vegas to the top 20. Here they are:
Joshua Allen (hip-hop)
Rayven Armijo (ballet)
Jamie Bayard
Stephen “Twitch” Boss (hip-hop)
Marquis Cunningham (contemporary)
Matt Dorame (ballet)
Comfort Fedoke (hip-hop)
Courtney Galiano (contemporary)
Susie Garcia (latin/modern)
Chelsie Hightower (ballroom)
Chris Jarosz (contemporary)
Thayne Jasperson
Mark Kanemura (contemporary)
Jessica King
Gevorg Manoukian (breaker)
Kourtni Lind (contemporary)
Kherington Payne (contemporary)
Katee Shean (contemporary)
Chelsea Traille
William Wingfield (contemporary)
Some of the highlights of the busy night were:
Popper Robert Muraine (who was incredible!) decided to take himself out of the competition because it was just too challenging and he didn’t want to bring a partner down.
Three time Vegas visitor Erica didn’t get to see her dream of making the top 20 this year come true.
Pageant Paige looked dumbfounded when Debbie Allen told her she didn’t have enough grace and elegance to make it through to the next round.
Poor Claire Calloway – who hurt her foot in season 2 and was pregnant during season 3, was called a “hot mess” by Debbie Allen and sent home.
Debbie Allen tells Susie Garcia she would still be sexy, even with more clothes on!
Yese’s friend Philip Courter is cut (sadly).
Tapper Lizz got sassy with the judges and talked too much, talking herself right out of advancing to the next round.
Jeremiah can’t do Mia’s contemporary routine and storms off the stage (although he apologized later to the camera).
The final girl spot came down to roommates Natalie and Katee. The judges berated Katee for saying if she didn’t make it this year, she probably wouldn’t come back next year. They did a revote (she won the first vote), but it was tied, so they went by the first vote and Katee made the final spot.
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