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"SYTYCD" Season 15 Recap: Welcome to The Academy

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 […]

10 Signs You're a True "So You Think You Can Dance" Fan

“So You Think You Can Dance” has everything a dance show needs: crazy judges, incredible talent, famous choreographers, and heartwarming stories. Whether you’re on your second season or your 15th, if you’re a true “SYTYCD” fan, you can relate to the following signs of true-blue fandom. 1. You scream “judges” (or, really, “jidges”) at your […]

Letter to My Teenage Self: Tabitha and Napoleon D'Umo

The dance gods must have been smiling when Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo first met at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Who would have guessed that an army veteran from California (Napoleon) and a cheerleader from New Jersey (Tabitha) would join forces and eventually take over the commercial hip-hop world? (Photo by Jennifer Johnson, courtesy […]

Derek Hough is Making Moves

It’s totally Derek Hough’s year. From winning an Emmy and choreographing at the Olympics to competing this season on “Dancing with the Stars” and performing on a North American tour with sister Julianne, Derek seems to be checking almost everything off of a very full bucket list. Oh, and did we mention he’s starring in […]

Let's Celebrate Romance, "So You Think You Can Dance"-Style

Chocolates, flowers, teddy bears, greeting cards—they’re all fine. But what really gets our hearts fluttering? Dance, duh. OK, more specifically, we’re in love with dances about love. So to celebrate Valentine’s Day, we collected some of our favorite romantic duets from a show we also happen to love: “So You Think You Can Dance.” We […]

“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10 Recap: The Performance Finale!

You voted last night, right? I hope so, because it was your last chance! Last night, Season 10’s Top 4 contestants—Amy, Fik-Shun, Jasmine and Aaron—duked it out dance-style for the title of America’s [Latest] Favorite Dancer, a $100,000 prize and, what we think is the best part, a spot on the December cover of Dance […]

The Top 20 at Top Speed

Who’s excited for “So You Think You Can Dance” tonight?? The lovely and hilarious Christina Applegate is returning to guest judge, plus we’ll find out which two dancers will be first to leave the competition. It promises, in other words, to be quite a show. To get you even more pumped up, here’s FOX’s nifty […]

Funky Faces

Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo may pull a goofy face from time to time—but only when appropriate! (by Jennifer Johnson) You may have fierce hip-hop moves—but do you have the face to go with them? When it comes to hip hop, the right attitude can make or break your performance. Skilled dancers use their facial expressions […]