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Who Won So You Think You Can Dance? Season 9 Finale Recap 9/18/12

<img alt="Who Won So You Think You Can Dance? Season 9 Finale Recap 9/18/12" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-63784" height="264" src="/SoYouThinkYouCanDanceSeason9Finale.jpg" title="Who Won So You Think You Can Dance? Season 9 Finale Recap 9/18/12" width="470"> Are you guys ready because here we go! After a summer-long competition tonight we will finally learn two very important things, just who is America’s favorite guy and girl dancers!  Eliana Girard, Tiffany Maher, Cyrus Spencer and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp are the final four standing and each has had a spectacular run in very unique ways.  Did you see last weeks episode?  We did and we recapped it here for you! Eliana has been touted as possibly the best dancer EVER on the show (or at least that’s Nigel’s opinion) and about halfway through the performance shows she really did seem to become pretty invincible. The girl can do most anything and she makes it look easy. Tiffany is the pint sized girl-next-door that you want to root for. She attacks every performance and gives far more than her jazz roots should allow her to. She has never sat in the bottom three which means the audience likes her. I mean, they really like her. Chehon seems to have hit his stride very late in the competition. Even I didn’t fully appreciate him until very recently. All of a sudden I realized he is indeed my favorite. The strongest partner with jump and leaps that are so smooth it’s incredible. I love watching him in the air as much as I do on the floor. Cyrus is just plain crazy. He has brought a new style to the show called animating and he is beyond incredible at what he does. Perhaps more incredible is his ability to hold his own in every other genre of dance despite NO formal training at all! Cyrus also has never sat in the bottom three. Also tonight we’ll be treated to the rest of the contestants and all stars returning to perform favorite routines from season nine. Who will win is truly anybody’s guess so tune in to Fox tonight at 8 to see the action unfold for yourself! While you wait for our recap hit the comments and let us know what you thing of SYTYCD Season 9, so far! Tonight’s recap: This is it, the finale of season nine. The top 20 dancers all have returned to grace the stage together and it’s sure to be a great show. Tonight we have six judges front and center- Lil C, Adam Shankman, Debi Allen. Tyce DiOrio, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe.  They won’t exercise any control over the results but they do get to comment on what unfolds onstage. We’re starting with a group number choreographed by Sonya Tayeh and Christopher Scott that is just phenom. Set to Torn by Nathan Lautier, I’m honestly not sure exactly what the hell I was watching but I NEED to YouTube it, like, now. It was like a mix of hip hop and contemporary with the girls almost in Paso dresses. I know I missed a ton because there was so much happening here at once but it looked so cool. The first couple of the night is a retread of a Travis Wall piece. It’s Audrey and Matthew’s “Titanic’ piece that earned critical acclaim the very first night of the competition.  Lil C gets to choose a routine that he wants to see again next and so of course he wants to see Witney and Twitch do their East Coast hip hop piece to Lil Wayne. Witney’s moves have gotten dirtier and her hairography is bigger than before. Debi Allen gets a chance to pick the dance that moved her the most this season and she chooses Tiffany and George to do Turn the Page, a piece put together by Sonya Tayeh. It’s much better danced and far more memorable the second time around. Adam Shankman will always be my favorite judge and he wants to see Cole and Lindsay’s Paso because Lindsay is fab and Cole is SYTYCD’s first super hero. This dance can’t possibly ever get old. The judges call it the best Paso ever on the show and it truly is. This dance alone could get Lindsay a spot over on Dancing With The Stars. Tyce DiOrio had to choose a piece by Amelia and Will, their NappyTabs number to Love Cats, to be exact. It’s fun and kicky, kinda like Tyce. I’ll always love Amelia and Will together. Not my favorite by them, but so happy to see them together again. Mary Murphy gets to pick her piece next and she chooses the brilliance of the man next to her- Tyce DiOrio. Chehon and Kathryn step onto the stage to perform Eli, Eli which is a holocaust tribute number. I love Chehon and I think this was the piece that made me realize it. I want to see him win this. The four finalists get to choose a routine that they really want to dance to again. Eliana  (of course) chooses the Bang Bang number with Alex Wong. She rightfully felt that this was a turning point for her, finally being paired with another ballet dancer enabled her to prove what she could actually do.  Cat Deeley even gets to pick her favorite dance of the season so she takes the party route and wanted to see the 11 lifts packed into the disco routine by Tiffany and Brandon. Chehon gets to choose his favorite routine of the season and he believes his Tango with Anya was a breakthrough performance for him emotionally.  It’s quiet and subtle but really shows his ability to connect with his partner. We got extra lucky tonight because instead of just cranking out an old hip hop routine, Christopher Scott choreographed a brand new one for Cyrus, Comfort and Twitch. He also threw himself into the mix! It’s an animator’s dream. Basically Cyrus cheated at an old style card game and tried to leave with a card in his pocket. Christopher eventually picks the card out when he’s not looking. I really hope Christopher is back next year. Tiffany chooses a contemporary piece to the Power of Love, danced with Adee as her defining moment in the show. Back during the audition phase there was an animating crew called Dragon House that we all just loved. They play off each other and the result is way cool. In the season of animating its not a surprise to see SYTYCD bring these guys to the finale stage. Clad in suitcoats, crisp shirts and skinny jeans their tics and moves really pop beneath the dark lights. I want to see more of them! You knew Cyrus would Twitch his dance with Twitch as his personal favorite right? Me too. It’s (as Nigel says) a season stealing routine. NappyTabs manage to construct a brand new group number that properly shuts down this show with a bang. It’s a Lion King Remix in full costume, featuring the top 20 and all of the all-stars as well. Really cool and there is a bit of every genre thrown in there. Here we go. Both Eliana and Tiffany are called to the stage and we see a video of them throughout the season. Cat braces them and announces that Eliana has won the girls crown.  I preferred Tiffany but really, Eliana is completely worthy. Time for the Cyrus and Chehon package. They both want and deserve to win but who will it be? Cat tells them based on last week’s votes, America’s favorite male dancer is Chehon. That result thrills me! Love him!

Who Won So You Think You Can Dance? Season 9 Finale Recap 9/18/12

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So You Think You Can Dance Recap: Season 9 “Top 20 Perform” 7/11/12

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Tonight an all new episode of So You Think You Can Dance airs on FOX after a two week hiatus. This week the Top 20 dancers of Season 9 will perform. Did you watch the last episode, when we were introduced to the Top 20? If you did not we have a full and detailed recap here! 
 
The top 20 performing tonight are:  Girls: Alexa Anderson, 19, Amber Jackson, 21, Amelia Lowe, 18,  Audrey Case, 18,  Eliana Girard, 21, Janaya French, 20, Janelle Issis, 24, Lindsay Arnold, 18, Tiffany Maher, 19, Witney Carson, 18. 
 
Guys: Brandon Mitchell, 27,  Chehon Wespi-Tschopp, 23, Cole Horibe, 26, Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer,  22, Daniel Baker, 24, Dareian Kujawa, 20, George Lawrence II, 19, Matthew Kazmierczak, 21, Nick Bloxsom-Carter, 20, Will Thomas, 19. 
 
Although we know the top 20 competitors, tonight we will find out who they will be paired off with.  This season a guy and a girl instead of just one contestant will win.  This means we get to vote for our Favorite Male Dancer and our Favorite Female Dancer. 
 
were revealed two weeks ago, and they are finally ready to compete. This episode features the first true competition performances that the audience will have the chance to vote for. 
 
Tonight’s episode looks like it is going to be another night of incredible dances and you won’t want to miss it, so be sure to tune in for our live coverage of FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance at 8:00 PM EST! While you wait for our recap hit the comments and let us know what you thing of SYTYCD Season 9, so far! 
 
Tonight’s Recap: It’s the beginning of a brand new season of SYTYCD and the top 20 opened the show together for the very first time. Architect of the Mind was the opening piece which featured all the dancers behind office desks wearing office attire. The techno symphony piece was done almost completely in unison. Choreographed by Christopher Scott, it showed off the individual talents and strengths of each dancer. The very first judging panel of season nine includes Mary Murphy, Kenny Ortega and of course, Nigel Lythgoe. Speaking of Nigel, he explains that next week 2 boys and two girls will already be leaving the show so tonight right out of the gate, it’s do or die. 
 
Chehon and Witney are up first tonight. They are taking on a latin routine done by Louis Van Amstel. Since Witney is a ballroom dancer I’m guessing this will be awesome. She is a firecracker so she kind of steals the show in their number set to Jump. Chenon is a ballet dancer so he’s out of his element but what he is, is sharp. His precise moves are what stop him from fading out beside Witney. 
 
Tiffany Maher and George Lawrence 2 are lucky enough to be in the hands of Sonja Tayhed this week.  Turning Page is about star-crossed lovers sand Sonja insisted that they just surrender to the choreography and surrender they did.  They were living each second of anxious desperation and they were able to connect with everyone watching.  We’ve all felt exactly what they danced. 
 
Brandon Mitchell and Janaya French get to show what they can do when pushed by hip-hop choreographers (very pregnant) Tabitha and Napoleon.  Take Care is the story of a struggling couple.  Brandon plays an alcoholic that keeps choosing his bottle over the love of his love.  The frustration and struggle was really built into the isolations and choreography.  NappyTabs smooth style of hip hop just never gets old. 
 
Alexa Anderson and Daniel Baker are performing a sexy jazz piece by Sean Cheesman.  Hey Hey is pretty cool and super fast.  The routine is really intricate and if that isn’t enough, about half of the number was done with Alexa and Daniel climbing on a piece of scaffolding.  Neither of them is my favorite yet, but this is one to rewatch on YouTube because one view isn’t enough. 
 
Amber Jackson and Nick Bloxom Carter are doing a Jason Glickson waltz the first week in this competition.  Usually this dance is the klunker of the night but this was just magical.  Set to Nights in White Satin the duo just floated and the choreography was so fluid that they were stunning. 
 
Amelia Lowe and Will Thomas get to dance a jazz hip hop piece done by Tabitha and Napoleon.  The Love Cats really brings out the sharp, quirky playful relationship that these two have already formed.  One of the best dances of the evening by far. 
 
Janelle Issis and Dareian Kujawa are doing a nearly impossible African Jazz piece by Sean Cheesman. Absolutely love this.  You breathe in the beginning and breathe at the end and just go all the way through.  It was like a jungle dance off and all the little details and hand positions were memorable. This is THE couple to watch I think. 
 
Eliana Girard and Cyrus Spencer are giving us our Broadway fix this week. Tyce Diorio puts them through the paces for the number from the musical Hairspray.  Cyrus is an animator and I think he’s better here than Eliana.  Her movements were great but the plastered smile was distracting. 
 
Audrey Case and Matthew Kazmierczak are so lucky to be in the hands of Travis Wall this week.  Yowza. Seriously, this is just perfect.  The theme is a couple on the Titianic and it uses a couch as a prop.  Audrey and Matthew found a maturity and sensual connection that is nearly impossible to conjure when you first meet someone.  She is fearless with her leaps off the couch onto Matthew. 
 
Lindsay Arnold and Cole Horibe get to do a Paso Doble by Jason Gilkerson.  The music tells the story, it’s called Unstoppable and they were.  I’m not usually a big paso fan but this was unreal. He is NOT a ballroom dancer but you’d never know it.  Lindsay is smokin’ hot and these two were brilliant.

So You Think You Can Dance Recap: Season 9 “Top 20 Perform” 7/11/12

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So You Think You Can Dance 2012 Recap: Season 9 Episode Six “Top 20 Introduced” 6/27/12

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Tonight on FOX is an all new episode of So You Think You Can Dance. On tonight’s show the top 20 will be introduced. If you missed last week’s show, the “Vegas Callbacks”, we have a full and detailed recap here for you. 
 
On last week’s SYTYCD it was the Vegas “Call Backs”, the open auditions were over and 181 contestants were left and in 8 gruelling rounds over four days, the top 20 was getting a lot closer. Not everyone was able to take the pressure. The judges were looking for dancers that could stand tall, genuine super stars. The judges last week were; Lil C, Debby Allen, Tyce Diorio, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman and Nigel Lithgow. 
 
In a shocker last week, Joshua tried to do a new trick and flipped backwards then passed out, he lefrt in an ambulance. Joshua’s accident shook everyone to their core. and the show makes us wait until tonight to find out what happens to him. 
 
Tonight on SYTYCD the top 20 will be revealed, are you excited to see who makes it? After weeks and weeks of auditions SYTYCD will unveil its Season 9 top 20. Tonight is the show’s 200th episode and there will be nine performances with returning choreographer Mia Michaels there to assist the dancers. The guest judge this evening  is Zooey Deschanel. 
 
Stay tuned for our live coverage of the show tonight at 8 PM EST! Meanwhile, let us know what you think of  season 9 so far and who do you want to be in the top 20 of  “So You Think You Can Dance?” 
 
RECAP: Who has made it to the top 20? We find out tonight. Zooey Deschenel is the guest judge for the 200th episode. The 35 dancers that made it through Vegas arrived in Hollywood last week, each with their own unique story. The auditions are over, the top 20 is just around the corner. 
 
Tonight we will meet the top 10 girls and the top 10 guys. First up tonight is Alexa, she is the last girl to be cut last year, so appropriately , she will be the first girl this year to find out if she makes it. 
 
Alexa is really nervous, she looks beautiful. She is on the show, Alexa made it to the top 20. Waiting outside is George Lawrence II, he is also in the top 20, as well as Will Thomas. Megan Branch is next, the judges have loved it, do they still? Nope, Megan didn’t make it, her journey is over. Collin Fuller also didn’t make it. Amber Jackson is a SYTYCD veteran, will she make it this year? Amber makes it to the top 20 Thefirst four dancers to make it to the top 20 are performing to “We Found Love”. 
 
Nigel thinks Will has to move his big body as much as the smaller ones. He is amazed how unattractive Amber was before and now she is a star. Alexa found her performance and Nigel doesn’t want her to loser it. Nigel says that George would still shine if all the lights went out. 
 
The next person to find out his fate is Nick and he is about to have another breakdown in front of the judges, he makes it. 
 
Whitney and Lindsey are next, they are both friends, they are only looking for one ballroom girl. The judges deliver the news, Whitney is in the top 20.  Nick, Lindsey and Whitney are performing to “Dance Again”. 
 
Mary loved it, she said “the train just pulled up to the station”, she loves having three ballroom dancers. Although, Mary wants a little more from Nick, the girls are the hottest tomales. 
 
Zooey loved it, she found the two girls were really synchronized and was a little worried for Nick, overall she really enjoyed the routine. 
 
Eliana faces the judges, she made it. Two ballet boys now are fighting for their place in the top 20. Keon and Daniel will find out their fate, they make it and do a ballet performance with Eliana. 
 
Nigel loves that these professional dancers gave up their careers to come on the show.  Desmond Richardson choreographed this routine. 
 
Tiffany finds out if she makes it through, it’s a yes. Audrey is up next, she made it to the top 20. Bad news for Abigail, she didn’t make it and neither did Caitlyn, Catie or Rebecca. Janelle is next, she took Vegas by storm, will she do it again tonight? Yes, she made it. 
 
Zooey loved it, she found they were a great pair, very beautiful choreography. Nigel shows off Melanie Moore, the season 8 winner, she is in the audience. Nigel think the girls looked like two dancing Pebbles, from the Flintstones. 
 
Joshua Alexander ended Vegas week with an accident, he never got to perform his solo. Now Joshua faces the judges who are all happy that he is fine, but he is not going to make it. Others that did not make it are; Blake, Jasmin and Daniel. 
 
Matthew is next, he looks a little like Ryan Gosling and he has just stepped into the top 20. Darien is next, he is a part of the top 20. Janae made it to the top 20, the final girls, Emila and Jill are really nervous. Emilia made it through. 
 
Amelia, Janae, Matthew and Darien perform a contemporary number. 
 
Zooey loved it, she found that Emilia stood out the best, so beautiful. Mary loved the routine and found the dancers were out of the radar. 
 
Cole is next to find out if he made it or not, Mary tells him that she loved his speed and power, he made it through. 
 
Aaron and Zack, the tappers, both didn’t make it. 
 
Two spots to fill left, Devon and Brandon, two steppers are up and they have really never had a stepper on the show. 
 
Only one place left and there are two dancers, Feliciano and Cyrus. Cyrus made it through with a warning from Nigel that he better make it happen. Cole, Brandon and Cyrus performing to “Resolve”. 
 
Nigel loved it and he can’t believe that Cyrus is still on the show. Mary thinks they hit it out of the ballpark. Zooey is speechless, she was really blown away. 
 
The top 10 girls perform a routine to “Where The Lights Get In”. 
 
Nigel thought it was absolutely beautiful, he loves the way Travis’ choreography flows. Zooey thought everyone was so lovely and tells all the girls to enjoy it. 
 
The top 10 men perform a routine, but first Sonia makes them practice with their shirts off, oh yeah! There is some serious testosterone on the stage, Mary Murphy is probably thrilled. 
 
A standing ovation for the guys, Nigel is delighted now that there will be a male and female winner, but he is unsure about the maternity pants that the men are wearing. 
 
Mary loved it, it was just great, very strong. Zooey admits to not having any upper body strength and tells the guys she could never join them on stage, although she loved what they did. 
 
Another standing ovation, Nigel welcomes Mia back home and tells her that she has been missed.

So You Think You Can Dance 2012 Recap: Season 9 Episode Six “Top 20 Introduced” 6/27/12

Tonight on FOX is an all new episode of So You Think You Can Dance . On tonight’s show the top 20 will be introduced. If you missed last...

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