Everybody do the Raincoat Shuffle: Fox on Monday renewed its Emmy-winning reality competition So You Think You Can Dance for Season 16.
Slated to debut this summer, Season 16 will feature contestants from ages 18 to 30, with auditions taking place in New York on Feb. 9, Dallas on Feb. 12 and Los Angeles on Feb. 23. (More audition information can be found here.)
“Each season, the talent on So You Think You Can Dance reaches new levels and continues to create the most incredible routines,” said Rob Wade, president of alternative entertainment and specials at Fox. “The hard work and passion that goes into each performance is awe-inspiring.
Slated to debut this summer, Season 16 will feature contestants from ages 18 to 30, with auditions taking place in New York on Feb. 9, Dallas on Feb. 12 and Los Angeles on Feb. 23. (More audition information can be found here.)
“Each season, the talent on So You Think You Can Dance reaches new levels and continues to create the most incredible routines,” said Rob Wade, president of alternative entertainment and specials at Fox. “The hard work and passion that goes into each performance is awe-inspiring.
- 1/14/2019
- TVLine.com
So you think you can guess who won the fifteenth season of “So You Think You Can Dance?” No need. The season came to a close on Monday when Hannahlei Cabanilla was announced the winner.
Meanwhile, second place went to Jensen Arnold, third place to Genessy Castillo and Slavik Pustovoytov came in fourth.
The show celebrated the Cabanilla’s victory on Twitter, but cannily did not actually spoil who it was.
It's official — America has named it's favorite dancer!
Congratulations to every one of our contestants for all of their amazing work on this season of #Sytycd. ????????♀️???? pic.twitter.com/N7UP0yGMom
— Sytycd (@DANCEonFOX) September 11, 2018
Among the highlights from the two-hour episode was this barnstormer of a number featuring the entire top 10 Sytycd finalists stepping up to “Yummy” by Gwen Stefani and Pharrell. What the hell is with that ice cream cone, though?
Re-experience this carnival of scrumptiousness! ???????????????? #Sytycd pic.
Meanwhile, second place went to Jensen Arnold, third place to Genessy Castillo and Slavik Pustovoytov came in fourth.
The show celebrated the Cabanilla’s victory on Twitter, but cannily did not actually spoil who it was.
It's official — America has named it's favorite dancer!
Congratulations to every one of our contestants for all of their amazing work on this season of #Sytycd. ????????♀️???? pic.twitter.com/N7UP0yGMom
— Sytycd (@DANCEonFOX) September 11, 2018
Among the highlights from the two-hour episode was this barnstormer of a number featuring the entire top 10 Sytycd finalists stepping up to “Yummy” by Gwen Stefani and Pharrell. What the hell is with that ice cream cone, though?
Re-experience this carnival of scrumptiousness! ???????????????? #Sytycd pic.
- 9/11/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
“So You Think You Can Dance” just ended its 15th season. At the end of the night, in what host Cat Deeley described as the closest vote between first and second place in the show’s history, Hannahlei Cabanilla eked out a win over Jensen Arnold. Genessy Castillo finished third. And Slavik Pustovoytov finished fourth. Now that the season is over and Cabanilla joins the storied history of “Sytycd” champs, where do you think she ranks in the history of the show? Check out the full list of winners in the gallery above. And vote in our poll at the bottom of this post.
See‘So You Think You Can Dance’ finale recap: Who was America’s favorite dancer? Jensen, Hannahlei, Gennesy or Slavik? [Updating Live Blog]
Judging from the show’s history, we probably should have seen this coming. Cabanilla is a contemporary dancer, and contemporary dancers tend to win. In fact,...
See‘So You Think You Can Dance’ finale recap: Who was America’s favorite dancer? Jensen, Hannahlei, Gennesy or Slavik? [Updating Live Blog]
Judging from the show’s history, we probably should have seen this coming. Cabanilla is a contemporary dancer, and contemporary dancers tend to win. In fact,...
- 9/11/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Another summer full of pirouettes and body rolls has come and gone, which means it’s time for So You Think You Can Dance to crown its latest champion.
Season 15 of the Fox reality competition came to a close on Monday night, as Cat Deeley & Co. convened to reveal who was voted America’s favorite dancer. But was it Jensen, Slavik, Hannahlei or Genessy who earned the title?
Before any results were revealed, Sytycd took us on a typical finale tour of the season’s most memorable routines, with each finalist and each judge choosing a duet that they’d like to see performed again.
Season 15 of the Fox reality competition came to a close on Monday night, as Cat Deeley & Co. convened to reveal who was voted America’s favorite dancer. But was it Jensen, Slavik, Hannahlei or Genessy who earned the title?
Before any results were revealed, Sytycd took us on a typical finale tour of the season’s most memorable routines, with each finalist and each judge choosing a duet that they’d like to see performed again.
- 9/11/2018
- TVLine.com
It all came down to this. On Monday night, September 10, after America voted on the last two weeks of performances, the season 15 winner of “So You Think You Can Dance” was revealed. So who was America’s favorite dancer: Jensen Arnold, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Genessy Castillo or Slavik Pustovoytov? Find out below in our live updating blog with all the minute-by-minute developments during the finale.
Jensen was a standout all season, and she already had name-recognition coming into the competition. Not only did she try out for the show last summer in season 14 (she was eliminated at the Academy), she’s also the little sister of “Sytycd” and “Dancing with the Stars” alum Lindsay Arnold. That kind of association could have hurt her as much as helped her — how would she compare to her sibling? — but she has actually advanced farther than Lindsay, who was eliminated in the Top 8 round in season nine.
Jensen was a standout all season, and she already had name-recognition coming into the competition. Not only did she try out for the show last summer in season 14 (she was eliminated at the Academy), she’s also the little sister of “Sytycd” and “Dancing with the Stars” alum Lindsay Arnold. That kind of association could have hurt her as much as helped her — how would she compare to her sibling? — but she has actually advanced farther than Lindsay, who was eliminated in the Top 8 round in season nine.
- 9/10/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Season 15 of “So You Think You Can Dance” has been especially close, but a winner will be crowned on Monday night. Viewers voted for America’s favorite dancer, and it’s between four finalists: Jensen Arnold, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Genessy Castillo and Slavik Pustovoytov. But who our readers are predicting isn’t the same as who they’re rooting for.
As of this writing Arnold is our front-runner to win with leading odds of 8/11. Those odds are based on the combined forecasts of Gold Derby users who have entered our predictions contest, and more than half of them are placing their bet on Arnold, the middle sister in a family that’s starting to look like a dance competition dynasty. Her older sister Lindsay Arnold is a past “Sytycd” contestant and a recent Mirrorball champion on “Dancing with the Stars.” And their little sister Rylee Arnold is making her competitive TV...
As of this writing Arnold is our front-runner to win with leading odds of 8/11. Those odds are based on the combined forecasts of Gold Derby users who have entered our predictions contest, and more than half of them are placing their bet on Arnold, the middle sister in a family that’s starting to look like a dance competition dynasty. Her older sister Lindsay Arnold is a past “Sytycd” contestant and a recent Mirrorball champion on “Dancing with the Stars.” And their little sister Rylee Arnold is making her competitive TV...
- 9/10/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The last competitive live show on “So You Think You Can Dance” isn’t the time you’d necessarily want to trot out a brand new dance style, but that’s what happened to Hannahlei Cabanilla when she was given a hip-hop routine on Top 4 night. Not only was it her first hip-hop routine of the live shows, she was paired with season 10 winner Fik-Shun, so there was even more pressure for her to keep up. How do you think she did? Watch her routine above and decide for yourself.
Judge Twitch thought Cabanilla gave an “incredible” performance, especially for her first live hip-hop routine. “I’m having trouble finding words because I got so hyped for what was going on.” Nigel Lythgoe repeated a familiar refrain: “I don’t think there is anything you can’t do, Hannahlei. And not only can you do it, you can do it brilliantly.
Judge Twitch thought Cabanilla gave an “incredible” performance, especially for her first live hip-hop routine. “I’m having trouble finding words because I got so hyped for what was going on.” Nigel Lythgoe repeated a familiar refrain: “I don’t think there is anything you can’t do, Hannahlei. And not only can you do it, you can do it brilliantly.
- 9/4/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
This season on “So You Think You Can Dance” Jensen Arnold has emerged as a strong and confident breakout star while Genessy Castillo has had to gradually build her confidence over time. So their duet on Top 4 night was a bit of a role reversal. Choreographer Travis Wall put together a Broadway routine to Liza Minnelli‘s “Maybe This Time” that cast Castillo as the star and Arnold as the jealous rival waiting in the wings. Watch the performance above.
“The most difficult part about this routine is committing to that character,” Castillo admitted. “I’ve been that girl in the back that’s wanted to be the star on the stage. But the more this journey goes on I feel confident and can see myself being able to be that star.” And the judges could see it too. Vanessa Hudgens thought it was a “brilliant” piece of choreography and...
“The most difficult part about this routine is committing to that character,” Castillo admitted. “I’ve been that girl in the back that’s wanted to be the star on the stage. But the more this journey goes on I feel confident and can see myself being able to be that star.” And the judges could see it too. Vanessa Hudgens thought it was a “brilliant” piece of choreography and...
- 9/4/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Freestyle hip-hop dancer Slavik Pustovoytov and contemporary specialist Genessy Castillo have been partners on “So You Think You Can Dance” since the very beginning of the live shows, and they’re the only couple who made it through to the Top 4 intact. But Pustovoytov hit a couple of big speed bumps in Top 6 week when he got his worst critiques from the judges yet. Did Castillo help him get his mojo back? They reunited for a hip-hop duet choreographed by Luther Brown. Watch it above.
Brown also choreographed the hip-hop routine that was Castillo and Pustovoytov’s breakthrough during the first live show when the judges might still have been having doubts about putting them through to the top 10. So this was a full-circle moment for the dance duo who the judges have been shipping all season in the hopes that they might become a real-life couple. “It’s really...
Brown also choreographed the hip-hop routine that was Castillo and Pustovoytov’s breakthrough during the first live show when the judges might still have been having doubts about putting them through to the top 10. So this was a full-circle moment for the dance duo who the judges have been shipping all season in the hopes that they might become a real-life couple. “It’s really...
- 9/4/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“So You Think You Can Dance” is down to its final four contestants: Jensen Arnold, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Genessy Castillo and Slavik Pustovoytov. They performed on Monday night, September 3, for America’s votes, but who stood out, who stepped up, and who deserves to win season 15? Find out below in our live blog with all the minute-by-minute developments as they happen.
These final four are somewhat controversial after the results for the Top 6. Jay Jay Dixonbey and Darius Hickman were both eliminated from the competition last week after receiving more rave reviews from the judges, who hardly had an unkind word for either dancer throughout the season. That left Slavik as the last remaining male dancer in the competition even though he delivered multiple routines that disappointed the judging panel.
Given Slavik’s poor reviews, it seemed odd that he would be the last man standing, but of course those results...
These final four are somewhat controversial after the results for the Top 6. Jay Jay Dixonbey and Darius Hickman were both eliminated from the competition last week after receiving more rave reviews from the judges, who hardly had an unkind word for either dancer throughout the season. That left Slavik as the last remaining male dancer in the competition even though he delivered multiple routines that disappointed the judging panel.
Given Slavik’s poor reviews, it seemed odd that he would be the last man standing, but of course those results...
- 9/3/2018
- by John Benutty and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Genessy Castillo has struggled with her confidence periodically on “So You Think You Can Dance.” During Academy Week she admitted to self-doubt because she didn’t have the otherworldly flexibility of some of her rival contestants. And in last week’s show she landed in the bottom four when the results of America’s vote were announced. But this past Monday night, when the Top 6 contestants performed for the 4 spots in the finale, the show gave her a big vote of confidence by pairing her with reigning “Sytycd” champion Lex Ishimoto.
All six contestants got to perform with an all-star, and every all-star featured in this week’s show had made the top four in their respective seasons. But even by those high standards Castillo got the cream of the crop for her dance choreographed by Mandy Korpinen and Elizabeth Petrin. Castillo and Ishimoto performed with their faces covered by masks,...
All six contestants got to perform with an all-star, and every all-star featured in this week’s show had made the top four in their respective seasons. But even by those high standards Castillo got the cream of the crop for her dance choreographed by Mandy Korpinen and Elizabeth Petrin. Castillo and Ishimoto performed with their faces covered by masks,...
- 8/28/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“So You Think You Can Dance” welcomed back a half dozen all-stars on Monday night when the Top 6 performed for a spot in the final four. Those all-stars had all made the final four in their respective seasons as well, giving this year’s contestants a lot to live up to. But current season 15 front-runner Jensen Arnold had no trouble keeping up with season 14 finalist Kiki Nyemchek, who last year earned the nickname Daddy Kiki for his sexy Latin dance style. Watch their duet above.
Arnold and Nyemchek are both Latin dance specialists, so they were given a cha cha to perform by yet another “Sytycd” all-star (and reigning “Dancing with the Stars” champion), Jenna Johnson. It was a milestone for Johnson as well as it was the first routine she ever choreographed for a “Sytycd” live show. And her dancers didn’t let her down.
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Arnold and Nyemchek are both Latin dance specialists, so they were given a cha cha to perform by yet another “Sytycd” all-star (and reigning “Dancing with the Stars” champion), Jenna Johnson. It was a milestone for Johnson as well as it was the first routine she ever choreographed for a “Sytycd” live show. And her dancers didn’t let her down.
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- 8/28/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Hannahlei Cabanilla has been a favorite of the judges on “So You Think You Can Dance” throughout the season 15 live shows. But she hasn’t yet risen to the top of our predictions for who will win at the end of the season. Going into Monday night’s show when the Top 6 performed she ranked third in our racetrack odds. That could change after another pair of standout performances, including a contemporary routine where she more than held her own with “Sytycd” all-star Marko Germar. Watch it above.
Germar wasn’t the only all-star involved in the routine. It was also the choreographic debut of fan-favorite Robert Roldan. Set to the song “Welcome Home” by Joy Williams, it was full of loss and longing, and though it was full of difficult lifts and transitions, the dancing duo made them look virtually effortless. During rehearsals Germar expressed gratitude that he was...
Germar wasn’t the only all-star involved in the routine. It was also the choreographic debut of fan-favorite Robert Roldan. Set to the song “Welcome Home” by Joy Williams, it was full of loss and longing, and though it was full of difficult lifts and transitions, the dancing duo made them look virtually effortless. During rehearsals Germar expressed gratitude that he was...
- 8/28/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Slavik Pustovoytov entered the “So You Think You Can Dance” live shows as an underdog. He was the only hip-hop dancer who made the Top 10, and his freestyle background meant that learning choreography in any style was a brand new experience for him. So the judges have been pleasantly surprised by how well he has adapted to a variety of styles he was unfamiliar with before now. But on the night when the Top 6 performed for just four spots in the finale, the pressure seemed to get to him, and he got some of his harshest critiques of the season.
His first duet was a hip-hop routine with “Sytycd” all-star Jaja Vankova that was choreographed by another all-star, Comfort Fedoke. You might think that a hip-hop routine would be as close to his comfort zone as he could get, but the judges weren’t impressed. Twitch thought it lacked the...
His first duet was a hip-hop routine with “Sytycd” all-star Jaja Vankova that was choreographed by another all-star, Comfort Fedoke. You might think that a hip-hop routine would be as close to his comfort zone as he could get, but the judges weren’t impressed. Twitch thought it lacked the...
- 8/28/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
There was no room for error in the Monday night, August 27 episode of “So You Think You Can Dance” when the Top 6 performed. The contestants have been so evenly matched and so consistent during the live shows that they’re all judges’ darlings at this point. So every performance counts more than ever in order to appeal to viewers voting at home. Who survived this latest round? Find out below in our live blog with all the minute-by-minute developments as they happen.
The three women who went into this week’s show were Jensen Arnold, Hannahlei Cabanilla and Genessy Castillo. And the three men were Jay Jay Dixonbey, Darius Hickman and Slavik Pustovoytov. America’s votes had been fairly consistent in previous episodes: Jensen, Hannahlei, Jay Jay and Slavik were safe every week. Genessy and Darius landed in the bottom four for the first time last week, but the judges...
The three women who went into this week’s show were Jensen Arnold, Hannahlei Cabanilla and Genessy Castillo. And the three men were Jay Jay Dixonbey, Darius Hickman and Slavik Pustovoytov. America’s votes had been fairly consistent in previous episodes: Jensen, Hannahlei, Jay Jay and Slavik were safe every week. Genessy and Darius landed in the bottom four for the first time last week, but the judges...
- 8/27/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The live shows have been unforgiving in season 15 of “So You Think You Can Dance” so far. The top 10 have been so evenly matched that all it takes is one imperfect routine to get you sent packing. Chelsea Hough and Evan DeBenedetto were eliminated after an ill-fated tap dance. And all it took to knock out Cole Mills was one unconvincing stepping number. The top six competitors dancing tonight have hardly gotten any criticism from the judges so far during the live shows, but someone still has to go home. Our users think Darius Hickman and Genessy Castillo are the two most likely to exit.
Hickman and Castillo are both contemporary dancers, but they have proven their mettle in a wide range of styles including Bollywood, hip-hop and Broadway. However, they landed in the bottom four based on America’s votes last week. The judges chose to save them from...
Hickman and Castillo are both contemporary dancers, but they have proven their mettle in a wide range of styles including Bollywood, hip-hop and Broadway. However, they landed in the bottom four based on America’s votes last week. The judges chose to save them from...
- 8/27/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Slavik Pustovoytov and Genessy Castillo have such great chemistry on “So You Think You Can Dance” that the judges just can’t stop wishing they were dating. On Monday night when the Top 8 performed they kept on shipping the young dancers. Nigel Lythgoe even asked them if they had any announcements to make after their fellow contestant Jensen Arnold celebrated her own engagement in recent weeks.
Pustovoytov and Castillo have been cagey about their relationship status, which is understandable since they’ve only been dancing together for a few weeks and they’re both, you know, teenagers. A nationally televised reality competition would be an awkward place for anyone to publicly announce a relationship — unless you’re on “American Idol” that is.
For now these two should probably focus on the competition at hand since they’ve both gone from underdogs to possible front-runners. And while Pustovoytov was safe this week,...
Pustovoytov and Castillo have been cagey about their relationship status, which is understandable since they’ve only been dancing together for a few weeks and they’re both, you know, teenagers. A nationally televised reality competition would be an awkward place for anyone to publicly announce a relationship — unless you’re on “American Idol” that is.
For now these two should probably focus on the competition at hand since they’ve both gone from underdogs to possible front-runners. And while Pustovoytov was safe this week,...
- 8/21/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“So You Think You Can Dance” held its third week of live shows on Monday night, August 20. Jazz dancer Chelsea Hough and tapper Evan DeBenedetto were the first two competitors eliminated by America’s votes, which narrowed down the competition to the Top 8. How did they do in the latest live show, and how many survived the elimination to advance to next week’s show? Scroll down to find out in our live blog with all the minute-by-minute developments as they happen.
The four women who came into tonight’s show were Jensen Arnold, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Genessy Castillo and Magda Fialek. The four men still in the running were Jay Jay Dixonbey, Darius Hickman, Cole Mills and Slavik Pustovoytov. And if our fluctuating odds are any indication this season is still wide open. Going into the live shows DeBenedetto was one of the dancers are readers were most rooting for,...
The four women who came into tonight’s show were Jensen Arnold, Hannahlei Cabanilla, Genessy Castillo and Magda Fialek. The four men still in the running were Jay Jay Dixonbey, Darius Hickman, Cole Mills and Slavik Pustovoytov. And if our fluctuating odds are any indication this season is still wide open. Going into the live shows DeBenedetto was one of the dancers are readers were most rooting for,...
- 8/20/2018
- by John Benutty and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Last week’s double elimination on “So You Think You Can Dance” seemed to be a relatively easy choice for the judges. Magda Fialek and Chelsea Hough were the bottom two women when viewer votes were counted up, and Cole Mills and Evan DeBenedetto were the bottom two men. The judges had been disappointed by Hough and DeBenedetto for what they felt was a lack of chemistry and for Hough’s lack of tap skills, so the judges decided to send them home and save Fialek and Mills. But will they be spared again tonight?
Our users who have made their predictions thus far are betting on Fialek to be sent home with leading odds of 8/11, which translates to a 57.25% chance of going home. The judges have had nothing but praise for her during the live shows thus far, but the same is true for the other three remaining women,...
Our users who have made their predictions thus far are betting on Fialek to be sent home with leading odds of 8/11, which translates to a 57.25% chance of going home. The judges have had nothing but praise for her during the live shows thus far, but the same is true for the other three remaining women,...
- 8/20/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The waterworks were flowing in the second week of live shows on “So You Think You Can Dance” thanks to contestants Slavik Pustovoytov and Genessy Castillo, and to Emmy nominated choreographer Al Blackstone, who created a Broadway routine for them that brought judges Vanessa Hudgens and Mary Murphy to tears. These two contestants came into the live shows as underdogs, and in some ways they may still be rough around the edges — hip-hop dancer Pustovoytov is still getting used to learning any choreography at all — but their chemistry and emotionality has made them, as Nigel Lythgoe put it, “very much alive in this competition.”
Do you agree? Watch their performance above, and read the judges’ comments below.
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Vanessa Hudgens: “It was so sweet! You did Broadway, and you told a story, and it was so beautiful. And we have Al Blackstone to thank for that.
Do you agree? Watch their performance above, and read the judges’ comments below.
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Vanessa Hudgens: “It was so sweet! You did Broadway, and you told a story, and it was so beautiful. And we have Al Blackstone to thank for that.
- 8/14/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“So You Think You Can Dance” season 15 started its live shows on Monday night, August 6, and since then fans have been predicting who will win this season. The race so far looks like it’s wide open, with our users split 8 ways between the 10 contestants, but the early front-runner is Cole Mills.
As of this writing Mills gets leading odds of 8/5, which translates to a 38.74% chance of prevailing at the end of the season. That’s just slightly better than a one-in-three chance, so he shouldn’t count his chickens before they’ve danced. But he has already impressed the judges with his versatility. The August 13 episode will be the first live eliminations, so we’ll find out them if the audience is just as impressed.
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At the ripe old age of 24, Mills is one of the senior-most contestants of the season,...
As of this writing Mills gets leading odds of 8/5, which translates to a 38.74% chance of prevailing at the end of the season. That’s just slightly better than a one-in-three chance, so he shouldn’t count his chickens before they’ve danced. But he has already impressed the judges with his versatility. The August 13 episode will be the first live eliminations, so we’ll find out them if the audience is just as impressed.
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At the ripe old age of 24, Mills is one of the senior-most contestants of the season,...
- 8/13/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
After Genessy Castillo and her partner Slavik Pustovoytov performed both of their routines on the first live show of “So You Think You Can Dance” season 15 judge Nigel Lythgoe admitted to them that they weren’t put through to the top 10 because they were the best dancers. They were put through because they had the greatest potential to grow, and Lythgoe wasn’t disappointed with what they delivered.
Castillo is a contemporary dancer and Pustovoytov is a hip-hop dancer, which is about as far apart as you can get between two dance styles, but during the first live show they had to perform duets in both styles, and they excelled at both, which might make them surprise contenders to win the season. “They’re a dark horse couple,” announce Lythgoe after their hip-hop routine.
Do you agree? Watch their performance above, and read what the judges had to say about them below.
Castillo is a contemporary dancer and Pustovoytov is a hip-hop dancer, which is about as far apart as you can get between two dance styles, but during the first live show they had to perform duets in both styles, and they excelled at both, which might make them surprise contenders to win the season. “They’re a dark horse couple,” announce Lythgoe after their hip-hop routine.
Do you agree? Watch their performance above, and read what the judges had to say about them below.
- 8/7/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
After an arduous process that put the season 15 contestants of “So You Think You Can Dance” through the gauntlet of auditions, Academy training and tryouts, and even a surprise final round of cuts, the live shows finally got started on Monday night, August 6. The top 10 performers — 5 men and 5 women — finally competed live in the hopes of winning America’s votes. So who withstood the pressure, and who disappointed when it really counted. Follow along below with our live blog for all of the minute-by-minute developments as they happen.
The five men in contention during this live round are Cole Mills (Latin ballroom), Darius Hickman (contemporary), Slavik Pustovoytov (hip-hop), Jay Jay Dixonbey (jazz) and Evan DeBenedetto (tap).
The five women in the running are Genessy Castillo (contemporary), Magda Fialek (Latin ballroom), Hannahlei Cabanilla (contemporary), Jensen Arnold (Latin ballroom) and Chelsea Hough (jazz).
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The five men in contention during this live round are Cole Mills (Latin ballroom), Darius Hickman (contemporary), Slavik Pustovoytov (hip-hop), Jay Jay Dixonbey (jazz) and Evan DeBenedetto (tap).
The five women in the running are Genessy Castillo (contemporary), Magda Fialek (Latin ballroom), Hannahlei Cabanilla (contemporary), Jensen Arnold (Latin ballroom) and Chelsea Hough (jazz).
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- 8/6/2018
- by John Benutty and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“So You Think You Can Dance” season 15 starts its live shows tonight, August 6, with its top 10 contestants performing for America’s vote. But America has already voted for their favorites in our informal polls, and based on those results it looks like Jensen Arnold and Evan DeBenedetto are the ones to beat. Scroll down for our complete poll results at the bottom of this post.
Latin ballroom specialist Arnold wowed the judges when she took on an unfamiliar jazz routine in the last round of judges’ cuts when the top 10 women were whittled down to 5. And she comes from a formidable family of dance. Her big sister Lindsay Arnold competed in season nine of “Sytycd” and became a Mirror Ball Trophy winner on “Dancing with the Stars.” And their little sister Rylee Arnold will be a pro dancer on “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.”
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Latin ballroom specialist Arnold wowed the judges when she took on an unfamiliar jazz routine in the last round of judges’ cuts when the top 10 women were whittled down to 5. And she comes from a formidable family of dance. Her big sister Lindsay Arnold competed in season nine of “Sytycd” and became a Mirror Ball Trophy winner on “Dancing with the Stars.” And their little sister Rylee Arnold will be a pro dancer on “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.”
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- 8/6/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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