It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for – after several weeks of auditions, who would make Season 6’s Top 20?

Las Vegas auditions started with 152 dancers, and by the end of the week only 38 dancers remained. All 38 traveled to Hollywood to find out their fate.

Did you notice the new opening to the show? What do you think?
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It was day two of the Las Vegas round of auditions. Less than half of the semi-finalists remained in the competition. The day started off with pop jazz choreography led by Laurieann Gibson. She’s a tough choreographer, and she wasn’t afraid to speak her mind to the dancers on stage.

Karen and Matthew Hauer are the married ballroom dancers that we first saw at Boston auditions. They nervously took in Laurieann’s choreography, and Karen was getting really stressed out. When it was time to perform for the six judges (Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen, Mia Michaels, and Tyce Diorio), Karen barely scraped through to the next round. Unfortunately, Matthew didn’t make it out of pop jazz choreography, and Karen was really upset when she had to say goodbye to her husband.

Nigel had to stop the following group mid-dance because no one was emoting or dancing powerfully. Contemporary dancers Mollee Gray and Billy Bell were in the next group to take the stage. Nigel said, “Mollee, you’re dancing like a little girl.” He said there’s a reason why you have to be 18 to be on this show, and he wants her to start dancing like a woman. Dancing in the same group as Mollee and Billy was Russell Ferguson. He’s the first krumper to make it this far in the competition. After watching him dance, Nigel asked Russell if he’s ever had any formal training, and Russell said he hasn’t. Nigel told Russell, “You’re doing so well. Keep up the good work.” Mollee, Billy, and Russell made it to the next round of auditions; however, Mollee limped off the stage. She didn’t want anyone to know that she injured her ankle during contemporary choreography, but the pain became unbearable and she had to see the medic and go to the hospital.
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After traveling to six cities to find America’s Favorite Dancer, 152 of the best dancers in America were at the So You Think You Can Dance semi-finals in Las Vegas. Host Cat Deeley and 152 dancers welcomed the judges: Tyce Diorio, Mia Michaels, Debbie Allen, Adam Shankman, Mary Murphy, and Nigel Lythgoe.

Vegas auditions began with solos as a way to compare each dancer with one another. First up was Nathan Trasoras. This basketball shorts-wearing dancer wowed the judges when he auditioned for Season 5, but he was only 17 years old at the time. Since you must be 18 to be on the show, the judges decided to give Nathan a ticket to Season 6 auditions in Las Vegas because he turned 18 in between seasons. Although the judges aren’t giving feedback after each solo, they looked pleased with Nathan’s performance.
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Salt Lake City, Utah was the last stop of the audition tour, and drew in the biggest crowd of hopefuls yet. Joining Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy at the judges’ table was Mia Michaels.

First up was Bryan Boyer, a b-boy who specializes in power moves and stunts that look painful. Cat wore his helmet as Bryan spun on his head directly on the concrete. When Bryan took the stage for his audition, he kicked it off with some high-flying flips. Nigel thought this was one of the best hip hop routines they’ve seen this season. Mary liked Bryan’s personality, and Mia summed up his performance in one word – “awesome.” The three judges ask Bryan to stick around for choreography.
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For the first time ever, SYTYCD has hit up New Orleans, Louisiana. Since Nigel was in England obtaining an honorary doctorate, Adam Shankman and Lil C joined Mary in the Big Easy.

Day one in N.O. started out with Shelby “Skip” Skipper who showcased a style of dance we haven’t seen on the show – New Orleans Bounce. His best friend, Donald “Big Choo” Norris, is the founder of this style. Cat paired up with Skip to learn a few moves, and she picked it up rather quickly! Skip performed his energetic bounce and used the whole stage. Mary has never seen the New Orleans Bounce until now, but she loved his energy and leg strength. Lil C gave Skip’s moves the “buck” stamp of approval. Skip said he is glad to help bring this style into awareness. The judges stated that he’s “not going to choreography,” because he is going straight to Vegas.
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The next stop for So You Think You Can Dance auditions was Atlanta, Georgia. Would the dancing be sizzling in Hotlanta? Joining Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy in the south was master krumper and vocabulary aficionado, Lil C.

The first dancer to take the stage in Atlanta was Billy Bell. This young man started dancing only 5 years ago, after being inspired by a hip hop show. Billy instantly enrolled in hip hop classes, but was awful at that style of dance. Determined to become a dancer at 14 years old, Billy enrolled in ballet, tap, and several other styles of dance. The classes, paired with Billy’s persistence, seemed to have paid off. Nigel thought Billy had great legs and technique, except that he needs to watch his arched back and hands during pirouettes. The judges decided that it’s a “no for choreography [a pause long enough to worry Billy], you’re going straight to Vegas!” And with that, Atlanta auditions were off to a positive start.
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We are finally here, in ABDC´s finale.

This time the eliminated crews return to team up with the remaining crews to dance to the judges choreographies.
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New auditions episode of So You Think You Can Dance. This time the auditions took part in Boston. I have to point out that the quality of the dancers this time was INCREDIBLE!

I love love love love love this show!!!

Let´s get back to business; judges for episode 3 were Nigel Lithgoe, Mary Murphy and guest judge Emmy winner Mr. Tyce Diorio.
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Closer and closer to the finale of ABDC!

This time the crews compete each other in a challenge called Decades of dance. They had to dance to a mix of five songs from the past five decades. The top dance moments they had to dance to were the following:
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The MTV VMA´s rocked it this year. One of the things I wanted to highlight was the tribute to the King of Pop, Mr. Michael Jackson!!

The performance started out with Thriller, MJ´S number one hit. Other songs that were on the routine were: I´m bad and Smooth Criminal.

To finish with the show what else than SCREAM, song that also represents this site!!!

Remember that Scream was also sung by Janet Jackson who also appeared on the routine. She danced to the Michael´s video´s steps.

Amaaaaaazingggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

CHECK THIS INCREDIBLE ROUTINE:
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