We’ve formally made it previous the audition spherical on this season of “So You Assume You Can Dance,” however that doesn’t imply that the exhausting half is over. The 35 dancers who made it by auditions now needed to face the true take a look at: the choreography spherical.
And whereas, sometimes, this spherical may have gone on for various days to whittle the teams down, every part is completely different this yr. Allison Holker revealed that this season the choreography spherical would final solely in the future, and would see 35 flip into 10!
So in case you missed final night time’s episode, we’re right here to recap all the perfect dancing, and the drama, plus which 10 proficient dancers made it to the subsequent spherical.
First Reduce: From 35 to 16
For the choreography spherical, the judges had been joined by iconic L.A. choreographer Galen Hooks, who has beforehand labored with the likes of Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, and Jennifer Lopez. For the primary spherical of cuts, Galen led the dancers by an intense jazz routine.
The dancers started to carry out in teams of 5, and it was rapidly clear that the judges weren’t enjoying. From the primary 5, just one dancer made it by: Easton Magliarditi—a standout from the primary day of auditions.
From the second group, Easton was joined by Ali Deucher and Mariyah Hawkins, together with Julian Carmolinga, and Roman Nevinchanyi. From the third group, Madison Rogue Alvarado and Olivia Alboher moved ahead alongside Anthony Curley, who choose Maksim stated already regarded like a “front-runner.” Within the fourth group, Dakayla Wilson, Avery Homosexual, and Braylon Browner made it by. The ultimate group struggled a bit, and solely Jaylin Sanders and Andrew Park went by and had been warned by the judges to not disappoint within the duets.
Second Reduce: From 16 to the Ultimate 10
After the primary reduce, it was time for some teamwork, and the judges had the prospect to see the dancers carry out in pairs. Galen tells Cat Deeley that this is a chance for the dancers to point out “every part they will do” (our favourite sort of choreo).
After the primary two pairs carried out for the judges, Maksim Chmerkovskiy spoke up, saying he was feeling annoyed that there wasn’t sufficient accomplice work, leading to an absence of emotional connection between the dancers. However Allison disagreed, saying the dancers “smashed it.”
The second and third teams fared nicely, although the judges did voice some issues that it appeared the choreography didn’t come fairly as naturally to Jaylin, who had admitted within the first spherical that he was fighting not having skilled as extensively in jazz or up to date. Within the closing group, it was Roman who appeared to have bother, with Allison saying he wasn’t as “strong” as she had hoped for.
As soon as all 16 dancers had the prospect to carry out, it was time for deliberations. Cat known as within the first eight dancers to listen to their outcomes, and it was a landslide—all eight had been heading by to the highest 10.
However in case your math isn’t mathing, meaning solely two of the dancers from the second group have a spot within the closing 10. Ouch. Ultimately, solely Jaylin and Avery make it by, and it’s an emotional, tear-filled second.
And with that, we have now our prime 10: Olivia, Madison, Braylon, Anthony, Avery, Mariyah, Easton, Roman, Jaylin, and Dakayla.
However on this season of “SYTYCD” there’s at all times one other twist, and, on this case, there have been truly two. First, it was introduced that for the primary time ever, all 10 dancers won’t solely be dancing collectively but in addition be residing collectively as they undergo the competitors.
The ultimate twist? The judges might be joined on the desk by “Dance Mothers” and “Dancing with the Stars” alum Jojo Siwa. So strap in, people, we’re fairly positive this season goes to be a loopy one.
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