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 via auditions now needed to face the true check: the choreography spherical.
And whereas, usually, this spherical may have gone on for a variety of days to whittle the teams down, every part is completely different this 12 months. 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 very best 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 have 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 via an intense jazz routine.
The dancers started to carry out in teams of 5, and it was shortly clear that the judges weren’t taking part in. From the primary 5, just one dancer made it via: 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 Rouge Alvarado and Olivia Alboher moved ahead alongside Anthony Curley, who decide Maksim stated already regarded like a “front-runner.” Within the fourth group, Dakayla Wilson, Avery Homosexual, and Braylon Browner made it via. The ultimate group struggled a bit, and solely Jaylin Sanders and Andrew Park went via and have been warned by the judges to not disappoint within the duets.
Second Reduce: From 16 to the Closing 10
After the primary lower, it was time for some teamwork, and the judges had the possibility 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 form of choreo).
After the primary two pairs carried out for the judges, Maksim Chmerkovskiy spoke up, saying he was feeling pissed off that there wasn’t sufficient associate 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 effectively, although the judges did voice some considerations that it appeared the choreography didn’t come fairly as naturally to Jaylin, who had admitted within the first spherical that he was battling not having educated as extensively in jazz or modern. Within the ultimate group, it was Roman who appeared to have hassle, with Allison saying he wasn’t as “stable” as she had hoped for.
As soon as all 16 dancers had the possibility to carry out, it was time for deliberations. Cat referred to as within the first eight dancers to listen to their outcomes, and it was a landslide—all eight have been heading via 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 ultimate 10. Ouch. Ultimately, solely Jaylin and Avery make it via, and it’s an emotional, tear-filled second.
And with that, we’ve our high 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 is not going to solely be dancing collectively but additionally be residing collectively as they undergo the competitors.
The ultimate twist? The judges will probably 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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