Season 9 Premieres May 24

The wait is nearly over! So You Think You Can Dance, the Emmy-nominated hit dance competition series, returns for a ninth season on Thursday, May 24 at 8/7c. The auditions in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas and Salt Lake City feature host Cat Deeley and resident judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, as well as guest judges Debbie Allen, Lil’ C, Tyce Diorio, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Adam Shankman.

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SYTYCDX is a 2-3 day workshop filled with classes, seminars, a mock audition opportunity, and performances.  Participants have a chance to win scholarships, tickets to a live taping of SYTYCD Season 9, Gift Packages, complete with SYTYCD Tour Merchandise, and more. This unique event grants guests VIP status with up-close and personal access to a renowned roster of choreographers and SYTYCD Alumni Dancers.

SYTYCDX is open to the public for students and enthusiasts 18 and older. For more information, including registration for the event, go to www.sytycdx.com

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Audition for Season 9 in Salt Lake City or Los Angeles.

There are only two more opportunities to audition for Season 9 of So You Think You Can Dance. The show will continue its search for America’s Favorite Dancer Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT and Friday, March 2 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Auditions in Atlanta, Dallas, and New York have wrapped.

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SYTYCD Alumni Surprise Ellen DeGeneres

Talk Show Host and So You Think You Can Dance fan Ellen DeGeneres celebrated her birthday last week, and Late Night Host Jimmy Kimmel surprised her with a performance from seven So You Think You Can Dance alumni! Season 8’s Top 2 Melanie Moore and Sasha Mallory, Season 7’s Alex Wong, All-Stars and Season 4 finalists tWitch Boss and Comfort Fedoke, and All-Stars and Season 2 finalists Allison Holker and Ivan Koumaev sprung from seats in The Ellen Show audience to surprise her with a performance to LMFAO’s “Sexy And I Know It.”

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Alex Wong is going to Hollywood with American Idol!

Season 7 superstar Alex Wong had his dance career temporarily sidelined by his Achilles injury, but that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his other dreams. Did you know Alex can sing? American Idol’s Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler put him through to Hollywood after he auditioned for them at San Diego Auditions for the show’s 11th season!

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Watch Cat Deeley co-host LIVE! WITH KELLY on Thursday.

So You Think You Can Dance’s host with the most, Cat Deeley, will co-host LIVE! WITH KELLY alongside Kelly Ripa this Thursday, January 26. Cat has been busy traveling for Season 9 auditions, which brought her to Atlanta, Dallas, and New York this month.

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Choreographers Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo are adding to their family!

Congratulations to So You Think You Can Dance’s hip-hop choreographers, Napoleon and Tabitha D’umo. They announced over the holidays that they’re expecting a baby in 2012!

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Allison, tWitch, Dmitry, Chelsie, Louis, and Mary will ring in 2012 together.

So You Think You Can Dancers Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, Allison Holker, Dmitry Chaplin, Chelsie Hightower, and choreographer Louis Van Amstel will perform at Casa Dorada Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on New Year’s Eve. Judge Mary Murphy will host the New Year’s Eve show. Casa Dorada’s GM Enrique Turcott offers, “We’re excited to announce that even more talented performers will be coming to Los Cabos for New Year’s! tWitch’s signature hip hop style and Allison’s contemporary grace will be a great compliment to the fantastic ballroom dancers already announced. Our guests are going to be blown away by all the talent on display!”

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Kent Boyd & Robert Roldan are among many SYTYCDers who have appeared on GLEE.

Have you been watching Glee this season? If so, you may have noticed quite a few So You Think You Can Dance stars, and if you haven’t been watching, you may want to start!

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Neil Haskell partnered Melanie Moore in a memorable Season 8 piece.

Every time I catch a musical in Los Angeles, Season 3 finalist/Season 7 and 8 All-Star Neil Haskell leaps on to the stage. You might remember that I unexpectedly caught him as Snowboy in West Side Story earlier this year. On Saturday night, I attended a new musical comedy called Bring It On: The Musical, and I was delighted to see that Neil had a large role as Steven, the main character’s boyfriend. Not only does he dance in this part, but he also shows off his acting and singing chops! I was also excited to see Season 6’s Ariana DeBose in a major role as Nautica. When I attended Vegas week during Season 6, I witnessed Ariana’s mesmerizing solo and was bummed when she was eliminated during the first week of the show. Seeing Ariana dance, sing, and act in Bring It On: The Musical made me realize she’s really found her niche in musical theater. To top it off, the show’s Director and Choreographer is Andy Blankenbuehler, who choreographed two Broadway routines on So You Think You Can Dance’s 4^th season and 6^th season.

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