And the winner of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ is…
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JOSHUA!!!
For the first time, America chose a street dancer as their favorite—and the Texas boy with the strength of a stallion couldn’t have been more humble about it.
“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something,” he said tearfully after winning the title, $250,000 and a featured role in guest judge Adam Shankman’s next film, “Step Up 3D.”
WHEE!
Was Joshua the best technical dancer in the Top 10?
Nope, those honors went to Will and Katee (who I was surprised to see come in third, but she got a Top Girl consolation prize of $50,000).
But as many of the judges kept saying, Joshua showed the most heart—and that’s what inspired America to vote.
Really, even if he wasn’t your first choice, how could you not be happy for the guy? Talent aside, he appears to be a genuine sweetheart—someone you could really root for.
Speaking of genuine, how about that runner-up Twitch? What a gentleman!
He seemed honestly happy for his pal, even hoisting Josh’s arm with a victory whoop. (Before being unceremoniously shoved offstage, that is.)
And poor Courtney. Even she knew she didn’t have a chance in hell of winning—yet she was still quite gracious about placing fourth.
That said, the rest of the finale was a big improvement over last year: The obligatory musical group (the Jonas Brothers) aside, the guests were all focused on dance.
From the season’s most memorable numbers to Cirque du Soleil’s weirdly wonderful “Homage to the Rabbits” to the Top 20 performance with a bunch of our favorite SYTYCD old-timers (Neil, Travis, Lauren, yay!), the show was truly a lot of fun without feeling forced.
And I’ll admit it, I even kind of got into the numbers by judges Mary Murphy (a Latin hip-shaker with Season 2’s Dmitry) and Nigel Lythgoe (tapping away with the Debbie Allen Dance Academy). You’ve got to hand it to them for being brave: They put their money where their (often hyper-critical) mouth is.
One minor quibble, however. Anyone else think that Will got a bit too much air time considering he wasn’t in the Top 4?
I’m the first to admit that the boy was totally robbed when he was kicked off after being slated to win the whole she-bang, but hey, that’s the way America voted.
Yet he got a momentary spotlight solo during the intro, where the rest of the Top 20 danced with others, and Cat allowed him to jabber on about his wonderful experience on the show while dismissing the rest of the performers. Anyone else think the show was trying to tell us something?
So that’s it until next summer, folks! Unless you’re planning to check out the dancers on tour.
Here you go, FOX, I’ll give you a free plug: Go to www.fox.com/dance to find a show near you.
(Photos courtesy of FOX)
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