It’s ON, people!

We’ve now got our Top 20 dancers – whoo hoo! – so we can start rooting for our favorites.

Unfortunately, I don’t know who my favorites are yet, do you?

Seriously, I couldn’t pick half of the finalists out of a lineup right now.

Kayla? Ashley? Jonathan? Totally clueless.

Melissa only stands out for me because she seems oddly obsessed with wearing a tutu.

Vitolio? I don’t remember him at all from the auditions. (Although NOW I know who he is, thanks to last night’s disgusting “diarrhea moment” comment.)

There are one or two who rub me the wrong way at the moment – and I’ll admit that it’s for completely random and unfair reasons. For example, I’ve despised Asuka from the moment she stepped onstage, even going back to her auditions in past seasons, simply because she has a tendency to wink a lot. I don’t like winkers.

So who are the standouts for me at the moment? My love is growing for fellow New Yorker Tony Bellissimo, who knows he’s not the most talented contestant – but he’s a fighter. It seems like he’s gonna bust his butt trying to win this competition.

I like Kupono for having the guts to shave his head, after the judges commented about his quirky, feminine look. Plus, I kept comparing him to last season’s Mark – so this helps distinguish him.

As for the girls, Paris catches my eye for a reason I can’t quite put my finger on.

Otherwise, the field is wide open for me! Want to know a bit more about the Top 20 to make your own preliminary selections?

Click through to read a short bio on each of them, which includes their hometowns and dance experience.

But before I do that, I’ve got to comment on the Alex Wong situation. That guy was a complete lock – for both the fans and the judges – for the Top 20. And he TOTALLY deserved it, too.

So why, why, WHY did the producers let him get so far when they knew FULL WELL that he was under contract with the Miami Ballet Co.?

Because it’s good TV, that’s why. (Of course.) Still, keeping him on was incredibly unfair to Alex, who seemed to sincerely think he had a shot.

Even more, it was unfair to the viewing audience, who had no clue about Alex’s potential conflict and some of whom had already started rooting for him. A cheap move to bump up the episode’s drama, when it wasn’t really needed. For shame, Nigel. For shame.

Anyway, let’s find out some more about our current Top 20, shall we? Let’s start with the girls…

Girls

Randi Evans

Dance Specialty: Jazz

Hometown: Orem, UT

Currently Resides: Springville, UT

Age: 23

Evans began dancing at an early age and performed in the closing ceremonies at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games. She currently attends Utah Valley University where she is majoring in elementary education.

Karla Garcia

Dance Specialty: Jazz/Contemporary

Hometown: Oxon Hill, MD

Currently Resides: Brooklyn, NY

Age: 23

Garcia is a graduate of New York University. Her early dance experience included learning traditional Filipino folk dancing. Garcia performed on Broadway in “Hot Feet,” danced in the ensemble of the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” and went on to tour with “Wicked.”

Caitlin Kinney

Dance Specialty: Contemporary

Hometown: Annapolis, MD

Currently Resides: Annapolis, MD

Age: 21

Kinney graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts in 2005. She danced at North Carolina Dance Theatre as an apprentice for two years and is an experienced gymnast.

Asuka Kondoh

Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Currently Resides: Irvine, CA

Age: 25

Kondoh loves swimming, golf and tennis and has played piano for 13 years. She is a graduate of University of California, Irvine, and has worked as a Latin Ballroom instructor for the last two years.

Janette Manrara

Dance Specialty: Salsa

Hometown: Miami, FL

Currently Resides: Hialeah, FL

Age: 25

Manrara began performing in musical theater at age 12, and started her formal dance training at 19, studying Ballroom, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz and Hip Hop. She currently attends Florida State University.

Jeanine Mason

Dance Specialty: Contemporary

Hometown: Miami, FL

Currently Resides: Pinecrest, FL

Age: 18

A recent graduate of the Ransom Everglades School, Mason plans to attend the University of California, Los Angeles in the fall. She began her dance training in Ballet and Lyrical and then went on to study Jazz, Acrobatics, Hip Hop, Modern and Contemporary.

Kayla Radomski

Dance Specialty: Jazz/Contemporary

Hometown: Aurora, CO

Currently Resides: Aurora, CO

Age: 18

Radomski has been dancing for most of her life, and participating in SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE is one of her most rewarding experiences. She is grateful to her amazing mother who has supported her love of dance for so many years. Radomski also enjoys acting and singing.

Melissa Sandvig

Dance Specialty: Ballet

Hometown: Los Alamitos, CA

Currently Resides: Los Alamitos, CA

Age: 29

Sandvig has been dancing for most of her life. She has danced with the Milwaukee Ballet Company, LA Opera, Long Beach Ballet and Helios Dance Theater. A highlight for Sandvig was performing “Le Coeur Illumine” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Paris Torres

Dance Specialty: Contemporary

Hometown: Issaquah, WA

Currently Resides: Issaquah, WA

Age: 19

Torres is a graduate of Skyline High School. She began dancing when she was 6 years old and now teaches at a studio near her home. She was also a Miss Washington Teen pageant winner, and was a Seattle Storm and Seattle Sonic Jr. dancer from 2000-2003.

Ashley Valerio

Dance Specialty: Contemporary

Hometown: Mesa, AZ

Currently Resides: North Hollywood, CA

Age: 22

Valerio has been dancing for most of her life. She is a graduate of Mountain View High School.

Guys

Kupono Aweau

Dance Specialty: Lyrical/Contemporary

Hometown: Honolulu, HI

Currently Resides: Kailua, HI

Age: 23

Aweau graduated from the Kamehameha Schools and has been dancing since he was 16 years old. He loves his home state of Hawaii, and is an avid collector of home furnishings.

Tony Bellissimo

Dance Specialty: Hip Hop

Hometown: Buffalo, NY

Currently Resides: Buffalo, NY

Age: 20

Bellissimo has been dancing for most of his life. He is a graduate of Frontier High School, and played on the school’s soccer, football and lacrosse teams. He likes to write short stories and poems, and his favorite professional dancer is Barry Lather.

Brandon Bryant

Dance Specialty: Contemporary

Hometown: Miami, FL

Currently Resides: Salt Lake City, UT

Age: 19

Bryant began dancing ballet at age 10. He is a graduate of Coral Reef Senior High School and now attends Miami Dade College. His most memorable dance experience was performing for Madonna at her daughter’s birthday party.

Phillip Chbeeb

Dance Specialty: Popping

Hometown: Houston, TX

Currently Resides: Los Angeles, CA

Age: 20

Chbeeb has had no formal dance training, but began dancing when he was 15 years old. At age 16, he founded the Marvelous Motion Studio in Houston. He is currently an engineering physics major at Loyola Marymount University.

Jason Glover

Dance Specialty: Lyrical/Contemporary

Hometown: Fresno, CA

Currently Resides: Fresno, CA

Age: 21

Glover began dancing at age 12, studying Tap and Hip Hop. He is a graduate of Bullard High School, and his favorite dancer is Michael Jackson.

Vitolio Jeune

Dance Specialty: Contemporary

Hometown: Pétionville, Haiti

Currently Resides: Miami, FL

Age: 26

Jeune began dancing at age 18, and is a graduate of Florida’s New World School of the Arts. He loves motorcycles, and his favorite dancer is Desmond Richardson.

Max Kapitannikov

Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom

Hometown: Moscow, Russia

Currently Resides: Brooklyn, NY

Age: 26

Kapitannikov has been dancing for as long as he can remember. He comes from a dancing family, and his mother is a ballet teacher. He also enjoys sculpting and playing the guitar. He attended the Manhattan Comprehensive High School.

Evan Kasprzak

Dance Specialty: Broadway

Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI

Currently Resides: West Bloomfield, MI

Age: 21

Kasprzak graduated from Wylie E. Groves High School and currently attends Illinois Wesleyan University. He has been dancing since he was 6 years old, and his most memorable dance experience was performing in a Gregory Hines tribute with Hines’ family in the audience.

Ade Obayomi

Dance Specialty: Contemporary

Hometown: Chandler, AZ

Currently Resides: Orange County, CA

Age: 20

Obayomi has been dancing since he was 6 years old. He is a graduate of Corona Del Sol High School and currently attends Chapman University. A dance highlight for him was performing at Radio City Music Hall.

Jonathan Platero

Dance Specialty: Salsa

Hometown: Sanford, FL

Currently Resides: New York, NY

Age: 21

Platero was a gymnast before he began dancing at age 16. He is a graduate of Seminole High School, was a World Salsa finalist in 2006-2007 and performed as a dancer and acrobat in “High School Musical.”

(Photos and biographical information courtesy of FOX)