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Here’s a great clip with So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley at the season 6 auditions. She tells about what makes the difference between making it to the finals and not making it. I really like the way she gets to know the dancers and acts as their friend in the audition process.

She goes on to tell us how she dreads Thursday night’s elimination shows and how close she feels to all the dancers. She then reveals what she did for the Fourth of July.

It’s no secret that So You Think You Can Dance is one of my all-time favorite shows. Not only because I’m a lover of dance, but because I love to watch people triumph and succeed with hard work and determination.

Interestingly, Cat Deeley, the host of SYTYCD tells us in this clip that is pretty much the same reason she loves the show. She also talks about the dancers’ charisma and what makes a winning dancer. This is a great clip, and it makes me very eager for tomorrow’s new episode of the show:

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I had a chance to take part in a conference call interview with So You Think You Can Dance host, Cat Deeley. And in case you hadn’t guessed it, she really is as sweet on the phone as she seems to be on the show. What a delightful person!

In the conversation, she lets us all in on the fact that there will be a sixth season of the show that will start in the Fall, soon after season 5 ends. Hurray!! This is truly spectacular news for all of us who absolutely love this show!!

Here’s what else she had to say:

Q: This show always kind of surprises me with all the old stereotypes of dancing wiped away. I thought one of the interesting ones was, I used to think that the winning dancers would be kind of long and lean or short and gymnastic, and last year you had this guy who had this very football-type, athletic build, and he came out on top. Does that kind of surprise you, how diverse the dancers are in style and type and so forth?

C. Deeley: Actually, that’s the very nature of the show, and that’s what we like to celebrate. We like to celebrate people from all different races, religions, backgrounds, colors, creeds. You know, that’s the whole idea of the show, is that anybody from any background at all with any training can come on the show, and as long as they’ve got the talent and passion and they’re prepared to work hard, and also show their personality, of course, they are more than welcome to be on the show. We’re looking for stars. We’re not necessarily looking for a certain body type or a certain style or anything like that. We’re looking for America’s favorite dancer, which doesn’t necessarily mean the best. I’m certainly not asking people to fit in certain boxes. We’re not asking people to fit in certain molds. We’re kind of all-encompassing. We want people who the American public are going to identify with and are going to pick up the phone and vote for, and that’s what’s so special about our show.

Q: I’m a layman’s observer of this, give us an example of a style or type that just dazzled you when it came on, because it wasn’t a particular kind of dance you were familiar with and all of a sudden there it was in front of you.
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Here’s another preview clip for the 5th season of So You Think You Can Dance. In this one, host Cat Deeley and judge Mary Murphy talk about just how difficult the competition is for the dancers.

Mary says that even though she has danced all her life, she was overwhelmed by how hard it was to learn African dance…learning a new dance style is tough enough, but to learn a new one each week must be incredibly hard!

Get ready for the new season of So You Think You Can Dance, Thursday 5/21 at 8/7c, on FOX!

You don’t know how exciting this is to me. I love all the dance reality shows, but my very favorite one will always be So You Think you Can Dance. It’s the one that gets me the most excited about watching and it’s about to begin again when season 5 premieres on May 21. I absolutely cannot wait!!!

In this first promotional clip for SYTYCD season 5, Mary Murphy, Nigel Lythgoe and Cat Deeley all talk about what they hope to see int his season and we get a glimpse of some of the amazing dancers who waited in line to try out. Choreographer Adam Shankman also weighs in on why the show gets better each season. Check it out:

Check out this photo of So You think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley out shopping at the Grove shopping center in LA. I think her look is fun and stylish. I never would have thought to put a hat and jacket with flip-flops, but it works for her, don’t you think?

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I am so excited that the So You Think You Can Dance auditions have begun. It’s one of my all-time favorite shows and just to know that it will be back this year with another incredible season has a smile on my face.

Here’s a sneak peek at the New York auditions. It looks like some “interesting” characters as well as some very talented people were there to try out. Mary Murphy and Cat Deeley also give us a bit of insight into what the judges are looking for and how they choose the dancers.

• 8:36 PM
  
• 8:37 PM Welcome to Dance Watcher’s LIVE BLOGGING of tonight’s final performance episode of So You Think You Can Dance!
  
  I’ll be blogging live during the entire show, so don’t be shy, leave a comment and let’s all discuss!!
• 8:39 PM I have to be honest, that tonight, I’ll be happy with whoever wins. All four of them are fantastic dancers and have such great personalities.
  
  And can you believe that last season, Twitch & Hok were up against each other for the final slot in the top 20 and Twitch didn’t make it? I love Hok, but I’m so glad that Twitch made it this season. He’s wonderful.
• 8:50 PM And this season, it was down to Katee and her roommate for the final girls’ spot. They almost didn’t choose her. Thank goodness, they did!
• 8:51 PM Can you believe the impact that hip-hop dancers have had this season? And most of them with absolutely no classical training at all. It’s amazing!
• 8:57 PM I know! She totally got into the competition as soon as she got in the top 20. She’s a fantastic dancer. She won me over too!
• 8:58 PM Jonathan, I totally am too!
• 9:01 PM Everyone, join the live blogging here:
• 9:02 PM 2 ladies dancing together tonight. Nice
• 9:02 PM Typical man…
• 9:03 PM Mandy Moore is the judge? Has she done more than 3 dances this season
• 9:03 PM Whew! Just managed to gulp down the last bites of my salad…
  
  
  Mandy Moore is the guest judge tonight.
• 9:04 PM Twitch and Courtney totally have a thing for each other. They are always doing the whole “fighting” thing
• 9:04 PM First to dance are Courtney & Twitch and they have been choreographed by Napoleon & Tabitha D’Umo
• 9:04 PM I love these choreographers and both dancers!
• 9:05 PM Thanks, Jonathan!
• 9:05 PM They are out of sync a little bit I think
• 9:06 PM They call that move “the shotgun”
• 9:06 PM this isn’t Courtney’s forte, but it is Twitch’s
• 9:06 PM you sound like a dancer!
• 9:07 PM Mandy: “That was awesome….(Courtney) You have a little Jersey coming out of you”
• 9:07 PM Surprise, that Mandy has felt that crazy g/f thing before
• 9:07 PM I think Twitch was awesome, but Courtney wasn’t perfect…but I’m not a judge…
• 9:08 PM The judges aren’t going to say anything bad about anything tonight. They know if they burn anybody, it will probably cost them the competition.
• 9:08 PM Yeah, how could they all have gotten this far unless they were great?
• 9:09 PM Nigel: “(Twitch) I would be greatful that you’re dancing with Courtney, not Mary”. “It was absolutely perfect”
• 9:09 PM They are great, but even if they make a misstep tonight, I don’t think the judges will mention it. They all deserve to be there in the finale this season though, agreed?
• 9:09 PM He probably has no hearing in his left ear because of Mary’s screaming…
• 9:10 PM Totally agreed.
• 9:10 PM lol
• 9:11 PM Yet again,Cat Deeley is in an amazing dress…
• 9:12 PM The shimmering makes me woozy But she’s looking very “O.C.”
• 9:12 PM LOL
• 9:13 PM For all you visitors watching, feel free to login (top-left) to join in the liveblog
• 9:14 PM Remember that tomorrow night they will have some amazing dancers that will go head-to-head with the unbelievable hip-hop moves. I’m looking forward to that!
• 9:14 PM Courtney will dance her solo first. She’s got a cute dog.
• 9:15 PM She’s just 18 yeas old. That’s amazing.
• 9:16 PM Her favorite routine was Sonya’s Jazz routine.
• 9:16 PM Poor Gev He’s going to challenge her boyfriend to a dance-off
• 9:16 PM LOL. He’ll do alright.
• 9:17 PM Song: They Weren’t There, Missy Higgins
• 9:18 PM Her solo was really good, of course.
• 9:18 PM Mandy got teary-eyed watching her.
• 9:19 PM Mary said her personality lights up the stage, no matter who she’s dancing with.
• 9:19 PM Mary: “You’re an inspiration to a lot of young girls out there”
• 9:20 PM Courtney: 1-888-TEMPO-01
• 9:20 PM Nigel: “I’m delighted you’re in the top 4…America has taken you into their hearts”. Called her a “bright spirit”. “You energize everyone around you”
• 9:26 PM Next to dance are Katee & Joshua. WOW! Wade Robson!! I love his work!
• 9:26 PM Lots of relationship fights tonight…
• 9:27 PM Song: Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - John Mayer
• 9:28 PM WOW they can spin!
• 9:28 PM They are perfectly matched dance partners.
• 9:29 PM They look honestly affected by the performance. Joshua especially.
• 9:29 PM Fabulous dance routine! They were both fantastic!
• 9:29 PM Mandy: she missed Wade on the show too!
• 9:30 PM Mandy: “So beautiful and so honest”
• 9:30 PM More work in legs & feet? I disagree…
• 9:30 PM Mary: it was absolutely beautiful
• 9:31 PM Nigel: There were many remarkable things about that routine.
• 9:32 PM Wade is choreographing Believe in Vegas, starring Criss Angel.
• 9:32 PM Nigel: Katee=”Absolutely fantastic”, Joshua=”Uncontrolled control…Not a normal dancer. This is a brillant dancer”
• 9:32 PM Nigel: Joshua has “Uncontrolled control.” This is a brilliant dancer. WOW
• 9:33 PM Twitch will do his solo next. He’s always so good. I love to watch his solos.
• 9:34 PM 4real!
• 9:36 PM Just as an aside, I posted an interview I helped do with Criss Angel on my other blog a few days ago. Anyone interested can check it out here.
• 9:36 PM Sorry, I’m bored with the commercials…
• 9:37 PM Courtney & Katee danced Broadway by Tyce Diorio.
• 9:38 PM This is going to be my favourite routine I expect “Girly-girl number”
• 9:38 PM Tyce has been amazing this season!
• 9:38 PM Katee nearly broke her prop umbrella before the performance.
• 9:38 PM Tyce is ALWAYS incredible!
• 9:39 PM Song: The Trolley Song/Rufus Wainwright
• 9:39 PM It’s interesting to see both girls dance together, their styles are a bit different
• 9:40 PM Whose showing up who?
• 9:40 PM There doesn’t feel like there’s a connection between the two of them
• 9:40 PM That was an uneventful ending.
• 9:41 PM Mandy: “It was so cute” = not good. Her comments seemed really half-hearted
• 9:42 PM The judges all seem to think that the umbrellas made it difficult.
• 9:42 PM Sounds like Nigel thinks Katee outdid Courtney…
• 9:42 PM “Katee has that extra little bit”
• 9:43 PM Twitch’s name started when he would dance during class and other inappropriate times.
• 9:43 PM He’s fantastic!
• 9:44 PM Cat: The Navy’s loss is our gain.
• 9:44 PM Twitch said he would have joined the Navy if he hadn’t got on this year
• 9:45 PM I thought Kerrington was going to be there in the end too
• 9:45 PM He and Kherington were a wonderful dance pair. His favorite dance was the one they did for Jean-Marc Genereaux’s handicapped daughter. It was remarkable.
• 9:45 PM I thought she and Will would be.
• 9:46 PM His isolations are incredible
• 9:46 PM Twitch is awesome! He has the moves.
• 9:46 PM Does he have a Cylon on his shirt? Oh, it’s a Japanese emperor
• 9:46 PM That hand movement represents the fourth season of the show and being the best.
• 9:47 PM I really don’t know what that is on his shirt.
• 9:48 PM Mary is speechless about his free style.
• 9:48 PM Nigel: “You’ve left your mark on this competition” You have humour in spades. You are an entertainer. “That’s a joy to watch”
• 9:50 PM Twitch: 1-888-TEMPO-02
• 9:50 PM WOW! Next up is a Twitch / Joshua battle! That should be incredible!
• 9:52 PM SYTYCD fans should be sure to check out the schedule of Live Tour dates. They start the tour next month. I can’t wait!!
• 9:53 PM Here are the Tour dates.
• 9:54 PM Anyone wanting to join in the live blogging, go here.
• 9:55 PM This battle is going to be epic: Josh vs . Twitch in Russian Dance!
• 9:55 PM Oh, yeah!
• 9:56 PM oh! it should be hip-hop!
• 9:56 PM Josh broke his shoes practicing. Twitch = possible sabotage?
• 9:56 PM LOL
• 9:56 PM ooooh the trash-talk!
• 9:57 PM Isn’t this song from the Nutcracker?
• 9:57 PM I like the puffy pants
• 9:57 PM Slapping is not dancing
• 9:59 PM Cat really thinks that routine was tough
• 9:59 PM I hate to say it, but I think the choreographer gave the really great moves to Joshua.
• 9:59 PM They both have to have the most amazing thigh muscles to do those moves.
• 9:59 PM I agree - Those jumps were amazing.
• 9:59 PM It might be the toughest. That is incredible.
• 10:00 PM Mandy: There’s nothing better than watching two men do crazy stuff on stage.
• 10:00 PM It’s a jump-off!
• 10:00 PM OH, it’s on!
• 10:01 PM They don’t look so gangsta in those puffy pants
• 10:01 PM It’s a bit reminiscent of MC Hammer…
• 10:01 PM It’s Hammer Time on SYTYCD
• 10:01 PM Mary: one of the most fabulous routines on SYTYCD
• 10:02 PM Nigel: That’s Russian street dancing. Another new dance style.
• 10:03 PM Next solo is Katee. They are showing her roommate and her saying that she wouldn’t try another time.
• 10:04 PM Favorite routine: No Air (the soldier one)
• 10:05 PM Song: Hide and Seek Imogene Heap
• 10:05 PM This is definitely my favourite of all Katee’s solos
• 10:05 PM Mandy: words of advice, keep dancing and stay in ballet.
• 10:06 PM Mary: will cherish so many of the numbers she’s done this season
• 10:06 PM Nigel: she’s been so many characters this season and she was brilliant in every one.
• 10:06 PM Katee: 1-888-TEMPO-03
• 10:07 PM Foxtrot with Katee and Twitch is next
• 10:10 PM MDM: Which is your favorite this season?
• 10:10 PM Katee for sure. - So cute!
• 10:11 PM Cool! She is really good!
• 10:11 PM Now that my man, Will is gone, I love the final four.
• 10:11 PM But Will should still be here…
• 10:12 PM I’m rooting for Twitch just because I think he’s cool and it would be neat if he wins. I think Katee prob deserves the win though based on her performances.
• 10:12 PM More competition between Twitch & Joshua
• 10:13 PM I think Twitch, Joshua & Katee each deserves it in their own way. Coutney could be an audience favorite,so she could do it too.
• 10:13 PM lol I love the super-staged fights in the behind-the-scenes clips
• 10:13 PM Foxtrot = death on this show. But these guys could pull it off
• 10:13 PM Song: Feeling Good, Michael Buble
• 10:14 PM Not the best song to foxtrot to.
• 10:14 PM Twitch is much better at this Foxtrot than he has been before. He’s feeling more relaxed this time
• 10:14 PM Katee’s dress = nothing but tassles
• 10:15 PM Both have great form this time. Great routine.
• 10:15 PM Katee’s dress is beautiful. Looks great on her.
• 10:15 PM What, was there 5 seconds of Foxtrot in there?
• 10:15 PM Mandy: Very romantic.
• 10:15 PM lol
• 10:16 PM Cat: doesn’t he look like James Bond?
• 10:16 PM Twitch Bond
• 10:16 PM He auditions with the British accent and Cat swoons.
• 10:16 PM The Foxtrot was originally danced to ragtime. Today, the dance is customarily accompanied by the same big band music to which swing is also danced.
• 10:16 PM Mary: the foxtrot is a gentleman’s dance and you were one cool gentleman
• 10:17 PM Nigel: Katee, you were splendid, there is nothing we have thrown at you that you have failed to accomplish.
• 10:18 PM Nigel: Twitch, you were a bit too British, and you needed to be more American.
• 10:18 PM Nigel: they have spoiled the choreographers this season.
• 10:19 PM Mia Michaels contemporary routine with all the remaining dancers, coming up
• 10:20 PM Mia’s work is always amazing too. I still think my favorite of hers was the one she did last season in about meeting her father in heaven. I remember Lacey and all the flowers.
• 10:21 PM That one made me cry. And the judges too.
• 10:21 PM Do you think Mia is ticked that Sonia is around? She’s not the really cool choreographer around there any more
• 10:22 PM Oh, they have completely different styles. Sonya is more gritty than Mia. Mia is more into the imagination…
• 10:22 PM Their dances each have a different feel. I think their work complements each others’
• 10:23 PM I hope Wade is back for all of season 5.
• 10:24 PM Joshua’s solo is next. He could have pursued football & track, but chose dance instead.
• 10:24 PM Cat is actually a pretty good interviewer (but this might be scripted)
• 10:25 PM Cat: “you’re the biggest cryer on this show”
• 10:26 PM My favorite moment with Cat is when she told Twitch to hand over his “grill”, spit and all. then she put it in her mouth and wore the glasses. What a hoot!
• 10:26 PM Favourite routine for Joshua = the Samba routine with Katee
• 10:26 PM Katee and the Samba = WOW!
• 10:26 PM Song: Knee Deep/Funkadelic
• 10:26 PM his iso’s are great too!
• 10:27 PM I’m glad I don’t have to chose the winner!
• 10:27 PM lol I love how he picked up his shoe-phone
• 10:28 PM Mary: I put you on the hot tamle train the very first week and you’ve been riding ever since
• 10:28 PM I really can’t stand Mary’s voice. Tone it down. :-p
• 10:28 PM Nigel: first piece of advice, don’t take your shoe off again. You’ve set the standard for future seasons for the untrained dancers|
• 10:28 PM LOL!
• 10:29 PM Joshua: 1-888-TEMPO-04
• 10:29 PM Joshua+Courtney jive coming up next
• 10:30 PM tomorrow night we’ll get to see all the top 20 back again, along with some amazing guest dancers.
• 10:31 PM *sigh* but then the season will be over! How sad!
• 10:32 PM Did anyone just see Robert Muraine (the poplocker guy) in the Ikea commerical????
• 10:33 PM There’s no Ikea in my area, so no. Was it great?
• 10:33 PM
  
• 10:33 PM He’s going to be on tomorrow night, right?
• 10:34 PM Here’s the video
• 10:34 PM That’s the guy. Cool!
• 10:34 PM Thanks!
• 10:34 PM I love to dance the Jive!! It’s Soooooo much fun!!
• 10:34 PM It’s tough to learn, though
• 10:35 PM What happened to the Lindy-hop this season? It was awesome in the finale last year.
• 10:35 PM Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated among African-Americans in the early 1940s. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance. In Ballroom dancing, Jive is one of the five International Latin dances. In competition it is danced at a speed of 44 bars per minute, although in other cases this is reduced to between 32 and 40 bars per minute.
• 10:36 PM you’re right, i haven’t seen it
• 10:36 PM MDM, are you a dance teacher?
• 10:36 PM That costume does nothing for Courtney
• 10:36 PM LOL!
• 10:37 PM Agreed
• 10:37 PM No way! Just use the internet to its full potential.
• 10:37 PM Did you see Joshua’s flip at the very end???
• 10:37 PM MDM: My absolute favorite dance to do is East Coast Swing… What’s the origin of that?
• 10:37 PM But people mistake me for a dance teacher all the time
• 10:38 PM Joshua is a dancing freak! He’s fabulous!
• 10:38 PM LOL!
• 10:39 PM East Coast Swing (ECS) is a form of social partner dance that evolved from the Lindy Hop with the work of the Arthur Murray dance studios in the 1940’s. East Coast Swing can be referred to by many different names in different regions of the United States and the World.
• 10:39 PM I just call it amazingly FUN!!
• 10:39 PM Thanks for the info!
• 10:40 PM Nigel is not happy.
• 10:40 PM Nigel is dissing their jive!
• 10:40 PM Nigel: “a lot of things I was disappointed with”
• 10:40 PM Yikes!! Nigel: Hush!!
• 10:40 PM Don’t do it Nigel! (it’s true though)
• 10:41 PM He is right, but I hate to see anyone get tough criticism on the final performance night
• 10:41 PM GO VOTE NOW!!!
• 10:41 PM Did they *really* need all that general advice right then?
• 10:41 PM I think we all have our votes in mind by now.
• 10:42 PM Everyone, VOTE EARLY - VOTE OFTEN!
• 10:42 PM @Lynn: Who are you voting for?
• 10:42 PM I have to admit to a soft spot in my heart for the Twitch-meister…
• 10:42 PM Although I love them all
• 10:42 PM And you?
• 10:43 PM Twitch or Katee…..haven’t decided yet
• 10:43 PM and MDM is for Katee. Sounds like we are all pretty close in our assessments.
• 10:43 PM This episode was owned by Joshua. I really like Katee.
• 10:44 PM Yeah, the Russian dance was totally his. The choreographer gave him all the magical moves
• 10:45 PM So will you both be back to help live blog tomorrow for the finale?
• 10:45 PM I would love it if you would!
• 10:45 PM If not i will follow on my iPhone.
• 10:45 PM I agree with you. Joshua deserves a vote after his work tonight. I might consider giving him one too That’s it, I’m voting for everyone BUT Courtney (sorry :()
• 10:45 PM And anyone else who is out there lurking…next time, join in!
• 10:46 PM I’lllllllll be back. Or I might hand the computer over to my g/f who knows WAY more about this
• 10:46 PM Hurray!
• 10:46 PM Here’s the group dance.
• 10:47 PM Mia: It’s about celebrating your win, and enjoying it because it’s the last time you’ll be dancing together
• 10:47 PM until the tour.
• 10:47 PM Touche
• 10:47 PM kilts
• 10:48 PM This is VERY cool
• 10:48 PM I hope they didn’t do regimental
• 10:48 PM What style is this?
• 10:48 PM Contemporary
• 10:48 PM Flying handstands!
• 10:48 PM It seems like a jazzed version of Irish/Scottish…?
• 10:49 PM The music is Scottish
• 10:49 PM Fabulous!
• 10:49 PM Best routine of the night!
• 10:49 PM Mandy is in shock
• 10:49 PM Mandy: at a loss for words, it was magical.
• 10:51 PM Mandy: “looks like (you guys) were dancing like part of a company”
• 10:51 PM Mary: Mia did not hold back.
• 10:51 PM Mary: Twitch, you were a standout.
• 10:52 PM Mary: Courtney, fell short. Katee, it was flawless.
• 10:52 PM I think Mary is trying to dictate who should win
• 10:52 PM Nigel: The guys are two untrained dancers. Who would think we’d have that in the finals.
• 10:53 PM Nigel: America got it right to have Twitch & Joshua in the finals
• 10:53 PM Nigel: Thinks America got it right (voting off Will) and putting these 2 men into the finals
• 10:54 PM Nigel: Katee who was going to give up, and Courtney who was lost at first and they were two shining beacons on the stage.
• 10:54 PM Nigel: it was a bit like the Scottish Olympic team
• 10:54 PM I am with Nigel on the routine. Skiing?
• 10:55 PM LOL? The luge?
• 10:55 PM Nigel: “No one would complain with that performance”
• 10:55 PM standing ovation
• 10:55 PM Standing applaunse from the judges
• 10:55 PM “The top four and now it’s up to you.”
• 10:56 PM Courtney: 1-888-TEMPO-01
• 10:56 PM Twitch: 1-888-TEMPO-02
• 10:57 PM Katee: 1-888-TEMPO-03
• 10:57 PM Joshua: 1-888-TEMPO-04
• 10:57 PM GO VOTE!!
• 10:58 PM I can’t take this pressure!
• 10:58 PM I know! And we have to wait until tomorrow to find out who will win!
• 10:58 PM The lines are now open!
• 10:58 PM Everyone, please come back tomorrow night for live blogging the finale!!
• 10:58 PM Jonas Brothers and Cirque de Soleil on tomorrow night
• 10:59 PM Thanks so much to both Jonathan and MDM for blogging with m tonight! you were both wonderful!!
• 10:59 PM Cheers! It was fun! Hope to blog tomorrow!
• 10:59 PM Thank you for bring any sort of decorum See you tomorrow night!
• 11:00 PM Thanks! See you tomorrow!

Here are some great photos of the stars of So You Think You Can Dance as they attended and performed at the FOX TCA press event at the Santa Monica Pier on July 14. Check it out:

SYTYCD host Cat Deeley, and judges Mia Michaels, Mary Murphy and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe answer questions
[Photo: ©2008 Fox Broadcasting Co.]

Judge Mary Murphy and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe answer questions
[Photo: ©2008 Fox Broadcasting Co.]

SYTYCD finalist Thayne Jasperson of Springville, UT performs
[Photo: ©2008 Fox Broadcasting Co.]

SYTYCD finalists Matt Dorame of Glendale, AZ and Kourtni Lind of Forest Lake, MN perform
[Photo: ©2008 Fox Broadcasting Co.]

Cat Deeley introduces the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE session
[Photo: ©2008 Fox Broadcasting Co.]

Reality TV, TV, Television, so you think you can dance, SYTYCD, Cat Deeley

[Photos: ©2008 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Joe Viles/FOX]

Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to two of my favorites this week, Gev & Kherington. But this late in the competition, it’s hard to see anyone go home. I was especially surprised to see Kherington eliminated, but the two-step did them in.

Cat Deeley comforts eliminated contestants Gev Manoukian and Kherington Payne
[Photo: ©2008 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Kelsey McNeal/FOX]

Here are the final 8 dancers in this season’s So You Think You Can Dance.

[Photo: ©2008 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Kelsey McNeal/FOX]

Reality TV, TV, Television, so you think you can dance, SYTYCD, Cat Deeley