Adam Shankman, judge for So You Think You Can Dance has been keeping pretty busy lately. He spent several days last week auditioning dancers for a hip-hop routine that will be a part of the Academy Awards show this year.
These are photos from the auditions. The dancers were shown a routine and they have to perform it. Then Adam has to choose the best ones to take part in the Oscars performance. Let’s all be sure to watch the Academy Awards show this year to see what wonderful hip-hop routine they create for us!

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On this week’s performance show of So You Think You Can Dance, we found out that Ashleigh dislocated her shoulder and the medical people would not release her to perform. So poor Russell, her partner, had to once again dance with a last minute stand-in partner for two different dance styles. He is such a good dancer and adapts so well, he did a wonderful job on both of them!
Also, Ryan wanted so much for Ashleigh to be in the finale that he spent his own segment asking for viewers to vote for …read more

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Last night on So You Think You Can Dance, we saw the top 16 dancers perform and I was so mesmerized by the dance that I backed up the TiVo and watched each of them at least twice. The show is better than ever this season and it’s going to be tough to see anyone go home tonight.
The judges were “disappointed in the performances by Mollee, Kathryn & Nathan, and I would have to agree that they each were a bit out of their own element this week. But with this level of …read more

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Last night on So You Think You Can Dance, the top 16 dancers took the stage in what is turning out to be one of the toughest competition season for the show yet. They are all so amazing! The guest judge this week was Toni Basil and she added her own particular style of input to the judging.

Nigel Lythgoe (L), Mary Murphy (C) and guest Toni Basil[Photo: ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Mathieu Young/FOX]

For me, the top performance of the night was the rumba performed by Ade & Melissa. It was so hot I felt …read more

Talk of Fame’s Albert Lawrence had a chance to talk to master hip-hop choreographer Shane Sparks about what he’s been up to lately and one of the most exciting things is that he’s been choreographing the stage version of Dreamgirls to infuse a bit of hip-hop into it. He’s got some other great things to say about the possible future of Americia’s Best Dance Crew too!
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Albert Lawrence, celebrity interviewer extraordinaire (and a really nice guy!), sent me these video clips to share with you. He hung out at the America’s Best Dance Crew season3 auditions recently and talked to some of the auditioning crews (is that Hok from SYTYCD 3 I see as part of the dance crew Quest?)
He also got a chance to chat a bit with the show’s creator, Randy Jackson and with judge / choreographer Shane Sparks about what we might expect in season 3 too.
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I’m thrilled to announce that the third season of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew is now looking for more fantastic dance crews to compete during the third season of the show. I was sent this “poster” and asked if I could post it for you:

Get ready to try out and I can’t wait to see you on the show!! Best of Luck!!

Shane Sparks’ assistant, Rachel tells us how they went about choreographing the group dance featuring the So You Think You Can Dance Top 4 Dancers, but including the entire Top 20. It was a spectacular dance routine and anything Shane Sparks is involved with is always impressive, so I found it really fun to get the insiders’ view of how it all comes together.
This is a very interesting clip because Rachel also talks about what it’s like to work with Shane Sparks and she reveals how she first met him and how she finally got to be his assistant. Very …read more