So You Think You Can Dance 12 Preview – What to Expect

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: L-R Jason Derulo, Cat Deeley, Nigel Lythgoe, and Paula Abdul on Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE premiering Monday, June 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Brooklin Rosenstock/FOX.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Street mentor Stephen “tWitch” Boss (L) and stage mentor Travis Wall (R) on Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE premiering Monday, June 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Brooklin Rosenstock/FOX

So You Think You Can Dance returns to FOX TONIGHT for a 12th season!  There are NEW judges. Pop star, Jason Derulo and former American Idol and X Factor judge, Paula Abdul, join executive producer, Nigel Lythgoe on the panel.  Cat Deeley (who recently won a Critics Choice Award for Best Reality Host) is back as host.

Additionally, there is a significant new twist, that will pit the “street” dancers against the “stage” dancers. Nigel explained to  Yahoo TV how it will work!

  • No more choreography rounds in the individual audition cities. Either the dancers are sent to Vegas…or they go home.
  • Choreography rounds take place during the Vegas rounds, as usual. The stage and street groups will continue to dance in their genre until the Top 10.
  • Stage dance encompasses ballroom, tap, contemporary–styles that require formal training. Street dance breaks down into the different hip-hop genres, street salsa, street tap, street tango etc.
  • One stage and one street dancer will leave each week. Eliminations won’t be based on gender.
  • The finale will be two stage and two street dancers.  Again, gender will not be a factor.
  • Travis Wall will mentor the stage dancers, tWitch the street side. Because of his new role, Travis won’t be choreographing competition performances this season.
  • At the Top 20, dancers won’t necessarily perform in pairs. There could be groups of three or four.
  • Not changing: The SYTYCD all star dancers will return to perform with the contestants at the Top 10.
  • How eliminations will work: It’s possible that voting will be done entirely via Twitter! The panel will choose the bottom 3 in each group, and America twitter saves one in each group. The judges choose the second. Too bad for you, west coast!
  • You heard it first from Nigel. He predicts that a street dancer will win

Join Sir Mac as he LIVE BLOGS the SYTYCD premiere TONIGHT 8/7c pm on FOX.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE – First Look: Street vs. Stage

https://youtu.be/HhRObIPkCI0

Photo Gallery

  • SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Cat Deeley hosts Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE premiering Monday, June 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Brooklin Rosenstock/FOX
  • SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Jason Derulo judges Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE premiering Monday, June 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Brooklin Rosenstock/FOX
  • SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Nigel Lythgoe judges Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE premiering Monday, June 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Brooklin Rosenstock/FOX
  • SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Paula Abdul judges Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE premiering Monday, June 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: FOX
  • SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Travis Wall mentors the stage dancers on Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE premiering Monday, June 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Brooklin Rosenstock/FOX
  • SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Stephen “tWitch” Boss mentors the street dancers on Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE premiering Monday, June 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Brooklin Rosenstock/FOX

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