Meet your So You Think You Can Dance Top 10!
See the full list below with intro videos. The twitter save is over, which means, next week, two dancers will leave the competition, based on America’s vote only. Plus, the All Stars return to dance with the Top 10. And…solos are back! Each of the dancers will choose a tune from the Empire soundtrack at random, and choreograph a solo piece.
Check out all of the details below
Tonight, in a quadruple elimination, Team Stage finalists Kate Harpootlian and Alexia Meyer and Team Street finalists Yorelis Apolinario and Ariana Crowder were sent home on So You Think You Can Dance.
Derek Piquette (Stage) and Eddie “Neptune” Eskridge (Street) were saved in the final week of the Twitter Fan save.
Next week, on Monday, Aug. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the competition moves to the next level when the Top 10 finalists – (Stage): Gaby Diaz, Edson Juarez, Jim Nowakowski, Hailee Payne and Derek Piquette (Street): Megan “Megz” Alfonso, Eddie “Neptune” Eskridge, Virgil Gadson, Jessica “JJ” Rabone and Jana “Jaja” Vankova – will be paired with All-Star partners.
Next week’s All-Stars include Joshua Allen (Season Four), Brandon Bryant (Season Five), Comfort Fedoke (Season Four), Marko Germar (Season Eight), Jaimie Goodwin (Season Three), Jasmine Harper (Season 10), Kayla Radomski (Season Five), Jessica Richens (Season 11), Robert Roldan (Season Seven) and Alex Wong (Season Seven).
Additionally, each of the finalists will choose a song from the Empire soundtrack at random and choreograph a solo piece to perform during the show. Beginning next week eliminations will be based solely on America’s vote, with each team losing the member with the lowest vote total. One Stage and one Street team member will be eliminated at the end of the show.
Top 5 Stage Dancers
Gaby Diaz Age: 19
Hometown: Miami, FL
Dance Specialty: Tap
https://youtu.be/JCH6d80o8EM
Edson Juarez Age: 24
Hometown: Mission, TX
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
https://youtu.be/qvysJjgaRE8
Jim Nowakowski Age: 26
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Dance Specialty: Ballet
https://youtu.be/4ONj7TaH7Y0
Hailee Payne Age: 20
Hometown: Roy, UT
Dance Specialty: Jazz
https://youtu.be/eTSwfGU0M0Q
Derek Piquette Age: 18
Hometown: Chicopee, MA
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
https://youtu.be/9HKef9hqFgo
Top 5 Street Dancers
Megan “Megz” Alfonso Age: 29
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
https://youtu.be/usOU4DgKlY4
Eddie “Neptune” Eskridge Age: 25
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Dance Specialty: Freestyle
https://youtu.be/py1zC9DDMYo
Virgil Gadson Age: 28
Hometown: New York, NY
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
https://youtu.be/vJAVp0a6Tbk
Jessica “JJ” Rabone Age: 30
Hometown: Miami, FL
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
https://youtu.be/wW0p7PEKBg0
Jana “Jaja” Vankova Age: 23
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Dance Specialty: Krump
https://youtu.be/DJTJwGXf4Ak