‘So You Think You Can Dance’ preview: Who do you think will and should win season 18?
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Season 18 of “So You Think You Can Dance” is past the auditions rounds, so now the top 10 contestants are headed for the main event. But who will win the $100,000 grand prize. Predict who you think will win here in our predictions center. And scroll down to vote in our poll to let us know who should win the competition.
The season started with three days of auditions, during which all the hopefuls performed solos in their signature styles. Judges Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Allison Holker and Comfort Fedoke then sent through the best 35 to the choreography round, where the dancers had just an hour to learn a challenging routine by celebrity choreographer Galen Hooks. More than half of those contestants got the boot, leaving 16 dancers to pair up and learn a duet dance from Hooks. The judges then had to make the grueling decision to cut six to leave us with the top 10.
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The finalists include a number of contemporary dancers — Braylon Browner, Anthony Curley, Mariyah Hawkins and Easton Magliarditi — along with contemporary ballerina Olivia Alboher and contemporary jazz dancer Dakayla Wilson. Through the season so far the judges have noted how high the bar has gotten in the increasingly athletic field of contemporary dance, but they did save room for jazz funk dancer Madison Alvarado, neo classical dancer Avery Gay, lone hip-hop specialist Jaylin Sanders, and sole ballroom competitor Roman Nevinchanyi.
The 10 of them will compete in challenges that mirror a real career in dance, including shooting a music video, partnering with brands and dancing in a concert tour. From here on out they will be judged by Chermkovskiy, Holker and returning panelist JoJo Siwa, who appeared on “Dance Moms” and finished second on “Dancing with the Stars.” Are you excited for what’s to come?
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