Allison Holker joins ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ as a judge—one year after her husband’s death

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So You Think You Can Dance will look a bit different when its 18th season kicks off in March. Its judging panel will include newcomers Nigel Lythgoe and Dancing With the Stars alum Maks Chmerkovskiy — and Allison Holker, who is carrying on the legacy of her late husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, who was a judge last season before his death.

The judging panel will be rounded out by SYTYCD all-star Comfort Fedoke, an associate choreographer on the new film Wicked and associate choreographer for Cabaret in London. Longtime host Cat Deeley is also set to return for the new season, which premieres on Fox on March 4.

The show announced the new panel of judges in a post on social media, alongside the caption, “Meet us on the dance floor

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Holker’s return to the show is sure to be emotional. She and her husband met when they were all-stars on season 7 of SYTYCD. In interviews, they said sparks flew during the season wrap party, when they danced together for the first time.

“We shared a dance at the wrap party of that season of So You Think You Can Dance and we have been together ever since,” Boss told People magazine at the time.

“There was no dialogue, there was no conversation or a first hangout. Literally, we danced and we were together holding hands the very next day,” Holker added.

The pair married in December of 2013, in a ceremony held at SYTYCD creator Lythgoe’s Villa San-Juliette Vineyard & Winery in Paso Robles, California. They’re parents to three children: daughters Weslie and Zaia, and son Maddox.

Boss was a judge on SYTYCD‘s 17th season before he tragically died from suicide late last year.