So You Think You Can Dance

Fox’s populist dance spectacle

The reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" offers a fascinating blend of high and low culture

Sarah Blackwood, LA Review of Books Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 6:08 PM UTC
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“So You Think You Can Dance” delivers a finale shocker

SPOILER! Americans picks their favorite dancer...and it's not who you think

Christine Mathias Friday, Aug 13, 2010 12:01 PM UTC
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The final performances of season 7 on “SYTYCD”

Lauren, Kent and Robert prove their worth -- and we learn that "Hip to be Square" is unsuitable for dancing

Christine Mathias Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 12:01 PM UTC
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Finally! The best 3 dancers advance to the “SYTYCD” finals

America makes the right choice and eliminates the weakest link

Christine Mathias Friday, Aug 6, 2010 12:01 PM UTC
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Final four dancers tango and titillate on “SYTYCD”

We get icky clowns, lace body stockings, and slightly homoerotic contemporary a week before the big finale

Christine Mathias Thursday, Aug 5, 2010 12:01 PM UTC
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Jose’s got no swagger and Billy’s homeless on “SYTYCD”

We finally get to see all of the dancers perform, with nary an injury in sight. Minus Billy's knee brace

Christine Mathias Thursday, Jul 29, 2010 12:01 PM UTC
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More mind games on “So You Think You Can Dance”

Cat Deeley on live television: "We just make this show up as we go along"

Christine Mathias Friday, Jul 23, 2010 12:01 PM UTC
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Stepping, samba and more damaged goods on “SYTYCD”

It's a great night for hip-hop, an even better night for Kent -- and Billy Bell is the latest to get maimed

Christine Mathias Thursday, Jul 22, 2010 12:01 PM UTC
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“So You Think You Can Dance”: Elimination time — they’re dropping like flies at “SYTYCD”

We get the bait-and-switch from producers; and Billy gets really lucky

Christine Mathias Friday, Jul 16, 2010 12:01 PM UTC
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Guy-on-guy dancing perks up “So You Think You Can Dance”

Another week, another injury: Ashley sits out while the men dominate the stage

Christine Mathias Thursday, Jul 15, 2010 12:01 PM UTC
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And the world wept: Alex Wong leaves “SYTYCD” due to injury

The best dancer in the competition is going home, done in by a lacerated Achilles' tendon

Christine Mathias Friday, Jul 9, 2010 1:04 PM UTC 11
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Dancers, minus Alex Wong, mix things up on “SYTYCD”

A potentially devastating injury sidelines the front-runner, and everyone else tries their best

Christine Mathias Thursday, Jul 8, 2010 11:40 AM UTC 14
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Judges show their claws on “SYTYCD”

UPDATED: An overdue elimination, and the producers decide to change up the format. Again

Christine Mathias Thursday, Jul 1, 2010 12:01 PM UTC 16
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An underwhelming night on “So You Think You Can Dance”

UPDATED: The first idiotic elimination of the season, and this "heart form" takes a turn for the "huh?"

Christine Mathias Thursday, Jun 24, 2010 12:01 PM UTC 11
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“So You Think You Can Dance”: Looking for the oomph

UPDATED with results from the first elimination show! Competition really begins, and Alex Wong makes me cry

Christine Mathias Thursday, Jun 17, 2010 12:23 PM UTC
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Razzle-dazzle time on “So You Think You Can Dance”

Getting to know the 11 finalists means a return to the sparkly, spangly, sometimes twisted dancing we love

Christine Mathias Friday, Jun 11, 2010 11:20 AM UTC
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“So You Think You Can Dance” recap: Audition overdrive

In a race to the final 10, the show crams four cities into four hours. Plus Vegas week kicks off -- whew!

Christine Mathias Friday, Jun 4, 2010 9:22 AM UTC
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“So You Think You Can Dance” returns

Welcome back to a show that matured from low-rated filler to a visual encyclopedia of an art form. Now, minus Mary

Christine Mathias Friday, May 28, 2010 1:29 PM UTC
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