SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Reveals Top 20 Finalists!

By: Jun. 19, 2013
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Last night, after thousands of auditions by the best dancers around the nation, the Top 20 finalists on Season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance were revealed.

This season's Top 20 finalists are: Girls - Brittany Cherry, Makenzie Dustman, Hayley Erbert, Jasmine Harper, Jenna Johnson, Alexis Juliano, Jasmine Mason, Malece Miller, Mariah Spears and Amy Yakima; and Boys - Alan Bersten, "BluPrint," "Fik-Shun," Carlos Garland, Nico Greetham, Curtis Holland, Paul Karmiryan, Tucker Knox, Aaron Turner and Jade Zuberi. The announcement was made tonight by resident judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy and special guest judge, Adam Shankman.

Next week, the real competition begins Tuesday, June 25 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), when the Top 20 finalists will be paired into 10 couples and work with world-renowned choreographers to compose a dance routine representing their assigned genres. After the performances, viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite dancers via online, text messaging and toll-free phone lines.

Below are the So You Think You Can Dance Top 10 female finalists:

Brittany Cherry Age: 19
Hometown: Toluca Lake, CA
Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Brittany


Makenzie Dustman Age: 18
Hometown: Temecula, CA
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Makenzie


Hayley Erbert Age: 18
Hometown: Topeka, KS
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Hayley


Jasmine Harper Age: 20
Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10JasmineH


Jenna Johnson Age: 19
Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Dance Specialty: Ballroom
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Jenna


Alexis Juliano Age: 18
Hometown: Coral Springs, FL
Dance Specialty: Tap
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Alexis

Jasmine Mason Age: 19
Hometown: Placentia, CA
Dance Specialty: Jazz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10JasmineM


Malece Miller Age: 19
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Malece


Mariah Spears Age: 19
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Dance Specialty: Hip-Hop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Mariah


Amy Yakima Age: 19
Hometown: Northville, MI
Dance Specialty: Jazz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Amy


Below are the So You Think You Can Dance Top 10 male finalists:


Alan Bersten Age: 19
Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
Dance Specialty: Ballroom
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Alan


"BluPrint" Age: 20
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Dance Specialty: Animation
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10BluPrint" https://www.facebook.com/Dance10BluPrint


"Fik-Shun" Age: 18
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Dance Specialty: Hip-Hop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10FikShun


Carlos Garland Age: 24
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Carlos


Nico Greetham Age: 18
Hometown: Woodbridge, VA
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Nico


Curtis Holland Age: 19
Hometown: Miami, FL
Dance Specialty: Tap
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Curtis


Paul Karmiryan Age: 21
Hometown: Glendale, CA
Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Paul


Tucker Knox Age: 23
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Tucker


Aaron Turner Age: 25
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Dance Specialty: Tap
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Aaron

Jade Zuberi Age: 21
Hometown: Dearborn Heights, MI
Dance Specialty: Animation
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dance10Jade

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was created by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is from 19 Entertainment, a division of Core Media Group, and dick clark productions, inc. The series is executive-produced by Fuller; Lythgoe; Barry Adelman, Executive Vice President of dick clark productions, inc.; and Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions, inc. "Like" So You Think You Can Dance on Facebook at HYPERLINK "http://www.facebook.com/SoYouThinkYouCanDance" www.facebook.com/SoYouThinkYouCanDance. Follow the series on Twitter HYPERLINK "https://twitter.com/DANCEonFOX" @DANCEonFOX and join the discussion at #sytycd. Also, follow host Cat Deeley at HYPERLINK "http://www.twitter.com/catdeeley" @catdeeley, and follow the judges Nigel Lythgoe HYPERLINK "http://www.twitter.com/dizzyfeet" @dizzyfeet and Mary Murphy HYPERLINK "http://www.twitter.com/hottamaletrain" @hottamaletrain.



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