As “So You Think You Can Dance” prepares for a two week break for the Olympics, the show sent two more dancers home as returning judge Christina Applegate of “Up All Night” joined Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy at the judging table.
“So You Think You Can Dance” had another interesting combo elimination and performance night as the eight couples performed again with brand-new routines.
Based on votes from last week’s performances, Dareian Kujawa, George Lawrence II, Brandon Mitchell, Lindsay Arnold, Eliana Girard and Amber Jackson were in the bottom three.
After deliberating, the judges – Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and guest judge Christina Applegate saved Dareian Kujawa, George Lawrence II, Lindsay Arnold and Eliana Girard, sending Brandon Mitchell and Amber Jackson were sent home.
The show featured a spectacular performance by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s male stars (Glenn Allen Sims, Kirven James Boyd, Antonio Douthit, Jamar Roberts, Yannick Lebrun and Jermaine Terry) who performed an excerpt of new Artistic Director Robert Battle’s dynamic piece “The Hunt.”
The show heads into a two week break for the Olympics, returning August 15th for a themed show that features all dance routines from past seasons choreographed by Mia Michaels.
The best performance of the night was the Top 16 performance of a dance choreographed by Tyce Diorio.
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