Video: Lex Ishimoto talks winning Season 14 of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

Lex Ishimoto

Credit:B. Thomas

On Monday, September 25, So You Think You Can Dance named Lex Ishimoto was named

the winner during the live two-hour season finale on FOX. Ishimoto, 19, from Irvine, CA, 

received the most votes and won a cash prize of $250,000, the cover of Dance Spirit Magazine

and the title of America’s Favorite Dancer. Ishimoto also will join the rest of the Top 10 and All-Stars Jasmine Harper and Marko Germar for the So You Think You Can Dance Season 14 Tour, 

which kicks off Thursday, October, 5 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL. Ticket information 

and more details are available at www.fox.com/dance.

Fellow finalists Koine Iwasaki, Kiki Nyemchek and Taylor Sieve were eliminated as 

host Cat Deeley revealed the voting results.

In addition to naming America’s Favorite Dancer, the finale featured Vanessa Hudgens and 

Shawn Hook performing their hit single, “Reminding Me,” as well as two performances 

by the returning Top 10 finalists and All-Stars, from Emmy Award-winning choreographers 

Mia Michaels and Mandy Moore.

So You Think You Can Dance was created by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is from 

19 Entertainment and dick clark productions. The series is executive-produced by Lythgoe,

 Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions; Barry Adelman, Executive Vice President of dick clark productions; Mike Yurchuk; and Jeff Thacker.

TV Music Network was backstage at the finale. Check out our interview with Lex after his win. 



  
Lex Ishimoto of So You Think You Can Dance 14… by TVMusic Network

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