“We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.”-Anonymous

Watching these passionate, authentic, powerful, beautifully choreographed dancers on television does them no justice. The technique, strength, and energy in each dance builds into crescendos of non-verbal communication that only heightens with the intensity of each dancer as they perform with not just body, but heart and soul. Their symbolic movement imitates life experiences that are so deep that words fall short. Mia Michaels cried on the show and as we watched Allison and Robert perform “Fix You,” we were touched since the performance was about a grown child wanting to fix a parent dealing with Cancer; choreographed by Travis Wall. We each lost a parent this year so to see the facial expressions along with the emotion exuding throughout each movement was beyond powerful.

Dance not only represents life experiences, but incorporates social interactions. It is a communication that brings forth feelings like celebration, lust, love, sadness, tension, triumph, pain, fun, isolation, and the mystery of life. As life, the dance is a journey. It tells a story, but the dancers breathe life into the story which is the epitome of So You Think You Can Dance.

To coin a phrase “To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak”-Indian Proverb

The performers who gave of themselves to weave tales of enlightenment, entertainment, and exhilaration, we thank you:

Lauren Froderman (2010 winner), Kent Boyd(from a town no one can pronounce, Robert Roldman (can you hear the girls scream), Adechike Torbort (lots of flavor), Jose Ruiz (hand stand maniac), Russell Ferguson (Crunker), Dominic Sandoval (breaker hottie), Billy Bell (can you jump any higher), Allison Holker (makin’ us feel emotion), Kathryn McCormick (Allstar cutie), Ade Obayami (smooth move and in the groove), Courtney Galiano (fireball), and Ashley Galvan (booty shakin’ shorty)

Too many choreographers to mention, but who measure life through how we interact with one another and are able to portray that through the abstract embodiment of dance, which were performed on tour, so just a shout out for:

Billy and Robert performed Bollywood choreographed by Nakul Dev Nahajan, Robert and Courtney’s Jazz routine choreographed by Sonya Tayeh, Ashley and Dominic’s ninja hip-hop by Nappy tabs, Lauren and Adechike sad cheater song choreographed by Nappy tabs, Lauren and Kent exuberant first kiss at prom choreographed by Travis Wall, Kent and Robert deal with revenge & betrayal choreographed by Travis Wall, Robert and Dominic not so happy clowns choreographed by Nappy Tabs, Jose and Dominic “Battle for the Beat” by Nappy Tabs, Courtney and Kent get sexy with Tyce number, Russell (crunker all star) Dominic and Jose get to the heart of Break dance.

It would not be the same without the judges (Nigel, Mia, Mary, and Adam ), so they were on the big screen as the dancers announced each other between performances. Kat Deeley was there in spirit and voice, since she announced each dancer during the solo performances. There was also a tribute to Alex Wong who was injured with a special highlight of his best dance this past season. The dancers came onto stage to reveal that as they competed they had grown into a family. They joked, smiled, laughed, and grunted together throughout the whole performance. The true artform of dance was portrayed on stage with astounding results.

Sitting front row at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada was an eye-opener since we were so close we could see the bruises of hard work along with the lock and release of each muscle. The only complaint of the night was the parking structure which was a cluster of time-consuming lanes that only fed into one way in or out.

Being able to meet the dancers was an especially heart-warming moment. We voted for and came to feel like we knew these young people throughout the season, but having a genuine conversation with them took it to a whole new level. They were all friendly, humble, expressive, and very funny. They dreamed the dream and chose to take a chance to live in the dream. Their story will live on with each season of new dancers and new choreography.

We would like to thank Fox 5 Vegas Rewards for the opportunity of watching and meeting the dancers.

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