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KATE HARPOOTLIAN, ALEXIA MEYER, YORELIS APOLINARIO AND ARIANA CROWDER
ARE THE FOUR STAGE AND STREET FINALISTS SENT HOME
ON "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE"
Top 10 Compete with New All-Star Partners and Two More Dancers to be Eliminated
on Monday, August 17, on FOX
Top 10 to Perform Solos to Songs from the Chart-Topping EMPIRE Soundtrack
Tonight, in a quadruple elimination, Team Stage finalists Kate Harpootlian and Alexia Meyer and Team Street finalists Yorelis Apolinario and Ariana Crowder were sent home on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.
Derek Piquette (Stage) and Eddie "Neptune" Eskridge (Street) were saved in the final week of the Twitter Fan save.
Next week, on Monday, Aug. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the competition moves to the next level when the Top 10 finalists - (Stage): Gaby Diaz, Edson Juarez, Jim Nowakowski, Hailee Payne and Derek Piquette (Street): Megan "Megz" Alfonso, Eddie "Neptune" Eskridge, Virgil Gadson, Jessica "JJ" Rabone and Jana "Jaja" Vankova - will be paired with All-Star partners. Next week's All-Stars include Joshua Allen (Season Four), Brandon Bryant (Season Five), Comfort Fedoke (Season Four), Marko Germar (Season Eight), Jaimie Goodwin (Season Three), Jasmine Harper (Season 10), Kayla Radomski (Season Five), Jessica Richens (Season 11), Robert Roldan (Season Seven) and Alex Wong (Season Seven). Additionally, each of the finalists will choose a song from the EMPIRE soundtrack at random and choreograph a solo piece to perform during the show. Beginning next week eliminations will be based solely on America's vote, with each team losing the member with the lowest vote total. One Stage and one Street team member will be eliminated at the end of the show.
The SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Top 5 STAGE finalists are:
Gaby Diaz Age: 19
Hometown: Miami, FL
Dance Specialty: Tap
Get to know more about Gaby: https://youtu.be/JCH6d80o8EM
Edson Juarez Age: 24
Hometown: Mission, TX
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Get to know more about Edson: https://youtu.be/qvysJjgaRE8
Jim Nowakowski Age: 26
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Dance Specialty: Ballet
Get to know more about Jim: https://youtu.be/4ONj7TaH7Y0
Hailee Payne Age: 20
Hometown: Roy, UT
Dance Specialty: Jazz
Get to know more about Hailee: https://youtu.be/eTSwfGU0M0Q
Derek Piquette Age: 18
Hometown: Chicopee, MA
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Get to know more about Derek: https://youtu.be/9HKef9hqFgo
The SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Top 5 STREET finalists are:
Megan "Megz" Alfonso Age: 29
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
Get to know more about "Megz": https://youtu.be/usOU4DgKlY4
Eddie "Neptune" Eskridge Age: 25
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Dance Specialty: Freestyle
Get to know more about "Neptune": https://youtu.be/py1zC9DDMYo
Virgil Gadson Age: 28
Hometown: New York, NY
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
Get to know more about Virgil: https://youtu.be/vJAVp0a6Tbk
Jessica "JJ" Rabone Age: 30
Hometown: Miami, FL
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Get to know more about "JJ": https://youtu.be/wW0p7PEKBg0
Jana "Jaja" Vankova Age: 23
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Dance Specialty: Krump
Get to know more about "Jaja": https://youtu.be/DJTJwGXf4Ak
As announced on last week's show, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE has partnered with charity fundraising platform OMAZE to benefit the Dizzy Feet Foundation, which supports, improves and increases access to dance education in the United States. Fans can donate $10 or more to the campaign at omaze.com/dance and have their names entered into a raffle-like drawing to receive VIP tickets for the Season 12 finale; travel to Los Angeles and stay in a four-star hotel; walk the press line, meet the judges, choreographers, cast members and host Cat Deeley; and enjoy a private dinner with judge and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe. See full terms and conditions at omaze.com/dance.
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. The series is executive-produced by Fuller; Lythgoe; Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions; Barry Adelman, Executive Vice President of dick clark productions; Beverly Frank of 19 Entertainment; James Breen; and Jeff Thacker.
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