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Well the tryouts are all done, Vegas week is in the bag, and the judge’s decisions are made. The judges have finally picked their Top 10 dancers for Season 7 of So You Think You Can Dance. Wait a minute though not so fast! It appears that they have changed the new format for the show to accommodate a real judge favorite, and it is now the Top 11 dancers for Season 7.

That’s right the judges went through 6 cities and a grueling week in Las Vegas to whittle down the talent pool to get these 11 superb performers. I can honestly say that it didn’t look like the judges had an easy time of it either. Some of the talents that auditioned in the cities, as well as went through the choreography in Vegas were really quite impressive. There were faces from seasons past and some really sick new talent, and all looking to land one of the coveted 10 spots open for this season.

This seasons city tryouts took place in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and Nashville. With the exception of Nashville, which only supplied 7 dancers total, none of which are noteworthy, the rest of these cities really set the bar high with phenomenal dancers. I was so blown away by this year’s new crop of performers too. I worry if they will find anyone better for season 8, but that is not something we have to worry about right now.

We were going to profile a few of the dancers who appeared to be worthy of having their stories told and there were a few. There were weird dancers, heavy dancers, disabled dancers and many others who had great stories about their journeys to the stage of So You Think You Can Dance. However since most of them didn’t make it to the show with a couple of exceptions we will let their stories rest in peace.

One of the stories that we would like to touch on involves an insane dancing talent that suffers from a severe, debilitating neuromuscular disease. A popper named Brian Gaynor age 23 of Kennesaw, GA suffers from Scoliosis, yet he continues to show up at the auditions and blow the judges minds. He will never get a spot on the show or even a week in Vegas, but his heart has prompted more than one judge to remark that he is the reason they all dance,

Another remarkable dancer that appeared at the auditions this year in Chicago is Jarrell Robison age 25. Jarrell was not born deaf, but became so over time. Watching this man get up on stage and dance was breathtaking. He is a big man, but extremely graceful and obviously dances with a big heart. When he was asked why he danced he remarked that he wanted to feel what music tastes like. Jarrell completely and totally destroyed both us and the judges.

All in all it would seem that this season has it all. There are great stories, great dancers, awesome music, and more thrills than an amusement park rollercoaster. Speaking for myself I can’t wait for the first show of the season, which begins tonight on Fox. I guess all that is left now is to introduce you all to the Top 10, oops I mean the Top 11, and here they are.

Gals:
Cristina Santana
Alexie Agdeppa
Ashley Galvan
Lauren Froderman
Melinda Sullivan

Guys:
Adechike Torbert
Alex Wong
Jose Ruiz
Kent Boyd
Robert Roldan
Billy Bell #11

That is all for now from Simple Man Entertainment. We hope you enjoy the post and the Show, you won’t regret it…..well at least the show. Have a wonderful day and d until next time CIAO4NOW!!!!!