So You Think You Can Dance
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So You Think You Can Dance's fourth season will premiere with a two-hour broadcast on Thursday, May 22 at 8 p.m.

After its premiere, So You Think You Can Dance will continue with another two-hour broadcast on Wednesday, May 28.

Following Fox's broadcast of So You Think You Can Dance 4's open auditions, the American Idol-like search for the country's top dancer will settle into a twice-weekly schedule in which two-hour performance shows will air on Wednesdays and one-hour results shows will air Thursdays.

This reality show, one of the highest rated every summer, will again be hosted by Cat Deeley.

With So You Think You Can Dance returning this summer, here's an update on where you can audition for the reality competition in the coming weeks:

• Thursday, January 17: McFarlin Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX
• Thursday, January 31: Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, SC
• Thursday, February 21: Atlas Performing Arts Center, Washington D.C.
• Thursday, March 6: The Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles, CA
• Thursday, March 20: Milwaukee Theater, Milwaukee, WI
• Thursday, April 3: Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

In each city, the doors open at 8 a.m. for registration and those auditioning must follow a certain set of rules:

- Dancers must bring CDs with the original version of a song to dance to.

- They may not use a remix or a song downloaded from a website.  A list of songs will be given out at the audition and dancers must also be prepared to dance from a song on that list.

- Eligible dancers must be between the ages of 18 and 30 and bring an audition form printed out from FOX's website.

We'll post more information as we come across. Good luck to all that try out for So You Think You Can Dance!

Last season's top three players on So You Think You Can Dance - Sabra Johnson, Danny Tidwell and Neil Haskell - will be gracing the covers of Movmnt Magazine when the quarterly publication releases its winter issues in 2008.

The urban-leaning lifestyle magazine was co-founded by Tidwell and David Benaym.

It will be focusing on the three performers as part of their new project called "Keep It Real," which is a non-profit effort to bring the world of art and pop culture together as a lifestyle by informing and educating people.

Haskell earned the title of "Male Dancer of the Year" at the American Dance Awards in 2005.

Tidwell co-created a live show with a combination of fashion and photography called Moving Still, prior to joining So You Think You Can Dance. This eventually led to the formation of Movmnt Magazine in 2006.

Similar to Tidwell, is known for her contemporary dance moves. With a background in gymnastics, jazz and ballet, she emerged as winner of So You Think You Can Dance last year.

So You Think You Can Dance third-season finalists Lacey Schwimmer and Hok Konishi have confirmed they are dating.

But they weren't anxious to share the news.

"Actually there is Hok and Lacey, I think they are official and I think they have been official," fellow finalist Lauren Gottlieb told Access Hollywood last Friday when asked about any romantic relationships between third-season cast members.

So You Think You Can Dance 3 champ Sabra Johnson - as well as contestant Neil Haskell - then backed up this claim. It forced Schwimmer to come clean about her love life.

"What? Wait. Wait. Where did you get that information from?" asked Schwimmer when approached by Access Hollywood about her alleged relationship with Konishi. Once she learned it was her fellow finalists who let the news slip, Schwimmer said, "Alright, you caught us."

Reality TV World reports that Schwimmer, an 18-year-old swing and international Latin dancer from Redlands, CA, was eliminated from So You Think You Can Dance 3 during the show's finale last month; while Konishi, a 22-year-old break dancer from Los Angeles, CA, was cut on the cusp of the Top 10 being revealed.

So, Sabra Johnson thinks she can dance?

Turns out the young star is correct. Johnson took down Danny Tidwell and a host of others in the finale last night to win this year's So You Think You Can Dance.

Congrats!

We're down to the final six on So You Think You Can Dance. What do they think of their chances, good luck charms and hidden talents? Let's find out...

Lauren Gottlieb: "It's definitely been a roller coaster." Though she wears body makeup to cover up bruises on her legs and her feet are "all torn up," Gottlieb hasn't lost her sense of humor about the occupational hazards: "I always wanted a cool scar on my face."

Danny Tidwell: He knows he isn't great at ballroom and hip-hop, candidly admitting: "I'm not so good at that." Luckily, he has his brother Travis Wall, who was the show's season-two runner-up, to give him advice. He also has the following talent. You should see "how fast I can devour chocolate," he says.

Lacey Schwimmer: Who cares that her brother, Benji, was last year's victor? Give us a true, important talent, Lacey: "I can burp on command." Nice.

Neil Haskell: This dancer knows it takes other skills to make it in the entertainment business: "I need to work on my singing voice and my acting as well because that's where you can make a real living."

Pasha Kovalev: Hip hop is the biggest challenge to this ballroom instructor. But coming up with an idea for the future is not:  He wants "do something which is helpful to society, like teach kids how to dance."

Sabra Johnson: Look out fellow contestants - and future criminals. After dancing, Sabra has unique career aspirations: "Maybe I'll be a CIA agent," she says.

Fans of So You Think You Can Dance can see their favorite stars perform live in the near future, as most tickets for this summer's highly anticipated tour go on sale August 11 at 10 a.m., it was announced by 19 Entertainment chief executive and series creator Simon Fuller, co-creator Nigel Lythgoe and AEG.

Top Ten finalists participating include Kameron, Jaimie, Lauren, Neil, Sabra, Pasha, Dominic, Lacey, Danny and Sara. Due to overwhelming demand in its 2006 debut, the tour will waltz through fourteen more cities this year, playing 49 North American dates, and audiences can now see their favorite finalists command the stages of arenas.

Fuller, who created and executive-produces the FOX show, now in its third season, said:

"We are thrilled with the tremendous growth of the show and excited to take So You Think You Can Dance across the country again to showcase this year's world-class talent.  Viewing the contestants performing on television does not even come close to experiencing them in-person.  We look forward to having the country's favorites hit the road, coming to a town near you."

SO YOU THINK DANCE LIVE! Tour 2007
Date            City                Venue
Sep 21        Albany, NY            Times Union Center
Sep 22        Boston, MA            Agganis Arena
Sep 23        Hartford, CT            Hartford Civic Center
Sep 25        Reading, PA            Sovereign Center
Sep 26        Wilkes Barre, PA        Wachovia Arena
Sep 27        Rochester, NY            BlueCross Arena
Sep 29        E. Rutherford, NJ        The Theater at Continental Airlines Arena
Sep 30        Syracuse, NY            War Memorial at OnCenter
Oct 02        Bridgeport, CT            Arena at Harbor Yard
Oct 03        Portland, ME            Cumberland County Civic Center
Oct 04        Manchester, NH        Verizon Wireless Arena
Oct 06        Atlantic City, NJ        Boardwalk Hall
Oct 07        Philadelphia, PA        Wachovia Center
Oct 09        Long Island, NY        Nassau Coliseum
Oct 10        Baltimore, MD            1st Mariner Arena
Oct 12        State College, PA        Bryce Jordan Center
Oct 13        Huntington, WV        Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Oct 14        Greensboro, NC        Greensboro Coliseum
Oct 16        Hampton, VA            Hampton Coliseum
Oct 17        Charlotte, NC            Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Oct 19        Tampa, FL            St. Pete Times Forum
Oct 20        Miami, FL            American Airlines Arena
Oct 22        Duluth, GA            Arena at Gwinnett Center
Oct 23        Greenville, SC            BiLo Center
Oct 24        Nashville, TN            Sommet Center
Oct 26        St. Louis, MO            Scottrade Center
Oct 27        Kansas City, MO        Sprint Center
Oct 28        Minneapolis, MN        Target Center
Oct 30        Columbus, OH        Schottenstein Center
Oct 31        Cleveland, OH            Wolstein Center
Nov 01        Toronto, ON            Air Canada Centre
Nov 03        Detroit, MI            Joe Louis Arena
Nov 04        Indianapolis, IN        Conseco Fieldhouse
Nov 05        Chicago, IL            United Center
Nov 07        Milwaukee, WI            Bradley Center
Nov 09        Cincinnati, OH            US Bank Arena
Nov 10        Lexington, KY            Rupp Arena
Nov 12        Grand Prairie, TX        Nokia Theatre
Nov 14        San Antonio, TX        AT&T Center
Nov 15        Houston, TX            Reliant Arena
Nov 18        Glendale, AZ            Jobing.com Arena
Nov 19        San Diego, CA        San Diego Sports Arena
Nov 21        Los Angeles, CA        Nokia Theatre
Nov 23        Oakland, CA            Oracle Arena
Nov 24        Sacramento, CA        Arco Arena
Nov 25        San Jose, CA            HP Pavilion at San Jose
Nov 27        Portland, OR            Rose Garden
Nov 28        Everett, WA            Everett Events Center
Nov 30        Reno, NV            Reno Events Center

Last night's episode So You Think You Can Dance took a shocking political twist.

Some in the military and dance communities were startled when choreographer and judge Wade Robson billed one of his routines as "anti-war."

Us Magazine reports that, in a taped package that aired right before Jaimie Goodwin, one of the ten finalists, performed to John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change," Robson took his stance, saying "[the routine] has to have something everybody can connect to. It's about peace…it's about the war â€" anti-war."

Judge and choreographer Dan Karaty says the routine was the first of its kind this season and its message hit home â€" hard.

"I was upset. My brother Thomas is a Marine. [The message] was an interesting choice," Karaty says, adding that his feelings are echoed by his parents, who are former dancers themselves.

Karaty, who counts Robson as a close friend, believes that the primetime program was the wrong place for the choreographer to make his feelings known.

"Everybody has the right to have an opinion," he says. "Part of the reason our troops are [fighting] is that so we can all have our own opinion. We are given the freedom to do whatever we want conceptually and choreographically, which is a great thing. The producers of the show trust us," he says, adding that he is unaware of a production policy of clearing routines and themes prior to air. "But," he insists, "I don't think So You Think You Can Dance is the right form to express political opinions."

Adding fuel to the fire was judge/choreographer Mia Michaels, who was wearing a military-style jacket with a military logo. According to Karaty, the judges and choreographers are allowed to select their own attire.

"My family was upset over the jacket that Mia had on just because its a question of who should be wearing that kind of jacket and why....only certain people should be wearing those jackets," Karaty says.

Judge Mary Murphy said she hopes the competition can move past this controversy.

"I support our troops and everyone's right to express their opinion," she says. "So You Think You Can Dance features talented dancers with amazing personal stories. It is my hope that after tonight the focus will shift back to the dancers and away from political statements."

The cast of Hairspray, including young stud Zac Efron, made an appearance on So You Think You Can Dance last night.

Here's the clip:

Last night on So You Think You Can Dance, Jessi was sick, leaving Pasha Kovalev (pictured) to dance with a stand-in. Jaimie and Hok dazzled as usual, and guest judge Debbie Allen was easy to please.

B-Boy Dominic was one we thought might get the boot a week ago, but a beautiful rumba with Sabra proved us wrong. Their partnership really works.

Meanwhile, Mia cleverly tucked Cedric away in a corner, literally, during a part of the contemporary routine, while Shauna showed off some skills!

Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe clearly noticed, so maybe they'll finally give him the heave-ho if he winds up in the bottom three tonight.

What else happened yesterday night?

Get the full rundown by following the link to our comprehensive recap of So You Think You Can Dance ...