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So You Think You Can Dance: Meet the All-Star Dancers

Katie D
Season 7 has brought many changes to So You Think You Can Dance. The biggest change is the addition of All-Star dancers - dancers that will be paired with the contestants in their genre. These All-Stars are past So You Think You Can Dance finalists, and, according to Nigel Lithgoe, experts in their dance style. So, who are these All-Stars?

Stephen tWitch Boss
Season: 4
Finish: Runner-up
Style: Hip-hop, Popping, Locking, Krump
Memorable Routine: "Mercy", choreographed by Mia Michaels (also called the door routine), danced with Katee Shean.

Dominic Sandoval ("D-trix")
Season: 3
Finish: Top 8
Style: Breaking, Hip-hop
Memorable Routine: "I Get Money", a Krump routine performed with Lauren Gottlieb.

Kathryn McCormick
Season: 6
Finish: Runner-up
Style: Jazz, Contemporary, Broadway and Cultural
Memorable Routine: Contemporary routine, "At This Moment". Danced with Jakob Karr, choreographed by Desmond Richardson and Dwight Roden.

Pasha Kovalev
Season: 3
Finish: Top 6
Style: Ballroom, Latin Ballroom
Memorable Routine: "Beautiful", choreographed by Mia Michaels, danced with Chelsea Hightower.

Comfort Fedoke
Season: 4
Finish: Top 10
Style: Hip-hop, Popping, Locking, Krump
Memorable Routine: "Forever" - hip-hop routine danced with Twitch, choreographed by Dave Scott.

Courtney Galiano
Season: 4
Finish: Top 4
Style: Contemporary, Jazz,. Broadway, Cultural, Disco
Memorable Routine: Mandy Moore's "Lost" contemporary routine with Gev Manoukian.

Neil Haskell
Season: 3
Finish: Top 3
Style: Contemporary, Broadway, Disco, Cultural, Jazz
Memorable Routine: Jazz piece "Sweet Dreams" (also called "The Table Dance"), choreographed by Mandy Moore, performed with Sabra Johnston.

Allison Holker
Season: 2
Finish: Top 8
Style: Contemporary, Jazz, Broadway, Cultural, Disco
Memorable Routine: With partner Ivan Koumaev, Allison danced "Why" choreographed by Tyce Diorio.

Ade Obayomi
Season: 5
Finish: Top 6
Style: Contemporary, Jazz, Cultural, Broadway
Memorable Routine: An emotional piece choreographed by Tyce Diorio and danced with Melissa Sandvig: "This Woman's Work".

Mark Kanemura
Season: 4
Finish: Top 6
Style: Contemporary, Jazz, Broadway, Cultural
Memorable Routine: "Bleeding Love", hip-hop danced with Chelsie Hightower, choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon.

Lauren Gottlieb
Season: 3
Finish: Top 6
Style: Hip-hop, Contemporary, Broadway, Jazz
Memorable Routine: "Fuego" hip-hop routine with Pasha Kovalev.

Anya Garnis
Season: 3
Finish: Top 12
Style: Ballroom, Latin Ballroom
Memorable Routine: "Girlfriend" jive routine performed with Danny Tidwell; choreographed by Tony Meredith.

With the help of these 12 All-Star dancers, So You Think You Can Dance season 7 may shape up to be the best season yet!

Fox: So You Think You Can Dance, Meet the All Stars

Published by Katie D

Katie has been a freelance writer since 2007. She has published articles on several websites such as LIVESTRONG and eHow, as well as her work on Associated Content.  View profile

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