So You Think You Can Dance - 5 ª Season

The two-hour premiere of the fifth season of "So You Think You Can Dance?" promised you'd laugh, cry and worry about the health of a guy who threw himself off the front of the audition stage. So, you think you can handle it? Start spreading the news...: The first set of auditions took place in Brooklyn, where judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy were joined by hip hop choreographers, Tabitha and Napoleon. Host Cat Deeley explained that the best dancers would get a ticket to the next round in Las Vegas, borderline dancers would get a chance in the group choreography, and the rest would go home.  Gabi Rojas, who was born into the circus, suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and gave her heart and soul into her audition. The rest of the dancers in the crowd rose to their feet after her stirring modern dance before Nigel said, "If you are not in this year's Top 20, I'll be surprised." He called it one of the best auditions he's seen in five years. Eight minutes into the season, Gabi's dance gave Mary her first chance to deliver a high-pitched scream. Gabi was through to Vegas. Saalim "Storyboard" Muslim and his partner Habby "Hobgoblin" Jacques cast their vote for change on the show with a display of "Mutation," a contortionism routine that Nigel said would be a good fit for "Dawn of the Dead: The Musical." The judges were concerned their style wouldn't work for the show, but gave them a chance to join the group choreography at the end of the day.  Peter Sabasino, an Italian family guy from Philadelphia, showed an impressive demonstration of tap dancing that had Mary giggling the whole way through. He promised he could do tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, contemporary and some ballroom. Peter's headed to Vegas. Tiffany Geigel, who suffered from a spinal condition that left her with just three vertebrae at birth, gave a nice performance and Nigel admitted from the start that it would be difficult to judge her without acknowledging her condition. He said people who think they can't do this or that should look at Tiffany and be inspired. Then, he decided she wasn't right for the competition. Tiffany later said she didn't truly expect to advance, but wanted to prove a point that obstacles can be overcome. She succeeded. Maksim Kapitannikov showed some ballroom prowess, using a former "Dance" contestant Faina Savich as his partner on a cha cha cha. Nigel liked Maksim's lack of grimaces and false moves with his face, "apart from a couple of winks I could've done without." It's worth noting that each of the past three seasons of "So You Think You Can Dance?" has delivered a pro on "Dancing with the Stars" (Dmitry Chaplin, Lacey Schwimmer and Chelsie Hightower). Maksim would be back for the group choreography. Nobuya Nagahama of Tokyo became one of the early personalities of the season and served up some fast-paced locking and would return at the end of the day, with Maksim and 45 other dancers.  Lauren Gottleib of Season 3 choreographed the group routine, which put Maksim though to Vegas. Nobuya would be making the trip, as well. In all, 27 dancers from New York were heading to Sin City. Brooklyn, Day 2: Two years after making it to Vegas, Arielle Taylor was ready to give the show another run. Nigel remembered liking her before, and was complimentary throughout her contemporary routine. The judges hoped she learned from her previous experience, and she was going to get a second chance.  Thomas Martin and Amanda Clark brought a bolero dance routine to the stage that mostly served to make the judges chuckle. Mary called it basic, beginning, bronze-level dancing. That kicked off a mini-montage of mayhem. Nina Estrina and Igor Zabrodin showcased a cha cha that ended with a super-secret trick -- Nina crouched down low and spun no less than a dozen times at high speed. "You could put wet clothes on her and spin them dry," Nigel said. They were asked back to the choreography. Kellen Stancil gave an interesting contemporary dance using an umbrella as a prop. Mary asked him what the umbrella represented to him, which brought Kellen to tears in memory of his deceased aunt. He said with the umbrella, he felt comfortable and safe, as he did with his aunt. Napoleon said, "You moved me" as Kellen continued to well up. Nigel simply presented Kellen with a ticket to Vegas. Chimezie Nwosu brought a bit of Twitch flavor to the New York auditions, but without the glasses and gold caps. Nigel liked it but said it wasn't enough to get him through, leaving Chimezie to try to prove himself in the group choreography.  Igor made it to Vegas, but his spinning partner Nina did not. Chimezie, too, received a ticket to the desert. In total, 14 dancers from Brooklyn's second day were heading to the next round. Mile-High Madness: It was on to Denver to see what talent could be found in the Mile-High City. Choreographer Sonja Tayeh, a newcomer to the show last season, joined Nigel and Mary in Denver.  Kayla Radomski, 18, grew up without her dad around and grew up living with her mom in her grandparents' house so they could afford to send her to dance classes. Nigel said Kayla "brought it" and there wasn't much he didn't like -- he couldn't think of anything. Kayla was on to Vegas and her grandma screamed Mary-style, while her grandfather was moved to tears.  Sonja fell in love with Denver's dancers during a montage that showed her reacting to various female contemporary dancers. Misha Belfer and Mitchel Kibel -- both guys -- offered a same-sex samba. Everything was moving along smoothly until a spin in which Mitchel was lifting Misha ended with them falling over each other. Nigel said they might alienate a lot of the "Dance" audience and said he didn't think he liked it. But if he was judging them on their dancing, rather than just them dancing together, he might have thought it was alright. They were both asked back for the choreography, along with 22 other dancers. Mitchel didn't make it, and neither did Misha. Eleven dancers, though, scored their tickets to Vegas. Denver, Day 2: Allison Moist kicked off the second day with a bizarre routine to the "Star Wars" theme, complete with light sabers. She was also dressed as a lion, which she admitted had nothing to do with the dance. She started a montage highlighting some of Denver's more "interesting" characters. Nigel was "shocked at the stupidity" of the auditions after a while.  Elias Holloway, 18, brought his 16-year-old brother along for a locking and popping routine. His younger brother wasn't auditioning because he was too young. Nigel found it very entertaining, and Mary said it was "about the cutest thing" she's seen in five years. Elias would get a chance to prove himself with the choreography. Brandon Bryant and Natalie Reid met during last season's auditions and they were each the last of the dancers who didn't make it through to the finals. Brendan lost out to Gev and Natalie was the friend of Katee Shean, the dancer who famously said she wouldn't try to audition again if she didn't make it through. Katee did make it through and finished in third place overall.  After watching Natalie dance, Sonja was moved and said she was "dying" while watching Natalie. She said she got chills and didn't want Natalie's dance to end. Mary said she was "just so proud" of Natalie for the organic nature of her dance. She said Natalie was "going to go the distance this time." Nigel called it superb. Without even attempting to fake her out, Nigel handed Natalie a ticket to Vegas. Brandon offered up a remarkable contemporary dance that brought Mary to tears. "I have to say that I have the greatest job in the whole world, to be able to sit there some days and witness something like that," she said, "something that I could never do in a million years, is dance like you." Back to the choreography, where Elias and 16 others got another chance to impress the judges. They decided Elias needed more training and encouraged him to come back next season. He said he would. Eight dancers from Denver's second day made it to Vegas, bringing the city's total to 19.

For the first time in four years, "So You Think You Can Dance?" returned to the spicy city of Miami to see what the dancers there had to offer. It was another two-hour audition night, so it was time to settle in with Will Smith's requisite "Welcome to Miami." Choreographer Tyce DiOrio joined regular judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy Tony Riendeau got the night started with what he called "The Tony Style," promising a rubber band-like, kinky dance routine. We should've known we were in trouble when he started dancing to Kenny Loggins' "Footloose." The performance ended with a cartwheel gone awry, and there wasn't much for the judges to say after that. Tony, who'd promised he could dance all night, nearly lost consciousness. He was fine later. Priscilla Marrero of Miami showed off some precision contemporary dancing. She got a little self-righteous when she introduced herself to the judges by saying, "I'm Priscilla, I'm a dancer. That's who I am." The judges all fawned over her and she was easily through to Las Vegas. Janette Manara and her salsa partner Romulo Villaverde made a return to the auditions after Janette made it to Vegas last season without Romulo, but ended up getting cut before the finals. This time, they dazzled the judges with a routine full of flips and leg kicks and both earned tickets to the next round. A pair of twins stopped by with a joint routine that was anything but synchronized, starting a montage of bad dancers that were ripped apart by Tyce. Joseph Smith, a hip-hop dancer who clearly saw a future that included T-shirts with his image and the phrase, "Sha-wham!" emblazoned on them, impressed Mary and Nigel, but Tyce wasn't overly fond of him. Still, Joseph was invited back for choreography at the end of the day and made it through to Vegas, along with 27 other Miami dancers. Miami, Day 2: Wislande Letang made the odd wardrobe choice of wearing a cut-off shirt so high that it strategically exposed her bikini beneath. It had a bit of a stripper vibe to it, leading to a confrontation with Tyce, when he noted that her move in which she spread her legs to expose her crotch was unacceptable. Erik "Silky" Moore, 19, was on a mission to bring tap back, and his audition was an impressive start. Working to Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Erik thrilled the judges, tossing in a bit of break dancing toward the end. Mary didn't want it to end and said it was "one of the best dances I've seen all season." Erik will be tapping all the way to Las Vegas. Paris Torres, a former Miss Washington from Seattle, felt like she had a lot to offer as a dancer. Nigel called it "fabulous." Mary loved it, too, and said Paris had "everything that we're looking for." Nigel had to break a tie when Tyce asked to see Paris in choreography and Mary said she should go to Vegas where she would do great. Nigel handed Paris a ticket. A montage of some of the day's better dancers followed, with three of them heading directly to the next round. Afterward, a headdress-wearing African dancer named Geo Smith showed some impressive moves and frightened Mary a bit when he leaped off the stage toward the judges' table, making her think he was going to crawl under it. "She you were going to tickle her fancy with your feathers," Nigel said. They asked him to return for choreography. As the end of the Miami auditions drew near, Talia Rickards, a widow whose husband died in a motorcycle accident in May 2006. This was her first audition in more than two years. Nigel didn't see quite enough from her routine, but Mary said it was "definitely very fiery." Tyce wasn't sure there was enough substance to put her through to choreography, but Mary and Nigel asked her to come back. Geo and Talia were among the dancers who returned at the end of the night for choreography. Geo made it through. And Talia was right behind him. Headed for Memphis: Crump choreographer Lil C joined Nigel and Mary the judging panel and 24-year-old Memphis police Officer Marico Flake sought to introduce the panel to a style he called Memphis jukin', a blend of Elvis' bounce and graceful footwork. The judges messed with Marico for a moment, saying it was "a no to choreography." He didn't have to do choreography because he was going straight to Vegas. A self-proclaimed second cousin of Howie D from the Backstreet Boys, Dustin Dorough, offered up a clunky hip-hop routine. He said it was based on his martial arts, but it didn't work out. Chris Carrozza promised a virtual smorgasbord of dance styles, offering up a fusion style that he said included virtually every cultural dance he's ever seen. Chris started walking away before all the judges were done speaking and Nigel said he was "being rude." Caitlin Kinney, the older sister of 18-year-old Megan Kinney, who got a ticket to Vegas during the Miami audition, tried her own hand at the competition and said it would be a dream to go with her sister. Caitlin had only been dancing for five years and Nigel said she was "superb." Caitlin had also undergone hip reconstruction and Mary said dancing was Caitlin's "destiny." She was headed to Sin City. Memphis, Day 2: Anna Dunn, whose father killed himself in February 2008, tried to channel her pain into her performance. Nigel said Anna's head was moving around too much. Mary agreed, but called Anna a "diamond in the rough." Lil C told her he could empathize with Anna because his father, too, took his own life. The judges put her through to choreography. Travis Prokop, whose father is the head football coach at the high school he attended, was thankful for his dad's relentless support of his choice to be a dancer. Nigel suggested Travis work on filling out his large frame with strength. The judges all agreed. Travis would return for the choreography. Evan Kasprzak, who auditioned last year and made it to the end of Vegas, auditioned with a classic jazz routine. Nigel appreciated the completeness of the routine. The judges wondered whether Evan could handle other types of dance, but they put him directly through to Vegas, nonetheless. Twin sisters Lauren and Lydia Guerra talked about how close they were and how thankful they were to be auditioning together. The judges enjoyed it, but noted that the dancers were different in their performances, even though they were doing the same choreographed routine. Ryan Kasprzak, Evan's older brother, was the final solo performer of the day, presented what he called "a capella tap with Whoopie Cushion accompaniment." The judges found it clever and fun, and noted that despite the joking aspect, Ryan was a qualified dancer. Nigel wanted Ryan to come back for choreography, but Mary and Lil Co opted to send him directly to Vegas. When the time for choreography came, The Guerra twins, Travis Prokop and Anna Dunn were left to fight for their chances to continue on in the competition. Lauren Guerra was the first to learn her fate, and she made it to Vegas. Up next was Anna Dunn, who also advanced to the next round. Travis received a ticket to Vegas, as well. Finally, Lydia Guerra went to center stage. Nigel said it was terrible to split a family up. "I know you're going to be really supportive of your sister," he said, before the camera cut to the doors of the theater, where Lydia burst through holding a ticket.

The final audition week for "So You Think You Can Dance" began in Los Angeles. Host Cat Deeley acted like an idiot outside the theater and we were ready to go. Along with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, choreographer Adam Shankman helped with the judging in L.A. We began with Bianca Revels, who just missed out on the top-20 for Season 4. Her mother was in from Detroit to watch her dance which brought tears of joy from Revels. Revels, 20, tap-dances sans music and the judges swooned. All three give her a standing ovation and Revels was straight through to Vegas. Next up was the creepy hand-holding sister and brother team of Brynelle and Xavier Blanton. They moved around the stage in a disorganized manner. Mary didn't think either had enough dance base. Adam criticized Brynelle's form and Nigel called her "child-like." A big fat 'no' for both. 29-year-old Debra Lawson is, um, quite a bit larger than most dancers on shows like this. More importantly for these purposes, she seemed to have little discernable talent or technique. She then talked about potential issues with her Orthodox Judaism. None of it mattered as she was sent home. Suzanne Fernandez does something she called a "fairy medicine dance." Nigel asked "what are you on?" John Fleming's mime face paint had Mary laughing hysterically. 23-year-old Michael Han fires off a flamboyant and talentless routine. All three are told 'no.' Swing dancer Calico Sequeira, 30, gave a mediocre showing with a partner. Nigel dismissed her as "on a social level." They told her 'no,' though Adam went up on stage and danced with her briefly. This prompted Adam to pretend he was a contestant as several Season 4 contestants (including winner Joshua) gave him feedback from the judges' table. Asuka Kondoh (who made it to Vegas last year) and partner Ricky Sun did a international Latin ballroom number. Everyone is blown away by Kondoh's moves. Nigel liked them both, and called Kondoh "stunning" after horrifically butchering her first name. Both are sent straight through to Vegas. This led into a montage of three unnamed dancers who were put through to Vegas. Our final audition of the day is Nathan Trasoras, who almost stopped dancing a few years back because kids were making fun of him. The judges absolutely loved his contemporary ballet moves: "That was pretty damn extraordinary," Adam said. Unfortunately, at 17-years-old Trasoras was too young for Season 5. Simon decided to put him straight through to Vegas for Season 6. L.A., Day 2: We started with Sammy Ramirez, a 19-year-old former wrestler. His break-dance routine is appreciated by all three judges. Adam thought he "had some of the best stops I've ever seen." Due to concerns about his versatility he is put through to the choreography round. Farm-born Stacey House and her leg warmers came out and performed a less-than-impressive break routine. Mary said it was too "all kinda crazy" for her and House is sent back to her house. We were shown the back-story of 20-year-old Californian Amanda Kerby, Her father has had multiple sclerosis (which I spelled correctly on the first try) for the last 13 years and the disease has inspired her dancing. All three judges pointed to her looks before her dancing, but Mary called her "extremely talented." After Adam curiously asked how her father's illness "makes you feel," they put her right through to Vegas. Simon spots Phillip Chbeeb on the stage. Recognizing him as a strong b-boy from last year who came down with pneumonia just before Vegas Week, Nigel puts him immediately through to Vegas without an audition. Chbeeb ends up dancing with Arielle Coker, one of his classmates. Coker told Deeley that her family was recently in a major car accident that landed her mother in the ICU. Nigel thought the whole routine was "beautiful." Adam said Coker made Phillip a better dancer and they put her through to Vegas. The threesome of Alexie Agdeppa ("beauty, grace"), Diana Vaden ("great potential") and Chanel Smith ("I love her, she's crazy") are all put into the choreography round. Our obligatory horrendous guy in L.A. is named Kevin Cormier. He told Deeley his nickname is "Shakiro" due to his having similar moves to the pop star Shakira. (Get it?) Not surprisingly, Cormier is awful. Mary thought he was "not dancing, just shaking." Finally for L.A. is the choreography round. Ramirez, Vaden and Agdeppa are all sent to Vegas while Smith is sent home. The final audition city is Seattle. Choreographer Mia Michaels will sit in on the panel with Mary and Nigel. Seattle, Day 1: Christopher Keller, 22, and his partner did a combo of tango and East Coast swing. None of the judges liked their routine, which played with the gender roles of dancing. 'No.' The pierced and tattooed Nick "Nasty" Salzman performed an up-temp break-dance routine. Salzman got tired and stopped mid-routine, then was verbally contentious with Nigel. Mary and Mia cited his personality as changing them from a 'yes' to a 'no.' 6-foot-6 b-boy Dmitrious Bistrevsky did some halfspeed breaking that had the judges laughing in a bad way. Mary said it was obvious you "really didn't know what you're doing." There was nothing there for me, said Nigel, and he was gone. We next saw a montage of some of Seattle's worst performances, including one girl falling violently on her shoulder. "It really pisses us off," Mary said about one of them. 18-year-old Kelsea Taylor pranced around the stage in a creative manner that was well-received by all three judges. Nigel said that choreographer Sonya Tayeh (guest judge in Denver) would love her. Mary thought she was "really fun" and "smart." Mia thought she was a "beautiful disastrous weirdo." Taylor went through to the choreography round. We immediately see Taylor in the choreography round. She is put through to Vegas along with three other dancers. Seattle, Day 2: Nigel begins by lecturing the dancers that they need to be better. Unpronounceably-named Hawaiian Kuponohiipoi Aweau twirled around a chair dramatically for several moments. Mary was on the fence but Mia had faith in him. Nigel though he was quirky so they put him through to the choreography. Next was a montage of stronger performances, with three dancers sent on to choreography. Ukrainian computer repairman Leonid Knyshov bounced around somewhat aimlessly. Afterward Mary said he reminded her of a 3-year-old twirling in the backyard. This prompted the judges to bring up annual SYTYCD sideshow David "Sex" Soller for a dance battle. After getting approval from his mother, the 35-year-old Soller went to the stage for what amounted to a giant waste of everyone's time. Nigel decides to put Soller through to the choreography round in an attempt to teach him a lesson and stop him from coming on the show. (Sigh.) Not surprisingly, Soller cant come to close to keeping up with the choreography and it sent home. Aweau and eight others are sent through to the Vegas. Next week more than 170 dancers will be back for the first show in Las Vegas, with only 20 going through to the finals. See you then!

After auditions in six cities, the "best of the best" made it to Las Vegas for the next round of the competition to determine the Top 20 dancers in America on "So You Think You Can Dance?" There were 172 dancers at the start of the night, but host Cat Deeley promised the challenges would get tougher and the judges would be harsher in their quest to find their finalists for Season 5. They pulled out all the stops even at the judges' table, where Mia Michaels, Lil C, Adam Shankman and Debbie Allen all joined regular judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy. Each dancer would perform a solo to start the Vegas round, and Alex Wong from the Miami auditions went first, offering a contemporary style with a bit of a martial arts twist at times. Mia looked on adoringly and gave a notable "Wow" as she watched. The judges would give no comments after the solos. Tony Bellissimo made his mark, bringing along various portraits of Nigel during a gimmick-heavy dance in which he dressed as a businessman heading to work. He had Nigel's photo in his newspaper, in his briefcase and in his coat. A quick montage rounded up some of the more acrobatic moves of the solo round before Nigel called all the dancers to the stage and told them they weren't as good as the judges thought they were in the first auditions. He said some of them would be going home immediately and began calling them to the front of the stage. If any of the six judges wanted to keep a dancer, they could stay. But a unanimous no meant their journey was over. In total, 45 dancers were sent home after the solos, including a couple of early favorites: the football coach's son Travis Prokop, widow Thalia Rickards, and hip-hopper Chimezie Nwosu. Napoleon & Tabitha D'Umo were on hand to choreograph a hop hop routine for the remaining the dancers. Contemporary dancer Gabi Rojas was worried the choreography was too fast for her. She was a favorite of Nigel's early on. She definitely struggled and lost her place in the routine. Mia made an ominous statement, saying, "I love cutting. Because I like to see people that aren't good at what they do go home." Gabi stepped up and was saved only because of her "unique" solo, according to Nigel. "You have to be good at more things than just what you do," he added. By the end of the hip hop routine, 37 more dancers were leaving Las Vegas. Only 96 dancers remained. Day 2: First up the morning of Day 2 was a waltz choreographed by Jean Marc Genereaux and France Mousseau. Popper Phillip Chbeeb and his partner from the L.A. audition, Arielle Coker, were split up for the waltz, and for the rest of the competition. Phillip made it through but Arielle did not. Popper Nobuya Nagahama was having the time of his life in Vegas, but was going to be out of his element with the waltz. The judges were very impressed with him. Afterward, he cried as he talked about taking dance classes between the first and second audition, and he gave credit to his teachers for his success. "It's all to them," he said. "I couldn't make it by myself." Choreographer Sonja Tayeh put together a jazzy routine for the remaining dancers, which Natalie Reid and Brandon Bryant nailed in rehearsal. Sonja even pulled them out to show the rest of the group how to do it. But when it came time to do the routine for the judges, Natalie was off. Mary told her the judges couldn't continue to pull for her, and they sent her home. She was crushed, but smiled the whole time. The other dancers noted that if Natalie could go home, anyone could go. Brandon went up with the next group and Lil C and Mia both told him they were disappointed after all the hype they'd heard about him. Nigel stood up for him and said he was probably one of the best dancers they've ever had in the competition. He was safe. The jazz group was on a roll, but Gabi Rojas was still shaky when it came time for her to perform. Lil C just repeated, "She's bad," while Mia responded, "How can she be so bad?" Nigel even gave up, muttering, "Damn, my favorite unique dancer is not good." Debbie spoke for the group and said, "Gabi, you're breaking my heart," and called her "a disappointment." Gabi was asked to dance for her life and if three judges gave her a nod, she could stay. As she danced her own solo, the judges asked each other, "Now, where was that?" They all gave her their approval, but they warned her that she had to do that well on other styles. The remaining 73 contestants might have thought they were headed to bed at 8 p.m., but Cat said, "They were in for a shock." She broke them into groups and the groups had to randomly select a CD, choreograph a routine and perform it first thing the next morning. Day 3: On little or no sleep, the dancers returned to the theater at 7 a.m. beaming with confidence. Nigel warned them that even though the group round can be fun and light, there could be cuts if dancers weren't up to snuff. Tapper Erik "Silky" Moore was worried about his group. It was a jive tune that resulted in a "horrific" dance, according to Nigel. Debbie said there was "just a lack of rhythm." The group was a mess and three of the five were cut immediately, but Erik was asked to return later and dance for his life. Brandon Bryant came back with his group and even though the routine wasn't great, Adam noted that at least they looked like they were "fighting for something." Jokester and dancer Ryan Kasprzak and his group choreographed a routine that made Adam cry. He said it made him miss dancing. "I'm starting to see a season about to happen," Adam said. The whole group made it through. Erik was back to tap dance for his life. He did a smooth bit that ended with a dramatic backflip onto his chest and stomach. Mia, Nigel and Debbie voted against keeping him around. Lil C was the next to vote, and he said, "You don't have my vote." At the end of a tiring day, the dancers were faced with a contemporary routine choreographed by Mia Michaels. Tony Bellissimo was nervous after having breezed through the earlier rounds. Mary told him his dancing was "not good enough," and invited him to dance for his life by repeating the choreography -- an odd move. A brief montage included Nobuya Nagahama going home -- but he vowed to return "next year." (Someone should tell him the show is returning in the fall). The Kinney sisters, Megan and Caitlin, were split into separate groups. Megan got through, but said she couldn't relax until she knew what was going to happen with Caitlin, who was lacking confidence. Caitlin missed some steps and Mary quietly said she was "so disappointed" in her. Caitlin didn't get enough votes, but was asked to dance for her life immediately. Well, after a commercial break. Caitlin appeared to be "falling apart," as Mary said, before starting her solo. But Caitlin pulled it together for what Debbie called a "beautiful" dance. Nigel said it was "old-fashioned," but he gave her a positive vote. Debbie agreed. Mia voted against Caitlin, as did Lil C and Adam. It was down to Mary, who voted for Caitlin, who she called a "fighter" with potential. Another pair of siblings, the Kasprzak brothers, were hoping to stick together, as well. Ryan was the first to do Mia's routine. Mary said he "nailed it," and told him he was still in it. Next up was his younger brother Evan. Mia made him do flea hops all the way around and off the stage -- he was safe. Evan flea-hopped all the way into his brother's arms and they hugged. Tony Bellissimo was back with the final group to try the choreography again. After a second chance, Tony made it through to the next round. He cried immediately on stage and they all were about to be moved to tears by his reaction. Day 4: The remaining 54 dancers were faced with Broadway in Vegas as Tyce D'Orio arrived to choreograph a girls' routine and a guys' routine. The girls danced first while the guys played around at the pool. Bianca Revels impressed Nigel with her newfound long legs. But she wasn't through just yet. The judges wouldn't make any decisions until all the girls had danced. Nigel eventually called up a group of girls, which included Bianca, and told them their road had ended. Bianca later said she would not return for another season. In another harsh round of cuts, Megan Kinney, Gabi Rojas and Priscilla Marrero were among those going home. Nigel called the remaining girls to the stage. There were 16 of them. Just six more would be cut before the Top 10 girls were determined. They would each get one more solo to impress the judges. The girls hit the pool while the guys went back in to learn the Broadway routine. The Kasprzak Brothers were feeling confident, given their Broadway backgrounds. Another group of six guys to the stage and sent them home, leaving 16 guys to vie for the final 10 spots. We'll have to wait until Thursday night to find out who the judges have picked for the final 20.

Today is the Top 20 Chosen.