Alison Feller
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New York, NY, United States
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How Mark Kanemura—Artist, Activist, and All-Around Icon—Became Our Internet Dance Mascot
Twelve years ago, a baby-faced Mark Kanemura appeared on "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 4. The Hawaiian-born dancer—whose winningly quirky style found a perfect vehicle in Sonya Tayeh's creepy-cool "The Garden" routine—quickly became a fan favorite. Kanemura made it to the Top 6 (Joshua Allen t → Read More
Lizzo's Choreographer on Why Plus-Size Dancers Shouldn't Be a "Speciality" Act
I started working as Lizzo's choreographer and live-show artistic director last January. She has a vision: She wants to put curvy dancers in her performances, because they are deserving. And I was so down. → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: America's Favorite Dancer Is...
In "So You Think You Can Dance" Land, there are really two finales. → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The Grand [Almost] Finale!
The one before the last one! Last night on "So You Think You Can Dance," the Top 4—Gino, Mariah, Bailey, and Sophie—took to the stage for th → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: So Long, Sweet Summer—And Hello, Top 4
Summer is synonymous with "So You Think You Can Dance." For the past 15 seasons (because there was that rogue sixth season that aired in the → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: And Then There Were Six
Eight dancers survived the first cuts last week. By the end of this episode, six remain. But first: two hours, two duets each, two group rou → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The First Cut Is the Deepest
They say the first cut is the deepest, and surely "they" are people who have been watching "So You Think You Can Dance" for 16 seasons. Beca → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The First Cut Is the Deepest
They say the first cut is the deepest, and surely "they" are people who have been watching "So You Think You Can Dance" for 16 seasons. Because while the cuts actually get a little more emotional as the season goes on—come on, we get attached!—the first round of cuts always feels particularly cruel. → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The Live Shows Begin!
We did it! We made it to the live competition shows! → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The Live Shows Begin!
We did it! We made it to the live competition shows! The "we" in question, of course, being the viewers and voters at home, the four hardworking judges, and—yay!—the Season 16 Top 10. Last night, the top five guys and the top five women took to the "So You Think You Can Dance" live stage for the fir... → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: Meet Your Main Men
We almost don't dare to say it, but after last night's final, final, final Season 16 audition round, it appears to be true: Next week, IT'S → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: Meet Your Leading Ladies
Well, unless Nigel Lythgoe (sir!) has something wild and crazy up his sleeves—which he very well may after 16 seasons—it is finally, at very → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: Meet Your Top 20
Last night, "So You Think You Can Dance" gave us The Academy, Part II—which concluded with the judges choosing their Top 10 guys and Top 10 → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: Let The Academy Begin!
"Welcome to the real world, kids." —Laurieann Gibson, Disher of Hard Truths → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The End of Auditions!
To quote old-lady Rose Dawson from Titanic: OK, so maybe it hasn't really been a full 84 years since Season 16 of "So You Think You Can Dance" first graced our screens. But it kinda feels like it, right? The entire summer so far has been dedicated to auditions! Along the way—five episodes, not 84 years, for the record—we've seen some really stellar talent. And next week, we'll get to see how all… → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The Auditions Continue
It's usually right around the third or fourth week of "So You Think You Can Dance" audition rounds that we start itching for the live shows. → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The Promise of a Powerful Episode
In many teasers, FOX promised this would be a "powerful" episode of "So You Think You Can Dance." We have to admit that we didn't take that → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: A "Bad Girl," a Kidnapping, and a Baby B-Boy
It's the second week of auditions in L.A., and everyone's feeling feisty! (Well, Laurieann's feeling feisty, that's for sure.) As the search → Read More
"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The Auditions Begin
A slow-motion, battement-filled opening montage set to music from The Greatest Showman can only mean one thing: To quote the hostess with th → Read More
How 19-Year-Old Hannahlei Cabanilla Won "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 15
When Hannahlei Cabanilla rolled up to her Dance Spirit cover shoot—just 36 hours after being named the "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 1 → Read More