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Season 18 of “So You Think You Can Dance” is past the auditions rounds, so now the top 10 contestants are headed for the main event. But who will win the $100,000 grand prize. Predict who you think will win here in our predictions center. And scroll down to vote in our poll to let us know who should win the competition.

The season started with three days of auditions, during which all the hopefuls performed solos in their signature styles. Judges Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Allison Holker and Comfort Fedoke then sent through the best 35 to the choreography round, where the dancers had just an hour to learn a challenging routine by celebrity choreographer Galen Hooks. More than half of those contestants got the boot, leaving 16 dancers to pair up and learn a duet dance from Hooks. The judges then had to make the grueling decision to cut six to leave us with the...

“So You Think You Can Dance” returned in 2024 for its 18th season with some major changes and a new format. Below, meet the top 10 contestants who braved the initial auditions to advance to the main competition.

This season of “Sytycd” started with three episodes of solo auditions in which the contestants performed in their specialty styles. Three judges then decided their fates: Latin ballroom competitor and “Dancing with the Stars” champ Maksim Chmerkovskiy, “DWTS” and “Sytycd” alum Allison Holker, and her fellow “Sytycd” All-Star Comfort Fedoke. They selected the best 35 to advance to the next round where they learned and performed a routine by celebrity choreographer Galen Hooks. From there, only 16 went on to perform in the duets. And then one final cut narrowed the field to 10 participants.

That’s where the big changes came in. This season, in order to find a competitor who would be ready for a career in dance right away,...

Many dancers auditioned for a chance to compete on “So You Think You Can Dance” for season 18. Dozens were sent through to the choreography round by judges Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Comfort Fedoke and Allison Holker. But only 10 can advance from here.

“Dancers, are you ready? Judges, are you ready?” asks host Cat Deeley to enthusiastic cheers at the start of “The Final Auditions: Top Ten Revealed.” Allison then tells the dancers what they can expect, including the fact that this round of auditions will only last one day and will end with the selection of the top 10 dancers moving on, which seems to take many of the contestants by surprise. “Those 10 of you, who move forward will experience the challenges of actual working dancers, and let me remind you, only one of you will win $100,000.”

See‘So You Think You Can Dance’ 18 episode 3 recap: In ‘Auditions: Day Three,’ one hopeful was...

Broadway’s Room stars Adrienne Warren and Ephraim Sykes, along with choreographer Galen Hooks, are speaking out on the bizarre, last-minute “indefinite postponement” of the much anticipated spring production.

“We do not know what happened,” says Warren, the Tina star who was to play the lead role in the Room stage adaptation that was to begin previews next month. “We have no idea. As this continues to unfold, I just want to publicly say, it is not a reflection on the beautiful souls in this piece. It is not a reflection on our creatives.”

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Apples and Oranges Arts' THEatreACCELERATOR, an immersive musical theatre development accelerator for promising storytellers, culminates in a live Shark-Tank-style pitch session where participants present their shows to theatre and tech industry veterans including Broadway producer Deborah Barrera, tech and Broadway media entrepreneur Robert Diamond, directorchoreographerperformer Galen Hooks, investor and producer Frank Kavanaugh, investor Jonathan Ledden, producer Laura Wagner, tech startup coach and Broadway investor Alisa Cohn and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur Cindy Convery.

Apples and Oranges Arts' THEatreACCELERATOR, an immersive musical theatre development accelerator for promising storytellers, culminates in a live Shark-Tank-style pitch session where participants present their shows to theatre and tech industry veterans including Broadway producer Deborah Barrera, tech and Broadway media entrepreneur Robert Diamond, directorchoreographerperformer Galen Hooks, investor and producer Frank Kavanaugh, investor Jonathan Ledden, producer Laura Wagner, tech startup coach and Broadway investor Alisa Cohn and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur Cindy Convery.

The best song on Harry Styles by Harry Styles is "Kiwi," no doubt, according to me. I fully intend to rage when I hear it live when Harry goes on tour this Fall, and now I know exactly what moves to learn and bust out at the concerts, thanks to choreographer Galen Hooks. She and the rest of this talented crew at La's Millennium Dance Complex just dropped this sexy routine, and as a fan of Harry's, it has me wishing that he had some ability to dance so he could join in. However, as danceable as "Kiwi" is - he's screaming about having babies and it's no one else's business, after all - I feel pretty confident that Harry won't be trying any of Galen's choreography anytime soon. It's no matter: we have this video, as well as others from the talented dancers at Millennium, to get us on our feet.

Ciara isn't letting a giant belly hold her back!

The 31-year-old singer took to Instagram on Saturday to share an epic video of herself dancing around her house to Whitney Houston's "I'm Every Woman."

Watch: Ciara Flaunts Her Baby Bump and Makeup-Free Face During Event With Husband Russell Wilson

Ciara's son, Future Jr., and husband, Russell Wilson, make adorable cameos in the short video, choreographed by Galen Hooks and filmed by Tim Milgram, but the mama-to-be's baby bump is the real star of the show.

"#ImEveryWoman! It's All In Me!

The holidays are a time for giving, and YouTube is doing its part to keep up the Yuletide spirit. The Vlogbrothers have raised over $441,000 with Project For Awesome, but they aren't the only philanthropists in the online video world. DS2DIO, the dance channel started by Justin Bieber: Never Say Never director Jon M. Chu and producer Hieu Ho, is releasing four holiday videos, each one featuring a choreographer, a YouTube star, and a charity to which DS2DIO will donate $5,000. Ho explained how the holiday video series came to be: "In the spirit of the holidays, Jon and I wanted to do something to help give back... and we thought it would be fun to gather some of our friends and fellow YouTubers to spread a little joy through dance, while bringing attention to organizations that are really making a difference. And lucky for us, our friends happen to...

Former Us daytime soap actress Melinda Sullivan (pictured above) has joined the cast of director John Ch’s G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation. No news on who her character will be, but there is plenty of speculation. All we know it that she’ll appear in the film alongside the returning Channing Tatum as Duke, Ray Park as Snake Eyes and Byung Hun-lee as Storm Shadow. Along with franchise newcomers Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Roadblock, Elodie Yung as Jinx, DJ Cotrona as Flint, Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jaye, RZA as The Blind Master, Ray Stevenson as Firefly, Joseph Mazello as Mouse and Walton Goggins as Warden Nigel James.

Also confirmed to have joined the cast are Kendra Andrews, Travis Wong and Galen Hooks – that news comes via the Twitter account of Andrews. Interestingly all three are dancers, and Wong is also a parkour expert, Andrews has worked with director Chu...

Let Me In actor Richard Jenkins has been cast in Tom Cruise's next movie One Shot. The project is an adaptation of the novel written by Lee Child, and the story centers on Jack Reacher (Cruise), an ex-Army cop who gets sucked into the mystery surrounding the arrest of a sniper accused of killing five people in a shooting. Jenkins will play a district attorney who goes after the sniper. The film is being directed by Christopher McQuarrie, and also stars Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo.

Heroes Adrian Pasdar and The Sopranos Michael Imperioli have joined the cast of Doug Ellin's new HBO pilot 40. The show will be a single camera Comedy series that also stars Ed Burns and Michael Rapaport. According to Deadline the story "revolves around four lifelong friends who help each other navigate life at 40, which isn’t all they expected it to be. Burns...

Actress-Dancer Melinda Sullivan has sent out an update today via Twitter announcing her involvement in G.I. Joe 2 Retaliation. The one thing she did confirm was that she wasn't playing The Baroness. (Even though she looks like a better Baroness than Sienna Miller in my opinion) Also in addition to Melinda Sullivan, three more names have been added to the cast which include - Kendra Andrews, Travis Wong, Galen Hooks. Again there is no confirmation on who these three will be playing in the movie. One thing that all four have in common are the fact that they are all dancers. So probably bit parts in the movie. The following is a casting call sheet for a "Prison Break" scene in the film that features Snake Eyes meeting up with the Warden during the break. (In all honesty, probably breaking out Cobra Commander and Destro) Next...

Adam Rose/Fox Cat Deeley hosts “So You Think You Can Dance”

The opening group number is called “The Circus Sets Up” from the soundtrack to Water for Elephants. They are all in circus costumes, and there’s a rope for them to swing on onstage. Jess is center, the ringmaster in a red cutaway coat. It begins in sepia light. And he does a leap into someone’s arms which is a smart smart way to use him. Jess...

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This 24 year old phenom has toured with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Ne-Yo, Ciara, Paulina Rubio and Brian McKnight, not to mention hitting the stage on promo appearances with Janet Jackson and starring as an original cast member of The Lxd on Hulu.com. Her choreography has even inspired people with her signature steps featured in Ne-Yo’s “Closer” music video. Galen Hooks is the leading lady and choreographer for Ne-Yo’s “Beautiful Monster” music video and is also responsible for the stunning visuals for Usher’s “Daddy’s Home” music video. Her resume packs a punch, her performance pulls your focus and when you meet her, you are truly charmed by her humble and fearless demeanor. Having just finished up choreographing on David E. Kelley’s latest production starring Kathy Bates called “Harry’s Law,” Galen Hooks is a choreographer and dancer with vision for the future. I had...

Ne-Yo has a crush on a woman in a music video for his latest single "One in a Million". Although the lady has repeatedly turned him down, he doesn't give up too easily. Busting some moves with his boys, he finally gets attention from the girl only before she turns on her heels as he is joined by three hot females.

Directed by SkeetScorsese / Wayne Isham, the music video features Ne-Yo as a man with superpower. Columbus Short, John Silver, Cliff McGhee and Galen Hooks play supporting roles in it. The clip ends with a cliffhanger in which his love interest yells at him, "What the hell's wrong with you?"

"One in a Million" music video is one of Ne-Yo's efforts to visualize "Libra Scale", his concept album which explores story behind money, fame, power and love. He has previously premiered two mini movies in support of "Beautiful Monster" and...

Following a previously-released teaser, Ne-Yo fully unveils two music videos for his singles "Beautiful Monster" and "Champagne Life". Making their way out on Bet, both of the clips were filmed back to back and are directed by Wayne Isham with the scripts written by Ne-Yo himself.

In the first video which co-stars Columbus Short, John Silver, Cliff McGhee and Galen Hooks, Ne-Yo is facing off a "Beautiful Monster" to save the world. "[It] is one piece of a very long and intricate story," he said. "When you see the first video, make sure that you're paying attention because all of the videos tell a story. So pay attention - you don't want to miss nothing."

It is then revealed in the "Champagne Life" video that Ne-Yo and the female villain have history together. He was romantically linked to her before she was turned into Diamond Eye, a "crazy, psycho mass-murderer."

Both...