Dance

AMERICA'S HOTTEST DANCE SHOW MOVES TO FALL FOR SEASON 6

Recently nominated for five Emmy Awards, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE has kept viewers amazed and inspired for more than 100 episodes as talented dancers skilled in everything from Hip-Hop, Krumping and Popping to Salsa, Quickstep and Jive compete to be named America's Favorite Dancer.

At the end of Season Five, Jeanine Mason was named America's Favorite Dancer after host Cat Deeley revealed the results of the record-breaking historic vote live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Mason danced off with a cash prize of $250,000 and a featured spot on the cover of the November issue of Dance Spirit magazine. Following the season finale, the Top 10 dancers from this season will embark on a 40-city performance tour that kicks off Sunday, Sept. 20 in Manchester, NH.

For Season Six, premiering for the first time in the fall, producers traveled across the country to Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Phoenix and Salt Lake City in search of dancers who represent the best in America. Those who shine during auditions are given a ticket to Las Vegas for call-backs, where they work with top choreographers to learn and then be judged on multiple styles of dance.

During the call-back week, the judges - Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, as well as guest judges including Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen, Mia Michaels, Tyce Diorio and Lil C - choose the Top 20 dancers who will continue in the competition.

During the performance round, the 20 finalists dance for America's votes, and each week the six contestants comprising the bottom three couples are given a chance to perform solo routines to encourage the judges to keep them on the show. The judges then decide which dancers stay in the competition and which male and female contestants are eliminated. If a couple is split apart, the two individual dancers who remain become a couple the following week.

Once the series is down to the Top 10 finalists, the dancers switch partners and it's solely up to America to decide who remains in the competition. Following the performance shows, viewers can vote for their favorite couples. The live results shows reveal who keeps dancing and who goes home.

Choreographers Mia Michaels and Wade Robson were honored with Emmy Awards in 2007 for their work on Season Two. Robson won an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography again the following year for his work on Season Three, while Shane Sparks and Mandy Moore earned nominations in the same category. In 2008, the make-up team was nominated for Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic).

In 2009, choreographers Tabitha Dumo, Napoleon Dumo, Mia Michaels, Tyce Diorio and Dmitry Chaplin were honored with Emmy nominations for Outstanding Choreography.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was created by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and comes from 19 Entertainment Ltd. and dick clark productions, inc. It is executive-produced by Simon Fuller, Nigel Lythgoe and Barry Adelman. Matthew Diamond serves as director.

ABOUT 19 ENTERTAINMENT LTD

Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment Ltd. is recognized as a lead creator, provider and promoter of globally successful entertainment and music brands of today. The company has attracted a unique team of exceptionally creative executives, who work together to integrate and leverage activity across television, sports, film, touring, merchandising, music publishing, recording and artist management.

19 Founder/CEO Simon Fuller has developed and managed some of the biggest entertainment properties of our time, with credits that include the creation of TV phenomenon AMERICAN IDOL and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, and the HBO series "Little Britain USA." 19's unique talent includes legendary musical icon Annie Lennox, country music sensation Carrie Underwood, the pop group sensation Spice Girls, and IDOL alumni Chris Daughtry, David Cook, supermodel Claudia Schiffer and soccer icon David Beckham.

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