In tonight’s results episode, host Leah Miller reveals which dancers are leaving the competition and Slumdog Millionaire choreographer Longinus Fernandes choreographs the Top 20 group number assisted by Season 2 winner Tara-Jean Popowich.
From a media release:
Adam Asselin-Rioux Joins SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA’s Season 4 Top 22
During tonight’s SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA Top 22 Performance show, it was revealed that Moses Layco, a 26-year-old contemporary dancer suffered a shoulder ligament injury during rehearsals and therefore had to withdraw from the competition. MOSES, the first competitor from Manitoba in SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA history, sustained the injury just days before his first scheduled performance on the show. Replacing Moses in the Season 4 Top 22 is Adam Asselin-Rioux, a 21-year-old contemporary dancer from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, who performed a New Disco routine with partner GEISHA Chin tonight.
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NEW TWO-HOUR EPISODE
The Top 20 dancers take to the stage in the first performance show of the season.
From a media release:
CTV’s SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA Reveals Season 4 Top 22
During tonight’s toe tapping reveal episode, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA has spun out a dazzling Top 22 for the second season in a row. After a cross-country audition tour with stops in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal and Saint John, NB, the judges selected 11 girls and 11 guys to perform for Canada’s votes and compete for the coveted title of Canada’s Favourite Dancer. Specializing in dance styles ranging from ballroom to hip-hop, and salsa to jazz, the Top 22 represent the country from coast to coast, with dancers from North Vancouver, B.C., to Saint John, NB, and for the first time in SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA history, a competitor hails from Manitoba. The Top 22 will take to the stage for the first time on Monday, July 11 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV (visit ctv.ca to confirm local broadcast times).
Season 4’s Top 22 includes; two competitors from British Columbia, one from Alberta, one from Manitoba, 13 from Ontario, four from Quebec, and one from New Brunswick. Ranging in ages from 18 to 29, below is a closer look at the provincial competitor breakdown:
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