| "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE" TOP 20 FINALISTS REVEALED 
 FINALISTS COMPETE ON FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE SHOW
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, ON FOX
 Tonight, after thousands of auditions by the best dancers around the nation, and the grueling, week-long callbacks round, the Top 20 finalists on Season 11 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE were revealed. 
 This season's Top 20 finalists are: Girls: Tanisha Belnap, Carly Blaney, Jourdan Epstein, Brooklyn Fullmer, Emily James, Jacque LeWarne, Malene Ostergaard, Jessica Richens, Valerie Rockey and Bridget Whitman; Boys: Rudy Abreu, Casey Askew, Teddy Coffey, Emilio Dosal, Zack Everhart, Jr., Nick Garcia, Stanley Glover, Marcquet Hill, Serge Onik and Ricky Ubeda. The announcement was made tonight by resident judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy and special guest judges Adam Shankman, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Tara Lipinski and Irina Dvorovenko. Also announced tonight were the four winning dance crews that will be performing live on the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE stage on an upcoming show: Academy of Villains, Wanted Ashiqz, Control Freakz and Chloe Arnold's Syncopated Ladies.
 Next week, the real competition begins LIVE Wednesday, July 2 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), when each of the Top 20 finalists will dance with another of the finalists specializing in the same style. The pairs will work with world-renowned choreographers to create a dance routine showcasing their genre. After the performances, viewers will have the opportunity to SuperVote for their favorite dancers via the official website, fox.com/dance, the FOXNow App and the official Facebook page, facebook.com/SoYouThinkYouCanDance. 
 
 Below are the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Top 10 female finalists: 
 Tanisha Belnap                        Age: 20
 Hometown: Payson, UT
 Dance Specialty: Ballroom
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Tanisha
 Twitter: @tanishabelnap
 Instagram: @tanishkaa
 Carly Blaney                            Age: 20
 Hometown: Wyckoff, NJ
 Dance Specialty: Contemporary
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Carly
 Twitter: @Dance11Carly
 Instagram: @dance11carly
 Jourdan Epstein                      Age: 24
 Hometown: Plymouth, MN
 Dance Specialty: Ballet
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Jourdan
 Twitter: @jourdance11
 Instagram: @jourdance11
 Brooklyn Fullmer                     Age: 18
 Hometown: Provo, UT
 Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Brooklyn
 Twitter: @Bfullms
 Instagram: @dance11brooklyn
 Emily James                            Age: 21
 Hometown: North Kingstown, RI
 Dance Specialty: Contemporary
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Emily
 Twitter: @DanceEmily11
 Instagram: @danceemily11
 Jacque LeWarne                     Age: 18
 Hometown: Clive, IA
 Dance Specialty: Ballet
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Jacque
 Twitter: @JacqueLeWarne
 Instagram: @jacquelewarne
 Malene Ostergaard                  Age: 25
 Hometown: Aarhus, Denmark
 Dance Specialty: Ballroom
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Malene
 Twitter: @OfficialMaleneO
 Instagram: @officialmalene
 Jessica Richens                      Age: 18
 Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA
 Dance Specialty: Jazz
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Jessica
 Twitter: @jessicarichens
 Instagram: @jessicarichens
 Valerie Rockey                        Age: 20
 Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
 Dance Specialty: Tap
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Valerie
 Twitter: @ValerieRockey
 Instagram: @valerierockey
 Bridget Whitman                     Age: 20
 Hometown:  Tempe, AZ
 Dance Specialty: Contemporary
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Bridget
 Twitter: @BridgetWhitman
 Instagram: @bridgetwhitman11
 Below are the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Top 10 male finalists:
 
 Rudy Abreu                             Age: 19
 Hometown: Miami, FL
 Dance Specialty: Contemporary
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Rudy
 Twitter: @Dance11Rudy
 Instagram: @dance11rudy
 Casey Askew                          Age: 19
 Hometown: Seattle, WA
 Dance Specialty: Contemporary
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Casey
 Twitter: @caseyaskeww
 Instagram: @caseyaskeww
 Teddy Coffey                           Age: 19
 Hometown: Rochester, NY
 Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Teddy
 Twitter: @TeddyCoffey
 Instagram: @teddycoffey
 Emilio Dosal                            Age: 23
 Hometown: Houston, TX
 Dance Specialty: Popping
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Emilio
 Twitter: @IaMEmiliodosal
 Instagram: @iamemiliodosal
 Zack Everhart, Jr.                   Age: 20
 Hometown: Kennesaw, GA
 Dance Specialty: Tap
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Zachary
 Twitter: @zackeverhart47
 Instagram: @zackeverhart47
 Nick Garcia                              Age: 18
 Hometown: Miami, FL
 Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Nick
 Twitter: @ImNickGarcia
 Instagram: @imnickgarcia
 Stanley Glover                        Age: 19
 Hometown:  Chicago, IL
 Dance Specialty: Contemporary
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Stanley
 Twitter: @dance11stanley
 Instagram: @dance11stanley
 Marcquet Hill                           Age: 18
 Hometown: South Jordan, UT
 Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Marcquet
 Twitter: @Marcquet13
 Instagram: @marcquet13
 Serge Onik                              Age: 26
 Hometown: Upper Saddle River, NJ
 Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Serge
 Twitter: @sergeonik
 Instagram: @sergeonik
 Ricky Ubeda                            Age: 18
 Hometown: Miami, FL
 Dance Specialty: Contemporary
 Facebook: facebook.com/Dance11Ricky
 Twitter: @RickyUbeda11
 Instagram: @rickyubeda11
 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was created by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is from 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group, and dick clark productions. The series is executive-produced by Fuller; Lythgoe; Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions; Barry Adelman, Executive Vice President of dick clark productions; James Breen; and Jeff Thacker.
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