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[07/06/15 - 10:01 PM]
Top 20 Finalists - 10 Stage and 10 Street Dancers - Revealed on "So You Think You Can Dance"; But One Must Leave the Competition
The live competition kicks off Monday, July 13, when the replacement dancer is revealed and the Top 20 perform for the first time for America's vote.

[via press release from FOX]

TOP 20 FINALISTS - 10 STAGE AND 10 STREET DANCERS - REVEALED ON "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE"; BUT ONE MUST LEAVE THE COMPETITION

FIND OUT WHO IS THE REPLACEMENT WHEN THE FINALISTS COMPETE ON FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE SHOW MONDAY, JULY 13, ON FOX

JASON DERULO ALSO TO PERFORM AND CAT DEELEY TO INTERVIEW FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA

Tonight, after thousands of auditions by the best dancers around the nation, and the grueling, week-long callbacks round, the judges - Paula Abdul, Jason Derulo and Nigel Lythgoe - announced the Top 10 stage finalists and Top 10 street finalists on Season 12 of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.

This season's Top 20 finalists are: Stage: Gaby Diaz, Darion Flores, Kate Harpootlian, Edson Juarez, Alexia Meyer, Marissa Milele, Jim Nowakowski, Moises Parra, Hailee Payne and Derek Piquette. Street: Megan "Megz" Alfonso, Yorelis Apolinario, Ariana Crowder, Eddie "Neptune" Eskridge, Lily Frias, Virgil Gadson, Burim "B1" Jusufi, Alain "Hurrikane" Lauture, Jessica Rabone and Jana "Jaja" Vankova. However, at the end of the show, it was revealed that one of the finalists will not be able to accept his/her spot due to an injury, and a new dancer will be named during next week's LIVE show.

The LIVE competition kicks off Monday, July 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), when the replacement dancer is revealed and the Top 20 perform for the first time for America's vote. Also, Jason Derulo will perform a world premiere medley of new singles "Cheyenne" and "Get Ugly" and Cat Deeley interviews First Lady Michelle Obama. Beginning the following week one dancer from team stage and one dancer from team street will be eliminated each week leading up to the season finale. Who will win... a dancer from the stage or the street?

Below are the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Top 10 STAGE finalists:

Gaby Diaz
Age: 19
Hometown: Miami, FL
Dance Specialty: Tap
Twitter: twitter.com/itsgabydiaz
Instagram: instagram.com/itsgabydiaz

Darion Flores
Age: 19
Hometown: Harford, CT
Dance Specialty: Ballet
Twitter: twitter.com/DarionFlores
Instagram: instagram.com/DarionFlores

Kate Harpootlian
Age: 27
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Twitter: twitter.com/KateHarpootlian
Instagram: instagram.com/KateHarpootlian

Edson Juarez
Age: 24
Hometown: Mission, TX
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Twitter: twitter.com/edsonjuarez19
Instagram: instagram.com/edsonjuarez19

Alexia Meyer
Age: 20
Hometown: Orem, UT
Dance Specialty: Jazz
Twitter: twitter.com/AlexiaMeyer
Instagram: instagram.com/alexiameyer

Marissa Milele
Age: 20
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Dance Specialty: Jazz
Twitter: twitter.com/marissamilele
Instagram: instagram.com/marissamilele

Jim Nowakowski
Age: 26
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Dance Specialty: Ballet
Twitter: twitter.com/jimnowakowski
Instagram: instagram.com/jimnowakowski

Moises Parra
Age: 18
Hometown: Garden Grove, CA
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Twitter: twitter.com/moisesparra
Instagram: instagram.com/moisesparra/

Hailee Payne
Age: 20
Hometown: Roy, UT
Dance Specialty: Jazz
Twitter: twitter.com/HaileePayne
Instagram: instagram.com/haileepayne

Derek Piquette
Age: 18

Hometown: Chicopee, MA
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Twitter: twitter.com/derekpiquette
Instagram: instagram.com/derekpiquette

Below are the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Top 10 STREET finalists:

Megan "Megz" Alfonso
Age: 29
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
Twitter: twitter.com/megzalfonso
Instagram: instagram.com/megzalfonso

Yorelis Apolinario
Age: 19
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Dance Specialty: Freestyle
Twitter: twitter.com/ScreamYorelis
Instagram: instagram.com/ScreamYorelis

Ariana Crowder
Age: 22
Hometown: Somerset, NJ
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
Twitter: twitter.com/arianacrowder
Instagram: instagram.com/arianacrowderbc

Eddie "Neptune" Eskridge
Age: 25
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Dance Specialty: Freestyle
Twitter: twitter.com/Dance12Neptune
Instagram: instagram.com/Dance12Neptune

Lily Frias
Age: 23

Hometown: Durango, Mexico
Dance Specialty: Waacking
Twitter: twitter.com/lilyfrias
Instagram: instagram.com/lilyfdc

Virgil Gadson
Age: 28
Hometown: New York, NY
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
Twitter: twitter.com/vgadson3
Instagram: instagram.com/vgadson3

Burim "B1" Jusufi
Age: 29
Hometown: Baden, Switzerland
Dance Specialty: Breaking
Twitter: twitter.com/b1world
Instagram: instagram.com/b1world

Alain "Hurrikane" Lauture
Age: 29
Hometown: Port Au Prince, Haiti
Dance Specialty: Locking
Twitter: twitter.com/HurrikaneAlain
Instagram: instagram.com/HurrikaneAlain

Jessica Rabone
Age: 30
Hometown: Miami, FL
Dance Specialty: Contemporary
Twitter: twitter.com/jessicaJJrabone
Instagram: instagram.com/jessicajjrabone

Jana "Jaja" Vankova
Age: 23
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Dance Specialty: Krump
Twitter: twitter.com/JajaVankova
Instagram: instagram.com/jajavankova

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; Beverly Frank of 19 Entertainment; James Breen; and Jeff Thacker.

Visit the official SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE site at fox.com/dance to view exclusive videos and photos. "Like" SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE on Facebook at facebook.com/SoYouThinkYouCanDance. Follow the series on Twitter @DANCEonFOX and join the discussion using #sytycd and #stagevsstreet. Follow host Cat Deeley at @catdeeley, and follow the judges Nigel Lythgoe @dizzyfeet, Paula Abdul @PaulaAbdul and Jason Derulo @JasonDerulo.





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