So You Think You Can Dance returns for S18 in 2024

[silverstarry]

So You Think You Can Dance is set to begin filming season 18 on December 4. According to a notice from IATSE 479, a local union representing crew members, shooting will take place in Atlanta at Pullman Yards in Kirkwood through January 29. This is a departure for SYTYCD, which usually films in Los Angeles.

Comments

[cuteej4]

Too bad the judges don't actively criticize and judge anymore.

The early seasons were SO SO good and had a good balance of actual criticisms to help the dancer improve and praise at the good dances. Now they don't even tell dancers to stop pulling faces when they dance and it's always incredibly distracting.

[weighty_ghost]

I truly miss the first 5 or so seasons. When they moved to the new stage, something was lost

[cuteej4]

Those stairs created absolutely magical dances.

The Ramalama Bang Bang zombie dance in season 2 is perfection. Also absolutely loved the Lauren & Neil devil dance on those stairs.

I also would get irrationally mad when a judge in later seasons would say some sub-bar dance was the best dance they've ever seen on the show. You're lying. It's incredibly hard to top the park bench dance, the bed dance, and even the addiction dance. Hell, the father/daughter one with Neil and Lacey that basically made everybody sob because it was about losing a father. There's also the statue dance with Melanie and Marko that was just gorgeous.

I HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS ABOUT THE OLD SEASONS.

[vanjar]

Yes, the first seasons were great. I hated the later ones, because of the annoying whooping and cheering by the overexcited audience during the dramatic/emptional performances. Instruct your audience or tune them out during the performance. Also get some judges that have years of performing dance at a high level themselves. And no all-stars. And no over extended tilts. And do they still do the emotional backstories? No to them too. Also, bring back Wade Robson.

extended version:

[she_can_rock]

i predict a bunch of alumni will come together and create an incredibly beautiful and tear inducing performance for twitch.

[emmy0001]

Oh fuck you’re right. Still unbelievable- poor Twitch.

[she_can_rock]

the anniversary is coming up. people are being so fucking disgusting to allison in her ig comments. they’re upset because they see her seemingly happy and having fun on her IG posts/ stories. all i see on her face is so much sadness.

[cuteej4]

Anybody questioning her grief clearly didn't pay attention her instagram. She danced daily with tWitch and their kids even joined sometimes. They truly were a couple made for each other. She went from daily posts to posts just every so often. She's obviously putting up a front to hide that grief. She doesn't owe anybody anything. She will be grieving for a long time and it's disgusting that people are getting mad at her for not posting it.

[fromyourashes]

i forgot about matthew morrison being a pig.

i forgot about tWitch :(

i probably posted this here before but this dance with kayla and kupono fucking devastated me and sent me to therapy. i've lost several people i loved to heroin addiction and have watched others struggle with it for decades (and now i'm just waiting to hear they've lost the fight), and this was so unbelievably painful and cathartic and heart destroying to watch. i still cry.

(also fuck you youtube for deleting all my carefully edited sytycd clips that i risked life and limb and fbi jail to torrent and make, you motherfuckers)

longer version with mia michaels explaining the choreo and the meaning and kupono breaking my heart

[cuteej4]

This truly is one of THE best dances of the entire series. Kupono had the most sinister look the whole time and the costumes were perfect. He just threw her around stage like she weighed nothing and the grip he had on her was sooo soo good. Truly a heartbreaking dance.

[fromyourashes]

that season was amazing, too, and this was absolutely a huge standout.

[crystal_daze]

It had better have proper judging this time around, and actually film the dancers. I do not care for judge or audience reactions, show me the dancing!

And they need to return to their older format where we saw everyone dance together, proper group routines and show us their personal styles more often.