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"So You Think You Can Dance" Season 8

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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Melanie Moore, 19, is a Contemporary dancer from Marietta, GA.
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Age: 19
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Marietta, Ga.

RUNNER-UP: Sasha Mallory

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Sasha Mallory, 23, is a Contemporary dancer from Bakersfield, CA.
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Age: 23
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif.

THIRD PLACE: Marko Germar

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Marko Germar, 22, is a Jazz dancer from Dededo, Guam.
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Age: 22
Specialty: Jazz
Hometown: Dededo, Guam

FOURTH PLACE: Tadd Gadduang

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Tadd Gadduang, 25, is a Hip Hop dancer from Salt Lake City, UT.
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Age: 25
Specialty: Hip Hop
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah

Ricky Jaime

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Ricky Jaime, 18, is a Contemporary dancer from Miami.
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Eliminated on Aug. 4, 2011

Age: 18
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Miami

Caitlynn Lawson

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Eliminated on Aug. 4, 2011

Age: 18
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Moses Lake, Wash.

Jordan Casanova

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Jordan Casanova, 18, is a Jazz dancer from Chino Hills, CA.
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Eliminated on July 28, 2011

Age: 18
Specialty: Jazz
Hometown: Chino Hills, Calif.

Jess LeProtto

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Jess LeProtto, 18, is a Broadway dancer from Little Falls, NJ.
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Eliminated on July 28, 2011

Age: 18
Specialty: Broadway
Hometown: Little Falls, N.J.

Clarice Ordaz

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Clarice Ordaz, 19, is a Jazz dancer from Whittier, CA.
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Eliminated on July 21, 2011

Age: 19
Specialty: Jazz
Hometown: Whittier, Calif.

Mitchell Kelly

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Mitchell Kelly, 20, is a Contemporary dancer from Chicago, IL.
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Eliminated on July 21, 2011

Age: 20
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Chicago

Ryan Ramirez

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Eliminated on July 14, 2011

Age: 19
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Morgan Hill, Calif.

Alexander Fost

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Alexander Fost, 20, is a Contemporary dancer from Pasadena, CA.
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Eliminated on July 14, 2011

Age: 20
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.

Ashley Rich

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Eliminated on July 7, 2011

Age: 22
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Antioch, Calif.

Chris Koehl

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Chris Koehl, 21, is a Hip Hop dancer from Garland, TX.
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Eliminated on July 7, 2011

Age: 21
Specialty: Hip Hop
Hometown: Garland, Texas

Miranda Maleski

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Miranda Maleski, 19, is a Contemporary dancer from Pittsburgh, PA.
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Eliminated on June 30, 2011

Age: 19
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Pittsburgh

Robert Taylor Jr.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Robert Taylor Jr., 30, is a Hip Hop dancer from Brooklyn, NY.
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Eliminated on June 30, 2011

Age: 30
Specialty: Hip Hop
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Nick Young

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Nick Young, 19, is a Tap dancer from Franklin, WI.
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Eliminated on June 23, 2011

Age: 19
Specialty: Tap
Hometown: Franklin, Wis.

Iveta Lukosiute

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Iveta Lukosiute, 30, is a Ballroom dancer from Klaipeda, Lithuania.
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Eliminated on June 23, 2011

Age: 30
Specialty: Ballroom
Hometown: Klaipeda, Lithuania

Wadi Jones

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Wadi Jones, 24, is a Breaking dancer from Ossining, NY.
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Eliminated on June 23, 2011

Age: 24
Specialty: Breaking
Hometown: Ossining, N.Y.

Missy Morelli

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: Top 20 finalist Missy Morelli, 20, is a Jazz dancer from Aruada, Colo.
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Eliminated on June 23, 2011

Age: 20
Specialty: Jazz
Hometown: Aruada, Colo.
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