5/13: “So You Think You Can Dance” auditions come to Atlanta June 1
“So You Think You Can Dance” is holding open call auditions Monday June 1 for season six of the successful summer show at the Woodruff Arts Center.
For the latest season six audition information, auditioners should log on to fox.com/dance. Ages must be 18 to 30 on the day of the audition. Season five starts Thursday May 21.
This is a curiously early start for the show to hold auditions. Usually, they are held in the fall, winter or spring before the summer series starts. Does this mean season six will start in the fall? Will Fox place this show into the regular season lineup? Hmmm….
But this gets us to a related topic:
Metro Atlanta has been home to many “Idol” singers (Tamyra Gray, Diana DeGarmo, Bo Bice, Paris Bennett), an occasional “Survivor” contestant (Paschal “Pappy” English, Pavarti Shallow), a “Bachelorette” (DeAnna Pappas) and an inordinate number of “Apprentice” types (Wes Moss, Craig Wiliams, T Boz).
But how many have Atlantans have made it to the top 20 of “So You Think You Can Dance” over four seasons? Zero. None. Nada.
Atlanta even was host to auditions season three. Yet the city produced nobody who made it to the finals.
What gives? Why can we croon, connive and maneuver our way through a boardroom, yet we can’t dance? Heck, Atlanta hasn’t even had a team on three seasons of “Randy Jackson’s America’s Best Dance Crew.”
It’s a mystery I can’t fathom.
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15 comments Add your comment
JUDY PEREZ
May 13th, 2009
3:45 pm
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Christopher Cook
May 13th, 2009
6:01 pm
Maybe Atlantans can’t dance as well? I know I can’t. Even if I could I would waste time trying out for this nonsense.
Tracee aka TiTi @ 47
May 14th, 2009
10:27 am
Maybe Atlantan’s can’t dance but some of the transplants in Atlanta can! LOL!!! I want my daughter to try out (we are from NJ been here 11 yrs). She is a phenomenal dancer. . a North Springs Performing Arts Grad and has been teaching dance for 3 yrs now. So Atlanta might just get in this time!
Karl Childers
May 14th, 2009
1:47 pm
I reckon this is the dumbest thing I’ve seen…..
mmmmmmmmmm……..
Heheheh
May 17th, 2009
11:29 am
So in the great words of the modern philosopher Greg “Fingers” Taylor, does this prove does this prove the theory of
“Some White People Can Dance”
Heheheh
May 17th, 2009
11:30 am
Granted, it proves I cannot type on a Sunday Morning.
north ga bob
May 17th, 2009
1:55 pm
IN MOST CIVILIZED COUNTRIES, what people here are calling dancing is not dancing! When you lay on the floor and act crazy it is correctly called a spasm. Even if you’re on your feet and OMG have a partner…what’s done is not dancing. Find a room and call it like it is…SEX!
Josh P
May 17th, 2009
7:13 pm
We can Dance!!
lilywhite
May 18th, 2009
9:09 am
Say what y’all will, but this program has some of the best dancing I’ve ever seen (and I grew up at Atlanta Ballet and danced in the company). Atlanta may not be able to fund a dance team because dance doesn’t really stress have the variety of dancing needed to succeed as do some of the other cities–or the emphasis. However, unless you have followed the seasons of this program & seen the incredible results, please refrain from commenting negatively. This program also has an outreach arm, which takes dance into after school programs in inner city & high risk areas to keep young people off the streets & out of trouble. The criticism given by the different judges (not leveled at a performer as in “Idol”) is constructive for the dancer & his/her development. After all, at most auditions there isn’t time to constructively critique ther performer.
Emjay
May 18th, 2009
9:24 am
Well said, lilywhite! SYTYCD is my favorite summer program, and I would love to see it extended to the regular season line up. Unlike “Dancing with the Stars”, which holds NO appeal for me, this show finds those with real dance talent, and gives them the opportunity to refine thier chosen style of dance while at the same time expanding into other styles. The dancers must adapt to ballroom, ballet, latin, hip hop and contemporary from week to week. It is so fun to watch the growth and development of these very talented individuals through the season. I’m looking forward to the start of season 5 on Thursday night!
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Melanie Lynch-Blanchard
May 19th, 2009
6:59 am
IS ‘making it’ on SYTYCD really our measure of our success as dancers? Scary… Maybe we should take a chance and go see an Atlanta-based contemporary dance company (like Zoetic!!) Turn off the TV, people!
Jamie Parrish
May 19th, 2009
10:10 am
Ok. You want to know why there are no Atlanta kids on SYTYCD? Well, here it goes. I am a professional choreographer here in Atlanta. Atlanta has basically 3 camps of professional dancers. There are the modernist and ballet dancers, the hip-hop/break crews, and the commercial dancers. There are two main professional agencies here; Xcel talent (www.xceltalent.com) and Blocsouth (blocsouth.com). If you are not with Atlanta Ballet company or a small contemporary company, then you better be with one of these two agencies if you want to really make a living at dance. Problem is, shows like SYTYCD and America’s Best Dance Crew do not want to pay these kids, so we urge them NOT to Audition. They are making MILLIONS of dollars off of these young dancers, and paying them NOTHING. Sure they fly them here and there, and buy them meals….but no real pay. It is my hope that this trend continues in Atlanta. We need to educate dancers and choreographers not to work without agent contracts, and Dancer’s Alliance rates. (Dancer’s Alliance is like a SAG for dancers.) I assure you, we have more than enough talented dancers to win this thing every season. We just choose not to let dancers become their pawns in making millions without sharing the wealth. Most of the people on these shows are getting raped in their contracts. It is a sad abuse of the big networks towards the dance community. It is bad enough that the Arts in America are struggling so. It is worse that writers like you write this stuff without doing your homework. Give me a call. I will introduce you to 10 amazing young dancers that will blow the socks off of anyone you saw on SYTYCD last season. Then, you can write a story on THEM, and give them some publicity in your sensational publication. Thank You, Jamie Parrish
swaydee
May 24th, 2009
4:44 pm
MY NAME IS LAMINE BAH AND U GUY BETTER RUMEMBER IT CUZZ THIS SEASON I WILL BE TAKIN IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL IVE BEEN WAITIN SO LONG FOR THIS AND IVE BEEN TRAININ I THINK THIS IS MY TIME AND ATL I PROMISE I WONT LET YOU DOWN …..EMAIL ME FOR MORE INFO OR COMMENT AT minebahfree@yahoo.fr http://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/LILQ4EVER89
Britney
May 27th, 2009
8:23 am
Atlanta dancer’s are not on SYTYCD. Want to know why? Hmmm…let think? Could it be because they are the working dancers in the industry and would prefer to be receiving a paycheck for their talent rather then dancing on a show with no pay! They are making a living at dance instead of being a pawn for free on a popular television show. Mr. reporter, would you write your articles for free? I don’t think so. Dude, it’s not a mystery! Just do your homework and get your facts straight before you write an article about a subject you know nada about. Thank you Jamie Parrish, you inspire me.