When Lauren Froderman, Kent Boyd, Adechike Torbert, Ashley Galvan, Billy Bell, Jose Ruiz and Robert Roldan auditioned last year, they thought they could dance. Now, they know that they can.
Performing with Ade Obayomi, Allison Holker, Courtney Galiano, Dominic Sandoval, Kathryn McCormick and Russell Ferguson, six So You Think You Can Dance All-stars, they rocked Chaifetz Arena last Saturday with two hours of exhilarating dancing and exciting music.
From the very first number, the show was so high energy and those in attendance couldn’t help but get into it.
The show also kept the audience entertained by including a little bit of everything when it comes to dance.
There were both duets and full-cast numbers, and also a huge variety of genres.
The first act had everything from Galvan and Sandoval performing a hip-hop dance to Froderman and Torbet in a sultry foxtrot.
There was even Bollywood dance filled with exciting music, costumes and dance, which transported the audience to another world.
The second act picked up the energy right where the first act left it. It started with an exciting, yet eccentric version of Sting’s “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.”
This was followed by Roldan and Sandoval in a clown themed hip-hop number with hard-hitting and exceptionally clean moves.
One great part of this show was that the performers themselves were the show’s emcees. After Roldan and Sandoval’s hip-hop song,
Boyd and Galiano were introducing the next number. Boyd said, essentially, “I was just going to tell everyone why I love performing with you [Galiano].” At this point a loud voice cried out from the balcony, “’CAUSE SHE’S HOT.”
This was easily one of the most memorable parts of the show. Galiano blushed, the audience simultaneously burst out laughing, and all the while BOyd went along with it. He even was able to reference it later on, which of course got lots of laughs again.
After the show I asked Boyd if that was planned, just to make sure, and he said absolutely not, and added that it was one of the funniest things he has heard on tour.
After the comedic relief, the show continued with many more exuberant and moving dances.
Ferguson did a solo krump number, and Obayomi and Bell did a moving dance to “Mad World” from “Donnie Darko.” Robert and Allison’s dance to “Fix You,” by Coldplay, brought the audience to its feet.
Perhaps the most exciting part of the show for the fans was seeing live renditions of their favorite songs from the season.
“I loved Boyd and Froderman’s ‘prom dance’,” freshman Amanda Darpac-Novotny said.
The dance to “Collide” was a clear audience favorite, with both 13-year-old girls and college students, screaming after just the first note. This performance even went an extra step and spiced up famous numbers such as the ‘Prom Dance.’
After the audience’s raucous applause died down, music to 3OH3!’s “My First Kiss”came on. Froderman tore off part of her dress, and they brought the audience another great, high-energy number without any break in between. The show then closed with an exciting, although slightly cliché, “You Can’t Stop the Beat” with all 13 cast members involved.
When it was all said and done, the audience could not help but jump up and clap for the performers that had given them a thrilling show full of variety, energy, laugher and raw emotion.