SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE to Undergo Changes After Shocking News from Fox

 

Among the New Year’s Day declarations of hangovers and resolutions came one tweet that put a bit of a damper on my 2012 viewing habits.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE producer and judge, Nigel Lythgoe, announced that Fox has decided to cancel the SYTYCD results show.

#FOX have cancelled the results show so I will have to change the format of #SYTYCD. At least we have another season at the end of MAY.

— Nigel Lythgoe (@dizzyfeet) January 1, 2012

While I’m usually the first to complain about the hour-long fluff fest that accompany reality TV elimination shows (I’m talking to you especially over-bloated AMERICAN IDOL), I find the SYTYCD results show rather entertaining. Yes, I hit the fast forward button from time to time, depending on the musical act, but more often than not, the results show “filler” is actually fantastic content for dance fans.

Throughout the season, all genres of dance from around the world are showcased in an attempt to expand the dance vocabulary of the viewing audience. (Before SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, the only dance I knew was the running man, now I can tell you when someone’s fingers aren’t properly extended during a pas de deux.) But what I’m really going to miss is the group performances, often the artistic highlights of the series.

More importantly, the weekly results show is pivotal to the current make-up of the series. Dancers perform. Fan votes. The lowest vote-getters are eliminated. The cancellation of the results show will fundamentally change the DNA of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.

So how is this all going to work?

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