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An Interview with Joshua Allen from SYTYCD
He's So Much More Than Dancing

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Original Publication Date:
June 2009

On his Audition:

When it was announced that auditions for the popular show 'So You Think You Can Dance' were being held as close as Dallas he knew he had to try. Right there in his back yard, he made the discovery a mere week before. He couldn't pass up the chance. His friend, Comfort Fedoke, another hip hop phenom, would join him in the tryouts. They were going to represent for hip hop and for their home state. After waiting in long lines in what was the coldest day Dallas had ever seen, #9756 wowed the panel and won his ticket to Las Vegas. His gal pal, Comfort, got through the process, too. Once in Vegas, Joshua faced his greatest dancing challenge thus far, but managed, again, to impress the judges and get a ticket to the big show and a coveted spot in the Top 20. He was on his way.

On his partners: Three Women plus Twitch

For those unfamiliar with the format of the show—the judges narrow the field of contenders down and pick a Top 20 (10 male/10 female) based upon the auditions held nation--similar to the 'American Idol' process. Then, the producers pair up the couples, and you dance with that partner the first five weeks of the show, unless, of course, you are booted off. After that everything changes. Due to the luck of the draw, destiny, and the way the season unfolded, Joshua had only three partners on the show: Katee Shean, Courtney Galiano, and Chelsie Hightower. All three women brought something unique and different to the pairing and Joshua benefited from his time with each of these stunning dancers.

On His Training:

This is a topic that I want to address and get answered once and for all. Was he or wasn't he, trained that is? Throughout the show Joshua was touted by the judges as a hip hop, untrained dancer. Untrained vs. trained can be a matter of semantics and the judges made the distinction from their expert perspective. As Mia Michaels said, "the kid is raw," still, Joshua took a lot of unfair criticism over this issue. Many thought he did have years of training that was being misconstrued. Sadly, it made Joshua look less than honest. I asked Joshua to explain to me in his own words his background in dance and his 'kinda trained but not really all that trained' experience. He was eager to set the record straight.

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Photos of Joshua Allen from the shoot with Pz and photographer Cory Sorensen.

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