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BRITTANY CHERRY AND CARLOS GARLAND ELIMINATED ON "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE"

TOP 18 COMPETE AND TWO MORE DANCERS TO BE ELIMINATED ON NEXT LIVE PERFORMANCE SHOW TUESDAY, JULY 9, ON FOX

Erin Andrews to Guest-Judge Next Week

Tonight, after America's vote was revealed on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, Brittany Cherry, Makenzie Dustman, Mariah Spears, Alan Bersten, Carlos Garland and Jade Zuberi were the three girls and three guys who received the fewest votes. After deliberating, the judges - Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and guest judge Christina Applegate - determined that Brittany Cherry and Carlos Garland would be sent home at the end of the show.

Lythgoe also reminded viewers that the third annual National Dance Day - an annual celebration that encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health and combat obesity - will take place on Saturday, July 27. For more information, please visit www.fox.com/dance.

Next week, on Tuesday, July 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), the competition continues when the Top 18 finalists: Jasmine Mason and Alan Bersten; Mariah Spears and "BluPrint;" Makenzie Dustman and Paul Karmiryan; Hayley Erbert and Curtis Holland; Amy Yakima and "Fik-Shun"; Alexis Juliano and Nico Greetham; Jasmine Harper and Aaron Turner; Jenna Johnson and Tucker Knox; and Malece Miller and Jade Zuberi - compete once again for America and the judges, including guest judge Erin Andrews.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was created by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is from 19 Entertainment, a division of Core Media Group, and dick clark productions, inc. The series is executive-produced by Fuller; Lythgoe; Barry Adelman, Executive Vice President of dick clark productions, inc.; and Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions, inc. Visit the official SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE site at www.fox.com/dance to view exclusive videos, photos and contestant profiles. "Like" SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SoYouThinkYouCanDance. Follow the series on Twitter @DANCEonFOX and join the discussion at #sytycd. Also, follow host Cat Deeley at @catdeeley, and follow the judges Nigel Lythgoe @dizzyfeet and Mary Murphy @hottamaletrain.