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STAGE DANCER GABY DIAZ
NAMED AMERICA'S FAVORITE DANCER
ON THE SEASON 12 FINALE OF "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE"
Two-Hour Season Finale Included a Performance by Jenna Dewan-Tatum and
Travis Wall, All-New Top 20 and Top 10 Group Performances,
Special Performances by American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Herman Cornejo,
Hip-Hop Dance crew Academy of Villains and All-Star Cyrus Spencer performing with
10-year-old Hip-Hop Dance Prodigy Phoenix Lil'Mini
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Tour Kicks Off in Grand Prairie, TX, on October 13
Tonight, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE came to a thrilling conclusion when Stage dancer Gaby Diaz was named the winner during the live two-hour season finale on FOX. Diaz, 19, from Miami, FL, received the most votes and danced off with the cash prize of $250,000, the cover of Dance Spirit magazine and the chance to dance with Jennifer Lopez at her upcoming Las Vegas residency at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort. Diaz also will join the rest of the Top 10 for the SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 12 Live Tour, which kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, TX. Ticket information and more details are available at www.fox.com/dance.
"Being named America's Favorite Dancer is a dream come true," said Diaz. "Knowing that so many people have appreciated my effort and enjoyed my work is the ultimate compliment, leaving me feeling very accomplished and proud of the work we all have done on this show."
"This has been one of the most exciting weeks of my life, ever," added Emmy Award-winning Stage Team coach Travis Wall. "The dancer I believed in so much won this for Team Stage and herself. She is the perfect representation for SYTYCD - on and off the stage. I didn't know how it was going to end up, but I'm so happy with the results. I'm so proud of her!"
Fellow finalists Hailee Payne, Virgil Gadson and Jana "Jaja" Vankova were eliminated as host Cat Deeley revealed the voting results.
In addition to naming America's Favorite Dancer, the Season 12 finale of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE featured a performance by Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Travis Wall, as well as performances by this season's Top 20 dancers - including a special performance by the Top 20 that was choreographed by Christopher Scott and a performance by the Top 10 with 10 All-Stars, choreographed by Nick Florez and RJ Durell. Also featured were special performances by American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Herman Cornejo, Hip-Hop Dance crew Academy of Villains and All-Star Cyrus Spencer performing with 10-year-old Hip-Hop dance prodigy Phoenix Lil'Mini.
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. The series is executive-produced by Fuller; Lythgoe; Allen Shapiro, CEO of dick clark productions; Barry Adelman, Executive Vice President of dick clark productions; Beverly Frank of 19 Entertainment; James Breen; and Jeff Thacker.
Visit the official SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE site at fox.com/dance to view exclusive videos and photos. "Like" SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE on Facebook at facebook.com/SoYouThinkYouCanDance. Follow the series on Twitter @DANCEonFOX and join the discussion using #sytycd and #stagevsstreet. Follow host Cat Deeley at @catdeeley, and follow the judges Nigel Lythgoe @dizzyfeet, Paula Abdul @PaulaAbdul and Jason Derulo @JasonDerulo.
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