"Lento" - Yoko's Dance and Performing Arts Academy junior contemporary small group, America's Dance Champion (1st place), America Loves To Dance, Showstopper West Coast Finals, Anaheim CA, July 2022
★ Choreography by Chehon Wespi-Tschopp, Erin LaMoyne, Megan Ellis
☆ Dancers ☆ Aria Du, Avery Yamaguchi, Ava Ding, Fiona Wu, Iris Chan, Joy Lin, Sophia Xiao
♪ Music for the Lodger: Lento, An Impossible Love ~ Turin String Quartet, Ezio Bosso
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Here's What The "SYTYCD" Winners Are Up To These Days
https://styleveryday.com/2018/04/05/heres-what-the-sytycd-winners-are-up-to-these-days/
Here's What The "SYTYCD" Winners Are Up To These Days
OMG, Fik-Shun is still killin’ the game.
Nick Lazzarini — Season 1
Iconic dance: ALL his solos
What he’s doing now: Lazzarini has performed with Adele, Kelly Clarkson, and Florence and the Machine. He’s the co-founder of the Los Angeles-based dance company, Shaping Sound, and he also teaches on tour for JUMP Dance Convention.
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Benji Schwimmer — Season 2
Iconic dance: “La Comay”
What he’s doing now: Schwimmer choreographed ice-skating fan fave Adam Rippon’s Olympic debut, and has also won a ton of swing dance competitions. He was recently asked to audition for So You Think You Can Dance and I’m still laughing about it.
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Sabra Johnson — Season 3
Iconic dance: “Sweet Dreams”
What she’s doing now: Since her win back in 2007, Johnson has danced all over the world, including Mexico, Austria, Germany, and Vietnam. She is currently a dance teacher and recently created and directed her first full-length dance piece, Between Us.
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Joshua Allen — Season 4
Iconic dance: “No Air”
What he’s doing now: Allen has appeared as a dancer in Step Up 3, Footloose, American Horror Story, and Community. In August 2017, Allen was sentenced to one year in county jail after pleading no contest to domestic violence.
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Jeanine Mason — Season 5
Iconic dance: “If It Kills Me”
What she’s up to now: Mason still dances her heart out, but she’s currently playing Dr. Sam Bello on the hit medical drama Grey’s Anatomy.
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Russell “Gutta” Ferguson — Season 6
Iconic dance: “I Can Transform Ya”
What he’s up to now: Ferguson is a dance teacher and currently doing Side Street Dancers.
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Lauren Froderman — Season 7
Iconic dance: “Collide”
What she’s up to now: Froderman is a professional dancer in LA and was recently on tour with Excel in Motion.
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Melanie Moore — Season 8
Iconic dance: “Turn To Stone”
What she’s up to now: Moore has been on the Broadway scene for the past few years, starring in Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland, and currently Hello, Dolly!. She also has a REALLY CUTE DOG NAMED PIPPA.
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Eliana Girard — Season 9
Iconic dance: “Bang Bang”
What she’s up to now: Girard continues to dance her way on stage, supporting artists such as Taylor Swift, Nas, and Helene Fischer.
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Chehon Wespi-Tschopp — Season 9
Iconic dance: ALL 👏 OF 👏 HIS 👏 SOLOS 👏
What he’s up to now: Since winning the male top spot in Season 9, Chehon has founded creative dance brand, IAMFORCE.
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Amy Yakima — Season 10
Iconic dance: “Wicked Game”
What she’s up to now: Yakima joined former contestants Travis Wall and Nick Lazzarini at Shaping Sound, was a dancer in Carrie Underwood’s “Something in the Water,” and recently made her Broadway debut as Peter Pan in Finding Neverland (a role originated by Season 8 winner, Melanie Moore).
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Du-Shaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall — Season 10
Iconic dance: “After Party”
What he’s up to now: Fik-Shun was recently on NBC’s World of Dance and was eliminated after this incredible number. He also uploads some seriously amazing dance vids to Instagram!
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Ricky Ubeda — Season 11
Iconic dance: “Oh Darling”
What he’s up to now: After winning Season 11, Ubeda has made waves on the Broadway scene with credits in On the Town, CATS, and the upcoming musical Carousel.
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Gaby Diaz — Season 12
Iconic dance: “Take My Hand, Precious Lord”
What she’s up to now: After Diaz won, she joined Jennifer Lopez in Vegas for the “All I Have” residency. She’s now in Shaping Sound with former contestants Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, and Lex Ishimoto.
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Leon “Kida” Burns — Season 13
Iconic dance: “Panda”
What he’s up to now: Kida the Great danced on stage with Usher at the 2016 BET Awards, he’s a World of Dance all-star, and he continues to kill it on Instagram.
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Lex Ishimoto — Season 14
Iconic dance: His INCREDIBLE audition.
What he’s up to now: Ishimoto is currently joined by several other SYTYCD alum at Shaping Sound, including Season 14 contestant and girlfriend, Taylor Sieve.
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