So You Think You Can Dance is Back on the road

All year long, your television has been dominated by singers! Isn't it about time for for a little Dance?

After 8 seasons, we thought we've seen it all! Apparently not!

It's Season 9 and it starts to the beat of "NEW York".

From the bright lights of Broadway, to the geeky Brooklyn street, this city has a soundtrack of it's own.
Hundreds of excited dancers pack in to the theater, ready for the arrival of the judges:
- Nigel Lythgoe (Executive Producer)
- Mary Murphy (Ballroom Expert)
- Tyce Diorio (Emmy Award Winning Broadway Choreographer)

Here's how it's gonna work:
*Every dancer will perform solo for the judges
     -if they fail to impress, they'll be sent straight home
     -if the judges are undecided, they'll be asked to stay until the end of the day and take part in the Choreography Round.
     -if their solo is truly exceptional, they'll get plane tickets for the next stage of auditions in Vegas.

Contemporary dancer Amelia Lowe was hoping to keep up the season on a high! She started dancing since she was three and her biggest inspiration is the over-dramaticness and how theatrical the 1920's era is.
Here's the the audition piece of the adorable 18 year old girl from Butler, New Jersey:

Toshihiko Nakazawa from Niigata, Japan got the judges attention and was asked to stay for the choreography round:

This dancer's audition piece has a story which tells about his friend who died in 9/11. Here's Shafeek Westbrook from North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Leo Reyes from Brooklyn, New York dedicates his dance to his mom:

A ballet dancer from Zurich, Switzerland hopes that the judges would see that his will to dance is strong. Here's Chehon Wespi-Tschopp's audition:

After the New York solos, the choreography round was judged and 11 more dancers got their tickets for the next round of auditions in Vegas. In total, 38 dancers will be moving on to the Sin City.