So You Think You Can Dance - Finale

Last night was the finale of So You Think You Can Dance, and boy, it was an exciting finish.

SPOILER ALERT

The winners are Eliana and Chehon!  I was surprised about Chehon.  I thought Cyrus had this in the bag.  But I am excited that the best dancers won.  Eliana has been a favorite of mine from the top 20 - she is so effervescent and bubbly, and her dancing is out of this world.  Chehon has grown on me - he was really quiet and reserved in the beginning, but he opened up more as he hit the top 10, and his leaps are incredible.  

The finale also brought back the top 20 in a crazy group number choreographed by Sonya Tayeh and Christopher Scott.  Christopher Scott also choreographed and danced in a new number with Comfort, Twitch, and Cyrus - which was awesome. 

The six judges (Lil' C, Debbie Allen, Adam Shankman, and Tyce Diorio joined Mary and Nigel) and Cat chose their favorite pieces from the season, and the four finalists also got to choose to reprise their favorite numbers.  It was especially great to see Will and Amelia's cat routine from NappyTabs, Chehon and Anya's Argentine tango, Lindsay and Cole's paso doble, Eliana and Alex's contemporary "Bang Bang" routine from Stacey Tookey, and Cyrus and Twitch's animation from Christopher Scott. 

Before the winners were announced, the top 10 and the all-stars danced a crazy jungle routine by NappyTabs. 

Another season is in the books, and I thought it was a successful one.  I still wished they had kept the results show, but I think they did the best they could with just one show a week.  Until next year!