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Joshua Allen, the 19-year-old street-dancer from Fort Worth, Texas, who won So You Think You Can Dance Thursday, says his hospitalization “wasn’t that big of a deal.” Allen and Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss were rushed by ambulance to Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles after collapsing during rehearsals over the weekend.

“We really thought we were okay,” Allen told reporters Friday. “We’re fine now and we just really forgot to drink and replenish our bodies … We were concentrating on doing a good show and trying to do such a good job that we kind of forgot to drink water, but everything is fine now.”

Actually, things are better than fine. As his prize, Allen will take home $250,000 and will appear in the upcoming movie Step Up 3D.

“I’m going to save it, of course,” Allen said of the prize money. “I’m going to invest it and save it and try to make it grow, so I can be comfortable in the near future.” (more…)

It came down to the Top 4 on last night’s So You Think You Can Dance finale–Courtney Galiano, Katee Shean, Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss and Joshua Allen. Find out which contestant was crowned Dance champ after the jump.
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The final performance show of 2008 has come and the top 4 remaining dancers — Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, Courtney Galiano, Joshua Allen and Katee Shean — performed Wednesday before viewers decide who will be crowned America’s Favorite Dancer (and take home $250,000 and get a featured role in Adam Shankman’s next movie) on the 4th season finale of So You Think You Can Dance.

As if the competition wasn’t challenging enough with its regular partner switches and increasingly difficult choreography, the finalists — two of which were hospitalized over the weekend — were paired up as guy and girl, girl and girl, guy and guy and all four together during the marathon show.

Twitch and Courtney started off with a hip-hop performance choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon Dumo. The dancers nailed every move and got into the characters that the creative piece demanded. Guest judge Mandy Moore called the performance “awesome.” The other judges agreed. (more…)

Even though two finalists were hospitalized over the weekend after collapsing during rehearsals, it’s time for the four remaining contestants to prove they can move like a champ on So You Think You Can Dance, which kicks off the two-part season finale Wednesday. Before the drama, PEOPLE spoke with Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, Courtney Galiano, Joshua Allen and Katee Shean about how they’re holding up, their advice for future contestants and exactly how loud Mary Murphy can get. – Jed Dreben

STEPHEN ‘TWITCH’ BOSS
How are you holding up with the training? Any injuries?
My entire body is mad at me right now. So, it’s just a matter of fighting past that and toughing it out for one more week when we can actually get some rest, because my body is not having it at the moment.

Which celebrities would you like to work with when this is all over?
I would love to work with Will Smith. He’s a hero of mine. I just really look up to [him]. He’s a man. He’s really handling his business, you know, from how he came up to the way he handles his family life, his marriage, his business. It’s very inspiring — and I think he’s very talented.

Do you have any advice for future SYTYCD contestants?
Yes, I have advice for future contestants: Get ready. And by get ready that means never stop getting ready because they will pull tricks out of the bag to try and kill you guys. So, get ready for war.
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Two dancers in the Top 4 of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance collapsed at rehearsals Saturday and had to be rushed by ambulance to nearby Cedars Sinai Hospital–just days before the reality series season finale.

“Two went in [Saturday] and so there was no more rehearsals, and today [Sunday] all the rehearsals were called off,” ballroom expert and SYTYCD judge Mary Murphy confirmed to PEOPLE at Fox’s 2008 Teen Choice Awards in L.A. on Sunday. “The kids are completely dehydrated – two of them. I’m sure they’re doing a lot of blood work to see if there’s anything else.”

A source close to the show said that the two dancers are out of the hospital, doing better and will return to rehearsals Monday. Reps for Fox had no comment and did not release the identities of the two dancers.

Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, Katee Shean, Courtney Galiano and Joshua Allen are the four remaining dancers in the competition.
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So the good news first: Nigel Lythgoe announced on last night’s results show, So You Think You Can Dance has been picked up for a 5th season on Fox. And even better news for the last dancer standing: the lucky winner of this year’s competition will not only receive $250,000 in prize money, but a guaranteed feature role in guest judge and Hairspray director Adam Shankman’s next project.

Then came the bad news: two of the remaining six dancers had to go home. For the girls, it came down to Chelsie Hightower and Courtney Galiano, before Chelsie learned she would be saying goodbye for good. It didn’t get any easier for the guys as favorites Mark Kanemura and Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss (who was in the bottom last week), waited for Cat Deeley to read their results. In something of an upset, show favorite Mark learned he would be leaving. (Watch the clip.)
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With a week to go and the top 4 on the line (after another partner switch), the remaining dancers took the stage with back-to-back, powerhouse performances. Each pair stood out in their own way, but Katee Shean and Joshua Allen, choreographed by Tyce Diorio, danced a contemporary number that had guest judge Adam Shankman calling them the “holy trinity” of the season. Watch a clip.

The final six contestants have the $250,000 prize money and instant fame within their reach, but it’s their talent that will make the season’s finale one of the most incredible finishes in So You Think You Can Dance history. – Jed Dreben

From Viennese waltz to hip-hop, here’s how it all went down: (more…)

With six U.S. cities, tens of thousands of auditions and only 200 dancers making it to Vegas, it was now down to just eight finalists–and America had the difficult task of deciding who would be heading home on last night’s SYTYCD results show.

On the girls’ side, Comfort Fedoke, who had (barely) been getting by, was voted off–this time for good. As for the guys, it came down to two surprising competitors–Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss and Will Wingfield, with the latter being edged out of the competition.

After a group dance routine, Cat Deeley got down to the results, bringing the dancers onstage, first watch a nostalgic video of their journey and then learn their fate. The first to be relegated to the bottom was consistent favorite Will, who was later joined by Comfort, Stephen and Courtney Galiano.

Before the bottom four danced their solos, dancers from the L.A. Ballet showcased their moves. Then, legendary rap icon LL Cool J treated the audience to a performance of his catchy new single, “Baby.”
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With only two weeks left until the finale, it was down to eight dancers struggling to learn increasingly difficult choreography–and do so with new partners–on last night’s So You Think You Can Dance.

Will Wingfield and Courtney Galiano kicked things off with a hip-shaking samba. Initially, Will had reservations going into the dance (can he really shake his hips?) but all eyes were on Courtney, who came on stage in one of her trademark barely-there dresses. Noting their strong chemistry, Nigel called their routine “fantastic.”
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It was up to America to decide who stayed and who went home on last night’s So You Think You Can Dance results show. The first two to leave the Top 10–show favorites Kherington Payne and Gev Manoukian.

But it wasn’t all gloom, as the final ten kicked off the show with a whimsical Bollywood number. Another highlight: the three resident guest judges/choreographers Shane Sparks, Mandy Moore and Wade Robson got Emmy props for their work on the show.

With the dancers now being judged individually rather than as couples, the female dancers were the first to learn their fates. Comfort Fedoke (back from elimination after an injured Jessica King left the competition) was the first to learn she was back in the bottom. Then in a surprise, audience favorite Kherington Payne joined her.
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