So You Think You Can Dance

And... we're off!

So You Think You Can Dance Season 10 kicked off in Los Angeles last night, with its usual array of impressive and embarrassing auditions.

Among the best?

Du-Shaunt Stegall, a street dancer from Las Vegas who could do a serious Robot; Malece Miller, a contemporary dancer from Salt Lake City with a big-time sob story; and Paul Karmiryan, a Latin ballroom champion who easily earned a ticket to the next round.

Watch all three move, shake and flip and then sound off: Which audition impressed you the most from last night?

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  Du-Shaunt Stegall
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  Paul Karmiryan Audition
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  Malece Miller Audition

The So You Think You Can Dance finale crowned TWO winners last night.

Cyrus Spencer and Eliana Girard. Chehon Wespi-Tschopp and Tiffany Maher. Or Cyrus and Tiffany, or Eliana and Chehon ... the possibilities were limitless!

Okay, there were only a few combinations. Just the same, the final four were sweating this one down to the wire. So who came away with the top prize?

Eliana Girard was named America's favorite female dancer! Congrats!!

"What just happened?!" she shrieked, barely audible over the applause.

As she choked back tears, she was joined in the SYTYCD winner's circle by ...

Chehon Wespi-Tschopp! Never before had any ballet dancer won So You Think You Can Dance. This year, in Season 9, both winners hail from that genre!

Well done, Eliana and Chehon. What do you think of America's voting? Did they make the right call with these two? Or should Cyrus and Tiff have won?

So You Think You Can Dance whittled its number of contestants down to 16 last night.

Before we arrived at the elimination, however, viewers were treated to a giant dance number that involved some kind of zombie-like choreography set to Marilyn Manson.

From there, the remaining hopefuls performed in pairs, while the Step Up Revolution cast took to the stage for a rather cool fog/lasers-based show. Okay, fine. We'll see that move.

Step Up Revolution Cast Performs on So You Think You Can Dance

As for the actual eliminations? The following names fell into the Bottom 6:

• Janaya French
• Alexa Anderson
• Witney Carson
• Nick Bloxsom-Carter
• Daniel Baker
• Chehon Wespi-Tschopp

But with Wespi-Tschopp and Carson saved, the four sent packing were: Janaya French, Alexa Anderson, Nick Bloxsom-Carter and Daniel Baker.

Next week, Christina Applegate will serve as a guest judge. But that's looking ahead. For now, react: do you agree with the eliminated contestants?

Did your favorite make the cut?

So You Think You Can Dance whittled its Season 9 contestants down to the top 20 last night, preparing viewers for the show's first live performance episode on Wednesday, July 11.

Here is a look at the top 10 females:

Alexa Anderson
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Age: 19
Dance Specialty: Contemporary

Lindsay Arnold
Hometown: Provo, UT
Age: 18
Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom

Witney Carson
Hometown: American Fork, UT
Age: 18
Dance Specialty: Latin Ballroom

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A total of 35 hopefuls advanced from Las Vegas on So You Think You Can Dance last night.

But the two-hour episode really boiled down to Alexa Anderson.

Alexa Anderson and Company in Las Vegas

The judges initially singled out Alexa - a Season 8 contestant who fell just short of the Top 20 - for not connecting during a routine, with Adam Shankman telling her: "We’re debating putting you through because you are dead... Dance like you want it, honey."

Later on - incredibly! - Anderson tried again and blew the panel away with her emotion and enthusiasm. It was almost as if the show planned out the entire arc!

“This child could win,” Debbie Allen said during Alexa’s solo, while Nigel Lythgoe agreed, telling the now-bubbly blonde: "You’ve got a little star by your name."

So You Think You Can Dance touched down in Salt Lake City, Utah last night - and its auditions were led by a praying mantis and a man with lousy feet.

No, really, that's how Gene Lonardo and Dareian Kujawa described themselves to viewers, as the former was especially focused on giving the judges something unique to consider.

He succeeded, too, as Gene was told by Nigel Lythgoe that he was "intriguing and entertaining" and used "fabulous technique." Watch now to see if you agree:

Gene Lonardo - So You Think You Can Dance Auditon

Kujawa, meanwhile, took the stage and nearly poked someone's eyes out with his nipples. Does this hopeful have a chance at going all the way? Watch his audition below and decide for yourself.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a So You Think You Can Dance winner!

Okay, maybe not. But Eliana Girard made quite the impression on SYTYCD viewers and judges last night, the latter of whom included Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

A former "pole aerialist" for Cirque du Soleil (dubbed a "pole dancing ballerina" by Nigel Lythgoe in a Tweet), Girard combined classical ballet training with the kinds of moves many men only see during bachelor parties. It was a unique, impressive audition and it earned a comparison to Season 8 champ Melanie Moore.

"I already love you so much," said Ferguson. "You have a quality Melanie had last year. She could just draw you in by just being. It was in her pores. You've got it."

Eliana Girard So You Think You Can Dance Audition

Among other impressive SYTYCD auditions so far: Shafeek Westbrook and Bree Hafen.

So, a bunch of people think they can dance.

This popular summer competition kicked (and spun and flipped) off on Fox last night with a two-hour premiere, as judges and viewers were treated to a number of talented acts. Foremost among them?

Shafeek Westbrook, a 22-year break dancer from North Philadelphia who combined classic moves with a contemporary, interpretive flow that earned Shafeek a standing ovation.

"A friend of mine died in 9/11," Westbrook said. "My dance was supposed to be him climbing out of the rubble of the World Trade Center."

Shafeek Westbrook: So You Think You Can Dance Premiere

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So You Think You Can Dance judge Mary Murphy, 54, has spoken candidly before about her troubled past. Now her ex-manager, Michael Sanchez, who's suing her for stiffing him on commissions, is doing the same, and then some.

Sanchez, who managed Murphy from 2006-2010 and is seeking $1 million, says she lived a dangerous life fueled by coke and "many inappropriate sexual relationships with So You Think You Can Dance and Chelsea Lately crew members."

Sanchez, who worked with Murphy for four years before she fired him back in '10, also claimed that the TV star fell into a bad downward spiral.

She became "increasingly self-absorbed, childish and demanding" over the years, with only Sanchez keeping her from an absolute meltdown.

Sanchez claims he once busted in to her apartment when she was unresponsive, high on drugs and in bed with a SYTYCD producer. Nice.

He also claims that the judge would often violate FOX rules and U.S. game show laws by secretly coaching contestants behind the scenes.

Oh, and she would be drunk on set during LIVE tapings and hide her booze in a Coke cup. It's not a pretty picture he's painting right here.

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Melanie Moore was prepared to come in second.

"In my head I really thought Sasha was going to win," the So You Think You Can Dance champion told reporters after she was crowned last night. "Just being up there and being named one of the final two I was like, 'Wait, is this really happening?' I just started crying."

Melanie Moore Wins So You Think You Can Dance

In fact, all Moore could muster on stage was a "thank you" in between tears. But she had more to tell reporters after the finale aired.

Saying she hopes to use the $250,000 to "go back to school," the 19-year old was also excited about one particular aspect of the competition being over:

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