12 Best SYTYCD Dances: Ivan and Allison's Season 2 Contemporary at #4

Ok, I admit it...I miss So You Think You Can Dance. I know, I know, it's been almost three weeks since Sabra Johnson was named this year's champ, but I can't get those kids and their fancy footwork out of my head!

So, to satisfy my SYTYCD cravings, I thought I would take a look over the next week or so at the 12 Best SYTYCD Dances of All Time, including a youtube video when available. Like all best-of lists, these choices are subjective, so please feel free to post comments and let me know what you think.

Time for #4 -- Ivan and Allison's Contemporary!

During the first week of the finals back in Season 2, Ivan and Allison (well, Ivan really, more than Allison) gave one of the worst performances I have ever seen on the show, and I was sure he was going to be the first boy given the boot. His hip hop was great, but I was sure he was nothing but a one-trick pony.

Then a funny thing happened -- he started getting better. Much better.

And then an even funnier thing happened -- he and Allison came out, and, performing to Annie Lennox's "Why," gave one of the most moving performances I've ever seen on the show. Allison was, as always, luminous -- she never once throughout the season gave a false performance, and this one was no exception. But something about this choreography, as well as dancing with Allison, brought Ivan to a whole different level -- he was strong, he was fluid, he was sensual -- and this performance left me (and, apparently, Mia Michaels) in tears. Love, love, love it.

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