"Juice" by Luther Brown on 'So You Think You Can Dance.' Photo credit: Adam Rose/FOX. The nominees for Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming have been revealed for the 71st Annual Emmy Awards. This year solidifies the changing of the guard with no choreography nominations for Dancing With the Stars for the second year in a row. World of Dance made a strong debut in this category in the second year it was eligible after being shut out last year. They had

Photo credit: Amblin Entertainment. With Season 16 of So You Think You Can Dance in full swing, it's important to look to the voting rounds ahead. No one wants to be the first person to go home, but someone has to go home. It's a competition. Anyone who has ever participated in the show will tell you that winning doesn't guarantee success post-SYTYCD, and going home first doesn't deny you success in the dance industry. Remember, these contestants were chosen as the Top 20 or

Photo credit: Adam Rose/FOX. Guys, Season 16 is almost here! I call So You Think You Can Dance my "happy bubble" and #DanceChristmas because it is everything all rolled into one. It's the best summer camp you could ever attend and I attended Stagedoor Manor back in the day... so you know I've set the bar high. I will have a new article for you on Dance Network and fresh video interviews during the audition rounds on Tuesdays. Once we hit the live shows on August 5th, I will b

The 70th Annual Emmy Award nominations were announced today and wow, was it a roller coaster ride. There were a lot of wonderful surprises and some disappointing snubs, especially for World of Dance which didn't receive a single nomination in any category. Here's the breakdown: Dancing With the Stars: 6 nominations So You Think You Can Dance: 5 nominations World of Dance: 0 nominations While we will celebrate all of the nominees, it's hard not to think about the talented arti

Photo credit: MVP-Confidential: Jerry Metellus It's no secret that Val Chmerkovskiy, Maks Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd are skipping the spinoff season of Dancing With the Stars: All-Athletes edition to spread their wings with their own creative venture. The Maks, Val & Peta Live On Tour: Confidential kicks off March 19 in Springfield, Missouri. The trio will hit 49 cities with several familiar So You Think You Can Dance faces, including Koine Iwasaki, Kiki Nyemchek, Tedd

Yesterday was the Choreography Reception for the 2017 Outstanding Choreography nominees. My interviews for Dance Network will be coming soon, but I wanted to share with you the submissions that were under consideration for a nomination. There were a total of 66 submissions this year. Nominations and final voting are decided by a panel from the Choreography Peer Group. It is not decided by the entire voting body of the TV Academy. [Disclosure: I am a member of the Interactive

Photo credit: Adam Rose/FOX It’s always an honor to be asked back to So You Think You Can Dance to be an All-Star. Sure, it’s a steady job in the middle of the summer, but the importance of the role has grown over the years. It’s more than just a one-week cameo; they are considered a series regular cast member. More: NYC Principal Dancer Tiler Peck Is Ready To Present BalletNow To A Hometown Crowd This year the fight for a strong team is even more evident. Some of the returni

Reprinted from Dance Network. The preparations for Season 14 of So You Think You Can Dance are underway as the final auditions occurred in Los Angeles over the weekend. After two experimental seasons with Stage vs. Street and The Next Generation, longtime fans are thrilled that the show is getting back to basics. The level of competition is anything but basic. Dancers lined up around a full city block in downtown LA waiting for their turn on the Orpheum Theatre stage. This gr

Photo credit: Courtesy of NYC Dance Project There’s nothing better than being able to perform back in your home state, what’s even better is curating an entire weekend of dance for audiences at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. That’s exactly what New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck is orchestrating with The Music Center’s program, BalletNow, running July 28-30 in downtown L.A. The planning process wasn’t easy and it began about 18 months ago when The Music Center’s vice p

Photo credit: Adam Rose/FOX Oh boy, this is a tough one. I’m trying to talk about The Academy on So You Think You Can Dance when I already know the Top 10. So in trying to be objective, I think it’s important to look at some themes that ran through the first episode of The Academy. It’s Tabitha of NappyTabs who said it best, “It’s Season 14, you have to have a little bit of everything.” This advice should be taken to heart, whether it’s NappyTabs, Travis Wall, Sonya Tayeh or

Photo credit: Courtesy of Lifetime Dance is busting at the seams on television this summer, thanks to World of Dance and So You Think You Can Dance. Well, widen your belt buckle because there is more coming your way, not only on TV, but also on film. Here are some dance shows and films to get on your radar. Photo credit: Katie Kauss 1. So Sharp: Lifetime is always looking for companion shows for Dance Moms and it has found its next star, Todd Sharp. He’s the coach of the Univ

It's Emmys Nominations Day! Here are your 2017 Emmy nominees from three shows: So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing With the Stars and The Real O'Neals. I will do more assessment in the next few days and hopefully answer the question: Why did [insert name] get nominated? There's more to an Emmy nomination than just strong choreography, there's a social game to campaigning that happens all year-long. Enjoy this year's nominated pieces: Derek Hough for Dancing With the Stars Kai

Every time Comfort Fedoke and I get together we give you a little bit of scoop that you might not have heard elsewhere. If you were paying attention in early February, we revealed that Comfort was an All-Star for Season 14 months before the actual reveal. Oops. In my latest episode of To The Pointe With Kristyn Burtt, we couldn't talk about the Top 10 contestants, but we gave you a behind-the-scenes look on how hard it was to pick this year. There were contestants a few of th

The show is officially launched! If you missed the first episode with Emmy-winner Tessandra Chavez, who is now the supervising choreographer on World of Dance and the upcoming dance film, Heartbeats. Tell me who you would like to see on future episodes! Comment below: #tessandrachavez #worldofdance #popcorntalk #dancenetwork #kristynburtt #soyouthinkyoucandancethenext #dancingwiththestars #Emmys #derekhough #juliannehough

Photo credit: FOX/Patrick Wymore Could J.T. Church win So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation? If you had asked me this question at the beginning of the season, I would have said no. However, the 10-year-old’s rise this season has really been remarkable to watch. I kicked off the season with an interview with Nigel Lythgoe and he alluded to one All Star who picked the wrong contestant and thought he was just, “cute.” While Nigel never revealed the names to me, he mad

Are you ready for the live shows of So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation? Nigel Lythgoe is and he isn't holding back.