Photo credit: FOX/Michael Becker My heart can’t take much more… these eliminations are tough. I have to say I was shocked to see Ruby Castro in the bottom two, but then who would I replace her with? Someone has to go each week. I want to say a couple of things about Sheaden Gabriel based the two weeks I interacted with him. He really had his full heart in the show and I appreciate the hard work he put in to improve. Each week, I saw a marked difference. More: Where Does DWTS

Photo credit: Adam Rose/FOX The live shows kicked off last night for Season 13 of So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation, and there was a big sigh of relief felt throughout the studio. While the cast and crew knew the cast was tremendously talented, they have heard and felt the intense criticism from fans about this latest version of their beloved show. From a reporter's perspective, it was interesting to be asked consistently by All Stars and others working on the s

Tahani Anderson screams 'So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation' to me. Here's why.

Photo credit: Instagram/Tate McRae/Chris Reilly Photography When auditions for Season 13 of SYTYCD: The Next Generation happened last spring, the two names that I kept hearing were Sophia Lucia and Tate McRae. I gave you the lowdown on Sophia last week, but I am pretty curious about Tate. I have a feeling we will be seeing her in the Top 10 this season. (Unless you have any conflicting info on this, then email me here.) UPDATE: Well, that was quick. A source got back to me an

Photo credit: Instagram/SophiaLucia5678 How many of you recognized Sophia Lucia on Monday night's broadcast of So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation? Maybe it was from Dance Moms? Or Dancing With the Stars? Or setting a world record on The Ricki Lake Show? The girl is incredibly talented and I enjoyed her videos this year while she trained for the Youth America Grand Prix with the Master Ballet Academy. Not only can the girl pirouette for days, she also has gorgeous

Photo credit: Adam Rose/FOX I know many of you exited out of SYTYCD: The Next Generation the moment you heard about the 8-13-year-old age range. I'll admit I rolled my eyes more than once when I realized we were getting a junior version of my beloved summer show. The first episode didn't give us one whiff of Dance Moms, so I exhaled and got excited because SYTYCD: The Next Generation is bringing three things to the table that are so desperately needed in the dance landscape r