You Think You Can Dance top 20

So You Think You Can Dance top 20 for Season 8 has announced on Thursday night. The contestants who had won a place on next week's live shows were revealed during Thursday night's episode of the Fox competition.

So You Think You Can Dance(sytycd) top 20 are:
Alexander Fost, 21, Pasadena, Calif. (contemporary style)
Ashley Rich, 22, Emeryville, Calif. (contemporary)
Caitlynn Lawson, 18, Moses Lake, Wash. (contemporary)
Christopher Koehl, 21, Garland, Texas (hip-hop)
Clarice Ordaz, 19, Whittier, Calif. (jazz)
Iveta Lukosiute,30, New York (ballroom)
Jess Leprotto, 18, Little Falls, N.J. (musical theater)
Jordan Casanova, 18, Chino Hills, Calif. (jazz)
Marko Germar, Jazz, 22, Canoga Park, Calif. (jazz)
Melanie Moore,19, New York, N.Y. (contemporary)
Miranda Maleski, 19, North Hollywood, Calif. (contemporary)
Missy Morelli, 19, Studio City, Calif. (jazz)
Mitchell Kelly, 20, Atlanta (contemporary)
Nick Young, 19, Franklin, Wis. (tap)
Ricky Jaime, 18, Tampa, Fla. (contemporary)
Robert Taylor Jr., 30, Brooklyn, N.Y. (hip-hop)
Ryan Ramirez,19, Morgan Hill, Calif. (contemporary)
Sasha Mallory,23, Bakersfield, Calif. (contemporary)
Tadd Gadduang, 25, West Valley, Utah (street)
Wadi Jones, 24, Ossining, N.Y. (breaking)

So You Think You Can Dance airs its first live performance show next Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox, with the results being revealed on Thursday at 8/7c. fans will be able to vote for their favourite dancers online at the So You Think You Can Dance official website for the first-time ever following the Wednesday show, which will see the Top 20 paired for their performances.