So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation (U.S.)
| Broadcast from | May 30 – September 12, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
Nigel Lythgoe Paula Abdul Jason Derulo Maddie Ziegler |
| Host(s) | Cat Deeley |
| Broadcaster | Fox |
| Leon "Kida" Burns | |
| Genre(s) | Hip-Hop |
| J.T. Church | |
So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation is the 13th season of So You Think You Can Dance, an American dance competition show. The show premiered on Monday, May 30, 2016 in a new format featuring dancers between ages 8 and 13. The season was broadcast on Fox in the United States, one show each week on Mondays, as it was the previous season. The top prize remained $250,000, and Cat Deeley continued as host.
Auditions were held in Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL and New York City. 100 dancers were selected by the judges for the Dance Academy portion of the season, in which 10 finalists were selected by, and paired with, "all-stars" from previous seasons, who mentored and performed with them during the live performance episodes.
Series creator and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, along with new permanent members Paula Abdul and Jason Derulo, returned as members of the permanent judging panel and judge the audition rounds. After this, the fourth judge, 13-year-old dancer Maddie Ziegler, joined the show.
Season 13 featured a significant shift in format in that the contestants were all between the ages of 8 and 13 at the time of auditions. Approximately 100 dancers were selected from the auditions for the next segment of the season, the Dance Academy. From these, the top 50 were chosen, and finally the top 10 were selected as finalists by a So You Think You Can Dance "all-star" who provided mentorship during the live shows and participated as a duet partner with his or her contestant in performances.
Open auditions for season 13 were held in three cities beginning in February 2016.
During the audition round, the judges interviewed each auditioner, watched a brief audition and gave feedback, while the auditioner's family sat at the side of the stage and often participated in the interviews. Offstage, Cat Deeley chatted with contestants and judges. Approximately 100 dancers were sent through to the Academy.
Dance Academy week was split among two episodes. The June 20 episode covered the first day of the Academy. The first task for the 10 all-stars was to watch solo dances by each of the competitors who were sent through from the auditions. From these, each all-star selected five dancers (at least three from their own dance style), from the large number of auditioners, to join their "team". If a dancer was selected by more than one all-star, he or she could choose which all-star's team to join. Choreographer Warren Carlyle and the all-stars then taught the 50 remaining competitors a Broadway couples dance routine in 90 minutes, and dancers from each team were paired with dancers from another team. After all of the couples danced, each all-star was required to cut one dancer from his or her team, leaving a total of 40 contestants. Throughout the episode, Maddie Ziegler and Cat Deeley interviewed successful competitors.
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