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Students of dancers throw support party for O.C. dance finalists
Two finalists in "So You Think You Can Dance" teach dance in South O.C.
By MARK EADES
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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More than 100 people – dance students and their parents – showed up at Friends Restaurant in Dove Canyon to watch the finale of "So You Think You Can Dance." They were rooting for two of the four finalists in the show; both of them are dance teachers at South County Dance in Rancho Santa Margarita.
As the finale show started there were shouts of support and spontaneous applause as the crowd watched the dance teachers Katee Shean and Stephen "Twitch" Boss perform their final dance numbers.
"Katee's really, really good," said Veronica Gutierrez, 11, of Rancho Santa Margarita. "I think she's got a good chance."
Elisabeth Tracy, a nine-year-old dance student of "Twitch" is from Coto de Caza.
"I really like his hip-hop," Tracy said.
Halfway through the final show Shean was eliminated to a chorus of boos and a few sniffles from the young ladies.
"She's a great dance and it's sad," said Alyssa Henry, 13, of Trabuco Canyon.
Henry thought Shean would return to the show next year, or would find a career in dance at a higher level.
"She's going to go far," Henry said.
At the end of the show the "boos" were heard again when it was announced that "Twitch" came close but lost out in the end to Joshua Allen.
"It's a little bit of a let down," said Stacy Hagen, a dance student parent. "It's disappointing, but I'm they'll be back to teach."
Hagen's 13-year-old daughter Nicole rehearses 20 or more hours a week.
"I was excited they made it that far," said Nicole Hagen. "I think I could tryout for that when I'm older."