We all love “So You Think You Can Dance” and the contestants. We especially love those of us who voted to win the show. However, one question remains on our minds: what are they doing now that they’ve won? For some it has been up to four years, and for others, not even a year. Here’s a look at what they’re up to now since winning SYTYCD. Nick Lazzarini was a winner on the first season of SYTYCD. He was not only an amazing dancer, but he was also a great person and very handsome :). The reward at the time was $100,000 and a year in a penthouse in New York City. Nick, who lives in California, decided to take the cash value of the penthouse for him. Since the show, Nick has been on the cover of Dance Spirit twice, being the first person to do so for the magazine. He is also a founding member of the Evolution Dance Company.
Currently, Nick also works with Jump Tours, which organizes classes and performances. Benji Schwimmer was probably the most entertaining contestant to grace SYTYCD screens and was also the Season 2 winner. His prizes included a car, $100,000, and a one-year contract as a dancer with Celine Dion at her Las Vegas show. He took the car and the cash, but turned down the job with Celine, saying it was an honor, but he didn’t want to live in Las Vegas, but rather travel and do TV. Well, I’m sure he’s on a trip. Since the show, he has been teaching and performing around the world powering his and Heidi Groskreutz’s instructional DVDs. Benji is also co-producing a movie about dancers called Love N’ Dancing. This movie was originally planned as a made-for-TV movie, but it turns out that it will be released in theaters in the next few months. It is rumored that he will also be in two more movies in the future. Additionally, Benji was in Christina Aguilera’s “Candyman” music video. Most recently, Benji was featured in Dancer magazine in a ten page plus photo of him, CLK’d by BNJI. Sabra Johnson was the show’s first female winner and took home the grand prize of $250,000. Not bad for only having danced for four years before the show. She is truly a talented dancer and she deserves it.
Since the show she has been on the cover of “Movmnt Magazine”, February 2008 issue. She has also been traveling the world teaching dance, including Australia and South Africa. Sabra has future goals of perhaps bringing her talents to Broadway and dancing professionally. Joshua Allen is the most recent winner of SYTYCD in Season 4 and takes home the grand prize of $250,000. There’s not much to report on him since his win didn’t take place a year ago, but he has been around. Joshua was one of the less-skilled dancers on the show, but he really showcased his talents to the world. He never bottomed out and took home the prize. Since the show he has been giving workshops across the country. I’m curious what the next few years hold for him, though one thing is for sure. He does what he does, he will live his dream.
