So You Think You Can Tour

Fri., Jul. 27, 2007 2:53 PM PDT by

So You Think You Can Dance is ready to hoof it up on the road.

Taking a cue from fellow reality-TV smashes American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, top contestants from the popular Fox competition are extending their 15 minutes of fame by going on tour.

Kameron Blink, Jaimie Goodwin, Lauren Gottlieb, Neil Haskell, Sabra Johnson, Pasha Kovalev, Dominic Sandoval, Lacey Schwimmer, Danny Tidwell and Sara Von Gillern—the top 10 finalists of the hit dance-off—will boogie through 14 U.S. cities with 49 dates through November.

Show creator and executive producer Simon Fuller, the man behind American Idol, says this is a natural extension of the show.

"We are thrilled with the tremendous growth of the show and excited to take So You Think You Can Dance across the country again to showcase this year’s world-class talent, he said in a statement," Fuller said in a statement. "Viewing the contestants performing on television does not even come close to experiencing them in-person. We look forward to having the country’s favorites hit the road, coming to a town near you."

In its third season, So You Think You Can Dance has proven to be one of Fox's most dependable summer hits, consistently ranking in Nielsen's top five.

Nowadays, a post-season circuit seems to be the norm for a hit shows, including Idol, Dancing with the Stars and even the Disney Channel phenomenon High School Musical. The tours not only extended the shows' time in the limelight, but also served to stoke interest in the upcoming seasons.

Jordin Sparks, Melinda Doolittle, Sanjaya Malakar and the rest of the top 10 finalists from this season of American Idol headline the Idols Live! summer tour, which runs through Sept. 22.

The Dancing with the Stars tour showcased contestants from several past seasons, including recent champ Drew Lachey and new Singing Bee host Joey Fatone, tangoing through 24 cities over the summer. The next Dancing contest literally kicks off Sept. 24 on ABC.

High School Musical teen heartthrobs Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman just wrapped a U.S. tour where they performed hits from the series’ triple-platinum-selling soundtrack. Like Dancing with the Stars, the tour brought the hit musical to cities across the country and promoted High School Musical 2, which debuts Aug. 17.

Meanwhile, the TV version of So You Think You Can Dance continues every Wednesday at 8 p.m. with the results show every Thursday 9 p.m. on Fox. Goodwin and Bink were the latest two to be voted off. The finale is scheduled to air Aug. 16.

The tour kicks off Sept. 21 in Albany, New York, and wraps up Nov. 30 in Reno, Nevada.

 

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