The Top 20 have been revealed! These 10 guys and 10 girls have made it through the grueling audition process and will be taking the stage tonight. Check out our So You Think You Can Dance photo gallery and meet the Season 5 top 20 finalists.

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Evans began dancing at an early age and performed in the closing ceremonies at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games. She currently attends Utah Valley University where she is majoring in elementary education.

Garcia is a graduate of New York University. Her early dance experience included learning traditional Filipino folk dancing. Garcia performed on Broadway in “Hot Feet,” danced in the ensemble of the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” and went on to tour with “Wicked.” She is a member of “Boogie Bots Crew.”

Manrara began performing in musical theater at age 12, and started her formal dance training at 19, studying Ballroom, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz and Hip Hop. She currently attends Florida State University.

Valerio has been dancing for most of her life. She is a graduate of Mountain View High School.

A recent graduate of the Ransom Everglades School, Mason plans to attend the University of California, Los Angeles in the fall. She began her dance training in Ballet and Lyrical and then went on to study Jazz, Acrobatics, Hip Hop, Modern and Contemporary.

Kinney graduated from the Baltimore School for the Arts in 2005. She danced at North Carolina Dance Theatre as an apprentice for two years and is an experienced gymnast. After beginning as a competitive gymnast, Kinney found her way to dance though an acrobatics program at “C&C Dance Company”. After graduating from Baltimore School for the Arts in 2005, she then joined North Carolina Dance Theater, first as an apprentice then later as a second company member.

Kondoh loves swimming, golf and tennis and has played piano for 13 years. She is a graduate of University of California, Irvine, and has worked as a Latin Ballroom instructor for the last two years.

Radomski has been dancing for most of her life, and participating in SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE is one of her most rewarding experiences. She is grateful to her amazing mother who has supported her love of dance for so many years. Radomski also enjoys acting and singing.

Sandvig has been dancing for most of her life. She has danced with the Milwaukee Ballet Company, LA Opera, Long Beach Ballet and Helios Dance Theater. A highlight for Sandvig was performing “Le Coeur Illumine” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Torres is a graduate of Skyline High School. She began dancing when she was 6 years old and now teaches at a studio near her home. She was also a Miss Washington Teen pageant winner, and was a Seattle Storm and Seattle Sonic Jr. dancer from 2000-2003.

Platero was a gymnast before he began dancing at age 16. He is a graduate of Seminole High School, was a World Salsa finalist in 2006-2007 and performed as a dancer and acrobat in “High School Musical.”

Chbeeb has had no formal dance training, but began dancing when he was 15 years old. At age 16, he founded the Marvelous Motion Studio in Houston. He is currently an engineering physics major at Loyola Marymount University.

Bellissimo has been dancing for most of his life. He is a graduate of Frontier High School, and played on the school’s soccer, football and lacrosse teams. He likes to write short stories and poems, and his favorite professional dancer is Barry Lather. He finds inspiration working with children in a local pre-school and mentoring young kids between the ages of 6-12 in an after school program.

Jeune began dancing at age 18, and is a graduate of Florida’s New World School of the Arts. He loves motorcycles, and his favorite dancer is Desmond Richardson.

Obayomi has been dancing since he was 6 years old. He is a graduate of Corona Del Sol High School and currently attends Chapman University. A dance highlight for him was performing at Radio City Music Hall.

Bryant began dancing ballet at age 10. He is a graduate of Coral Reef Senior High School and now attends Miami Dade College. His most memorable dance experience was performing for Madonna at her daughter’s birthday party.

Aweau graduated from the Kamehameha Schools and has been dancing since he was 16 years old. He loves his home state of Hawaii, and is an avid collector of home furnishings.

Glover began dancing at age 12, studying Tap and Hip Hop. He is a graduate of Bullard High School, and his favorite dancer is Michael Jackson. Tapping onstage with Gregory Hines, in one of his last shows, changed Jason’s life.

Kapitannikov has been dancing for as long as he can remember. He comes from a dancing family, and his mother is a ballet teacher. He also enjoys sculpting and playing the guitar. He attended the Manhattan Comprehensive High School.

Kasprzak graduated from Wylie E. Groves High School and currently attends Illinois Wesleyan University. He has been dancing since he was 6 years old, and his most memorable dance experience was performing in a Gregory Hines tribute with Hines’ family in the audience.

This week on So You Think You Can Dance, it’s Vegas baby, Vegas!!! That’s right – the contestants that have made it past the cutthroat auditions in big cities like Miami, New York and LA are off to Sin City to dance against the cream of the crop. But who will make it into the Top 20? We can’t wait to find out. Browse our So You Think You Can Dance auditions photo gallery and get pumped for your favorite dancers to take the stage!

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Tabitha Dumo, Napoleon Dumo, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe judge the competition at the New York auditions.

The judges watch a dance contest at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

Contestants line up at the New York City auditions.

Nigel Lythgoe, Mandy Moore and Adam Shankman judge a come-one come-all dance contest at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

Fans participate in a dance contest at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

A contestant shows off her moves outside Miami auditions.

A contestant shows off her skills outside the Los Angeles auditions.

Contestants line up at the New York City auditions.

Contestants perform a ballroom routine at the New York auditions.

Who can possibly forget Cat Deeley’s look from the Season 4 finale of So You Think You Can Dance? This girl definitely knows how to work a stunning stage look, and her arsenal of playful hair styles, exotic dresses and sexy sandals is one big reason why we are pumped to get past Season 5 auditions and into the competition!

When Cat had the honor of crowning Joshua Allen the winner of So You Think You Can Dance last season, she paired a vintage Julien MacDonald fringe dress with these savory Presta metallic Jimmy Choo sandals.

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Get ready for bigger moves, better music and even more fierce competition. Season 5 of So You Think You Can Dance premieres tonight at 8 on FOX!

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The results are in! After months of singing their hearts out, the battle between the boys for the title of the next American Idol went to Kris. So only one question remains…

Unless you’re one of the two people that missed the guys’ performances last night, you probably know that tonight is the big night when an idol will be crowned. But who will it be? Kris Allen, the sweet and sensual boy next door, or Adam Lambert, the totally glam guyliner wearing rocker?

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OK, we’re the first to admit we were musical geeks in high school … spangly show choir outfits and all. But even if we couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket, we’d be watching Glee. Check out this preview, and tune in for the sneak peek on Fox Tuesday after American Idol. (The show will continue in the fall on Wednesdays @ 9 pm.)

The audition phase for American Idol is over. The gag acts they let through for the groan factor are gone. The work to cull the crowd from 164 to 24 has begun. It’s crunch time for Simon, Randy and Paula. Not to mention the golden ticket holders.

I have yet to disagree with who they’ve chosen to punt, but I’m still wondering how Galeb Emachah got past the audition process. If you’ve ever wondered whether they try to set up someone like Sanjaya each season, I think you have your answer. However, the overall disgust people had with how far he advanced must have sunk in somehow. Galeb, our first best hope for “worst contestant of the season,” was sent home. And say goodbye to the pageant queen, Brooke White, and I do hope she forgets to write.

The good ones from last night are definitely standouts, though. I am developing a stronger liking for Amanda Overmyer, though I do worry her Janis Joplin shtick won’t help when she faces something like a jazz standard. Whether it’s wise to put the top 24 through the style mill when they’re going to be expected to churn out dance-pop when it’s all over is another discussion. I had much love for Syesha Mercado when she nailed “Chain of Fools” despite her hoarse voice. And Michael Johns’ rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody” was as good as it was gutsy. On the “potential Sanjaya” track, however, stands Josiah Leming. I don’t see him going too far even if he hits the 24, because he’s obviously too fragile to be a success. And I mean vocally at least as much as I mean emotionally.

And gods help me, if I hear any contestant sing a Bryan Adams song again, it will be too soon. Ditto on Josh Groban. But “You Raise Me Up” has never failed to raise my hackles. If only “Danny Boy” weren’t in the public domain. I’d get the schadenfreude of watching him lose a lawsuit as compensation for pain and suffering rendered by his sappy rewrite.

The audition phase grinds on into the second month of American Idol, and I for one cannot wait until it’s over. The promos are teasing us all with better performances and the innovation of letting those who can play their own instruments, but all we’re getting is golden tickets and delusional wannabes. It has to be over tonight. Doesn’t it?

They jacked up the presence of the people who protest too much after getting rejected compared to the bliss known as Omaha. Sadly, none of them were sufficiently creative to be interesting. Nathan Hite proved why he was held back in ninth grade by rattling off insults that were old when his father played the dozens. Simon got touchy-feely with Eva Miller, which didn’t save him from being savaged after she walked out of the room. It also made me feel like someone’s switched the Simon Cowell we normally get for a replicant. J.P. Tjelmeland wasn’t kidding when he said he’s studying voice. I could hear his technique. The thing is, he’s not trained to be a lead singer for a pop act. He’s not likely to solo much on the serious stuff, either. Breath control and diction are no substitute for tonal quality.

The ticket-winners we saw were a slightly odd lot. Josiah Leming seems to use his eyes as part of his lungs. Brooke Helvie proved that you can take the pageant contestant off the stage but you can’t get the stage off of her. Sure, she could sing well enough, but she has that second-tier pageant friendliness going on that reminds me of a tour guide or flight attendant. I was most impressed with Asia’h Epperson’s drive despite her father’s death and Amanda Overmeyer’s entire package. I doubt either’s moving on to the 24, but they were worth seeing. And a side note on Asia’h: as someone who’s done it herself, any problems with her voice were due to the emotions she was barely keeping in check.