So You Think You Can Dance, the top 20

So You Think You Can Dance, the top 20. Only 32 hopefuls were left after the Las Vegas callbacks, but just 20 (10 boys and 10 girls) would be asked to stick around on SYTYCD Thursday by the panel of judges, which consisted of Debbie Allen, Adam Shankman, Mia Michaels and Lil C, Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy — all of whom spared no time at all dropping the good, the bad and the ugly news.

First up was Janette Manrara, the sexy salsa dancer from Miami, Fla., who in the final weeks leading up, got into a car accident, broke up with her boyfriend, and moved back in with her mom. Well, fate had finally taken a turn for the better, as this “spicy” mover was the first of the girls to join the top 20.

Haiti’s Vitolio Juene, 26, a contemporary dancer, who once danced on the street for money, called the long wait before getting the news a “diarrhea moment.” But he got a dose of stomach-soothing medicine when he found out he made the cut.

Blond jazz/contemporary beauty out of Aurora, Colo., Kayla Radomski, 18, whose grandparents have been her pillars of support throughout her entire dance life, managed to inspire even the tough Michaels enough to retract her claws and deliver happy news.

With almost half the positions now filled, much-talked-about contemporary dancer out of Miami, Brandon Bryant, 19, now faced the big question: Had he proven his reputed talent? Michaels incited a fight with Allen after saying Bryant just “annoys the s— out me.” When Lil C joined in, a peeved Murphy told her fellow judges she “just didn’t want to sit and listen to [their] crap” anymore. Why? Because he had made it through. Take that, Michaels.

Shaking with nerves, hip-hop sensation Tony Bellissimo, 20, whose brother is currently serving in Afghanistan, made the top 20, as did fourth-timer Ashley Valerio, 22, a contemporary dancer, who had her dreams fulfilled by finally making it through.

It finally came down to the final spots and two agonizing decisions to make. Evan Kasprzak made it through while his brother did not, and of the hot ballroom duo of Ricky and Asuka, only Asuka Kundoh, 25, got to move on, taking the final spot for the girls. – Jed Dreben

Tell us: Did your favorite guy and girl make the cut? Were you sad to see anyone go?

The Top 10 Girls

Randi Evans
Specialty: Jazz
Hometown: Orem, Utah
Age: 23

Karla Garcia
Specialty: Jazz/Contemporary
Hometown: Oxon Hill, Md.
Age: 23

Caitlin Kinney
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Annapolis, Md.
Age: 21

Asuka Kondoh
Specialty: Latin Ballroom
Hometown: San Francisco
Age: 25

Janette Manrara
Specialty: Salsa
Hometown: Miami
Age: 25

Jeanine Mason
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Miami
Age: 18

Kayla Radomski
Specialty: Jazz/contemporary
Hometown: Aurora, Colo.
Age: 18

Melissa Sandvig
Specialty: Ballet
Hometown: Los Alamitos, Calif.
Age: 29 (the oldest on show)

Paris Torres
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Issaquah Plateau, WA
Age: 19

Ashley Valerio
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.
Age: 22

The Top 10 Boys

Kupono Aweau
Specialty: Lyrical/Contemporary
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Age: 23

Tony Bellissimo
Specialty: Hip Hop
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Age: 20

Brandon Bryant
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Age: 19

Phillip Chbeeb
Specialty: Popping
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Age: 20

Jason Glover
Specialty: Lyrical/Contemporary
Hometown: Fresno, Calif
Age: 21

Vitolio Jeune
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Petionville, Haiti
Age: 26

Max Kapitannikov
Specialty: Latin Ballroom
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Age: 26

Evan Kasprzak
Specialty: Broadway
Hometown: West Bloomfield, Mich.
Age: 21

Ade Obayomi
Specialty: Contemporary
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Age: 20

Jonathan Platero
Specialty: Salsa
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
Age: 21