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One Sytycd alum is facing very serious accusations after a new TikTok video.

Earlier in the year, former judge Paula Abdul accused her coster, Nigel Lythgoe, of sexual assault during their time on the show together. Lythgoe parted ways with So You Think You Can Dance before the new season premiered.

Now, a former competitor is under fire for behaving inappropriately with an underage fan. Keep reading to hear from the survivor and learn what she had to say.

A Dancer Shares Her Horrible Experience With A Sytycd Alum

So You Think You Can Dance fans met Rudy Abreu back in Season 11 when he was just 19 years old. The contemporary performer came from Miami and placed in the top 8 that year. His appearance on the show ultimately launched his career.

After leaving Sytycd, Abreu went on to work alongside other successful artists, including Bebe Rexha. But according to a new TikTok,...

Rudy Abreu, a finalist on the 11th season of So You Think You Can Dance and dancer for artists including Camila Cabello and Jennifer Lopez, has been accused of sexual misconduct with a minor in a widely viewed TikTok video.

Charley Bennett, a 22-year-old dancer who has also worked with Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna’s clothing line Savage X Fenty, shared in the video that she first encountered Abreu in 2016 while touring with a dance convention. Bennett, who was 14 at the time, says that she admired the Sytycd alum, who was a teacher with the convention and in his early 20s.

Bennett claims that Abreu crossed lines with her on multiple instances, including sending her “graphic” messages describing how he would like to undress her. Abreu sent her a naked photo of himself and asked for one in return, she says. She complied “because I did not know what would happen if I didn’t.

Veteran “So You Think You Can Dance” choreographer Christopher Scott leads the field with three nominations for the 2019 World Choreography Awards for his work on the reality competition show as well as the feature film “Zombies” and the digital short “Funraise the Musical.”

This year’s Choreo nominations, announced Tuesday, also spotlighted the dance work from the episodic TV shows “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Code Black” and “Disjointed.” Feature film nominees include Justin Peck for the Jennifer Lawrence thriller “Red Sparrow” and Rob Marshall and John DeLuca for “Mary Poppins Returns.”

The awards recognize choreography produced in 2018 in movies, TV, music video and digital media. Winners will be announced on November 11 at a ceremony at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.

The Next Frontier of Dance Governance Honor will be presented to Glorya Kaufman, for building the awareness of dance around the...

Derek Hough is sharing his latest passion project.

The 31-year-old dancer took to Instagram on Tuesday, posting a gorgeous black-and-white dance video. But unlike most of his video posts, which feature him doing most of the dancing, Hough turned the tables by belting out a cover of Breaking Benjamin's "Ashes of Eden."

Featuring beautiful contemporary choreography by So You Think You Can Dance alum Rudy Abreu, Hough showcases a few moves here and there, but keeps the focus on his pipes. In his caption for the video, he revealed to fans that he actually recorded this after undergoing vocal cord surgery.

"Last year I lost my voice and had to have surgery to fix my vocal cords. I couldn't speak a single word for over a month. Not even a whisper," he wrote. "This forced me into a place of listening and stillness. Within that place...

Well, we are heading into the home stretch, So You Think You Can Dance fans! This week the top six dancers will perform with some of our favorite All-Stars as they try to dance their way to the finale. Who will win accolades this time?

I must admit I was a bit shocked by the elimination of Rudy Abreu and Tanisha Belnap last week. I was especially surprised that Tanisha was sent home. This week we also will enjoy a musical performance from Rixton of their single "Me and My Broken Heart."

Is your favorite dancer still in the So You Think You Can Dance competition? Who will move forward, and who will go home?

Buckle up, folks. This is the So You Think You Can Dance live blog!

It was another amazing round of So You Think You Can Dance performances. Sadly, we also had to bid farewell to Tanisha Belnap and Rudy Abreu. This couple, who were paired together this season, were both pretty emotional as they were sent home. Thankfully, I had my tissues handy. Suffice it to say that goodbyes will only get harder, dance fans, as we move toward the season 11 finale.

So who shined this week, and who is in danger of seeing their So You Think You Can Dance dreams end? Let's try and determine who may be going home based on this week's dances.

So You Think You Can Dance fans, I have a dilemma.

For much of Wednesday’s Top 10 performance show — which paired each finalist with an All-Star dancer from seasons past — I couldn’t quite decide whether the Top 10 were put at an advantage or disadvantage by dancing with Sytycd vets.

Take, for example, what I considered tonight’s most entertaining routine: a fun hip-hop number between Jessica Richens and her All-Star companion, Twitch. On her own, Jessica did an excellent job with the fast-paced routine (and started to break away from the idea that she can only excel at jazz...

How can I adequately express my feelings about So You Think You Can Dance‘s Top 14 performance show? Allow me to take a cue from Paramore’s Hayley Williams: “After all this time, I’m still into you.”

Okay, okay, I realize that’s cheesy. But let’s face it: During the 120 minutes allotted for Wednesday’s episode, it was hard not to be legitimately frustrated that this gem of a reality competition series so often flies under the radar, when even in its 11th season, performers are still earning three-judge standing O’s (and millions from viewers’ living rooms,...

It was another fabulous night of performances on So You Think You Can Dance. We also had to say farewell to Jourdan Epstein and Stanley Glover. The judges decided to go by America's votes, and these dancers saw their journey end because they received the lowest number of votes. In a bit of good news, we found out about a romance between Jacque LeWarne and Rudy Abreu.

Is your favorite So You Think You Can Dance performer safe from elimination? Let's examine the performances and see who may be in danger of going home next time.

I know it’s early into Season 11, but I’m not sure So You Think You Can Dance‘s effervescent Rudy can do any wrong.

Ok, maybe he should consider a 10 percent reduction in wide-eyed golly gee-ness when he gets positive feedback from the judges — it’s sometimes a fine line between wicked heartthrob and ventriloquist’s dummy — but you’ve got to admit he’s as loveable as a teacup chihuahua peeking out from a cashmere blanket (or a newborn kitten cradled in an endive leaf, if you’re not really into canines).

Tonight, Rudy scored some additional (and...

Spolier alert: I’m not going to complain about Nigel Lythgoe taketh-ing away So You Think You Can Dance‘s crucial “fight for your existence” solo round during tonight’s Top 20 performance episode (Part Deux).

Granted, I reserve the right to kvetch, moan and grumble about this questionable omission until at least the end of July, but for now, allow me to focus on the positive and give the executive producer props for giveth-ing us the greatest guest judge in So You Think You Can Dance‘s 11-season history: Misty Copeland.

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You’re only as strong as your weakest samba roll — or so the old saying goes (kinda sorta).

And that’s why So You Think You Can Dance fans have been eagerly awaiting news of the show’s Season 11 Top 20 pairings.

Related So You Think You Can Dance Top 20 Performance Recap: Feels Like I’m Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

After last week’s “Meet the Top 20″ telecast — in which every contestant was paired up with someone from the same style, and then given a routine in their own genre — tonight’s telecast (8/7c on Fox) will push the dancers outside their comfort zones.