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With so many talent competitions and reality shows vying for our time, covering everything from cooking to singing to modeling, and more than one trying to fill the dance niche, So You Think You Can Dance pulls ahead of the pack.

It was a tough night for the tappers on So You Think You Can Dance . Both Bianca Revels and Phillip Attmore were sent home, but we caught up with the judges backstage and learned it didn't have to be that way.

Emmy Award-winning choreographer Mia Michaels , 43, exudes art and creativity in dance from her freshly shaved head to her expert toes.

So You Think You Can Dance: Top 18 Perform, Live Thoughts Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Share this It's time for our Top 18 dancers to take the stage and for two of those dancers to be instantly eliminated by the judges.

You'll still get to see a lot of Mia Michaels , even though she's no longer on So You Think You Can Dance .

It's only been since summer since the last season of "So You Think You Can Dance," but I've forgotten all about the procedure in the middle bit -- after the Vegas cut-downs and before the Top 10 when judges apparently are the ones who call the shots.

To sum up the news that came out of the first performance show of this "So You Think You Can Dance" season: Billy Bell is out, Noelle Marsh may follow and there's a standing place at the table for Paula Abdul .

Billy Bell is featured on 'Meet the Top 20' special but he dropped out due to illness; pairs were not named as expected Loading... Top 20 finalists.

The Finale opens with an amazing Afro Jazz number choreographed by Sean Cheesman.

Top 20 finalists perform a routine choreographed by Wade Robson in the "Meet The Top 20" episode of "So You Think You Can Dance" on Monday night.

New Bern native and dancer Ariana DeBose, far left, poses for a photo with a young fan during Mumfest.

Was tonight's "Meet the Top 20" episode of "So You Think You Can Dance" essential? No, but the producers has a good idea to give the viewers a little non-competitive introduction to the new season, show what the dancers can do best and,of course, give the audience a chance pick out favorites .

Billy was too busy to watch Seasons 3 and 4 of "So You Think You Can Dance," but got back into it this past summer: "Jeanine Mason, the Season 5 winner, is my duet partner.

Those of us who've been tuning in to the new season of So You Think You Can Dance may have noticed the absence of regular choreographer Mia Michaels this week as the top-twenty dancers took the stage to perform for the first time.

This reality-contestant merry-go-round is dizzying. Can we get off? Thanks to baseball playoffs wreaking havoc on Fox's schedule, So You Think You Can Dance is all mixed up this season.

Last week the Top 20 finalists were announced on FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance," and this week one of them is being replaced.

Paula Abdul still has a judge's chair with her name on it - on So You Think You Can Dance .

We've seen the stars drop weight through dance-offs and tone up while getting down and as the hit, dancing show So You Think You Can Dance heats up the TV set, the FOX shop has DVD's that allow fans to take the hit show moves to their home.

Ashleigh Di Lello, 26, is a Latin Ballroom dancer from Orem, UT. NOW THAT'S GOOD TV: Was it cute or annoying to see how close Molly and Noelle had become during the audition process? As the Top 20 filled up, they sat there holding hands tightly, telling Cat Deeley they wouldn't be mad at the other if only one of them made it.

We're just one day away from the Top 20 performance show, So You Think You Can Dance fans! And while a specter of sadness will hang over both tonight's Top 20 Intro show and tomorrow's performance over the news that Billy Bell has had to withdraw from the competition due to illness; I'm still confident we're all about to be treated to some ...