After thousands of auditions by some of the strongest dancers ever, the judges of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 8 have narrowed the field to the top contestants. Two Asian American men are on this season’s Top 20 including Tadd Gadduang and Marko Germar. The Top 20 finalists are paired to perform inspired pieces choreographed by some of the biggest names in dance during weekly two-hour performance shows. Following the episodes, viewers will be able to vote for their favorite couples. The live results shows reveal who keeps dancing and who goes home. Each week, the six contestants comprising the bottom three couples are given a chance to perform solo routines to encourage viewers to keep them on the show. The judges then decide which dancers stay in the competition and which dancers are eliminated. If a couple is split apart, the two individual dancers who remain become a couple the following week. Once the series is down to the Top 10, the finalists will be joined by a SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE All-Star dancer, and it will be solely up to America to decide who remains in the competition. These SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE All-Stars are experts in various styles of dance – Ballroom, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Contemporary and Jazz – and will partner with one of the Top 10 finalists each week and perform in their specialty.

Here’s more about the competitors:

Tadd Gadduang
Dance Specialty: Hip Hop
Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
Currently Resides: Salt Lake City, UT
Age: 25
Tadd Gadduang began dancing at age 15 as a hobby, but eventually realized his passion for it after graduating from high school. With no formal dance training, he considers what he does “urban dancing.” He is currently in his sophomore year of college studying psychology. Tadd’s also been involved with the Filipino Martial Art of Kali since he was about 6 years old.

Interview with Tadd Gadduang

Marko Germar
Dance Specialty: Jazz
Hometown: Dededo, Guam
Currently Resides: Canoga Park, CA
Age: 22
Originally from the South Pacific island of Guam, Marko Germar moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to pursue a career in dance. In addition to nine years of studio training, he is now able to learn from a variety of choreographers as part of the SYTYCD family and live his dream. Before he started his formal training at the age of 10, he was a street Hip-Hop dancer where he learned most of his tricks on concrete starting at the age of 7.

You may recognize him if you’ve been to Disneyland recently, He’s a dancer for the show “Aladdin” The Musical Spectacular.

So You Think You Can Dance? Season 8 : Marko Germar (signature move)

Interview with Marko Germar