So You Think You Can Dance Embraces Russian Dance with Open Arms

Fox's So You Think You Can Dance has always been known for the wide variety of dance styles that if features. But in the past, ethnic dance has not had a presence on the show. This season, however, saw the first steps of international world dance on the main stream American national stage. The first was a Bollywood style Indian dance, but it was the finale's Russian Trepak dance that really brought the audience and the judges to their feet. The two male finalists, Twitch and Joshua were impressed and challenged by the beautiful, vibrant, and acrobatic tricks that Russian and Ukranian dance has to offer.

The dancers and staff of Firebird Dance Studio were happy and very proud to see Russian dancing being so well-received by American audiences nationwide. But we were not surprised! We have been teaching Russian Dance to students of all ages, as well as performing to audiences around the bay area, California, and internationally for 17 years. And we couldn't be happier that America's love of Russian dance is spreading! Below, you can see the routine that Twitch and Joshua performed, and compare it with photos of our own Firebird male dancers of all ages doing some Russian Dance tricks.