The So You Think You Can Dance Canada dancers are lighting up the stage again, but this time on a cross-country tour. The tour will feature performances from the second season’s top 10 finalists.

The tour, which started on Nov. 25 in Kelowna, British Columbia, has been making its way across the country. It will make its one night appearance in London tomorrow night^, at the John Labatt Centre.

The dancers are thrilled to be doing the tour.

“It is an amazing experience being able to dance in front of so many people. It is something that you may never experience especially because dancers are generally back-up or behind an artist,” tap dancer Everett Smith, who placed fourth in the competition, says. “It takes away the competitive atmosphere. Now we get to enjoy the routines. All the pieces are not just crowd favourites, but our favourites too.”

WESTERN STUDENT MAKES HER RETURN. Second-year student Melanie Mah will be back in London Dec. 9 when the So You Think You Can Dance Canada tour stops at the John Labatt Centre.

The opportunity to tour and dance in front of many Canadian audiences is something Smith will never forget.

“We are given the opportunity to expose ourselves and show our lives and our true passion on the stage. This is something that will stay with me for the rest of my career,” he says.

The top 10 finalists featured in the tour are Amy Gardner, Austin Di lulio, Cody Bonnell, Emanuel Sandhu, Jayme Rae Dailey, Kim Gingras, Vincent Desjardins, Smith, winner Tara-Jean Popowich and Western student Melanie Mah, who placed sixth in the competition.

“My favourite part of being on tour is seeing the different locations and inspiring as many people as possible,” Smith says. “You have direct feedback from meet-and-greets and you get to see how many lives you have touched, which is really the payoff.”

Tickets for So You Think You Can Dance Canada are available at the John Labatt Center box office or from www.johnlabattcentre.com. Prices range from $41.25 – $61.25.