billy bell sick, has Left SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Finalist Billy Bell
billy bell sick, has Left SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Finalist Billy Bell
Fox reality competition’s sixth-season finalists during last week’s unveiling of the season’s Top 20 — will be replaced by Brandon Dumlao.
“We are disappointed that Billy cannot continue dancing in the competition on the advice of his doctor and wish him a speedy recovery,” So You Think You Can Dance executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe said. “However, we are fortunate that Brandon Dumlao has agreed to return.”
Dumlao is a 21-year-old hip hop dancer from Concord, CA.
In addition to contemporary dance, Bell, who is currently living in New York, NY and studying dance at The Juilliard School, has also trained in everything from hip hop to classical ballet.
October 26th, 2009 4:02pm Top 20 dancer Billy Bell has left SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE due to illness and will be replaced by Brandon Dumlao, 21, a Hip Hop dancer from Concord, CA. Dumlao will join the Top 20 this week as they compete on the first two-hour performance show Tuesday, Oct. 27 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
“We are disappointed that Billy cannot continue dancing in the competition on the advice of his doctor and wish him a speedy recovery,” said executive producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe. “However, we are fortunate that Brandon Dumlao has agreed to return.”
Dumlao joins previously announced finalists – Phillip Attmore, Channing Cooke, Ariana Debose, Ashleigh Di Lello, Ryan Di Lello, Russell Ferguson, Mollee Gray, Karen Hauer, Kevin Hunte, Jakob Karr, Noelle Marsh, Pauline Mata, Kathryn McCormick, Legacy Perez, Bianca Revels, Peter Sabasino, Ellenore Scott, Victor Smalley and Nathan Trasoras – as they compete to become America’s Favorite Dancer.
