Two SYTYCD Finalists Collapse

andPOP Staff — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:10:13 +0000

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Two of the final four “So You Think You Can Dance” contestants collapsed on Saturday during rehearsals and had to be rushed to the hospital.

Mary Murphy, one of the show’s judges, told People magazine that the contestants “went in [Saturday] and so there was no more rehearsals, and today [Sunday] all the rehearsals were called off. The kids are completely dehydrated – two of them. I’m sure they’re doing a lot of blood work to see if there’s anything else.”

Though the names of the contestants who collapsed haven’t been released, the final four are Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, Joshua Allen, Katee Shean, and Courtney Galiano.

The two healthier contestants were not allowed to continue rehearsing, to be fair to the others.

Murphy explained that the ill contestants had been pushing themselves too hard in preparation for the final. “They want it so bad,” she said, “so, they keep pushing themselves and pushing themselves and not letting anybody know that, ‘Hey, I’m running on empty,’ and then it catches up on them and then they collapse.”

This isn’t the first time injury has struck the set of the reality competition this year. Top 10 finalist Jessica had to leave the competition due to cracks ribs.

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Two SYTYCD Finalists Collapse