Joshua Allen, So You Think You Can Dance winner, dies at 36

Joshua Allen, the dancer who won season four of the television competition So You Think You Can Dance, has died at 36, a family member confirmed, asking for privacy and prayers and declining to disclose a cause. The family said he died on Tuesday, September 30.

Allen rose to national prominence after winning the Fox series in 2008 and the show's $250,000 prize. His runner-up that season was Stephen "tWitch" Boss, who died in 2022; the two remained close after the competition. Allen used his visibility from the show to build a career as a performer and choreographer, appearing in motion pictures and television programs in the years that followed.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Allen had limited formal dance training as a child and was still developing his craft when he auditioned for the series. He later described taking additional classes to expand his technique, saying at the time, "I took a few modern dance classes, ballet classes, because I felt that to be a better dancer I would have to take different classes." After his victory he moved to Los Angeles and pursued work in film and television, with credits that include Step Up 3D and the 2011 remake of Footloose, along with...