‘So You Think you Can Dance‘ โขWinner Joshua Allen Dies atโ 36
Joshua Allen, the champion of season fourโ of the dance competition series โ So You โThink You Can Dance in 2008, has died at theโฃ age of 36.โค Details surrounding his death are currently limited, with โthe Fort Worth Police Department investigating the tragic incident.
Allen rose to prominence โฃas a hip-hop dancer on the show, ultimatelyโ defeating Stephen “tWitch” Boss in the finale. The loss reverberates through the dance community, particularly given Boss’s own death by suicide inโ 2022. Allen publicly mourned boss’s โpassing last year, posting on Instagram, “To my brother: it’s hard โfor me โขtoโ even write this message without breaking down, devastated would be an understatement. โI’ve been โtrying โto findโข the rightโ words for days now and โnothing โseems to fit โคright to express โtheโฃ pain of losing you! NO WORDS will ever be enough to explain โthe LOVEโค I have for โคyou Stephen.”
Beyond So You Think You Can Dance, Allenโ continued toโค work in the entertainment industry, โappearing in โfilms such as Step Up 3D โ(2010) and Footloose โฃ (2011), as well โas television โคshows including American Horror Story and Undateable.
those who knewโค Allen โrememberโข him for his talent and character. “Joshua was a truly gifted dancer and actor, but more โthan that, he had an enormous heart.โค He inspired so many, gave back โto others, and had a smileโฃ thatโ could light up any room.โข I’m floored by this โloss,and Joshuaโข will be deeply missed,” saeid a statement from a colleague. โChoreographer Emmanuel Hurd also shared his grief on instagram,โ calling Allen “a real King” and expressingโฃ comfort in knowing he was “with Stephen now.”