In January 2010 I paired SYTYCD finalist Ellenore Scott with Alvin Ailey principle dancer Michael McBride. We spent a freezing day traversing NYC, having all kinds of adventures. I documented our hi-jinx in my most popular blog to date, "New Dancers Among Us: Getting Kicked Out of the Plaza Hotel...".
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The next month I met up with the very popular SYTYCD star AdéChiké Torbert on Wall Street. Once again, it was freezing. And once again, I had an absolute blast! This adventure was documented in another well-read blog (am I noticing a pattern?), "Government Bailout of Wall Street, Dancers Among Us Style".
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Even better, Caleb Custer and Design Brooklyn put together a terrific video of the Wall Street shoot that reveals Ade's truly magnetic force.
One year later I documented my final amazing SYTYCD experience in the blog, "Mega-Star Alex Wong Trashes Dancers Among Us".
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So here's my challenge to all SYTYCD dancers in Los Angeles: I'll be in town from March 26-29. I've photographed three of your rivals. You had a chance to take them on for television, but here's an even greater prize- take them on for Dancers Among Us! Contact me on my super-secret personal email: jordanmatter@gmail.com.
Ellenore, Ade and Alex: I'd love to have you to take another shot as well. Let's discover the greatest So You Think You Can Dancer Among Us. I hope those competitive juices are still flowing!
www.dancersamongus.com