The results are in for the latest Utahn to make it to the finals of 'So You Think You Can Dance.'
Utahn Alexis Warr Burton competed in the final of "So You Think You Can Dance" on Wednesday.was named “America’s favorite dancer” and won $100,000 on Wednesday, claiming both on the season finale of “So You Think You Can Dance.”“Honestly, every week has been such a blessing,” she said, adding, “There’s so many things I learned about myself […] and so many amazing people that I consider family now.
In a segment in Wednesday night’s season finale, Warr Burton recounted the long battle her mother, Wendy Warr, has been fighting against brain cancer, which has recently returned. “I found that dancing made her smile, and every week I’m here is another week I get to make my mama happy. […] This journey has been a love letter to my mother, and I would love to seal that with a win.”
More than 30 dancers with Utah ties have made the finals since the show premiered in 2005 — a list that includes Allison Holker, Chelsie Hightower, Witney Carson, Lindsay Arnold and Jenna Johnson, all of whom went on to be professional dancers on “Dancing with the Stars.”
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