SYTYCD WINNER: WHAT I'LL DO WITH MY $250,000!After nearly 60 million votes and three months of competition, Texas native Joshua Allen has won the fourth season of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance.
Crowned America's Favorite Dancer on the live season finale Thursday, Allen, 19, beat out fellow contestants Twitch Boss, Katee Shean and Courtney Galiano.
Allen, the first hip-hop dancer to take the title, won a $250,000 cash prize and a role in the upcoming 3-D dance feature film, Step Up 3-D.
What will he do with his new loot?
"Invest it. Save it. Pay off my car and move to L.A.," he told Usmagazine.com shortly after his win.
Fighting back tears after his win, the stunned dancer told fans to "never let anyone tell you you can't do something. The sky's the limit, God is in control, and with God you can do anything!"
Throughout the season, Allen (who was hospitalized over the weekend for dehydration) earned top honors for a variety of routines, including a grueling Russian street dance with finalist Boss, as well as the show's first ever Bollywood number with Shean.
SYTYCD judge Mary Murphy, who surprised fans with a sultry samba performance during the finale, is confident Allen is destined for success.
"Joshua can do anything!" she told Us of the aspiring recording artist and clothing designer. "He's got star quality – the "it" factor – and a twinkle in his eye."
In a So You Think You Can Dance first, Shean, the top female finisher, was awarded $50,000 for her efforts.
Allen, Boss, Shean and Galiano will join the rest of the top 10 contestants for a 40-city nationwide tour, kicking off September 20 in Tacoma, Wash.
Usmagazine