Sonya Tayeh is an American dancer and choreographer. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Detroit, Michigan Tayeh started dancing in college and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Wayne State University in 2002.[1] She is a guest judge and choreographer on the Fox television series So You Think You Can Dance, directing jazz and contemporary dance numbers.
[edit] Career
Tayeh has appeared in various episodes over four seasons of the Fox show, So You Think You Can Dance. She has instructed dance at the Edge Performing Arts Center, the Millennium Dance Complex, and the Tayeh Dance Company in Los Angeles, California and the Dance Studios Tour specializing in contemporary funk and progressive contact.
In January 2009, Tayeh was named as one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch".[1]
[edit] Style and Influences
Tayeh has described her unique choreographing style as "combat jazz," because "[i]t’s staccato, aggressive, and engaged, even when it’s slow. I’m always ready for battle." [2]
She cites the influence of Detroit culture — the "home of Motown, Techno, and other forms of inventive dance" — as a foundation for her art. After exploring the possibilities of "freestyle movement," Tayeh studied form and technique at Wayne State University, where she drew on dance history, anatomy, and performance to develop a style that is built on core strength, aggressive partner interaction, and quirky, stylized movements. [3]
[edit] So You Think You Can Dance
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^1 Only the first season of the show provided an official percentage breakdown of the final vote. For the remaining seasons, second through fourth place finalists are based only on the order in which they were announced, which may not reflect the official vote breakdown.
^2 Season 7 featured only three dancers as finalists at the end of its run. Although Torbert technically finished fourth, he was eliminated the week prior to the finale.
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