The season hit the screens on Monday with an exciting episode featuring young talents and their first day of auditions. Fans were excited to find that Season 18 producers revamped the mentor panel with a decent mix of old and new faces.
The judges’ panel of Season 18 included Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Allison Holker, and Jojo Siwa.
Meet the Judges of So You Think You Can Dance Season 18
Comfort Fedoke, a former All-Star, joined the judging panel for the audition round only, and seasoned host Cat Deeley is also set to return this season.
Dance Moms alumJojo Siwawas chosen to replace the previous judge,Nigel Lythgoe, who was also one of the show’s co-creators featured until Season 16.
He left the spot because there were multipleallegations of sexual assault against him, and Jojo was the perfect choice for the SYTYCD judges panel.
The young singer, actress, dancer, and household name, Jojo Siwa, has tons of dance reality TV experience under her belt. She was part of Dancing With the Stars, The Masked Singer, and America’s Got Talent.
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The television host, choreographer, and Dancing With the Stars alum,Allison Holker, would return for another year on SYTYCD.
Allision got her recognition as she was in the line-up during the 2006 season of SYTYCD, where she claimed the crown by landing in the top eight.
Allison will surely bring her expertise of theater and performance arts to the talents joining Season 18.
Maksim’s reality TV career bloomed after his time as a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars, where he stayed for seventeen seasons. He also bagged himself a win after teaming up with the Olympic ice dancer, Meryl Davis.
Now, he is one of the show’s most recognizable contestants and a popular professional dancer across the entertainment industry.
Areesha is a former Reality TV/Entertainment Writer at Dexerto. Previously, she worked with the Reality TV vertical at Collider. She covers news, features and evergreen articles.
